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Art Exhibit: This Place I Call Home
Lori Snyder and Kurt Brantner Snyder’s photography of local orchards, waterways, fields and mountains invites the viewer to contemplate the joys of having a daily intimacy with place. Brantner’s pottery fuses the elements and geology of the local environs into elegant forms.
Find out more »Guest Artist Lecture and Exhibition: Jerry Gretzinger: Jerry’s Map
Guest Artist Lecture/Exhibition: Jerry Gretzinger: Jerry’s Map Exhibition Dates: August 29 - October 12, 2019, Brossman Gallery, Wolf Hall, York College of Pennsylvania Lecture: August 29, 5:30 PM, DeMeester Recital Hall, Wolf Hall In 1963 artist Jerry Gretzinger began drawing a map of an imaginary city. It now comprises over 3000 individual panels executed in […]
Find out more »Art Exhibition: Beneath the Surface: Prints by Köllwitz, Catlett, Coe, Kurniasih
Beneath the Surface: Prints by Kollwitz, Catlett, Coe, and Kurniasih Exhibition Dates: August 29 – November 23, 2019, Cora Miller Gallery, Wolf Hall, York College of Pennsylvania This exhibition spans a century of international printmaking by four women; Kathe Kollwitz (1867 - 1945) of Germany; Elizabeth Catlett (1915 - 2012,) born in the United States […]
Find out more »2019 Gingerbread House Display & Contest
CALL FOR ENTRIES for Whitaker Center’s 3rd Annual Gingerbread House Display & Contest. Gingerbread houses will be on display throughout Whitaker Center lobby beginning Thursday, November 21st at Whitaker Center’s Light Up the Night event through Tuesday, January 7th, 2020. Space is limited, so please register early.
Find out more »Art Exhibit: 75th Anniversary Celebration PA Guild of Craftsmen
Yellow Breeches Chapter of the PA Guild of Craftsmen celebrate 75 years of Fine Craft As an active chapter of the Guild, the YBC members include working fine crafts people in all media - ceramics, sculpture, metal arts, jewelry, textiles, painting, glass,and more. As the PA Guild celebrates it's 75th anniversary, CALC salutes the quality […]
Find out more »CPVIC Vintage Iron Fall Festival & Tractor Pulls
Come and join us for our 15th Annual Vintage Iron Fall Festival and Tractor Pulls! Free admission and held rain or shine! Activities for kids of all ages. Please visit our website for information – www.centralpavintageironclub.com
Find out more »Annual Fall Members’ Exhibition
September 15 – October 19 Opening reception: September 15, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Regular Gallery Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours During Exhibitions: Tue: 6:30 - 8:30pm, Sat: 10:00am - 2:00pm Last Admittance, 30-minutes before closing
Find out more »Ongoing
Art In The Wild 2019 Exhibit
Visit naturally inspired trailside creations along Wildwood Park's wandering trails and wetlands. Using mostly natural materials, artists have constructed large and small installations. A map-brochure about the exhibit is available.
Find out more »Nursing Conferences
Science Access is very glad to welcome you all for Global Nursing Congress which is going to be held from April 20-22, 2020 Frankfurt, Germany. The Theme of Nursing 2020 is “Addressing New Challenges Facing Nursing Education: Tools for the Knowledge Era”. In this congress, we discuss nursing education, innovations, types of nursing education and […]
Find out more »Hot Lava
Whether molten rock or child’s play, the artist in Hot Lava utilize the material specificities and chemical changes of clay and glaze to probe phenomenological possibilities. An exhibition in five acts, each artist’s solo presentation delves deeply into their work over time or in series. Sizzling hot pots act as playgrounds for steaming glazes while […]
Find out more »Artful Nature and the Legacy of Maria Sibylla Merian
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College Curated by Emily Roush ’21 and Shannon Zeltmann ’21 under the direction of Prof. Felicia Else and Prof. Kay Etheridge September 4 – November 12, 2019 Opening Reception: September 4, 5-7 pm Gallery Talk with Emily Roush ’21 and Shannon Zeltmann ’21: September 27, noon Gallery Talk with Prof. Kay […]
Find out more »Wildwood Photography Contest
Now is a great time to visit Wildwood Park, camera in hand, and snap outdoor photos for the upcoming Photo Contest. photographs may be dropped off at the Nature Center starting October 1. Photos must be submitted by Saturday, November 30 at 3:00pm. Review of official contest rules and guidelines for preparing photos at www.wildwoodlake.org […]
Find out more »Call to Artists – Art In The Wild 2020
Join the fun in making outdoor art in the park! Submit your Art In The Wild idea today. It's easy and free. Go to www.wildwoodlake.org and submit an application by January 21, 2020.
