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At packed town hall, Harrisburg residents hear plans, voice concerns for Broad Street Market restoration

February 28, 2025 | by M. Diane McCormick

An overflow crowd packed into a meeting about the Broad Street Market on Thursday night at the Historic Harrisburg Association Resource Center.

Vendor Tito Tep told a town hall on restoration of the fire-damaged Broad Street Market that his fellow vendors are ready to “march through this and hang in there.”

“We definitely want the historical specs – the windows, the doors, etc., etc. – but we also want to modernize the facility,” he said. “I’ve been there for a long time, and it’s hot. It’s 110 degrees cooking in there in the summer. In the wintertime, sometimes it’s 45 degrees and the vendors are working in there, trying to serve the community.”

Plans for restoring the Broad Street Market’s brick building, half of it destroyed by fire on July 10, 2023, remain top priority for the city agenda and for upgrades to the overall market space, city officials said at Thursday night’s meeting.

In the standing-room-only audience of about 90 people, vendors, residents and Midtown businesspeople said they want more input into those plans for vendor space, dining areas, historic windows, and the proposed enclosure bridging the brick and stone buildings. The meeting was held at the Historic Harrisburg Association Resource Center, across the street from the market.

Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams addressed residents at the meeting.

City officials constantly stressed that plans are in their early stages. Promising to “making it happen,” Mayor Wanda Williams said she was committed to transparency and was there to listen to the community.

“My administration is fully committed to see the brick building restored and thriving once again,” she said. “That is our first and foremost priority. We are not moving forward with any other plans until we ensure that the heart of this market is rebuilt stronger and safer than ever.”

Delays in launching reconstruction were caused, in part, by the city insurer’s extended investigation of the fire’s cause, which kept the city from taking control of the building until December 2023, said Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline. Endemic procurement delays and silence to the initial call for contractors’ bids exacerbated the problem, he said.

Plans for the restored brick building from York-based Murphy & Diffenhafer Architects suggested dining areas shifted to the east side and a new mezzanine for patron seating on the west. Modular stalls could be adapted to accommodate the comings and goings of large, medium, and small vendors, said architect Rebecca McCormick.

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, safety, security and fire suppression systems will be updated. The aging and fire-damaged mortar is being analyzed to determine best treatments to “preserve the longevity of the building,” McCormick said.

The exterior “will be preserved to look like the historic building,” McCormick said.

Replacement windows and doors will retain their historic appearance but be modernized for energy efficiency, although the building’s distinctive clerestory windows could not be replicated faithfully because “it is nearly impossible to get a fully divided light, like you had historically, on an insulated window, so there’ll be, probably, a simulated divided light,” she said.

An audience member pushed back against cutting corners on historical accuracy.

“It’s not that it doesn’t exist,” she said. “It’s just that it costs more.”

Some in the crowd also disputed the need for the proposed central pavilion to enclose and shade the market’s courtyard, suggesting trees or a pergola.

Harrisburg Facilities Director David Baker noted that an enclosure could provide more than space for additional vendors.

“We’d be remiss not to look at this as an opportunity for community space,” said Baker, offering ideas for rentals, family gatherings or weddings that could benefit vendors providing catering. Such rental options, he added, would be determined by the Broad Street Market Alliance board.

“There is so much opportunity that we could utilize a middle space like this for, because we don’t have a particular building set in stone,” he said. “We don’t have a particular look set in stone. It’s a placeholder for possibility.”

Attendees asked for improved communications and public avenues for input.

“How will community input be taken in, and how will we know about what’s going on with the market plan?” asked nearby resident Paul Gellerman.

Another attendee noted that stakeholders learn about developments from news stories.

“We’re made aware of things that are happening but aren’t necessarily given time to give feedback or have that conversation,” she said.

Baker repeated that vendors could take their thoughts and concerns to Tep, who would be a liaison to city officials. Tep, well-received by the crowd, said that vendors have been in touch with Baker and have seen the architect’s plans. He called the prospects for revitalization “exciting.”

Baker said that a 13-member committee meets regularly, not in public, to discuss market progress. After the meeting, Williams told reporters that she welcomes public involvement.

“I wish they would have had input sooner, really,” she said. “I wish they would have come to me and had input. I’ve always stated that I would be available to anyone who had concerns about any issues within the city of Harrisburg.”

Williams said that she doesn’t want “committee on top of committee of committee on top of committee telling us what we need to do, how to do it, when to do it.”

“I’m the CEO of the city of Harrisburg, and we don’t need 36 voices telling us what we need to do,” she said. “We just need to comprise it of 13 people. Now, if you want to add two or three people from the meeting tonight, I have no problem with that, but no one has stood up to say they were interested in being on that committee. If you have the names, please give them to me, and I don’t have any problem putting them on that committee.”

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A Past Preserved: Historic Harrisburg Association celebrates 50 years of fighting, saving

February 28, 2023 | by M. Diane McCormick

Historic Harrisburg
Association Resource Center

When Tropical Storm Agnes descended on Harrisburg in 1972, the Shipoke home of Bob and Eileen Young flooded 8½ feet on the first floor.

“It strips wallpaper beautifully,” Young recalls today. “Let’s look at the positive side.”

The Youngs and their determined neighbors fished another positive from the floodwaters—the 1973 founding of Historic Harrisburg Association. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary as a catalyst for historic preservation and urban revitalization, Historic Harrisburg can say that it has saved significant buildings and lost a few, led formation of the city’s historic districts, and created a space where developers and preservationists alike can agree on the value of smart growth.

In Historic Harrisburg’s first days, the Youngs were in on the ground floor (yes, pun intended). The flooded homes of Shipoke were slated for demolition. Citizens rallied, canvassing door-to-door to raise awareness of the threat and packing City Council meetings. In response, the city adopted the first of its historic districts and created the Harrisburg Architectural Review Board to encourage historically sensitive maintenance of homes and businesses.

“I think Harrisburg was one of the first in the state to enact municipal legislation,” said Preservation Advisor Jeb Stuart, in those days a city Planning Bureau staffer fresh out of college.

Historic Harrisburg Association incorporated on Feb. 22, 1973. Some of the same people cross-pollinated the city’s planning bureau and this new historic preservation movement, bringing the two “together for a common purpose,” Stuart said.

Eileen Young got involved because she never wanted to look at a new development and wonder who once lived there.

“I wanted to see those old homes stay there because they were the root of the history of Harrisburg,” she said. “Even though they weren’t the elite of Harrisburg in our neighborhood—they were working-class steel workers and shop owners—they were still a key part of what happened here.”

At about the same time, the official association took shape over the fight to save the State Theatre movie palace on Locust Street in downtown Harrisburg. A battle raged, but the building came down in 1974. (“Poor choice for Harrisburg,” opined a blogger on www.cinematreasures.org. “It would have made a wonderful downtown performing arts center.”)

There were other losses. The original Penn Harris Hotel came down in 1973. But there were many wins, too.

Two historic Pine Street homes were saved, as City Council upheld the validity of HARB’s rulings against demolition. The Tracy Mansion on Front Street also dodged the wrecking ball. As for the Charles Howard Lloyd-designed Old City Hall on Walnut Street, now an example of adaptive reuse through its conversion into apartments, Historic Harrisburg “fought like hell to get that off the demolition list,” Stuart said.

As suburbanization was draining city centers, cities “realized they had to do something extraordinary,” said David Morrison, executive director of Historic Harrisburg.

“Of all the things that happened in Harrisburg, historic preservation wound up to be, in the long run, the most valuable strategy rather than redevelopment or urban renewal or any of those things tried around the country,” he said. “Historic preservation proved itself to be not only economically sensible but also kind of what the people preferred.”

But enough of the “wayback machine.” Today’s Historic Harrisburg leads partnerships and gets calls from developers and agencies seeking guidance on historically sensitive approaches to their projects. PennDOT sought input on options for blending an unsightly conduit for utilities into its rehab plans for the Market Street Bridge.

Historic Harrisburg’s independently managed Community Historic Preservation Fund— created from funds earmarked after an agreement with a developer to preserve the façade of the Senate Hotel literally crashed to the ground—distributes grants for preservation projects, initiatives and advocacy. A consortium of historic and environmental preservationists is tracking the fate of the Harrisburg State Hospital’s recreationally and historically significant grounds.

“Historic preservation started out as kind of a fringe element of investing in the city, sort of a novelty,” Morrison said. “Now, it’s a mainstream concept that’s embraced by government as something important that should be incorporated into comprehensive planning and individual development proposals.”

Changing Perceptions

Morrison, who began his second stint as executive director in 2014, has led Historic Harrisburg’s readiness to yoke preservation with urban revitalization. He credits a team effort of board members and volunteers in building membership, hosting events and “expanding our role and influence in the community.”

Today, Historic Harrisburg is leading a capital campaign to restore its own home, the former Central Trust Building in Midtown now known as the Historic Harrisburg Resource Center. Already a spot for history exhibits, community organization meetings and developers’ listening tours, restoration is expected to elevate the circa-1893 building, donated in 1993, into an income-producing venue for receptions and other gatherings.

Historic Harrisburg’s annual “Preservation Priorities” list draws attention to historic properties endangered by neglect or imminent demolition. Harristown Enterprises checks the list every year for potential projects, said president and CEO Brad Jones. Historic Harrisburg has inspired Harristown’s many adaptive reuse projects, which recently included the conversion of the Victorian-era Plum building downtown into three boutique apartments.

“If we don’t do that, maybe no one else will,” Jones said.

Preservation of yesterday’s buildings creates opportunities for today’s residential redevelopment amid the character that people crave, Jones added.

“People love the architecture of Harrisburg,” he said.

Jones credits one of Historic Harrisburg’s “most heroic efforts” in helping the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency expand while preserving a Front Street mansion and two small clapboard houses—charmers from a bygone era—on Locust Street.

“In the long run, everybody wins in that kind of situation,” Jones said. “They did it collaboratively and thoughtfully together, still maintaining the ability to do an important project to create more economic development for the city but also in a way that preserved a pretty block.”

Now that Historic Harrisburg’s original focus areas of downtown, Midtown, Shipoke and Olde Uptown “are far above and beyond crisis mode,” Morrison said that he hopes to focus “more of Historic Harrisburg’s energy” on the historically significant but maintenance-challenged Allison Hill. Historic Harrisburg has given tours to draw attention to the area and supported such projects as restoration of the Allison Hook & Ladder Company firehouse.

“The cultural tapestry of Allison Hill is just amazing,” Morrison said.

At 13th and Thompson streets, the breathtaking Christ Lutheran Church came to Historic Harrisburg’s attention around 2018 through a window restoration project. The pastor, Rev. Drew Stockstill, said that tours that Morrison gave raised awareness of “this gem of a church” and, just as significantly, its free medical and dental clinics serving between 10,000 and 22,000 people a year.

