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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

A Verizon 5G pole in front of the Susquehanna Art Museum became a work of art, this week.

This week brought lots of stories on new businesses, projects and even unique new art installations. For any of these that you might have missed, all of our coverage is linked, below.

Glitz Soap Co. in Mechanicsburg offers an abundance of unique, handmade vegan products ranging from soap and shampoo bars to soothing lotions. In our magazine story, read about how owner Alicia Miller transformed a hobby into a successful business.

Halotherapy, or salt therapy, allows you to immerse your body in salt and fill your lungs with concentrated salty air to harness its curative properties. In our magazine story, find information about salt rooms in the area.

Harrisburg Academy held a fundraiser to support Ukrainian refugees, our online story reported. They also plan to offer scholarships to any displaced Ukrainian students that may arrive in the area.

Harrisburg City Council has two new members this year as Jocelyn Rawls and Ralph Rodriguez were elected to serve. Our magazine story introduces readers to the new officials and shares their backgrounds, interests and hopes for the city.

The Harrisburg School District held its first in-person board meeting in two years, since the pandemic began, our online story reported. At the meeting, officials discussed staffing shortages and recent violence.

Harrisburg University announced an official opening date for its new academic building in downtown Harrisburg, our reporting found. HU President Eric Darr said that he expects the 11-story building at S. 3rd and Chestnut streets to debut for the university’s spring 2023 semester.

Jeff Nichols noticed that the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg was looking for a new CEO and saw it as a chance to return to his passion for history, our magazine story reported. In his new position, Nichols has been working to rebuild the museum’s attendance, which dropped during the pandemic.

Jennie Jenkins-Dallas announced her candidacy as a Republican for the 103rd legislative district, our online story reported. Last year, Jenkins ran unsuccessfully for City Council as a Democrat and previously ran unsuccessfully for mayor.

In Mechanicsburg, a $5.3 million, three-phase revitalization plan is set to begin on March 26, our online story reported. A vacant building at 1 W. Main St. will be demolished to make way for a town park—honoring the town founder’s original vision.

The Millworks received zoning approval to move its brewery operations into a brick building at the rear of the restaurant, directly across Sayford Street, our online story reported. With the extra space in the Millworks restaurant, owner Joshua Kesler plans to expand the dining area.

A mobile barbershop will visit Harrisburg neighborhoods with resident Anthony Pierce-Rodriguez offering free haircuts, our reporting found. He plans to use the mobile shop as a way to build relationships with community members and share his story to encourage others.

Rob Mort of Harrisburg, is a caring, mild-mannered van driver for Boyo Transportation Services by day. By night, he is “Rob Noxious,” an aggressive, loud-mouthed professional wrestler, who now is a fan favorite. Read about the two faces of Mort, in our magazine story.

Sara Bozich has lots of fun ways for you to spend your weekend in central PA. Find them, here.

The Susquehanna Art Museum partnered with Verizon to transform a large 5G pole by the museum into a work of art, our online story reported. The bright, colorful design was created by local artist Stephen Michael Haas.

Trader Joe’s is set to open at a new location in Mechanicsburg next week, our online story reported. The grocery store will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and officially open for shopping on March 31.

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Happenings: Our September Calendar of Events

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 Annual International Juried Show, showcasing the talent of local, regional and international artists of all ages and mediums, through Sept. 2

“Duality,” fall membership show that celebrates duality, which is the quality or state of having two different or opposite parts or elements, Sept. 12-Oct. 14

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, through 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, through Sept. 18

“Suspended Energy,” sculptures by Gregg Silvis and oil paintings by Hannah Steele, Sept. 24-Oct. 30

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

September 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

“Horace Pippin: Racism and War,” centering on Pippin’s “Mr. Prejudice,” representing the artist’s response to the discrimination of African American soldiers fighting in World War II, Sept. 24–Feb. 19

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

“Millersburg’s Own, ‘Duffy’ Miller,” featuring the artwork by Vaughn “Duffy” Miller, a founding member of Millersburg Area Art Association, through Sept. 11

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

The Hershey Story Museum Exhibit of HAAA Member artwork, Sept. 10-12

HAAA Member Art display at the Backstage Café at Allen Theater, through Sept. 30

HAAA Member Art display at Hershey Public Library, through Oct. 16

HAAA Member Art display at Campbelltown Academy, through Nov. 20

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

New works by Tara Chickey, Caleb Smith, Judy Kelly, Julie Iaria, Susan Bailey and Marsha Souders, through Sept. 12

New works by Pamela Black, Kelly Curran, Richard Souders, Reina 76 Artist, Tina Berrier and Lauren Castillo, Sept. 15-Oct. 10; opening reception of Kelly Curran’s exhibit, “Purify,” Sept. 17, 6-8 p.m.

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 pandemic, through Sept. 18

Pine Street Presbyterian Church
310 N. Third St., Harrisburg
717-238-9304; pinestreet.org

Photo exhibit by Estelle Hartranft, Sept. 17, 6 to 9 p.m.

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

“Circle of Truth: 49 Paintings Ending with Ed Ruscha,” like a game in which a message is whispered in the ear of a first person, then relayed 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

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

“Unpredictable Nature,” works by Sandi Neiman Lovitz and Autumn C. Wright, who use gesture, shape, pattern and spontaneity to create abstract compositions, through Oct. 31

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

“Art in the Wild” exhibit of naturally inspired trailside installations 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

Sept. 4: One Day Obvara (Baltic Raku) Alternative Firing Class, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sept. 4, 11: Opposites Attract—Slip Inlay & Overlay Techniques, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25: Figure Drawing, 12-3 p.m.
Sept. 6-Oct. 9: Obvara (Baltic Raku)—Alternative Firing Process in the Fall
Sept. 7-28: Fall Pumpkins, Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 9-30: Mosaic Stepping Stone, Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 10: Craft Beer & Clay, 7-9 p.m.
Sept. 11: Vintage Tin Earrings 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sept. 14-Oct. 5: Plein Air Painting, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sept. 15: Suicide Loss Survivors—Creating Together, 5:30-7 p.m.
Sept. 15-Oct. 20: Processing Photos in Lightroom Classic & Photoshop on Zoom, Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.
Sept. 16-Oct. 21: Shoot, Share Discuss Photo Workshop on Zoom, Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m.
Sept. 18, 25: Clothing Up-cycling Workshop, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

Sept. 7: Novel Thoughts Book Club, 6 p.m.
Sept. 9: Dungeons and Dragons, 7 p.m.
Sept. 16: Morris Chest and the Grand Review, 4 p.m.
Sept. 16: McCormick & Olewine Library Friends, 6 p.m.
Sept. 21: Novel Thoughts Too!, 1 p.m.

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

Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23: Fiber Artists, 3 p.m.
Sept. 7-11: Fall Book Sale
Sept. 9, 23: Knitter’s Group, 5 p.m.
Sept. 10: Craft Fair, 5-8 p.m.
Sept. 11: Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sept. 11: Fiber Artists, 10 a.m.
Sept. 18: Knitter’s Group, 10 a.m.

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

Sept. 1: Zoom—Moving Forward Book Group w/Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Language at the Library—Fluent Spanish Speakers, 10-11 a.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Resume Writing Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Sept. 2, 16: Language at the Library—Beginner & Intermediate Spanish Conversation, 10-11 a.m.
Sept. 5, 24: Zoom STEM Storytime, 10 a.m.
Sept. 7: Zoom—Curl up with the Classics on Zoom—”Fahrenheit 451,” 10-11 a.m.
Sept. 7-Oct. 26: Natalie Craumer Writers’ Workshop, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30: Teen Book Club, 6-7 p.m.
Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30: Curl Up with The Classics on Zoom—”Les Misérables,” 6-7 p.m.
Sept. 10, 24: Peaceful Poses Children’s Yoga Story Time, 10-11 a.m.
Sept. 10: Film Friday, 2-3:30 p.m.
Sept. 11: Library for Lunch (ages 3-6), 1 p.m.
Sept. 13: Teen Grab and Go Bag (ages 7-12), 9 a.m.
Sept. 13: Twisted Stitchers, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 13-Oct. 18: Intro. To Digital Photography, Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m.
Sept. 20: STEM Grab & Go, 9 a.m.
Sept. 20: Zoom—Frederickson Writes on Zoom, 6:45 p.m.
Sept. 23-26: Friends Of Fredricksen Fall Book & Media Sale
Sept. 27: Virtual Fredricksen Reads—”The Tattooist Of Auschwitz,” 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 28: READ to Dogs, 6:30-8 p.m.
Sept. 29: Hear Me Out—A Discussion Series, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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

Sept. 18: Beginner Basket Weaving, 1-4 p.m.

