Musical Notes: A Musical Valentine

January 31, 2019 | by Kait Gibboney

Well, readers, I hope you’ve made the best of your new year so far. As always, the city is hopping with new shows and events for y’all to enjoy.

The Millennium Music Conference and Showcase returns for its 23rd year at The Park Inn by Radisson Harrisburg West, with shows throughout the area, bringing many talented acts along with it. The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra kicks off its February Masterworks series at the Forum. There are even a few free shows going on around the city if you’re still a bit short on cash from the holidays. There’s something for everyone, and it’s my hope that you try something new this year.

HARRISBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MASTERWORKS, 2/9-10, THE FORUM, $19-$89
Orchestral and symphonic music holds a special place in my heart, and, for all classical music fans around town, the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra has quite the concert planned this month. As part of its Masterworks Series, the HSO features a seasonal tribute to the great outdoors with the works of three iconic composers: Alan Hovhaness (“Mysterious Mountain”), Aaron Copland (“Appalachian Spring”) and Richard Strauss (“Alpine Symphony”). Performed together for a night of musical mountains and alpine imagery, the concert centers on Hovhaness’s work. His music rises and falls like a mountain’s snowy cliffs, and the sublime beauty of the landscape can be felt within its movements. With Copland and Strauss’s popular, nature-inspired scores, this unforgettable performance is sure to warm your heart during this cold season.

KURT VILE, 2/11, 9PM, CLUB XL, $30
If you really want to start out the year strong, swing by Harrisburg’s hot new venue for one of the most popular artists on tour in America. Kurt Vile and his backing band, the Violators, kick off Harrisburg University’s spring concert lineup. Vile is known for his solo works, his “Lotta Sea Lice” collaboration with Australian singer and guitarist Courtney Barnett, and for his guitar work for the band, The War on Drugs. The Violators’ current lineup features Jesse Trbovich on bass, guitar and saxophone, Rob Laakso on guitar and bass, and Kyle Spence on drums. Vile’s latest album, “Bottle It In,” was released in October and is definitely worth a listen before hitting the club. Don’t miss this one!

BAD MARY, 2/23, 8PM, RIVER CITY BLUES CLUB, FREE
If there’s one thing I can’t get enough of, it’s female-fronted punk groups in Harrisburg. Joining us from Long Island, Bad Mary is led by Amanda Mac on vocals, Mike Staub on bass and vocals, Bill Mac on drums, and David Henderson on guitar. Drawing influences from the ‘70s punk scene in New York City, their high-energy sound is meant to be fun and dance-y, perfect for a night out at River City. This show is free as part of the Millennium Music Conference 2019 lineup, and joining them for the night are locals the Twindows, Single by Sunday all the way from Glasgow, Scotland, Nothing Planned from Shippensburg, Some Day Perfect from Middletown, and Ed Allison from York. A perfect combo of punk from near and far, so get your fix this February.

Mentionables:

Green Jello, Feb. 2, H*MAC Stage on Herr;

Houndmouth, Feb. 15, Whitaker Center;

Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, Feb. 15, The Abbey Bar;

Pretty Things Peepshow, Feb. 15, H*MAC Capitol Room;

23rd Annual Millennium Music Conference & Showcase, Feb. 21-24, Various Venues;

Keller Williams, Feb. 22, Club XL

History and a Show: At the Fulton, the play is only part of the fun.

January 31, 2019 | by Don Helin

When you step into the Fulton Theatre, you enter both a performance space and an important part of Lancaster history.

The circa-1852 structure was built on the site of the city’s Colonial-era jail, and the building itself was a point on the Underground Railroad, an armory and a hospital during the Civil War. It opened as an opera house in October 1873 and, like the city itself, saw both prosperity and hard times.

“As the years went by, the Fulton dropped into a second-rate movie house,” said Marketing Director Jon Major. “In 1962, concerned citizens saved the Fulton Opera House from the wrecking ball by raising money to purchase the building.”

It soon was named a National Historic Landmark and, in 1983, the Actor’s Equity Association recognized it as a professional regional theater. In 1995, a major, $9.5-million reconstruction project restored its original, Victorian-era elegance.

Today, the main theater has 658 seats and, five years ago, a smaller, 100-seat stage was created on the fourth floor as the Tell Studio Theater, which often features edgier fare.

My wife and I have made good use of the theater since moving to Lancaster last year. We have enjoyed performances of “42nd Street” and “Chicago” on the main stage and an excellent production of “The Mystery of Irma Vep” in the Tell Studio Theater.

For us, part of the fun of attending the theater is exploring Lancaster itself. We’ve dined at several of the city’s high-quality restaurants before the show.

For instance, right around the corner is Carr’s Restaurant. Tim Carr, owner and chef, bought the restaurant in 2000 and expanded the size of the dining area two years ago. Some of my favorites there include crab cakes, calamari and mushroom ravioli.

“I’m a Lancaster native,” Carr said. “I actually worked at the Fulton several years before I entered the culinary field.”

Carr has seen Lancaster change a lot during that time. Twenty years ago, he said, downtown was “fairly dead.” Then there were challenges brought by the hotel/convention center, which took almost nine years to complete. Now, however, he feeds the ravenous crowds that flock into downtown most days, he said.

The Prince Street Café, which opened in 2006, is another favorite.

“We wanted to see downtown Lancaster have a café that was clean, safe and a fun place for all ages to spend time,” said owner Crystal Weaver.

The owners quickly learned to make bagels, desserts, soups and coffee. The Fulton Theatre crowds, guests from the convention center, and neighbors from the area come in great numbers, she said.

“We were busy from day one,” she said.

Some favorite dishes are baked oatmeal and breakfast burritos as morning treats, smoothies, which have been on the menu since the beginning, and a cookie sandwich—two chocolate chip cookies sandwiching Nutella mousse and dipped in chocolate ganache.

Fortunately for area businesses, the Fulton has become a very popular destination, averaging about 150,000 patrons each year. It now has further expansion plans, as it just began a project to consolidate the entire city block with the theater by the year 2020.

“We’ll be building an expanded lobby space, a larger rehearsal area, more roomy backstage areas, improving audience and performer comforts, and upgrading the mechanical systems necessary for modern, Broadway-quality productions,” Major said.

The Fulton Theatre is located at 12 N. Prince St., Lancaster. For more information, visit www.thefulton.org.

A Medal, A Mystery: A century-old keepsake finds its way back home.

January 31, 2019 | by Susan Ryder

Arlene Waters contemplated giving her father’s World War I medal to her children, but then she had a second thought.

“What do boys do with medals that were their grandfather’s?” she asked herself, wondering what to do with it.

Before she made a decision, she decided to find out about the medal, since she knew little about it.

The medal referenced the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, so she picked up the phone and gave that organization a call. It also was a mystery to them.

“We were questioning whether it was actually from our organization,” said Kara Luzik Canale, vice president of Chamber operations.

The words imprinted on the back, though, left no doubt.

“Presented to Martin Luther Kauffman by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce in grateful recognition of service in the World War. 1917-1919.”

Walters, of Lewisberry, had kept the medal since her father’s death in 1958. From a handmade, dovetailed, vine-decorated box, she showed off some of her father’s other treasures: an Indian Head nickel with a dough boy (a name given to American infantrymen in World War I) carved into it, dog tags and a New Testament that had traveled to France.

“He didn’t speak about it [the war] often,” she said, describing her father as a patriotic man who cried whenever “Taps” was played.

But she recounted that he did describe one of his battle experiences.

“He laid in the furrows of a plowed field and could hear the bullets fired in the field,” she said.

Eventually, Walters reached a decision. She felt it was best to return the medal to the Chamber.

“She said it was obviously very important to her father,” Luzik Canale said. “She was very clear that she didn’t want this to disappear. She wanted it to be in a place where it was honored.”

