TheBurgGreater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper October 2010

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In the Burg 4 City Hall Burg Biz 5 Shop Window 6 Face of Business 7 New Business Food runs in the family, p. 8 Street Corners 9 Around Town 14 ShutterBurg 15 Doing Good 16 Past Tense Good Eats 17 Chef’s Kitchen 18 Home Cooking Sixty years of yum, p.9 Culture Club 19 Creator 20 The Stage Door 21 Musical Notes 22 Happenings Jewel in the city’s crown, p. 10 Home & Family 24 Family Life The Republic of Strings Sports & Bodies 26 Great Outdoors 27 Your Health 28 Move It!

30 … One More Thing New seasons of folk, jazz, p.21

This month’s cover: Find “theburgnews” “Spice Awaits” by Cecelia Lyden

TheBurg 3 In the Burg City Hall

Events Accelerate The “B” Word: Municipal Bankruptcy, on Debt Crisis What Might It Mean for Harrisburg? TheBurg Greater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper

fter months of seemingly little hapter 9 bankruptcy—what is it? 5. Contracts and pension benefits General & Letters Amovement, developments in CThat’s the question on the can be selectively renegotiated or TheBurg Harrisburg’s financial crisis began to lips of many of us who live in the will be left alone. 1103 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 unfurl at a rapid pace last month. Harrisburg area, as the city struggles 6. Only the city can propose a www.theburgnews.com Notably, the state handed the beneath a mountain of debt. financial plan to the court. Chapter 9 bankruptcy, (aka Editorial: 717-602-4300 city a $4.3 million aid package, Ad Sales: 717-350-0428 mostly from accelerated payments “municipal bankruptcy”) was born 7. Once a financial plan is approved for pension and fire protection of the Great Depression. Before the by the court, the bankruptcy is over Principals assistance. The package also Municipal Bankruptcy Act of 1937, and the city must comply with the Editor: Peter Durantine included a $500,000 loan and a if a city, town or village became new financial requirements agreed [email protected] community assistance grant. insolvent, it was forced to raise taxes to in the financial plan. Advertising Executive: Most of the money was used to pay its creditors. Chapter 9 was 8. The governing powers of the Angela Durantine to make a $3.3 million general designed to protect residents from mayor and City Council cannot be [email protected] obligation bond payment the city over-taxation, especially during taken away. nearly missed. Another $850,000 tough economic times. Co-Editor/Creative Director: 9. A bankruptcy judge cannot Lawrance Binda was intended to pay Scott Balice Chapter 9 is a very uncommon [email protected] Strategies, a financial consultant form of bankruptcy. Since 1980, force the city to sell property or to fewer than 200 municipalities across liquidate assets. hired by the administration. Staff & Contributors In other developments: the nation have filed for Chapter 9. 10. A bankruptcy judge cannot force Sales Associates: Of those, only one has been from Leann Leiter • The City Council approved a third the city to raise taxes. . [email protected] member to the Harrisburg Authority, Chapter 9 is entangled in great In 2009, Westfall, a small town Peter Carli giving that body a quorum so it can on the northeast tip of the state, complexity, so it’s a tricky subject [email protected] resume business. In late May, the filed and received bankruptcy to grasp. But there is information state Supreme Court nullified the Reporters: protection after a 10-year legal out there, especially with more and existing board, setting up a power M. Diane McCormick battle left it in debt 20 times higher more municipalities having to look struggle between the mayor and [email protected] than its annual budget. That’s our into it, due to economic stress and council over authority membership. lower-than-expected tax receipts. Stephanie Kalina-Metzger only state comparison, and things [email protected] • The authority’s creditors filed are quite different here. With a bit of research, we can find the things we need to know to Tara Leo Auchey lawsuits against both the authority It’s a complicated and confusing [email protected] and the city, which has backed the topic—legally and otherwise— get a better understanding of what Harrisburg’s options are. The more Carol Maravic authority’s debt. The suits seek to with little precedent and a lot of [email protected] force the city to honor more than questions. However, with some of us who share a basic knowledge of Chapter 9 bankruptcy, the more Rick Kearns $35 million in debt payments that research, a few facts are clear: [email protected] the authority has missed or that are constructively the public can be 1. The city must be insolvent to seek due by Dec. 15. One of the lawsuits involved when there’s talk about Pat Carroll municipal bankruptcy. [email protected] also asks the court to appoint a what’s the best way to solve the receiver for the authority to ensure 2. To be eligible for Chapter 9 capital city’s financial crisis. Lori Myers protection, the city is to show that [email protected] that future debt payments are made. Two sites that yield a lot of information it attempted to “negotiate in good Ruth Hoover-Seitz • Mayor Linda Thompson proposed (and sources for this article): U.S. Courts, faith” and ultimately submit “a plan.” [email protected] a plan to slash the city’s general “Chapter 9: Municipality Bankruptcy” budget, which is in deficit, by about 3. If the city files for bankruptcy (www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ Columnists: protection, forced collections and Bankruptcy/BankruptcyBasics/Chapter9. Cooking: Rosemary Ruggieri Baer $4.5 million. Proposals included [email protected] closing one of the city’s four fire lawsuits are “stayed.” aspx); and Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, “What Happens in Chapter 9 Cooking: Sara Goulet stations and raising parking fees. The 4. The city is required to have Bankruptcy?” (www.alleghenyinstitute. [email protected] parking proposal, now in a council qualified, experienced, and org/government/act47/186-what- committee, would boost residential Local History: Jason Wilson independent legal counselors and happens-in-a-chapter-9-bankruptcy.html) [email protected] permit parking fees by about 20 financial advisors to coordinate a percent. It also would significantly —Tara Leo Auchey Cinema: Kevyn Knox financial plan to deal with the debt. [email protected] increase the cost of metered parking. The most expensive Sports & Fitness: Laura Spurgeon metered spaces downtown could go [email protected] from $1.50 to $2.50 an hour. Outdoors: Kermit Henning [email protected] This month promises to be just Pets: Todd Rubey as critical as events unfold at an [email protected] ever-faster pace. The council meets Pets: Kristen Zellner Oct. 12 and Oct. 26. Show up and [email protected] make yourself heard. —Lawrance Binda

4 TheBurg Burg Biz Shop Window

The Market Up the Block Uptown Food Market combines best of big chain, corner grocery.

