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DANCE, THEATER, COMEDY | back to top

Allenberry Playhouse Events – Till 9/27 • Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming, 5/1-6/1; Sleeping Beauty: The Musical, Sat, 5/3-9/27. Allenberry Playhouse, Boiling Springs. Call for days & times. Admission. 717-258-3211; www.allenberry.com

American Jubilee – Till 6/1 • The Pines Dinner Theatre, Slatington. Call for times. Admission. 610-926-3702; www.pinesdinnertheatre.com

The Color Purple – Till 5/18 • Musical. Hippodrome Theatre, France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, Baltimore. Call for times. Admission. 410-837-7400; www.france-merrickpac.com

Coppélia – Till 5/3 • Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadelphia. Call for days & times. Admission. 215-551-7000; www.paballet.org

Doubt – Till 5/11 • Fulton Opera House, Lancaster. Call for show times. Admission. 717-397-7425; www.thefulton.org

Just Wilde About Haring! – 5/1–5/3 • Play. Kutztown University. Call for times. Admission. 484-646-4111; www.kutztown.edu

Little Shop of Horrors – Till 5/11 • Open Stage of Harrisburg. Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. Call for details. 717-214-2787; www.openstagehbg.com

Mulberry Art Studios Dances – 5/1–5/29 • World dance, Thu, 5/1-5/29; couple dance (no partner necessary), 5/2. Mulberry Art Studios, Lancaster. Call for times. Admission. 717-392-8251; www.worlddancelancaster.com

Riders to the Sea – 5/1–5/3 • Messiah College, Grantham. 8pm. Admission. 717-796-5045; www.messiah.edu/arts

Sight & Sound Theatres Events – Till 5/17 • Behind-the-scenes tours, 5/1-10/31; Daniel & the Lions' Den, 5/1-5/17. Sight & Sound Theatres, Strasburg. Call for times. Admission. 800-377-1277; www.sight-sound.com

York Little Theatre Events – 5/1–5/18 • Man of La Mancha, 5/1-5/4; As It Turns Out, original production by Pennsylvania playwright, 5/9-5/18. York Little Theatre. Call for times. Admission. 717-854-5715; www.ylt.org

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown – Till 5/4 • Hershey Area Playhouse at Country Meadows. Wed-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Admission. 717-533-8525; www.hersheyareaplayhouse.com

Spring Cabaret – 5/2–5/3 • Comedy. Theatre Harrisburg, Harrisburg. Call for times. Admission. 717-232-5501; www.theatreharrisburg.com

A Broadway Musical Review – 5/3–5/4 • York College of PA. Sat 7pm; Sun 3pm. Free. 717-815-1349; www.ycp.edu

CRPAC Events – 5/3 & 5/31 • Mama's Night Out, comedy, 5/3; Circo Comedia, comedy & stunts, 5/31. Carlisle Regional Performing Arts Center. 8pm. Admission. 717-258-0666; www.carlisletheatre.org

Junie B. Jones – 5/3 • Children's musical. Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York. Call for times. Admission. 717-846-1111; www.strandcapitol.org

Little Shop of Horrors – 5/3 • Benefits Downtown Daily Bread soup kitchen. Open Stage of Harrisburg. 8pm. Admission. Call for tickets: 717-238-4717; www.downtowndailybread.org

Swing Dance – 5/3–5/31 • The Green Door, Carlisle. Tue & Sat. Lesson 7:30pm; dance 8:30-midnight. Admission. 717-243-7837; www.centralpaswingdance.org

Ballroom Dance – 5/4 • Harrisburg Chapter of USA Ballroom Dance. First Church of God Community Center, Mechanicsburg. Lesson, ballroom break in waltz, 3:30-4:30pm; dance 4:30-7:30pm. Admission. 717-732-2219; www.usadancehbg.com

Scottish Country Dance Classes – 5/5–5/19 • Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, Harrisburg. Mon 7pm. Admission. 717-569-0668; www.geocities.com/scottishcountrydance

Red Rose Scottish Country Dance – 5/7–5/28 • Old Manheim Train Station, Manheim. Tue 7-9pm. Donation. 717-653-1397.

Children of Eden – 5/8–5/11 • Eichelberger Performing Arts Center, Hanover. Thu 7:30pm; Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm. Admission. 717-637-7086; www.theeich.org

Shadowlands – 5/8–5/18 • Drama. Chambersburg Community Theatre. Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Admission. 717-263-0202; www.innernet.net/cctinc

Wait Until Dark – 5/8–5/18 • Drama. Lebanon Community Theatre. Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2:30pm. Admission. 717-273-5151; www.lct.cc

Capital City Polka Mass – 5/10 • Holy Name of Jesus Church, Harrisburg. 7:30-11:30pm. Admission. 717-766-5782.

George Washington Slept Here – 5/15–5/17 • Comedy. DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre, York. Call for times. Admission. 717-848-8623; www.dreamwrights.org

Philadanco – 5/16 • Modern dance. Strathmore, North Bethesda, Maryland. 8pm. Admission. 301-581-5100; www.strathmore.org

York Dance Classes – 5/18 & 5/23 • Ballroom Swings, Jewish Community Center, York, 5/18; tango, Lost Ballroom, Red Lion, 5/23. Call for details. 717-751-2475; www.2danc.com

Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure – 5/31–6/15 • Totem Pole Playhouse, Fayetteville. Call for details. 888-805-7056; www.totempoleplayhouse.org

POPULAR MUSIC | back to top

An Evening of Jazz With Andy Roberts & Guests – 5/1 • MJ's Coffeehouse, Annville. 9pm. Admission. 717-867-4766; www.allentheatre.com

Strand-Capitol Events – 5/2 & 5/16 • Rockapella, pop musical group, 5/2; 100 Years of Broadway, music from Broadway shows, 5/16. Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York. 7:30pm. Admission. 717-846-1111; www.strandcapitol.org