While the Chamber wasn’t familiar with the medal, CEO and President Dave Black wasn’t surprised that it existed.

“[The Chamber] was intricately involved with all things community,” he said. “When someone went off to war, everyone was aware of it.”

Interestingly, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1914, just at the beginning of World War I. In fact, the Harrisburg Board of Trade, founded in 1884, was instrumental in the U.S. Chamber’s creation, joining the new group and then becoming the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, Black said.

“It made about a 100-year journey out of our office and back into it,” Luzik Canale said.

But questions remained. How did these medals come about, how did they get awarded, and what building graced their front?

A call to Robert Hill, military and industrial history curator at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, shed light on these uncertainties.

Hill, too, was unfamiliar with these medals until just a few months prior, when a fellow curator gave him one. Then he discovered that they were awarded to honor and commemorate those who had served in the war.

“At the end of a conflict, there is a celebratory mood,” Hill said. “People wanted to celebrate the soldiers.”

Along with the medal came a registration card. The reverse of that document instructed former soldiers to return it.

“By filling in the other side of this card, you will be aiding materially in the task of compiling the history of Harrisburg’s part in the World War,” the card said.

According to the document, the names would be “placed in the pylons of the State Street Memorial Bridge,” something that Hill said never actually happened.

This particular card was for Ross Anderson Hickok, a field artillery private. He was one of the 3,000 Harrisburg residents who served in World War I.

As for the building on the face of the bronze medal, according to Hill, it’s the old state Capitol building, which burned in 1897.

With the mystery mostly solved, the medal now resides at the Harrisburg Regional Chamber. Black said that he warmly welcomes back all historical items associated with the Chamber.

“Help recreate our history,” he said.

The Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC is located at 3211 N. Front St., Harrisburg. For more information on the Chamber, visit www.harrisburgregionalchamber.org.

To learn more about Pennsylvanians who served during World War I, visit the State Museum, 300 North St., Harrisburg, which features the exhibit, “Dressed for Service: Pennsylvanians in the Great War,” through May 5. For more information, visit www.statemuseumpa.org.

A Contrast in Comedy: “Stan & Ollie” pays tribute to the dream team of early cinema.

January 31, 2019 | by Sammi Leigh Melville

Comedy in media has changed so drastically throughout the years.

These days, we seek TV and Netflix specials for comedy, and the popular genres have shifted from screwball and slapstick in the early 20th century to absurdist and shock factor in the early 21st century. There is a huge distinction between today’s comedians and those of early cinema, such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers—and, of course, Laurel and Hardy.

Not only were Stan Laurel and Ollie “Babe” Hardy praised for their physical comedy from the 1920s to the ‘40s, but they found their fame in the nature of their duo. They balanced each other out with the characters they presented—Laurel with his childlike, clumsy nature, and Hardy with his brash, in-charge presence.

From the direction of John S. Baird comes a love letter to this comedy duo, “Stan & Ollie,” starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the respective title characters.

“Stan & Ollie” is not your typical tribute film. While Reilly and Coogan perform many of the duo’s bits, the film is not a showcase of their work, focusing more on the behind-the-scenes relationship between the pair.

This focus is established early on. In the first scene, the partners are seen meandering through a Hollywood soundstage, a location that emphasizes the larger than life (and at times even cartoonish) atmosphere of that era’s production scene. But their conversation is so mundane—about friends, the women they’ve been dating, and a number of other average topics that you would not expect in the midst of such a “Hollywood” scene.

That close familiarity is broken by a 16-year jump, in which we find ourselves in London, on Stan and Ollie’s last tour. Their hope is to pick up enough fanfare (a difficult task, since many of their fans think they’ve retired) and impress a studio exec who has promised financing for a film. But the two are not as close as they used to be, and rifts from their past resurface as they try to make the best of their old partnership, while their agent (played by Rufus Jones) beats around the bush.

Reilly and Coogan are a delight to watch, not only in the slow-boiling tension between the two old pals, but in the realization of the duo’s gimmicks. It quickly becomes clear that Stan is the creative brain. He tirelessly proposes scene ideas for both the film they’re preparing for and for the bits that will get them through the tour.

Ironically, it is the comedy gold that appears apart from their brainstorming, simply in the mundaneness of their actions, which will captivate your attention. There’s something to be said about the way a comedian can try a bit this way and that but not feel confident with it, and then turn around and stumble through a real-life scenario that translates beautifully to audiences. We see this often throughout the film, as the two attempt to hone bits that may never see the light of day, but then, for example, drop a heavy suitcase down a flight of stairs.

Another joy of the film is watching Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. Laurel in their antagonistic friendship. For Lucille Hardy (Shirley Henderson) and Ida Kitaeva Laurel (Nina Arianda), “butting heads” is a kind term, but the two stick it out for their significant others. The story touches on loyalty in many forms, and the way these four characters revolve around each other is fascinating.

The film cultivates a significant air of nostalgia, at times even matching the spirit of Laurel and Hardy films with its meandering pace and situational humor. But there is a deeper vein to “Stan & Ollie,” one that explores the entanglement of friendship and artistic fulfillment, and the study of the meaning behind a partnership. While “Stan & Ollie” won’t wow you with extraordinary tricks, it will tug at your heartstrings.

“Stan & Ollie” arrives this month at Midtown Cinema, 250 Reily St., Harrisburg. For more information, visit www.midtowncinema.com.

MIDTOWN CINEMA
FEBRUARY SPECIAL EVENTS

Down in Front! presents
“Time Chasers” (1994)
Friday, Feb. 8, 9:30 p.m.

3rd in the Burg $3 Movie
“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (1975)
Friday, Feb. 15, 9:30 p.m.

National Theatre Live presents
“I’m Not Running”
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.

A Red Carpet Evening
Sunday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

January News Digest

January 31, 2019 | by Lawrance Binda and Lizzy Hardison

AutoZone Veto Overturned

Harrisburg City Council last month rejected the wishes of the city’s mayor, unanimously overturning a veto that will allow an auto parts store to proceed with plans to locate in Harrisburg.

By a vote of 7-0, council affirmed its December vote to let AutoZone, a Memphis-based car parts store, advance in the city planning process as it seeks to build a store at N. 7th and Maclay streets.

Their vote vacated several unused “paper streets” on the lot owned by Susquehanna Township-based Vartan Group, which wants to sell the property to AutoZone.

Mayor Eric Papenfuse vetoed the measure, arguing that the city could use its discretion in approving street vacations to ask developers to abide by community standards, including the creation of affordable housing and job opportunities for minority and women laborers.

For example, council could withhold approval for a street vacation until a developer agrees to set aside affordable units in a housing project or employ local laborers—particularly minorities—on job sites.

“I think there is an opportunity for City Council to establish a review criteria for street vacations linked to the land development process that will help the city achieve some of its goals with regard to contracting and affordable housing,” Papenfuse said.

Council members, though, bristled at what they said was a new rationale for controlling a development project.

“The mayor has not sent down any legislation to address affordable housing or [minority business] participation,” Councilwoman Shamaine Daniels said. “So, I really I find this administration’s position just to be really artifice and not anything of much substance.”

Budget Dispute Resolved

Harrisburg City Council and the administration agreed to resolve a 2019 budget dispute without changing the original spending plan.

The approved, $70.8 million municipal budget contained flat spending compared to the prior year and no tax increases.

After a one-week delay, council members did not amend the mayor’s proposed budget, but they did attach two conditions to their approval. First, the mayor must provide written justification for awarding salary increases greater than 5 percent, and, secondly, must provide council with quarterly reports of unused salary funds.

Council also amended the 2019 budget to re-institute the director of community and economic development position, a role that was omitted from the city’s organizational chart as part of Mayor Eric Papenfuse’s proposed reorganization of city departments.

The amendment does not carry any new funding, so the city’s 2019 spending plan is unchanged. Councilman Ben Allatt said that the council will seek grants in the new year to pay the salary for a new director.