Peter Durantine

t has long been a struggle to keep painting and refurbishing. They “It’s really Ia supermarket near the Uptown made a new entrance with an nice,” said Barb corner of 3rd and Emerald streets, awning so customers can walk Mika, leaving and now the latest to make a go directly into the store from the with a bag of of it are Isidoro Antonio Diaz and parking lot. They added aisles, groceries as Mauricio Diaz, cousins with decades installed a frozen food and meat she headed of experience as grocers. section with new freezers, brought home a block Antonio, who has had a store in more refrigeration units for meats away. “The in Reading for 11 years, was looking and opened a full-service deli with aisles have to expand when the former Eagle cheeses, meats and cold salads. been full.” Supermarket at 2304 N. 3rd St. went Moreover, they’ve increased As the up for sale. He bought the red-brick their general stock of items and general building and his cousin, Mauricio, lowered their prices to compete manager, became his partner in the business. with corporate grocers like Giant Mauricio, who In Pak, the owner of Eagle, had and Weis. left the grocery opened in November 2008, but, “We’re trying to stay business 10 Edgar Molineros and Mauricio Diaz of the new Uptown Market. apparently unable to make it work, competitive,” Mauricio said, noting years ago sold it to the Diazes in June. Pak still that about 80 percent of prices have to open has his smaller store on Allison Hill. come down. laundromats in Molineros has taken to the With their grocery experience With a grand opening , was eager to return. city. He has joined the Harrisburg —Mauricio grew up helping out celebration scheduled the week “It’s part of me,” he said. The Young Professionals and believes in his father’s grocery in Queens, of Oct.7, customers are pleasantly Diazes believe their success lies in the Uptown Food Market will meet New York, and then went to work surprised at the broader selection making Uptown Food Market a full- Uptown consumers’ demand. managing stores in and the and lower prices. service grocery. “The store here is needed in Bronx—the Diaz cousins see a viable Betty Misley, who lives a couple Antonio’s nephew, Edgar the city,” he said, noting that, since supermarket in town with potential. of blocks away, has been excited Molineros, is front store manager. opening, “People are so happy to see They renamed the store Uptown about the changes. “I walked in and Molineros, a 21-year-old New York us. I’ve gotten hugs.” Food Market, and, throughout the said, ‘Wow!’ It’s stocked well. It’s a native, had just graduated from Uptown Food Market, 2304 N. 3rd St., summer, have been busy cleaning, nice place for Uptown.” with a degree 717-412-4301. Open Mon.-Sat., 8 a.m. in accounting information systems to 8 p.m.; Sun., 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Changing Hands: August Property Sales when the Diaz cousins hired him.

Allison Ct., 1: G. Paul to A. Felty, $88,500 N. 4th St., 2308-2310: 828 Real Estate LLC to E. & C. Darling, $118,400 Boas St., 251: Tang & Perkins Property Management to J. Heinly, $194,000 N. 15th St., 517: Y. & M. Roberts to J. Sherman, $30,000 • Fresh Meats Briarcliff Rd., 201: M. Leedom to K. Snow, $195,000 N. 15th St., 1121: St. Paul Missionary Baptist • Fresh Produce Church to Golden Lover Realty, $35,000 Catherine St., 1528: John E. Haas Estate to J. Deibert, $33,000 N. 16th St., 1217: St. Paul Missionary Baptist • All Your Church to D. Yorty et al, $35,000 Chestnut St., 2208: T. & J. Sevison to J. Grocery Needs Spangler, $175,000 Norwood St., 941: M. & N. Godfrey to T. & V. Jones, $79,900 • Ample Parking Dunkle St., 631: PA Deals LLC to R. & N. Rissler, $41,500 Paxton St., 1917: S. & V. Noimany to T. & T. Thanasakrungruang, $215,000 Green St., 1912: WCI Partners LP to T. Wadlinger, $195,000 Rudy Rd., 1907: A. Frullani et al to M. Fraser, $56,000 Herr St., 1503: PA Deals LLC to R. & N. New Owners, a New Market Rissler, $35,500 S. 13th St., 355: T.L. Ngo to T. Marsico, $55,000 Hudson St., 1147: Bank of New York Mellon S. 23rd St., 604: N. Phe to L. Kun, $75,000 to W. & G. Wilson, $45,500 S. 25th St., 634: C. & B. Leedy to J. Meredith, Grand Opening Ceremony: Oct. 7 Kelker St., 220: H. Coons to J. Webb, $71,900 $45,000 S. 25th St., 710: T.J. O’Leary to I.E. Green, Logan St., 2446: S. Toomey to Fern Lane $93,000 LLC, $45,300 Vernon St., 1555: D. Kiscadden to D. 2304 North 3rd Street Mercer St., 2449: F. Howerton to PA Deals Hammonds, $35,000 LLC, $35,000 Mon–Sat: 8am - 8pm Source: Dauphin County, City of Harrisburg, property (between Emerald & Seneca) N. 3rd St., 1834: Kiscadden Equity Invs. LLC sales greater than $30,000. Data is deemed to be 717.412.4301 Sunday: 8am - 6pm to A. Peart, $82,680 accurate.

TheBurg 5 Face of Business

Tires—Now with the Rest of the Car Howard Henry expands from the ground up.

Peter Durantine staying in it.” shop window, looking across the Henry—and his company street at Eddie’s Furniture, watching at 205 S. Cameron St., right customers come and go. When he next to the Mulberry Street went over and found them relaxing Bridge—have come a long on chairs and sofas, deciding, way from removing and without a sales person, whether to installing tires outside, as buy them, he had an epiphany. the shop then was only large “That’s such a good concept; enough for repairing or that’s how cars should be sold,” he replacing tires. said, deciding that’s how Howard Auto Seat Cover owner Alan Lesher, left, “It was just brutal,” Henry Motors would sell used cars. “We’ll with technicians Ed Procasco, Earl Herb said, recalling the snow, sleet just park them inside, make them and Ralph Ertle, has moved to 1500 Howard Henry, surrounded by piles of the and rain. “We worked in all nice and clean, people will get inside Paxton St., allowing former neighbor product he’s best known for. kinds of weather, and I mean them and, if they like them, they’ll Howard Henry to expand into his old space on S. Cameron Street. s American entrepreneurs go, all kinds.” buy them.” Today, from a spacious, Among his jobs before 49-year-old Howard Henry is walk in here,” said Henry, a Christian. A 18,000-square-foot facility, he sells becoming a business owner, quintessential—raised in a small “We believe God founded and thousands of used and new tires— Henry briefly sold used cars, but town, left college just short of a supported everything I have, and we he features the Hankook brand— left because of the ethical lapses degree to get out into the world are good stewards of it, and most of and does general repairs, as well encouraged to sell cars. and, after 17 years working for my customers know that, as well.” as state inspections and emissions “I didn’t want to do it,” he said. others, decided to start his own Since he started selling tires, with a crew of 13, including four “I always thought the used car business. Henry said he has looked out for his mechanics. business was so great, if you just With childhood friend Troy customers, offering the financially In July, he bought the building fixed the car before you sold it.” Hughes, he opened a used tire struggling mother free flat tire repair next door, 201 S. Cameron St., the Howard Tire Co.’s showroom is business on Penbrook’s Walnut and everyone affordable tires. Now, former location of the Auto Seat an eclectic décor with a few religious Street. Hughes named the company he wants to give them quality used Cover Co., which moved to 1500 symbols among the car models, Howard Tire. But after 20 months, family cars and vans. Paxton St. With the additional vintage signs and a large, faded Hughes decides to become a “That should keep us nice and 32,000 square feet of space, he has poster advertising the 1954 movie, minister. Henry laughed as he busy for awhile,” he said. recalled the moment. increased his tire stock and opened “Prince Valiant” (“You See It Without Howard Tire Co., 205 S. Cameron “No wonder you named it an indoor car showroom. Glasses in Cinemascope”). St., 717-303-1918, www. Howard Tire,” Henry said to his Howard Motors came to him “You get a sense of the kind of howardtirecompany.net friend. “You never planned on one day as he stood at the tire person you’re dealing with when you Celebrate Transit The positive impact of transit on Cafe di Luna economic development, downtown revitalization and transit-oriented The Best Coffee in Town! development is the theme for the gourmet coffee • delicious iced drinks • lowfat tea smoothes Modern Transit Partnership’s annual whole beans • loose leaf teas • terrific desserts Transit Breakfast and Reception. The reception is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Oct. 26, at the C. Ted Lick Wildwood A Passion Conference Center at HACC. The breakfast is 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., for Coffee! Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Lancaster 1004 N. 3rd St. Marriott and Convention Center. H a r r i s b u rg, PA Tickets and sponsorships are 717-695-9449 available by calling Modern Transit Mon-Thu: 7a-6p at 717-238-2400. Modern Transit is a Fri: 7a-8p non-profit organization that serves Sat: 8:30a-7p as the leading advocate, facilitator, Sun: closed www.cafediluna.com promoter and visionary for regional, integrated, multi-modal transit.