Find out more »A Theater of Things: The Work of G. Daniel Massad
In 2018, the Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, curated a retrospective of G. Daniel Massad, “A Small Radius of Light,” that featured signature works spanning five decades borrowed from public and private collections. Borrowing heavily from that exhibit, with generous assistance from the Palmer, this Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery show poses an […]
Find out more »Exhibition of Ceramic Works by Carolanne Currier and Jack Troy
Ceramic works by Carolanne Currier and Jack Troy will be on display Sept. 3 - Oct. 3, 2019, in the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College. Currier, of Huntingdon, has been a full-time potter for over 10 years. She enjoys atmospheric firings and uses both wood and […]
Find out more »Wrong Turn at Lungfish by Garry Marshall
AUGUST 23 – SEPTEMBER 08 / rehearsals begin August 06, 2019 (4) WRONG TURN AT LUNGFISH(by Garry Marshall “Happy Days & Pretty Woman”) Garry Marshall (creator of “Happy Days” and “Pretty Woman”) and Lowell Ganz (writer of “A League of Their Own” and “Parenthood”) team up to write a smart and funny play about a […]
Find out more »Rudy Shepherd | A Meditation on this Age of Struggle and Strife
In this exhibition of roughly 100 portraits, Shepherd re-presents people from the media cycle from 2017 through last week. We see criminals, victims of crime, politicians, heroes, artists and others caught up in the press, drawn equally.
Find out more »Cumberland Flutes and Friends
Sponsored by Carlisle Musical Arts Club, this free concert will feature a flute choir under the direction of Ms. Jocelyn Goranson, Adjunct Instructor of Applied Flute at Messiah College. Flutes ranging from piccolo to contrabass flute are in this choir, made up of local flutists in the Harrisburg/Carlisle are. Two Flutes Squared flute quartet will […]
Find out more »Zipline Cornhole & Pumpkin Smash
Play cornhole or chuck pumpkins while ziplining in Lancaster County! You may have ziplined before. You may have played cornhole before. BUT have you played cornhole while zipping through the trees? Yep, we just upped the ante. Come experience our Flying V zipline tour and toss 4 bags from 20-35 feet in the air - […]
Find out more »“In Matter and in Mode” Messiah College Art Faculty Exhibition
“In Matter and in Mode” Sept. 13-Oct. 9 Messiah College Art Faculty Exhibition High Center and Climenhaga Building, The Galleries at Messiah College Opening Reception for the artists: Climenhaga Building, Aughinbaugh Art Gallery October 4, 4:15 p.m. Aughinbaugh Art Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. High Center and Climenhaga Galleries Hours: 7 a.m.–10 p.m., daily […]
Find out more »Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Picking at Country Barn
Your perfect pumpkin is waiting to be picked! Few experiences are more synonymous with fall than pumpkin picking and Country Barn is one of Lancaster's favorite pick-your-own pumpkin destinations! You can jump on board one of our wagons for a ride out to our giant pumpkin patch weekends September-October. Enjoy the beauty of Lancaster Farmland […]
Find out more »Flashlight Maze & Campfire Nights at Barnyard Kingdom
It's almost time for pumpkins, falling leaves and crisp nights and our favorite way to spend those fall evenings is around a campfire with friends enjoying an ooey, gooey s'more. Enjoy a crisp fall evening on the farm with friends and family at Barnyard Kingdom around the glow of a campfire! Saturday nights (and Friday […]
Find out more »Flashlight Maze & Campfire Nights at Barnyard Kingdom
It's almost time for pumpkins, falling leaves and crisp nights and our favorite way to spend those fall evenings is around a campfire with friends enjoying an ooey, gooey s'more. Enjoy a crisp fall evening on the farm with friends and family at Barnyard Kingdom around the glow of a campfire! Saturday nights (and Friday […]
Find out more »8:00 am
SMILE-IT’S GAME TIME
Cumberland County 4-H needs your help! Now through October 14, we will be collecting games to donate to a local shelter, and we would like your support to help us reach our goal of 500 games! A simple game for struggling families, whether its financial hardships, violence or sickness, can be the only thing that […]
Find out more »9:00 am
2018 Book Sale
Thousands of books, DVDs, videos and CDs for sale. The 2018 Book Sale takes place all week long during the library's normal hours of business. On Saturday buy a bag of books for just $2.00.
