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Three Cheers, Beers: Central PA’s newest breweries, distilleries pour partnerships into their businesses.

March 31, 2020 | by Karen Hendricks

“People appreciate seeing partnerships,” said Wade Leedy, co-owner of Fourscore Beer Co., Gettysburg, along with his brother Drew.

The brewing brothers have tapped into numerous creative partnerships since launching the brewpub last summer, including collabs with Maryland-based brewers—cleverly called the Mason Dixon Series, established through head brewer Ben Little. Partnerships with area growers include a limited release Apple Fritter Donut Stop Believin’, an apple cider donut milkshake beer brewed in collaboration with Adams County farm market Hollabaugh Bros.

Indeed partnerships are hopping at three of central Pennsylvania’s newer hot spots for beers and cheers: Fourscore, plus Liquid Noise Brewing Co., Marysville, and Hook & Flask Still Works, Carlisle.

Gateway Beer

The Leedy brothers aren’t new to Gettysburg’s restaurant scene—their grandfather opened Tommy’s Pizza, a Gettysburg institution, in 1973. The brothers continue to own and operate Tommy’s, located a block from Fourscore.

A nod to the immortal initial word of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Fourscore features a full brewpub menu created by Chef Zak Smith and a draft menu of 14 beers—10 rotating and four fixtures.

“Gettys Brau is an everyday beer—an easy-drinking gateway beer,” said Drew. “The Fix [involving another partnership] is a brown ale with an intense coffee aroma, from [Gettysburg roaster] Ragged Edge Coffee.”

Menu standouts include hand-breaded fried mozzarella, catfish tacos and plenty of partnerships—Cumberland County’s Eleven Oaks Farms’ Wagyu hot dogs, Adams County’s Rettland Farms’ Bratwurst, and a Fourscore Burger blending Lancaster County’s Stone Ridge Manor beef with Rettland’s sausage.

To what do they attribute their success?

“Consumers are more knowledgeable and demanding better products,” Drew said. “Being here in Gettysburg, we add something to the Civil War experience, and we just plan to build on our success, making good food and good beer.”

Right Chord

Shawn Wirick has high hopes that Liquid Noise Brewing Co. strikes the right chord with area beer lovers.

“I want people to come to the Harrisburg area to visit Tröegs—and now Liquid Noise,” said Wirick, one of four partners in the Perry County brewery, which opened in January.

A professional musician who was once signed by RCA, Wirick composed his brewery’s business plan with music in mind. His guiding mantra, “Craft like a rock star” is emblazoned on the brewery’s walls, which regularly reverberate with the sounds of local and regional bands.

He calls partners Brad Moyer and Brian Keeney “the best brewers I’ve ever met.”

And the fourth partner? He’s known her since high school.

“We went to Susquenita together, live in Duncannon, and all three of our kids work here,” said wife Michelle Wirick.

Creative collabs are mashed into the menu, including Baphomets Rain—a stout smoothly infused with Harrisburg’s Elementary Coffee, which is fitting considering that Moyer built Elementary’s nitro coffee system.

“Our inspiration comes from everything—food, wine, cocktails, the bakery,” said Moyer.

Mint-Ten Tarantino is a watermelon mint sour; the Pulpmania Guavarero is a New England-style IPA with a twist—fresh guava pulp and a kick from habanero peppers.

The creative beer lineup blends harmoniously with the food menu thanks to Chef Mike Bates, formerly of Camp Hill’s Cornerstone Coffeehouse. On the night we visited, he was debuting a pineapple prosciutto pizza. The popular blackberry and herbed ricotta pizza combines sweet and savory flavors—a red raspberry, blueberry and black raspberry compote, with spirals of ricotta and pesto.

Moyer and Keeney, founding members of Harrisburg’s homebrewers’ club, The Sons of Alchemy, said their goal at Liquid Noise is to consistently offer malty and hoppy beers, sour ciders, and alternative “funky beers.”

They may even make a little noise in Harrisburg—they’re brewing up some surprise suds for Shady McGrady’s Irish Pub.

Mutual Aid

Mark Farrell and Devin Flickinger of Boiling Springs met 15 years ago on the frontlines for Monroe Township Fire Co.

Farrell, intrigued by the rise of craft distilleries, learned that Flickinger was a long-time homebrewer and winemaker. The craft beverage market was heating up in Carlisle, and they decided to strike while the iron was hot.

Flickinger swapped roles, from the fire company’s assistant chief to staff medic, to become Hook & Flask’s chief distiller. Farrell’s daughter Maddie, a hospitality major at Temple during the planning process, was primed to become front of house manager.

Last summer, when Hook & Flask Still Works opened its doors—including a firehouse-style garage door that rolls up in warm weather—it became the first distillery in Carlisle since Prohibition.

“We wanted to differentiate ourselves, so we latched onto the fire theme, which is near and dear to us,” said Farrell. “We were fortunate to find this building, which somewhat resembled a firehouse.”

Remodeler Creative Building Concepts of Carlisle oriented the kitchen, firehouse-style, in the building’s center. Memorabilia includes an antique wooden fire ladder affixed to the restaurant’s ceiling; the distillery’s modified roof accommodates a 19-foot vodka column.

The first spirits in production are Flashover Moonshine, an apple pie moonshine crafted with Adams County’s Big Hill Cider, and 100-percent corn-based Halligan Hearts Vodka. All grains are grown in Pennsylvania; most are sourced locally from Cumberland County.

Mutual Aid Whiskey is made in partnership with a Virginia distillery, just as neighboring fire companies provide “mutual aid.”

Spirits on the backburner, in production, are barreled rye whiskey and “Firedog Gin.”

Hook & Flask’s menu features three pages of craft cocktails concocted with Flickinger’s house-made simple syrups, local craft beers and wines, sliders, wings and a firehouse staple—chili served in bright red bowls.

“It’s been a good first six months,” said Farrell. “The town’s been very receptive, and Market Cross Pub & Brewery half a block away couldn’t be a better friend to us.”

For more information, see: Fourscore Beer Co., 603 S. Washington St., Gettysburg, fourscorebeer.com; Liquid Noise Brewing Co., 600 S. State Rd., Marysville, liquidnoisebrewing.com; and Hook & Flask Still Works, 137 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, hookandflaskstillworks.com.

He’s Got a Song: Local guitarist leaves L.A. music scene and embraces Harrisburg’s.

February 28, 2020 | by Maddie Conley

Eight years ago, Peter Stone was in high school at Harrisburg Academy.

When they didn’t have class, he and his friends would head to their music teacher Randy Gutwein’s room. All day, they had sat in classes, working, listening, but now was their chance to make some noise.

“He let us come to his room when we didn’t have class and just play really loud electric guitar and bang on the drum sets and stuff,” Stone said.

Just over a month ago, Stone and Gutwein chatted over the phone for the first time in years.

“He was like ‘sorry, I’m a little deaf now, thanks,’” Stone said. “He was making fun of me for causing his deafness. Which is probably actually true.”

Today, listening to his soft folk songs, you could hardly guess that this same man once caused his music teacher’s hearing loss from rocking out too hard.

Likes It

Most days, Stone sits in an office on Front Street in Harrisburg overlooking the Susquehanna River. He’s a software engineer for the design company, andculture. He’s had lots of jobs here and there, but this is his first time doing this.

The New Cumberland native has been in Harrisburg for over a year now. It bears little resemblance to Boston and Los Angeles, the two cities where he spent his late teens to early 20s, but he likes it.

Over the short time he’s been here, Stone has already woven himself into the music scene in Harrisburg, one he says he was “pleasantly surprised by.”

He has already played at H*MAC, Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Cornerstone Coffeehouse, Little Amps and other venues around the city.

He’s released two songs, “Fells Reservoir” and “Sparks,” on Soundcloud, which will be part of a collection of songs about water. Some, he said, will be named after local bodies of water. Soon enough, you may be able to listen to music inspired by the Yellow Breeches Creek and the Susquehanna River.

Stone draws inspiration for his lyrics from nature as well as the social and political issues he’s passionate about.

“I’m a pretty radical person,” he said. “Very anti-war, anti-racism, pro-tolerance and acceptance. There are songs I’m working on about that, and I’ve been using my music to do stuff about that.”