6 TheBurg New Business

A Healthier Harrisburg Garden Fresh unboxes organic in Midtown.

Lawrance Binda

When the 2,000-square-foot corner store across the street from the Broad Street Market became available, he jumped at the chance to pursue a personal dream of running a natural foods market, modeling the interior after a co-op he worked for in Bloomington, Ind. But will the Harrisburg area support such a new concept in shopping, particularly since the market’s organic and specialty goods inevitably will be priced higher than what many people are used to paying? “It’s the right fit for this Green grocer: Justin Peterson, building and for the neighborhood,” inside his new organic food store in said Eric Papenfuse, who owns the Midtown, Garden Fresh Market & Deli. building, which is right next door to his Midtown Scholar Bookstore. “We conventional thinker may see believe that neighborhood support for a store like this exists and has Athe empty storefront at 3rd and HMACharrisburg midtown arts center Verbeke streets and immediately existed for a long time.” think—cigarettes, lottery tickets and Peterson agrees, seeing junk food. downtown, Midtown and Uptown Not Justin Peterson. Instead of Harrisburg as his core market, then branching out from there. He thinks the usual noxious mix of corner store 268 Herr Street www.harrisburgarts.com trash, he envisions shelves of organic that area residents are eager to produce, locally sourced dairy follow the trend toward healthier products, grass-fed meats, loose teas eating—as well as knowing and and specialty foods for people with caring more about their food—that dietary restrictions. By the second arrived a decade or so ago in larger week of October, Peterson will open cities. October Schedule Garden Fresh Market & Deli, one of Getting people to eat better, and in a more environmentally the few organic markets not only in • Oct 1st: Arthouse Cinema DJ • Oct 17th: Zelazowa Harrisburg, but in the entire central friendly way, may take some Pennsylvania region. education, he realizes, but he’s • Oct 2nd: Chelsea Caroline • Oct 21st: Doug & Telisha Williams “We live in a world where any prepared for that, as well. He • Oct 3rd: Suzi Brown CD release party • Oct 22nd: Darcie Miner Band produce that you buy travels an plans to run regular educational average of 1,200 miles to reach workshops on a variety of topics, • Oct 7th: Mike Banks & Friends • Oct 23rd: Troegs Beer Night with you,” he said. “I wanted to create a including medicinal herbs, urban • Oct 8th: Cuddle Magic Mecca Bodega gardening, canning and more. store where we have as many locally • Oct 9th: InnaVibe • Oct 24th: The Fleshtones sourced products as possible.” “We want the store to be more Peterson, while just 28 years than a store—we want it to have a • Oct 10th: Soul Comedy Café • Oct 25th: Holy Ghost Tent Revival old, seems well-suited to introduce real community feel,” he said. “We • Oct 28th–30th: “Rocky Horror want people to know that we’re here • Oct 12th: Bitter Ruin Harrisburg to organic, sustainably Picture Show,” original musical grown goods. At Indiana University, to help support their lives and their • Oct 14th: Pokey LaFarge & The he studied organic farming health.” Hot Seats • Oct 31st: Halloween Party and social and environmental • Oct 15th: Yarn • Every Monday: Karaoke sustainability. Two years ago, he Garden Fresh Market & Deli, 1300 N. bought the sprawling produce 3rd St., Harrisburg. Hours: Monday • Oct 16th: CASE 150 w/special guests • Every Wednesday: Open Mic stand at the back of the Broad Street to Saturday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday, 9 w/Mike Banks Market’s brick building and renamed a.m.–5 p.m. Email: shadynookfarm@ it Shady Nook Farm, after his family’s gmail.com. farm in Juniata County. For full event information visit www.harrisburgarts.com or call 717 701-6199

TheBurg 7 New Business

Great Food—It’s in Their Genes Brick City: A new restaurant, generations in the making.

Lawrance Binda ou could consider Jacquie Grille opens this month at the corner understands good YFerentinos to be Harrisburg of N. 2nd and Sayford streets, where from bad, knows what restaurant royalty. Blue Bistro last stood. makes a restaurant She grew up amid the bustle of Brick City promises to be exactly a place people can the Keystone Diner on N. 3rd Street, what many Midtowners crave—a relate to, grow fond started more than five decades ago neighborhood restaurant, smoke- of and return to time by her Greek grandparents and now free, a place just up the block to and again. owned by her father, John Mallios. grab a great meal, down a craft “We offer really She remembers getting underfoot beer from one of 20 taps, watch the good food at a very of the wait staff, dodging trays of game, all for a reasonable price. good price,” he said. sandwiches and eggs, later learning The restaurant could be “In my restaurant, the restaurant business from the considered a natural step for two we don’t skimp ground up. people born into the business. Steve on ingredients or “I used to fall asleep in the back grew up in similar circumstances, portions. We don’t booth,” she said. steeped in the legendary Greek skimp on anything.” Owners Jacquie and Steve Ferentinos take a break from Well, Jacquie is all grown up eateries of northern New Jersey. Jacquie added, preparing for the opening of Brick City Bar and Grille. now and, along with husband Steve, A big man, a former NFL offensive “We came from is launching her own venture just a lineman, he now works full-time families where good food was “The concept of a city few blocks away. Brick City Bar and for a large food distributor and so important, where it was an essential theme carries throughout the part of everything we did.” restaurant in rich, vibrant colors The restaurant’s name, Brick matched with similar artwork,” said City, is a nod to Steve’s old stomping Dohm. grounds around Newark, N.J., but In other words, the restaurant— can apply equally to the blocks of from its name to its look to its Midtown Harrisburg. The building design—fits perfectly within the sets off a corner smack-dab in the surrounding blocks, and locals were middle of the neighborhood— excitedly buzzing about it well beautiful in a very urban way, solid, before its opening. lightly colored brick with a touch of “The neighbors have been very art deco, reflecting its 1930 roots. warm and welcoming to us,” said The design inside similarly Jacquie. “We’re very excited to be invokes its urban setting, a mix of part of the boom that’s going on in black, blue and orange, with a mural Midtown.” of a subway car coursing through a city street. Credit for much of Brick City Bar & Grille, 1313 N. 2nd the interior design, as well as the St., Harrisburg. Open Sunday to restaurant’s overall branding, goes Wednesday, 11 a.m. to midnight; to Dustin Dohm, owner of Stylin’ Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 Strings Media of Mechanicsburg. a.m. 717-232-2522 It’s a Wrap! Obi Linton, with his son, Izaiha, prepares “The Greedy,” the name of an overstuffed wrap at his new stand, Wrap ‘n’ Roll in the Broad Street Market’s brick building. It’s the second location for the York-based company, run by Linton and his wife Nicole. Next year, Linton hopes to expand into downtown Harrisburg. For all the delicious details, go to www. wrapnrollincorporated.com.

8 TheBurg Street Corners Around Town

The Butcher, the Baker, the Sandwich-Maker West Shore Market marks 60 years of fighting Harrisburg’s hunger.

