This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 27-May 7, 2016 This Is Just a Sampling of Events This Week
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This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 27-May 7, 2016 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” April 27: Ard's Farm Kids Takeover Night - Magician Richard Benninghoff 5:30-7:30 PM Magician Richard Benninghoff will be on hand to entertain and amaze! Kid’s meals are half price every Wednesday night. Balloon Artist Air Weaver will be at the restaurant for kids’ night on May 4. www.ardsfarm.com Lewisburg April 27-May 11: Susquehanna University Spring Arts & Culture Events Through May 11 in the Lore Degenstein Gallery, view a group exhibition featuring student artists. Spring university concerts and theatre performances include: Susquehanna University Jazz Ensemble, will play at BJ's Steak and Rib House, April 27, 7:45pm Theatre presentation of "Memory of Water", April 28-May 1, Showings at 7:30pm. Sunday matinee at 2:30pm Susquehanna Musician-in-Residence Performance: Delores Ziegler, April 29-30, 7:30pm nightly For detailed information and tickets visit www.susqu.edu Selinsgrove April 28: Short Stories a production of Teatro Hugo & Ines (Mime & Puppetry) Beloved the world over, the Peruvian-based Teatro Hugo & Ines has performed throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, this dynamic duo transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary in performances for adults and children alike. Combining mime, dance and puppetry, Hugo & Ines create a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands and elbows and a handful of props. Suggested for ages 10 and up. www.bucknell.edu/x94422.xml Campus Theatre, Lewisburg April 29: Dinner Dance with the Vic Boris Trio 5:00-8:00 PM Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village will host a Dinner Dance. Bring your dancing shoes (and a friend!) and enjoy an evening of music, fun, dancing and dining. The Vic Boris Trio will provide the entertainment. Our talented chef has created a delicious, multicourse menu that you are sure to love! Tickets are $15.00 per person. RSVP to Gretchen Nash at 570-523-4285. Lewisburg April 29: tru TV's Impractical Jokers at the Community Arts Center The cast of truTV’s “Impractical Jokers” featuring the acclaimed comedy troupe The Tenderloins (made up of Sal Vulcano, Joe Gatto, James “Murr” Murray and Brian “Q” Quinn) have announced a stop at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport on Friday, April 29 for their critically praised “The truTV Impractical Jokers ‘Where’s Larry?’ Tour,” a live show, which is a mix of stand-up, never-before-seen hidden camera videos, stories and insight. Offering two shows at 7:00 and 10:00pm. Suggested for ages 16+. www.CACLive.com Williamsport April 30: Volunteer Spring Clean-Up at R. B. Winter State Park 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Help get R. B. Winter State Park in good condition after the long winter. Volunteers are needed for raking leaves in the campground, litter and brush clean ups, trail maintenance, tidying the park's butterfly and wildflower gardens and other projects. If you or your group would like a hands-on way to Page 1 of 6 This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 27-May 7, 2016 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” celebrate Earth or Arbor Day, please contact the park office at 570-966-1455 for details and to let us know you plan to attend. Halfway Run Environmental Learning Center Open House 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Mifflinburg April 30: Sunbury YMCA Healthy Kids Day 10:00 AM-Noon Join the Sunbury YMCA for their annual Healthy Kids Day Health Fair. There will free health screenings, activities and t-shirts for kids! Come shoot hoops with the Susquehanna University Men's Basketball team! www.GSVYMCA.org Sunbury April 30: Spring Fling at the Winery at Hunters Valley 10:00 AM-6:00 PM Taste wine with snacks, mingle with other wine-loving folks, stroll through craft booths, listen to local musicians and enjoy the beauty of the vineyard at the Winery at Hunters Valley Open House & Craft Fair. www.huntersvalleywines.com Liverpool April 30: Meditation Workshop and Pranayama Practicum Meditation Workshop, 4-5pm. Meditation can rev up your immune system, lower blood pressure, boost your mood and enhance your ability to focus. It's such an easy thing to do anywhere, anytime when you learn how and this class will teach you just that. Pranayama Practicum, 5-8pm. Pranayama means to extend or draw out the breath. When we are stressed our breathing is irregular and interrupted. Mastering the art of breathing is a crucial step to healing and stress management. Workshop Fee $15 or $20 for both