He explained how, through concerts, he has raised money for Extinction Rebellion, an international movement to bring awareness to climate change issues.

No matter the message, Stone has one underlying goal for his music.

“I want to express myself and help other people express themselves,” he said. “I just want to be a positive influence.”

His songs allow him a platform to speak his mind and feel confident in his work. But that wasn’t always the case. Stone’s come a long way in realizing his long-held vision.

Move Home

It all started when Stone was studying at Tufts University in Massachusetts and saw an advertisement for a band called the Rare Occasions. They were looking for a guitarist, and well, Stone was just that. Singer Brian McLaughlin, drummer Luke Imbusch, bassist Jeremy Cohen and Stone made up the band, initially playing at colleges, bars and parties.

Along the way, they amassed followers and played on local radio stations and at music festivals. Their early song, “Dysphoric,” won them the “Song of the Year” award in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and they began touring the country.

Most of the band’s songs were about relationships—friendships and romance. They made songs about what mattered to them, with a sound that they liked.

Life began changing as two of the band members graduated, the drummer moving to Los Angeles, leaving Stone with a decision of what to do next.

For four months, he and his girlfriend at the time traveled around the country, exploring, sleeping in tents and even staying at a llama farm, all with the goal of ending up in Los Angeles. Eventually, the singer and bassist met them there too.

The band reached a high with their album, “Into the Shallows,” in 2018, but Stone began hitting tough times when his relationship, finances and well-being took a turn for the worse.

“In order to keep doing what I was doing at that time, to make the band work, I was sacrificing my health,” Stone said. “I couldn’t sacrifice the way that I was to make it work when it wasn’t my baby.”

He decided to leave the band and move home.

An Impact

Now back in Pennsylvania, Stone is making music that’s his. He’s not getting lots of money, or really any, but he’s growing his fan base.

He gets off work, packs up his car and heads to whichever coffee shop or restaurant he’s playing that night. A one-man band, getting set up only requires a trip or two to the car.

“It’s lonely though,” he said. “It’s hard to work on recording stuff because I get lonely, and I live alone for the first time ever. So, it’s been taking me a long time to finish my record.”

However, Stone hopes to begin releasing more songs in spring.

“One of the reasons why I like being a musician is because you get a loud microphone to talk to people, and they hear what you say,” he said. “I know how much music influences people. I want to have an impact on the youth in a way that helps them the way music helped me.”

For more information and upcoming concert dates, visit Peter Stone’s website at www.peterstonemusic.com.

The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

December 13, 2019 | by Lawrance Binda and Maddie Conley

Do you see what I see? Naturally, I’m referring to all of the stories that we published in the past week. In case holiday shopping caused you to miss some of our coverage, we have our weekly recap below.

Christian Life Assembly is a local church with a lot of talent. For 32 years, the Camp Hill congregation has mounted a grand holiday production, including this year’s “Christmas Wonderland” musical. Click here to find out what—and who—is on stage.

Cornerstone Coffeehouse is celebrating its silver anniversary as a gathering place and destination for the West Shore community. In our magazine feature, discover the story behind the popular café, as well as how the owners plan to celebrate.

East Uptown Front Porch Project aims to improve the look of N. 6^th Street in Harrisburg. In the meantime, the group is raising money for the springtime porch renovation project. Find out more about this impressive community effort from our online story.

Elementary Coffee Co. has a brand-new retail space in the city’s Capitol district. Have you been there yet? Our magazine feature tells the story of a dedicated entrepreneur, talented roaster and a great cup of coffee.

Flying J Truckstop is something of an institution around Carlisle. But did you know that there’s a hidden homeless problem centered around the truck stop? Read our feature story to find out about the issue and the people who are trying to help.

Home sales slipped but prices generally rose in the Harrisburg area last month. The Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors came out with its monthly sales report, which showed something of a mixed bag for November. Our online story has the numbers.

Joe and Holly O’Connor were back in town last week for a reading from Joe’s newly published book of poetry. Appropriately, the reading was held at One Good Woman, which Holly founded and ran for many years. Our arts blogger was there to delight in the verse and the company.

Midtown Cinema will undergo a major upgrade starting in February, the cinema has announced. Harrisburg’s arthouse theater is getting a new façade, new outdoor space, interior renovations and a general refresh. Click here to learn more and see a rendering of the new exterior.

Sara Bozich sent out the official message: we’re entering peak Christmas season around Harrisburg. Find out what she’s doing—and you can do—this weekend with her long list of events and activities.

TheBurg’s editor nearly got mowed down crossing dangerous Forster Street in Harrisburg this past week. Fortunately, he lived to tell the tale in a blog post, which includes some choice words for PennDOT.

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Silver Cup: Special merch, celebrations and a collab brew mark Cornerstone’s 25th anniversary.

November 29, 2019 | by Karen Hendricks

Sue Pera

Sue Pera lives by the motto, “Strong women drink strong coffee.”

The co-owner of Camp Hill’s Cornerstone Coffeehouse even offers T-shirts for sale bearing that sentiment.

This holiday season, thanks to an all-female coffee collaboration, Cornerstone customers can also enjoy a limited-edition cup of 25th anniversary blend coffee crafted by another strong woman in the business, Andrea Grove of Harrisburg’s Elementary Coffee Co.

It was Cornerstone manager Nicole Miller’s idea.

“Nicole came to me and said, ‘We’re women-owned, Elementary is women-owned, and wouldn’t it be great to collaborate with Andrea?’” Pera said. “I thought it was a great idea.”

Vital Asset

With independent coffee shops sprinkled throughout central Pennsylvania, it’s a much different scene today compared to 1994 when Cornerstone opened its doors.

Sue and Al Pera believe that Cornerstone was the first, and, therefore, the oldest dedicated coffeehouse in the capital region. They purchased the business from its original female founders and have operated it for more than 20 years. That’s more than half of their 37 married years.

The couple has “tweaked” everything over the years, adding a lunch menu, cooking school, catering and private dinner parties. A full breakfast and lunch menu features everything from biscotti to tuna melts, teas and smoothies, vegan treats, salads, plus Jack and Jill Ice Cream.

There are two items that have never changed, which Sue calls “retro recipes”—oat bars with a fruit filling and “peanut butter dreams,” a low-fat brownie with no refined sugar.

But the cornerstone of the menu, pun intended, is the coffee.

Cornerstone’s famous breakfast blend has always hailed from Lancaster’s College Coffee Roasters, espresso comes from Golden Valley Farms Coffee Roasters of West Chester, Sumatran is roasted by Tally Ho Coffee of West Chester, and flavored coffees come from Kaffé Magnum Opus of New Jersey. The one thing it all has in common? All coffee products are organic and fair trade.

And they go through a ton of it—well maybe not exactly a ton—but 200 pounds of coffee and 40 pounds of espresso weekly. In a typical month, that calculates to 11,500 steaming hot beverages.

“Every town needs a coffeehouse—it’s essential to living, a great place to communicate,” said Mary Beth Brath, director of the Downtown Camp Hill Association. “It’s so important now, in our age of technology, that people get out and have person-to-person conversations.”

There are about 100 businesses in Camp Hill’s downtown district, Brath said, and Cornerstone “is a vital asset, a meeting place and downtown hub, for all those businesses, especially as a walkable community.”

Throughout the day, people of all ages gather, from retirees in coffee klatches to moms with toddlers enjoying ice cream treats. The parking lot, like a good cup of coffee, is almost always filled to the brim.

“So many people tell us, ‘I had my first date here,’ sweet stories, as well as stories about businesses that started with their first meetings here,” Miller said. “It’s been a cornerstone for a lot of people.”

Anniversary celebrations kick off with a community launch party on Nov. 30, Small Business Saturday, with many former baristas returning. Commemorative merchandise, which coincides with the holiday season, includes a T-shirt bearing an ink sketch of the coffeehouse created by local artist Jonathan Frazier and bagged 25th anniversary blend coffee.

Homage

The collaboration with Elementary Coffee will be a major part of the anniversary celebration.

Pera likes the fact that, right across the river, great coffee is being produced—and by a woman-owned and run business.

Much like area brewery collabs, “the coffee industry is becoming more collaborative rather than competitive,” Grove said. “Taking this step was huge for both of us, and it proves what similar industries can do together.”

On what proved to be one of the hottest days of the summer, with temperatures soaring to 105 degrees, the collaborators gathered for a “cupping,” or tasting, at the Broad Street Market, where Elementary’s roasting operations were located.

Grove prepared several unique blends, and surprisingly, both Sue and her co-owner husband Al agreed on the same coffee—perhaps because it’s the perfect union of their tastes in coffee.

“It’s a cute homage to their relationship,” Grove said, “Because it blends Ethiopian, which is Sue’s favorite, and Sumatran, which is Al’s favorite.”

Grove describes the banner blend as a combination of warm, fruity Ethiopian coffee notes and Sumatra’s mellow, chocolatey and earthy tones.

“When we met, I immediately liked Andrea,” said Sue. “I have such respect for her. She’s an all-around great person, so smart.”

That abides well with the coffeehouse’s own recipe for success, said Miller, who has managed Cornerstone for nine years.

“People say they need coffee to survive, but they choose to come here,” she said. “It might sound cheesy to say, but everyone here is kind-hearted, and coffee served with kindness tastes better.”

Cornerstone Coffeehouse is located at 2133 Market St., Camp Hill. For more information, visit www.thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com.

Art + Tradition: Five “Summer Soirees” planned to benefit local artists, Art Association

June 13, 2019 | by Hanna Martin

Wendell and Brenda Hoover will host the first Art Association summer soiree of the season in their home on Italian Lake. Sketch by Jonathan Frazier

Five historic central Pennsylvania properties will exhibit local art ranging from oil painting to glass mosaics as part of the Art Association of Harrisburg’s annual summer benefit soirees.

The soirees, which start on June 22, are held at the homes and properties of patrons of the Art Association for an evening of art, socializing and refreshments.

“[Attendees] can buy the art, enjoy the art, enjoy refreshments, and see the lovely home and garden of the host,” said Carrie Wissler-Thomas, president of the Art Association. “They’re very nice social occasions, as well as a way for the artist to get their work out to a new section of the public.”

This year, the soirees will feature the work of 14 local artists, including Julie Riker’s oil paintings, Josephine Alexander’s glass mosaics and works from contemporary artist Linda Benton-McCloskey. Attendees can expect to enjoy watercolor and oil paintings, en plein air (outdoor) paintings and digital photographs on aluminum.

Settings for the soirees include Wendell and Brenda Hoover’s home overlooking Italian Lake, Josephine and Bob Alexander’s historic farmhouse, Lowell and Linda Gates’ restored Victorian farmhouse, the Cornerstone Coffeehouse and the King Mansion.

Marc Kurowski, a veteran host of a soiree, said that the most important part of being a host is coordinating with the artists and advertising the soiree. Kurowski, owner of the King Mansion, will serve as host during the final soiree on Aug. 25.

He said that he likes to host a soiree to support local art.

“It’s a great place for folks who know art to see local artists that they might not have experienced and for folks who really don’t know much about art to try it for the first time and get a look at what local artists are doing,” Kurowski said.

The money from art sold at the soirees are will go to the artists, with a small commission going to the Art Association. Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 at the door.

This summer, the schedule is:

June 22: “Italian Lake Soiree” (Italian Lake)
June 29: “Solstice Soiree” (Dover)
July 20: “Soiree in the Country” (Mechanicsburg)
Aug. 4: “Cornerstone Culinary Kitchen Soiree” (Camp Hill)
Aug. 25: “King Mansion Soiree” (Harrisburg)

To learn more about the Harrisburg Art Association’s Summer Benefit Soirees and to access a full list of the featured artists, visit https://www.artassocofhbg.com/Soirees.htm.

Plate Class: Slice, dice and learn from some of our area’s top chefs.

April 30, 2018 | by Stephanie Kalina-Metzger

In my circle of friends, I’m the one who usually does the cooking.

That’s not a complaint, as chopping, tasting and experimenting all speak to my Zen, as long as I have sufficient time, that is. Another challenge is adding new dishes to the rotation. Time and time again, I seem to revert to the same old recipe rut.

This is when I start thinking about cooking classes to help me expand my repertoire. Fortunately, several of our area’s top chefs are ready to lend a hand, taking time out from their busy cooking lives to assist an amateur like me.

Cornerstone Cooking
Chuck LaPorta started out as a guest chef at the Cornerstone Coffeehouse and was so well received that he was asked to return often. By 2004, he was the chef-in-residence and has been conducting classes focused around a theme ever since.

For instance, “Relaxing in the Caribbean” might involve menu items like jerk chicken and island paella, and “Springtime in Paris” might be based on five different dishes that one might encounter in France.

For his day job, LaPorta oversees operations in the dietary department of Life Care Hospitals, so you can fairly say that working with food is his passion, an enthusiasm that shows in his classes.

“I’ve been cooking since I was 2 and even had an Easy-Bake Oven,” he said, with a laugh.
After each demonstration, LaPorta offers participants a sample of each of the various dishes that he creates.

“As we roll through the different dishes, everyone gets to eat very well and most people leave full,” he said.

The social aspect is a key part of the fun for LaPorta.

“I love the interaction, the laughing and joking around, watching people make new friendships and the fact that, for three hours, we all can step away from the craziness of the world and really enjoy the food,” he said.

The Cornerstone Coffeehouse is located at 2133 Market St., Camp Hill. To learn about upcoming classes, visit www.thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com/cooking.

A Visit to India
Leena Shenoy, owner of one of Harrisburg’s longest-operating restaurants, has been paving a path towards a greater understanding of India one cooking class at a time. In March, she conducted her 50th class at her Shipoke restaurant.

With the help of a large screen TV, guests observed some of the various techniques she uses to make dishes like fruit chaat, beans poriyal and lemon pepper chicken.

In between stirring and sautéing, Shenoy took the opportunity to share information on where to buy the various products that she uses, explaining how some of them can be beneficial to one’s health.

“In southern India, we believe that coconut is good for cholesterol and can also be used as a beauty treatment,” she said. “It’s good for hair and tightens your skin.”

Shenoy then held up mustard seed, touting its respective health benefits.

“Mustard seed is good for your system when ground into a paste and mixed with honey; it’s a good detox,” she said. “Turmeric is also good as an antibiotic and, when mixed with yogurt and honey, can be used as a facial mask.”

The businesswoman, who lived in New Delhi until the age of 15, offers an explanation why the Indian diet is healthy.

“There are no preservatives in India,” she said. “Vegetables are purchased fresh every day.”

To prove her point, she said that her father is 88 and still plays tennis.

“There is no fatty food, no heavy cream in India,” she said.

After Shenoy added the finishing touches to each dish, she invited the class up to the front table to take turns sampling each of the items while she answered questions, pausing once in a while to make a joke.

One person commented on the pan Shenoy was using.

“Rachael Ray said you should cook with a cast-iron skillet,” the guest said.

Shenoy had a ready response.

“Yes, well I’m not Rachael Ray,” she said. “I am Leena Shenoy and I don’t cook with EVOO [extra virgin olive oil] either,” and the crowd erupted in laughter.

This is yet another cooking class where no one leaves hungry. After the demonstration was over and the sampling finished, the class stepped up to the buffet to partake in a variety of dishes served at the restaurant.

Passage to India is located at 525 S. Front St., Harrisburg. To learn more about upcoming classes, visit www.passagetoindiaharrisburgpa.com.

Pasta Feast
Chef Bill Collier is nothing if not ambitious, taking on a crowd of 12 amateur cooks on a recent Saturday for a three-hour, hands-on pasta-making session that included about half-a-dozen types of pasta and as many dishes.

Collier, who has been working at Bricco for more than eight years, made it look easy as he demonstrated the various techniques involved in making the perfect pasta.

Participants were divided into groups of three, and each took a turn at the machine to crank out long sheets of pasta, which, in the end, would be transformed into pappardelle, cavatini, fettucine, garganelli, tortellini and ravioli.

Reminiscent of “Iron Chef,” minus the urgency, the group was instructed to “raid” the pantry and use their collective imagination to create unique dishes that would pair well with the pasta that they were assigned.

