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Happenings: Our September Calendar of Events

Museum & Art Spaces

 
3rd Street Studio
1725 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
Facebook: 3rd Street Studio
 
“The Introduction,” works by Yolanda Webb; reception, Sept. 18, 6-9 p.m.
 
 
AACA Museum
161 Museum Dr., Hershey
717-566-7100; aacamuseum.org

“1929 Duesenberg J Dual-Cowl Phaeton,” a display of “The World’s Finest Motor Car,” through Oct. 9.

“Motorbikes for the Masses,” an exhibit dedicated to low-cost transportation including motorbikes, scooters and mopeds, through Oct. 11.

“Automotive Jewelry Art Exhibit,” images by Michael Furman, through Oct. 11.

“A Family Affair,” an exhibit celebrating the station wagon, through Oct. 12.

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

“Traditional & Modern Art of the Orient,” through Sept. 3.

“Structures II,” fall membership show, Sept. 11-Oct. 15; reception, Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

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

Artist of the Month: Clare Klaum

Gallery@Second
608 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-233-2498; galleryatsecond.com

Artwork by Peter Dehart and Joanne Finkle, through Oct. 3.

 
Hershey Gardens
170 Hotel Rd., Hershey
717-534-3492; hersheygardens.org

“ArtCycle,” a sculpture exhibit featuring local artists, through Sept. 20.

The Hershey Story Museum
63 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey
717-534-8939; hersheystory.org

“Chocolate Workers Wanted,” life in Hershey’s chocolate factory from 1905 to 1925, through spring 2016. Daily activities for families through Sept. 7.
 
 
Historic Harrisburg Association
1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-4646; historicharrisburg.com

“The Life, Work and Landmarks of Harrisburg Architect Clayton Lappley,” featuring the work of the renowned Harrisburg architect; receptions, Sept. 13 & Sept. 18.

 
Landis House
67 N. 4th St., Newport
717-567-7023; www.perrycountyarts.org

“The Texture of Ireland,” featuring Nemo Niemann’s images of Ireland, through Oct. 2.

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

“1865,” an exhibit highlighting the fifth year of the Civil War covering battles, strategies and civilian lives, through December.

“The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls,” the story of a man born into slavery who rose to the U.S. Congress, through June 2016.

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

“Everyday Life,” featuring everyday details as documented by photographer Irene VanBuskirk, through Sept. 5.

“PCCA Staff Exhibition,” featuring artwork by Perry County Council of the Arts staff members, through Oct. 3; reception, Sept. 11, 6-8:30 p.m.
 
Rose Lehrman Art Gallery
One HACC Dr., Harrisburg
717-780-2435; hacc.edu

“Hollow,” mixed media by Matt Wilt, Sept. 4-Oct. 1; reception, Oct. 1, 5:30-7 p.m.

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

“Art of the State,” the annual exhibit dedicated to the works of Pennsylvania artists, through Sept. 13.

“A Fondness for Birds: Pennsylvania’s Alexander Wilson,” featuring bird prints and first-edition volumes of the 200-year-old “American Ornithology” series by Alexander Wilson, through Jan. 3.

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

“Towards A New/Old Architecture ” an exhibition exploring modern architecture, Sept. 13-Jan. 17.

“The Edgeless Divide,” an installation by Sun Young Kang, through Nov. 1.

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

“Animation,” an interactive exhibit exploring animation from concept to finished product, through Sept. 6.
 
 
Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg
717-221-0292; wildwoodlake.org

“Art in the Wild,” through Oct. 31.

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

The artwork of Amie Bantz, through Sept. 13.

Works by Lynn Kennedy-Putt, Sept. 15-Oct. 12; reception, Sept. 18, 6-9 p.m.
 
 
Zeroday Brewing Co.
250 Reily St., Harrisburg
717-745-6218; zerodaybrewing.com

“What Lurks in the Shadows,” acrylic paintings by Sean Arce, Sept. 18-Oct. 16.
 
 
 
Read, Make, Learn

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

Sept. 9: “Fresh Pastas & Sauces” class, 6-9 p.m.
Sept. 16: “Grilling on the Deck” class, 6-9 p.m.
Sept. 24: “Sensational Shrimp Dishes” class, 6-9 p.m.

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

Sept. 24-27: Friends Fall Book & Media Sale

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

Sept. 18: Kidprov & Workshop
 
 
Healthy Living Kitchen
16 S. Rosanna St., Hummelstown
717-512-0077; HealthyLivingKitchen.com
 
Sept. 1: “Funky Fruity Pies” class, 6:30 p.m.
 
 
The LBGT Center of Central PA
1306 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-920-9534; centralpalgbtcenter.org

Sept. 1: Women’s Group, 7 p.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30: Common Roads Youth, 6 p.m.
Sept. 5, 19: Meditation Practice, 11 a.m.
Sept. 6, 20, 27: Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 p.m.
Sept. 10: Aging with Pride Lunchtime Discussion, 12 p.m.
Sept. 24: Aging with Pride, 6 p.m.
 
