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Happenings: Our July Calendar of Events

Museum & Art Spaces

AACA Museum
161 Museum Dr., Hershey
717-566-7100; aacamuseum.org

“Early Off-Roaders,” through Oct. 15.

“Mods vs. Rockers,” motorcycles and scooters, through Oct. 15.

“Steampunk U,” showcasing recycled gears and parts, repurposed with artistic and functional form, through Nov. 6.

Art Association of Harrisburg
21 N. Front St., Harrisburg
717-236-1432; artassocofhbg.com

“Art School Annual Exhibition,” featuring Art Association of Harrisburg student artwork, July 21-28; reception: July 21, 5-8 p.m.

Char’s at Tracy Mansion
1829 N Front St., Harrisburg
717-213-4002; charsrestaurant.com

“Chinese Brush Paintings” by Mary Jane Sausser, through July.


The Cornerstone Coffeehouse

2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com

Artist of the Month: Janel Sheppo

Fort Hunter
5300 N. Front St., Harrisburg
717-599-5751; forthunter.org

“Downton’s Last Stand: A Reprise of the Fort Hunter Fashions of the Downton Abbey Era,” through Dec. 23.

Gallery@Second
608 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
galleryatsecond.com

Works by Ralph Hocker and Sue Marrazzo, through Aug. 5.

Landis House
Perry County Council of the Arts
67 N. 4th St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

“Landis Legacy: Mary M. Landis,” a celebration of the life, legacy and community contributions of Mary Landis, PCCA’s benefactor of Landis House, through Aug. 6.

Little Amps Coffee Roasters, Downtown
133 State St., Harrisburg
717-635-9870; littleampscoffee.com

Pen and ink illustrations by Tristan Boyd, through July; reception: July 15, 5-7 p.m.

Metropolis Collective
17 W. Main St., Mechanicsburg
717-458-8245; Facebook: Metropolis Collective

“Malaise,” a solo exhibition highlighting the works of Maude Marrowbone, through Aug. 1.

National Civil War Museum
One Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg
717-260-1861; nationalcivilwarmuseum.org

“Tell Mother I’ve Been Good: Vice & Virtue in the Civil War,” illustrating the moral challenges faced by thousands of men in the ranks, through Dec. 31.

“We Call Them Buffalo Soldiers,” examining the service of black soldiers in the U.S. Armed Forces from the American Revolution to the integration of the services in 1948, through June 2017.

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org

“Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition,” through Aug. 27.

PCCA Gallery
Perry County Council of the Arts
1 S. 2nd St., Newport
perrycountyarts.org

“Work in Progress,” highlighting the work of Savannah College of Art and Design student and West Perry High School graduate Emily Keniston, through Aug. 6.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North St., Harrisburg
717-787-4980; statemuseumpa.org

“Working Together for Wildlife: Three Decades of Pennsylvania’s Nature in Art,” through Sept. 11.

“We’re Here: Pioneering LGBT Rights in Pennsylvania,” through Oct. 30.

Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-8668; sqart.org

“The City, Juried Exhibition,” through Aug. 11.

“The Luminous River,” works by John Pfahl, through Sept. 18.

“Recasting Nature: Selected Sculptures by Beth Galston,” through Sept. 18.

Whitaker Center/The Curved Wall
222 Market St., Harrisburg
717-221-0292

“Studio To Stage: 25 Years of Music Photography by Drew Wiedemann,” through Aug. 21.

Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg
717-221-0292; wildwoodlake.org

“Art in the Wild,” a nature-inspired outdoor art exhibition, with installations mostly including natural materials, through Oct. 31.

Yellow Bird Café
1320 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-635-8991; yellowbird-cafe.com

Artwork by Becky Jones and Diana Robinson, through July 10.

Works by Crissy Wagner, July 12-Aug. 14

Zeroday Brewing Co.
250 Reily St., Harrisburg
717-745-6218; zerodaybrewing.com

The Huckle Buckle Boys: “Retrospectivus Hiatus,” through mid-July.

“Between the Lines,” ink on wood by Ted Walke, July 15 through mid-August.