Gardens, Wine & Jazz Festival – 5/3–5/4 • Also happening: plant & gardening classes. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square. Call for details & complete offerings. Admission. 610-388-1000; www.longwoodgardens.org

Lycoming College Choir Graduation Concert – 5/3 • Lycoming College, Williamsport. 8pm. Free. 570-321-4000; www.lycoming.edu

Music at the Boal Mansion – 5/3 • Concert & reception. Boal Mansion, Boalsburg. 4 & 8pm. Admission. 814-466-6210; www.boalmuseum.com

Whitaker Center Concerts – 5/3–5/30 • A Tribute to Grover Washington, Jr., smooth jazz, 5/3; The Musical Box, Genesis tribute, 5/4; Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, folk, 5/10; Loudon Wainwright III, singer/songwriter/actor, 5/16; The Machine, 5/18; Black 47, Irish rock, 5/30. Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. Call for times. Admission. 717-214-2787; www.whitakercenter.org

Hershey Community Chorus – 5/4 • Celtic Spirit; features The Arcona Reel Band. Hershey Theatre. Doors open 2:15pm; recital 2:30pm; concert 3pm. Admission. 717-579-9306; www.hersheycommunitychorus.org

Trinity Lutheran Concerts – 5/4 & 5/18 • Expressions of Faith, with Trinity's FaithX band, 5/4, 7pm, free; Diane Bish, organ, 5/18, 4pm, donation & tickets required. Trinity Lutheran Church, Camp Hill. 717-737-9921.

Bluegrass, Old-Time Country & Gospel Jam – 5/5–5/26 • Empire Friendship Fire Co., Carlisle. Mon 12:30-4pm. Donation. 717-249-6975.

Kansas – 5/9 • Keswick Theatre, Glenside. 8pm. Admission. 215-572-7650; www.keswicktheatre.com

The Collingsworth Family Worship & Praise – 5/10 • Mt. Laurel Church of God, Harrisburg. 7pm. Offering. 717-652-0459.

United States Air Force Heritage of America Band Langley Winds – 5/10 • Patriotic, classical & popular music. First Lutheran Church, Carlisle. 7pm. Free. 717-249-3310; www.firstlutherancarlisle.org

EPAC Events – 5/15 & 5/17 • The Glenn Miller Orchestra, 5/15; The Tim Gillis Band, 5/17. Eichelberger Performing Arts Center, Hanover. 8pm. Admission. 717-637-7086; www.theeich.org

Azure Duo – 5/18 • Renaissance, classical & folk music, harp & oboe. Ned Smith Center for Nature & Arts, Millersburg. 3pm. Admission. 717-692-3699.

Giant Center Concerts – 5/14 & 5/18 • Raven-Symoné's Pajama Party, children's concert, 5/14; Van Halen, 5/18. Giant Center, Hershey. Call for times. Admission. 717-260-2000.

Spring Garden Band of York – 5/18 • Pullo Performing Arts Center, Penn State York. 3pm. Admission. 717-781-4941; www.springgardenband.org

Wayne Henderson & Helen White – 5/18 • Flatpick guitar. Historical Society Museum, York. Guitar workshop, 1:30-3:30pm; concert, 4pm. Admission. 717-214-2787; www.sfmsfolk.org

Mediterranean Tour Farewell Concert — College Jazz Ensemble – 5/18 • Gettysburg College. 7pm. Free. 717-337-6815; www.gettysburg.edu/sunderman_conservatory

Folk College With Simple Gifts – 5/23–5/25 • Concerts, workshops, jam sessions, contradances & more for folk musicians of all ages & levels. Juniata College, Huntingdon. Call for details. 814-643-6220; www.folkcollege.com

Live Music in the Café – 5/23 • Acoustic rock with Jessica Smucker, Keith Lehman & friends. The Café at Ten Thousand Villages, Ephrata. 6:30-8:30pm. Free. 717-721-8400; http://ephrata.tenthousandvillages.com

CLASSICAL MUSIC | back to top

Bethlehem Bach Festival – 5/2–5/11 • The Bach Choir of Bethlehem & The Bach Festival Orchestra. Lehigh University & other Bethlehem locations. Call for times. Admission. 888-743-3100; www.bach.org

Central Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra Events – 5/2 & 5/10 • Gala dancing & dessert buffet, Harrisburg-Hershey Sheraton, 5/2; Master Works with the Harrisburg Choral Society, Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, 5/10. Fri 8pm; Sat 7:30pm. Admission. 888-263-2891; www.centralpasymphony.org

Hershey Symphony Orchestra – 5/2 • Mozart, Mahler & More Trumpets. Hershey Theatre. 8pm. Admission. 717-533-8449; www.hersheysymphony.org

Lancaster Chamber Singers Concerts – 5/2 & 5/4 • First United Methodist Church, Lancaster, 5/2; Ephrata Church of the Brethren, 5/4. Fri 7:30pm; Sun 3pm. Admission. 717-330-9025; www.lancasterchambersingers.org

Susquehanna Valley Chorale – 5/2 & 5/3 • Listen to the Music of the Night. Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove. 7:30pm. Admission. 570-523-1041; www.svcmusic.org

Brassroots Trio – 5/3 • Gettysburg College. 3pm. Admission. 717-334-3788.