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

Sept. 1-Oct. 20: Level 1—Introduction to Improv, 7-10 p.m.

Harrisburg Young Professionals
hyp.org

Sept. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 23, 28, 30: HYP Sand Volleyball, 6-10 p.m.
Sept. 12, 19, 26: HYP Flag Football, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sept. 13: Heart of the Community Garden Clean Up, 5-7 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

Sept. 16-Nov. 4: Painting, Your Way!, Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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

Sept. 2, 16, 30: Hershey Quilters, 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30: Penn State Hershey—Mothers & Babies Together, 10 a.m.
Sept. 8, 22: Card Making Class, 6 p.m.
Sept. 9: Hershey Area Neighbors and Newcomers, 10 a.m.
Sept. 11, 25: Chess Club, 1 p.m.
Sept. 11: Friends Children Program—Geology, 2 p.m.
Sept. 11: Zoom Friends—Women in Music, 2 p.m.
Sept. 18: Cocoa Area Fiber Enthusiasts, 10 a.m.
Sept. 21, 28: Girls Who Code, 6 p.m.
Sept. 22: Blood Drive, 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 23: Fear of Commitment Book Group at Cassel Vineyards, 6 p.m.
Sept. 25: Dried Floral Wreath Class, 11 a.m.
Sept. 25: Zoom Friends—Heros of Flight 93, 2 p.m.

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

Sept. 1, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29: Rhyme Time, 10:15 a.m.
Sept. 1, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29: Story Time, 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sept. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30: Story Time, 10:15 a.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Rhyme Time, 12 p.m.
Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28: Tea and Stitches, 10 a.m.
Sept. 8: Mad About Mysteries on Zoom, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 10, 24: Dungeons & Dragons (grades 6-12), 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 11, 25: Block Party!, 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 13, 20, 27: Storybook STEAM, 6:45 p.m.
Sept. 13, 27: English Conversation Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Sept. 16: Thursday Morning Book Club, 10 a.m.
Sept. 16: Teen Third Thursday, 6 p.m.
Sept. 18: Discovery Club (K-1st grade), 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Sept. 20: Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
Sept. 22: Apple Users Group, 1 p.m.
Sept. 25: Trivia at Home— Schitt’s Creek, 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 28: Tabletop Game Night, 6-8 p.m.

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

Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Common Roads (ages 12-17), 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25: Passageways, 2 p.m.
Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26: Young Adult Group, 4 p.m.
Sept. 9: Aging with Pride Luncheon, 12 p.m.
Sept. 10: Open Mic and Coffee Cafe, 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 14, 28: Queers and Quests game night, 6 p.m.

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

Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: Online Science Fiction Book Club
Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: Star Trek Rewatch online group
Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28: Tales with T.A.I.L.S., 6-7 p.m.

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

Sept. 9: Andrew Kaufman in conversation with Therese Anne Fowler, 7-8 p.m.

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

Sept. 18, 19s: Fluid Art Class, 12-3 p.m.
Sept. 24-26: 3-Day Cold Wax Workshop

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

Sept. 18: The Jubal Early School—How the Losers Wrote Civil War History,” 1-2 p.m.

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

Sept. 25: Fantastic Fungi and Where to Find Them, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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

Sept. 15, 22, 29: Smart Start Storytime, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Sept. 20, 23, 27, 30: Little Explorers Fall Early Learning Classes, 10:30-11 a.m.
Sept. 23, 30: Little Explorers Fall Early Learning Classes, 1:30-2 p.m.

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

Sept. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29: Highlights Tour, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Explore! (grades 3-5), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Curiosity Kids (grades K-2), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sept. 3: Virtual Artists Conversations, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Sept. 3, 18: StoryTime, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Sept. 3, 9, 17, 23, 25, 30: Animal Adaptations Tour, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Sept. 10: Adventures in Nature Lab (in-person and virtual)—Black Bears in PA, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Sept. 12: Animal Adaptations Tour, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Sept. 17: Learn at Lunchtime— Curator’s Choice, Extinct Birds of PA, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Sept. 24: Learn at Lunchtime— Virtual State Museum Perspectives, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Sept. 29: Explore! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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

Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25: Saturday Morning Art Club, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25: Young Artist Camp, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sept. 15: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

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

Sept 11: The David Bromberg Quintet at Allegro Winery, Stewartstown
Sept. 11: Virtual Emerging Artist Showcase

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

Sept. 5: Sunday Evening Bird Walk, 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 11: Volunteer Work Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sept. 11: Fall Wreath Workshop, 8:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:45 p.m.
Sept. 11: How To Improve Your Home Garden in the Fall, 9-10:30 a.m.
Sept. 11: Kids Discover—Nocturnal Animals (ages 5-10), 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Sept. 12: Flower Walk—Goldenrods, Asters, and Other Fall Surprises, 1:30-3 p.m.
Sept. 16: Kids Discover—Creek Critters (ages 5-10), 2-3:30 p.m.
Sept. 18: Kids Discover—Dirt (ages 8-10), 1-3 p.m.
Sept. 29: Monarch Tagging, 12-2 p.m.
Sept. 30: How to Design a Home Garden Bed, 6-7:30 p.m.

Live Music

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

Sept. 3-5: Pennsylvania Gospel Music Festival
Sept. 8: Amy Grant
Sept. 9: Johnny Mathis, Gary Mule Deer
Sept. 11: Three Dog Night
Sept. 12: Straight No Chaser
Sept. 14: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Sept. 15: Old Crow Medicine Show, Molly Tuttle
Sept. 16: Ted Vigil John Denver Musical Tribute
Sept. 17: Blue Oyster Cult
Sept. 18: Gladys Knight
Sept. 19: The Temptations and the Tour Tops
Sept. 23: Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye & Sammy Kershaw
Sept. 25: Fall Doo Wop Cavalcade
Sept. 30: The Marshall Tucker Band w/The Outlaws and Molly Hatchet

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

Sept. 2: John Mayall
Sept. 10: Mark Klein
Sept. 18: York Symphony Open Air 2021-22 Sneak Preview

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

Sept. 16: DMC Duo
Sept. 23: Sound Method

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

Sept. 25: The Outlaws w/The Outcrops

The Englewood
1219 Research Blvd. Hummelstown
717-256-9480; info@englewoodhershey.com

Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Wednesday Jazz Series
Sept. 4: Durand Jones and the Indications
Sept. 16: Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones
Sept. 17: Cold Spring Union
Sept. 18: Ben Brandt & the Soul Miners Union
Sept. 23: Blaggards
Sept. 24: Funktion Band
Sept. 25: The Jellybricks

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

Sept. 2: Shea Quinn and Friends


Gretna Music

gretnamusic.org

Sept. 5: The Naughton Sisters
Sept. 12: Magical Mix of Music and Dance
Sept. 18: Dali Quartet and Wister Quartet

Harrisburg University Presents
www.concertseries.harrisburgu.edu

Sept. 4: Durand Jones & the Indications (The Englewood)
Sept. 18: Grouplove (XL Live)
Sept. 23: Cage the Elephant (Riverfront Park)
Sept. 24: Dawes (XL Live)
Sept. 24: Portugal. The Man (Riverfront Park)

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

Sept. 4: Messer w/ Defiant and IfNotForMe
Sept. 4: Bear Grillz
Sept. 7: Lyndia Lunch
Sept. 9: Fozzy
Sept. 10: Slaves, The Maguas
Sept. 11: Steel Panther
Sept. 12: The Queers
Sept. 12: Japanese Breakfast
Sept. 16: The Early November
Sept. 17: The Mavericks
Sept. 18: Short Fictions
Sept. 20: Al Stewart
Sept. 21: Butcher Babies
Sept. 22: Mac Sabbath
Sept. 23: Bowling for Soup
Sept. 24: The Widdler
Sept. 24: The Motet
Sept. 25: Lez Zeppelin
Sept. 26: Thievery Corporation
Sept. 30: Field Day

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

Sept. 25: The Jazz Tributaries Project
Sept. 29: Skerryvore

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

Sept. 24: Messiah University Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Winds

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

Sept. 10: Leblanc, Kissinger & Messano
Sept. 18: JJ Rupp

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

Sept. 11: David Bromberg Quintet
Sept. 26: Virtual Emerging Artist Showcase

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

Sept. 11: Candlebox
Sept. 22: Madeleine Peyroux & Paula Cole
Sept. 24: Los Lobos

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

Sept. 10: Pop Evil, Zero 9:36, BRKN
Sept. 17: Badfish, The Quasi Kings
Sept. 18: Grouplove
Sept. 24: Dawes