As always, the city’s largest operating expenditure in 2019 — $32.7 million — will be for personnel. Debt service and healthcare will eat up $9.8 million and $11 million from the operating budget, respectively. The budget also allocates $6.8 million in capital improvement spending.

Even though personnel expenses increased by $500,000 from 2018, Papenfuse said a priority for the 2019 budget is to maintain Harrisburg’s current staff capacity, which his administration has rebuilt after years of austerity.

Rather than add new personnel in 2019, the mayor proposed reorganizing the city’s departments to more closely align with the city council committee structure.

The city’s new organizational chart creates seven city departments to correspond with the seven council committees. The chart dissolves the Department of Community of Economic Development and replaces it with the Department of Engineering and Development.

Body Camera RFP Issued

The Harrisburg Police Bureau is eyeing a late spring launch for its department-wide body camera program, according to city hall documents.

The police bureau last month issued a request for proposals (RFP) to potential vendors, inviting them to submit cost estimates and specifications for 100 body-worn police cameras and a video storage system.

Bidders must provide detailed descriptions of their camera equipment and IT services, as well as a budget narrative that includes a unit price for cameras and accessories, a price for cloud-based video storage, and a fixed yearly rate for maintenance and support.

The RFP does not state a budget for the new program. The bureau was given $150,000 in Harrisburg’s 2019 budget to purchase body camera equipment, a figure that included $80,000 in unspent funds from 2018.

City officials announced in September 2017 that they would equip the city’s uniformed patrol officers with body cameras the following year.

The program was delayed, however, as police officials tried to determine which specifications they needed in recording and video storage equipment.

Kline Plaza Sells

Harrisburg’s Kline Plaza has sold to a New York-based realty company, which hopes to bring new life to the aging shopping center.

Nassimi Realty LLC, based in Manhattan, bought the mid-20th century, low-slung retail and office complex for $8.7 million on Dec. 24, according to Dauphin County property records.

Kevin Nassimi, vice president of leasing, said that the family-run company was interested in the property because “this is what we do.”

“The agent for the seller brought us the opportunity, and it made sense for us,” he said.

The company specializes in multi-unit retail and currently owns 25 million square feet of shopping center space in the eastern United States, including four other properties in Pennsylvania, Nassimi said.

Kline Village, located near the city line with Penbrook, is anchored by Giant Food, which recently signed a 10-year lease extension, and includes a Fine Wine and Good Spirits store, a Rent-a-Center and a Family Dollar, in addition to several other stores, a gas station and a state Department of Health walk-in location.

Nassimi purchased the property for about half the price of the last sale. According to Dauphin County, KOP Kline Plaza LLC, another New York-based realty investment group, bought the complex for $17.3 million in 2004.

Kevin Nassimi attributed the much lower sales price to 10 current vacancies in the 240,000-square-foot complex, including two office tenants that recently left.

“That’s a big hit financially,” he said. “That’s a tall task.”

Commissioners Seek Re-Election

Long-time incumbents Jeff Haste, Mike Pries and George Hartwick last month announced their intention to run for re-election for four-year terms as Dauphin County commissioners.

Republicans Haste and Pries have served on the three-member board since 2002 and 2010, respectively. Hartwick, a Democrat, was first elected in 2003.

In their re-election announcements, all three incumbents cited 14 years without a county property tax increase as a significant accomplishment.

Diane Bowman, a former Susquehanna Township commissioner, will join Hartwick as his running mate on the Democratic side.

This year, the primary election is slated for May 21, with the general election on Nov. 5.

So Noted

Barley Snyder last month announced that attorney Sarah C. Yerger had joined its Harrisburg office as part of the law firm’s employment practice group. Yerger worked for more than 13 years in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, moving to the private sector in 2013.

Elementary Coffee Co. announced last month plans to open a new roastery and coffee shop at 256 North St., Harrisburg. Owner Andrea Grove said that she expects to open this spring inside the newly renovated building, but will retain her stand in the Broad Street Market.

Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC boards of directors last month named Barb Bowker of PSECU as chair of the chamber and Jeannine Peterson of Hamilton Health Center as chair of CREDC for 2019. Other Chamber officers for 2019 include Tom Sposito of S&T Bank, Merone Yemane of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Greg Gunn of Gunn-Mowery, Karen Gunnison of Capital Blue Cross and Zachary Khuri of First National Bank. Other CREDC officers for 2019 include Ben Dunlap of Nauman Smith, Mayur Patel of Laughner Patel Developers, Mike Funck of Wohlsen Construction, Casey Khuri of NAI CIR and Wade Becker of RKL.

PSECU last month named George Rudolph as its new president. Rudolph will join PSECU in April to succeed the retiring Greg Smith, who has served as PSECU’s president for the past 28 years.

S&T Bank last month promoted Jordan Space to executive vice president, market president for the central Pennsylvania region. Space, who joined S&T in 2015, also was recently appointed to the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s board of trustees. In addition, he is a member of the Lancaster City Alliance executive leadership team.

UPMC Pinnacle plans to add several floors to its West Shore Hospital in Hampden Township to accommodate the growing needs of area residents. Plans call for adding floors above the emergency department to provide 58 more beds. The Ortenzio Cancer Center at UPMC Pinnacle is also expanding its cancer programs to include infusion treatment for thoracic, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, head and neck and other cancers.

Urban Churn announced last month that it would open an ice cream production and retail space at 1004 N. 3rd St. in Harrisburg. Owner Adam Brackbill expects the craft creamery and scoop shop to open in early spring. Urban Churn also has a stand inside the Broad Street Market, which Brackbill plans to retain.

Changing Hands

Adrian St., 2245: S. Nolan to A. Kusery, $69,000

Adrian St., 2253: D. Rivera to E. Rivera Jr., $70,000

Antoine St., 500: L. Benzie to R. & P. Kotz, $165,000

Benton St., 620: PA Deals LLC to E. Shenk, $65,900

Benton St., 632: LMK Properties LLC to R. & B. Lomax, $30,000

Berryhill St., 2419: D. Seng to PT Capital Properties LLC, $55,000

Boas St., 414: A. Antoun to Berlin Group LLC, $75,000

Boas St., 420: M. Cohen to PA Deals LLC, $55,000

Calder St., 209: D. Weaver to M. Packard & C. DeAngelis, $143,500

Cumberland St., 121: J. & K. Bowser to J. Gurreri, $124,900

Delaware St., 263: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to R. & C. Steele, $67,000

Delaware St., 267: J. Renue to H. St. Phard, $127,500

Duke St., 2441: T. Nguyen & D. Thu to A. & R. Clark, $60,000

Fillmore St., 622: KAB Rental Properties LLC to S. Pierce, $68,500

Forster St., 2007: J. Claiborn to S. & M. Simpson, $55,000

Green St., 1319: K. Umbenhauer to V. Bajpai & J. Pierce, $109,900

Green St., 1712: S. Heredia to S. Jusufovic, $35,000

Green St., 1904: S. Watkins to R. & A. Gonsar, $195,000

Greenwood St., 2031: M. & M. Kochenour to S. Thomas, $82,000

Hillside Rd., 210: P. & M. Walsh to C. Rockwell, $107,000

Hoffman St., 3102: J. & A. Edwards to E. Mishler, $129,900

Holly St., 2002: Skye Holdings LLC to J. Elias Holdings LLC, $32,000

Hunter St., 1535: S. Costa to Delmax Properties LLC, $35,000

Kensington St., 1918 & 1920: Rohrer Rentals and B., C. & K. Rohrer to J. Willingham, $45,500

Lewis St., 320: B. Williams to Wyco Investments LLC, $53,500

Magnolia Dr., 2402: J. Hamburg to R. Gatling, $170,900

Manada St., 1918: 2013 Central PA Real Estate LLC to 1918 Manada Street LLC, $64,900