the Pranayama Practicum and the Meditation Workshop. Everyone is welcome! Also, a Healthy Mind & Body Course will be held May 3-31 at the Whole Life Society Integral Yoga Center. This fun, five week group health coaching program will guide you in creating a healthier balance for a happier and more energetic life! www.WholeLifeSociety.com New Berlin April 30: Prince Farrington's Casino Evil 7:00-11:00 PM The ghost of Prince Farrington may be lurking behind the bar of Farrington as Casino Evil is held. Casino Evil, a night of food, liquid spirits and chance. Farrington Place, located at 416 West Third Street, provides the perfect venue for a Prohibition Era Speakeasy. Period attire is welcome, but not necessary. Tickets are $50 per person, with a $5 discount for members of the Historical Society or Preservation Williamsport. Tickets are available ONLY at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society, 858 West Fourth Street. www.TaberMuseum.org Williamsport April 30 & May 7: Little Sprouts Gardening Workshops at Country Farm and Home 10:00 AM Country Farm & Home is inspiring the next generation of gardeners by offering classes just for KIDS! Join us for fun, creative, hands-on classes. On April 30 your child will create a Teacher Appreciation Planter. Come out and plant and decorate your choice of an herb or flower planter for a special teacher just in time for teacher appreciation week. On May 7 join us as we create a special gift made with love and painted fingerprint flowers and butterflies just in time for Mother's Day. We will also make cards. To register please call 570-966-4030 or visit www.countryfarmandhome.net Mifflinburg Page 2 of 6 This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 27-May 7, 2016 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” May 1-September 25: T&D's Cats of the World - Wild Animal Refuge is Open for the Season Visit nearly 300 rescued animals including 50 wild felines (tigers, lions, cougars, leopards, lynx, bobcats, and servals). Bears, wolves, monkeys, and more await your visit. Bring your camera for fantastic photos of these animals in spacious enclosures. May - Saturdays and Sundays, Noon - 6:00pm, (gates close at 5:00pm). School groups only by appointment during the week. www.TDsCats.com Penns Creek May 5: Brian Regan- Comedian at the Community Arts Center Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country, blessed with the ability to turn the most mundane situations – like going to the eye doctor to get fitted for glasses, or trying to decide how many fig newtons to eat in one sitting – into side-splitting stand-up material. www.CACLive.com Williamsport May 5-22: Roy After Row, a Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Presentation Three Civil War reenactors•– a high•school teacher, a modern dancer and a construction worker– meet in a tavern to battle out their issues, while the people they play in 1863•– General James Longstreet, a Union Army deserter and a woman disguised as a Confederate soldier– experience the agony that was Gettysburg. Whether fighting for their lives or just fighting to get by, these three are fighting to find ‘A more perfect Union’. Are they connected? Are they the same? And do the dead speak? www.BTE.org Bloomsburg May 6: Monumental Mile 7:00 PM Fit for Funds, LLC and the Union County Veterans 4th of July Committee invite you to run or walk a mile on a portion of the annual Veterans' Parade. The course will take your past the Union County Civil War Monument, hence the name! www.afitevent.com Lewisburg May 6-7: Susquehanna Valley Chorale Concert 7:30 PM Enjoy music of the past 45 years! The best of Broadway, cinema, and more! Returning professional singers who grew up in our area (or sang in past performances) will join our own SVC singers and soloists for this final exciting 45th Anniversary Spectacular. Tickets available at the door and online at www.svcmusic.org Weber Chapel Auditorium, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove May 7: Danville's 30th Annual Spring Fling 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Danville's Spring Fling is an annual event on Mill Street featuring over 200 homemade craft, food, and non-profit vendors. This family friendly festival is free to the public and offers live entertainment along with great food and merchandise! www.VisitDanvillePA.org Downtown Danville May 7: Middleburg Heritage Festival 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM The Middleburg Revitalization Committee presents the Middleburg Heritage Festival, Celebrating Our Past and Shaping Our Future! Join us for a fun filled day of arts & crafts, antiques, historical Page 3 of 6 This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 27-May 7, 2016 This is just a sampling of events this week.