Peter Durantine orporate grocery chains may Coffer their version of a “farmer’s market” inside their vast stores, but there’s nothing like the real thing. Just visit the 60-year-old West Shore Farmer’s Market in Lemoyne, where vendors and customers value the relationship they have with one another as much as they do the products they sell and buy. Take Larry Shaffer of Shaffer’s Brett and Derek Shugar of Shugar’s South Street Steaks; David Shaffer of Shaffer’s Quality Meats; and cooked crab at Kepler’s Seafood. Quality Meats, who runs the stand with his son, David, who’s following For chicken, Sensenig Poultry the market for about 30 years water, yeast and salt. in his father’s, grandfather’s and offers all-natural from their Lancaster and the latest is Vasco’s, imported For cakes and other pastries, great-grandfather’s footsteps. farm and other poultry products and and domestic cheeses that are Sharon Campbell and Debi Saltzer Shaffer’s has been around since prepared foods. handmade and some that are of A Matter of Taste say they make 1939, but at the market since 1964. At the market’s southeast exclusive to the market, said owner traditional and “fun, seasonal food.” “It’s very interesting,” said Larry corner, Shugar’s South Street Steaks Joseph Saracco. He said his service The women got their start working Shaffer. “I have people who come by offers chicken, but specializes in provides customers, “little things I at a local high school concession and say, ‘I used to buy from your dad authentic Philly cheesesteaks, said don’t think they’re going to get from stand, where their treats even drew and granddad years ago.’ Then their owner Brett Shugar, whose son, any other cheese place.” crowds. They’re creative around the children come by and say, ‘Hey, do Derek, manages the stand. “We’re Another of the market’s holidays—at Halloween deviled you remember me?’” the only one who sells the real Philly longtime vendors, Kepler’s Seafood, eggs become eyes of newt and At Peggy’s Silver Spoon, Peggy cheesesteak,” said Brett, who moved a family-run store around since the meatloaf looks like a rat. Harder sells gourmet foods and a here from 23 years ago. late 1950s, prides itself on a “variety “It’s homemade,” Saltzer said. wide range of condiments, including At Pascale’s Gourmet Pie and of fresh fish” brought in weekly, said “It’s what we did for our kids.” 120 different spices, many sauces Cake Co., you can find owner Frank Lloyd Kepler, who runs the stand and a large selection of vinegars Pascale behind the counter baking with his wife, Patti. Kepler’s seafood West Shore Farmer’s Market, 900 and olive oils from five countries. fresh pies for the day. “When you comes from all over the world Market St., Lemoyne. Open Tuesday., “We try to have things that are hard buy a pie from us, it’s still warm,” —tilapia from Ecuador, haddock 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday., 8 a.m. to find and that complement the he said, while preparing an apple from . And if they don’t have to 7 p.m.; and Saturday., 8 a.m. other vendors,” she said, noting her pie, one of 250 he sells per week. it, “I can find it,” Lloyd said. to 2 p.m. 717-554-7220 or www. customers like to socialize and get “We make what’s in season—we For European-style breads— westshorefarmersmarket.com. personal attention. don’t’ sell anything we don’t make.” from baguettes to “That’s why I do so well on That includes his popular cupcakes. pumpernickel— Tuesdays,” she said. “People who Pascale said most of his sales are to Mussoline’s want to just talk to me will come regulars. “That’s what kind of market Bakery offers a here on Tuesday.” this is. Customers are very loyal.” large selection • Our Own The market is unique, say The Country Gourmet that includes vendors, because it has a large, loyal specializes in a variety of homemade pastries and All-Natural customer base that comes for the salads. Owner Michael Fine said he sandwiches. Farm-Fresh service, but also wide, fresh, and in goes through 280 pounds a week Owner David Turkey most cases, home-grown selections. of his popular chicken salad, which Van Loon said At D&S Produce, Dawn and is prepared three ways: classic with Philadelphia Scott Hintz of York Springs have the celery, club with bacon and grape wholesalers ship • Fresh Poultry largest produce and vegetable stand with grape and dill dressing. the breads in Products in the market, much of it from their At Nina’s Let’s Talk Turkey, owner fresh daily. farm. “We do everything we can to Cindy Kreitzer prepares soups, “Everything • Stuffed Chicken • Prepared Foods Made be homegrown,” Scott said. sandwiches, meatballs and more. is artisan, hand- Breasts in Our Own Kitchen Sharon and Skip Ward at Taking “Everything and anything formed and Care of Appetites will help with turkey,” she said. That includes turkey hearth-baked,” he made-to-order sandwiches and subs rolls, stuffed with such delicacies as said, noting the West Shore Farmer’s Market (Fri. & Sat.) (717) 763-9092 while Ron Beek at DJ’s Smoke Shack asparagus and peppers that make breads contain Store: 843 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, Pa. (717) 626-2410 specializes in barbequed pulled pork a great meal even for Thanksgiving, no preservatives Root’s Country Market, Area #3 (Tues. only) (717) 898-3540 and chicken, beef brisket, smoked replacing the usual holiday bird. and are made turkey and twice-smoked ham. A cheese stand has been in simply with flour,

TheBurg 9 Around Town

Built to Last East Shore Y adapts, adjusts to changing times.

Peter Durantine t was erected in the early years of States in 1854, and it was one of Ithe Great Depression, a massive the first to offer boarding, and red-stone and brick building still does, providing 86 beds with tiled roof and gargoyles. Its for transient men who may Italian Romanesque style reflected otherwise be on the streets. optimism for better times, as well as The Y had several locations a Christian mission—architectural before settling into its present flourishes were taken from the home that even today is one of Baptistery of San Stefano in Bologna the city’s magnificent structures, and other northern Italian churches. a gem, if not the jewel, in Yet, it was not a church, but Harrisburg’s architectural crown. Fitness tastes change: Men relax under a heat lamp in the 1930s (left), and the Y’s what was then known as the Young A labyrinth of glaze-tiled newest addition, a Wellness Center (right). Men’s Christian Association’s Central hallways leads past a sun-dappled Branch Building. Today, it is the East courtyard to a spectacular Shore Y. Ritchie Lawrie Jr. was the As Harrisburg has grown and Shore Y, serving more than 4,000 mosaic-tiled swimming pool, two construction engineer and M. Edwin changed, the Y has adapted to members, in addition to hundreds of gymnasiums and, thanks to a recent Green the supervising architect. meet the modern age, including underprivileged youth and adults. addition, an enormous modern The firm designed many a name re-branding that left off Its completion in January 1933 exercise room with tall windows notable buildings in the city, the “MCA,” which has raised some came 1½ years after construction overlooking the . such as the Capitol Complex’s concern—Y officials say needlessly crews broke ground at the corner Winding stairwells lead Greek Revival-style North Office so—about the organization of North and Front streets. While it to aerobic studios, spinning Building, the Farm Show Building keeping to its primary purpose. inspired hope for thousands of boys rooms and squash, handball and Dauphin County Courthouse, “Our mission is still the same in the city, the five-story building and racquetball courts. Years both examples of Art Deco. —to put Christian principles into also represented the end of an era. ago, people could sunbathe on Over the years, as space practice,” said Jeff Allen, executive “It was one of the last part of the Y’s roof, known as needs demanded, additions have director of the East Shore Y. “We’re grand YMCA structures of its Tar Beach, but safety concerns been made to the Y along its much more diverse than we type to be built,” according to eventually made it off limits. north façade. Its south and west were 150 years ago—diverse in a 2004 history celebrating the Lawrie and Green, a Harrisburg fronts remain nearly unchanged people, diverse in programs.” Y’s 150 years in Harrisburg. architectural firm that had started from the original construction. And the building at North and Harrisburg’s YMCA was the less than a decade before the Front streets reflects just that. eighth one to open in the United building began, designed the East Gallery Walk 2010: A Stroll thru Town

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It’s Easy Being Green Just head over to HACC Midtown.