Market St., 1152, 1152½ & 1154: S. Peart to 1152 1154 Market St. LLC, $135,000

Market St., 1842: Adonis Real Estate LLC to A. & R. Clark, $92,000

Market St., 1916: C. Centeno to J. Alvarado, $41,500

Muench St., 607: N. Clouser to Buonarroti Trust, $35,000

North St., 1842: SRJ Realty to Sunshine ABQ Real Estate Investment LLC, $34,250

N. 2^nd St., 110, 112 & 115; 211 Locust St.; 206 Walnut St.: Sandton Fund II Holdings LLC & NAI CIR to Second & Locust Investors LLC, $1,850,000

N. 2^nd St., 515: Candlelight Properties Inc. to E. & H. Harbilas, $525,000

N. 2^nd St., 1001: Tang & Perkins LLC to AON LLC, $212,000

N. 2^nd St., 1319: A. Pruett to A. Black, $95,000

N. 2^nd St., 1909: S. Jusufovic to S. Catanese, $167,000

N. 2^nd St., 2432: M. & R. England to B. Eisner, $60,501

N. 2^nd St., 2443: M. Myers to M. & R. Row, $112,500

N. 2^nd St., 2735: K. & H. Thornton to B. Eisner, $123,201

N. 2^nd St., 2841: W. & W. Miller to Michael Barrett Market Street LLC, $200,000

N. 2^nd St., 2846: G. Harke & B. Voss to C. Souchek, $126,500

N. 3^rd St., 1211: T. & E. Chance to C. & L. Eby, $145,000

N. 3^rd St., 2211: D. Chen to J. & A. Sanderson & B. Sheaffer, $92,500

N. 3^rd St., 3020: PA Deals LLC to D. & K. Borelli, $99,900

N. 4^th St., 1630: Leahy Family Trust to J. Parfitt, $91,500

N. 5^th St., 1619: RMAC Trust & Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC to R. Par, $67,500

N. 5^th St., 3009: N. Acharya to T. Fenderson, $119,900

N. 5^th St., 3108: J. Charlton to P. Stawski, $74,000

N. 6^th St., 2526: G. Neff to L. & N. Perry, $34,000

N. 10^th St., 23 & 27: Equity Trust Co. FBO Robert Clay IRA to 812 Market Inc. & Property Management Inc., $100,000

N. 10^th St., 31: R. & B. Clay to 812 Market Inc. Property Management, $250,000

N. 19^th St., 26: A. & S. Ali to D. Paulino, $70,000

N. Front St., 1525, Unit 307: PA Housing Finance Agency & U.S. Bank National Association Trustee to K. Russell, $85,900

N. Front St., 1605: M. Sibrava to AON LLC, $595,000

Paxton St., 1638: CNC Realty Group LLC & C. Brown Sr. to AUM Investments LP, $36,000

Paxton St., 1726: Kirsch & Burns LLC to L. Dinh & T. Truong, $48,000

Peffer St., 232: E. Horn to S. Leister, $119,900

Regina St., 1813: Atlantic North Star Properties LLC to Sunshine ABQ Real Estate Investment LLC, $30,000

Reily St., 309: L. Fickes & J. Heath to M. & A. Manning, $95,275

Rumson Dr., 2639: J. & C. Renninger to R. Asplen, $87,500

Rumson Dr., 2856: Zelda Marilyn Rosenbaum Trust to S. Aiken, $76,000

Sassafras St., 203: R. Sohmer to W. & E. Branter, $85,000

Seneca St., 217: D. & V. Fry to M. Hoffman, $140,000

Seneca St., 239: A. Manderino to J. Payne, $72,000

Seneca St., 323: A. Otwell to M. & R. Khan, $35,000

Showers St., 577: C. Mulkey to M. Koerner & A. Koch, $104,900

Showers St., 607: C. & R. Haigh to E. Moffet, $143,000

Showers St., 716: N. & R. Godfrey to L. Kraynak, $134,000

S. 13^th St., 1531: J. Beebe to Fruition Holdings LLC, $61,500

S. 15^th St., 351: M. Gray to R. Levasseur & R. Similien, $30,000

S. 18^th St., 916: Crist Holdings LLC to 916 S. 18^th LLC, $325,000

S. 19^th St., 232: S. & K. Sanderson to B. Dessalegn, $30,000

S. 25^th St., 101 & 101 Rear S. 25^th St.: KOP Kline Plaza LLC & Ryan LLC Tax Compliance to Kline Plaza LLC & Nassimi Realty LLC, $8,700,000

S. Front St., 315: S. Eicher to K. Campbell, $144,000

State St., 231, Unit 101: LUX 1 LP to Commonwealth Entrepreneurs LLC, $362,500

State St.,. 1720: Vista Properties LLC to J. Virbitsky, $82,300

State St., 1812: R. Burnett to R. Burnett Sr., $55,000

State St., 1934: D. Schneider to Wilton Hampshire LLC, $85,000

Swatara St., 1914: P. Miller Sr. to A. Padua, $31,000

Swatara St., 2144: D. Selvey to K. & F. Pichardo, $94,000

Woodbine St., 420: T. Griese to J. Cheatham, $51,500
Harrisburg property sales for December 2018, greater than $30,000. Source: Dauphin County. Data is assumed to be accurate.

Happenings: Our February Calendar of Events

January 31, 2019 | by Missy Smith

Museum & Art Spaces

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

“Historic Vehicle Association Display,” through Feb. 28

“Post World War II Luxury Convertibles,” through spring 2019

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

“Figuratively Speaking” winter member exhibition focusing on the human form, through Feb. 14

“Invitational Exhibition,” Feb. 23-March 29; reception, Feb. 23, 5-8 p.m.

Carlisle Arts Learning Center
38 W. Pomfret St., Carlisle
717-249-6973; carlislearts.org

“Alterations—A Juried Exhibit,” through Feb. 2
“Purple POPS,” member show, Feb. 8-March 9; reception: Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m.

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

Artist of the Month: Carisa Kozicky

Messiah College School of Arts
One College Ave., Mechanicsburg
717-766-2511; messiah.edu

“Shale Play—Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields,” Feb. 6-March 15; reception: Feb. 7, 4:15-6 p.m.

“Art Education Senior Show 2019,” through Feb. 15

“Additive Process—Art of Additive Manufacturing,” works by Taekyeom Lee, Feb. 15-March 14; reception: Feb. 15, 4:15-6:15 p.m.

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

New works by Linda Benton McCloskey, Lauren Castillo, John Davis, Bob McCloskey, Marsha Souders, and Paul Vasiliades, through Feb. 10

New works by Susan Bailey, Jonathan Bean, Ann Benton Yeager, Tami Bitner, Julie Iaria and Joan Maguire, Feb. 12-March 10

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

“Miniature to Monumental,” 3-dimensional works by Rick Summons, through April 1

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum
1820 N. 4th St., Harrisburg
717-232-8915; pnfm.org

Exhibits dedicated to Pennsylvania firefighting history

Perry County Council of the Arts
Landis House, 67 N. 4th St. 2nd St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

“Enhanced Thrift Art,” featuring visual art that began as thrift store or yard sale finds and received creative makeovers, Feb. 8-March 29; reception: Feb. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Perry County Council of the Arts
PCCA Gallery, 1 S. Second St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

“Plastique,” an imaginative showing of art created with single-use plastics, Feb. 8-March 30; reception: Feb. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Rose Lehrman Art Gallery
One HACC Drive, Harrisburg
717-780-2435; hacc.edu

“American Epic: A Series of Linocut Prints,” by printmaker Jesse Shaw, through Feb. 15

“Same River Twice,” glass sculptures by Marc Petrovic, Feb. 25-March 21; lecture and reception, March 21, 5:30 p.m.