Cooks chose ingredients like black garlic, fiddlehead ferns, braised lamb, roasted spring onions, morel mushrooms, fresh sage and fist-sized scallions, to name just a few. Each then spent time at their respective stations chopping, mincing and slicing before following Collier into the kitchen to watch him transform the ingredients into a variety of dishes. These included cavatini with peas and lamb ragu and ravioli stuffed with mascarpone, sweet potatoes and brown sugar, topped with amaretto cookie crumbs. Afterwards, everyone reconvened in the adjacent dining room to take part in a carb feast fit for a king.

The effort and skill it took to make the various types of pasta was not lost on Jo Davidson who worked on the lamb cavatini dish with her husband Brad.

“I have more of an appreciation for eating pasta now,” said the Elizabethtown resident.

Bricco is located at 31 S. 3rd St., Harrisburg. To learn more about upcoming classes, visit www.briccopa.com.

Scene in the Abstract: Colors pop at Whitaker Center.

March 30, 2018 | by Priscilla Morales

At Whitaker Center, there’s an art space called the Curved Wall Gallery.

This may come as a surprise to even regular visitors, as it’s beyond the entryway to the theaters and science center, so the exhibit area may not catch the eye right away.

However, the Curved Wall almost always has art worth your attention along its 700 linear feet of space, which spans two floors. And most is by local artists, including, through late this month, painter Sue Marrazzo.

Marrazzo’s display, “Exploring the Boundaries,” primarily focuses on experimental, floating canvases, pushing boundaries and delving into new mediums and colors.

“The art is very linear, and the colors really pop,” said Exhibits and Cinema Systems Manager Joe Easton, describing the exhibit’s Andy Warhol-esque features. “It’s textural mixed media.”

Marrazzo creates using an array of techniques, including acrylics, collage, sculpture and encaustic painting. Through her work and teaching, she expresses how the connection of art and music adds to people’s lives, tying it all together. A world without art is dull, she believes, and she hopes to help remedy that through her work.

“Whitaker Center is a grand venue that highlights each piece,” Marrazzo said. “I feel I contribute to aesthetics, have an art appreciation and share what I love.”

Through the Curved Wall Gallery, Whitaker Center offers a platform for rising artists to show their work, thus gaining them important exposure. Artists usually live within a 90-mile radius of Harrisburg, keeping the art relevant to the area.

“[Marrazzo’s display is] the largest body of work from a single artist,” said Easton. “The art represents the body—in a broad spectrum. Each piece speaks for itself.”

Easton discovered Marrazzo through an affiliation between Whitaker Center and the Art Association of Harrisburg, where Marrazzo has taught and shown her work. She currently teaches at the Art Center School & Galleries in Mechanicsburg, where she also hosts art parties, and is represented by local galleries Gallery@Second in Harrisburg and Art & Soul Gallery in Lemoyne. Another solo exhibit of her work is slated for Cornerstone Coffeehouse in Camp Hill this fall.

“The Art Association has been very supportive,” said Marrazzo before quoting French artist, Edgar Degas. “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

For Marrazzo, art is a way of life. Sharing this love is not just a passion but a calling. Besides her teaching work at the Art Center School & Galleries, Marrazzo holds classes and workshops at the York Art Association and speaks to middle-schoolers on the significance of art in history.

“I’m an advocate for art history,” she said. “It’s important to know what others have done before.”

“Exploring the Boundaries” is on display until April 20 at the Curved Wall Gallery at Whitaker Center, 222 Market St, Harrisburg. For more information, visit www.whitakercenter.org.

For more information about Sue Marrazzo, visit www.suemarrazzo.blogspot.com, her Facebook page and Instagram (both Sue Marrazzo Art).

Guided by Breath: Meditation and Mindfulness in Harrisburg.

December 29, 2017 | by Ben Cohen

In the past, the stars often guided us. Now, small screens seem to be the constellations that people use to engage with their world.

Despite the rise of the internet, some people practice meditation to help them navigate the 21st century. Their breath has become their guide. And, if you speak to a few practitioners in the Harrisburg area, you begin to hear about ways they keep themselves grounded in awareness while so many distractions spin around them.

Meditation, whether done sitting, walking or otherwise, is consistently used by about 8 percent of Americans, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Mindfulness, according to physician and veritable guru Jon Kabat-Zinn, is “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding experience moment by moment.”

In the Harrisburg area, you can find several options to practice meditation and mindfulness.

Andrea Minick Rudolph’s path began when she was 16 years old with “Siddhartha,” Herman Hesse’s 1922 novel about self-discovery.

After reading it, she began to question organized religion and sought new ways of thinking. Ultimately, she adopted Buddhism because it did not require adherence to dogma and it supported the interconnectedness she saw in nature. By 2012, she founded Oryoki Zendo, which has two operating principles: the philosophy of non-dualism (everything is interconnected) and the practice of non-harming.

“We are all connected in ways that are not necessarily definable, but with mindfulness, we are able to practice compassion, loving kindness, joy and equanimity,” she said from her location above Cornerstone Coffeehouse in Camp Hill.

When we realize how much we relate to one another, the chance we might cause harm decreases, while our capacity for compassion increases, she said.

Across the river, Chuck Daley is the facilitator of the Mindfulness Meditation Group (MMG) at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg. MMG offers Tuesday evening meditation gatherings to help build mindfulness among participants. Daley started meditating in his early 20s, seeking a way to ground himself for college as he transitioned from a more unstructured life.

Meditation, he said, helps him be realistic about life.

“Our heads are filled with ideas about how things should be, and things never are that way, and we’re very unhappy about it and we have to deal with that,” Daley said. “We have to deal with those expectations.”

And not only is mindfulness helpful with expectations, it can help navigate tough feelings, he said.

“I’m a lot happier with myself, and not just when I’m on the cushion [meditating],” he said. “I notice crappy feelings before I try to escape them.”

Research on meditation and mindfulness has confirmed these types of benefits. For example, mindfulness practice has been associated with supporting weight loss, stress reduction and recovery from addiction. In fact, the benefits of mindfulness and meditation for those with addictions have led to Refuge Recovery, a national organization that holds meetings in the Harrisburg, Lancaster and York areas.

Tony Stultz knows well the power of meditation. He is the director of the Blue Mountain Lotus Society (BMLS) and the Center for Mindful Living, founded in 1999. BMLS seeks to offer the benefits of mindfulness, such as self-awareness or solace, to anyone seeking them. His interest in Eastern philosophy started in grade school with Bruce Lee and kung fu movies, as well as the influence of a Japanese aunt. His meditation practice and affiliation with Buddhism grew when the discontents of adolescence required him to find a firmer footing in life.

Stultz’s practices boil down to a straightforward effort to live peacefully, for himself and others.

“The cornerstone [of practicing mindfulness] is that you’ve made an existential choice to move away from suffering by realizing we create experiences with our thoughts,” he said.

Stultz is directly referring to one of the Buddha’s most fundamental messages, but the majority of people attending BMLS aren’t Buddhist.

“Seventy percent of people who come here would not identify as Buddhist,” he said. “But they’re really drawn to the practices. Everything about Buddhism is in mindfulness, and integrating this with one’s existing faith is fine.”

On the Way

Would you like to begin your own journey to meditation and mindfulness? Here are a few resources in the Harrisburg area mentioned in this story.

BMLS
6496 Jonestown Rd.
Harrisburg
www.bmls.org

MMG
1208 Clover Lane
Harrisburg
www.meetup.com/Mindfulness-Meditation-at-Clover-Lane

Oryoki Zendo
2133 Market St.
Camp Hill
www.oryokizendo.com

Refuge Recovery
Community Center of Giant Food
3310 Trindle Rd.
Camp Hill
www.refugerecovery.org

Happenings: Our May Calendar of Events

April 28, 2017 | by TheBurg Editor

Happenings

Museum & Art Spaces

3rd Street Studio
1725 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-385-3315; Facebook: 3rd Street Studio

“In Dreams,” a sculptural installation by Chad Whitaker, through May 20; closing reception: May 20, 6-9 p.m.

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

“Hemmings Classic Car Detroit Underdogs,” highlighting the often overlooked, under-appreciated and easily attainable cars of youth, May 13-Aug. 27.

“Camaro & Firebird 50th Anniversary Exhibit,” featuring a show of these iconic American vehicles, May 13-Oct. 8.

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

“(photo) synthesis: from wood to paper,” AHA Collaborative Exhibition with Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, through May 4.