Berks Classical Children's Chorus Spring Concert – 5/4 • Kutztown University. 7pm. Admission. 610-796-9001; www.bcccsings.org

Messiah College Concert Handbell Choir – 5/4 • First United Methodist Church, Hershey. 3pm. Offering. 717-533-9668; www.fumc-hershey.org

Music, Gettysburg! – 5/4–5/18 • Felix Hell, organ, 5/4, 4pm; Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra, 5/11, 4pm; Trinity Sunday Vespers, 5/18, 7:30pm. Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg. Offering. 717-338-3000; www.musicgettysburg.org

York Youth Symphony Orchestra – 5/4 • Pullo Center, Penn State, York. 3:30pm. Admission. 717-505-8900; www.pullocenter.psu.edu

Susquehanna Chorale – 5/9–5/10 • Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, 5/9; Gravel Hill United Methodist Church, Palmyra, 5/10. 8pm. Admission. 717-214-2787; www.susquehannachorale.org

Whitaker Center Concerts – 5/9–5/10 • A Touch of Europe, Susquehanna Chorale, 5/9; Master Works, Central PA Symphony Orchestra & Harrisburg Choral Society, 5/10. Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. Fri 8pm; Sat 7:30pm. Admission. 717-214-2787; www.whitakercenter.org

Harrisburg Choral Society – 5/10 • Glorious! Haydn & Poulenc. Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. 7:30pm. Admission. 717-214-2787; www.harrisburgchoralsociety.org

Jesús Morales & David Riley – 5/10 • Cello & piano. St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Lancaster. 7:30pm. Offering. 717-569-9211; www.stpeterslutheran-lanc.org

Antares – 5/15 • Violin, cello, clarinet & piano. Strathmore, North Bethesda, Maryland. 7:30pm. Admission. 301-581-5100; www.strathmore.org

The Student Prince – 5/15 & 5/17 • Harrisburg Opera. Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. 7:30pm. Admission. 717-214-2787; www.harrisburg-opera.org

The Essential Rachmaninoff & Ravel – 5/16–5/18 • Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. Fulton Opera House, Lancaster. Fri 8pm; Sat 3 & 8pm; Sun 3 & 7:30pm. Admission. 717-397-7425; www.thefulton.org

Cantate Carlisle – 5/17 & 5/18 • Spring concert. Allison United Methodist Church, Carlisle. Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm. Admission. 717-245-0144; www.cantatecarlisle.org

Goodman Concert Series – 5/17 • Jubilate! choral ensemble. Colonial Park UCC, Harrisburg. 7:30pm. Free. 717-545-3782; www.cpucc.org

York Symphony Orchestra – 5/17 • Featuring André Watts. Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York. 8pm. Admission. 717-846-1111; www.yorksymphony.org

Eaken Piano Trio – 5/18 • Choral evensong & chamber music. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Lebanon. 7pm. Offering. 717-272-8251; www.stlukeslebanon.com

Hershey Handbell Ensemble – 5/18 • Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey. 4pm. Free. 717-533-9667; www.derrypres.org

Jubilation Ringers – 5/18 • Handbell choir. Otterbein United Methodist Church, Carlisle. 4pm. Offering. 717-249-8097.

Tennessee Memories: Cumberland Valley School of Music Musicale – 5/18 • Steve & Sharon Rost residence, Waynesboro. 3pm. Admission. 717-261-1220; www.cvsmusic.org

Mine, All Mine! – 5/20 & 5/21 • Works by Stravinsky & Haydn. Beth Tfiloh Synagogue, Baltimore, 5/20; Goucher College, Baltimore, 5/21. 7:30pm. Admission. 410-685-4050; www.thebco.org

Music From New York – 5/31 • Classical music & opera; Amy Kauffman, violin, Francesco Lecce-Chong, piano & Rachel Smith, soprano. Community Mennonite Church, Lancaster. 8pm. Admission. 212-677-1612; www.mennohouse.org

ART | back to top

A.R.T. Research Enterprises, Inc., Tours – 5/1–5/30 • Bronze, stainless steel & aluminum casting & sculptures. A.R.T. Research Enterprises, Inc., Lancaster. Mon-Fri 9am-3:30pm. Call for tour appointment & details. 717-290-1303; www.thinksculpture.com

Baltimore Museum of Art Exhibits – Till 8/17 • Looking Through the Lens: Photography 1900–1960, 5/1-6/8; Meditations on African Art: Pattern, 5/1-8/17; Baltimore Ink: Patterns on Bodies, event featuring nationally acclaimed tatoo artists, 5/31. Baltimore Museum of Art. Wed-Fri 11am-5pm; Sat-Sun 11am-6pm. Call for details. 443-573-1700; www.artbma.org

Exhibit — Betty Hart – Till 5/1 • Paintings; Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, Art on the Move exhibit. HUB-Robeson Galleries, University Park. Call for times. Free. 814-865-2563; www.sa.psu.edu/usa/galleries

The City & Beyond – 5/1–5/30 • Featured artists include Scott Campbell, pastels; Jonathan Frazier, Christina Heintzelman Jones, photography; Dan Kim, photography; Nancy Mendes, oil & acrylic; Eric Yoho, oils; Jazz Walk venue, 5/29. Arts at 510, Harrisburg. Tue-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat 10am-3pm. Free. 717-724-0364; www.artsat510.com

Exhibit — Dorothy Frey – Till 5/31 • Oil on canvas. Parlor Gallery, Lancaster. By appointment. Free. 717-392-1772; www.parlorgallery.org

Earth, Fire & Form: The Potteries of South Central Pennsylvania – Till 8/16 • Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. Mon 3-9pm; Tue-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-3pm. Free. 717-249-7610; www.historicalsociety.com

Exhibit — Ellis Wolfe – 5/1–5/30 • Photography; opening reception, 5/2, 6-8pm. Keystone Gallery of Fine Art Photography, Camp Hill. Tue-Sat 10am-6:30pm. Free. 717-761-0900; http://web.mac.com/keystone3

F&M Exhibits – Till 5/17 • Experimental Portraiture, Daniel Westfield, 5/1-5/17; 2008 senior & student art shows, 5/1-5/17. F&M College, Lancaster. Call for details. 717-291-3879; www.fandm.edu

Garibaldis, Engageantes & Cages: American Fashions of the Civil War Era, 1840–1870 – Till 8/6 • Shippensburg University. Call for times. Free. 717-477-1239; www.ship.edu

The Greatest Bird Artists: John James Audubon & Earl Poole – Till 7/6 • Reading Public Museum. Call for details. 610-371-5850; www.readingpublicmuseum.org