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

Sept. 1: Shrimp Ryan Jig Band
Sept. 8: Side of Yams
Sept. 15: Peter Stone

The Stage Door

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

Sept. 24: “Masters of Illusion”

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

Sept. 25: Brian Regan

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

Sept. 1-4: “Grumpy Old Men”
Sept. 9-30: “Mamma Mia”

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

Sept. 14-Oct. 2: “Aesop’s Fables” (Popcorn Hat Players)
Sept. 24: TMI Improv

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

Sept. 3: Divas Down Under “Slaying September” Drag Show
Sept. 3, 4: Josh Phillips and Moody Molavi
Sept. 7: Harrisburg Comedy Zone Local Talent Showcase
Sept. 10, 11: Alex Ortiz and TBA
Sept. 16: Earl David Reed
Sept. 17, 18: Joel Lindley and Bob Lauver
Sept. 24, 25: Matt Fulchiron, Chris Young
Sept. 27, 28, 29: Preacher Lawson

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

Sept. 25: Nate Bargatze

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

Sept. 3: Fifty Shades Male Revue
Sept. 12: Queens Who Brunch

 

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

Sept. 3: Uptown Band
Sept. 4: Jess Zimmerman Band
Sept. 5: Let’s Ride
Sept. 10: Honeypump
Sept. 11: Last Shot
Sept. 17: Jason Dumm Band
Sept. 18: Grant Bryan Band
Sept. 19: Josh Squared Band
Sept. 24: Downtown Sound
Sept. 25: Light Up the Moon

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

Sept. 11: Concert at Good Shepherd Church

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

Sept. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Sept. 24, 25, 26: “13—The Musical”

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

Sept. 3-18: “The Importance of Being Earnest”

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

Sept. 4-26: “Every Brilliant Thing”

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

Sept 16: Boozy Bingo with Felicia O’Toole

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Happenings: Our July Calendar of Events

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

“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

“93rd International Annual Juried Show,” July 16-Sept. 2; reception, July 16, 5-8 p.m.

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, through July 24

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

July 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, 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 Joelle and Justin Arawjo, Huckle Buckle Boys, Paul Gallo, Averil Shepps and PD Murray, through July 11

New works by Ann Benton Yeager, Paul Vasiliades, Rebecca Adey, Mary Gelenser, John Davis and Amie Bantz, July 14-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

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

“Art of a Pandemic,” group art exhibition examining the challenges and isolation, reality adjustments and new experiences of the last year, July 24-Sept. 18

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

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

“The Circle of Truth, 49 Paintings Ending with Ed Ruscha,” through Sept. 19

“Meanderings,” a collection of variable collagraphic prints by artist Valerie R. Dillon, through Oct. 17

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

July 12-16: Trash to Treasure! A Reclaimed Art Experience (ages 5-12), 1-4 p.m.
July 13: All Day Plein Air Workshop, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
July 21: Collage & Paint, 6-8 p.m.
July 24: Experimental Mixed Media 1-Day Workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
July 26-30: Pop Goes the Sculpture (ages 5-12), 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 26-30: Bookworm Boogie Bookmaking Workshop (ages 5-12), 1-4 p.m.
July 26-30: CALC & YWCA One Voice, Artistic Expression (rising 3rd-5th graders), 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
July 31: Bundle Dye with Flowers and Herbs, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Discord Hangouts—Chat, 3-5 p.m.
July 1, 15, 29: Librarians on Twitch, 6-8 p.m.
July 2: Virtual Dungeons and Dragons, 7 p.m.
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Preschool Storytime on Zoom, 10 a.m.
July 3, 10, 17, 24: Teen Dungeons and Dragons on Zoom, 3 p.m.
July 6: Novel Thoughts Book Club, 6 p.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Discord Hangouts—Gaming, 3-5 p.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Virtual Family Storytime, 6 p.m.
July 7, 14, 21, 28: Virtual Toddler Storytime, 10 a.m.
July 7, 14, 21, 28: Young Adult Book Club on Zoom, 4 p.m.
July 12, 19, 26: Virtual Born to Read (up to 18 months), 9:30 a.m.
July 12, 19, 26: Art Club, 4 p.m.
July 13: Virtual Reading the Rainbow Book Club, 7 p.m.
July 13: The Next Chapter Book Club, 4 p.m.
July 20: Virtual Animal Crossing with The Library, 4 p.m.
July 22: Lawyers in Libraries—Civil Legal Services, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
July 28: Spanish Language Conversation Group, 12-1 p.m.
July 28: Crafternoon with The Library, 4 p.m.

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

July 1, 15: STEM Stations, 2 p.m.
July 1, 15, 29: Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
July 6, 20: Teen Summerzine 2021 on Zoom (ages 12-19), 4-5:30 p.m.
July 10, 24: Make It, Break It (ages 5+), 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 12, 19, 26: Baby Time, 10:30 a.m.
July 12, 19, 26: Make It! Mondays, 12:30 p.m.
July 14, 21, 28: Toddler Time, 10:30 a.m.
July 22: Forgotten Friends, Reptiles, 10:30 a.m.
July 22: Big Bubble Bonanza, 2 p.m.
July 22: Tales of Authors Movie Night, 5 p.m.
July 29: ZooAmerica Tales of Tails, 1 p.m.

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

July 13: Park Rx—Art Heals w/Susquehanna Art Museum, 6-7:30 p.m.
July 28: French and Indian War in America, Pa., and the Lives of Soldiers virtual illustrated talk, 7-8 p.m.

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

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Zoom Resume Writing Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Virtual Get That Job! Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.
July 7: Zoom—Moving Forward Book Group w/ Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
July 5, 19: Zoom—Fredricksen Writes on Zoom, 6:45 p.m.
July 5, 19: Zoom STEM Storytime, 10 a.m.
July 12, 26: Teen Grab and Go Bag (ages 7-12), 9 a.m.
July 13: Zoom—Curl up with the Classics on Zoom—”Our Town,” 10-11 a.m.
July 26: Virtual Fredricksen Reads, 7-8 p.m.

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

July 10, 17: Fresh herb wreath workshop, 2-4 p.m.

Harrisburg Young Professionals
hyp.org

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: HYP Kickball, 6-9:45 p.m.
July 6: Trash Tuesday, 7 p.m.
July 11: Sunset Rocks Hike, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
July 11: HYP Book Club—“The Woman in the Window,” 2 p.m.
July 19: Wildwood Walk After Work, 6-8 p.m.
July 25: Little Buffalo Hike, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

July 10: Advanced Fluid Art Class, 1-4:30 p.m.
July 12, 14, 19, 21: 4-Day Drawing workshop, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
July 17: Sip and Paint, 3-5 p.m.
July 22-23: Watercolor Realism 2-Day Workshop, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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

July 1: Longwood Gardens’ Community Read with Abra Lee, 7-8 p.m.
July 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29: Penn State Hershey—Mothers & Babies Together, 10 a.m.
July 1, 8, 15, 22: Reading Garden—The Story Garden, 10 a.m.
July 2, 9, 16, 23: Virtual LEGO Club, 3:45 p.m.
July 5, 12, 19: Lose the Quarantine 15 Library Style, 9 a.m.
July 5, 12, 19: Facebook Live—Stories for Everyone, 10-10:30 a.m.
July 6, 13, 20: Read Stampede Walking Group, 9 a.m.
July 7, 14, 21: Reading Garden—Furry Tales, 6:30 p.m.
July 17: Fused Glass Class, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
July 20: Crafts in the Reading Garden (teens & tweens), 6:30-8 p.m.
July 27: 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

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Toddler Time (18 months to 3 years), 11:10 a.m.
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Rhyme Time (18 months and younger), 12 p.m.
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Story Time on Zoom (ages 3-6), 1:30-2 p.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Tea & Stitches, 10-11 a.m.
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Try-It Tuesday, 1 p.m., 6 p.m.
July 9, 23: Dungeons & Dragons (grades 6-12), 6-8 p.m.
July 10: Block Party!, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
July 12: English Conversation Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
July 14: Mad About Mysteries on Zoom, 7-8 p.m.
July 19: Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
July 24: Trivia at Home— Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?, 6-8 p.m.