Read, Make, Learn

The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com

July 15: “Gifts from Sicily,” 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Fredricksen Library
100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill
717-761-3900; fredricksenlibrary.org

July 1: Youth Chess Night, 6:30 p.m.
July 2: Storytime and Music Therapy, 3:30 p.m.
July 5: Curl Up With the Classics—“My Antonia,” 3 p.m.
July 5: Coloring for Grown-Ups, 7 p.m.
July 5, 12, 19, 26: Master Gardener Plant Clinics, 6 p.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Teen Meet-up, 7 p.m.
July 8, 22: Foreign Film Friday, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
July 11: Twisted Stitchers, 6:30 p.m.
July 11, 18, 25: Drop In Summer Storytime, 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
July 12: Zen Coloring, 2 p.m.
July 15: Family Movie Night, 6:30 p.m.
July 15, 16: Safe Sitter Workshop, 10 a.m.
July 18: Fredricksen Writes, 6:45 p.m.
July 19: Fredricksen Reads, 7 p.m.
July 27: Getting Started with Family Yoga, 7 p.m.

Healthy Living Kitchen
16 S. Rosanna St., Hummelstown
717-512-0077; healthylivingkitchenpa.com

July 13: Leafy Greens for Energy and Health, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
July 21: Cooking Grains and Beans the Right Way, 6-8 p.m.

Landis House
Perry County Council of the Arts
67 N. 4th St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

July 9: “A Novel Idea” writing workshop, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
July 20: Photo Class—Capturing Children’s Everyday Moments, 6-8 p.m.

The LBGT Center of Central PA
1306 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-920-9534; centralpalgbtcenter.org

July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Weekly Meditation Practice, 11 a.m.
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Common Roads Young Adults, 4 p.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Common Roads Youth, 6 p.m.
July 14: Aging with Pride Lunchtime Discussion, 12 p.m.
July 19: Women’s Group, 6 p.m.

Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Nathaniel Gadsden’s Spoken Word Café, 7 p.m.
July 2: Health and Wellness Meet-up, 10 a.m.
July 2: Good News Café, 6 p.m.
July 5: Sci-Fi Writer’s Group, 7 p.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Midtown Chess Club, 11 a.m.
July 7, 14, 21, 28: Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7 p.m.
July 12, 26: Meet-Up, 9 a.m.
July 12: Dauphin County Young Democrats Meeting, 7 p.m.
July 14: Camp Curtin Toastmasters, 6:30 p.m.
July 15: Coffee Tasting with Café Staff, 12 p.m.
July 15: Tea Tasting w/Café Staff, 2 p.m.
July 16: Story time with Lisa, 11 a.m.
July 16, 30: Local Author Saturday, 2 p.m.
July 17: Midtown Writers Group, 1 p.m.
July 17: LGBT Book Club, 5 p.m.
July 20: Sci Fi & Fantasy Book Club, 7 p.m.
July 25: Feminism Book Club, 7 p.m.
July 26: Friends of Midtown Safety Committee, 6:30 p.m.
July 31: Harrisburg Young Professionals Book Club, 2 p.m.

The Millworks
340 Verbeke St., Harrisburg
717-695-4888; millworksharrisburg.com

July 8: Abstract Painting Class, 6-9 p.m.
July 22: Cold Wax 3-Day Workshop, 6-9 p.m.

The Movement Center
2134 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-238-0357; themovementcenter.net

July 10: Free Beginner Yoga Class, 10-11 a.m.

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org

July 14-22: Sunshine Science & Art Jar, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 19: Paper, Pressed Plants and Paint, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-8668; sqart.org

July 5, 12, 19, 26: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.
July 23, 30: Saturday Morning Art Club, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg
717-221-0292; wildwoodlake.org

July 3: “Beginner’s Yoga and Walk,” 10-11:30 a.m.
July 9: Volunteer Work Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
July 10: “Flower Walk: Still More Blooms,” 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 10: “Sunday Evening Bird Walk,” 6-8 p.m.
July 13: “Stress Relief Walk,” 6-7:30 p.m.
July 19-22: Science Series, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Live Music Around Harrisburg

American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster
717-397-7700; amtshows.com

July 8: The Texas Tenors
July 9: Brenda Lee w/Bill Anderson
July 18: The Beach Boys
July 24: Olivia Newton-John
July 25: Yes
July 31: Joe Walsh

Appalachian Brewing Co./Abbey Bar
50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg
717-221-1083; abcbrew.com

July 1: We Were Promised Jetpacks
July 7: Driftwood
July 8: David Wax Museum

Bucks Valley Winery
333 Meadow Grove, Newport
717-204-7508; bucksvalleywinery.com

July 9: Stan & Wes Hoke
July 22: Coffeehouse Open Mic (Perry County Council of the Arts)

Carley’s Ristorante and Piano Bar
204 Locust St., Harrisburg
717-909-9191; carleysristorante.com