Heritage Center Museum Exhibits – Till 12/31 • The Amish of Lancaster County, Heritage Center Museum, Lancaster, 5/1-12/31; Psychic Photography: Lancaster's Spiritualist Connection, Heritage Center Museum, Lancaster, 5/1-12/31; Rags to Rugs: Pennsylvania Hooked & Handsewn Rugs, Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum, 5/1-12/31. Mon-Sat 9am-5pm. Admission. 717-299-6440; www.lancasterheritage.com

Lancaster-Area Artists Exhibit – Till 5/2 • Featuring Aaron Brooks, Paul Manlove & Lou Shellenberg. HACC, Lancaster Campus. Call for details. 717-358-2850; www.hacc.edu

Lancaster Arts Hotel Gallery Exhibits – 5/1–5/31 • Florence Starr Taylor & Fran Williams Wagner, sketchbooks. Lancaster Arts Hotel Gallery, Lancaster. Call for times. Free. 717-431-3277; www.artshotelgallery.com

Le Salon des Arts Ménagers/The Domestic Arts Exhibition: Posters of the Modern French Home (1945–1982) – Till 6/1 • Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove. Mon-Fri noon-4pm; Sat-Sun 1-4pm. Free. 570-372-4059; www.susqu.edu

LVC Exhibits – 4/2–6/22 • Annual juried art exhibition, 5/1-5/4; Eva Bender: Inspiration & Expression, 5/16-6/22. Lebanon Valley College, Annville. Wed 5-8pm; Thu-Fri 1-4:30pm; Sat-Sun 11am-5pm. Free. 717-867-6445; www.lvc.edu/gallery

Lynden Gallery Events – Till 6/14 • Down to Earth, Mitch Lyons, 5/1-5/3; Water & Rock: The Yin & Yang of Nature, Brad Stroman, 5/9-6/14; Zen circle painting workshop with Brad Stroman, 5/24, 10am-2pm. Lynden Gallery, Elizabethtown. Tue-Sat 9am-5pm. Free (admission for workshop). 717-367-9236; www.lyndengallery.com

Michener Art Museum Events – Till 8/31 • Color: Ten African-American Artists, 5/1-7/6; Elliott Erwitt: Dog Dogs, 5/1-8/31; Lilli Gettinger: Memory Transformed, 5/1-8/3; Robert Whitley: Beauty, Function & Grace, 5/1-6/1; Susan Opie, sculpture, 5/1-6/22. James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown. Call for details. Admission. 215-340-9800; www.michenerartmuseum.org

Mulberry Art Studios Exhibits – 5/1–5/31 • Judith Rempel Smucker, collage; Lancaster Camera Club, photography; Robert Forrey, acrylics. Mulberry Art Studios, Lancaster. Call for details. 717-295-1949; www.mulberryartstudios.com

Palmer Museum of Art Exhibits – Till 5/25 • G. Daniel Massad: Loading the Work, 5/1-5/25; Resonance From the Past: African Sculpture From the New Orleans Museum of Art, 5/1-5/11; annual gala & auction, Nittany Lion Inn, 5/9. Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State, University Park. Call for details. 814-865-7672; www.psu.edu/dept/palmermuseum

Photography Exhibit – Till 5/31 • Ferdinand Demuth, William Zell & Wil Lindsay. Demuth Museum, Lancaster. Call for details. 717-299-9940; www.demuth.org

Plain & Fancy – Till 5/18 • Exhibit by members of the Guild of American Papercutters, Lancaster Museum of Art, 5/1-5/18. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun noon-4pm. Donation. 717-394-3497; www.lmapa.org

Senior Art Majors' 2008 Exhibition – Till 5/11 • York College of PA. Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-9pm; Sat & Sun noon-5pm. Free. 717-815-1528; www.ycp.edu

Senior Student Art Show – Till 5/2 • Messiah College, Grantham. Mon-Thu 9am-4pm; Fri 9am-9pm; Sun 2-5pm. Free. 717-796-5045; www.messiah.edu/arts

A Showcase of Contemporary Furniture Design – 5/1–6/30 • Radius Gallery, Harrisburg. Open house, 5/4, 1-3pm. Call for details. 717-780-2603; www.hacc.edu

Stathmore Exhibits – Till 7/12 • Baltimore Watercolor Society exhibit, 5/1-5/24; Common Bond XI, 5/31-7/12. Strathmore, North Bethesda, Maryland. Call for details. 301-581-5100; www.strathmore.org

Susquehanna Art Museum Events – Till 9/21 • Celebrate Doshi, marks 35 years of Doshi artists, 5/1-5/11; Us & Them, Ryan Gilmartin, paintings, Doshi Gallery, 5/1-5/4; Treasures From the Attic, collections from other regional non-profit organizations, 5/22-9/21. Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg. Tue, Wed & Fri 10am-4pm; Thu 4-9pm; Sat noon-5pm; Sun 1-4pm. Free. 717-233-8668; www.sqart.org

25 Years of Capitol Preservation – Till 6/30 • Capitol Preservation Committee. Main Rotunda, State Capitol, Harrisburg. Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm; Sat & Sun 9am-3pm. Free. 717-783-6484; http://cpc.state.pa.us

U Figure It Out – Till 5/3 • Works by Judeth Hawkins, Paul Kicklighter, Carol Goldberg & Rawn Martin. City Art Studio Gallery, York. Call for details. 717-699-2278.

First Saturdays: Art in Carlisle – 5/3 • Features a series of art shows in Kim Henson's Fly Away Home, Nancy Stamm's Galleria & Susie Stamm Andrews' The Garden Gallery in Carlisle. 10am-5pm. Free. 717-240-0551.

Life in the Manor – 5/3–12/14 • Historical exhibit. Conestoga Area Historical Society. Sat & Sun 1-4pm. Donation. 717-872-1699.

One of a Kind Studio Exhibits – 5/3–5/31 • Furniture-art & quilt work in a working-artist studio. One of a Kind Studio, Millersville Rd., Lancaster. Sat 10am-3pm & weekdays by appt. Free. 717-872-4161; www.artitureart.com

Scherenschnitte Exhibit – 5/3–12/31 • Exhibit by members of the Guild of American Papercutters, 5/3-12/31; Paper Caper, paper-cutting demonstration, Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, 5/24, 9am-noon. Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster. Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm. Admission. 717-569-0401; www.landisvalleymuseum.org

Lancaster County Art Association Exhibits – 5/4–5/29 • Ladies' art forum, Steinmetz Gallery; membership exhibit, various media, Kauffman Gallery. Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg. Wed-Sun 1-5pm. Free. 717-687-7061; www.lcaaonline.org

SU Exhibits – 5/7–5/23 • Senior art exhibit, 5/7-5/12; Luhrs Elementary School art exhibit, 5/19-5/23. Luhrs Performing Arts Center, Shippensburg University. Call for times. Free. 717-477-1530; www.ship.edu

Juried Exhibition – 5/10–6/12 • Various media. Call for details. Art Association of Harrisburg. 717-236-1432; www.artassocofhbg.com

FILM | back to top

IMAX Theater Films – Till 6/6 • Grand Canyon 3D: River at Risk, 5/1-6/6; U2 3D, 5/1-5/8; Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience, 5/9-6/2. Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. Call for details & complete IMAX film schedule. Admission. 717-214-2787; www.whitakercenter.org

The Molly Maguires – 5/4 • Historical documentary starring Sean Connery & Richard Harris. Eckley Miners' Village, Weatherly. 2pm. Free. 570-636-2070; www.eckleyminers.org

Sound of Music Celebration – 5/4 • Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York. 3 & 7:30pm. Admission. 717-846-1111; www.strandcapitol.org

Capitol Theatre Films – 5/14 & 5/28 • West Side Story, 5/14; An American in Paris, 5/28. Capitol Theatre, Chambersburg. 2 & 6:30pm. Admission. 717-263-0202; www.thecapitoltheatre.org

Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival – 5/16–5/22 • Includes Arranged, Bad Faith, The Band's Visit, The First Basket & others. Midtown Cinema, Harrisburg. Call for details. 717-909-6566; www.hbgjff.com

OUTDOORS & SCIENCE | back to top

Nature's Castles – Till 9/1 • Treehouse display. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square. Call for details & complete offerings. Admission. 610-388-1000; www.longwoodgardens.org

York County Parks Events – 5/1–5/31 • 40th anniversary celebration, York locations, 5/1 & 5/10; train stations open, Sat, 5/3-10/25; warbler walk, Rocky Ridge Park, 5/3; build a rain barrel workshop, Nixon County Park, 5/4; sunset scramble bike rides on Rail Trail, 5/6, 5/13 & 5/20; Nature's Mothers hike, Nixon County Park, 5/11; moonlight bike ride on Rail Trail, 5/17; native plant sale, Nixon County Park, 5/17; Spring Inspiration by the Lake, visual & performing arts festival, Lake Redman Activity Area, 5/18; Wallace-Cross Mill docent training, 5/18; nature quest, Nixon County Park, 5/25; Young at Heart walk, Rail Trail County Park, 5/27; canoe & kayak lessons, Lake Redman, 5/28; senior excursion, Spring Valley County Park, 5/29; story time, Nixon County Park, 5/31. Call for details. 717-840-7440; www.yorkcountyparks.org

Garden Faire – 5/3 • Plants, books, art, jewelry, more for sale; Garden Club of York. Old Train Station, York. 9am-1pm. 717-843-0148.

Gardens of the Susquehanna – 5/3–10/19 • Tour including 36 gardens. Benefits Wheatland, former president James Buchanan's Lancaster estate. Call for days & times. Admission. 717-392-8721; www.wheatland.org

Plant Sale – 5/3 • Penn State Master Gardeners of Lancaster County. Farm & Home Center, Lancaster. 8:30am-1:30pm. 717-394-6851.

Quittapahilla Audubon Society Events – 5/3–5/21 • YMCA Camp Shand, Penryn Park, field trip, 5/3, 717-273-0487; migrating birds count, Lebanon County, 5/10, 717-273-0487; birdathon fundraiser, 5/17, 717-273-0487; annual banquet & presentation, Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding, Friendship Firehall, Lebanon, 5/21, 717-865-5522. Call for details. Free.

Race/Walk for the Ages – 5/3 • Nicarry Meetinghouse, Cross Keys Village, New Oxford. Call for details. 717-624-5208; www.crosskeysvillage.org

Renfrew Institute Events – 5/3–5/31 • Bird walks, Sat, 5/3-5/31; birding trips, 5/3 & 5/17; adults' fly fishing workshop, 5/10; youth festival, 5/25. Renfrew Institute for Cultural & Environmental Studies, Waynesboro. Call for details & complete offerings. 717-762-0373; www.renfrewinstitute.org

Swatara Sojourn – 5/3–5/4 • Canoe, clean-up & camping event. Swatara Creek. 9am-5pm. Admission. 717-274-1175; www.mbcomp.com/swatara

Ultimate Universe – 5/3–6/1 • Planetarium show. State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Sat & Sun 1 & 2pm. Admission. 717-772-6997; www.statemuseumpa.org

Spring Walking Parties – 5/7–5/28 • Biser Walking & Fitness Trail, Gettysburg, 5/7; Gettysburg Lutheran Retirement Village, 5/14; Adams County Commerce Park, 5/21; Cross Keys Village, Brethren Home Community, New Oxford, 5/28. Sponsored by Physical Fitness Task Force of Healthy Adams County. 6-7pm. 717-337-4264; www.wellspan.org

Herb & Garden Faire – 5/9–5/10 • Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster. 9am-5pm. Admission. 717-569-0401; www.landisvalleymuseum.org

Native Plant Sale – 5/17 • Richard M. Nixon County Park, Jacobus. 9am-3pm. 717-840-7408; http://york.extension.psu.edu

Plant Fest & Sale – 5/17 • Penn State Master Gardeners in Cumberland County. Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle. 8am-1pm. 717-240-6500; http://cumberland.extension.psu.edu

Public Astronomy Observation – 5/19 • Grundy Observatory, F&M College, Lancaster. Begins an hour after sundown. Free. 717-291-4136; www.fandm.edu

Lebanon Valley Hiking Club Events – 5/23–6/1 • Memorial Day Weekend event, 5/23-5/26; PA Trail Week hikes, 5/24-6/1. 717-274-5509.

Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics Exhibit – 5/24–9/28 • Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Mon-Fri 10am-4:30pm; Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. Admission. 215-299-1000; www.ansp.org/museum

HAPPENINGS | back to top

Baseball as America – Till 5/11 • National Constitution Center, Philadelphia. Call for times. Admission. 215-409-6700; www.constitutioncenter.org

Book Sale – 5/1–5/3 • East Shore & Kline libraries. Also happening: book discussions, story times, movies, more. Dauphin County Library System. Call for details & complete offerings. 717-652-9380; www.dcls.org

Hands-On House Children's Events – 5/1–5/22 • Let's Rock, 5/1-5/2; X-Spot: Going Buggy, 5/4; On With the Show!, 5/7-5/8; X-Spot: High Five, 5/9 & 5/20; Hand-in-Hand: The Wide Mouth Frog, 5/13-5/14; Cloud Nine, 5/15-5/16; X-Spot: Hocus Focus, 5/17; Sunshine & Sandcastles, 5/21-5/22. Hands-On House Children's Museum of Lancaster. Call for details. 717-569-5437; www.handsonhouse.org

Hershey Museum Events – Till 8/31 • Hersheypark: A Century of Family Fun, 5/1-8/31; Gardens & Cathedrals of Washington, D.C., field trip, 5/29. Hershey Museum. Call for details. 717-534-3439; www.hersheymuseum.org

Hospice of Lancaster County Grief & Loss Support Programs – 5/1–5/27 • Coping With the Loss of a Loved One, Coping With the Loss of a Parent, Coping With the Loss of a Companion or Spouse, more. Call for details & to register. 717-391-2413; www.hospiceoflancaster.org

Made in PA – Till 5/18 • Pennsylvania-made objects. State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Tue-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm. Free. 717-787-4980; www.statemuseumpa.org

NExT Business Networking Meetings – 5/1–5/29 • Hoss's, Mechanicsburg. Thu 11:30am. 717-586-8386; www.networkexchangeteam.com

Quilt Show – 5/1–5/31 • Quilts displayed throughout two restored log houses. Winters Heritage House Museum, Elizabethtown. Thu-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm; Sat 9:30am-noon. Admission. 717-367-4672.

Railroad Museum of PA Events – Till 12/31 • Spanning Centuries: Railroad Bridges of Pennsylvania, 5/1-5/4; The Railroad Art of Ted Rose: A Retrospective, 5/17-12/31; Walt Disney's Backyard Railroad, 5/23-5/25; Pennsylvania Railroad "Pennsy" Days, 5/30-6/1. Railroad Museum of PA, Strasburg. Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm. 717-687-8628; www.rrmuseumpa.org

Wheatland Tours – Till 12/31 • Home of President James Buchanan. Marietta Ave., Lancaster. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Admission. 717-392-8721; www.wheatland.org

First Friday Lancaster – 5/2 • Monthly event featuring more than 50 galleries, museums & shops with extended hours. Lancaster city. 5-9pm. Free. 717-509-2787; www.lancasterarts.com

Hershey Theatre Behind-the-Scenes Tour – 5/2–5/30 • Hershey Theatre. Fri 11am. Admission. 717-534-3411; www.hersheytheatre.com

May Day Fairie Festival – 5/2–5/4 • Vendors, performances, food & more. Spoutwood Farm, Glen Rock. Fri noon-7pm; Sat & Sun 10am-6pm. Admission. 717-235-6610; www.fairiefestival.net

Arthritis Foundation Events – 5/3–5/29 • Lancaster arthritis walk, Overlook Community Campus, 5/3; monthly meeting, Harrisburg office, 5/15; monthly meeting, Lancaster office, 5/29. Arthritis Foundation, Central PA Chapter. Call for details. 717-397-6271; www.arthritis.org

ASL Fun Day – 5/3 • Family-friendly session to learn American Sign Language. Western PA School for the Deaf Outreach Center, Camp Hill. 11am-1pm. Admission. 717-909-5577; www.wpsd.org

Cherry Blossom Festival – 5/3 • Arts & crafts vendors, product vendors, food. Market Square & surrounding streets, Millersburg. 9am-3pm. Free. 717-692-2417.

Ephrata Cloister Events – 5/3–5/30 • Building History, care of historic homes class, 5/3-5/4; Sounds of Spring, Ephrata Cloister Chorus concert, 5/18; Community Day, 5/30. Ephrata Cloister. Call for details. 717-733-6600; www.ephratacloister.org

Gettysburg National Military Park & Eisenhower National Historic Site Events – 5/3–6/1 • Living history encampments, 5/3-5/4, 5/10-5/11, 5/17-5/18, 5/24-5/25 & 5/31-6/1; Memorial Day parade & ceremonies, 5/26. Gettysburg National Military Park & Eisenhower National Historic Site. Call for details. 717-334-1124; www.nps.gov/gett

Hershey Vintage Hillclimb – 5/3–5/4 • Susquehanna Valley Vintage Car Club. Locations in Hershey. Call for details. 717-566-7100; www.svvscc.org

Historic Schaefferstown Events – 5/3–10/4 • Farmhouse tour, 5/3; museum tours, Tue, 5/6-10/4. Historic Schaefferstown Farm. Call for details. 717-949-2244; www.hsimuseum.org

Masonic Homes & Elizabethtown Model Railroad Club Open House – 5/3–5/4 • Operating layout of all sizes on display. Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. 2-4pm. Free. 717-361-5761.