“David brought that whole community of the Historic Harrisburg board and people invested in Harrisburg and its architecture and its history, so we were able to showcase the physical building and the service it provides,” Stockstill said.

Gloria Vázquez Merrick, executive director of the Latino Hispanic American Community Center, serves on the Historic Harrisburg board and sees a place for preserving the built environment as a means toward teaching young people the stories and lessons of the past.

“We’re so busy trying to instill in our kids their heritage, their culture, but let’s talk to them about their environment, where they grew up, how things have changed, and let them know that this will not always look like this,” she said.

Fifty years ago, Historic Harrisburg’s first Candlelight House Tour—still going strong—attracted throngs of people pleasantly surprised that the once-flooded homes of Shipoke weren’t teardowns but were beautiful arguments for moving back to the city.

“Whatever little role Historic Harrisburg has played and continues to play in showcasing the city as something to embrace and not something to steer clear of is really something we’ve been doing from the get-go,” Morrison said. “It’s about changing people’s perceptions. I think we’ve been very good at changing perceptions for 50 years and getting people to view the future in an optimistic way.”

Historic Harrisburg Association Resource Center is located at 1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg. For more information, visit www.historicharrisburg.org.

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Community Corner: Notable September Events

August 31, 2021 | by TheBurg Staff

Community Corner

Celebration of Friends
Sept. 2: Learn a new way of travel and meet friends from all over the world at the Friendship Force of Greater Harrisburg’s free kickoff celebration from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fort Hunter Park, 5300 N. Front St., Harrisburg. www.friendshipforcepa.org

HBG Flea
Sept. 4: Explore the HBG Flea on first Saturdays for art, handmade gifts and vintage wares from local artists and curators, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Outdoor markets are held at Midtown Cinema, 250 Reily St., Harrisburg. www.hbgflea.com

Kipona
Sept. 4-6: Enjoy the 105th annual Kipona Festival in Riverfront Park and City Island with food, fireworks, live music, artist market, family fun zone, biergarten, canoe races, wire walkers and more. www.harrisburgpa.gov

Puppies and Pints
Sept. 8: Join Harrisburg Young Professionals at Midstate Distillery, 1817 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., for Puppies and Pints, benefiting Homeward Bound Animal Rescue. Adoptable puppies will be on site and donations will be collected. www.hyp.org

Luminary Awards
Sept. 9: West Shore Chamber of Commerce will honor two female professionals at the Luminary Awards Luncheon at Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. www.wschamber.org

Jazz Walk
Sept. 10: Explore the sights, sounds and yummy smells of Midtown Harrisburg while enjoying the sounds of local jazz musicians during the 2021 Harrisburg Jazz Walk, hosted by Central PA Friends of Jazz and Dauphin County Parks & Recreation as part of the Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival. www.friendsofjazz.org

Morning Mixer
Sept. 10: Join the West Shore Chamber of Commerce for a morning mixer of members at PaySmart Payroll Services, 650 Wilson Lane, Suite 100, Mechanicsburg, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. This free event is open to chamber members, and potential members are welcome to attend two free chamber events. www.wschamber.org

Pop-Up Carnival
Sept. 10-11: Enjoy a festive Mardi-Gras themed pop-up carnival with Zydeco music, dancing, cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres and more at Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, 1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Costumes encouraged. www.historicharrisburg.org

Bird Walk & Cleanup
Sept. 11: Harrisburg Young Professionals and Appalachian Audubon Society team up for a bird walk and to lend a hand during the Volunteer Work Day at Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg. The bird walk begins at 8:30 a.m. before the workday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. www.hyp.org www.wildwoodpark.org

Fall Garden Fun
Sept. 11: Join Penn State Extension Master Gardeners at Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, to learn how to create excitement in your fall garden, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Workshops include indoor and outdoor components and are limited to 12 participants. Preregistration required. www.explorewildwoodpark.org

Volunteer Work Day
Sept. 11: Head to Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, to enjoy the outdoors and help with continuing park and habitat enhancement projects, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tools and work gloves provided. Pre-registration required. www.wildwoodlake.org

Rugged Run
Sept. 11: Ned Smith Center, 176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg, hosts the Tröegs Rugged Trail Run, 3:30 to 10 p.m. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m., and the race starts at 5 p.m. Enjoy food, auctions, live music and more. www.nedsmithcenter.org

Evening Mixer
Aug. 11: Build new relationships with local business professionals at the West Shore Chamber of Commerce’s September Evening Networking Mixer, 4 to 6 p.m., at Isaac’s Restaurant patio, Rossmoyne Business Center, 4940 Ritter Rd., Mechanicsburg. The event is free and open to chamber members. www.wschamber.org

Nocturnal Animals
Sept. 11: Explore nocturnal wildlife through sound and sight with a Wildwood Park Naturalist at Detweiler Park, 1451 Peters Mountain Rd., Dauphin, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Call for owls and discover insects that come to life at night. Admission is $5 per child; chaperones free. Pre-registration required. www.explorewildwoodpark.org

Jazz & Wine Fest
Sept. 11-12: The annual Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival will be at Fort Hunter Park, 5300 N. Front St., Harrisburg, 3 to 9 p.m. Local and national artists will join area wineries for the event. Doors open at 2 p.m. www.dauphincounty.org

Gallery Walk
Sept. 12: Explore 20 galleries and exhibit spaces to enjoy art, music and refreshments during the Art Association of Harrisburg’s 33rd annual Gallery Walk, 12 to 5 p.m., throughout Harrisburg. www.artassocofhbg.com

Garden Cleanup
Sept. 13: Harrisburg Young Professionals will host a cleanup at Heart of the Community Garden, 1421 Derry St., Harrisburg, 5 to 7 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help maintain and beautify the garden. RSVP at [email protected]. www.hyp.org

Restaurant Week
Sept. 13-24: Harrisburg’s premier dining event returns, spanning two weeks, Sept. 13-17 and Sept. 20-24. www.HarrisburgRestaurantWeek.com

Heart Walk
Sept. 15: American Heart Association’s Capital Region Heart Walk will be held 12:30 to 4 p.m. on City Island, 245 Championship Way, Harrisburg. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.; the walk starts at 2 p.m. www.heart.org/capitalregionwalk

3rd in The Burg
Sept. 17: Enjoy the best of Harrisburg during 3rd in the Burg, the monthly arts and culture event at galleries, restaurants and art spaces throughout downtown and Midtown, 6 to 9 p.m. www.thirdintheburg.org

Coin Show
Sept. 17-18: Scottish Rite Entertainment Complex of Harrisburg, 2701 N. 3rd St., hosts the Harrisburg Coin Show with more than 70 exhibit tables, free admission, a raffle, door prizes, food and free seminars, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Event supports the Children’s Dyslexia Center of Central PA Harrisburg. www.harrisburgcoinclub.com/coin-show

Anniversary Concert
Sept. 18: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities celebrates its centennial with a concert featuring past scholarship recipients of the Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Music Fund. The free event starts at 5 p.m. at Whitaker Center, 222 Market St., Harrisburg, followed by a free reception. www.tfec.org.

5 Mile Run
Sept. 18: Join Harrisburg Young Professionals on City Island at 7:30 a.m. for the 8th Annual HYP 5 Miler to benefit HYP Outreach Initiatives, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Wildheart Ministries, Keystone Warriors and Make-A-Wish. This year, HYP partners with the Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley’s Wish Upon a Food Truck Festival, which will take place directly after the race. www.hyp.org

Arts Festival
Sept. 18: Hummelstown Arts Festival will be held in the Hummelstown Square, Hanover and Market streets, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with works by more than 120 juried artists, children’s activities, a food court and more. Find Hummelstown Arts Festival on Facebook.

Food Truck Fest
Sept. 18: 2021 Wish Upon a Food Truck Festival will be held on City Island, 245 Championship Way, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with live entertainment, children’s activities, music, a special wish reveal and more, in support of Make-a-Wish. www.wishuponafoodtruck.org

Book Event
Sept. 18: Fifty authors will sell and sign their books at The Barn at Creeks Bend at the Sports Emporium, 29 S. Middlesex Rd., Carlisle, 12 to 4 p.m. Proceeds benefit Dauphin County Library System. This event is for people 18 years or older. www.BooksBooksBooks2021

Crab Fest
Sept. 18: Trinity High School, 3601 Simpson Ferry Rd., Camp Hill, hosts the 5th Annual Central PA Crab, Beer and Wine Festival, 4 to 6 p.m. This year’s event will be held grab-and-go style. All crab and BBQ orders must be placed by Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. www.pacrabfest.org

FAB Night
Sept. 18: Help celebrate the LGBT Center of Central PA’s work and honor leaders at “FAB 2021—Connected Across Communities,” at Hershey Lodge, 325 University Dr, Hershey, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. FAB 2021 is a hybrid event, with in-person and free virtual options. www.centralpalgbtcenter.org/FAB

Yoga Fest
Sept. 18-19: Central PA Yoga Love Festival will be held at Amethyst Retreat Center, 44 Buffalo Creek Rd., Duncannon, with yoga classes, workshops, hiking, live music, healthy food, camping, drumming, dancing and more. www.payogalovefest.com

Comic Con
Sept. 18-19: Celebrate all things comics, anime, games, sci-fi, movies and pop culture at Harrisburg Mall, 3501 Paxton St.. The event will be held 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 18 and 11 a.m. to 5 pm. on Sept. 19. www.fourstatecon.com

Bike Ride
Sept. 19: Harrisburg Bicycle Club’s Three Creek Century ride will be held 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning at Penn Township Fire Dept., 1750 Pine Rd., Newville. www.threecreekcentury.com

Fort Hunter Day
Sept. 19: Celebrate fall with family fun, including arts and crafts, children’s games and activities, historic demonstrations and exhibits, entertainment, food and more, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Fort Hunter Park, 5300 N. Front St., Harrisburg. www.forthunter.org

100th Celebration
Sept. 22: Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania (VROCP) will host its second centennial celebration event at Linwood Estate in Carlisle, 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets include a happy hour with live music and hors d’oeuvres, a full course meal, champagne toast and more. Proceeds support VROCP. www.vrocp.org

2021 Blue & Gray Gala
Sept. 23: National Civil War Museum, 1 Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg, will host the 15th Annual Blue & Gray Gala, 6 to 9 p.m. Attendees can tour museum galleries while enjoying food and beverage pairings. A raffle drawing and silent auction will be held. www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org

Annual Celebration
Sept. 23: Bethesda Mission will hold its Annual Celebration Banquet at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Stories of those helped by the mission will be featured, along with volunteer of the year awards and ministry updates. Reservations required. Visit BethesdaMission.org/Events or contact Rebecca Clymer at 717-257-4442 x229 or [email protected].

Fall Book Sale
Sept. 23-26: Shop the Friends of Fredricksen Fall Book & Media Sale at Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill. The library will hold a bag sale on Sept. 26, 1 to 4 p.m. www.fredricksenlibrary.org

Native Plant Sale
Sept. 25: Appalachian Audubon Society will host a native plant sale at Diakon Wilderness Greenhouse, 571 Mountain Rd., Boiling Springs, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Portion of proceeds will benefit AAS environmental education scholarships. www.appalachianaudubon.org

Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup
Sept. 25: Make Harrisburg a cleaner and safer place to live, work and play by participating in the Great Harrisburg Litter Cleanup. This event leaves a huge impact in a few short hours every year. Sign up at www.cactricounty.org/ghlc.

Celebrate Wildwood
Sept. 25: Help celebrate Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, with a nature-themed afternoon, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participate in kids’ activities, children’s crafts, live music, bird and plant talks, and the annual Walk for Wildwood. www.explorewildwoodpark.org

Fall Fest
Sept. 25: Junior Board of YWCA Greater Harrisburg hosts its 12th Annual Fall Fest, 4 to 7 p.m., to raise funds for Camp Reily, 300 Camp Reily Rd., Harrisburg, a summer day camp for children. Enjoy beer tastings, food and entertainment. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. www.ywcahbg.org

Woofstock
Sept. 26: The annual celebration of all-things canine returns to Harrisburg’s Riverfront Park, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring music, food, prizes and the largest pet adoption event on the East Coast. www.cpaawoofstock.com

Tribute Concert
Sept. 26: Central PA Friends of Jazz honors local music legend Steve Rudolph with a concert, “This One’s for You,” 4:30 p.m., at Whitaker Center, 222 Market St., Harrisburg. Steve will play with many of his favorite musicians during his decades in Harrisburg. www.friendsofjazz.org/Rudolph

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Happenings: Our August Calendar of Events

July 30, 2021 | by Missy Smith

Museums & Art Spaces

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

“Minibike Mania,” a display of more than two dozen miniature motorbikes, through Oct. 16

“Keep on Truckin’: Light Duty Trucks,” an exhibit focused on the history of pickup trucks, through Oct. 22

“Iconic Chevrolets,” an exhibit presented by the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America, through Oct. 22

“Hershey’s History: Before & After Chocolate,” through Oct. 22

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

93rd International Annual Juried Show, through Sept. 2

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

“Left Behind,” photography by Michael Hower and sculptural work by Steve Dolbin, Aug. 6-Sept. 18

“Lunchbox Moments,” an exhibition by Korean-American artist, Amie Bantz, memorializing a collection of stories from the AAPI community by painting their narratives on a series of lunchboxes, Aug. 6-Sept. 18

The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com

August artist of the month

Dickinson College
The Trout Gallery
240 W. High St., Carlisle
717-254-8159; troutgallery.org

“Remnant: Studio Majors Thesis Exhibition,” featuring projects by senior studio art majors under the direction of Rachel Eng with Todd Arsenault, Anthony Cervino and Andy Bale, through Sept. 11

“In Light of the Past,” an exhibition considering how we experience photographs, through Oct. 9

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

HAAA Member Art display at Hershey Public Library, through Oct. 10

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

New works by Ann Benton Yeager, Paul Vasiliades, Rebecca Adey, Mary Gelenser, John Davis and Amie Bantz, through Aug. 15

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
PCCA Gallery, 1 S. 2nd St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

“Art of a Pandemic,” group art exhibition examining the challenges and isolation, reality adjustments and new experiences lived during the COVID-19 pandemic, through Sept. 18

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

“Why Not in Pennsylvania? Campaigning for Women’s Suffrage in the Keystone State,” through Jan. 2

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

“Persephone/Persephone,” a multi-panel collaborative installation by Elody Gyekis and Joanne Landis, through Aug. 8

“Mobility to Movement,” etchings by Isabel Bishop, Aug. 13-Oct. 17

Artistic Expressions Summer Academy exhibition inspired by SAM’s “Circle of Truth,” through Aug. 22

“Project Pattern” multimedia display of photography, painting, sculpture and installation by artists Nate Ethier, Nicole Herbert and Luke Murphy, through August

“Circle of Truth: 49 Paintings Ending with Ed Ruscha,” like a childhood game in which a message is whispered in the ear of a first person, then relayed to a second, a third and so on, through Sept. 19

“Meanderings,” a collection of variable collagraphic prints by artist Valerie R. Dillon, who illustrates her journey of shifting between known and unknown spaces, through Oct. 17

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

“Art in the Wild,” an exhibit of naturally inspired trailside installations created by artists using mostly natural materials and inspired by the theme “reimagining,” through Sept. 30

Read, Make, Learn

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

Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 4: Obvara (Baltic Raku) Alternative Firing Techniques
Aug. 11: Collage & Paint, 6-9 p.m.
Aug. 14: Vintage Tin Earrings, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

Aug. 2, 9: Art Club, 4 p.m.
Aug. 2, 9: Born to Read on Zoom, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 3, 10: Discord Hangouts—Gaming, 3-5 p.m.
Aug. 3, 10: Family Storytime, 6 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11: Virtual Toddler Storytime, 10 a.m.
Aug. 4, 11: Young Adult Book Club on Zoom, 4 p.m.
Aug. 5: What Makes Us Blue?, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12: Discord Hangouts—Chat, 3-5 p.m.
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Preschool Storytime on Zoom, 10 a.m.
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Discover Tabletop Role Playing Games online, 4 p.m.
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Tween Dungeons and Dragons on Zoom, 4 p.m.
Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28: Teen Dungeons and Dragons, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, 12: The Next Chapter Book Club, 4 p.m.
Aug. 10: Virtual Reading the Rainbow Book Club, 7 p.m.
Aug. 11: Supporting Your Garden’s Pollinators, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 12: Virtual Dungeons and Dragons, 7 p.m.
Aug. 12, 26: Librarians on Twitch, 6-8 p.m.
Aug. 17: Novel Thoughts Too!, 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 18: Role Playing Games Sampler Series, 6:30-8 p.m.
Aug. 19: Make a Book, 6 p.m.

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

Aug. 2, 9: Baby Time, 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 2: Make It! Mondays, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 3: Teen SummerZine 2021, 4 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11: Toddler Time, 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 5, 12: Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Fiber Artists, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, 12: STEM Stations, 2 p.m.
Aug. 12, 26: Knitter’s Group, 5 p.m.
Aug. 14: Fiber Artists, 10 a.m.
Aug. 14: Make It, Break It, 11 a.m.
Aug. 17: Teen SummerZine 2021, 4 p.m.
Aug. 21: Knitter’s Group, 10 a.m.

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

Aug. 2, 16: STEM Grab & Go, 9 a.m.
Aug. 2, 16: Zoom—Frederickson Writes on Zoom, 6:45 p.m.
Aug. 3: Zoom—Curl up with the Classics on Zoom—” All Creatures Great And Small,” 10-11 a.m.
Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Virtual Get That Job! Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Aug. 3, 17: Master Gardener Plant Clinic, 6 p.m.
Aug. 4: Zoom—Moving Forward Book Group w/ Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 4: Amazing Aquarium and Fish Facts on Zoom, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 6, 13: Zoom STEM Storytime, 10 a.m.
Aug. 9, 23: Teen Grab and Go Bag (ages 7-12), 9 a.m.
Aug. 12, 26: Virtual Resume Writing Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Aug. 23: Virtual Fredricksen Reads, 7-8 p.m.

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

Aug. 13: On the Porch with Don Lebo, 10 a.m.
Aug. 14: On the Porch with MJ Lauder Stained Glass, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Aug. 21: Basket weaving, 9 a.m.

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

Aug. 3-13: Popcorn Hat Players’ Camp (ages 6-12), 1-4 p.m.

Harrisburg Improv Theatre
1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgimprov.com

Aug. 5-Sept. 23: Sketch Writing, 6-8 p.m.
Aug. 16-Oct. 11: Level 2—Game of the Scene, 7-10 p.m.

Harrisburg Young Professionals
hyp.org

Aug. 5, 12: HYP Kickball, 6-9:45 p.m.
Aug. 9: Heart of the Community Garden Clean Up, 5-7 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

Aug. 6-8: Watercolor Workshop
Aug. 19: Photographing Your Artwork, 6-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 28: Basic Fluid Art, 1-4 p.m.

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

Aug. 7: Anthony Haubert Trio

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

Aug. 1, 15: YouTube—Kids Carry & Craft, 10 a.m.
Aug. 1, 15: Carry & Craft Teen/Adult, 11 a.m.
Aug. 3: Read Stampede Walking Group, 9 a.m.
Aug. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26: Penn State Hershey—Mothers & Babies Together, 10 a.m.
Aug. 5, 19: Hershey Quilters, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: bAd aRt Night, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 17: Crafts in the Reading Garden (teens & tweens), 6:30-8 p.m.
Aug. 21: Cocoa Area Fiber Enthusiasts, 10 a.m.
Aug. 24: Blood Drive, 1:30 p.m.
Aug. 26: Fear of Commitment Book Group—Short Fiction Only at Cassel Vineyards, 6 p.m.
Aug. 28: Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors Family Book Group—Crown & Don’t Touch My Hair, 2 p.m.

Historic Harrisburg Resource Center
1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
historicharrisburg.com

Aug. 7: Landmark Bus Tour Historic Shipoke, Steelton and Midland Cemetery, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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

Aug. 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30: Rhyme Time in the Park, 9 a.m.
Aug. 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30: Toddler Time in the Park, 9:40 a.m.
Aug. 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30: Story Time in the Park, 10:20 a.m.
Aug. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30: Rhyme Time, 5:15 p.m.
Aug. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30: Toddler Time, 6 p.m.
Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Storybook STEAM, 6:45 p.m.
Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Tea and Stitches, 10 a.m.
Aug. 4, 11: Kindergarten Readiness, 6:45 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Toddler Time, 10 a.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Story Time, 10:15 a.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Rhyme Time, 12 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Tales for T.A.I.L.S., 6 p.m.
Aug. 9, 23: English Conversation Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: Mad About Mysteries on Zoom, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 13, 27: Dungeons & Dragons (grades 6-12), 6-8 p.m.
Aug. 14, 28: Block Party!, 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 16: Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 18: Watch the Skies Book Club, 7 p.m.
Aug. 19: Thursday Morning Book Club, 10 a.m.
Aug. 19: Teen Third Thursday, 6 p.m.
Aug. 21-22: August Book Sale
Aug. 24: Tabletop Game Night, 6-8 p.m.
Aug. 25: Apple Users Group, 1 p.m.
Aug. 18: Trivia at Home—Gilmore Girls, 6-8 p.m.

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

Aug. 1-Sept. 4: 21 Meditations—On-Demand Series

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

Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Young Adult Group, 4 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25: Common Roads (ages 12-17), 6 p.m.
Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28: Passageways, 2 p.m.
Aug. 10, 24: Queers and Quests game night, 6 p.m.
Aug. 12: Aging with Pride Luncheon, 12 p.m.
Aug. 13: Open Mic and Coffee Café, 6 p.m.

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

Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Tales with T.A.I.L.S., 6-7 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11: Wagging Tails Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Online Science Fiction Book Club
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Star Trek Rewatch online group

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

Aug. 4: Courtney E. Martin in Conversation with Jamia Wilson, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 25: An Evening with Meghan O’Gieblyn—God, Human, Animal, Machine, 7-8 p.m.

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

Aug. 6-8: Hazy Glaze of Summer acrylic painting
Aug. 7: First Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
Aug. 11, 25: Kids Class on the Roof, 5-7 p.m.
Aug. 21, 22: Fluid Art, 12-3 p.m.

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

Aug. 7: U.S Grant, the Meaning of the Civil War, and the Election of 1868,” 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 14: From Gettysburg to Little Big Horn—The George Armstrong Custer, Civil War and Indian Wars 2021 Symposium, 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m.

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

Aug. 10: Gooey Art Grandparent & Me Camp, 9:30 a.m.

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

Aug. 9: Book Club, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

Aug. 4, 6, 8, 20, 21, 22, 25: Animal Adaptations Tour, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25: Explore! (grades 3-5), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Curiosity Kids (grades K-2), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Aug. 6: Virtual Artists Conversations—Lauren Litwa, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Aug. 6, 21: StoryTime, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Aug. 8: Virtual Tonight’s Sky—A Live Chat with the Planetarium Director, 2-3 p.m.
Aug. 12: Virtual “Bring Your Dead Online” Webinar, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 13: Adventures in Nature Lab (in-person and virtual)—PA Turtles, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Aug. 20: Learn at Lunchtime—Curator’s Choice, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Aug. 27: Learn at Lunchtime—Curator’s Choice, 12:15-12:45 p.m.

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

Aug. 9-13: A Cool Week in August (Kids Camp), 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Aug. 18: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

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

Aug. 13: Spoonful of Jazz solo jazz dance class, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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

Aug. 3-5: The What @ the Ware free art workshops for kids, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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

Aug. 4, 12: Kayak the Swatara with Cocoa Kayaks, 5:45-7:45 p.m.
Aug. 5: Greenbelt Connector Walk, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Aug. 10: Wild Edibles Program, 6-8 p.m.
Aug. 11: Preschool Storytime—Summer at Wildwood, 10-10:45 a.m.
Aug. 14: Volunteer Work Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Aug. 14: Natural Tie-Dye, 12-3 p.m.
Aug. 15: Flower Walk—Heat Tolerant Plants, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Aug. 21: Kids Discover—The 10 Essentials (ages 5-10), 9-11 a.m.
Aug. 21: Art Heals, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Aug. 24: Kids Discover—Monarchs (ages 5-10), 9-11 a.m.
Aug. 28: Run Wild for Wildwood 5K/10K, 9-11 a.m.

Live Music

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

Aug. 1: The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Aug. 4: One Night of Queen—Gary Mullen and the Works
Aug. 5: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Aug. 7: The Golden Boys starring Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell
Aug. 12: Chris Janson
Aug. 13: The Man in Black—A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Aug. 19: Gene Watson, The Bellamy Brothers
Aug. 20: Stayin’ Alive—One Night of the Bee Gees
Aug. 22: Herman’s Hermits, Peter Noone, The Buckinghams
Aug. 29: Air Supply

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

Aug. 7: The Lone Bellow
Aug. 12: Gordon Lightfoot
Aug. 27: Ben Folds
Aug. 28: York Symphony’s Open Air

Boneshire Brew Works
7462 Derry St., Harrisburg
717-469-5007; boneshire.com

Aug. 5: John Rossey

Central PA Friends of Jazz
friendsofjazz.org

Aug. 13: Gretna Grooves—Tuba Skinny

The Englewood
1219 Research Blvd. Hummelstown
717-256-9480; [email protected]

Aug. 1, 10, 22, 29: Jazz Brunch with Central PA Friends of Jazz
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25: Wednesday Jazz Series
Aug. 7: The Stable Shaker
Aug. 15: Cracker
Aug. 21: The Sorters
Aug. 27: The Wild Hymns
Aug. 28: Hall Williams Band (Pre-Dead & Company show)

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

Aug. 27: Sunset Series, Susquehanna Folk Music Society presents Colebrook Road

Gretna Music
gretnamusic.org

Aug. 1: Hermitage Piano Trio
Aug. 13: Tuba Skinny
Aug. 14: Nora Brown
Aug. 15: All-Mozart String Trio
Aug. 29: Miranda Cuckson

Harrisburg University Presents
www.concertseries.harrisburgu.edu

Aug. 14: Pvris, Royal & The Serpent (XL Live)
Aug. 24-25: Brit Floyd (Hershey Theatre)
Aug. 25: All Time Low (XL Live)
Aug. 27: Young the Giant (Riverfront Park)
Aug. 28: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (Riverfront Park)

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

Aug. 13: Open Mic

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

Aug. 6: Squeeze—The Nomadband Tour
Aug. 24-25: Brit Floyd

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

Aug. 5: Freeway
Aug. 6: Alesana
Aug. 7: Hinder
Aug. 8: Scott H. Biram
Aug. 10: Phish 2-Day Afterparty Extravaganza
Aug. 12: Completely Unchained
Aug. 14: Big Gorgeous
Aug. 14: G-REX & SWARM
Aug. 18: Brendan Kelly
Aug. 19: Steve Hofstetter
Aug. 21: Sam Grow
Aug. 21: Ozzfest Tribute Festival
Aug. 22: King 810
Aug. 27: Liliac
Aug. 27: Thick
Aug. 28: Dieselbag the Destroyer
Aug. 28: Garrett Shultz, Bobby Law, Benjamin Beiler, Tyler Short
Aug. 29: Red Not Chili Peppers

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

Aug. 7: Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root with Dirk Miller
Aug. 21: Shotgunn

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

Aug. 7: Rhodes & Putt
Aug. 14: Grit
Aug. 21: Craig Bonner
Aug. 28: Just Dave

Susquehanna Chorale
One College Ave., Mechanicsburg
717-533-7859; susquehannachorale.org

Aug. 22: Music for a Summer’s Evening at Mt. Gretna’s open-air Tabernacle

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

Aug. 11: Bringing it Home—Beautiful Gestures
Aug. 13: Tuba Skinny

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

Aug. 31: Drive-By Truckers

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

Aug. 6: Colt Wilbur
Aug. 7: Nate Myers, Bobby Gentilo, Ben Brandt
Aug. 13: Shwayze
Aug. 14: Pvris, Royal & The Serpent
Aug. 25: All Time Low

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

Aug. 4: Shrimp Ryan Jig Band
Aug. 11: Side of Yams
Aug. 25: Mark Santanna

The Stage Door

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

Aug. 21: “Stomp”

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

Aug. 13: Kelly Collette and Buddy Harris

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

Aug. 5-Sept. 4: “Grumpy Old Men”

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

Aug. 13: Sunset Series—Open Stage of Harrisburg Broadway Cabaret

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

Aug. 7, 14: Popcorn Hat Players present “Thumbelina”

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

Aug. 6: Divas Down Under “Sizzling Summer” Drag Show

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

Aug. 1: “Rock of Ages”

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

Aug. 5: Zoom—”Aesop’s Fables” with Bright Star Theatre
Aug. 19: Zoom—”Mother Nature” with Kit’s Interactive Theatre

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

Aug. 1: Queens Who Brunch

Keystone Theatrics
The Playhouse at Allenberry
1559 Boiling Springs Rd., Boiling Springs
717-258-3211; keystonetheatrics.com

Aug. 1: “Grease”

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

Aug. 6: We The People First Friday—Asian Culture Celebration

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

Aug. 20: Anthony Rodia

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

Aug. 19: Boozie Bingo with Felicia O’Toole

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Happenings: Our June Calendar of Events

May 28, 2021 | by Missy Smith

Museum & Art Spaces

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

“Minibike Mania,” a display of more than two dozen miniature motorbikes, through Oct. 16

“Keep on Truckin’: Light Duty Trucks,” an exhibit focused on the history of pickup trucks, through Oct. 22.

“Iconic Chevrolets,” an exhibit presented by the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America.

“Hershey’s History: Before & After Chocolate,” through Oct. 22.

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

“Free For All” 3rd Annual Student & Member Show, through July 8

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

“Ink/Glaze/Paper/Clay,” ceramic constructions by Beverlee Lehr and ink drawings by Jo Margolis, which are explorations of the interaction of shape and form, June 11-July 24

The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com

June featured artist

Dickinson College
The Trout Gallery
240 W. High St., Carlisle
717-254-8159; troutgallery.org

“Remnant: Studio Majors Thesis Exhibition,” featuring projects by senior studio art majors under the direction of Rachel Eng with Todd Arsenault, Anthony Cervino, and Andy Bale, through Sept. 11

“In Light of the Past,” an exhibition considering how we experience photographs, through Oct. 9

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

HAAA Member Art display at Hershey Public Library, through Oct. 10

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

New works by Yachiyo Beck, Linda Benton McCloskey, Elaine Elledge, Kristin Fava, and Richard Souders, through June 13

New works by Joelle and Justin Arawjo, Paul Gallo, Averil Shepps, and PD Murray, June 16-July 11

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
PCCA Gallery, 1 S. 2nd St., Newport
717-567-7023; perrycountyarts.org

“Art on Tour @ the Capitol,” showcasing PCCA member artwork in a special group exhibition at the PA State Capitol Building East Wing Rotunda, June 2-30

“Home Goods Show” of locally made artwork and handmade home goods for spring redecorating or Zoom room makeovers, through June 12

“Director’s Choice,” a selection of outstanding student artwork from Youth Art Day 2021, June 19-July 17

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

“Persephone/Persephone,” a multi-panel collaborative installation by Elody Gyekis and Joanne Landis, through June 20

“The Wind Dies The Sun Sets,” a contemplative consideration of energy extraction and use in Pennsylvania, through June 20

“From Selfie to Community,” large-format woodcut self-portraits created by Bloomsburg University printmaking students, through July 18

“Project Pattern” multimedia display of photography, painting, sculpture, and installation by artists Nate Ethier, Nicole Herbert, and Luke Murphy, through August

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

“Art in the Wild” Exhibit of naturally inspired trailside installations created by artists using mostly natural materials and inspired by the theme “reimagining,” through Sept. 30

Read, Make, Learn

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

June 1, 8, 15, 22: Sketching Around Carlisle, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
June 8, 15, 22, 29: Plein Air Painting at Allenberry, 9:30-12 p.m.
June 16: Starry Night Paint Night, 6-9 p.m.
June 21-25: Snap! Photography, 1-4 p.m.
June 22: Jeweler’s Saw—Tips & Tricks, 6-8 p.m.
June 22-July 27: Hand Building, Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

June 3: Dungeons and Dragons, 7 p.m.
June 5, 12, 29, 26: Teen Dungeons and Dragons on Zoom, 3 p.m.
June 7, 14, 21, 28: Virtual Born to Read (birth-18 months), 9:30 a.m.
June 8: Virtual Reading the Rainbow Book Club, 7 p.m.
June 8, 15, 22, 29: Discord Hangouts—Gaming, 3-5 p.m.
June 8, 15, 22, 29: Virtual Family Storytime, 6 p.m.
June 9, 16, 23, 30: Virtual Toddler Storytime, 10 a.m.
June 9, 16, 23, 30: Young Adult Book Club on Zoom, 4 p.m.
June 10, 17, 24: Discord Hangouts—Chat, 3-5 p.m.
June 11, 18, 25: Preschool Storytime on Zoom, 10 a.m.
June 15: Virtual Animal Crossing with The Library, 3:30 p.m.
June 21, 28: Art Club, 4 p.m.
June 24: Lawyers in Libraries—Civil Legal Services, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
June 24: Librarians on Twitch, 6-8 p.m.
June 30: Spanish Language Conversation Group, 12-1 p.m.
June 30: Crafternoon with The Library, 4 p.m.

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

June 1: Park Rx—Art Heals w/ Susquehanna Art Museum, 6:30-7 p.m.
June 9: Park Rx—Let EVERTYHING Go, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
June 12: Proudly PA Festival, 12-8 p.m.
June 23: Park Rx—Sound Meditation, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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

June 1: Zoom—Curl up with the Classics on Zoom—Aesop’s Fables, 10-11 a.m.
June 2: Zoom—Moving Forward Book Group w/ Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
June 3, 10, 17, 24: Zoom Resume Writing Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
June 4, 11, 18, 25: Virtual Get That Job! Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
June 7, 14, 21, 28: Virtual Career Exploration Workshop on Zoom, 10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.
June 7, 21: STEM Grab & Go Bag (ages 7-12), 9 a.m.
June 7, 21: Zoom—Fredricksen Writes on Zoom, 6:45 p.m.
June 11, 18, 25: Zoom STEM Storytime, 10 a.m.
June 14, 28: Teen Grab and Go Bag, 9 a.m.
June 16: Zoom—Write On, 7:30 p.m.
June 28: Virtual Fredricksen Reads, 7-8 p.m.

Historic Harrisburg Resource Center
1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
historicharrisburg.com

June 12: Secret Gardens of Harrisburg Garden Tour, 1-6 p.m.

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

June 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29: Penn State Hershey—Mothers & Babies Together, 10 a.m.
June 7, 14, 15, 21, 28: Lose the Quarantine 15 Library Style, 9 a.m.
June 8, 15, 22, 29: Read Stampede Walking Group, 9 a.m.
June 12: Author talk with Sherry Knowlton, 2 p.m.
June 16, 23, 30: Reading Garden—Furry Tales, 6:30 p.m.
June 17, 24: Reading Garden—The Story Garden, 10 a.m.
June 18, 25: Virtual LEGO Club, 3:45 p.m.
June 20: YouTube—Kids Carry & Craft Climbing Critter Edition, 10 a.m.
Jun 20: Carry & Craft—Air Clay Designs, 11 a.m.
June 22: Community Blood Drive, 1:30 p.m.
June 26: Family Book Group—“Mirrors, Windows & Sliding Glass Doors,” 2 p.m.

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

June 1: Teen Game Night, 6-8 p.m.
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Tea & Stitches on Zoom, 10-11 a.m.
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Toddler Time (18 months to 3 years), 11:10 a.m.
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Story Time on Zoom (ages 3-6), 1:30-2 p.m.
June 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23: Rhyme Time (18 months and younger), 5:15-5:35 p.m.
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Toddler Time (18 months to 3 years), 6 p.m.
June 5: Beautify the Barriers artists reception, 10 a.m.
June 9: Mad About Mysteries on Zoom, 7-8 p.m.
June 11, 25: Dungeons & Dragons (grades 6-12), 6-8 p.m.
June 12: Block Party!, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
June 15, 29: Try-It Tuesday, 1 p.m., 6 p.m.
June 21: Virtual Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
June 25: Vegan Cooking Class, 7-8 p.m.
June 26: Trivia at Home—The Golden Girls, 6-8 p.m.

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

June 4, 11, 18, 25: Online Science Fiction Book Club
June 4, 11, 18, 25: Star Trek Rewatch online group

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

June 1: An Evening with Jeff Shaara, 7-8 p.m.
June 8: Chet’la Sebree in Conversation with Diana Khoi Nguyen, 7-8 p.m.
June 10: Ly Tran in Conversation with Phuc Tran, 7-8 p.m.

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

June 5: First Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
June 5, 19: 2-Day Watercolor Painting Class
June 9, 23: Free Kids Class on the Roof, 5-7 p.m.
June 12, 13: Fluid Art Class
June 25, 26, 27: Abstract Workshop

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

June 19: NCWM Community Free Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

June 5: Fishing for Families Camp (ages 8-15)
June 15-17: Outdoor Adventure Camp (ages 9-12)
June 22, 23, 24; Let’s Make Music—Grandparent and Me Camp

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

June 3: Ruth’s Mystery Discussion Group, 10:15-12 p.m.
June 5, 19: Book Sales, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
June 7, 14, 21, 28: Weekly Take & Make Activity Kits (ages 3-7)
June 7-Aug. 2: Ready for K!
June 7-Aug. 6: Tails & Tales Summer Reading Challenge
June 7-12: Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course
June 11: Screen on Green—Toy Story 4, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
June 14-19: Backyard Scavenger Hunt (ages 3-10)
June 14-19: Grab & Go STEAM—Constellations (ages 7-12)
June 14-19: Kit’s Interactive Theatre Virtual Performances—Mother Nature (ages 3+)
June 15: Inspired by Nature Activity—Weather (ages 3-7), 10:30 a.m.
June 19: Couponing for Extreme Savings, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
June 21-26: Grab & Go STEA—Bristlebots (ages 8-12)
June 24: Unicorns—Break the Cage Virtual Performance, 10:30 a.m.
June 28: Dinosaur Storytime on Zoom (ages 3-6), 10:30 a.m.
June 28-July 3: Grab & Go STEAM—Hydraulic Claw (ages 8-12)
June 28-July 3: Grab & Go STEAM—Junior Paleontologist (ages 5-8)
June 29: Teachers of Nature—What’s Up With Your Tail? on Zoom (ages 3+), 10:30 a.m.
June 29: Teen Paint Party! On Zoom (ages 12-17), 4 p.m.

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

June 14: Book Club, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
June 14, 21, 28: Tails and Tales Monday Morning Virtual Program, 11-12 p.m.

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

June 4: Virtual Artists Conversations—Marta Sanchez, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
June 11: Virtual Adventures in Nature Lab—Butterflies and Moths of PA, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
June 13: Virtual Tonight’s Sky—A Live Chat with the Planetarium Director, 2-3 p.m.

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

June 5, 12, 19, 26: Saturday Morning Art Club, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
June 5, 12, 19, 26: Young Artist Camp, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
June 16: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

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

June 6, 13, 20, 27: Virtual Old-Time Music Workshop Series—Banjo, 6:30 p.m.
June 6, 13, 20, 27: Virtual Old-Time Music Workshop Series—Fiddle, 8 p.m.
June 23: Bringing it Home—The Power of Song virtual conversation, 7:30 p.m.

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

June 3: How-To Soil Test Your Home Garden, 6-7:30 p.m.
June 5: Brownies—Bugs, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
June 8: Kayak the Swatara Creek with Cocoa Kayaks, 5:45-7:45 p.m.
June 10: Detweiler Park Photo Walk, 8-10 a.m.
June 10: Kids Discover—Herps, 1-3 p.m.
June 12: Volunteer Work Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
June 13: Tree Identification Walk, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
June 17: Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
June 19: How-To Add the ‘Wow Factor’ to Your Home Garden, 9-10:30 a.m.
June 20: Flower Walk—Peak of Blooming, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
June 26: Kids Discover—Endangered Species, 10-11:30 a.m.
June 26: The Gift of Plants—Learning to Give and Receive What is Growing, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Live Music

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

June 19: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
June 25: Fleetwood Mask—Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

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

June 12: Son Little

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

June 2: The Slackers

The Englewood
1219 Research Blvd. Hummelstown
717-256-9480; [email protected]

June 2, 9, 23, 30: Wednesday Jazz Series
June 4: Alyssa Hankey
June 5: Chris Purcell, Gleasons Drift
June 6, 13, 20, 27: Jazz Brunch with Central PA Friends of Jazz
June 12: Redemption Road, Soul Miners Union
June 16: The Harrisburg Jazz Collective (formerly River City Big Band)
June 18: Case 150
June 19: Hall Williams Band
June 26: Morgan Myles, Cody Tyler & Gypsy Convoy

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

June 4: Sunset Concert Series with Susquehanna Chorale, 7-8:30 p.m.
June 18: Sunset Concert Series with Harrisburg Symphony Hot Jazz Trio, 7-8:30 p.m.

Gretna Music
gretnamusic.org

June 20: Kenny Barron Jazz Trio

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

June 5: June Pops—Strings Go to Hollywood

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

June 9: Susquehanna Folk Music Society Presents Beverley Street String Band
June 26: Abe Ovadia

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

June 5: Garret Shultz with Tyler Short and Grant Bryan
June 11: Good Vs. Evil Hyperspace Tour
June 18: The Bucket List Inaugural Show
June 19: Webbie
June 26: NOTIXX
June 26: Enkay67 & Friends

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

June 12: Blue River Soul

Susquehanna Chorale
One College Ave., Mechanicsburg
717-533-7859; susquehannachorale.org

June 4: Sunset Concert Series at Fort Hunter, 7-8:30 p.m.

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

June 5: Sierra Hull & Justin Moses
June 9: Beverley Street
June 24: Le Vent du Nord
June 30: Cups & Crankies

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

June 27: Richard Thompson

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

June 4; Smooth Like Clyde
June 5: Back in Black—ACDC Experience
June 10: Sunsquabi, Too Many Zooz, Humandala
June 11: Jeffry Gaines, Grace Mahar, Corinna Joy
June 12: Eternal Frequency, Coal, Volume to Nothing
June 18: Go Go Gadjet
June 19: Splintered Sunlight—Grateful Dead Tribute

The Stage Door

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

June 27: Bill Engvall

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

June 5, 6: Kinky Boots
June 13: Greater York Dance—50^th Anniversary Show
June 18: Shawn Banks featuring Jamie Utley
June 26, 27: 42 Street

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

June 3-July 31: “Beauty and the Beast”

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

June 4-19: “Hamlet,” Free Shakespeare in the Park

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

June 17-20: “Aladdin”

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

June 4, 5: Mike Paramore
June 11, 12: Jason Kanter and Sean Donnelly
June 18, 19: John Moses
June 22: World Famous Girls Night Out (The Show!)

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

June 4: Fifty Shades Male Revue
June 4: HELLZAPOPPIN Circus Sideshow Revue

Keystone Theatrics
The Playhouse at Allenberry
1559 Boiling Springs Rd., Boiling Springs
717-258-3211; keystonetheatrics.com

June 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27: The Marvelous Wonderettes

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

June 4-25: “Over the Rainbow—The Songs of Judy Garland”

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Happenings: Our October Calendar of Events

September 30, 2020 | by TheBurg Editor

Museum & Art Spaces

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

“YES, We Drive These Cars!” exhibition of early signage, artifacts and several vehicles, preserving the history horseless carriages, through Oct. 18

“Yeah, It’s Got a Hemi!” an exhibit focused on Hemi engines, through April 23

“Minibike Mania,” a display of more than two dozen miniature motorbikes, through April 23

“Look . . . They Gave Me a Map,” an exhibit examining the enduring appeal of free road maps, through April 23

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

“La Petite” fall membership exhibition, through Nov. 23

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

“Susquehanna Waterways,” featuring the works of Donna Berk Barlup, Claire Beadon Carnell, Karen Ferrick and Catherine Stone, through Oct. 31

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

“4th Annual Fiber Art Show” by members of the Millersburg Area Art Association, Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the PA Guild of Craftsmen and the Fiber and Friends stitching group, through Nov. 7

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

Hershey Public Library Hallway Gallery, through Oct. 10

Backstage at the Allen Theater Café, through January

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

“Marc Chagall and The Bible—Christians in the Virtual Art,” through Nov. 24

Messiah University Department of Art and Design Senior Exhibition 2020, through Nov. 24

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 Drive, Harrisburg
717-780-2435; hacc.edu

Virtual exhibition of photographs by Alida Fish, Oct. 12-Nov. 5

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

“The Modernists—Witnesses to the 20th Century,” featuring works by a variety of Modern artists from around the world, drawn from museum and private collections, Oct. 10-Jan. 17

“Separate and Unequaled: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Negro League,” through Oct. 18

“Picturing the Body,” an exhibition of photographs created as part of a Millersville University course of the same name, through Oct. 25

“Country Charm,” examining artist Sanh Brian Tran’s experience as a queer Asian man living in rural America, with a multimedia exhibition, Oct. 30-Feb. 21

“Historic Memory,” paintings by Joerg Dressler and Shawn Huckins, through Nov. 8

Read, Make, Learn

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

Oct. 1-29: Mosaic Basics, Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Oct. 1-22: Learn to Paint Plein Air at Allenberry, Thursdays, 3-5 p.m.
Oct. 5-26: Creative Ways to Paint with Watercolor, Mondays, 4-6:30 p.m.
Oct. 6-Nov. 10: Intro to Painting & Drawing, Tuesdays, 3:30-5 p.m.
Oct. 7: Experimental Mixed Media 1-Day Workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Oct. 8-29: Fall Pumpkins, Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 8-Nov. 12: Wheel 101, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 14: Starry Night paint night, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 14-28: Crash Course—Lidded Vessels, Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 19-Nov. 16: Monday Art Club (grades 2-5), 3-5 p.m.
Oct. 20: Intro to Metal Jewelry—Riveting & Texture, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 20-Nov. 17: Tuesday Art Club (grades K-3), 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Oct. 22-Nov. 12: Using an Electronic Flash to Improve Your Pictures, Thursday Zoom class, 6:30-8 p.m.
Oct. 22-Nov. 19: Thursday Art Club (grades 2-5), 3-5 p.m.
Oct. 23-Nov. 20: Friday Art Club (grades K-3), 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
Dickinson College, Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
360 W. Louther St., Carlisle
717-245-1875; clarke.dickinson.edu (Events streamed on YouTube)

Oct. 7: “The Path to Reparations: No Yellow Brick Road,” 7 p.m.
Oct. 12: “Hedgehogs and Foxes: Toward Climate Pragmatism,” 7 p.m.
Oct. 14: “The State of Environmental Justice in Pennsylvania,” 7 p.m.
Oct. 20: “Re-Engaging Research Through Citizen and Community Science,” 7 p.m.
Oct. 27: “Overdoing Democracy: The Problem of Polarization,” 7 p.m.

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

Oct. 21: Virtual Lecture—The Dock Sisters, Advocates for Woman Suffrage, 7-8 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Zoom Preschool Storytime, 10-10:30 a.m.
Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Virtual Dungeons and Dragons, 3-5 p.m.
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26: Born to READ via Zoom, 9:30-10 a.m.
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26: Build Your Own Book Club, 4-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27: Zoom Family Storytime, 6-6:30 p.m.
Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28: Virtual Banned Book Club, 4-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28: Toddler Storytime via Zoom, 10-10:30 a.m.
Oct. 10: Zoom Reading the Rainbow LGBTQ+ Book Club, 1-2 p.m.
Oct. 13: Throw Me a Gone—Pet Nutrition Class via Zoom, 7-8 p.m.
Oct. 15: Device Club, 7-8 p.m.
Oct. 20: Animal Crossing—New Horizons, 4-6 p.m.
Oct. 22: Family Paint Party, 6-6:45 p.m.
Oct. 29: The Next Chapter Book Club, 4-5 p.m.

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

Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Resume Writing Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Resume Writing Workshop, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 1, 15, 29: Zoom—Plot Twisters (ages 15-18), 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Get That Job! Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Get That Job! Workshop, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 5: Snack Food Glow Up—Teen Grab & Go Bag, 9 a.m.
Oct. 5: Zoom—Fredricksen Writes, 6:45 p.m.
Oct. 5, 12: Online Story Time With Miss Emily And Roasty The Cat, 3-4 p.m.
Oct. 5, 19, Easy Craft Grab and Go Bag (ages 3-11), 9 a.m.
Oct. 12, 26: STEM Grab & Go Bag (ages 7-12), 9 a.m.
Oct. 6: Zoom—Curl up with the Classics—“The Maltese Falcon,” 10-11 a.m.
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27: Natalie D. Craumer Writers’ Workshop: Write Right Now, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Oct. 7: Zoom—Moving Forward Book Group w/ Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
Oct. 8: Peaceful Poses Children’s Story Time, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Oct. 8, 22: Zoom—Teen Book Club, 5:45-7 p.m.
Oct. 12: Cloud Storage Basics, 3-4 p.m.
Oct. 12: Twisted Stitchers, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Oct. 13: Monster Poetry via Zoom, 6-7 p.m.
Oct. 19: Spooky Craft—Teen Grab & Go Bag, 9 a.m.
Oct. 19: Budgeting Basics via Zoom, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Oct. 20: KIND Book Club (ages 8-12), 6 p.m.
Oct. 21: Zoom—Write On, 8-9 p.m.
Oct. 26: Fredricksen Reads via Zoom—“The Gifted School,” 7-8 p.m.
Oct. 28: Zoom—Jackbox Games (ages 12-18), 5 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

Oct. 2-Nov. 20: Virtual Water Media Class, Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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

Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Facebook Live Storytime, 10 a.m.
Oct. 3: Fused Glass Outdoor Workshop, 1-4 p.m.
Oct. 4-Nov. 8: The Art of Truth Creative Nonfiction Writing Class, Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m.
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26: Facebook Live—Books & Babies, 10 a.m.
Oct. 6: Nutrition on a Budget via Zoom, 7-8 p.m.
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27: Virtual 1, 2, Whee!, 10 a.m.
Oct. 7, 21: Virtual LEGO Club, 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Oct. 8: Zoom—Morning Contemporary Book Group, 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 8: Zoom—Evening Contemporary Book Group, 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 14: Outside Pumpkin Planter Terrarium Therapy, 6-7 p.m.
Oct. 15: Zoom—Life Long Readers Book Group, 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 17, 24: Intermediate to Advanced Photoshop via Zoom, 9:30-11 a.m.
Oct. 18: Zoom—Bob Naeye—Finding Life in Other Worlds, 2-3 p.m.
Oct. 25: Zoom—Tim Burton Movie Trivia, 2-3 p.m.
Oct. 29: Zoom—Between the Lines Book Group, 6:45 p.m.
Oct. 31: Zoom—Friends Children’s Series—“Mummy at Mystery Mansion” via Zoom, 10-11 a.m.

Historic Harrisburg Resource Center
1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
historicharrisburg.com

Oct. 3: Landmarks Tour—William Penn High School, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Oct. 26: Fourth Monday Program—The Changing Skyline of Market Square, 6-7:30 p.m.

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

Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26: Rhyme Time In The Park (18 months and younger), 9-9:30 a.m.
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26: Toddler Time in the Park (18 months to 3 years), 9:40-10 a.m.
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26: Story Time in the Park (ages 3-6), 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26: Family Story Time at the Park, 6:45-7:15 p.m.
Oct. 6: Teen Game Night, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27: Tea & Stitches, 10 a.m.
Oct. 9: Dungeons & Dragons, 6-9 p.m.
Oct. 13: Tween Scene, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Oct. 14: Mad About Mysteries, 7-8 p.m.
Oct. 15: Thursday Morning Book Club, 10-11 a.m.
Oct. 15: DIY Sharpie Coasters, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 17: Kindergarten Club, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Oct. 17: First Grade Club, 1-2 p.m.
Oct. 19: Virtual Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
Oct. 20: Zoom STEM Club, 6-6:45 p.m.
Oct. 21: Zoom Sci-Fi Book Club, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23-25: Friends of Simpson Public Library Book Sale
Oct. 24: Trivia Night at Home—Scary Movies, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 28: Apple Users Group, 1-3 p.m.

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

Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Passageways Transgender & Non-binary Group, 2-4 p.m.
Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25: Common Roads Young Adult, 4-6 p.m.
Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28: Common Roads Youth, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 17: Virtual FAB 2020, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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

Oct. 13: Live with Lisa Jewell and Kathryn Budig, 5-6 p.m.
Oct. 13: Live with Alison Dagnes, 7-8 p.m.

