This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley March 25-April 4, 2015 This Is Just a Sampling of Events This Week
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This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley March 25-April 4, 2015 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” March 25-31: Susquehanna Heartland Wine Trail Month Wineries provide wine tastings daily, and some provide food and entertainment on the weekends. It’s Mint Weekend at Shade Mountain Winery with mint brownies, mint watergate salad and a mint lemonade. On Saturday, live entertainment will be provided by Scott Bachman & Greg Snyder from 1-4pm. On Sunday, live entertainment will be provided by Runaway Stroller from 1-4pm. Register today for Fero Winery’s Bottles and Brushes guided art event on March 29. Spyglass Ridge Winery hosts Natascha & the Spy Boys with smooth blues-jazz and keyboard magic on March 28. www.pawinetrail.com March 26-29: Skin-and-Bone with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Squeal with delight when two elderly sisters satisfy their appetite for the unusual in “a great new play by an up-and-coming playwright…that is deliciously complex and eerie.” For mature audiences. Performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3 pm. www.BTE.org Bloomsburg March 27: "Woman of Distinction" The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will be the site of the debut of a special issue of West Branch Life featuring “Women of Distinction” on Friday, March 27, from 6-8 pm. Mary Sieminski, along with co-authors Janet Hurlbert and Dr. Judith Gouldin, will be on hand to autograph copies of the magazine. Sieminski will make brief remarks about the issue which features reprints of the monthly articles which appear in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and have been eagerly read. The magazine, published by the Williamsport Sun-Gazette is destined to become a collectors’ item. The event, which will include refreshments, is free and open to the public. www.TaberMuseum.org Williamsport March 27: Three Dog Night 7:30 PM Legendary music icons, Three Dog Night, celebrate their 4th decade bringing with them some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records, or sold more concert tickets than Three Dog Night. Songs like "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)," "Joy To The World," "One," "Black & White," "Shambala," "Easy To Be Hard," and "An Old Fashioned Love Song," have crystallized Three Dog Night's continued popularity. www.caclive.com Williamsport March 27: Union Tanguera (Tango) 7:30 PM at the Weis Center. Union Tanguera, founded in 2002, is a French Argentinean contemporary tango ensemble company utilizing the music and dance of traditional tango as the foundation for their creative choreography. The Weis Center will host a free social dance or milonga in conjunction with the performance. Thursday, March 26, 6:30 to 8 pm, Weis Center Lobby. Members of Unión Tanguera will teach participants basic steps and movements of tango to live music. The lesson will be accessible for all levels and ages; no experience is necessary. www.bucknell.edu/x94418.xml Lewisburg March 27-29: Easter Egg Hunt & Dog Bone Hunt at Kohl's Stony Hill Farm March 27 shop opens 9 am till 7pm. March 28 shop is open 11 am till 6pm- Egg hunts as follows. Ages 0-3 start at 1 pm, ages 4-6 start at 1:30, ages 7-10 go at 2 pm, ages 11-15 at 2:45. Rain date is 3/29 at the same times. Page 1 of 4 This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley March 25-April 4, 2015 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” Discount eggs hidden inside the shop - good only in March. March 29 the shop is open from noon till 5. March 29 Dog Bone Hunt at 1 pm. There will be bones hidden in the field for the dogs to hunt. Prizes will be awarded for some bones. www.KohlsStonyHill.com Milton March 28: 6th Annual Spring Gardener’s Fair & Craft Show at Country Farm and Home 10:00 am-3:00 pm FREE admission to this Indoor Craft Fair featuring Local Artisans, seminars, kid’s activities, crafts, vendors, and food. The Gardener’s Spring Fair is presented by Union & Snyder County Penn State Master Gardener Program. Be sure to also head into Country Farm and Home’s store for their Spring Open House featuring hundreds of blooming flowers, a pond and waterfall, LGB ice cream garden railroad, miniature and fairy gardens, a “flower bed” and so much more! www.countryfarmandhome.net Mifflinburg March 28: The Randy Show at Brushstrokes Come on down- we will be hosting “The Randy Show” at 1:00 pm in Studio