Mount Hope Estate Events – 5/3–5/25 • Great Green America Fest, "green" displays, activities & exhibits, 5/3-5/4, 11am-8pm; Great Pennsylvaia FlavorFest, features food, wine & beer of Pennsylvania along with music, entertainment & displays, 5/24-5/25, 11am-6pm. Mount Hope Estate, Manheim. Admission. 717-665-7021; www.parenfaire.com

Paint the Rink Pink: A Hat Trick Against Breast Cancer – 5/3 • Hockey game featuring Slap Shot's Hanson Brothers; benefits PA Breast Cancer Coalition. Twin Ponds East Recreation Center, Harrisburg. 5pm. Admission. www.slapshot2.org

Ride for Life XXI – 5/3–5/4 • Rides, food & other activities. Fundraising event by Harley-Davidson; benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association. Hersheypark, Hershey Lodge & Hollywood Casino, Grantville. Call for details. 610-451-5476; www.ridewithus.org

Share of Lancaster Benefit Dinner & Auction – 5/3 • Music, speaker, live & silent auctions; benefits Share of Lancaster, an organization offering comfort to families who have suffered the loss of a baby. Park Plaza Hotel, Lancaster. Doors open 6pm; dinner 7pm. Admission. 717-823-2789; www.shareoflancaster.com

Show & Tell of Strasburg Display & Oral History Day – 5/3 & 5/4 • National Toy Train Museum, Strasburg. 10am-5pm. Admission. 717-687-8976.

Wildwood Events – 5/3–5/20 • Bird walks, 5/3 & 5/4; flower walk, 5/18; moonlight canoe, 5/19 & 5/20. Wildwood, Harrisburg. Call for details. 717-221-0292.

Artistry in Motion Vintage Car Tour & Show – 5/4 • Benefits Lancaster Museum of Art. Bridge Acres Stable, Lancaster. Noon-3pm. Admission. 717-394-3497; www.artistryinmotion.org

Central PA Game Club – 5/4–5/24 • Mechanicsburg Art Gallery, 5/4 & 5/18; East Shore Area Library, Harrisburg, 5/10 & 5/24. Sun noon-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 717-770-0303; www.centralpagameclub.com

Fort Hunter Events – 5/4 & 5/31 • Garden Faire, craft show, plant sale, dancing, music, more, 5/4; blues & wine festival, 5/31. Fort Hunter Park, Harrisburg. Sun 10am-4pm, free; Sat 3-9pm, admission. 717-599-5751; www.forthunter.org

CanSurmount – 5/6 • Cancer support program by the Amerian Cancer Society. HealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital, Mechanicsburg. 7pm. Free. 888-227-5445.

50plus Expos – 5/7 & 5/27 • Products & services for those more than 50 years of age. Overlook Activities Center, Overlook Park, Lancaster, 5/7, 9am-2pm; Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, 5/27, 9am-3pm. Free. 717-285-1350; www.50plusexpopa.com

MOMS Club of East Shore Harrisburg – 5/7 • Nondenominational support group for stay-at-home moms & their children. East Shore Baptist Church, Harrisburg. 9:45am. Admission (first meeting free). 717-921-3662; www.momsclub.org

Professional Referral Exchange of Lancaster Meetings – 5/7–5/28 • Park Plaza Hotel, Centerville Rd., Lancaster. Wed 11:30am. 717-393-8588; www.prorefx.com

Festival & Auction – 5/9–5/10 • Food, music, auction & crafts. Friendship Community, Lititz. Fri 4-8pm; Sat 7am-3pm. Free. 717-656-2466.

Family Fun & Safety Day – 5/10 • Informational displays, character appearances, more. Carlisle Regional Medical Center. 10am-2pm. Free. 717-960-1696.

Fins: The Rise & Fall of the Tail Fin in American Automotive Design – 5/10–10/12 • Cruise In & Come In, opening event, 5/10, 9am-5pm. Antique Auto Museum, Hershey. 9am-5pm. Admission. 717-566-7100; www.aacamuseum.org

A Night in Tuscany – 5/10 • Gala with cocktails, dinner, silent & live auctions; benefits St. Catherine Laboure School & the Christian McNaughton Endowment Fund. Hilton Harrisburg & Towers. 6pm. Admission. 717-564-1760.

Pennsylvania Owners & Breeders Association Alpaca Breeders Showcase – 5/10–5/11 • Seminars, fleece-judging, classes, more. Toyota Arena, York Fairgrounds. Sat 8:30am-5pm; Sun 8:30am-4pm. Free. 717-514-0022; www.paoba.org

Susquehanna Valley Events – 5/10–5/24 • Art Thrives on 45, local art studios on Route 45, 5/10-5/11; Art Thrives on 45 wine & art reception, local art studios & wineries, 5/15; Middlecreek Valley Antique Association antique show, Selinsgrove, 5/16-5/18; blues festival, Spyglass Ridge Winery, Sunbury, 5/17; Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts, Shamokin, 5/24. Contact Susquehanna Valley Visitors Bureau for details. 800-525-7320; www.visitcentralpa.org

Olde York Street Fair & Mother's Day Celebration – 5/11 • Artisan stands, food, music, more. George & Market Streets, downtown York. 12:30-6pm. Free. 717-849-2217; www.yorkcity.org

Pennsylvania Music Expo – 5/11 • Music collectibles. Pennsylvania Jaycees Bingo Hall Lancaster. 9am-3pm. 717-898-1246; www.recordcollectors.org

Central Penn Toastmasters Club Meetings – 5/13 & 5/27 • Brownstone Real Estate Office, Hershey. 6:30-8pm. First meeting free. 717-534-1485; www.centralpenntoastmasters.org

Friends of the Quarryville Library Spring Book Sale – 5/14–5/17 • Quarryville Library. Wed 6-8pm; Thu 9am-8pm; Fri 9am-5pm; Sat 9am-noon. Admission 5/14 only. 717-786-1336.