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

July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Online Science Fiction Book Club
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Star Trek Rewatch online group
July 6, 13, 20, 27: Tales with T.A.I.L.S., 6-7 p.m.
July 7, 14, 21, 28: Wagging Tails Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

July 15: An Evening with Michael Pollan, 8-9 p.m.
July 20: Chuck Wendig in Conversation with Aaron Mahnke, 7-8 p.m.
July 28: Eddie Glaude Jr. in Conversation with Drew Hart, 7-8 p.m.

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

July 5: First Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
July 14, 28: Free Kids Class on the Roof, 5-7 p.m.
July 17, 18: Fluid Art Class
June 25, 26, 27: Abstract Workshop

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

July 17: “Shaping the Contours of Federalism: The American Civil War in New Prospective,” 1-2 p.m.

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

July 1-2: Dinosaur Tails and Tales Take and Make Activity Kit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 1-2: Grab & Go STEAM Jr. (ages 5-8), 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 1-30: Grab & Go STEAM (ages 8-12), 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 5-Aug. 2: Ready for K!, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 6, 13: Babies & Books, 9:15-9:45 a.m.
July 8: ZooAmerica Tails & Tales on Zoom, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
July 12: Farm Storytime (ages 3-6), 10:30-11 a.m.
July 12-17: Farm Tails Kit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 12-17: Tasty Take and Make, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 13: Nature Activity—Weather (ages 3-7), 10:30-11:15 a.m.
July 17: Children’s Book Writers Critique Group, 2-4 p.m.
July 19-24: Jungle Tails Kit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 19-24: Superhero Take and Make, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 26-31: Pet Tails Kit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
July 29: Summit Search & Rescue: Rescue Dog Demonstration, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

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

July 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22: Little Explorers Virtual Early Learning Classes, 10:30-11 a.m.
July 10-15: Annual Used Book Sale
July 12, 19, 26: Tails and Tales Monday Morning Virtual Program, 11-12 p.m.
July 14: Book Club, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

July 2, 17: StoryTime (age 2-PreK, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
July 2: Virtual Artists Conversations—Fashioning a New Nation, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
July 7, 14, 21, 28: Explore! (grades 3-5), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
July 8, 15, 22, 29: Curiosity Kids (grades K-2), 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
July 9: Virtual Adventures in Nature Lab—Fishes of the Susquehanna River, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
July 11: Virtual Tonight’s Sky—A Live Chat with the Planetarium Director, 2-3 p.m.
July 16: Virtual Curator’s Choice, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
July 23: Virtual State Museum Perspective, 12:15 p.m.
July 30: Virtual Treasures from the Vault, 12:15-12:45 p.m.

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

July 10, 17, 24, 31: Saturday Morning Art Club, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 10, 17, 24, 31: Young Artist Camp, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 21: Life Drawing Class, 6-9 p.m.

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

July 1: Bird Walk—Nesting Birds, 7:30-9:30 a.m.
July 1-31: Wildwood Park Coloring Contest, 10- a.m.-4 p.m.
July 9: Kids Discover—Nature Journaling (ages 4-6), 10-11:30 a.m.
July 9: Kids Discover—Nature Journaling (ages 7-10), 1-2:30 p.m.
July 10: Volunteer Work Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
July 15: Kids Discover—Outdoor Play, 5-7 p.m.
July 17: Sustainable Forestry—A Flower Arranging Workshop, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
July 18: Flower Walk—Still More Blooms, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 21, 27: Kayak the Swatara with Cocoa Kayaks, 5:45-7:45 p.m.
July 27: Detweiler Park Photo Walk, 8-10 a.m.

Live Music

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

July 1: Michael W. Smith
July 11: The Original Coasters, Charlie Thomas’ Drifters & Sonny Turner
July 17: Little River Band
July 23: The Lettermen
July 24: The Oak Ridge Boys
July 30: Mark Lowry
July 31: Resurrection, a Journey Tribute

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

July 1: Marrisa Porter
July 8: Jeff Seyfried
July 22: Shawan Rice

Central PA Friends of Jazz
friendsofjazz.org

July 10: Gretna Grooves—Jazzmeia Horn
July 16: Harrisburg Jazz Collective at Fort Hunter Park

The Englewood
1219 Research Blvd. Hummelstown
717-256-9480; info@englewoodhershey.com

July 11, 18, 25: Jazz Brunch with Central PA Friends of Jazz

July 7, 14, 28: Wednesday Jazz Series

July 10: Clyde Wrenn & Rebecca Gray

July 16: Teen Town

July 21: Big Band Jazz with The Harrisburg Jazz Collective (formerly River City Big Band)

July 24: Patrick Cusick

July 31: Crippled But Free

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

July 2: Sunset Series, Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame presents Dandy
July 16: Sunset Series, Central PA Friends of Jazz presents Harrisburg Jazz Orchestra

Gretna Music
gretnamusic.org

July 3: Gretna Music for Kids—Charlotte Blake Alston
July 10: Jazzmeia Horn
July 11: Allen Krantz and Julien Labro
July 25: Chanticleer
July 29: Mutts Gone Nuts
July 31: Gretna Music for Kids—Empire Wild

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

July 16: Open Mic
July 20: Mark DeRose

HMAC
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com

July 2: Medusa’s Disco, Rascal Revival, Illusions of Grandeur
July 2: First Friday at The New HMAC
July 3: Breakfast with Tiffany
July 3: The Seldom Scene
July 9: Wildstreet
July 10: PNB Rock
July 11: Sevendust
July 16: In House We Trust, Mochahontas, Chocolate Diva
July 16: Babyface Ray
July 23: Laine Hardy
July 24: Struggle Jennings
July 24: Blunts & Blondes
July 31: Gemini Syndrome

Market Square Concerts
marketsquareconcerts.org

July 21: Jasper String Quartet
July 24: Francisco Fullana
July 27: Harlem String Quartet

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

Live music on the roof every Thursday

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

July 23: Enter the Haggis

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

July 9-30: Carole King’s “Tapestry” Live

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

July 11: Happy Traum

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

July 1: 2nd Annual Central Pennsylvania Music Awards
July 17: Almost Queen

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

July 9: Big Fat Meanies, Wynton Existing, Wallace
July 10: Pentagon
July 16: Smooth Like Clyde
July 17: Defiant, If Not For Me, Gallowglas, Ultraviolent, Voice The Chaos, Dreams of Eden
July 23, 24: Yam Yam, Brandon “TAZ” Niederauer
July 29: Adelitas Way
July 30: The Amish Outlaws

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

July 7: Shrimp Ryan’s Jig Band
July 10: Peter Stone
July 14: Side of Yams
July 15: Boozy Bingo hosted by Felicia O’Toole
July 28: Mark Santanna

 

The Stage Door

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

July 9: Corey Hunter

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

July 3-31: “Beauty and the Beast”

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

July 30: Sunset Series Gamut Theatre TMI Improv

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

July 14-Aug. 14: Popcorn Hat Players present “Thumbelina”
July 16-17: Shakespeare in the Woods at Ned Smith Center

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

July 2: Divas Down Under “Triumphant Return” Drag Show
July 9, 10: Andy Beningo and Tony Vihn

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

July 22-Aug. 1: “Rock of Ages”

HMAC
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com

July 11: Queens Who Brunch

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

July 16-Aug. 1: “Grease”

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

July 16-17: Gamut Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Woods—“Hamlet”

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

July 9-30: Carole King’s “Tapestry” Live

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

July 9-17: “The Last Five Years” stream event

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

July 14: “Andy’s Wild Amphibian Show” livestream
July 14: “Liars Contest”

 

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Happenings: Our June Calendar of Events

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; info@englewoodhershey.com

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. 10th 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—50th 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 April Calendar of Events

Museum & Art Spaces

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

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

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

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

“Yes, We Drive These Cars!” is an exhibit of The Horseless Carriage Club of America, with three display cars, early signage and artifacts, and video of the cards on tour, through April 23

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

“Figuratively Speaking,” annual juried membership show celebrating the human form, with an added theme of coronavirus lock-down/quarantine experience, through May 13

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

“Annual Student Show: Honoring Seniors 2021,” through April 10

“Local Light,” paintings and drawings by David Reinbold and Mary Ann Lard This series of paintings and drawings that focus on the beauty of light and shadow in defining forms in landscape and still life, April 16-May 29

“I’m Fine,” a community-engaged exhibit of masks and stories dedicated to sculpting mental health awareness and support, April 16-May 29

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

Artist of the Month

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

“Imagining the Divine—Religious Mythology and Art,” featuring works from the museum’s permanent collection that considers how artists manifest notions of spirituality in the visual arts, through April 17