Peter Durantine “Our goal here is to make the central Pennsylvania region one of the greenest regions in the country,” he said. For an idea on what the Green Center offers, visit its exhibit space, where you can browse information free of charge on geothermal heating and cooling, solar electricity and hot water, energy efficiency, green certified contractors and more. And mark your calendar on Oct. 9 for the center’s HACC students eye the solar panels on display in the Green Living Fair, which will Green Center classroom. feature a series of speakers.

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Walking in a Circle Reveling in nature, dodging cars: an amble around the Greenbelt.

Ruth Hoover Seitz he idea was intriguing from the trucks unload at the incinerator. But Worthy of being called Mr. Tstart—walking around Harrisburg here along Spring Creek, I recall the Greenbelt, Norm says he on a narrow ribbon of parkland. And goal of Mira Lloyd Dock (1853-1945), “is committed to restoring, that’s what the Capital Greenbelt the initiator of this Greenbelt— protecting and expanding is. All 18.91 miles are public lands bringing the forest to the people. this precious gift.” set aside since 1900 when the City She dreamt of residents throughout Our map directs us Beautiful movement left its verdant the city packing a picnic and across Paxton Street and imprint on the Capital City. walking to a shady park. Landscape down Derry past several At Forster and Front streets, designer Manning remembered that eateries. The most-needed my hiking companion and I set out his teacher Frederick Law Olmstead item from the City Line leisurely going south. The 4.5 miles regretted making Central Park in one Diner is water. Tanked up, of Riverfront Park, with its plazas and enlarged location. we head onto verdant lookouts, handles the most traffic of Huge trees form a canopy. A Paxtang Parkway. Again the whole “emerald necklace.” Along rustling intrudes on my silence, and water flows beside the Some view: An especially lovely section of the Front Street, there are few guiding a giant blue heron ascends from the path, but, after four- Capital Greenbelt near Sunken Gardens. Greenbelt signs because its official creek shallows. Farther along, two plus miles, we are on a route is down a ramp and close gardeners in bamboo conical hats street that leads across to the Susquehanna River. Warren work with a submersible pump to Reservoir Park. Guiding triangles There are many birds and the lotus Manning, who designed this park, water their vegetable rows. take me across the Asylum Run Link, sports blooms and pods. A mallard conceived of creating a string of Where the Cameron Parkway and soon we are into a park on the leads her ducklings. But then we trek small parks connected by parkways. crosses Route 441, we slip into one former State Hospital grounds. We down city streets past ‘70s homes The walk beyond the site of the of Harrisburg’s treasures, The Five end the first day’s half at the Farm along Green and Graham streets. city’s summer fests was quiet and Senses Garden. These 3.5 acres, a Show Complex. Just before I reach the Harvey Taylor sun-filled. Young cherry trees, each one-and-only in the United States, The next morning, energy has Bridge, I note the marker at 1427 N. one honoring the memory of a loved are still maintained by their creator, returned, and the day is inviting. Front, Mira’s home. Thank you, Mira, one, gave way to fence row species. Shirley Disend, now in her 80s. Do Starting at the main entrance to the for your vision. And thanks also, I watched monarchs play near the take her tour and find out which Farm Show Building, we find the volunteers, for your 6,000 hours of chokecherries. Walking between plant smells like peanut butter and Greenbelt path and step towards maintaining the Greenbelt last year. wide steel panels on a bridge, we which one says, “Oink, oink.” HACC Campus and Wildwood Park. Walking the Greenbelt took Harrisburg crossed over the rail lines. Whether on foot or wheels, one Note: excellent restroom—even resident Ruth Hoover Seitz to new Onto the Cameron Parkway is likely to meet Norman Lacasse, heated—at Industrial Road/ paths and streets. just south of Quigley’s Restaurant, I a Forest Department retiree, Wildwood Way. The loop around enjoy the shady ravine. Way above, supervising young volunteers. Wildwood is a natural treasure walk.

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… a Month in Pictures

Sept. 5: A sizable crowd enjoyed music at the Sept. 10: Kate Galvin of Philadelphia and Hillary Greene, Market Street stage on a sunny day for Kipona. Matt Ziegler and Emily Cope, all of Harrisburg, chat at Level 2 during the opening social for the ImPAct conference, hosted by Harrisburg Young Professionals.

Sept. 12: Runners dodged raindrops during the 14th annual Harrisburg Half Marathon. (photo: Bob Sept. 10: A Friday night crowd is entertained by No Last Murray) Call, which pops up to perform any weekend night on any given street corner downtown.

Sept. 15: Mayor Linda Thompson, along with city and state officials, helps kick off Habitat for Humanity’s 25th anniversary in Harrisburg with a groundbreaking of three homes on the 600 block of Woodbine Street in Uptown. Sept. 12: The rains fell, but that didn’t stop Harrisburg artist Kelly Charlesworth from painting en plein air on Verbeke Street during Gallery Walk.

Sept. 17: Singer- Rebecca Pronsky of New York (left) performs for free at Midtown Scholar Bookstore during September’s 3rd in The Burg. Sept. 24: Ground was broken for the Vartan Group’s 1500 Project at 6th and Reily streets. The 43-unit condo building should be completed in late 2011.

14 TheBurg Doing Good

On a Path to Literacy OIC changes lives through education, training.

Judy Forshee hen Executive Director Jeff Recent acquisitions WWoodyard chose the green that have a lasting impact plastic turtles to alert drivers on include a greenhouse for Maclay Street to foot traffic crossing the courtyard horticulture between the education building program and a FEMA and the reading classes at Governor trailer, which evolved Square Community room, he into the “Booky Mobile,” a probably was not thinking about the traveling free bookstore. fable of the tortoise and the hare. Visits to neighboring However, the moral of that story, events and senior slow and steady steps to success, centers keep volunteers The OIC Booky Mobile (actually a may apply to many of the students, busy. Always in need of converted FEMA trailer) is a familiar families and educators participating children’s and teen books site around Harrisburg. in opportunities offered by the to replenish the shelves for Tri-County OIC (Opportunities “Booky Bee,” the current be accepted into the Industrialization Center of America). specific quest is for free, dry garage or program. Seay also Many of us pass those green warehouse space to store donations relates success stories. turtles and carts of free books with prior to use and delivery. Most recently, graduate no idea of the drama and magic OIC classes and training vary Rachel R. called excitedly inside, unaware of the vast size of by community need and location. to report that she had the organization and its countless Offerings may include GED classes, purchased her own miracles. English language lessons, early house, one more goal Tri-County OIC is a community- childhood education, adult basic achieved by this CNA, based, non-profit organization, part skills, gardening, nutrition instruction who is aspiring to of OICA, a nationwide alliance of 58 or specific vocational skills. become a registered affiliates in 30 states. OIC originated Colorful tales of training for the nurse. Mary W. diagnosed in Philadelphia, where the Rev. Leon PennDOT CDL (commercial driver’s her own high blood H. Sullivan founded the program in license) trucking test abound. OIC pressure and diabetes an abandoned jail. The Harrisburg staff can relate many stories of road while she was learning OIC was created in 1965, the third weary/wary clients seeking the to do blood work. Proper organization in the country. It offers literacy skills needed to pass the medical interventions employment and training programs written CDL test, on which their allowed her to complete to the economically dependent, livelihoods depend. Stress is always her training. unemployed or underemployed. intense, but, in most cases, success is So many stories, so Like its students’ lives, the achieved. many people overcoming Harrisburg OIC has experienced A father of three, Matt S. is a overwhelming odds. ups and downs. Confronted by current OIC client. Unwavering in the Next time you slow for economic and funding challenges, pursuit of his GED certificate, he and the OIC turtles, why not the dedicated staff has persevered his children are reliable attendees, slow your thoughts? Take with creativity, determination and determined to improve their quality a moment to be thankful just plain grit. Once located in the of life. Other clients turn to Tri-County for Mr. Jeff, Mr. Bob, Ms. old Simon Cameron School, the staff OIC for its intense, 14-day preclinical Priscilla, Ms. Christine, huddled around kerosene heaters class for potential candidates in and the entire OIC staff, there until those were stolen. the Certified Nursing Assistant volunteers and students “Two miracles in one year kept (CNA) program at Harrisburg Area whose struggles, dreams us going,” said Priscilla Ferguson, Community College. and triumphs enrich and coordinator of family literacy. Christine Seay, adult education benefit Harrisburg and Ferguson described an evening instructor, shares stories of triumph beyond. meeting called to discuss their fate. and heartbreak. One woman, Judy Forshee, a retired “During the session, we were visited who might have excelled, was educator, discovered the by an angel on a bicycle, a person eliminated by two misdemeanors impact of TriCounty OIC who rode in off the street, offering on her record—youthful shoplifting through the Friends of funding to sustain the organization. transgressions. CNA employers Midtown participation in That same year we received an require a clean record. If people are the annual June Summer anonymous check for $3,000.” not qualified for hire, they cannot Reading Kickoff Event.

