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Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

November 3, 2022 | by Sara Bozich

Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! Scroll down or use the menu links to find ideas for your weekend.

What you’ll find:

For your weekend planning
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- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
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For something new: HBG Flea is back at Strawberry Square for the season; I’m having a pre-moving clothes sale. It’s Mustache Mocha Month at Cornerstone Coffeehouse.

Worth noting: Autos & Ales is Friday! Midstate Distillery announced they’re closing their Cameron Street taproom (opening two new locations!) — Harrisburg Beer Runners have a Farewell Run on Sunday.

Things on my agenda this weekend: A cooking class at Cornerstone tonight, hunting widow status engaged tomorrow, a kid’s bday party, and finishing the weekend with a Hershey Bears game (go Pens! Sorry!)

For your weekend planning

- Plan a holiday-themed trip 🎄

- Market on Market now open Tuesdays through Nov. 22 in Camp Hill

- View my local Restaurant Directory or Local Brewery, Winery, & Cidery Directory

- See what else you missed on the blog

Below are options for your weekend.

Things to Do in Harrisburg + Central PA | Weekend Roundup | Sara Bozich

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1. Check out AAA’s Pet Costume Contest!

1. The Best Farmers Markets around Harrisburg

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Thursday

- Taylor Tomlinson: The Have It All Tour at Hershey Theatre

- Market Square Concerts presents Israeli Chamber Project

- Family Gallery Tour: Paleontology at The State Museum of Pennsylvania

- Steel Magnolias at West Shore Theatre

- Speakeasy Heist Murder Mystery Dinner at Wyndridge Farm

- The Linda Ronstadt Experience Starring American Idol Star Tristan McIntosh Debut at The Englewood

- RAKIM [CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 18TH LETTER] @ XL LIVE

- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Hershey Area Playhouse

- Sunset Relaxation Float with Susquehanna Outfitters

Friday

- Monika Krol Trunk Show at Meeka Fine Jewelry

- Autos & Ales Craft Beer Festival 2022 at AACA Museum

- Camp Hill Community Blood Drive at Fredricksen Library

- Art of the State Exhibition Tour at The State Museum of Pennsylvania

- Virtual Program: The Secret Life of the Wild Turkey at The State Museum of Pennsylvania

- First Fridays with DJ KYNZ at Zeroday

- Lobster Palooza! at SpringGate Vineyard

- CRACK THE SKY wsg WE CAME FROM SPACE @ XL LIVE

- The Uptown Band at The Englewood

- November First Friday at Dills Tavern

- Theatre Harrisburg Present JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Whitaker Center

- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Hershey Area Playhouse

Saturday

- HBG Flea – November 2022 back at Strawberry Square for the season!

- Pilates Yoga Fusion with Burn30 at Zeroday Brewing

- Monika Krol Trunk Show at Meeka Fine Jewelry

- Camp Hill Trick or Trot 5K

- Holiday Open House at Calicutts Spice Co.

- Walk With A Doc at Veterans Park Trail

- Community Blood Drive at West Shore YMCA

- SoupFest & PIckle-Fest at Shoppes at Newberrytown

- Thyra Book Signing by author Steven Williams at Retro & Rad

- Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra POPS 1: The Great Ladies of Jazz

- Lobster Palooza! at SpringGate Vineyard

- Cocktails and Candy Canes 2022 at The Carlisle Antique Mall

- Humane Society of Harrisburg Fur Ball Gala & Auction

- ADRIAN PRADHAN @ XL LIVE

- U2TOPIA: Tribute to U2 at The Englewood

- Bo Deadlys/St James and the Apostles at Metropolis Collective

- Gamut Theatre Group presents Innocent Merriment: or An Evening with Gilbert & Sullivan

- Theatre Harrisburg Present JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Whitaker Center

- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Hershey Area Playhouse

- The Color Purple at Ephrata Performing Arts Center

- New Cumberland Farmers’ Market On 4th

- York County Ale Trail: The Brew Bus!

- York County Ale Trail: The Original Walking Tour

- Hanover Brewery Tours: The Brew Bus!