“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, April 30-Sept. 11


Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)

hersheyart.org

Backstage at the Allen Theater Café, April 1-May 31

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

Works by Amie Bantz, Tina Berrier, Pamela Black, Tristan Bond and Tara Chickey, through April 11

New works by Tami Bitner, Kelly Curran, Julie Iaria, and Reina Wooden, April 14-May 16

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

“On and Off the Grid,” abstract paintings in grid style by Thom Kulp, inspired by the work of Agnes Martin and serving as metaphors for restrictions people have faced during the covid-19 pandemic, through April 10

“Home Goods Show” of locally made artwork and handmade home goods for spring redecorating or Zoom room makeovers, April 17-June 12

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

Virtual Student Honors Exhibition, April 21-May 6

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

“Sun + Light,” a collection of works from the series “Everyone Loves the Sunshine” by contemporary artist Charles Edward Williams that highlight his own personal encounters, past and present, with the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, through April 11

“The Modernists: Witnesses to the 20th Century,” works by a variety of modern artists, through May 16

“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,” April 10-Sept. 30

Read, Make, Learn

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

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29” Thursday Art Club (grades 3-5), 3:30-5 p.m.
April 2, 9: Indigo and Shibori, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
April 14: Creative Collage, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
April 17, 24: Ceramic Jewelry, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Preschool Storytime on Zoom, 10 a.m.
April 2, 9, 16, 23: Dungeons and Dragons on Zoom, 4 p.m.
April 3, 10, 17, 24: Dungeons and Dragons on Zoom, 3 p.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26 Born to Read (birth-18 months), 9:30 a.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Virtual Anime Club, 4 p.m.
April 6, 13, 20, 27: Animal Crossing with The Library, 3:30 p.m.
April 6, 13, 20, 27: Virtual Family Storytime, 6 p.m.
April 7, 14, 21, 28: Virtual Toddler Storytime, 10 a.m.
April 7, 14, 21, 28: Virtual Create Lab, 4 p.m.
April 7, 14, 21, 28: Young Adult Book Club on Zoom, 4 p.m.
April 8: Dungeons and Dragons on Zoom, 7 p.m.
April 9: Virtual Device Club, 1 p.m.
April 13: Virtual Reading the Rainbow Book Club, 7 p.m.
April 28: Knit One, Crochet Too! on Zoom, 6 p.m.

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

April 13: Fort Hunter Conservancy Walk, 2-4 p.m.
April 18: Maple Sugar Festival, 12-4 p.m.

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

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Zoom Resume Writing Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Zoom Resume Writing Workshop, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Virtual Get That Job! Workshop, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Virtual Get That Job! Workshop, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
April 3-17: Easy Craft Grab and Go Bag (ages 4-7), 1 p.m.
April 5: Zoom—Fredricksen Writes on Zoom, 6:45 p.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Career Exploration Workshop on Zoom, 4:30 p.m.
April 5, 19: Teen Grab and Go Bag, 9 a.m.
April 6: Zoom—Curl up with the Classics on Zoom—“The Hound Of The Baskervilles,” 10-11 a.m.
April 6, 13, 20, 27: Career Exploration Workshop on Zoom, 10:30 a.m.
April 7: Zoom—Moving Forward Book Group w/ Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
April 9: Philosophers’ Roundtable, 2 p.m.
April 9, 23: Zoom STEM Storytime, 10 a.m.
April 11, 15: Virtual Peaceful Poses Children’s Story Time, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
April 12: Twisted Stitchers, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
April 12, 26: STEM Grab & Go Bag (ages 7-12), 9 a.m.
April 21: Zoom—Write On, 7:30 p.m.

Harrisburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta & Delta Research and Education Foundation
info@dstharrisburg.org

April 17: Virtual Party with a Purpose, 7-9 p.m.

Hershey Area Art Association (HAAA)
hersheyart.org

April 6-27: Learn Calligraphy, Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.
April 28-May 19: Plein Air, Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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

April 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29: Penn State Hershey—Mothers & Babies Together, 10 a.m.
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Facebook Live Storytime, 10 a.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Facebook Live: Books & Babies, 10 a.m.
April 6, 13, 20, 27: Virtual 1, 2, Whee!, 10 a.m.
April 6, 20, 27: Beginner Calligraphy, 7 p.m.
April 7, 21: Virtual LEGO Club, 3:45 p.m.
April 12: Discovering Your Immigrant Ancestor (Friends Adult Program), 7 p.m.
April 17: Mirrors, Windows, & Sliding Glass Doors Family Book Group: Mommy’s Khimar, 2 p.m.
April 18: State Trivia (Family Program), 2 p.m.
April 20: Community Blood Drive, 1:30 p.m.
April 24: History of Blues in America—Kids Edition (Friends Children’s Program), 10 a.m.
April 24: Kids’ Carry & Craft Seed Bomb Edition, 12 p.m.
April 24: Teen/Adult Carry & Craft—Bird Feeder Edition, 1 p.m.

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

April 24: Special How-To Program—Preserving and Restoring Historic Windows, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

April 1: LEGO Club (grades K-5), 6 p.m.
April 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30: Toddler Time (18 months to 3 years), 11:10 a.m.
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Story Time (ages 3-6), 10-10:45 a.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Rhyme Time (18 months and younger), 10:15 a.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Story Time on Zoom, 1:30-2 p.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Zoom Rhyme Time (18 months and younger), 5:15-5:35 p.m.
April 5, 12, 19, 26: Family Story Time on Zoom, 6:45-7:15 p.m.
April 6, 13, 20, 27: Tea & Stitches on Zoom, 10-11 a.m.
April 7, 14, 21, 28: Zoom Story Time (ages 3-6), 10-10:45 a.m.
April 7, 14, 21, 28: Toddler Time on Zoom (18 months to 3 years), 11:10 a.m.
April 7, 14, 21, 28: Toddler Time on Zoom (18 months to 3 years), 6 p.m.
April 9, 23: Dungeons & Dragons (grades 6-12), 6-8 p.m.
April 13: Tween Scene on Zoom—Get a Clue Mystery Challenge (grades 4-5), 6:30-7:30 p.m.
April 14: Mad About Mysteries on Zoom, 7-8 p.m.
April 17: Kindergarten Club, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
April 19: Virtual Monday Night Book Club, 7-8 p.m.
April 20: Nancy Drew and Her Mysterious History online program, 2-3 p.m.
April 20: Zoom STEM Club, 6-6:45 p.m.
April 24: Trivia at Home—Nancy Drew, 6-8 p.m.

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

April 3, 10, 17, 24: Virtual Passageways Transgender & Non-binary Group, 2-4 p.m.
April 19: Navigating K-12 Settings for Parents of Transgender & Non-binary Youth, 7-8:30 p.m.

Manada Conservancy
manada.org/events

April 8: Native Plant Initiative program, 7 p.m.

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

April 1: Virtual and in-person Book Club, 6-7 p.m.
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Online Science Fiction Book Club
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Star Trek Rewatch online group
April 19: Virtual and in-person Mystery Book Club, 6 p.m.

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

April 6: An Evening with Julie Metz and Menachem Kaiser, 6-7 p.m.
April 20: Audrey Clare Farley in Conversation with Susannah Cahalan, 7-8 p.m.

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

April 3: First Saturday Open Studios, 2-5 p.m.
April 17: Fluid Art Class, 12-2:30 p.m.
April 18: Fluid Art Class, 12-2:30 p.m.

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

April 10: “Crossing the Deadline—The Rise of Civil War Prisons as Dark Tourist Destinations,” 1-2 p.m.

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

April 3, 17: Book Sales, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
April 13: Book Review, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

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

April 24: Coffee Painting, 1-3 p.m.
April 24: Spring Bird Walk, 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

April 6, 13, 20, 27: Librarians Around Town Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m.

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

April 7-28: A Novel Idea—Crafting a Memoir, 6-8 p.m.
April 10: Rug Hooking for Beginners, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

April 2: Virtual Artists Conversations—Violet Oakley’s William Penn Mural, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
April 9: Virtual Adventures in Nature Lab—Vernal Ponds, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
April 11: Virtual Tonight’s Sky—A Live Chat with the Planetarium Director, 2-3 p.m.
April 16: Virtual Curator’s Choice— Flyover Pennsylvania, T.M. Fowler’s Bird’s-Eye Views of Pennsylvania, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
April 23: Virtual State Museum Perspectives, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
April 30: Virtual Treasures from the Vault—PA’s Last Mountain Lion, 12:15-12:45 p.m.