Find out more »York Heart Walk
Take steps to be Healthy For Good at the American Heart Association’s 2019 York County Heart Walk. Supporting the Heart Walk funds lifesaving science. It also makes your heart healthier. Walk with us and join the fight against heart disease and stroke. The Heart Walk offers a 1-mile or 3-mile walk and is held rain […]
Find out more »10:00 am
Yoga on the Terrace
Join Maggie Stonecash of Simply Well for Yoga on the Mansion Terrace. Class is appropriate for all levels, beginner to experienced. Modifications are offered for poses based on ability. A limited supply of mats are available; please bring your own if possible. Classes held rain or shine. Attend one session or all; sign up not […]
Find out more »Apple Pie Baking Contest – Fort Hunter Day activity
Amateur pie bakers take note! An apple pie baking contest will be held on Fort Hunter Day, September 15, 2019. Roll out that pie dough, sharpen your paring knives and fire up the ovens - let the best apple pie baker triumph! Rules of the contest and a registration form is available by visiting www.forthunter.org, […]
Find out more »Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine!
DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™: THE STEAM TEAM TOUR 2019 IS PULLING INTO STRASBURG RAIL ROAD FOR THOMAS & FRIENDS’ BIGGEST YEAR YET! ENJOY A DAY OF FAMILY FUN WITH THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE™ SEPT. 14 – 22 All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine invites little engineers to go full steam ahead for a day of […]
Find out more »Fort Hunter Day
Presented by M&T Bank this free, outdoor, fall festival highlights old-time ways of life along the Susquehanna River. Enjoy favorites like hayrides, old-time activities, apple pie baking contest, children's crafts, demonstrations of 18th and 19th century life, pony rides, strolling musicians, Mansion tours, an arts and crafts show, and exhibits. The Susquehanna Folk Music Society […]
Find out more »11:00 am
“Selections from the Permanent Collection”
This exhibition draws from the eclectic collection of the Lore Degenstein Gallery of Susquehanna University. Curated by gallery director Dan Olivetti, the exhibition includes paintings, drawings, prints, fiber art, photography, sculpture and mid-20th-century French posters. Many of the recent works by contemporary artists have been acquired through the gallery’s annual figurative drawing and painting competitions […]
Find out more »Hoss’s Fundraiser
The scouts are having a fundraiser for Rise Against Hunger. 25% of the bill will be donated to help cover the cost for Rise Against Hunger. Please print out the Hoss's picture for when you go to get lunch or dinner at Hoss's.
Find out more »11:30 am
Best Wedding Showcase – Harrisburg
Save time, save money, save your sanity! With plenty to do, see, and taste, Best Wedding Showcase features the region's finest wedding experts who are ready to help you plan your dream wedding! Start or even finish your wedding plans and tie up your loose ends. * Find your dream dress in our runway fashion […]
Find out more »Best Wedding Showcase – Harrisburg
Save time, save money, save your sanity! With plenty to do, see, and taste, Best Wedding Showcase features the region's finest wedding experts who are ready to help you plan your dream wedding! Start or even finish your wedding plans and tie up your loose ends. * Find your dream dress in our runway fashion […]
Find out more »12:00 pm
Adams County Heritage Festival
The Adams County Heritage Festival is a celebration of ethnic music, food, and crafts that reflects the multicultural atmosphere of Adams County, Pennsylvania. It is a way of sharing our various traditions and appreciating the best that each ethnic group has to offer, as well as a commitment to community and the goal of living […]
Find out more »12:30 pm
Capital Region Heart Walk
Take steps to be Healthy For Good at the American Heart Association’s 2019 Capital Region Heart Walk. Supporting the Heart Walk funds lifesaving science. It also makes your heart healthier. Walk with us and join the fight against heart disease and stroke. The Heart Walk offers a 1-mile or 5K walk and is held rain […]
Find out more »1:30 pm
“A Theater of Things” Gallery Talk
In conjunction with the Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery exhibition "A Theater of Things: The Work of G. Daniel Massad," artist Massad will provide a Gallery talk on Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. in conversation with Joyce Robinson, assistant director, Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State, and curator of "A Small Radius of Light: G. Daniel […]
Find out more »Springsteen Tribute Concert
Come celebrate Bruce’s 70th birthday at Fredricksen! The Street Corner Collective will share an afternoon of music by - and some commentary about The Boss.