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

“Innovative Means: Photography from the Collection,” featuring 29 photographs from the museum’s fine art collection, spanning almost 80 years, through Feb. 17

“Dressed for Service: Pennsylvanians in the Great War,” through May 5

“Pennsylvania at War: World War I Posters from the Pennsylvania State Archives,” through Dec. 29

“Pennsylvania at War: The Saga of the USS Pennsylvania,” through Dec. 29

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

“Celebrating Sprocket Murals 2014-2017,” a record of the citywide mural project created with a community of volunteers and artists, through Feb. 10

“Pattern & Place,” large-scale paintings by Danielle Klebes and Maija Miettinen that incorporate patterned brushstrokes as a response to the world and spaces they inhabit, through Feb. 17

“Special FX,” featuring works that explore pattern, optical illusion and the art of dazzle camouflage, through Feb. 24

“Visions of Place: Complex Geographies in Contemporary Israeli Art,” featuring 34 contemporary artists and about 50 works in a variety of media, Feb. 10-May 19; member’s preview: Feb. 9, 5-7 p.m.

“Cinema Drive,” a collection of photographs by artist and educator Michael Fickes, exploring the notion of permanence through the evolution of aesthetics and design, Feb. 15-March 24

“Overlapping Tension,” featuring the work of Los Angeles-based artist Yasmine Diaz, Pittsburgh-based Vanessa German, and Tuscon-base Laura Tanner Graham, Feb. 22-May 5

Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery
Lebanon Valley College
101 College Ave., Annville
717-233-8668; lvc.edu/gallery

“Dorothea’s Lange’s America,” featuring photography by Lange and 13 other artists, whose work documented the Great Depression, through March 24

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

“Head Series—Gerri McCritty,” Feb. 1-22

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

Works by Ann Benton Yeager

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

Art gallery by Sarah Fogg, through Feb. 15

Art gallery by Amanda Rife, Feb. 15-March 14

Read, Make, Learn

Carlisle Arts Learning Center
38 W. Pomfret St., Carlisle
717-249-6973; carlislearts.org

Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26: Beginning Knitting, 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 21-March 28: Basic Watercolor, Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23: Day of Drawing Workshop, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Feb. 26-April 2: Advanced Photography, 6 Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.
Feb. 27: Up-Cycled Jewelry Snowman Picture, 6-8 p.m.

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

Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day, 6-9 p.m.
Feb. 15: Valentine’s Dinner, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Feb. 28: Trip to the Bayou, 6-9 p.m.

East Shore Area Library
4501 Ethel St., Harrisburg
717-652-9380; dcls.org

Feb. 14: Device Club, 1-2:30 p.m.
Feb. 16: Family Game Day, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Feb. 22: Basic Email II: 6-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 25: Paws 2 Read, 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 26: Friends of East Shore Area Library Meeting, 9:30-11:15 a.m.

Elizabethtown Public Library
10 S. Market St., Elizabethtown
717-367-7467; etownpubliclibrary.org

Feb. 1: A Taste of Western Lancaster County, 4:30-9 p.m.
Feb. 2: Six More Weeks of Reading

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

Feb. 1: Youth Chess Night, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 2: Lincoln—Lie, Legends and Myth, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25: Great Decisions 2019, 1 p.m.
Feb. 5: Curl Up with the Classics—“The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” 10 a.m.
Feb. 5: Moving Forward Book Group w/Hospice of Central PA, 1 p.m.
Feb. 7, 21: Plot Twisters Teen Writers Group, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 7, 21: Twisted Stitchers, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 8: Foreign Film Friday, 2 and 7 p.m.
Feb. 9: Book vs. Movie—“Paddington,” 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 10: An Afternoon with Martha Washington, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 11: Philosopher’s Roundtable, 2 p.m.
Feb. 17: Game Day for All, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 21: READ to Dogs, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 25: Fredricksen Reads—“The Other Einstein,” 7 p.m.
Feb. 26: Engineering Design Challenge—Paper Structures (ages 9-12), 5 p.m.

Gallery on the Square
Millersburg Area Art Association
226 Union St., Millersburg
Facebook: Gallery on the Square

Feb. 6: Water Goblet/Wine Glass Painting, 7 p.m.

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

Feb. 3-March 10: Musical Level 1, 2-5 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
40 Northeast Dr., Hershey
hersheyart.org

Feb. 1-April 5: Oil Painting, Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Feb. 6-March 27: Realistic Oil Painting, Wednesdays, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Feb. 26: Exploring Watercolor, Tuesdays, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Hershey Public Library
701 Cocoa Ave., Hershey
717-533-6555; hersheylibrary.org

Feb. 2, 9, 23: Chess Club, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 2: Friend’s Winter Film Festival: Based on the Books: The Birds, 2 p.m.
Feb. 4: Books and Babies, 9:30 a.m.
Feb. 4: Books and Babies 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25: Crazy 8s (Grades 3-5), 4 p.m.
Feb. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27: 1, 2, Whee!, 10 a.m.
Feb. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28: Penn State Hershey: Mothers & Babies Together, 10 a.m.
Feb. 5, 11, 19, 26: Girls Who Code, 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 6: In the Middle: Games, 3 p.m.
Feb. 6: LEGO Club, 4 p.m.
Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27: Sensory 1, 2, Whee!, 11 a.m.
Feb. 8, 22: Play Day for Families, 10 a.m.
Feb. 9: 2^nd Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 9, 16, 23: Friend’s Winter Film Festival—Based on the Books, 2 p.m.
Feb. 10: Friends’ Children’s Program—Totally Vocally, 2 p.m.
Feb. 11, 18, 25: Storytime for 3s & 4s, 10 a.m.
Feb. 11, 18, 25: Storytime for 4s & 5s, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 13: In the Middle—Art, 3 p.m.
Feb. 20: In the Middle—Writing, 3 p.m.
Feb. 21: Adulting: Job Hunting, 3 p.m.
Feb. 25: Central PA Blood Drive, 3 p.m.
Feb. 27: Friend’s Meeting, 9:15 a.m.
Feb. 27: In the Middle—Creativity, 3 p.m.

Joseph T. Simpson Public Library
16 N. Walnut St, Mechanicsburg
717-766-0171; simpsonlibrary.org

Feb. 4: Brain Games for Adults, 10-11 a.m.
Feb. 5: Tabletop Games, 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 5, 12, 19: Tea & Stitches, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Feb. 7: Learn to Knit/Crochet, 7-8 p.m.
Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28: Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Feb. 11: iPad/iPhone Beginners, 1-3 p.m.
Feb. 11: English Conversation Group, 6:30-8 p.m.
Feb. 12: Tax Help, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Feb. 13: Mad About Mysteries, 7-8 p.m.
Feb. 18: Brain Games for Adults, 10-11 a.m.
Feb. 18: Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
Feb. 20: SciFi Book Club, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 21: Thursday Morning Book Club, 10 a.m.–1 a.m.
Feb. 25: English Conversation Group, 6:30-8 p.m.
Feb. 26: Tea & Stitches Extended, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Feb. 27: Yoga for Beginners, 7-8 p.m.

Kline Library
530 S. 29^th St., Harrisburg
717-234-3934; dcls.org

Feb. 2: Game Day, 12-4 p.m.
Feb. 9: Essential Oils 101, 1-2 p.m.
Feb. 12: Family Game Day, 6-7 p.m.
Feb. 20: Resume Writing Series, 1-2:30 p.m.
Feb. 21: Friends of Kline Library Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m.
Feb. 27: Knit 1, Crochet Too!, 6-8 p.m.

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

Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23: Passageways—Trans and Non-Binary Group, 2-4 p.m.
Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24: Common Roads Young Adult, 4 p.m.
Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27: Common Roads Youth, 6 p.m.

Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library
2410 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-232-7286; dcls.org

Feb. 6: Dungeons and Dragons, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Feb. 12, 26: Job Seekers Resources, 1-2:30 p.m.
Feb. 25: Cookbook Book Club—Soul Food, 6-7 p.m.