July 1: Chris Emkey
July 2, 9: Ted Ansel
July 5: Daniel Sheehan
July 6: Deborah Anderson
July 7, 22, 26: Corinna Joy
July 8, 15, 20: Jessica Perla
July 10,14, 24, 28: Anthony Haubert
July 12: Christine Purcell
July 13: Maria Battista
July 16, 21: Roy Lefever
July 19, 23, 29: Noel Gevers
July 22, 26: Corinna Joy
July 27: TBA

Carlisle Theatre
44 West High St., Carlisle
717-258-0666; carlisletheatre.org

July 7: Old Dominion

Chameleon Club
223 N. Water St., Lancaster
717-299-9684; chameleonclub.net

July 2: SWMRS, Wobblesauce
July 6: 10 Years
July 19: Speedy Ortiz
July 21: Granger Smith w/Earl Dibbles
July 23: Kung Fu

Char’s at Tracy Mansion
1829 N. Front St., Harrisburg
717-213-4002; charsrestaurant.com

July 1: Roy LaFever Duo
July 8: Forest Brown Duo
July 22: Lady A
July 29: Erin Cruise Duo

The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com

July 1: Kip Skirpan
July 2: Alex McQuade
July 3: Dale Stipe
July 8: Antonio Andrade
July 9: Kevin Kline
July 10: Aaron Ferguson
July 15: Jim Haas
July 16: Doug Morrise
July 17: Coco & The Bug
July 22: Jeanine & Friends
July 23: Steven Gellman
July 24: Crimson
July 29: Jim Steele
July 30: Dominick Cicco
July 31: Carly Clark


Fredricksen Library

100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill
717-761-3900; fredricksenlibrary.org

July 11: West Shore Symphony Orchestra
July 21: Greater Harrisburg Concert Band

Grain + Verse Bottlehouse
148 Sheraton Dr., New Cumberland
717-317-3044; grainandverse.com

July 7: Rivers
July 14: Sweet Corn & Peanut
July 21: Tim Cooney
July 28: Shotgun Ragtime Band

Gretna Music
gretnamusic.org

July 8: Sykes & Parkening
July 9: Bumper Jacksons
July 10: Chamber Orchestra
July 28: Disney Love Songs
July 31: Trio D’Amore

Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (H*MAC)
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com

July 1: Vetour Productions First Friday
July 8: Tubafresh, Des Sera, Flow State
July 21: Matt Otis and the Sound
July 22: The Give Take
July 23: Manian & The Monumentals, The Process
July 24: Angie Keilhauer, Olivia Farabaugh
July 29: The Bo Deadlys
July 30: Humandala, The Clock Reads
Every Tuesday: Open Mic

Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
717-545-5527; harrisburgsymphony.org

July 1-4: Free Summer Concerts

Hershey Theatre
15 E. Caracas Ave., Hershey
717-534-3405; hersheytheatre.com

July 20: Brandi Carlile, Margo Price

Hollywood Casino
777 Hollywood Blvd., Grantville
717-469-2211; hollywoodpnrc.com

July 1: Ollie’s Pool Party
July 2: DJ Styles, The Luv Gods
July 3: Emily’s Toy Box
July 8: DJ Ray Rossi, Amish Outlaws
July 9: DJ Magic, Gas Station Disco
July 15: Uptown Band
July 16: DJ Ray Rossi, Green Eggs
July 22: Sapphire
July 23: DJ Styles, Nova City
July 29: Lima Bean Riot
July 30: DJ Forest, Element K

Keystone Concert Band
145 E. Main St., First Floor, Mechanicsburg
717-421-1512; keystoneconcertband.com

July 24: Summer Concert at Adams-Ricci Park

Little Amps Coffee Roasters, Downtown
133 State St., Harrisburg
717-635-9870; littleampscoffee.com

July 1: Andrew Pauls
July 8: Ellyot H. Ray
July 15: CHROMA
July 22: Cocoa Avenue Blues Band
July 29: Kelsey Kindall

Luhrs Performing Arts Center
1871 Old Main Dr., Shippensburg
717-477-7469; luhrscenter.com

July 14-28: Shippensburg Symphony Festival

Majestic Theater
25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg
717-337-8200; gettysburgmajestic.org

July 20: St. Paul & The Broken Bones

The MakeSpace
1916 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgmakespace.com

July 2: Kino Kimino & Weird Year

Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com

July 15: Carly Clark

The Mill in Hershey
810 Old West Chocolate Ave., Hershey
717-256-9965; themillinhershey.com

July 2: Sherri Mullen Duo
July 5: Mark Baxter
July 9: Shea Acoustic
July 12: Olivia Farabaugh
July 16: Isaac Moyer
July 19: Charlie Fry
July 23: Top Down Band
July 26: The Exactlys
July 30: Soul House