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

Oct. 17: Outdoor Odd Ones Bizarre, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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

Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Little Explorers Virtual Early Learning Classes, 10:30-11 a.m.
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27: Little Explorers Toddler Virtual Early Learning Classes, 10:30-11 a.m.
Oct. 12: Palmyra Public Library Book Club, 6-8 p.m.

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

Oct. 21: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

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

Oct. 17: Online Fiddle and Guitar Workshop with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, 2-3:30 p.m.

The Trout Gallery
Dickinson College, Weiss Center for the Arts
240 W. High St., Carlisle
717-254-8159; troutgallery.org (Events streamed on YouTube)

Oct. 1, 20: “Trout UN-Mute,” 6 p.m.
Oct. 29: Artist Talk with Steve Prince, 6 p.m.

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

Oct. 22: Kids Discover—Fall, 10-10:45 a.m.

Live Music

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

Oct. 17: York Symphony Orchestra digital concert

Dickinson College Department of Music
240 W. High St., Carlisle (Weiss Center for the Arts)
717-245-1568; dickinson.edu/music (Events streamed on YouTube)

Oct. 11: Faculty Lecture and Flute Recital with Brittany Trotter
Oct. 25: “The Joy of Singing Italian Opera” with Dickinson faculty members

Elizabethtown College
1 Alpha Dr., Elizabethtown
717-361-1212; www.etown.edu

Oct. 5: Elizabethtown College Music Department

Gretna Music
gretnamusic.org

Oct. 11: Demarre McGill virtual concert

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

Oct. 3-4: Masterworks I

Market Square Concerts
www.marketsquareconcerts.org

Oct. 6: Mark Markham

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

Oct. 17: Jay Ungar & Molly Mason

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

Oct. 17: Messiah University Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Oct. 17: Messiah University Jazz Ensembles
Oct. 24: Robert Titus Senior Voice Recital

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

Oct. 3: Ben Gallaher

The Stage Door

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

Oct. 1-Nov. 7: “Million Dollar Quartet”

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

Oct. 9-25: “The Zoo Story”
Oct. 21: TMI Improv Live Online

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

Oct. 23-25: “OZ!”

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

Oct. 2, 3: Kevin Lee
Oct. 9, 10: Rich Guzzi
Oct. 16, 17: Ron Fringold
Oct. 23, 24: Dave Landau
Oct. 30, 31: Cliff Cash

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

Oct. 2-4: Digital Short Plays

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

Oct. 1-7: “Antigone” livestream
Oct. 16-18: “Shoeless Joe” livestream
Oct. 29-Nov. 3: “The Birds” livestream

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

Oct. 9-26: “Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus” livestream

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

Oct. 4: Bil Lepp

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Traveling exhibit recognizes history of LGBTQ+ Cuban refugees in PA

August 31, 2020 | by Maddie Conley

The LGBT Center of Central PA’s new exhibit at the Historic Harrisburg Association Resource Center.

Last year, Barry Loveland saw a history exhibit in Philadelphia that he knew he needed to bring to central Pennsylvania.

On Tuesday, that same exhibit, “With Open Heart and Open Arms: LGBTQ Cuban Refugees and Our Community’s Response to the Mariel Boatlift” debuts at the Historic Harrisburg Association (HHA) Resource Center.

“The exhibit showcases the experience of having a group of refugees coming to this country and needing a place to be welcomed,” said Loveland, project manager for the LGBT Center of Central PA’s exhibit.

In 1980, about 125,000 refugees fled Cuba to come to the United States. Many ended up at a resettlement camp in Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, Loveland said. Leaving from the Cuban port of Mariel, the event became known as the Mariel Boatlift. Within the group of refugees, Loveland said there were a significant number of LGBTQ+ Cubans.

The traveling exhibit commemorates the 40^th anniversary of this event. A series of panels displaying pictures, text, documents and video clips tell the story.

The John J. Wilcox Archives of the William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia originally produced the exhibit, but Loveland said that they were thrilled to let him take it on the road.

After HHA, the exhibit will make its way to other nearby counties, possibly including Lancaster, York and Lebanon.

“It’s a very well done exhibit and we are honored to have it,” HHA Executive Director David Morrison said. “This is a very important story about social justice.”

The exhibit focuses on the personal stories of the LGBTQ+ Cuban refugees. Included are accounts of the unfair treatment many gay men faced under the regime of Fidel Castro, as they were often forced into labor camps, Loveland said.

After fleeing Cuba, refugees found assistance from Pennsylvania churches, resettlement organizations and members of the local LGBTQ+ community, according to information in the exhibit.

“What inspires me the most in the exhibit is the photographs,” Loveland said. “The expression of pure joy on the faces of the refugees—they look like they feel free.”

He said the exhibit is especially relatable today with the national attention on immigration in the United States.

There will be a virtual panel discussion about the exhibit on Sept. 16. John Anderies, curator of the exhibit, Ana Fernandez, one of the Cuban refugees, Patsy Lynch, whose photographs are featured in the exhibit, and journalist Garry Lenton, who broke the story for the Lebanon Daily News, will speak on the panel.

“This is an opportunity for people to think about how we treat LGBTQ+ people and refugees in this country,” Loveland said. “It really will be something that will be an eye-opener for people.”

The “With Open Heart and Open Arms: LGBTQ Cuban Refugees and Our Community’s Response to the Mariel Boatlift” traveling exhibit will be open from Sept. 1 to 25 at the Historic Harrisburg Association Resource Center, 1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg. For more information, visit https://centralpalgbtcenter.org/withopenheart. Click here to register for the virtual panel discussion.

The Painted Word: On the hunt for art at Gallery Walk

August 31, 2020 | by Bob MacGinnes

Mars #3 by Bryan Thomas Molloy at Old City Hall

Harrisburg’s annual art showcase, Gallery Walk, is nearly upon on us. The 32nd edition features a number of special treasures, so be sure to check them off the list as you search.

Greeting visitors at the Art Association of Harrisburg is an eight-foot zebra grinning from ear to ear and balanced on one hoof. Made of papier-mâché by Harrisburg artist Charlie Feathers, “Jumper” is the unofficial mascot for Gallery Walk. Meanwhile, good things also come in much smaller packages, like the member’s show at AAH, “La Petite Exhibition.”

Chances are you won’t need roadside assistance from AAA, but it does represent “Art, Artifacts and Architecture” at the Historic Society of Dauphin County at the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion. Up the street, look for a breath of fresh air from Jonathan Frazier’s plein air paintings in the Riverfront Gallery at St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

Up on Allison Hill, Gloria Merrick, executive director at the Latino Hispanic American Community Center on Derry Street, has assembled a quartet of artists near and far. Legendary Lucy Giboyeaux’s award-winning art is a highlight, as is Peruvian painter Claudia Salazar’s tribute to Frida Kahlo. Raul Cruz’s recycled materials turn into magic. Nora Carreras creates art from found objects and paints with artistic abandon in what may be a one-day show at LHACC.

“Liminality” is the “Twilight Zone” episode you don’t want to miss at Capital Area School for the Arts in Strawberry Square. It is an experimental exhibition and explores transition from “What has Been to What Will Be,” as the liminal space is the crossing-over space. Both students and alumni create this world, which may change your view of the transition from student to graduate. The mood is heightened, as all visitors will be wearing masks.

That exhibit provides the perfect segue to Old City Hall‘s exhibit of stunning proportion from Harrisburg/Boston impressionist painter, Bryan Thomas Molloy, who takes us to Mars in his oil studies. Is there life on Mars? You might find a clue.

Is a church a gallery or a place of worship? In the case of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, it is both. Its magnificent sanctuary with marble carvings is a work of art, as are the stained glass windows from Germany. Look for art from Sylvia Hepler and photography by John Robinson, Barry Ridge and Eric Smith. And, speaking of churches, don’t miss Barbara James’ art, which mixes mediums with manual dexterity at Salem United Church of Christ.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania unveils its annual blockbuster, “Art of the State,” which runs through Jan. 3. Pre-registration is required and free timed tickets will be issued for viewing due to limited access.

Be sure not to “Overlook” the Civic Club of Harrisburg, which dates back to 1898. Within the landmark riverfront mansion, enjoy the art of Dave Lenker and Stacy Brown with multimedia presentations of “Oneness” and “Blue.” Consider it your civic duty to pay a visit to the organization that was founded to benefit those in need.

And you thought City House Bed and Breakfast was just a place to hang your hat? Anything but as the art showcased by art impresario Robert Armetta of New York and Harrisburg is world-class on all levels. If this is your last stop, make reservations to spend the night.

Up on 3rd Street, stop into the magnificent Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, as there is much under one roof. If it’s a resource pertinent to Harrisburg, you’ll find it here. This includes an incredible exhibit, “With Open Heart and Open Arms: LGBTQ Cuban Refugees and the LGBTQ Community’s Response to the Mariel Boatlift.”

Across the street, Vivi on Verbeke is always full of vitality and variety as Vivi Sterste and Jeb Boyd roll out their vision for the upcoming fall season. The new interior layout features amber inlaid candlesticks, floral acrylic paintings and photography highlighting significant Harrisburg architecture.

Around the corner, raise a glass and toast “Here’s to you Mrs. Robinson,” sung by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Today, she may “Graduate” to more meaningful pursuits at Midtown Scholar Bookstore’s Robinson Gallery, where something is “bound” to grab your attention.

The symbiotic relationship between art and music is amplified to perfection in the groundbreaking exhibit, “Creating Joy: Art Inspired by Music,” which may be viewed at the Susquehanna Art Museum at the Marty. Right next door, the other standalone gallery in Midtown is turning 1 year old. Join us in wishing Michael Hertrich Fine Art a happy anniversary in his upper-level gallery. Award-winning artist Adelaide LaFond pays tribute in pastel paintings with ethereal scenes of our city.

Finally, this veteran gallery-walker offers some tips for the day. Major museums and galleries may be busier than usual with the day’s special events, so perhaps plan on visiting some of the venues on the roads less traveled. Map out your route and call ahead with a planned time of arrival for optimal viewing. Mask up and maintain that safe space of social distancing. Everyone will appreciate your consideration, and it will make for an all-around positive experience. Art lovers care; it is in our very nature.

The unique umbrella of museums, galleries and merchants participating is a testament to Carrie Wissler-Thomas and her inventiveness. One needs to appreciate the scope and work involved by the AAH CEO. The team of art coordinators, as well as the aggregate artists at each venue, is to be commended. A special thanks to Ted and Linda Walke of Gallery@Second for maps designed and distributed for this event. The Walkes create this annually to guide us safely on the path to great art.