McCormick Riverfront Library
101 Walnut St., Harrisburg
717-234-4976; dcls.org

Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27: Mid-Day Getaway, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Feb. 15: Farmhouse Chic Art, 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 26: Device Club, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Middletown Public Library
20 N. Catherine St, Middletown
717-944-6412; middletownpubliclib.org

Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22: Science Fiction Book Club (meets online)
Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25: STEM Club, 5:30-7 p.m.
Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26: Storytime and Craft, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26: Tales with T.A.I.L.S., 6-7 p.m.
Feb. 7: Book Club, 6-7 p.m.
Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28: LEGO Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9, 23: Super Saturday—Storytime and Free Play, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Feb. 18: Mystery Book Club, 6-7 p.m.

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

Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22: Nathaniel Gadsden’s Spoken Word Café, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 2: An Afternoon w/Diane McCormick, 4-6 p.m.
Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28: Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 9: An Evening w/Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan, 5-6 p.m.
Feb. 10: An Afternoon w/Deborah and James Fallows, 4-5 p.m.
Feb. 12: An Evening w/Robbie Tolan, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 16: An Evening w/Ross Gay, 5-6 p.m.
Feb. 17: An Afternoon w/Pam Jenoff, 4-5 p.m.
Feb. 20: Sci Fi & Fantasy Book Club, 7 p.m.
Feb. 24: Democratic Socialist of America Reading Group, 2 p.m.

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

Feb. 2: Fundamentals of Photography I, 1-3 p.m.
Feb. 9: Fluid Art Class, 12-2:30 p.m.
Feb. 13: Art, Food & Brew Crawl, 6-9 p.m.
Feb. 15: Abstract Painting, 6:30-9 p.m.
Feb. 23: Fluid Art, 12-2:30 p.m.

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

Feb. 10: Community Beginner Yoga Class, 10 a.m.

New Cumberland Public Library
1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland
717-774-7820; newcumberlandlibrary.org

Feb. 2: LEGO Madness, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Feb, 4, 11: Preschool Storytime, 10:15 a.m.
Feb. 4, 11: 1-2-3 Library! Family Storytime, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 4, 18: Monday Great Books Discussion, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Feb. 5: Tales for T.A.I.L.S., 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5, 12: Preschool Storytime, 1 p.m.
Feb. 5, 12, 19: Book Babies Storytime, 11:15 a.m.
Feb. 5, 12, 19: Tuesday Night Book Discussion Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7: Ruth’s Mystery Discussion Group, 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
Feb. 9: Write-On Writer’s Workshop, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Feb. 12: Book Review
Feb. 13, 27: Wednesday Great Books Discussion Group, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Feb. 16: Couponing for Extreme Savings, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Feb. 16: Children’s Book Writers Critique Group, 2-4 p.m.

Palmyra Public Library
50 Landings Dr., Annville
717-838-1347; palmyra.lclibs.org

Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26: Smart Start Storytime, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28: Little Explorers Story Time, 10:30-11 a.m.
Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28: Little Explorers Story Time, 1:30-2 p.m.
Feb. 19: Makerspace (for kids in grades 1-6), 3:30-5 p.m.
Feb. 23: iPad for Seniors, 10-11:30 a.m.
Feb. 28: Kindle Fire for Beginners, 1-2 p.m.

The Perfect 5^th
4913 Gettysburg Rd., Mechanicsburg
717-691-9100; theperfect5th.com

Feb. 16: East Meets West Music Collaborative

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

Feb. 9: Mindful Ikebana Workshop, 1-2 p.m.
Feb. 23: Intro to Intuitive Painting, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

Feb. 1: Story Time—“The Most Magnificent Thing,” 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 14: Nature Lab—Ducks, 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 15: Learn at Lunchtime—Planetarium “American Red Cross Knits for Uncle Sam,” 12:15 p.m.
Feb. 21: Curiosity Kids—Magnets, 11:30 a.m.

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

Feb. 2-April 27: Saturday Morning Art Club
Feb. 2-April 27: Young Artist Camp
Feb. 20: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery
Lebanon Valley College
101 College Ave., Annville
717-233-8668; lvc.edu/gallery

Feb. 16: Black and white portraits workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Susquehanna Folk Music Society
717-745-6577; sfmsfolk.org

Feb. 15: Waltz/Couples Dance, 7-9 p.m.

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

Feb. 2: Kids Discover—Groundhogs, 10-11:30 a.m.
Feb. 9: Kids Discover—Animals and Their Tracks, 10-11:30 a.m.
Feb. 12: “The World Is Our Classroom” by Cindy Ross, 7-8:30 p.m.
Feb. 16: The Great Backyard Bird Count, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Feb. 16: Webelos Scout Program—Into the Wild, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Feb. 21-March 28: Fly Tying Classes, Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 24: Winter Tree ID, 1-3 p.m.
Feb. 26: Wellness In Your Woods, 7-8 p.m.

William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library
200 W. Second St., Hummelstown
717-566-0949; dcls.org

Feb. 5: Novel Thoughts Book Club, 6:30-8 p.m.
Feb. 7: eReader Resources, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Feb. 7: Teen Night—Sweet and Speedy Games, 6-7 p.m.
Feb. 13: 2^nd Wednesday Cinema, 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 14: Family Game Day, 6-7 p.m.
Feb. 19: Novel Thoughts Too Book Club, 1-3 p.m.

Winters Heritage House Museum
41-47 E. High St., Elizabethtown
717-367-4672; elizabethtownhistory.org

Feb. 8: Story Hour, 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1 p.m.

Yoga at Simply Well
28 S. Pitt St., Carlisle
717-968-0167; yogaatsimplywell.com

Feb. 2-23: Teen Yoga 4-week series, Saturday, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Feb. 16: Yoga Nidra Guided Relaxation, 2-3 p.m.

Live Music

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

Feb. 22: Chris Janson
Feb. 23: Alan Parsons
Feb. 24: Jackie Evancho
Feb. 26: RAIN—A Tribute to the Beatles

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

Feb. 1: People’s Blues of Richmond
Feb. 2: Cris Jacobs
Feb. 9: Flux Capacitor
Feb. 10: Charm City Junction
Feb. 15: Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers & Mountain Mule
Feb. 16: Dirty Sweet
Feb. 22-23: Millennium Music Conference

Appell Center for the Performing Arts
50 N. George St., York
717-846-1111; appellcenter.org

Jan. 1: Jazz in the City, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Feb. 16: York Symphony Orchestra—David Bowie
Feb. 26: Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins
Feb. 27: The Chieftains

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

Feb. 1, 16: Ted Ansel
Feb. 2, 5, 12, 14, 15, 20, 26: Noel Gevers
Feb. 6, 19: Andrea Britton
Feb. 7, 24, 28: Anthony Haubert
Feb. 8: Corinna Joy and Noel Gevers
Feb. 9, 13: Roy Lefevre
Feb. 21: Corinna Joy
Feb. 27: Chris Purcell

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

Feb. 15: Let’s Hang On—Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Tribute
Feb. 16: TUSK—Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

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

Feb. 2: Vista
Feb. 5: Pop Evil, Joan of Arc
Feb. 8: Ben Nichols
Feb. 9: Black Crown Initiate
Feb. 13: Between The Buried And Me
Feb. 15, 16: Kix
Feb. 16: Vito & Friends
Feb. 17: Murphey’s Law

Cliff’s Tavern
1104 Carlisle Rd., Camp Hill
717-412-7323; cliffstavern.com

Feb. 1: Luv Gods
Feb. 2: Bark At The Moon (Ozzy Osbourne Tribute)
Feb. 8: Nate Myers
Feb. 9: Nine D
Feb. 15: Stu Huggins and the Black Ties
Feb. 16: Janelle Berones