Susquehanna Waldorf School Events – 5/14 & 5/17 • Observation morning, morning for adults including visitation to classrooms, viewing of a DVD on Waldorf education & Q&A session, 5/14, 9-10:30am; open house family morning, 5/17, 10am-noon. Susquehanna Waldorf School, Marietta. Free. 717-426-4506; www.susquehannawaldorf.org

Golf Tournament – 5/15 • Benefits Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Camp Hill. Iron Valley Golf Course, Lebanon. Registration, noon; tee-off, 1pm. Call for details. 717-909-5577; www.wpsd.org

Man to Man – 5/15 • Prostate cancer support group. Health South Rehabilitation Hospital, Mechanicsburg. 7-9pm. Free. 717-691-3700.

Armed Forces Day – 5/17 • Displays, children's activities, re-enactors, more. City Island, Harrisburg. 9am-4pm. Free. 717-255-3020; www.harrisburgevents.com

Big Cash Bash – 5/17 • Cash giveaway & dinner; benefits Perdix & West Enola Fire Companies. Marysville Lions Club Park. 1pm. Admission. 717-732-1919; www.westenolafire.com

Union Canal Days – 5/17–5/18 • Boat rides, music & food. Union Canal Tunnel Park. Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 10:30am-5pm. Free. 717-272-1473.

York County Heritage Trust Events – 5/17 & 5/18 • Civil War living history program, Bonham House, York, 5/17; Susquehanna Folk Music Society concert, Historical Society Museum, York, 5/18. Contact York County Heritage Trust for details. 717-848-1587.

Birth & Family Festival – 5/18 • Cacoosing Meadows Park, Sinking Spring. 11am-3pm. Free. 610-451-0786; www.motheringandmore.org

Pennsylvania Military Museum Events – 5/18–5/26 • A Celebration of Service: Honoring Pennsylvania Veterans, 5/18; World War II re-enactment, 5/24-5/25; folk concert, 5/24; Memorial Day Civil War encampment, 5/26; Allegheny Mountain Region A.A.C.A. car show, 5/26. Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg. Call for details. 814-466-6263; www.pamilmuseum.org

Trip to the Lyric Theater, Honesdale, to See Madam Butterfly – 5/18 • Organized by the Hanover Area Historical Society. Call for details. 717-632-3207; www.hanoverareahistoricalsociety.org

Hershey Aglow Community Lighthouse Monthly Meeting – 5/19 • Speaker & dinner. Chocolate World, Hershey. 6-9pm. Donation. Reservations required. 717-312-1048.

Keystone MacCentral Meeting – 5/20 • Macintosh computer-users' group meeting. Farley Gannet Engineering Complex, Camp Hill. 6:30pm. Free. 717-920-5124; www.keystonemac.com

Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus – 5/21–5/26 • Giant Center, Hershey. Wed & Fri 7:30pm; Thu 10:30am & 7:30pm; Sat 11:30am, 3:30 & 7:30pm; Sun 1 & 5pm; Mon 1pm. Admission. 717-534-3911; www.ringling.com

Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts – 5/23 & 5/24 • Tours, carriage rides, art displays, children's activities. Market Street, Shamokin. Fri 6-10pm; 9am-4pm. Admission to some events. 570-648-6772; www.nccarts.com

Artsfest – 5/24–5/26 • Fine art, children's festival & more. Downtown Harrisburg's Riverfront Park. Sat 10am-7pm; Sun noon-7pm; Mon 10am-5pm. Free. 717-238-5180; www.harrisburgarts.org

Landisville-Salunga Memorial Day Ceremony – 5/25 • Hempfield Fire Department Park Pavilion, Salunga. 2pm. Free. 717-898-7132.

Boalsburg Memorial Day Celebration – 5/26 • Family-oriented events, food, re-enactments, music, more. Village of Boalsburg. 8:30am-6pm. Call for details. 814-466-9266; www.boalmuseum.com/memorialday.village.htm

Literary Café: At Home in Mitford – 5/27 • Book-discussion group. Also happening: bingo night, chess tournaments, more. Fredricksen Library, Camp Hill. Call for details. 717-761-3900; www.ccpa.net/fredricksenpl

Antique Show – 5/29–5/31 • Folk art, samplers, paintings, books, more. Community Center, East Berlin. Thu 5-8:30pm; Fri 1:30-7:30pm; Sat 9am-3pm. Admission. 717-259-9866.

GayBingo Event – 5/31 • Benefits AIDS Fund. Gershman Y, Philadelphia. 6pm. Admission. 215-731-9255; www.aidsfundphilly.org

READINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES | back to top

Lancaster Museum of Art Classes – Till 5/24 • Includes children's, youth, teen & adult classes. Call for details & to register. 717-394-3497; www.lmapa.org

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center Classes – 5/1–5/21 • Borrowed Soldiers: A Story of the Anglo-American Relationship in the First World War, 5/1; living history & Army historical timeline events, 5/16; The First Way of War, 5/21. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center, Carlisle. Thu & Wed 7:15pm; Sat 9am-5pm. Free. 717-245-3971; www.usahec.org

Write From the Heart Creative Writing Workshops – 5/1–5/31 • Year-round workshops for women, children & teens at all levels. Write From the Heart Writing Studio, Lititz. Tuition. Call for details. 717-626-6295; www.writefromtheheart.us

Hershey Gardens Classes – 5/2–5/31 • Botanical Art for Advanced Students & Some Beginners, Fri, 5/2-5/16; Photography: Botanical & Landscape, Sat, 5/3-5/31; Yoga: Insight Into the Nature of Existence, Wed, 5/7-5/28. Hershey Gardens. Call for times. Admission. 717-534-3492; www.hersheygardens.org

York Town Craft Guild Classes – 5/2–5/17 • Includes scarf-weaving workshop, placemat purse class, basic nature photography, more. York Town Craft Guild, York. Call for details & to register. 717-845-3206; www.ytcg.org

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