TheBurg 15 Past Tense

When the Rains Came Floods have left their watery mark on Harrisburg history. Jason Wilson he Susquehanna River is the 16th followed suit, but, this time, Tlongest and geologically one of hundreds of thousand of logs the most ancient rivers in the United floating near Williamsport’s saw States. The 444-mile waterway has mills helped to increase the damage seen numerous floods along its main downstream. This was the same branch at Harrisburg. Legend has weather system that caused the it that John Harris, Jr., who was a infamous failure of the South Fork longtime observer of the river, built Dam that killed more than 2,200 his mansion on a high bluff where people in the Johnstown Flood. the water had never reached. Water levels at Harrisburg reached The year 1810 was the first almost 27 feet. time river levels were recorded March 1936 was the next time at Harrisburg, possibly because the Susquehanna surpassed its it was a flood year. This flood was previous record, cresting just above already saturated. memorable because it occurred 29 feet at Harrisburg. Images of Agnes remains the benchmark in November and thousands of Pennsylvania Railroad engines half- for most streams, creeks and rivers pumpkins from farm fields along submerged at the train station show in the state. The Susquehanna the riverbank washed downstream, just how high the waters reached. at Harrisburg crested at an leading it to be called the “Great The flood of ‘36 was caused by a amazing 32.57 feet, and the Pumpkin” flood. combination of snowmelt and two enormous amounts of freshwater Throughout the 19th century, storm systems. It became the flood had devastating effects on the numerous floods raised the river to of record for 36 years. . The discharge just over the bank, but a great flood The current all-time flood of at the river’s southern most in 1865 broke all previous records record was achieved in June 1972 impoundment, the Conowingo Dam on the North Branch and raised the when the remnants of Tropical located just south of the state line in river 24½ feet at Harrisburg. Storm Agnes stalled over the , topped 1.1 million cubic Water, water everywhere: From top left, In 1889, the West Branch northern portion of the state. It feet of water per second. the flood of 1889, the flood of 1936 dropped The 1996 ice flood, which and the ice flood of 1996. more than is remembered as the one that 28 trillion destroyed the western span of the Walnut Street Bridge, crested 7 feet tributaries drain make it at times a Sprint gallons of trickle and at others a torrent. water over lower than the flood of ‘72. The Susquehanna remains an amazing Midtown Harrisburg a three day Jason Wilson is a research historian for period—and scenic and recreational river, but the vast mountainous areas that its the Capitol Preservation Committee. For all your Sprint/Nextel needs on soil

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The Romanesque-style East Shore Y, under construction in the early 1930s (left), was built on the site of the old Harrisburg Cotton Factory at Front and North streets. It was one of the last of grand, ornate buildings constructed by the organization, to the great benefit of Harrisburg today (right).

16 TheBurg Good Eats Chef ’s Kitchen

Fine Cuisine, All in the Family Kinship infuses food at Sophia’s on Market.

Peter Durantine

Tucked in an out-of- business in Juniata County and and atmosphere. the-way corner on the Joanna Lembesis owns What If … of “I love the interaction with east side of the Shoppes Hershey. people,” she said. “I love to see their of Hampden, and across Food is a family affair. Nelms’ faces as they come through the the street from the daughter, AnnMarie, a graduate of door and realize it’s not what they Appalachian Brewing Co., the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute thought it would be.” Sophia’s on Market has in Pittsburgh, works as her executive Having grown in seven years a warm, inviting dining chef. Another daughter, Michelle, is from a small bakery in the corner of room, where patrons like a reading specialist; son Jake works a market to a restaurant, Nelms has to linger long after their at Tyco. aspirations for expanding, perhaps a meal is finished. Nelms said what motivates restaurant in the East Shore or in the In 2003, Nelms opened her in the business is serving great city, but not too soon. Pastry chef Megan Seiferth, owner Sofia Nelms her bakery in the Broad food—not just good—and hearing “We won’t deviate from our and executive chef AnnMarie Nelms of Sophia’s on Street Market, serving a that from customers. “When you say quality,” she said. “I won’t move Market. limited lunch menu, but ‘good’ to me that tells me something forward without it.” finding nonetheless much is wrong—there is something or Sophia Nelms, growing up demand for her baked missing. I hate that word.” Sophia’s on Market, 3700 Market St., Fin a Greek household with a goods and sandwiches. She also enjoys seeing Camp Hill, 717-975-3800, mother who loved to bake from Five years ago, her success customers pleased by the service www.sophiasonmarket.com scratch was vocational training; brought her to the larger place more so considering her father, an she now occupies and where she immigrant, started out in America as operates not just a bakery but a a short-order cook in . full-fledged restaurant with three Nelms parlayed what her bakers, four chefs and a large wait mother taught her—plus her staff serving breakfast, lunch and, experience helping siblings and starting last year, dinner. She also friends open restaurants—into has take-out. Sophia’s on Market in Camp Hill, Nelms honed her skills over 24 where everything from baked goods years in the restaurant business, to salad dressings to soups is made baking, catering, and helping fresh from her own recipes. her sisters—Olga Lembesis has a catering and event planning

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TheBurg 17 Home Cooking

Put Down the Parmesan Show eggplant some respect and try a few other dishes.