 
Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com

Sept. 1, 16: Sci-Fi Writer’s Group, 7 p.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Midtown Chess Club, 11 a.m.
Sept. 2: Alder Healthcare Community Class on Transgender Children, 6 p.m.
Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7 p.m.
Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25: Nathaniel Gadsden’s Spoken Word Café, 7 p.m.
Sept. 5: Back to School Party, 11 a.m.
Sept. 5: Good News Café, 6 p.m.
Sept. 6: Sunday Screeners at the Scholar, 3 p.m.
Sept. 7, 20: Midtown Writer’s Group, 6 p.m.
Sept. 8: Meet-Up, 9 a.m.
Sept. 10, 17: Camp Curtin Toastmasters, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 12: Book signing w/Catherine Jordan, Heather Harlen and Sherry Knowlton, 2 p.m.
Sept. 13, 27: TED Talks, 1 p.m.
Sept. 16: Book Club: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18: Coffee Education w/Café Staff, 12 p.m.
Sept. 18: Tea Tasting w/Café Staff, 2 p.m.
Sept. 19: Storytime with Andrea, 11 a.m.
Sept. 20: Sunday Screeners at the Scholar, 3 p.m.
Sept. 20: Book Club: LGBT, 5 p.m.
Sept. 26: Book signing w/Mary Anne Morefield, Marian Dornell and Jesse Waters, 2 p.m.
Sept. 28: Book Club: Feminism Group, 7 p.m.

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

Sept. 11-13: Encaustic Workshop
Sept. 25-27: Oil and Cold Wax Workshop

 
National Civil War Museum
One Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg
717-260-1861; nationalcivilwarmuseum.org
 
Sept. 5: Lecture w/Garry Adelman, 1 p.m.
Sept. 12: Lecture w/Carl Westmoreland, 1 p.m.
Sept. 19: Lecture w/Dr. Brian Mathew Jordan, 1 p.m.
Sept. 26: Lecture w/historian Kevin M. Levin, 1 p.m.
 
 
Suba Tapas Bar
272 North St., Harrisburg
717-233-7348; mangiaqui.com

Sept. 30: “Wines of Venice” pairing dinner, 6:30 p.m.
 
 
Untitled: A Storytelling Project
untitledhbg.com
 
Sept. 10: “Journeys” at Zeroday Brewing Company, 8 p.m.

 

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

Sept. 12: Fall Doo Wop Cavalcade
Sept. 18-20: The Gaither Vocal Band
Sept. 24: Brian Regan
Sept. 27: Urban Cowboy Reunion Tour w/Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee

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

Sept. 3: Primate Fiasco
Sept. 4: Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
Sept. 11: Hillbilly Gypsies
Sept. 18: Herbie

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

Sept. 1: Corinna Mazzitti
Sept. 2, 5, 18: Roy Lefever
Sept. 3, 10, 13, 27: Anthony Haubert
Sept. 4, 25, 26: Chris Emkey
Sept. 8: Daniel Sheahan
Sept. 9: Andrea Britton
Sept. 11, 17, 19: Noel Gevers
Sept. 12: Ted Ansel
Sept. 15, 22: Christine Purcell
Sept. 16: Julie Moffit
Sept. 23, 30: Deborah Anderson
Sept. 24: Jessica Cook
Sept. 29: Maria Battista

Central PA Friends of Jazz
www.friendsofjazz.org
 
Sept. 11: Spanish Harlem Orchestra w/Dred “Perky” Scott & Steve Rudolph (Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival)

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

Sept. 5: Revocation
Sept. 9: Mac Sabbath
Sept. 11: The Jayhawks
Sept. 19: Avatar
Sept. 22: Built To Spill
Sept. 26: The Hackensaw Boys

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

Sept. 4: Jim Haas
Sept. 5: Joe Cooney
Sept. 6: Ellyot H. Ray
Sept. 11: Antonio Andrade
Sept. 12: Steven Gellman
Sept. 13: TBD
Sept. 18: Josh Krevsky
Sept. 19: Seasons
Sept. 20: Coco & the Bug
Sept. 25: Paul Zavinsky
Sept. 26: Dan Zukowski
Sept. 27: Erik Bohn

 
Fed Live
234 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-525-8077; federaltaphousehbg.com

Sept. 6: “Bigtadoo”

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

Sept. 6: Nick Jonas
Sept. 11-13: Hershey Gospel Music Festival
Sept. 26: The Magical Music of Disney
 
 
Hersheypark Stadium
100 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey
717-534-3911; hersheypa.com

Sept. 5: Zac Brown Band and Gregg Allman

H*MAC/Herr Street Stage
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com

Sept. 3: Wovenhand
Sept. 4: Vetour Productions “First Friday”
Sept. 6: Mimicking Birds w/Spherehead & Humandala
Sept. 10: Strangest of Places
Sept. 11: The Figgs w/Headache with Pictures
Sept. 12: The Dicks from Texas (film screening)
Sept. 13: Blair Crimmins & The Hookers
Sept. 14: Little Wings & Weyes Blood
Sept. 19: Young Rapids
Sept. 23: Wayne Hancock
Sept. 24: Jeffrey Gaines & Freedy Johnston
Sept. 25: Bardedoo
Sept. 26: The Hello Strangers w/Ruthie & The Wranglers
 