“89th Annual International Juried Show,” May 12-June 15; reception, May 13, 6-9 p.m.

Brain Vessel Gallery
4707 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg
717-350-2306; bvcargo.com

“Spring Bloom,” spring watercolor paintings by Rosanne Wolfe license plate art, through late June.

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

“Expression and Exploration,” watercolors by Linda Young and thread paintings by Teri Oja, through May 13.

“Shared Observations,” watercolors by Debra Kreiger and photographs by Jean Macaluso, May 19-June 17; reception: May 19, 6:30 p.m.

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

Artist of the Month: Pam Wenger

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

“Ikebana and Bonsai Exhibits,” with Ikebana International and the Susquehanna Bonsai Club, May 6-7

“First Annual Needle Arts Exhibit,” featuring the handiwork of local needle art designers, May 7 to 21.

“Hanging by a Thread,” exhibit showcasing handmade needlework, through Dec. 23.

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

Works by Paul Gallo and Steve Wetzel, through May 16; at Café 1500.

Works by John McNulty and Rebecca Long, May 4-June 10; May 19, 6-9 p.m.

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

“Fiber Arts Show,” with decorative, functional and wearable fiber art, and hand-dyed fabric and yarn, through May 20.

Historical Society of Dauphin County
219 S. Front St., Harrisburg
dauphincountyhistory.org

“Uncle Sam Calls: Dauphin County in World War I,” an exhibit of historic posters and artifacts, through Dec. 22.

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

“One Ground Beetle,” highlighting the collaboration between haiku poet Melody Davis and printmaker Harold Lohner, through May 6.

“4 x 6 Art Exhibition,” a showcase of small-scale artwork by artists of a variety of media with dimensions that do not exceed 4” x 6” x 1.5”, May 21-July 21; reception: May 12, 6-8:30 p.m.

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

“Nomad Space,” paintings of Paul Nagle, through May 4.

“Girl Uninterrupted,” an all-female show of artists of all ages, opens May 5-July 28; reception: May 5, 6-11 p.m.

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

Works by Elaine Brady Smith, Tami Bitner, Kristin Fava and Julie Iaria, through May 14.

Works by Tina Berrier, Erin Dean, Andrew Guth, Julie Iaria and Linda McCloskey, May 15-June 11.

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

“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.

“Reconstruction: The Unfinished War,” examining the unfinished issue of equality among the races in the reunited states, through Dec. 31.

PCCA Gallery
Perry County Council of the Arts
1 S. 2nd St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

“Synchronicity,” a collection of prophetic, abstract acrylic paintings by Jeannine Prinz, through May 6.

“Coloring on Metal,” featuring Roxan O’Brien’s colored pencil on metal jewelry, May 12-June 3; reception: May 12, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

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

Exhibits dedicated to Pennsylvania firefighting history.

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

“Students Honors Show,” through May 10; reception: May 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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

“Pennsylvania at War: World War I Posters from the Pennsylvania State Archives,” through Nov. 12.

“Pennsylvania at War: The Saga of the USS Pennsylvania,” through Dec. 30.

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

“Relics,” photographs by Stephen Althouse portraying humanity through tools and artifacts people leave behind, through May 7.

“Philip Pearlstein: Seventy-Five Years of Painting,” through May 21.

“Vessels,” a juried exhibition, May 12-Aug. 6; reception, May 19, 6-9 p.m.

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

“Edges | Transitions,” exhibit installation by Pat Badt and Scott Sherk, through May 21.

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

Echo Valley Art Group, featuring member artists of a variety of ages and styles, working and creating in the Lancaster area, May 5-31; opening: May 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

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

Art in the Wild, nature-inspired art, through Oct. 31.

Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center
Millersville University
60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville
717-871-4700; artsmu.com

“A Planet that Dreams,” art by Darlene Farris, through May 5.

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

Works by Christina Heintzelman, through May 14.

Artwork by Amie Bantz, through mid-June.

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

“New Paintings,” oil paintings by Dan Kalbach, through May 18.

Read, Make, Learn

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

May 11: Early Mother’s Day Dinner, 6-9 p.m.
May 31: Shimptastic Sensations, 6-9 p.m.

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

May 1, 15: Fredricksen Writes, 6:45 p.m.
May 2 : Curl up with the Classics—“The Grapes of Wrath,” 10 a.m.
May 2: Page Turners Teen Writers Group (ages 12-14), 7 p.m.
May 2, 9: Natalie D. Craumer Writers Workshop, 6:30 p.m.
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Master Gardener Plant Clinics, 6 p.m.
May 4, 11, 18, 25: Language at the Library, 10 a.m.
May 5: Youth Chess Night, 6:30 p.m.
May 6: Cookbook Club—Spring Garden Party, 1 p.m.
May 8: Twisted Stitchers, 6:30 p.m.
May 8, 22: LEGO Club, 4:30 p.m.
May 9, 23: Teen Meetup Discussion Group, 7 p.m.
May 11, 25: Plot Twisters Teen Writers Group (ages 15-18), 6:30 p.m.
May 11, 25: Drop-in Story Time, 11 a.m.
May 13: Trivia Saturday and BYOB, 2-3:30 p.m.
May 16: Fredricksen Reads—“A Gentleman in Moscow,” 7 p.m.
May 17: STEM Exploration Lab, 4 p.m.
May 18: READ to Dogs, 6:30 p.m.
May 19: Family Movie Night, 6:30 p.m.
May 23: Gardening with Nature—Small Flowering Trees, 7 p.m.
May 26: Artist Alley, 6:30 p.m.
May 31: Adventure Crafts—Monster Madness, 4:30 p.m.

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

May 4, 18: Healthy Living 101, 7-8:30 p.m.

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

May 3: Artist Night: Life Drawing, 6:30 p.m.
May 6: Drop-in Art, 1-4 p.m.
May 20: A Novel Idea 102, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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

May 2: Men’s Group, 6 p.m.
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Common Roads Youth, 6 p.m.
May 7, 14, 21, 28: Common Roads Young Adults, 4 p.m.
May 9: Seniors Group, 6 p.m.
May 11: Aging with Pride Lunchtime Discussion, 12 p.m.
May 16: Women’s Group, 6 p.m.
May 23: LGBT Parents, 6 p.m.

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

May 2, 16: Meet-up, 9 a.m.
May 2: Sci-Fi Writer’s Group, 7 p.m.
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Midtown Chess Club, 11 a.m.
May 4, 11, 18, 25: Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7 p.m.
May 6: MakerFair, 9 a.m.
May 6: Work From Home—Entrepreneur Meet-Up, 10 a.m.
May 6: Good News Café, 6 p.m.
May 7: Author Event w/ James Young, 2 p.m.
May 9: Men’s Conversation, 7 p.m.
May 11, 18: Camp Curtin Toastmasters, 6:30 p.m.
May 12, 26: Nathaniel Gadsden’s Spoken Word Café, 7 p.m.
May 13: Book Signing w/Cindy Stauffer, 1 p.m.
May 16, 30: Meet-Up, 9 a.m.
May 17: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club, 7 p.m.
May 20: Book Signing w/Sherry Ostrof, 1 p.m.
May 20: Book Signing w/Will Englund, 5 p.m.
May 21: Midtown Writers Group, 1 p.m.
May 21: LGBT Book Club, 5 p.m.
May 23: Friends of Midtown Safety Committee, 6:30 p.m.

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

May 19: Letting Go Paint Party, 6:30 p.m.

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

May 14: Community Yoga—Free Beginner Class, 10 a.m.

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

May 6: Spring Bird Walk, 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
May 11: Fungal Fortune, 7 p.m.

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

May 1, 10, 15, 24: Great Books Discussion Group, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
May 4: Ruth’s Mystery Discussion Group, 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
May 9: Book Review—“The Hershey Story,” 10:30-11:30 a.m.
May 13: Write-On Writer’s Workshop, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
May 20: Couponing for Extreme Savings, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
May 24: Pennwriters Writing Group, 6-9 p.m.

Penn State Extension in Cumberland County
310 Allen Rd., Carlisle
717-240-6500; extension.psu.edu

May 6: Mother’s Day Container, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

State Library of Pennsylvania
Forum Building; 607 South Drive, Harrisburg
717-787-2646; statelibrary.pa.gov

May 23: Meet Aviator Carolyn Van Newkirk, 12-1 p.m.