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

April 2: Kids Discover—Birds and their Nests (ages 5-10), 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
April 6: Skunk Cabbage Walk 2:30-3:30 p.m.
April 10: Volunteer Work Day—Litter Clean Up, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
April 11: Art in the Wild—Meet the Artists, 1-3 p.m.
April 13: Fort Hunter Conservancy Hike, 2-4 p.m.
April 15: Kids Discover—Pollywogs (ages 5-10), 2-4 p.m.
April 18: Spring Flower Walk, 1:30-3 p.m.
April 24: Wetlands Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Live Music

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

April 9: Trace Adkins
April 17: Spring Doo Wop Cavalcade
April 24: Mark Lowry
April 30: Justin Willman

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

April 30: Martin Sexton

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

April 8: Drake Bell

The Englewood
1219 Research Blvd. Hummelstown
717-256-9480; englewoodhershey.com

April 4, 11, 18, 25: Jazz Sunday Brunch w/Central PA Friends of Jazz
April 16: Cody Tyler and Gypsy Convoy

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

April 17: Masterworks

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

April 10: Ryan Yingst

Market Square Concerts
marketsquareconcerts.org

April 28: Stuart Malina & Friends

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

April 6: Jazz Combo
April 13: Symphonic Winds and Brass Choir
April 19: Chamber Ensembles
April 22: Wind Ensemble
April 23: Symphony Orchestra
April 25: United Voices of Praise
April 28: Spring Choral Showcase
April 29: Musica Nova—Student Compositions
April 30: Jazz Ensembles

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

April 27: Stuart Malina & Friends

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

April 3: Tom Paxton and the DonJuans
April 10: Lui Collins
April 17: Bill and the Belles

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

April 6: Tower of Power

The Stage Door

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

April 10, 12: York Symphony Orchestra—Music & Scenes from “Amadeus”

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

April 1-3: “Happy Days”
April 15-May 29: “On Your Feet”

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

April 9-25: “2 By Strindberg—The Stronger & The Outcast”

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

April 23-25: “Manifest the Glory of God”

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

April 2, 3: Larry XL and Kate Brindle
April 9, 10: Sean Finnerty and Tom Feeney
April 16, 17: Tennessee Tramp and Amy Dingler
April 23, 24: Rich Vos
April 29, 30: Shane Gillis

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

April 2-18: “Poirot Investigates! The Affair at the Victory Ball” virtual performance

 

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Arts Aid: State grants give boost to arts groups hurting amid COVID-19

The exterior of the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg

The financial picture is a little rosier today for capital region arts organizations.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced $20 million in grant funding Tuesday for the state’s cultural and arts institutions, including a combined $308,978 headed to eight Dauphin County organizations.

“We applied because we had a tremendous loss, in that we couldn’t do anything to raise money while we were in the situation of still having to pay expenses,” said Alice Anne Schwab of the Susquehanna Art Museum (SAM), which received $25,000.

“Our utility costs are huge—we pay over $5,000 a month for utilities alone,” she said.

SAM’s current annual budget is $650,000, trimmed from 2019-20’s operating expenses, which were just shy of $800,000. The Harrisburg museum was closed to the public for 72 days, but reopened in early June with safety protocols in place.

State funding, called the “COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program,” is designed to offset lost revenue by eligible cultural organizations and museums that closed due to the governor’s disaster emergency proclamation in March. The money originates from federal CARES Act funds.

The largest Dauphin County grant recipient is the Harrisburg Symphony Association, to the tune of $64,160.

“This is a powerful expression of Pennsylvania’s values—$20 million to arts and culture—that’s huge,” said Matthew Herren, executive director of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. “We don’t only improve quality of life, but we all contribute to the state’s economy.”

Herren said the grant will help offset lost revenue from ticket sales. The symphony’s annual budget is $3 million, with $1 million of that typically derived from ticket sales.

A number of HSO concerts were canceled due to COVID-19 at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season. The upcoming season’s plans will soon be announced, with “Masterworks” and pops performances available on demand—recorded by small, socially distanced orchestras. Additionally, favorite past performances will be brought out of the archives. The 78-member symphony typically reaches an annual audience of 30,000.

“The pandemic, if there’s a silver lining, has brought arts organizations together on a national scale for intense conversations because we’re all facing obstacles,” Herren said, citing statewide conference calls organized by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Harrisburg’s Gamut Theatre Group received a $25,000 grant that will help pay the pared-down staff’s salaries.

“Right now, we are $120,000 down from where we were last year, but I have to also say that many individuals have really been generous,” said Melissa Nicholson, Gamut’s executive director. “We’ve received a lot more donations than what we normally do—$30,000 more to date.”

Gamut’s budget of $520,000—based on the calendar year—is experiencing a roller coaster ride in 2020. The theater was shut down exactly six months, from March 12 to Sept. 12. For the purposes of the grant, Gamut reported their income during the March through July period as $19,000—nearly all of which was earned during the first two weeks of March. Over that same time period, Gamut typically earns $147,000.

“There’s a part of this that you can’t quantify with numbers—that’s the thing with cultural organizations,” Nicholson said. “Our reopening weekend, for example, was very emotional—a lot of people in the audience said they started to cry when the performance started.”

Gamut reopened with digital classes and live theater offerings featuring pick-your-own price ticketing, because “we’re thinking of the community,” Nicholson said. Performers are living within a quarantine bubble, and Gamut is utilizing a socially distanced, 51-person seating chart within the 200-seat theater—operating at 25% capacity rather than Wolf’s 50% allowance. They’re relying on guidelines from the organization Event Safety Alliance and a highly detailed risk assessment based on the Harvard Global Health Institute.

Additional Dauphin County grant recipients include The Hershey Story: The Museum on Chocolate Avenue ($60,237); AACA Museum at Hershey ($45,625); The National Civil War Museum ($38,956); the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society ($25,000); and the Pennsylvania State Police Museum ($25,000).

A total of 23 central Pennsylvania museums and arts organizations are receiving grants, including the Gettysburg Foundation, which operates Gettysburg National Military Park’s Museum & Visitor Center. Their award is the region’s largest at $463,346.

Also nearby, the Carlisle Regional Performing Arts Center and Mount Gretna’s Gretna Productions Inc. are both receiving $25,000.

Within the state, 164 organizations—including zoos—received grants. The program was financed by The Commonwealth Financing Authority, an agency under the umbrella of the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Back at SAM, Schwab said the award comes during a wave of positive news. Last weekend, 352 people came through the museum’s doors during the city’s annual Gallery Walk, and “people seem to be really excited” about the upcoming “A Virtual Night at the Museum” gala.

“Maybe it’s silly of me to be optimistic, but I really see this as a time for some new ideas,” Schwab said. “We’re not going to meet challenges by doing things the same way.”

Plans are underway to develop SAM’s outdoor green space and parking lot, and replace its van, all within an initiative called “Art Beyond the Walls.”

SAM was also recently awarded a grant from Art Bridges, the foundation attached to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, launched by philanthropist Alice Walton of Walmart’s founding family. The Art Bridges grant underwrites two weekend staff positions at SAM.

“We are the first museum in the country they’re doing this grant program with, on visitor engagement,” Schwab said.

Crystal Bridges is also partnering with SAM to assist with educational programming for its next exhibit, “The Modernists: Witnesses to the 20th Century,” which opens Oct. 10.

“It includes art that ironically took place during the pandemic 100 years ago,” Schwab said. “We had no idea when we planned the exhibit that we would be experiencing another worldwide pandemic.”

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Happenings: Our August Calendar of Events

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, some live events may have been changed or canceled. Please check with the host before attending.

Museum & Art Spaces

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

“Highlights of Our Collection,” featuring unique and notable vehicles from the museum’s permanent collection.

“Saluting First Responders and Frontline Workers,” an exhibit highlighting vehicles used to help in times of crisis.

“Yes, We Drive These Cars,” featuring several very early cars, kept in working order by the Horseless Carriage Club of America, plus early signage and artifacts, through Oct. 18.

“Look . . . They Gave Me a Map,” an exhibit of free road maps curated by the Road Map Collectors Association, through Oct. 30.

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, who both look for and find inspiration in their surroundings by seeing things with fresh eyes, Aug. 7-Sept. 19

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

Artist of the Month:

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

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

Exhibits dedicated to Pennsylvania firefighting history

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

Aug. 1: Intro to Quick Sketch Portraits, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Aug. 8: Experimental Mixed Media 1-Day Workshop, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Aug. 10-14: Art & Adventure Camp, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Aug. 17-21: ZOOM! Camp—Bread Making Magic, 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 18-Sept. 8: Sketching Around Carlisle, Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m.
Aug. 18-Sept. 22: Play with Clay at the End of the Day, 3:30-5 p.m.
Aug. 12: Lovely Lanterns, 6-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: Bundle Dye with Flowers and Herbs, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Dauphin County Library System
dcls.org

Aug. 3: ZOOM—Paws 2 Read, 6-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 3, 10: ZOOM—Born to Read (birth-18 months), 10:30-11 a.m.
Aug. 3, 10: Online Armchair Traveler, 11 a.m.
Aug. 4, 11: Writers Workshop, 10 a.m.
Aug. 4: Virtual Family Paint Party, 10:30-11 a.m.
Aug. 5, 12: ZOOM—Toddler Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Aug, 5, 12: ZOOM—Build Your Own Book Club, 4-5:30 p.m.
Aug. 6: Virtual Family Paint Party, 6-6:30 p.m.
Aug. 6: Susan Orlean Spotlight—Oral History Workshop, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 7, 14: Virtual Preschool Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Aug. 7, 14: Mid-Day Get Away on Facebook, 1 p.m.
Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28: Virtual Dungeons and Dragons, 3-5 p.m.
Aug. 8: Virtual Reading the Rainbow Book Club, 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 11: ZOOM—Fairy Tale Yoga for families and kids, 10:30-11 a.m.
Aug. 13: ZOOM—Fairy Tale Yoga for families and kids, 6-7 p.m.
Aug. 19: Virtual Community Café, 6-7 p.m.

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

Aug. 6, 20: Family LEGO Club, 11 a.m.
Aug. 5, 12: Tent Time with Jennifer, 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 11: Ryan the Bug Man, 2 p.m.

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

Aug. 3, 7, 10, 14: Online Story Time with Miss Emily and Roasty the Cat, 3-4 p.m.
Aug. 4: ZOOM—Curl up with the Classics—“Oliver Twist,” 10-11 a.m.
Aug. 5: ZOOM—Moving Forward Book Group w/ Hospice of Central PA, 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: ZOOM—Plot Twisters (ages 15-18), 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: ZOOM—Meet Someone New Biography Club (ages 7-10), 10-11 a.m.
Aug. 12: ZOOM—Tween Paint Nights, 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 17: ZOOM—Budgeting Basics, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Aug. 24: ZOOM—Fredricksen Reads, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 26: ZOOM—Write On, 8-9 p.m.

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

Aug. 2: Art of Truth Creative Non-Fiction online, 2 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11: ZOOM—Marie’s All About Color, 7-8:30 p.m.
Aug. 5: ZOOM—Lightroom Processing, 7 p.m.
Aug. 23: ZOOM—U.S./China Relationship—Heading for War?, 2 p.m.
Aug. 27: Facebook Live—Hamilton Trivia—The Man & the Musical, 7 p.m.

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

Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24: Family Story Time, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25: Try It Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25: Tea & Stitches, 10 a.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: ZOOM—Summer Story Time, 1:30
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Aug. 12: Mad About Mysteries, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 26: Apple Users Group, 1-3 p.m.

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

Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Common Roads Young Adult, 4-6 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Common Roads Youth, 6-8 p.m.
Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31: Passageways, 2-4 p.m.

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

Aug. 3: Virtual talk with David Livingstone Smith and Paul Bloom, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 11: Virtual talk with Rebecca Watson and Miranda Popkey, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 12: Virtual talk with Adam Rutherford, 6-7 p.m.
Aug. 17: Virtual talk with Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Ross Gay. 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 18: Virtual talk with Sarah Chayes and Jared Yates Sexton, 7-8 p.m.
Aug. 20: Virtual talk with Jill Filipovic and Connie Schultz, 7-8 p.m.

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

Aug. 8: U.S. Grant, the Meaning of the Civil War, and the Election of 1868, 1-2 p.m.
Aug. 22: From Gettysburg to Little Big Horn: The George Armstrong Custer, Civil War and Indian Wars 2020 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. 4-6: Find Your Passion Art Camp
Aug. 11-13: Swirls, Stories & Spirals

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

Aug. 10: Palmyra Public Library Book Club (email cweibley@lclibs.org for location)

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

Aug. 1: Natural Tie-Dye, 12-3 p.m.
Aug. 12: Wildwood Wellness Walk, 5:45-7:15 p.m.
Aug. 12: Preschool Storytime—Summer at Wildwood, 10-10:45 a.m.
Aug. 16: Flower Walk—Heat Tolerant Plants, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Aug. 22; Summer Wreath Workshop, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 27: Wildwood Wellness Walk, 5:45-7:15 p.m.

Live Music

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

Aug. 15: YourVoice Virtual Event

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

Aug. 21: LA Guns, Dylan Scott

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

Aug. 1: Yam Yam, Shawan and the Wonton
Aug. 7: Brandon “Taz” Niederauer

Gretna Music
gretnamusic.org

Aug. 8: GM4K Storyteller
Aug. 23: Mozart String Trio
Aug. 30: McGill-McHale Duo

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

Aug. 14: Escape the Fate
Aug. 22: Bark at the Moon tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

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

Aug. 1: Still Surfin’ – A Beach Boys Tribute
Aug. 8: The Ann Kerstetter Band
Aug. 29: Shotgunn

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

Aug. 9: Virtual Emerging Artist Showcase

The Stage Door

The Belmont Theatre

27 S. Belmont St., York

717-854-3894; thebelmont.org

Aug. 21-30: “The Miracle Worker”

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

Aug. 7-30: “Clue”

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

Aug. 12: Online Story Slam

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Honoring Hari: Inaugural Hari Jones Hidden Histories Program to address, “Who caused the Civil War?”

It’s a lingering question, more than 150 years old: Who caused the American Civil War?

The topic will be discussed during two programs offered by the Dauphin County Library System this month.

“It’s no longer a debate—the facts and evidence show the answer is slavery,” said Scott Hancock, associate professor of history and Africana studies at Gettysburg College (pictured).

Hancock will be speaking at Harrisburg’s East Shore Area Library the evening of Feb. 11 and, a week later, at the city’s Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library the evening of Feb. 18.

“Black men, women and children—the most powerless people at the time—making the decision to escape to the north causes the Civil War,” Hancock said. “How and why people at the bottom of society can cause a war is the focus of the talk.”

Titled “The American Civil War: A War for Freedom,” the event is the first in what the library is calling the “Hari Jones Hidden Histories Program.” In honor of Black History Month, the program pays homage to noted historian Hari Jones, who impacted the lives of many in Harrisburg and passed away in 2018.

“Hari was a guy with a salt-and-pepper beard and dreadlocks from Oklahoma—a Marine who was conservative and Constitutional,” said Dauphin County Commission Chairman Jeff Haste. “And Hari came to love Harrisburg because of the history that was here.”

It was Haste who approached the library with the idea to honor Jones’ legacy. Jones served as assistant director and curator at the African American Civil War Freedom Foundation and Museum in Washington, D.C., and as a board member for Harrisburg’s National Civil War Museum. He was also instrumental in guiding the county’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Celebration in 2013 and MLK 50 Commemoration in 2018.

When it came to history, Hari Jones was especially known for one catch phrase: “Go to the original sources.” “I heard that a hundred times from him,” Haste said.

That encouragement, to dig into history and locate original historical accounts and documents, describes Hancock’s methodology as well.

“Hari Jones focused on primary sources and using those to bring out the stories of the marginalized, those we don’t usually think of having important roles in society,” Hancock said. “Most of what I do is like that.”

In addition to the program series, the library has established the Hari Jones Hidden Histories Collection, a curated companion collection of books and materials.

“We didn’t want to put up a plaque—we wanted to do something that was a living honor to him,” said Karen Cullings, the library system’s executive director.

Public programs where people can explore new ideas—such as the Hari Jones Hidden Histories Program—are, in fact, an essential component of the library system’s strategic plan, about to be released.

“We’ve been going out, talking to community groups and individuals about what kind of community they want to live in,” Cullings said. “One of the most common themes to come out is that people feel disconnected and isolated. So, we want to give people the opportunity to reconnect and the ability to talk about different topics…with the library serving as a community catalyst for positive change.”

And learning about history, Hancock said, helps people better understand the present.

“People who often say history is all in the past…often have a selective desire to ignore certain parts of history,” Hancock said. “If you don’t understand why we still have residential segregation or schools, or how those things developed, any answers you have for meeting those problems will be oversimplified and won’t work.”

Additionally, “hidden histories” are still being discovered, revealing new insights and casting history in a new light.

“Related to my own personal identity and belief system, I would argue that we’re all made in the image of God, so all stories matter,” Hancock said. “Black women and men in the poor bottom of society are important…giving voice to those stories matters because that’s how we would all feel.”

“The American Civil War: A War for Freedom,” the inaugural Hari Jones Hidden Histories Program, will be held at the East Shore Area Library on Feb. 11 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and at the Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library on Feb. 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration is available at dcls.org/harijones.

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Michael’s Mission: Harrisburg man devotes his life to tracking down artifacts of slavery.

Michael Doub describes it as a hunger.

He has a need to know more. He wants to know the truth about a single, vital subject—the history of slavery in the United States.

Over 30 years, he has sought, discovered and amassed a collection of historical artifacts that is believed to be one of the largest privately held collections of its kind in the country.

“I’ve always had a love of history,” said Doub, who lives in Harrisburg.

It was during his travels for the U.S. Navy that he began exploring museums. He was drawn to exhibits that focused on African Americans and slavery, but he realized that something was missing from the exhibits. While there were words and stories to read, there were few artifacts.

“It became a hunger for more information, and the more I got into it, the more I found myself questioning things,” he said. “It increases, because when you learn about slavery, you learn about the Civil War.”

So began his quest. He pointed to a brown case.

“That was my first item—my first set of shackles,” he said. “They are child’s shackles I bought at an antiques store in Mechanicsville, Virginia.”

He pointed to another set of shackles in the same case.

“If you look closely, you can see damage—someone tried to escape from these,” he said.

Doub thinks they’re about 200 years old. In all, he has about a dozen pairs of shackles. They’re similar to handcuffs, heavy, made of iron with D-shaped pieces that fit around wrists, connected by thick, chained links. There’s a progression in size, from the child’s shackles to those used on women and men.

 

His Passion

Michael and Ruby Doub have been married for 30 years and describe a “tight-knit family” of children and grandchildren. His career with the U.S. Department of Defense has stretched 41 years, focused on information technology for the Navy’s Trident nuclear submarines.

Ruby Doub is employed by Dauphin County and serves as the assistant to commission Chairman Jeff Haste. She’s also a former board member of the National Civil War Museum and Gamut Theatre, and, in fact, the couple enjoys attending Harrisburg’s arts, theater and history-focused events.

“I wasn’t supportive at first,” Ruby said, of her husband’s avocation. “I didn’t understand why he was spending money on these things, and he wasn’t always upfront with me.”

One time, Doub dropped his wife and daughter off at a soccer tournament in New Jersey. Rather than parking right away, he retraced their route to a roadside yard sale where an artifact had caught his eye. He purchased it and returned to his daughter’s soccer game.

“As I grew into my love for history throughout the years, I’ve become more and more proud of the collection and his passion for history,” Ruby said.

The collection is comprised of more than 100 artifacts—all of them mounted in plain brown cases. Each one required a search on Doub’s part. He tracked them down through magazine and newspaper ads for “relics,” at estate and yard sales, antique stores and barns. He traveled by car, train and airplane, purchasing tickets and gas, covering many miles through the Carolinas, Maryland, Georgia—primarily the southern states—but one local item hailed from Lancaster County.

He pictured one journey, in North Carolina. It’s where he purchased shackles, mixed with tractor parts, found in an old barn. He described the driveway, where red clay got stuck in his tires.

Some sellers acknowledge the artifacts’ uses, while others were oblivious, he said. Some were reluctant to say much at all.

Primarily constructed of metal, the artifacts look cold and heavy—physically, as well as in subject matter. Each artifact stands as a visual reminder of slavery. Although varied, each one was used to exert control.

Rattlers were attached around a slave’s legs or neck. They made noise if a slave tried to run; some cut into a slave’s legs with movement. Some items prevented slaves from eating—they were primarily used on women preparing food in a master’s kitchen. There are slave collars. Many of the items have bells, locks, or prongs. One bears the mark of the British crown.

 

Real, Raw

Some of the artifacts have been publicly displayed—at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg University, Messiah College, Penn State Harrisburg as well as Penn State University’s main campus and the National Civil War Museum. Doub often includes a talk titled, “The Danger of Forgetting.”

“There is a limitation to what people really want to know about slavery,” he said.

That’s why he believes that many museums don’t display artifacts like his; they’re too “real” and “raw.” But to him, they’re also “priceless.”

One question he cannot answer is whether his own ancestors were slaves. But he has wondered. A genealogy deep dive may be his next quest.

Has Wayne Motts, National Civil War Museum CEO, ever seen anything like Michael’s collection before?

“Never. Not in any museum,” Motts said. “Finding slavery-related items is rare. I don’t think it has to do with museums not wanting to display them—I think it’s finding them [that’s difficult].”

Motts was quick to point out that, when the museum was built in 2001, it was the first of its kind to put the issue of slavery “up front” as the cause of the Civil War.

“Slavery is a painful story, but that pain needs to be discussed,” he said. “The significance of Michael’s collection cannot be understated. They are historical materials, educational materials, artifacts to be preserved, interpreted, to tell the stories of slavery.”

All museums and historical collections begin with an individual—someone who sees the value in preserving the past. Someone who has a hunger for the truth. Someone like Michael Doub.

“Anyone who says one person can’t make a difference, can look at this,” Motts said.

Indeed, Doub said that his artifacts often have a profound impact on those who see them.

“People have multiple reactions—tears, questions, religious responses and some people just stare,” Doub said. “They say, ‘We knew about slavery, but we didn’t know about this.’”

To contact Michael and Ruby Doub about exhibiting their artifacts or presenting “The Danger of Forgetting,” you may email them at rtdoub@hotmail.com. For more information on the National Civil War Museum, One Lincoln Circle, Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, visit www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org.

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Major Midtown Harrisburg project, Civil War Museum to receive state redevelopment funds

GreenWorks Development plans to develop this site on the 300-block of Reily Street in Harrisburg into a major residential and commercial project.

State grants for several area projects were announced late Thursday afternoon, including for a major mixed-use development in Midtown Harrisburg.

In a news release, Sen. John DiSanto announced the distribution of $7.2 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants for Dauphin County and another $1 million for Perry County.

The Dauphin County grants include $2 million in funding for a proposed GreenWorks Development project that would construct 135 market-rate apartments, along with street-level retail, on the 300-block of Reily Street.

Reached by telephone, GreenWorks CEO Doug Neidich said he was delighted by news of the grant.

“I’ve been talking about creating a learn, live, play environment in this area,” he said. “We haven’t been able to do the live portion, but this is the live portion.”

Neidich declined further immediate comment about the project, such as the timeframe, other than to say that the total price tag is expected to be about $26 million.

The property is now a large surface parking lot supporting HACC’s Midtown campus. HACC, though, is significantly reducing its presence in Midtown, returning operations to its main campus at Wildwood.

According to the state RACP website, GreenWorks had requested $4 million for the project, which includes a 135,000-square-foot building for 135 apartments and 10,000-square-feet of “neighborhood-oriented” retail at 320 Reily St. The building is just down the block from the new federal courthouse under construction at N. 6th and Reily streets.

Another $2 million RACP grant was awarded to the National Civil War Museum to acquire its museum artifacts from the city of Harrisburg and to help fund capital improvements to its building and grounds in Reservoir Park.

Nearly two years ago, Harrisburg and the museum agreed to settle a longstanding dispute over funding for the museum and ownership of the artifacts. Under the agreement, the city agreed to sell the museum the permanent collection of artifacts for $5.25 million if the museum could raise the money within five years. The museum had requested a $5 million RACP grant.

Other RACP awards in Dauphin County include:

  • $2 million to Derry Township for the Hershey Community Center. The township had requested $2.77 million.
  • $700,000 to Insulators Local Union 33 to convert the recently acquired VFW Post 9639 in East Hanover Township to a training and business center.
  • $500,000 to Tri-County Housing Development Corp. to remove blighted properties, construct new homes and make streetscape improvements as part of the Hummel Street redevelopment project. Tri-County had requested $1 million.

The state also awarded $1 million to the Perry County Economic Development Corp. for the Perry Innovation Park Cogeneration Power project in Penn Township.

In Cumberland County, REC LMS LLC received a full grant of $1 million to help redevelop the former Lemoyne Middle School for a mixed-use development of 17,500 square feet of commercial space and 30 townhomes.

RACP grants are awarded annually, meant to go to projects that are deemed economically, culturally or historically important.

Read more about the RACP program and recipients.

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