MoMo’s BBQ & Grille
307 Market St., Harrisburg
717-230-1030; momosbbqandgrill.com

July 1: Don Hoffman
July 8: Jeff Calvin
July 15: Roger Hammer Acoustic Band
July 22: Bushmaster
July 29: Red Eye

Pennsylvania Womyn’s Chorus
cpwchorus.org

July 9: Voices United 11

River City Blues Club & Dart Room
819 S. Cameron St., Harrisburg
rivercityhbg.com

July 1: The Cameron Molloy Band
July 2: The Gary Negbaur Group
July 3: La Playa
July 7: Electric Jam
July 8: Joe Krown Trio
July 9: Gas House Gorillas
July 14: Blue Elephant & Friends
July 15: Diane Wilson & Steve Rudolph
July 16: La Playa Saturday Nights
July 17: Singer’s Lounge
July 18: River City Big Band
July 20: Open Jam w/Shawan Rice
July 21: Open Mic/Jam w/Shawan and the Wonton
July 23: Space Party w/Shawan and the Wonton, Bird Reserve, STVRDVWG
July 24: La Playa 4th Sunday Miami Fusion Dance Party
July 30: Creem Circus

Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
50 N. George St., York
717-846-1111; mystrandcapitol.org

July 21: Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band

Suba Tapas Bar
272 North St., Harrisburg
717-233-7358; mangiaqui.com

July 2: Renshaw Davies
July 9: Pants Da Buzzard
July 16: Chris Purcell Band
July 23: TBA
July 30: Jason Wolfe

The Ware Center
42 N. Prince St., Lancaster
717-871-2308; artsmu.com

July 9-10: Allegro: German Beer Garden
July 15: Shanghai Quartet
July 16: Alexander Kobrin
July 17-23: Lancaster International Piano Festival
July 17: Xiaofeng Zhang & Francesco Mirabella
July 18: Meng-Chieh Liu
July 21: Santiago Rodriguez
July 28: Alexis Cole

Whitaker Center
222 Market St., Harrisburg
717-214-ARTS; whitakercenter.org

July 20: Graham Nash
July 23: Revisit Steppenwolf
July 29: Stephane Wrembel
July 30: The Bacon Brothers

Zeroday Brewing Co.
250 Reily St., Harrisburg
717-745-6218; zerodaybrewing.com

July 8: Vulcans
July 22: Great Northeast
Note: These shows take place in the parking lot preceding Midtown Cinema’s Outdoor Film series.


The Stage Door

American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster
717-397-7700; amtshows.com

July 5: Maks and Val Live

Carlisle Theatre
44 West High St., Carlisle
717-258-0666; carlisletheatre.org

July 1-3: “Anything Goes”

Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster
717-898-1900; DutchApple.com

Through Aug. 6: “Mary Poppins”

Gamut Theatre
15 N. 4th St., Harrisburg
717-238-4111; gamuttheatre.org

July 13-Aug. 20: “Cinderella” (Popcorn Hat Players)

Harrisburg Christian Performing Arts Center
1000 S. Eisenhower Blvd., Middletown
717-939-9333; hbg-cpac.org

July 15-24: “Honk!”

Harrisburg Improv Theatre
1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-798-6973; hbgimprov.com

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Harold Hour
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Jam
July 2: Monotone: An Improvised Musical, Tristitia
July 9: Introduce A Self, Pillow Talk
July 15, 17: Level 2 Class Show
July 16: Tony Stanza
July 22: Solo Sleepover, Cats on Speed
July 23: Hardly Working, Phlegminism
July 29, 31: Level 1 Class Show
July 31: Magic Fairy Pirate Monkeys

Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (H*MAC)
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com

July 14: Jeremy Long
July 28: Radical Comedy Night
July 30: Belly Dance Lounge

Hershey Area Playhouse
830 Cherry Dr., Harrisburg
717-533-8528; hersheyareaplayhouse.com

July 21-July 31: “South Pacific”

Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
915 S. York St., Mechanicsburg
717-766-0535; ltmonline.net

July 8-24: “The Last Five Years”

Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com

July 14: Camp Curtin Toastmasters
July 15: Comedy Night

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org

July 15-16: Shakespeare in the Woods w/Harrisburg Shakespeare Company

Oyster Mill Playhouse
1001 Oyster Mill Road, Camp Hill
717-737-6768; oystermill.com

July 8-24: “Blithe Spirit”

Untitled: A Storytelling Project
untitledhbg.com

July 14: “Justice” (at Zeroday Brewing Co.)

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