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

May 5: Storytime, 10-11 a.m.
May 6: Presentation and book-signing w/Nancy Moses, 5-6 p.m.

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

May 10: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

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

May 3: Innovator Lecture Series: Dr. Aomawa Shields, 7 p.m.

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

May 3: Bird Walk—Peak Migration, 7:30-9:30 a.m.
May 6: Twilight Frog Walk, 7-8:30 p.m.
May 10: Stress Relief Walk, 6-7:30 p.m.
May 13: Volunteer Work Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
May 14: Flower Walk—Spring Flowers, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
May 18: Get in Shape Walk, 6-7 p.m.
May 20: Webelo Boy Scout Workshop, 10:30-2:30 p.m.
May 20: Saturday Songbird Walk, 8 a.m.-10 a.m.

Live Music Around Harrisburg

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

May 12-14: Gaither Vocal Band
May 20: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
May 21: Trace Adkins

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

May 5: Supersuckers
May 6: That Girl
May 13: The Pietasters
May 19: Nate Myers and the Aces
May 21: Trez Music School of Rock
May 21: Mississippi Blues (Susquehanna Folk Music Society)
May 27: Hexbelt

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

May 2, 25: Daniel Sheahan
May 3, 17: Chris Purcell
May 4: Jessica Perla
May 5, 18, 26, 30: Noel Gevers
May 6, 10, 19: Roy Lefevre
May 9, 24: Maria Battista
May 11, 14, 20, 28: Anthony Haubert
May 12, 23: Corinna Joy
May 13, 27: Ted Ansel
May 16: Deborah Anderson
May 31: TBA

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

May 6: Cantate Carlisle

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

May 2: Pierce The Veil, Sum 41
May 2-3: Seether
May 4: Twiddle
May 5: Cymbals Eat Guitars
May 9: The Record Company
May 10: LANY
May 10: Thank You Scientist
May 12: NF
May 13: Tall Heights
May 16: Biffy Clyro
May 17: Fozzy
May 19: Life of Agony
May 20: Drake White and The Big Fire
May 21: Cloud Nothings
May 24: All That Remains

Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus
harrisburggaymenschorus.org

May 12, 20, 21: “The Big Three-Oh” concerts

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

May 4: Full Band Open Jam
May 5: Vetour Productions First Friday
May 6: Martin Barre
May 7: Pinegrove
May 12: Marie Danielle, The Give Take, Hot Jam Factory
May 18: The Dream Syndicate, Chris Forsyth
May 27: Minshara, Marathon, Youthfool, Madison Ryan

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

May 5: Spring Young Person’s Concert
May 6-7: Masterworks
May 14: Mother’s Day Concert

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

May 4: Dorado
May 5: No Bad Juju
May 6: DJ Dave Styles, Funktion
May 12: Sapphire
May 13: DJ Magic, Vinyl Groov
May 19: DJ Ray Rossi
May 20: DJ Dave Styles, Smooth Like Clyde
May 26: Radio Neon
May 27: DJ Ray Rossi, The Luv Gods
May 28: Smokin Gunnz

Johnny Joe’s Sports Bar & Grill
5327 E. Trindle Rd., Mechanicsburg
717-766-2254; johnnyjoesbar.com

May 6: Bare Creek Junction
May 13: Off The Wagon
May 20: fith
May 27: End of Silence

Keystone Capital Chorus
717-350-5712; kccsing.com

May 20: “Broadway Lights” Spring Show (Bethany Village)

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

May 13: Spring Concert (Good Shepherd Lutheran Church)

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

May 5: Jack David, Doughland Stucks, Jasper the Tourist and Jerry Fels and the Jerry Fels

Little Amps Coffee Roasters, Uptown
1836 Green St., Harrisburg
717-695-4882; littleampscoffee.com

May 12: Jasper the Tourist, Downtown Vinyl and Tony Strouse

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

May 5-7: Rites of Spring Festival

Market Square Concerts
marketsquareconcerts.org

May 3: Verona Quartet & Daniel Hsu

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

May 1: Handbell Choir
May 2: Chamber Ensemble
May 6: Susquehanna Chorale

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

May 6: Josh Krevsky
May 13: Lucas Gienow
May 20: Corinna Joy
May 27: Mark Baxter

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

May 20: Gobbo, Star Dog, Shawan and the Wonton
May 26: Peter Paulsen Quintet w/Jonathan Ragonese & John Swana

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

May 12: Ari Hest
May 26: Alexis P. Suter

Sand Trap Grill & Pub
3804 Lisburn Rd., Mechanicsburg
717-691-5335; thelodgeatlibertyforge.com

May 11: Shea & Len
May 18: John Chapman
May 25: Jeffery J. Walker

Stock’s on 2nd
211 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-233-6699; stocksonsecond.com

May 5: Cruise Control Trio
May 6: TBA
May 12: Josh Krevsky
May 13: Swisher Sweets
May 19: Visitors Duo
May 20: DJ Downtown Penny Brown
May 26: Shea Quinn and Friends
May 27: TBA

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

May 5: Jazz in the City
May 5: Tony Bennett
May 7: Old 97’s
May 20: York Symphony Orchestra

Susquehanna Chorale
susquehannachorale.org

May 5 & 6: Spring Concerts (Derry Presbyterian Church)

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

May 13: Molsky’s Mountain Drifters

Twin Valley Players Colonnade Theater
269 Center St., Millersburg
717-692-3453; tvpcolonnade.com

May 15: Swing and a Miss

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

May 12-14: Lancaster British Brass Band

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

May 7: The Maccabeats

Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center
Millersville University
60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville
717-871-4700; artsmu.com

May 6: French Choral Connection

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

May 19: Edgewood & Jagger Holly

The Stage Door

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

Through May 12: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”
Through May 14: “My Fair Lady”
May 18-June 24: “Second Chances: The Thrift Shop Musical”

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

Through May 11: “Pinocchio” (Popcorn Hat Players)

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

May 27: “A Warm Heart of Steel”

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

May 5-6: Jim Holder
May 12-13: Larry XL
May 19-20: Raymond The Amish Comic
May 26-27: Ken Evans

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

May 7: Level 1 Teen Class Show

Lancaster Marionette Theatre
126 N. Water St., Lancaster
717-394-8398; lmt.yapsody.com

Through June 3: “The Wizard of Oz”

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

Through May 14: “The Shadow Box”

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

May 3: “Pippin”

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

May 12: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood

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

May 19: Comedy Night

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

Through May 7: “Uncanny Valley”
May 11-14: OSHKids Performance Co.

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

Through May 7: “Superior Donuts”

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

May 4: Mike Eagan and Matt Fernandez
May 13: “The Wiz”
May 18: Steve Sabo and Adrian Crosby

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

May 4-21: “Dani Girl” (Whitaker Center)

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

May 5-6: “Yerma” w/Paloma Players

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

May 4-21: “Dani Girl” (Theatre Harrisburg)
May 25: CASALive, “The Wonder Within”

Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center
Millersville University
60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville
717-871-4700; artsmu.com

May 7: Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live

York Little Theatre
27 S. Belmont St., York
717-854-3894; ylt.org

Through May 7: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
May 11-13: “Snow White and the Seven Associates” w/The Bar Stools

Happenings: Our March Calendar of Events

February 28, 2017 | by TheBurg Editor

Museum & Art Spaces

3rd Street Studio
1725 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-385-3315; Facebook: 3rd Street Studio

“Exploration of Pennsylvania Landscapes,” mixed media and collage works by Amy Powell, through March 17; closing reception, March 17.

“Dimensional Abstraction,” works by Chris Lyter, March 17-April 17, at Café 1500, 1500 N. 6th St.; reception, March 17, 6-9 p.m.

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

“Sin City Tucker ’48 Replica,” through April 1.

“Magic Skyway 1964 Ford World’s Fair Thunderbird Convertible,” through April 15.

“Mopar Midsize Muscle,” a mini-exhibit of Mopar muscle cars, through April 22.

“Three Chevys and a Diner,” an exhibit featuring a neighborhood diner and three 1950s Chevys, through April 22.

“Amore della Strade: Italian Cars,” featuring Italian cars and motorcycles, through April 22.

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

“Impulse: Then & Now” Curator’s Choice, through March 30.