Gallery Walk takes place on Sunday, Sept. 13, noon to 5 p.m., at 17 venues throughout Harrisburg. For more information, visit www.artassocofhbg.com/events.

Happenings: Our September Calendar of Events

August 31, 2020 | by TheBurg Editor

Museums & Art Spaces

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

“Yes, We Drive These Cars!” exhibition of early signage, artifacts and several vehicles, preserving the history of horseless carriages, through Oct. 18

“’Look…They Gave Me a Map!’ The Enduring Appeal of Road Maps,” through Oct. 30

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

“Hidley Re-imagined,” through Sept. 7.

“La Petite” Fall Membership Exhibition, Sept. 13-Oct. 15

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

“Finding Inspiration,” works by painter and mixed media artist Rebecca Pollard Myers and found object sculptor Jason Lyons, through Sept. 19

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

“A Growing Creative Community,” works by the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, through Sept. 12

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

Hershey Public Library Hallway Gallery, through Oct. 10

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 Drive, Harrisburg
717-780-2435; hacc.edu

Virtual exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Chuck Johnson, through Oct. 1

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

“Creating Joy—Art Inspired By Music,” through Sept. 20

“Separate and Unequaled: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues,” through Oct. 18

“Picturing the Body,” an exhibition of photographs created as part of a Millersville University course of the same name, through Oct. 25

“Historic Memory,” paintings by Joerg Dressler and Shawn Huckins that address the collective, or historic, memory of Western culture and its influences on contemporary consciousness, through Nov. 8

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

“Art in the Wild,” nature-inspired trailside art installations created by artists using natural materials, through Sept. 30

Read, Make, Learn

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

Sept. 10-Oct. 15: ZOOM!—Shoot, Share & Discuss, 6:30-8 p.m.
Sept. 12: Eco-Dyeing with Staghorn Sumac, 10-11 a.m.
Sept. 12: Plein Air Pen and Ink Drawing Workshop, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sept. 16: Creative Collage, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Sept. 17: Create a Planter, 6-7:30 p.m.

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

Sept. 9-Oct. 2: Archaeology Excavation, weekdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

Sept. 9: Rin Tin Tin—DIY Dog Toy, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 12: Reading the Rainbow Book Club, 1-2 p.m.
Sept. 14, 21, 28: Born to Read, 9:30-10 a.m.
Sept. 14, 21, 28: Build Your Own Book Club, 4-5:30 p.m.
Sept. 15: Animal Crossing—New Horizon (ages 18+), 4-6 p.m.
Sept. 15, 22, 29: Family Storytime, 6-6:30 p.m.
Sept. 16: Small Business Workshop, 3-5 p.m.
Sept. 16, 23, 30: Toddler Storytime, 10-10:30 a.m.
Sept. 16, 23, 30: Banned Book Club, 4-5:30 p.m.
Sept. 17: McCormick & Olewine Library Friends, 5:30-7 p.m.
Sept. 17: P-ARRR-ty Time!, 6-6:45 p.m.
Sept. 17: Device Club, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 18, 25: Preschool Storytime, 10-10:30 a.m.
Sept. 19, 26: Dungeons and Dragons, 3-5 p.m.
Sept. 23: Preparing for the 2020 Election, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 30: Knit 1, Crochet Too!, 6-7 p.m.

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

Sept. 3, 17: Family LEGO Club, 11 a.m.
Sept. 8-11: Book Sale, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sept. 18: Book Sale Bonus Day, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sept. 19: Book Sale Bonus Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

Sept. 1: ZOOM—Curl up with the Classics—“Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” 10-11 a.m.
Sept. 2: ZOOM—Moving Forward Book Group w/Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
Sept. 3, 7: ZOOM—Plot Twisters (ages 15-18), 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 8: ZOOM—Mini Zen Garden (ages 6-10), 6 p.m.
Sept. 8, 15: Natalie D. Craumer Writers’ Workshop: Write Right Now, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sept. 9: ZOOM—Avoiding Identity Theft and Scams, 11 a.m.
Sept. 10: Peaceful Poses Children’s Story Time, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sept. 10, 24: ZOOM—Teen Book Club, 5:45-7 p.m.
Sept. 14: Twisted Stitches, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sept. 15: KIND Book Club (ages 8-12), 6 p.m.
Sept. 16: ZOOM—Write On, 8-9 p.m.
Sept. 19, 28: ZOOM—Fredricksen Reads, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 21: ZOOM—Avoiding Identity Theft and Scams, 6 p.m.
Sept. 21: ZOOM—Fredricksen Writes, 6:45 p.m.
Sept. 23: ZOOM—Jackbox Games (ages 12-18), 5 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

Sept. 8-29: Virtual Watercolor Magic, Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 15-Oct. 20: Drawing, Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m.

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

Sept. 10: ZOOM—Morning Contemporary Book Group, 9:30 a.m.
Sept. 10: ZOOM—Evening Contemporary Book Group, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 13: Virtual Introduction to Publishing Your Writing, 2 p.m.
Sept. 13: ZOOM—Arabiqa! Drums and Dances from the Arab World Children’s Program, 2 p.m.
Sept. 13: ZOOM—Hershey Trivia, 4 p.m.
Sept. 14, 21, 28: Facebook Live—Books & Babies, 10 a.m.
Sept. 15: Virtual 1, 2, Whee!, 10 a.m.
Sept. 17, 24: Facebook Live Storytime, 10 a.m.
Sept. 17: ZOOM—Life Long Readers Book Group, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 20: ZOOM—Friends Program, Heroes of Flight 93, 2 p.m.
Sept. 24: ZOOM—Between the Lines Book Group, 6:45 p.m.

Historic Harrisburg Resource Center
1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
historicharrisburg.com

Sept. 20: Preservation Celebration Toast, 5-7 p.m.
Sept. 26: Walking Tour—The Old 8th Ward, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

Sept. 1: Teen Game Night, 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Tea & Stitches, 10 a.m.
Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sept. 8: Tween Scene, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Sept. 9: Mad About Mysteries, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 11: Dungeons & Dragons, 6-9 p.m.
Sept. 14, 21, 28: Rhyme Time In The Park (18 months and younger), 9-9:30 a.m.
Sept. 14, 21, 28: Story Time in the Park (ages 3-6), 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Sept. 14, 21, 28: Family Story Time at the Park, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 15: ZOOM STEM Club, 6-6:45 p.m.
Sept. 16: ZOOM Sci-Fi Book Club, 7 p.m.
Sept. 17: Thursday Morning Book Club, 10-11 a.m.
Sept. 17: Outdoor Mindfulness, 6-7 p.m.
Sept. 19: Kindergarten Club, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Sept. 19: First Grade Club, 1-2 p.m.
Sept. 21: Virtual Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 23: Apple Users Group, 1-3 p.m.
Sept. 26: Trivia Night at Home—Totally Tubular 80s, 6-8 p.m.

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

Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27: Common Roads Young Adults, 4-6 p.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Common Roads Youth, 6-8 p.m.

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

Sept. 1: Live with Lynda Lopez, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 2: Live with Drew Hart, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 3: Live with Ian Toll and John McManus, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 8: Live with David Lienemann, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 9: Live with Fredrik Backman and Ruth Ware, 5-6 p.m.
Sept. 10: Live with Nick Flynn and Paul Weitz, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 11: Live with Chuck Palahniuk, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 14: Live with Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley, 6-7 p.m.
Sept. 16: Live with Yaa Gyasi and Kiley Reid, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 17: Live with Wendy Walker and Mary Kubica, 7-8 p.m.

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

Sept. 12: Troegs + Ned Smith Center Rugged 5K Trail Run, 5 p.m.

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

Sept. 14: Palmyra Public Library Book Club, 6-8 p.m.

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

Sept. 1-30: Women in STEM Awards Program
Sept. 22: Talk with Docs—Dr. Bernadette Gilbert, 7-8:30 p.m.

Live Music

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

Sept. 17: Martina McBride
Sept. 24: Paul Anka sings Sinatra

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

Sept. 2: Drake Bell
Sept. 18: Puddle of Mudd, Jameson Rodgers
Sept. 28: Michael Sweet (of Stryper)

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

Sept. 25: Messiah University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds Livestream

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

Sept. 26: Stuart Malina & Friends

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

Sept. 6: RL Boyce with Lightnin’ Malcolm
Sept. 27: Steve Forbert

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

Sept. 25: Xun Pan plays Beethoven

The Stage Door

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

Sept. 17-Nov. 7: “Saturday Night Fever”

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

Sept. 12-28: “Chekhov Comedy—Love Hurts!”

Construction Ahead: Road, sidewalk closings, detours coming to heart of Midtown

April 24, 2019 | by Lawrance Binda

The intersection of N. 3rd and Verbeke streets in Harrisburg

Big changes are coming to the heart of Midtown Harrisburg, but first residents, visitors and motorists will have to endure a month of considerable inconvenience.

Starting next week, the 3^rd Street project will hit N. 3^rd and Verbeke streets, necessitating road and sidewalk closures and detours.

“This is going to be a major disruption in many respects,” said Mayor Eric Papenfuse today.

For more than a year, crews have been working on a two-mile stretch of 3^rd Street, replacing sewers, improving intersections, replacing streetlights and redoing curbs. Construction on the $5.5 million project should wrap up late this year with a road resurfacing of the entire stretch.

The work near the Broad Street Market will begin on Monday, closing Verbeke Street at the intersection of N. 3^rd Street. One side of the street, which is split by the market, will reopen on Thursday for the weekend market hours.

The following week, starting May 6, the entire intersection of N. 3^rd and Verbeke will close from Monday through Thursday. Work at the intersection will continue through about May 23, though it could be extended in the event of substantial rain or other unexpected delays.

“The reason that Verbeke gets closed is that the dig is deep,” said city Engineer Wayne Martin. “We can’t have traffic with that deep of excavation.”

Besides road and sidewalk delays, the construction will affect access to the three main buildings at the intersection: the Broad Street Market, Midtown Scholar Bookstore and the Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, Papenfuse said.

The new intersections, which will include significant bump-outs into the current street area, will require construction work to the edge of the existing buildings so that they conform with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, he said.

The projected N. 3rd/Verbeke construction timeline

Martin said that the general contractor, Elizabethtown-based Doug Lamb Construction, could have had a less ambitious schedule, but that would have drawn out the period of construction.

“We could have prolonged the agony, or we could rip the Band-Aid off all at one time,” he said.

Papenfuse said that he believes the end result will be worth the temporary inconveniences to motorists and pedestrians.

The intersection, he said, will have a totally different look—with more green space—and be far more pedestrian-friendly.

“It’s going to be great once it’s done,” he said.

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