Club XL
801 S. 10th St., Harrisburg
717-409-8975; xlhbg.com

Feb. 1: Tenille Arts, AJ Moody, Devon Nickoles and Rot Leey
Feb. 2: DELTAnine, RaidBoss, Bad Habit, Schweez + Sewerboy
Feb. 8: Kung Fu, Swift Technique
Feb. 9: Gas Station Disco, Doc Marten & the Flannels, Light Up the Moon
Feb. 11: Kurt Vile & The Violators
Feb. 16: The Glorious Sons w/Liily
Feb. 22: Keller Williams
Feb. 23: Millennium Music Conference Showcase

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

Feb. 1: Antonio Andrade
Feb. 2: Dominick Cicco
Feb. 9: Hard Travelin’
Feb. 10: Kevin Kline
Feb. 15: Matt Tarka
Feb. 16: Doug Morris
Feb. 17: David Fishel
Feb. 24: Rand Hubiak

East Shore Area Library
4501 Ethel St., Harrisburg
717-652-9380; dcls.org

Feb. 8: The Dreadnought Brigade

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

Jan. 13: Los Monstros

Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
The Forum at 5th and Walnut St., Harrisburg
717-545-5527; harrisburgsymphony.org

Feb. 9-10: Masterworks
Feb. 11: Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestra

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

Feb. 15: Hershey Symphony
Feb. 17: Tedeschi Trucks Band w/The National Reserve
Feb. 22: Disney’s DCappella

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

Feb. 1: Radio Neon
Feb. 2: DJ Magic, Emily’s Toy Box
Feb. 8: That Band
Feb. 9: DJ David Matrix, JVB
Feb. 15: Josh Squared Band
Feb. 16: DJ Ray Rossi, Shea Quinn’s The Band Who Sold the World, Luv Gods
Feb. 22: Vinyl Groov
Feb. 23: DJ Damian, Smooth Like Clyde

House of Music, Arts & Culture (H*MAC)
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com

Feb. 2: Coast 2 Coast Band, Green Jelly, Decipher Life, Secret Face, Audiobox
Feb. 5: Drew & Ellie Holcomb
Feb. 9: Rise Among Rivals, Defending Cain, Behind the Grey, From Dawn To Death, The Gone
Feb. 15: Wolfpac, Baby Fam, Ock Soprano + Ted, Low, Grimm Vader, Rapper AB
Feb. 16: Flaw, Farewell to Fear, Suicide Puppets, Spinebelt, Dreams of Eden, Gallowglass
Feb. 20: Chuck Prophet
Feb. 21: Crazy Town, Snow Villain
Feb. 23: Entellekt, Honeycomb, A. Rob, Messiah, Triz, Alonda Rich

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

Feb. 8: Hometime, Club 27, Regrown
Feb. 10: Jesse Barki
Feb. 22: Felix Black

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

Feb. 2: Bazzi w/Bryce Vine
Feb. 8: Terri Clark, Pam Tillis and Suzy Bogguss
Feb. 12: Mnozil Brass—Cirque
Feb. 22: The Temptations and The Four Tops
Feb. 24: Mark Chesnutt, Neal McCoy and Joe Diffie

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

Feb. 10: Windy Symphony Family Concert
Feb. 15: The Hot Sardines
Feb. 22: U.S. Army Blues w/Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble

Market Cross Pub & Brewery
113 N. Hanover St., Carlisle
717-258-1234; marketcrosspub.com

Feb. 2: Drivin Wheel
Feb. 9: Jim Kleinklaus
Feb. 16: Willies
Feb. 23: Shrimp Ryan String Bands
Feb. 24: Kirk Wise

Market Square Concerts
marketsquareconcerts.org

Feb. 16: Arts on the Square—L’anima d’amore Valentine Concert
Feb. 20: Doric String Quartet

Messiah College School of Arts
One College Ave., Mechanicsburg
717-766-2511; messiah.edu

Feb. 24: Mendelssohn Piano Trio
Feb. 28: Messiah College Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds

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

Feb. 2: Roadside Attraction
Feb. 9: Funktion
Feb. 16: Radio Neon
Feb. 23: Roy LeFever

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

Feb. 23: Ray Owen

Perry County Council of the Arts
Landis House, 67 N. 4th St. 2nd St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

Feb. 21: Coffeehouse Open Mic

River City Blues Club & Dart Room
819 S. Cameron St., Harrisburg
717-525-8926; rivercityhbg.com

Feb. 2: Don Johnson

Rusty Rail Brewing Company
5 N. 8th North St., Mifflinburg
570-966-7878; rustyrailbrewing.com

Feb. 8: Dave Brown & The Dishonest Fiddlers
Feb. 15: John Nemeth

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral
221 N. Front St., Harrisburg
717-236-4059; musicbytheriver.org

Feb. 2: Hot House Jazz

The Susquehanna Folk Music Society
717-745-6577; sfmsfolk.org

Feb. 2: Tracy Grammer
Feb. 9: Coffee House
Feb. 10: February Jam
Feb. 10: Charm City Junction

The Ware Center
42 N. Prince St., Lancaster
717-871-2308; millersville.edu/muarts

Feb. 1: Lancaster Gospel Roots
Feb. 2: Mwenso & the Shakes
Feb. 20: Third Coast Percussion
Feb. 23: Trio Clavino

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

Feb. 15: Houndmouth

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

Feb. 15: Pentley Holmes

The Stage Door

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

Feb. 15: “Masters of Illusion—Believe The Impossible”

Appell Center for the Performing Arts
50 N. George St., York
717-846-1111; appellcenter.org

Feb. 2: “American Girl Live”
Feb. 8: Leighann Lord w/Dylan Vattelana
Feb. 15: The Mac King Comedy Show
Feb. 17: “Legally Blonde The Musical”

The Belmont Theatre
27 S. Belmont St., York
717-854-3894; thebelmont.org

Feb. 15-17: “Little Shop of Horrors”

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

Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25: Open Mic Comedy Night

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

Feb. 1-9: “Stand By Your Man: Tammy Wynette Story”
Feb. 14-March 16: “Lucky Stiff”

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

Feb. 16-March 3: “All The King’s Men”
Feb. 21: TMI Improv Show

HACC Theatre
One HACC Drive, Harrisburg
717-780-2435; hacc.edu

Feb. 22-24: New Works Festival

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

Feb. 15-17: “All Shook Up”

Harrisburg Comedy Zone
110 Limekiln Rd., New Cumberland
717-920-5653; harrisburgcomedyzone.com

Feb. 1: Frosty February Drag Show
Feb. 1, 2: Kevin Lee
Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28: Open Mic
Feb. 8, 9, 10: Basile
Feb. 12: Chris Kattan
Feb. 15, 16: Mikey Mason w/Shawn Banks
Feb. 22, 23: Jay Nog

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

Feb. 1, 3: Level 1 Class Show
Feb. 24: Magic Fairy Pirate Monkeys w/Aesthetic Dying Duck

Hershey Area Playhouse
830 Cherry Dr., Hershey
717-533-8525; hersheyareaplayhouse.com

Feb. 7-17: “Dearly Departed”

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

Feb. 1-3: Monty Python’s “Spamalot”
Feb. 8: “Swan Lake”
Feb. 16: “Men Are From Mars—Women Are From Venus”
Feb. 28: Sebastian Maniscalco

House of Music, Arts & Culture (H*MAC)
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com

Feb. 15: Pretty Things Peep Show

Lancaster Marionette Theatre
126 N. Water St., Lancaster
717-394-8389; lancastermarionette.org

Feb. 2-March 9: “Sleeping Beauty”

Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
915 S. York St., Mechanicsburg
717-766-0535; ltmpa.com

Feb. 1-3: “Radium Girls”

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

Feb. 17: Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

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

Feb. 9: “Pete the Cat”

Messiah College School of Arts
One College Ave., Mechanicsburg
717-766-2511; messiah.edu

Feb. 7-17: “Company”

Open Stage of Harrisburg
223 Walnut St., Harrisburg
717-232-OPEN; openstagehbg.com

Feb. 16-March 3: “The Wolves”

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

Feb. 1-10: “The Mousetrap”

Rose Lehrman Art Center
One HACC Drive, Harrisburg
717-780-2435; hacc.edu

Feb. 12: Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater

The Ware Center
42 N. Prince St., Lancaster
717-871-2308; millersville.edu/muarts

Feb. 7: “Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim
Feb. 15-17: “Macbeth”
Feb. 28: “The Other Mozart”

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

Feb. 9: “Identity”

A Special Space: African-American businesses, artists find support at La Cultura.