Brain Vessel Gallery
4707 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg
717-350-2306; bvcargo.com

“The Road Traveled,” license plate art by Jennifer Savo, through mid-April.

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

“Orange Crush,” CALC member show, through March 11.

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

Artist of the Month: Chris Inch

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

Artwork of Chris Lyter, through March 11.

Works by Holly Angelique and Ann Benton Yeager, March 16-April 29; reception: March 17, 6-9 p.m.

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

“One Ground Beetle,” highlighting the collaboration between haiku poet Melody Davis and printmaker Harold Lohner, through May 6.

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

Recent works by Mikey Rioux, an exhibition of collage and mixed media works, through March 3.

“American Gestures,” exhibit of printmaking by Andrew Guth, March 1-31; reception, March 17-, 5-7 p.m.

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

“Modern Muse,” works by Tiff George, through March 31.

“Man vs. Machine,” a group exhibition, March 3-April 13; reception: March 3, 6-11 p.m.

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

Works by Jenna Carls, Joan Maguire, Marsha Souders and Richard Souders, through March 12.

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

“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.

“Reconstruction: The Unfinished War,” examining the unfinished issue of equality among the races in the reunited states, through Dec. 31.

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

Works of mixed media artist Wendy Weyant, through April 3.

“Nests,” photography by Sharon Beals, through April 7.

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

Exhibits dedicated to Pennsylvania firefighting history.

PCCA Gallery
Perry County Council of the Arts
1 S. 2nd St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

“Off the Page,” visual artwork inspired by the written word, through March 4.

“Move Beyond,” featuring dramatic, abstract oil paintings by Chris Lyter, March 10-April 9; reception: March 10, 6-8:30 p.m.

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

Ceramic sculptures by Robert “Boomer” Moore, through March 31; lecture: March 16, 5:30 p.m.

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

2017 South Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards, through April 16.

“Pennsylvania at War: The Saga of the USS Pennsylvania,” through Dec. 30.

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

“Relics,” photographs by Stephen Althouse portraying humanity through tools and artifacts people leave behind, through May 7.

“Philip Pearlstein: Seventy-Five Years of Painting,” through May 21.

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

“Tiny: Streetwise Revisited,” photography by Mary Ellen Mark, documenting homeless child Tiny and her journey over 30 years, through March 19.

Sykes Gallery
Millersville University
Breidenstine Hall, 46 E. Frederick St.
artsmu.com

Emerging Artists in Residence, through March 29.

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

Expressionist art by Paul Kicklighter, March 3-April 5.

Millersville University Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, through March 8.

Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center
Millersville University
60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville
717-871-4700; artsmu.com

“Art from Imperial China” by Frank Orban, through March 10.

“A Planet that Dreams,” art by Darlene Farris, March 21-May 5.

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

Photography by Deb Schell, through March 12.

Works by Val McClymont’s art students, March 17-April 9.

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

“The City I See/Chaos and Calm,” photographs on canvas by Deb Schell, through March 11.

“Get on Board Art Fundraiser,” presented by Gallery@Second, March 17-April 20.

Read, Make, Learn

3rd Street Studio
1725 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-385-3315; Facebook: 3rd Street Studio

March 25: “A Silent Cry,” book signing w/Mark Armstrong, 2-5 p.m.

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

March 9: Garlic Lovers Paradise, 6-9 p.m.
March 16: All About Stuffed Dumplings, 6-9 p.m.
March 22: Thai Temptations, 6-9 p.m.
March 31: Tuscan Dinner and Wine Pairing, 6-9 p.m.

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

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Language at the Library, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
March 3: Youth Chess Night, 6:30 p.m.
March 4: Cookbook Club—Cook Your Heritage, 1 p.m.
March 4: Prime Time—TEDx Fredricksen Library, 3 p.m.
March 5: Strong Drinks and Heavenly Brews, 1:30 p.m.
March 6, 20: Fredricksen Writes, 6:45 p.m.
March 7: Curl up w/the Classics—“The Jungle Book,” 10 a.m.
March 7, 21: Teen Meetup Discussion Group, 7 p.m.
March 8: Great Stories, 10-11:30 a.m.
March 9, 23: Drop-in Story Time, 6:30 p.m.
March 9, 23: Plot Twisters Tween Writers Group, 6:30 p.m.
March 11: Games of Deduction—Fury of Dracula, 1:30 p.m.
March 13, 27: LEGO Club, 4:30 p.m.
March 14, 21, 28: Natalie D. Craumer Writers Workshop, 6:30 p.m.
March 15: STEM Exploration Lab, 4 p.m.
March 16: READ to Dogs, 6:30 p.m.
March 21: Fredricksen Reads—“Rose Under Fire,” 7 p.m.
March 24: Artist Alley, 6:30 p.m.
March 25: Safe Sitter Workshop, 10 a.m.
March 27: Library for Lunch—Teddy Bear Picnic, 12 p.m.
March 28: Gardening w/Nature—Spring Wildflowers, 7 p.m.

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

March 6-May 1: Improv Level 1 for Teens, 7-9 p.m.
March 9-April 27: Improv Level 1, 7-10 p.m.
March 15-April 19: Improv for Insight—Drama Therapy, 7-9 p.m.

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

March 3: Build a Better Menu, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
March 6: Food Therapy—Monthly One-Day Detox Program, 6-7:30 p.m.
March 11: Vegan Sweets for Fun, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
March 23: Root Vegetables and Sugar Cravings, 6-8 p.m.

Kalpa Bhadra Kadampa Buddhist Center
251 Wiconisco St., Harrisburg
717-232-2700; meditationpa.org

March 25: Becoming a Buddhist: Teachings on Refuge, 1-4 p.m.

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

March 4: Drop-in Art, 1-4 p.m.
March 18: A Novel Idea 102, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Common Roads Youth, 6 p.m.
March 5, 12, 19, 26: Common Roads Young Adults, 4 p.m.
March 7: Men’s Group, 6 p.m.
March 9: Aging w/Pride Lunchtime Discussion, 12 p.m.
March 14: Seniors Group, 6 p.m.
March 21: Women’s Group, 6 p.m.
March 28: LGBT Parents, 6 p.m.

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

March 20: Ballroom Dance Lessons, 5:30, 6:30 p.m.

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

March 1, 8, 15, 22: Midtown Chess Club, 11 a.m.
March 2, 9 16, 23, 30: Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7 p.m.
March 3, 10, 24, 31: Nathaniel Gadsden’s Spoken Word Café, 7 p.m.
March 4: Work From Home—Entrepreneur Meet-up, 10 a.m.
March 4: Author Event—James Young, 3 p.m.
March 4: Good News Café, 6 p.m.

March 5: Harrisburg Young Professionals Book Club, 2 p.m.
March 7: Sci-fi Writer’s Group, 7 p.m.
March 7, 21: Meet-up, 9 a.m.
March 8: Author Event—James Lyon, 6 p.m.
March 9, 16: Camp Curtin Toastmasters, 6:30 p.m.
March 11: Storytime w/Lisa, 11 a.m.
March 11: Book signing w/Michael Kaminski, 1 p.m.
March 14: Men’s Conversation, 7 p.m.
March 14: Dauphin County Young Democrats Meeting, 7 p.m.
March 15: Sci-fi & Fantasy Book Club, 7 p.m.
March 19: Midtown Writers Group, 1 p.m.
March 19: LGBT Book Club, 5 p.m.
March 25: Book signing w/Gene Barr, 2 p.m.
March 28: Friends of Midtown Safety Committee, 6:30 p.m.

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

March 18: Botanical Zen Doodling, 6:30-9 p.m.
March 25: Basic Oil Painting—Still Life, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

March 12: Community Yoga—Free Beginner Class, 10 a.m.

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

March 3-5: Three-day Bluebird Carving Workshop

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

March 3: StoryTime, “Fire Engine No. 9,” 10-11 a.m.
March 17: Learn at Lunchtime, 12:15-1:15 p.m.
March 24: We Are Stars, 12:15-12:45 p.m.