B. There is no charge for this fast moving, entertaining presentation by owner Randy Snyder. He will wow you with his knowledge of minutia in the art supply world while showing you all kinds of cool things. Jane Albin will pop in halfway thru to talk about her favorites and show you all kinds of things to inspire you. These two together will make you want to create, paint, read, or just plain old color! Special discount to all those who attend. www.brushstrokespa.com Lewisburg March 28: Wakin’ Up the Vines at Four Friends Winery Help Wake Up the Vines at Four Friends Winery with live music by Buddy Hayes on from 2-5. There will be wine specials and door prizes. www.fourfriendsvineyard.com March 28: "One Crazy Mother- I'm Not Crazy!" 7:30 PM Have you ever gone un-showered for days, fought with your husband over who works harder, picked a child’s nose or had a kid pee on you? Then you won’t want to miss “One Funny Mother: I’m Not Crazy!!” Dena Blizzard’s hilarious, truthful look at the life of the average mom will make you realize that YOU’RE NOT CRAZY- motherhood is. Through stories, music and videos, Dena describes a life you will swear is your own. There is nothing better than listening to another parent’s stories about “losing it” in public or completely failing as a mother and hiding from your kids in the bathroom. This show promises to be a great girl’s night out or date night (to prove to your husband how normal you really are!) www.caclive.com Williamsport March 29: Easter Eggs-travaganza 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Come on out to Dancing Bear Farm for an eggs-travaganza of fun and games. Kids decorate their own bunny bags and then search for hidden eggs and natural treasures. We’ll have face painting, lots of games and prizes, and finish the day by roasting marshmallows over the campfire. Families are encouraged to come a little early and bring a picnic basket to enjoy your lunch on the grounds before the festivities begin. A most eggs-cellent afternoon! Egg Hunt & Games: $10/child, preschool to third grade. (Parent or guardian must accompany children) Picnic Grounds Open, 12:30 – 2:00 PM, $10/family. Registration required. Rain Date: April 4. www.dancingbearfarm.org Lewisburg Page 2 of 4 This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley March 25-April 4, 2015 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” April 1: DakhaBrakha (World Music) 7:30 PM The Weis Center for the Performing Arts and the Campus Theatre welcome DakhaBrakha to the stage. DakhaBrakha is world-music quartet from Kiev, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian "ethno-chaos" band DakhaBrakha, create a world of unexpected new music. The name DakhaBrakha is original, outstanding and authentic at the same time. It means "give/take" in the old Ukrainian language. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional instrumentation, the quartet's astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture. www.bucknell.edu/x94420.xml Lewisburg April 1-May 6: Caring for Communities Earth Month Celebration Sponsored by the Merrill W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy and the Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance, this annual series of family friendly events engages people in learning about and gaining appreciation for our local natural environment. Events include wetland explorations, owl prowls, star gazing, canoeing/kayaking, bicycle rides, wildflower walks and much more. Everyone welcome. Most events are free and are held in Lewisburg or its vicinity. For complete schedule of events visit www.LinnConservancy.org Lewisburg April 4: Eliaspalooza! Plan on a full day of FUN at the Eliaspalooza Music Festival. The day begins at 10:30 am with a Children’s Concert. Performers include Kj, Eric Sunberg & Woodie Wolfe. Tickets: Adults $10 Children 12 & Under Free. Main Festival 12:30-10:00 pm. All Day Tickets: $20 Main Floor General Seating or $12 Upstairs Gallery Standing Room. Schedule: 12:30 Frank Wicher, 1:30 Dale’s Ridge Ramblers, 2:30 Kj, 3:30 Lawson & Disorder, 4:30 Depotorland, 5:30 TBA, 6:30 Black Tie, 7:30 Strawberry Ridge, 8:30 Runaway Stroller, 9:30 Jam Session. Times and performances subject to change. Tickets available by calling 570-966-0888 or 570-966-1666. www.mifflinburgPA.com Mifflinburg April 4: Peking Acrobats (Family Discovery/Contemporary Circus) 2:00 PM at the Weis Center for Performing Arts. The Peking Acrobats are a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and gymnasts complemented by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments.