Mar 05 2012
Check Out These Great Events in South Central Pennsylvania
The Artwork of Lancaster County Young Artists: March 5 at The Ware Center at Millersville University Lancaster. The Lancaster County Young Artist -2012 Exhibit is a competition to recognize outstanding artists in grades 7 – 12. From a field of 2500 entries, the best works are chosen for inclusion in this exhibition. This collection will remain throughout the month of March. 717-871-2344 or www.millersville.edu
The Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club: March 5 at the North Museum of Natural History and Science. The Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club meets to study butterflies and insects and to share that information at our meetings. Catch the enthusiasm! 717-291-3941 or www.northmuseum.org
Fast Family Meals: March 6 at The Good Cooking Store. Sometimes it feels like there’s never enough time to get dinner on the table. Join us as we explore a menu of quick recipes fit for a family. We will make and then share together Apple & Poppy Seed Salad, Coriander Chicken with Satay Sauce, Baked Rice, and Chocolate Mocha Sauce with ice cream. 877-525-7745 or www.fix-itandforget-it.com
Mouse Paint: March 6 at the Hands-On House. Come along with three white mice and explore the world of color. Please call to reserve a spot. 717-569-5437 or www.handsonhouse.org
CATS: March 9 at American Music Theatre. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of T.S. Eliot poems in an airport bookshop, CATS has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. Winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Webber’s timeless melodies, including the hit song, “Memory.” 800-648-4102 or www.amtshows.com
Choo Choo Barn Opening Day: March 10 at the Choo Choo Barn. The O, HO and N Gauge trains are ready to chug down the tracks at one of the largest, hand-built model train displays in America. Featuring more than 150 animations and 22 operating trains, this 1,700 square foot handcrafted, work-of-art is packed with small-scale local landmarks and detailed scenes from Lancaster County. 717- 687-7911 or www.choochoobarn.com
Murder at Mount Hope: March 9 at Mount Hope Estate & Winery. Join us at the Mount Hope Murder Mystery Dinner theater for an interactive, culinary Who-Done-It! Enjoy an ace-high meal and help the lawman figure who in tarnation is the culprit! The year is 1870. World famous inventor-turned-railroad-tycoon Horatio Terwilliger has invited numerous guests to the Mt. Hope Grand Central Train Depo for the inaugural journey of his new fangled locomotive. The guests board the train and head off down the tracks until a murder is unveiled. Someone on the train is dead … and someone is a killer. 717-665-7021 or www.parenfaire.com
Jonah!: March 10 at the Sight & Sound Theatre. Unlike any show you’ve ever seen, this energetic adventure will have you on the edge of your seat from the time you step into the theatre. A new, completely immersive experience, Jonah promises to move you to laughter and tears. From the enormous whale swimming over your head to the thunderous effects of the mighty storm, the story of Jonah will astound and captivate the young and young-at-heart alike. 717-687-7800 or www.sight-sound.com
Barrels on the Brandywine: March 10 on the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. Each March, the wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail feature tastings of the new developing vintage in barrels, buckets, bottles and more! This Passport Event gives you a chance to venture into our cellars and taste the new wines firsthand. 610- 444-3842 www.bvwinetrail.com
Irish Rovers: March 10 at the Whitaker Center. The story of the Irish Rovers includes hosting three award-winning television series, topping the music charts again and again, more than 45 years of international recordings, and touring their music around the world. Enjoy a rollicking, rousing performance of traditional Irish tunes of good cheer when the Rovers come to Harrisburg. 717-214-2787 or www.whitakercenter.org
Charter Days: March 11 The Ephrata Cloister. Celebrate the birth of Pennsylvania with FREE ADMISSION to the Historic Ephrata Cloister. As a special feature of the day, the Ephrata Cloister chorus will perform in the Meetinghouse at 2, 3, and 4 pm. 717-733-6600 or http://www.ephratacloister.org/