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

March 15: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

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

March 11: Volunteer Work Day, 10-11 a.m.
March 18: Bear Boy Scouts—Fur, Feathers and Ferns, 10:30-2:30 p.m.
March 19: Flower Walk—Cold Tolerant Plants, 1:30-3 p.m.
March 25: Tiger Boy Scouts—Tigers in the Wild, 10:30-2:30 p.m.
March 26: Painting at the Park, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Live Music Around Harrisburg

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

March 3: Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
March 4: Martina McBride
March 11: The Oak Ridge Boys
March 17: Amos Lee
March 19: John Denver Tribute w/Ted Vigil
March 24: Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles
March 25: The Charlie Daniels Band
March 26: Under the Streetlamp
March 30: The Beach Boys
March 31: Celtic Woman

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

March 3: Sythian
March 4: Vulcans and Mark DeRose Band
March 10: Strung Like a Horse
March 17: Cheezy and the Crackers
March 18: Kilmaine Saints
March 24: Larry Keel Experience
March 25: Hip Pocket
March 26: The Outside Track
March 31: The Dirty Sweet

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

March 1: Marc Lubbers
March 2, 12, 16, 26, 30: Anthony Haubert
March 3, 9, 14, 17, 31: Noel Gevers
March 4, 25: Roy Lefever
March 7, 15: Daniel Sheahan
March 8, 21: Christine Purcell
March 10, 23: Corinna Joy
March 11, 24: Ted Ansel

March 18: Jessica Perla
March 22, 28: Maria Battista
March 29: Deborah Anderson

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

March 3: Queen Of Jeans
March 5: Dance Gavin Dance Chon
March 7: The Stonewall, Vessels, Dead Coast, Paradrei
March 8: Turnover
March 10: Bitter Taste, Broccoli Samurai, ELM
March 11: Attila
March 17: Memphis May Fire, Bless The Fall
March 18: Captured! By Robots
March 20: Black Stone Cherry, Typesetter
March 22: Cash’d Out, Tribute to Johnny Cash
March 24: Spill, Turkuaz
March 25: Moakler
March 26: Hodera, CityCop
March 30: Beach House

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

March 3: Antonio Andrade
March 4: Alex McQuade
March 5: Colette Eckert
March 10: Caelan Perez
March 11: Jeanine & Friends
March 12: TBA
March 17: Steven Gellman
March 18: Doug Morris
March 19: Kate Parson
March 24: Paul Zavinsky
March 25: Hard Travelin
March 26: Dan Zukowski
March 31: Alex Allegra

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

March 14: Seasons

Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus
harrisburggaymenschorus.org

March 12, 20: “The Big Three-Oh” anniversary concert

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

March 2, 16: Full Band Open Jam
March 3: Vetour Productions First Friday
March 4: Playing for Purpose Music & Arts Festival
March 4: The Figgs, The Split Squad
March 9: Seepeoples, Switch Fu
March 10: Shea Quinn’s The Band Who Sold the World
March 10: Ton-Taun, The Jellybricks
March 11: Soul & Spirit—Jimi Hendrix Tribute
March 17: Ben Brandt Trio, Some Hands
March 18: Manian Van Hacker
March 24: The Jigsaw Seen
March 25: Shine Delphi, Magic Dick & Shun NG
March 30: Deniz Tek
March 31: David Lindley

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

March 4-5: Ann Hampton Callaway
March 15: Stuart & Friends
March 18-19: Masterworks

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

March 4: The Classic Rock Show
March 10: Kool Kats!
March 19: Red Hot Chili Pipers
March 31: John Prine

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

March 3: Sapphire
March 4: DJ Magic, Cazhmiere
March 10: Funktion
March 11: DJ Dave Styles, Smooth Like Clyde
March 17: Uptown Band
March 18: DJ Matrix, The Luv Gods
March 24: Emily’s Toybox
March 25: DJ Ray Rossi, Time Traveller, Radio Neon
March 31: That Band

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

March 19: Sunday Arts Hour w/George Bowerman

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

March 3: Pilgrim Age
March 10: Travis Pilsits
March 17: Animal Logic
March 24: Babel Map
March 31: Andrew Weathers & Guillermo Pizarro

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

March 4: ZZ Top
March 24: The Zombies
March 31: Kool & The Gang

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

March 8: Five Irish Tenors

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

March 29: David Kim and The Messiah College Symphony Orchestra

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

March 17: Hard Travelin’

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

March 14: Spring Serenade w/Stuart Malina & Friends

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

March 1: Patrick Bowman and Friends Open Mic
March 3: Jonathan Ragonese
March 4: Lovers of Music Band
March 8, 22: Kevin Bock and Friends Open Mic
March 11: Paul Bratcher Quartet w/ Manny Arciniega
March 17: Aortic Valve
March 18: D-bo
March 20: River City Big Band
March 24: West End Blend
March 25: Colebrook Road
March 27: Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz Jam Session
March 31: Steeley Jam w/ Humandala

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

March 3: Steve Forbert
March 24: Victor Wainwright, The Wildroots

St. Thomas Roasters
5951 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg
717-526-4171; stthomasroasters.com

March 3: Kelsey Kindall
March 4: Jamie Wolmack & Jody Echterling
March 10: Something Else—Jane Ramsey
March 11: Craig Bonner, Steve Geib
March 17: Cotolo
March 18: Just Dave
March 24: Rhoades & Putt
March 25: Betsy Barnicle
March 31: Crossroads Duo

Stock’s on 2nd
211 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-233-6699; stocksonsecond.com

March 3: Cruise Control Trio
March 4: Houston Baker
March 10: Shine Delphi
March 11: Gold Dust
March 17: Visitors Duo
March 18: Swisher Sweets
March 24: Music Thru Science Lite
March 25: Shea Quinn and Friends
March 31: Noel Gevers, Andy Alonso

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

March 3: Jazz in the City
March 4: York Symphony Orchestra—“Titanic”
March 11: York Symphony Orchestra—“A Brave New World”

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

March 11: Low Lily
March 26: The Outside Track

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

March 3: We the People: First Friday Initiative, Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus
March 4: Caladh Nua
March 10: Jazz in the Sky—JD Walter Group
March 17: Music in the Round—Irish Eyes
March 18: Alok Kumar
March 22: Hilary Hahn
March 24: Erin Cruise

Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center
Millersville University
60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville
717-871-4700; artsmu.com

March 3: Winner’s Circle—Lancaster International Piano Competition
March 5: MU Concert Band & Wind Ensemble

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

March 4: Taryn & Step
March 11: Flint Zeigler
March 24: HIP 450
March 26: Josh Dominick
March 30: Shine Delphi

The Stage Door

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

March 12: Oxymorons Improv Comedy Show

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

March 31: “Sister Act”

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

Through March 18: “Jesus Christ Superstar”

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

March 8-25: “The Snow Queen” w/Popcorn Hat Players
March 17-26: “Romeo and Juliet”
March 31: Improvapalooza 2017

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

March 31-April 9: “Hope Has Come”

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

March 3-4: Jody Kerns, Dusty Slay
March 10-11: Patrick Garrity
March 17-18: Tim Kidd, Eric Grady
March 24-25: Basile
March 26: Basile Greek Show

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

March 3: Spank’d, TBA
March 10: No Artificial Sweeteners

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

March 3-5: “The Cemetery Club”
March 10-11: “Unforgettable Big Band”

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

March 9: Travis Wall’s “Shaping Sound”
March 18: “Theresa Caputo Live”
March 21-26: “The Sound of Music”
March 28-29: “Paw Patrol Live”

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

March 16: Mike & Donna Snyder, Magic & Illusion

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

Through March 12: “Love From a Stranger”

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

March 31: Golden Dragon Acrobats

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

March 30-April 9: “The Shaughraun”

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

March 17: Comedy Night

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

March 12: “The Diary of Anne Frank” (Whitaker Center)

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

March 10-26: “The Spitfire Grill”

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

March 29: “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical”

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

March 2: Mark Klein, Jamie Utley
March 12: John Edward
March 16: Earl David Reed, Blayr Nias
March 16: Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live

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

Through March 5: “City of Angels” (Whitaker Center)
March 23-April 2: “4000 Miles”

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

March 11-12: DanceLancaster

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

Through March 5: “City of Angels” w/Theatre Harrisburg
March 12: “The Diary of Anne Frank” w/Open State of Harrisburg

Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center
Millersville University
60 W. Cottage Ave., Millersville
717-871-4700; artsmu.com

March 23-26: “Heathers: The Musical”

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