Sunday

- All About the Gut at Cornerstone Coffeehouse

- HERSHEY BEARS VS. WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

- Harrisburg Hot Cider Hustle 5K/10K

- Lobster Palooza! at SpringGate Vineyard

- Cocktails and Candy Canes 2022 at The Carlisle Antique Mall

- Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra POPS 1: The Great Ladies of Jazz

- Sleeping Beauty | State Ballet of Ukraine at Hershey Theatre

- National Theatre Live: Prima Facie at Midtown Cinema

- Gamut Theatre Group presents Innocent Merriment: or An Evening with Gilbert & Sullivan

- Theatre Harrisburg Present JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Whitaker Center

- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Hershey Area Playhouse

- Drag Brunch Bingo at HMAC

- Hanover Brewery Tours: The Brew Bus!

- York County Ale Trail: The Brew Bus!

- York County Ale Trail: The Original Walking Tour

- Sunday Family Day at Stumpy’s Hatchet House Hershey

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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

October 28, 2022 | by Lawrance Binda and Maddie Gittens

Harrisburg and Dauphin County officials announced Pete Baltimore (far right) as the new environmental enforcement officer for Harrisburg.

Happy Halloween, Harrisburg! Whether you plan to dress up, carve a pumpkin or head to a spooky party, make sure you catch up on this week’s news first.

Focaccia bread is versatile and can be topped with fresh rosemary, black olives, tomatoes and mozzarella. Our food columnist Rosemary has the perfect recipe for you to try making on a fall afternoon.

Harrisburg City Council voted to recognize two former city activists by naming roadways after them, our reporting found. A portion of N. 6^th Street will receive a secondary name as Rev. Billy Gray Way and a section of Harris Street as Judith C. Hill Way.

Harrisburg University announced two concerts for early 2023, our online story reported. Elle King will play at XL Live on Feb. 25 and indie band Dawes will return to Harrisburg on March 11 at XL Live.

Illegal dumping is being targeted by Harrisburg and Dauphin County with a new initiative, our online story reported. The city and county have jointly hired Pete Baltimore to be the new environmental enforcement officer in Harrisburg.

Jazzy’s Good Eats opened in August in Kline Village, serving up flavorful soul food, our magazine story reported. Head chef Jasmine “Jazzy” White has spent the past decade perfecting her family’s treasured recipes.

Joy Boudreau opened her event coordinating business, Joy of Events, in Camp Hill after years of experience in the hospitality industry, our magazine story reported. Boudreau also recently won a local competition for entrepreneurs.

Local artist Robin Wheeler discovered her love for pottery while attending school as an adult at HACC, our magazine story reported. In October 2021, she opened her own studio, Wheel of Light, in Halifax.

Parks in Harrisburg are set to receive major upgrades as the city announced that it was awarded a $13 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. In our online story, find out which parks will see improvements.

Robert Gaynes has spent his 30 years of retirement turning discarded wood into bowls, vases and candleholders, our magazine story reported. He has crafted hundreds of pieces and plans to give his entire collection to the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg.

Sycamore Homes, an affordable housing development planned for Harrisburg, ceremoniously broke ground last week, our online story reported. George Fernandez, CEO of Latino Connection, plans to develop the four-story building.

Sara Bozich has compiled all of this weekend’s spooky events for your perusal. Find them, here.

State Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant awardees were announced this week, our online story reported. Four Harrisburg projects were funded, including a large-scale apartment building by GreenWorks, restoration work at the King Mansion, renovation of the Harristown Agriculture Building on Market Street and a project to expand Millworks’ brewery.

Yuengling Brewery is the perfect fall day trip from Harrisburg. In our magazine story, read about the tour that the brewery offers and the history of the company.

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Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

October 27, 2022 | by Sara Bozich

Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! Scroll down or use the menu links to find ideas for your weekend.

What you’ll find:

For your weekend planning
Top Weekend Recs
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Like this content?

For something new: Honestly there is Halloween stuff daily – trunk or treats, parades, adult stuff, you name it.

Worth noting: Final days of Hersheypark Halloween and Creatures of the Night and other fun Hershey things.

Things on my agenda this weekend: Trick or Treat tonight, a friend’s birthday dinner tomorrow, Bo’s 5th birthday Saturday, and maybe Hershey on Sunday!