Find out more »Flower Walk: Goldenrods, Asters, and Other Fall Surprises
Even with autumn in full swing, there is still an abundance of goldenrods and asters. Many seeds will be present including those of trees and it will be easy to see the different methods of seed dispersal. Join volunteer Cara Martinez-Williams for this final walk of the season.
Find out more »Reptile Lady: All About Snakes
Join Reptile Lady: Naturalist Kelsey Frey, as you explore scaly creatures with no legs! Explore live snakes from around the world as you study their basic biology and unique features. A small group atmosphere includes time for questions and photo opportunities. Register online or call (717) 295-2055 to register and prepay by noon on Friday, […]
Find out more »2:00 pm
Annual Fall Members’ Exhibition Opening
September 15 – October 19 Opening Reception: September 15, 2019 2:00pm to 4:00pm Refreshments will be served
Find out more »Celebrating York’s Unity Through 10,000 Acts of Kindness – Unity Festival
Celebrating York's Unity Through 10,000 Acts of Kindness - Unity festival to celebrate and promote unity through kindness. Open festival to everyone who has done an act of kindness. Well over 10,000 people, across the York County have done acts of kindness and will gather for a multi-cultural festival, music, entertainment, activities, and a community […]
Find out more »Poetry in Motion
Red Sneakers Productions come to the Hershey Public Library! Poetry can be so much fun! In this engaging program, Anthony Cascio combines acting, mime, vocal gymnastics, humor, audience participation, and a steamer trunk full of costumes, puppets, and props to allow students to encounter poetry as an engaging and relevant art form. This irresistible cast […]
Find out more »Washington Band Concert – honoring Joseph Carmany
The historic Washington Band of Annville is honoring former director and recent Lebanon County Musician's Hall of Fame inductee Joseph Carmany with a special concert. Joseph Carmany led the Washington Band of Annville from 1906-1951 - 45 years! The concert will honor Mr. Carmany by featuring music from the early 1900's.
Find out more »Bosler Library Programs
Enjoy these environmental education programs in downtown Carlisle at the Library! Two programs: OWLS OF PENNSYLVANIA: Sunday, September 15, 2019 Did you know that there are 8 owl species that call Pennsylvania home? Join staff from Kings Gap Environmental Education Center to learn about the adaptations that make owls so unique, and about the species […]
Find out more »2:30 pm
“Bridge (the gap)” – New play to debut at Central Penn College
The Capital BlueCross Theatre will present “Bridge (the gap)”––a theatrical work that explores what happens when secrets of the past collide with dreams for the future on Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 15 at 2:30 p.m. In the play, a young African American woman returns to the small town where she grew up. […]
Find out more »3:00 pm
The Music Man
Servant Stage presents; The Music Man! This Broadway classic is an all-American institution with quirky characters and a one-of-a-kind, nostalgic score. The Music Man follows traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City into organizing a boys’ band, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. […]
Find out more »4:00 pm
Wild Edibles Plant Walk
If you are interested in learning what nature can provide for you as sustenance, you are the person for this program! Naturalist Ann Strauss will lead participants on a walk focusing on what plants are edible and how they can be prepared. Come be amazed at how many plants grow right in your yard that […]
Find out more »MUSIC FOR PIANO TIMES TWO III “War and Peace I”
MUSIC FOR PIANO TIMES TWO III “War and Peace I” Sept. 15, 2019 at 4 p.m., Messiah College Parmer Hall Sponsored by the School of the Arts Performing Arts Series Inspired by the 150th anniversary of the great novel “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy, this first of two programs focuses on Tolstoy’s love of […]
Find out more »5:00 pm
Harrisburg Folk Dance
International Folk Dance, or World Dance, brings together traditional ethnic dances, as well as choreographed dances, from various regions and nationalities such as Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Turkey, Israel, Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, China, Mongolia, and many more! We have dances catering to all skill levels, with a wide variety of music […]
Find out more »7:00 pm
The Music Man
Servant Stage presents; The Music Man! This Broadway classic is an all-American institution with quirky characters and a one-of-a-kind, nostalgic score. The Music Man follows traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City into organizing a boys’ band, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. […]
Find out more »8:00 pm
AN EVENING WITH TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE
Trombone Shorty's new album opens with a dirge, but if you think the beloved bandleader, singer, songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews came here to mourn, you got it all wrong. That bit of beautiful New Orleans soul—"Laveau Dirge No. 1," named after one of the city's most famous voodoo queens—shows off our host's roots […]
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