Rosemary Ruggieri Baer

erhaps for many Americans, almost every produce stand at local fresh water and dry with paper or over and then place on paper towels Peggplant is known primarily as farmers markets. And, besides the cloth towels. Your eggplant is now to drain. the star ingredient in the ubiquitous familiar tear-drop shaped variety, ready for cooking. • Place 6 additional tablespoons of eggplant Parmesan. eggplant is now appearing in new Many recipes call for eggplant olive oil in the skillet and fry 1 pound Now I love this dish, too—if shapes and colors: round, white or to be peeled prior to cooking. Again, of finely chopped onions until properly prepared. My Aunt Mary’s pale lavender; striped and small and it will often depend on whether it golden brown. (You can use your version was pure heaven. But this “skinny” varieties said to be more is young and small or larger with food processor for chopping). beautiful and oddly shaped deep tender and less bitter than their a thicker skin. I follow the recipe purple vegetable can be the basis larger counterparts. directions. If the eggplants are to • To the skillet, add a cup of diced of so many other delicious Italian Some cooks believe that be stuffed, for example, peeling is green pepper, a cup of pitted green dishes. Yet I’m not sure many people eggplants, especially large ones, can not necessary; but pasta dishes do olives and 2 cups of chopped know quite what to do with it. be bitter and so they recommend better with skinless. canned tomatoes. You can find In our house, my mother filled a salting process prior to cooking. The recipe that follows is one of canned tomatoes now that are eggplants with a savory mixture I often do this if I have the time, my favorite dishes—so much so that cut into small pieces and these are of ground beef, rice, onion and but will omit it if the eggplants are my dear “Aunt Cacky” and I made great to use. Add a pinch of salt and cheese and then covered them with young, tender and fresh from the huge quantities of it many years pepper and cook over medium heat her wonderful tomato sauce. The market. ago for a 50th wedding anniversary for 5 minutes. Be careful of the salt eggplants were baked until very The salting process removes dinner for my parents. It is another if the olives are salty. Taste and see. soft and tender. My father savored bitter juices from the eggplant and one of those Italian dishes that can Use black olives if you prefer. every bite. Other than his beloved is easy to do. Prepare the eggplant be served in different ways. • Some cooks add a handful of pine shellfish, this might have been his according to your recipe by cutting It is called “caponata” in Italian. nuts (pignoli) and/or golden raisins favorite food. into cubes or slices. Place a thin It can be used as a relish next to to the mixture. These add a true Many countries use eggplants layer of cut eggplant in a large grilled meats, part of the antipasti Sicilian flair to the caponata. in their cooking, but nowhere is it colander and sprinkle generously course or as a topping for pasta. It more prevalent than in southern with salt. Keep adding layers of salt is wonderful for a light vegetarian • Add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 7 Italy, especially in Sicily. During and eggplant until all the eggplant lunch with Italian bread. The recipe tablespoons of wine vinegar (red or our recent trip there, I looked for is used and let sit for at least 30 I use is from the “Encyclopedia of white), 2 tablespoons of capers and “aubergines” on every menu—I minutes to an hour. At the end of Italian Cooking” (1981), but there are the drained eggplant. couldn’t get enough! Even here in this time, you will see dark juices numerous variations of this dish. • Cook for 10 minutes more until all the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch coming from the eggplant. Rinse the the liquid has evaporated. Taste for country, I’m noticing eggplants at eggplant cubes or slices with lots of Caponata seasoning and adjust to your taste. • Place 1 pound of diced eggplant in • Serve the caponata cold or at room a colander and sprinkle generously temperature. Warm it slightly if you with salt as described above. Let are placing it over pasta. stand for 1 hour. Then rinse under This is another one of Sicily’s cold running water, drain and dry sweet and sour delights. I hope you thoroughly. will enjoy it. • Place 4 tablespoons of light olive oil in a skillet. Sauté the diced Rosemary Ruggieri Baer, a first eggplant in the oil until brown all generation Italian-American, grew up in Harrisburg and has spent her life perfecting her mother’s country cooking. Breakfast, Lunch and Now Serving Dinner Menu updated daily on website

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18 TheBurg Culture Club Creator

The Beauty of the Everyday Cecelia Lyden captures life through its passing moments.

Lawrance Binda ince TheBurg began publishing, TheBurg: What is the background of of the new gallery opening and their Association, Sour covers have become known the painting (what exactly is the event call for paintings of Harrisburg, I ArtHouse for featuring iconic scenes and and when did it occur)? decided to paint this scene, thinking Lounge in landscapes of the Harrisburg area. Cecelia: “The real voyage of it would be a unique way to feature Harrisburg Looking for something a little discovery consists not in seeking new the restaurant scene on 2nd Street. and The Art different, we were delighted to come landscapes, but in having new eyes.” TheBurg: What other types of subjects Center School across “Spice Awaits,” the second That quote by Marcel and media do you enjoy working and Galleries painting we’re featuring from “The Proust is the motivation for my with? of Mechanics- Burg” group exhibit, which showed choices of subject matter. I am a burg. over the summer at Gallery@Second. Cecelia: I paint mostly from my I paint representational genre painter, photos in my studio in Camp Hill. I Nearly everything about interested in the everyday people, with two “Spice Awaits” is new for a Burg have, however, just discovered the friendly and places and things around me. Cecelia Lyden cover. The colors are darker, the joys [and annoyances] of painting en talented I see the beauty in those plein air (outdoors). perspective is unique and the mood everyday subjects and attempt to groups of is contemplative. Other subject matter I paint local artists, many of whom are elevate them into art. A favorite include florals and trees, landscapes, It’s also our first interior cover subject for many of my paintings is juried members, as am I, of the image, though the bustle outside beach and seascapes, urban and Daily Painters of Pennsylvania people engaged in their jobs and rural scenes. I especially love old can be viewed from the doorway. other activities. (www.dailypaintersofpennsylvania. In fact, we loved the juxtaposition buildings and structures that remind blogspot.com). It’s a daily blog I carry my camera everywhere me of days past. of the peaceful foreground with the snapping pictures of things I where you can find many of my busyness of N. 2nd St. The viewer think might make an interesting TheBurg: Please provide some works and those of other artists from knows that, soon enough, the painting. When my husband and personal background for our readers. all around the state. outside world will invade the interior My fine arts website is http:// I were dining at Spice last summer Cecelia: I have been painting steadily space—that the young woman’s in the early evening, I noticed the cecelialyden.com. You can find all quiet moment is fleeting. since retiring as an art instructor of my paintings and prices on that hostess in the doorway waiting for from the West Shore School District. For our cover, we cropped the arrivals and took a couple of photos website. image to emphasize the figure and of her from my table inside the TheBurg: How can our readers find out limit the dark space a bit. But, as can restaurant, looking out to the street. more about be seen below, the full image brings There was a great, strong contrast you and your out even more of the painting’s between the dark interior and the work? mood and spirit. light filled street. I loved the hostess’ Cecelia: My stance, waiting for diners to appear. paintings I thought it would make a are presently dramatic painting. showing at …a portal into the artist world TheBurg: What medium did you Gallerie 13 in work in? Why did you select that Mechanics- • high quality art prints medium? burg, • established and emerging artists Carlisle Arts • owned by local artist Stacey Martin Cecelia: Although I have used Association, • contact Stacey for a photo session oils and pastels as mediums, I Art and Soul or commissioned charcoal drawing now always use acrylics. They Gallery in Stacey painting during Gallery Walk suit my temperment well. I Lemoyne, Please visit us at www.thepostandlintel.com like to work fast and acrylics Gallery@ dry instantly, which allows me Second in to progress correcting and Harrisburg Rates are great so don’t changing immediately. Also and 3rd hesitate… give me a acrylics are versatile. They shout, I’ll help you out. Street Gallery Mortgages without obstacles. can be applied to look like in New watercolors or oils. Cumberland. Robyn Sealover TheBurg: Why did you decide to They also Loan Officer submit that work to “The Burg” have been exhibit? displayed Office: 717-591-3278 x104 • Cell: 717-579-2560 at the Fax: 866-908-0674 • NMLS ID #142494 Cecelia: When I became aware Harrisburg [email protected]; rsealover.primelending.com 1150 Lancaster Blvd. Suite 200 • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 “Spice Awaits” (left) Art

TheBurg 19 The Stage Door

Enter: Stage Left (and Right) A new theater season takes its cue in Harrisburg.