 
Little Amps Coffee Roasters, Downtown
133 State St., Harrisburg
717-635-9870; littleampscoffee.com

Sept. 4: Deletions w/Dreambook & New Boss
Sept. 11: Viking Moses w/Saint Brendan & The Navigators & Hot Mess
Sept. 18: Eric+Erica w/Aaliyah J
Sept. 25: Ellyot H. Ray

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

Sept. 10: Vince Gill
Sept. 26: The Orchestra
 
 
Majestic Theater
25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg
717-337-8200; gettysburgmajestic.org
 
Sept. 18: Imani Winds
Sept. 29: Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant”
 
 
The MakeSpace
1916 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgmakespace.com
 
Sept. 9: Dirty Fences

 
Midtown Scholar Bookstore- Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
 
Sept. 11: Jon Shain
Sept. 18: Tony Halchak
Sept. 25: John Gorka
 
 
The Millworks
340 Verbeke St., Harrisburg
717-695-4888; millworksharrisburg.com

Sept. 3: Sofia Talvik

 
MoMo’s BBQ and Grill
307 Market Street, Harrisburg
717-230-1030; momosbbqandgrill.com

Sept. 18: Christopher Dean

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org
 
Sept. 19: Twin Valley Players Roadshow
 
 
River City Blues Club & Dart Room
819 S. Cameron St., Harrisburg
rivercityhbg.com
 
Sept. 2: Acoustic Stew Open Jam
Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: Open Electric Jam
Sept. 5: Cedric Lawson
Sept. 9: Blue Elephant Open Jam
Sept. 11: Shawan Birthday Celebration
Sept. 12: Larry Moore Reserved
Sept. 19: Sabrina Duke
Sept. 26: Don Johnson Project

Rubicon
270 North St., Harrisburg
717-317-9027; rubiconhbg.com
 
Sept. 5: Brasilian Vibes
Sept. 10: Little Amps Vinyl Night
Sept. 26: Aortic Valve
 
 
St. Thomas Roasters
5951 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg
717-526-4171; stthomasroasters.com
 
Sept. 3: 1096
Sept. 4: Hank Imhof
Sept. 5: Just Dave
Sept. 10: Carly Clark
Sept. 11: Pat McCaskey
Sept. 12: Channalia
Sept. 17: Rhoads & Putt
Sept. 18: Cotolo
Sept. 19: Six Bar Break
Sept. 25: Dan Zukowski
Sept. 26: Joe Cooney

 
Stock’s on 2nd
211 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg
717-233-6699; stocksonsecond.com
 
Sept. 4: US2 Duo
Sept. 5, 25: Wally DeWall
Sept. 11: Houston Baker
Sept. 12: Songsmit
Sept. 18: The Visitors Duo
Sept. 19: Music Thru Science Lite
Sept. 26: Shea Quinn and Steve Swisher

 

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

Sept. 12: The Harmaleighs
Sept. 18: Not Without Texas
Sept. 19: Jeff Calvin and the Moderate Rebels
Sept. 25: Flint Zeigler
Sept. 26: Gary Brown

 
Susquehanna Folk Music Society
sfmsfolk.org

Sept. 20: Fort Hunter Day

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

Sept. 4: Adam Blessing

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

Sept. 3: Rivers
Sept. 17: Caleb Liddick
Sept. 24: Great Northeast

 
The Stage Door

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

Sept. 28: “Always…Patsy Cline” starring Sally Struthers

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

Through Sept. 19: “West Side Story”
Sept. 24–Nov. 7: Church Basement Ladies: “A Mighty Fortress”

 
Fed Live
234 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-525-8077; federaltaphousehbg.com

Sept. 20 & 27, Oct. 4: “Hair” (Bare Bones Theatre Ensemble)
 
 
Harrisburg Improv Theatre
1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-798-6973; hbgimprov.com
 
Every Saturday: Improv Comedy, 7-10 p.m.
Every Sunday: Open Mic

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

Sept. 15-20: Once
 
 
Midtown Scholar Bookstore- Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com

Sept. 18: Comedy Night
Sept. 20: Troupe Hayati w/Troupe Asherah & The She Serpents

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

Through Sept. 6: “First Baptist of Ivy Gap”
Sept. 25-Oct. 11: “Next To Normal”

Rose Lehrman Art Center
One HACC Dr., Harrisburg
717-231-ROSE; hacc.edu/RLAC

Sept. 24: The Kinsey Sicks

Theatre Harrisburg
513 Hurlock St., Harrisburg
717-232-5501;theatreharrisburg.com

Sept. 11-20: “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”

 
Whitaker Center
222 Market St., Harrisburg
717-214-ARTS; whitakercenter.org
 
Sept. 16-20: “Menopause: The Musical”
Sept. 26: Joy Behar w/Earl David Reed

York Little Theatre
27 S. Belmont St., York
717-854-5715; ylt.org

Sept. 25-Oct. 4: “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.”

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