Experience a Genius in Motion

Leonardo Da Vinci

May 26 – September 2, 2012 In honor of Leonardo da Vinci’s 560th birthday, Whitaker Center is pleased to announce that the iconic inventor and artist will be a part of a blockbuster summer exhibition. Beginning Saturday, May 26 guests will have the opportunity to explore Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion in Harsco Science [...]

Popcorn Hat Players Presents “The Emperor’s New Clothes”

May 2 – 24 Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. Come help the Emperor learn the value of honesty, integrity, and self confidence. This revealing comedy will keep you in stitches! Popcorn Hat Players Children’s Theatre is Central PA’s only professional children’s theatre and has been entertaining audiences throughout the Susquehanna [...]

Hershey Area Playhouse to Offer Summer Drama Camps

Hershey Area Playhouse invites children entering grades K-12 to attend summer theatre camps, Monday, June 11, 2012 through Friday, June 22, 2012. The camps will culminate with a final performance on the last day. “Tell Me a Story” is offered for students entering grades K-1 and will meet from 9:00–10:00 a.m. Campers will learn acting skills [...]

Dancing Tree Creations Artisans Gallery and Studio Names Devon Stackonis in Budding Artist Program for Young Local Artists

Dancing Tree Creations Artisans Gallery and Studio has selected 15-year-old Devon Stackonis as the featured Budding Artist for the spring quarter. The Budding Artist Program provides young artists under the age of 16 an opportunity to join over 100 local and national artisans in exhibiting and selling their crafts for a three-month period of time. [...]

Harrisburg Symphony to Present “Green Eggs and Ham”

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“Sam I Am” comes to the Harrisburg Symphony at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center in a skillfully staged and delightfully designed musical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, Green Eggs and Ham. Performances will take place at 2:00 and again at 3:30 on Sunday afternoon, April 1. Michael Boudewyns performs as Sam I Am along [...]

Gamut Theatre Group to Present an adaptation of the Jungle Book

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Gamut Theatre Group’s Popcorn Hat Players will present The Jungle Book written by former Core Company Member and current Resident Playwright, Sean Adams.  Performances will be Saturday, April 14 at 2:30 and 7:30 at Whitaker Center’s Sunoco Theatre in Downtown Harrisburg. The much-beloved tale has been adapted into a 90-minute play to be performed by [...]

Springtime Activities at The Hershey Story Museum

Visitors to The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue can participate in a variety of spring-themed activities throughout March and April.In the museum’s newest special exhibit “From Field to Feast: Pennsylvania German Food” guests can learn about the Pennsylvania German Easter celebration of Eastertide and see an Easter egg dating back to 1895 on [...]

Backstage Studio – Lights, Camera, Action!

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New Gallery Takes Center Stage at the Whitaker Opens this Saturday, February 25 in Harsco Science Center Whitaker Center is pleased to present the debut of the fifth new long-term exhibit gallery of Harsco Science Center’s Exhibit Master Plan. Funded by The Alexander Grass Foundation, Backstage Studio features 1,800 square feet of fascinating exhibits that [...]

Popcorn Hat Players Presents Little Red Riding Hood to help celebrate their 19th Birthday!

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April 21 & 28 Show Times: Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Help the precocious Little Red stay on the right path and watch out for the Big Bad Wolf!  Will the Woodcutter save the day?  Silly songs and dances will keep your toes a tappin’ in this classic that will have you laughing [...]

Harrisburg Shakespeare Company’s 2011-2012 Educational Outreach Production: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Gamut Theatre Group is pleased to present three public performances of this year’s educational outreach tour of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “Is all our company here?” This delightful Shakespearean comedy features fairies, young lovers and a crew of bumbling players trying to perform a play for the King and Queen’s wedding celebration.  Puck [...]