January 31, 2019 | by Yaasmeen Piper

From the outside, it looks like any ordinary building.

Aside from its size and triangular shape, the building’s traditional white paint and red bricks almost blend in with the surrounding homes. However, a few times a month, locals will hear the thump of music vibrating the building and people pouring in as the space known as La Cultura comes alive.

Located on Verbeke Street, La Cultura, or “The Culture,” is a new hub for vendors and artists. At least once a month, organizers host pop-up shops, art exhibits, open mics and more, featuring black-owned businesses and African-American artists.

“We need a space for us. We need a space to seek refuge where we feel respected and understood,” said La Cultura founder Elyse Irvis. “A space where we can enact our cultural practices, whether it’s hearing rap music without hearing someone complain about the choice of genre or selling hair products that are for us.”

Businesses such as The Natural Pick, Amma Joe, She is Shic shoes and art organizations like Artcan have used La Cultura for their pop-up shops and exhibits.

“There are so many up-and-coming creatives, artists and entrepreneurs in the area that don’t get the opportunity to showcase their greatness,” said Erin Moore, founder of The Natural Pick. “This space is unique because it can become whatever you want. This is a space where they seek what’s fresh and allows [businesses] the spotlight and exposure.”

La Cultura is an idea that Irvis pondered for awhile. After high school, she set off to college at Syracuse University with the intent of never returning to Harrisburg.

Post-college, she lived in Philadelphia for three years and in the Bronx for two. In both cities, people of color made up the majority of the population, and Irvis felt a connection there. She felt a sense of community.

In 2017, when she moved back to Harrisburg, her craving for community persisted. Immediately, she got involved. She began working for a local nonprofit, became the membership chair for the African American Chamber of Commerce and joined Young Professionals of Color of Greater Harrisburg (YPOC). These organizations put her in the center of the local black and brown community of young professionals, and she wanted to help advocate for these businesses and artists.

Last June, Irvis hosted a pop-up shop at a new, black-owned Airbnb located in Uptown Harrisburg. There, she saw that people seemed unaware of the number and quality of local, black-owned businesses. She soon came across the space on Verbeke Street, and everything came together.

“I really wanted to find a way to generate dollars back into the local black community by investing in the local black businesses that you don’t see everyday, as far as a set address,” Irvis said. “The fact that this space was walking distance from the Broad Street Market, two blocks from the Riverfront, right in the heart of Midtown, the location was good for doing consistent pop ups, which was what I wanted to do and where I saw a need.”

La Cultura officially opened its doors in August. The first event landed during 3rd in the Burg, with a plethora of vendors and dozens of attendees. According to Moore, La Cultura not only offers a sense of community and culture, but it helps businesses like hers, which run mostly online, show their face to their community.

“It’s one thing to have an online presence and a social media platform, but it’s truly an experience when you get to see regulars or potential clients in person,” Moore said. “The face-to-face interactions are priceless, and this is a space where I am able to do so.”

So far, La Cultura has hosted events such as “The 7th Sense,” a live art showcase created to “stimulate all your senses,” “Don’t Touch My Hair,” an event inspired by Irvis’ own experiences, where attendees heard from hair experts and purchased locally made products, as well as many other pop-ups.

“There are still places where black and brown people don’t feel comfortable,” Irvis said. “I want to be a solution to that.”

La Cultura is located on 214 Verbeke St., Harrisburg. For more information, visit their Facebook page: LaCultura717.

D&H Distributing plans move from Harrisburg to Lower Paxton Township

January 29, 2019 | by Lawrance Binda

D&H will be headquartered in this building in Lower Paxton Township.

One of the region’s largest companies is moving out of Harrisburg, as D&H Distributing has purchased a 50-acre parcel of land in the nearby suburbs.

D&H expects to make the move later this year, relocating from its longtime Harrisburg headquarters to 100 and 200 Amp Dr. in Lower Paxton Township, near I-81, according to the company.

Co-President Dan Schwab said that a need for more space led to the move. With 244,512 square feet of office space between two main buildings, the new headquarters will be about twice as large as the current location on the 2500-block of N. 7th Street in Harrisburg, he said.

“The AMP Drive campus provides adequate space for continued expansion, future-proofing the D&H corporate headquarters for decades to come,” he said.

The new office will offer the company other amenities, such as easy highway access, a larger cafe, a full-service cafeteria, a state-of-the-art data center and a 900-space parking lot, according to D&H.

D&H bought the property for $8.2 million from TE Connectivity Corp., which will continue to occupy a portion of the campus. D&H will either sell or lease its current Harrisburg headquarters, Schwab said.

Founded in Williamsport as Economy Tire and Rubber, D&H last year marked its 100^th anniversary. Over the years, it evolved from a tire seller to become one of the country’s largest distributors of IT and electronics. It’s been at its current Harrisburg address since 1952.

Last year, Forbes magazine ranked D&H as No. 109 among the largest private companies in the United States. The company stated that it expects to add 30 jobs just this year.

“We’re loyal to Harrisburg,” said Co-President Michael Schwab. “The staff has admirably embraced this region over the years, and vice versa, including through local charity activities and community events. We wanted that relationship to continue well into the future, while providing a satisfying and effective work environment for our co-owners, even as we proceed on a rapid growth trajectory.”

This story has been updated to include additional information and comments from D&H Distributing.

TheBurg Podcast: “So Long For Now.”

January 25, 2019 | by TheBurg Staff

TheBurg Podcast is back with its last episode before a brief hiatus.

This week, Larry and Lizzy offer a roundup of recent city council activity, including the hullabaloo over a new Auto-Zone store and the decision to hire a lobbyist to help the city win over state lawmakers in 2019. They also discuss the school board’s impasse over the appointment of a new member — a matter that’s now headed to a Dauphin County judge. They end with a mournful discussion about the state of the local news business and the nefariousness of venture capitalists and newspaper parent companies.

A note to our listeners: TheBurg Podcast is on hiatus after this episode, since Lizzy is taking a new reporting job in Harrisburg on Monday. Thanks to everyone who’s listened and shared feedback! The Pod will be back after we find a new city reporter.

Stream the episode here, or subscribe to TheBurg Podcast in the Apple or Android podcast apps.

Read more about the topics discussed in this week’s episode:

Council overrides mayoral veto on AutoZone.

Mayor vetoes city council planning provision for AutoZone.

Mayor seeks new contract, broader goals for 2019 lobbying efforts.

Former news publisher appointed to oversee Harrisburg’s finances.

Harrisburg School Board delays decision on new member.

Appointment of new Harrisburg School Board member headed to county judge.

TheBurg Podcast is released semi-monthly by TheBurg Magazine. It is recorded in the offices of Startup Harrisburg and produced by Lizzy Hardison. Special thanks to Paul Coolley, who wrote our theme music.

Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

January 24, 2019 | by Sara Bozich

Happy Weekend!

This weekend, I’ll get to do some work and see some friends and colleagues over a couple beers, all of which is awesome. Outside of that, and the usual Market/Museum gig, it’s a “restful” weekend, or so I hope because I am tired.

But! There is ample live music, a beer/wine/bologna fest (! Save $10 with code “SARA”), brunch at Grand Illusion, and ample other options to keep things interesting.

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