Lori Myers pplause, applause! Clark Nicholson, the theater’s artistic and “schtick” and a learning tool for A Once again, Harrisburg theaters director, said there’s more within its those starting stage careers. are making it edgy, fun and lavish content that makes it a great pick for “I don’t know how many young with its show picks for the 2010–11 its evening series. actors I have introduced the classic season. Musical theater afficionados “It is truly surprising to me how film production with Walter Matthau will find both big and small shows this very simple story of the rewards and George Burns to,” he said. “A lot.” to their liking, and those who prefer and complications of friendship is Open Stage will begin its 25th a mental workout will discover so clearly received by both children theater season with a four-person challenging and enlightening plays. and adults,” Nicholson said. comedy entitled “[title of show].” No, Gamut Theatre is still the place Another surprise addition to we didn’t forget the title—that is to go for plays by the Bard and Gamut’s season this year are benefit the title. According to Don Alsedek, those rollicking shows for children performances of Neil Simon’s the theater’s founder and executive and families. But theater magic is “The Sunshine Boys,” the story of artistic director, “[title of show]” will the name of the game here for the two curmudgeonly old vaudeville invite audiences on the creative upcoming season and, with a few actors to be played by long-time journey of two New York nobodies tricks up its sleeve, Gamut has snuck local performers Jay Miffoluf and who set out to write an original in some surprises. While it sounds Jay Krevsky. Sure, the comedy musical for a festival in three weeks. like “A Year With Frog and Toad” isn’t Shakespeare, but Nicholson “They name their show after might be a youngsters-only pleaser, considers it classic in terms of “bits” the words “[title of show]” from the festival application,” Alsedek explained. “And they win the contest. Then they put on the Coming soon: Annual favorites “A Earn your Ph.D. in show off-Broadway. Then they take Christmas Carol” and “The Diary of the show to Broadway. And the Anne Frank” will show this season at Administration and Leadership Studies best part is that it’s a true story. Open Stage of Harrisburg. from IUP, right here in Harrisburg! Sometimes their journey is brash and sometimes it’s touching; most of 2010-2011 Theater Season all, though, it’s just downright funny.” Advance your career in human services, health care, state and Once again, a play from Gamut Theatre local government, higher education, nonprofit agencies, and more! “Barefoot in Athens,” Nov. 5–20 renowned playwright August Wilson “The Sunshine Boys,” Jan. 14–22 Courses are held on weekday evenings, and the schedule is geared will be presented following last “A Year with Frog and Toad,” Feb. 18–March 12 for working professionals. year’s successful “Jitney.” “The Piano “Hamlet,” March 24–26 Lesson,” the fourth in Wilson’s cycle “All’s Well that Ends Well” (Free Shakespeare in the Park), June 8–12 and 15–18 Complete all coursework at the Dixon University Center, North of plays will grapple with issues such Second Street, Harrisburg, in three years, part-time. as vengeance, debt and reparation. Popcorn Hat Players “It’s great theater by one of “Aladdin,” Oct. 6–9 Attend an Information Session to learn more. the greatest playwright of the 20th “The Halloween Show,” Oct. 15–23, Oct. 30 century,” Alsedek said. “I think our “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” Dec. 1–23 Wednesday, October 13, 2010 “The Frog Prince,” Jan. 26–Feb. 12 audiences can relate to that.” “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” March 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at the Finally, Theatre Harrisburg, 16–April 2 Dixon University Center where community takes center “Thumbelina,” May 4–26 stage, boasts its 85th season this “Tales from Ancient Greece,” June 15–25 year with more lush Broadway “Three Billy Goats Gruff,” July 13–Aug. 20 musicals with tunes that seem Open Stage of Harrisburg to transcend time. “Camelot” and “[title of show],” Oct. 8–Nov. 6 “Gypsy” both fit that bill. From the “Glitterama,” Nov. 13 For more information Knights of the Roundtable to stage “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 2–5 call Kim Winters: 717-720-4064 “The Piano Lesson,” Feb. 4–26 mothers that end all stage mothers, E-mail [email protected] “The Diary of Anne Frank,” March 12–13 audiences will love the storylines, Visit www.iup.edu/sociology/als “Court Street Cabaret,” March 19 the choreography and familiar songs “August: Osage County,” April 15–May 8 like “If Ever I Would Leave You” and Flying Solo Festival, June 2–25 “Small World.” Theatre Harrisburg So there you have it. Get your “Camelot,” Nov. 5–21 ticket, find your seat, and enjoy this “Crazy for You,” Feb. 4–20 A member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education theatre season’s exciting ride! “Same Time, Next Year,” April 1–10 “Gypsy,“ June 3–19

20 TheBurg Musical Notes

Jazz, with a Latin Accent Folk Music Season Picks Up Catch some great music this fall with CPFJ. Veteran fiddler featured in fall concert.

Judith Brown Jessica D. Hayden n recognition of National Hispanic Latino communities of Harrisburg arol Anger is considered one we set out to do, including playing IHeritage Month, Central PA and surrounding areas during Dof the most innovative fiddlers Carnegie Hall twice, and got some Friends of Jazz (CPFJ) will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, performing today, getting his start real recognition for what we did. Harrisburg’s cultural diversity with which began Sept. 15 and ends Oct. as a bluegrass fiddler. He has since Q: What about your association a special one-time performance 15. explored many genres and played in with Turtle Island String Quartet? by Grammy award-winning Latin National Hispanic Heritage a variety of configurations over more A: In 1985, I got together with percussionist Poncho Sanchez and Month was established to pay than 35 years. He is best known as violinist David Balakrishnan. his Latin Jazz Band at 6 p.m., Sunday, tribute to Hispanic Americans who a founding member of the David David had a lot of compositional Oct 17. The concert will take place at have positively influenced and Grisman Quintet and the Turtle knowledge and great harmonic the Hilton Harrisburg. enriched our nation and society. A Island String Quartet. His fiddling is grasp and was writing very With 40 years in the music local jazz ensemble, the Trez Music heard every week as theme song of amazing, new beautiful material. industry, Sanchez has proved to Education Center Jazz Ensemble, will National Public Radio’s “Car Talk.” So we thought, wow, we should be an established force in his field. open the festivities at 5 p.m., under These days, Darol heads a new start a string quartet that With 24 CDs to his credit, he has direction of Beth Trez. group, The Republic of Strings, a actually does improvise and play a penchant of transforming tunes General admission is $25. band built on the idea that there is contemporary music because no from their original niche and “taking However, for this concert only, a nation of string players and string one else was doing that. it to another level,” with his own people with an I.D. that identifies enthusiasts—people who love Latin flair. For instance, his most them as members of any Hispanic string band music and who set no Q: Tell me about The Republic of recent CD, “Psychedelic Blues,” or Latino civic organization will be boundaries, make no distinction, Strings. (released in 2009) features Sanchez’s charged just $10 for admission. between musical styles. A: The group is very creative— own twist on Herbie Hancock’s As with all CPFJ concerts, children The Republic of Strings appears people who sing very well and “Cantaloupe Island,” and Freddie under the age of 12 are admitted for a Susquehanna Folk Music write very well. Basically we’re Hubbard’s “Crisis,” among others. free of charge and all students Society-sponsored performance at covering a pretty wide swath of Often described as “Afro-Cuban,” receive a discount for admission. 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31, at the Camp Hill the evolution of the string band. on any given tune you might hear CPFJ’s November concert will United Methodist Church. Expect a Q: The Wednesday Club Youth traces of swing, bebop and salsa. be a CD release party held on Nov. nice mix of instrumentals and vocals Chamber Orchestra will join you His music is often reflective of 14 with local favorite, saxophonist from different folk traditions. In an for several numbers. How did this his own zest for life. Sanchez, who is Tim Warfield and His Organ Band. interview, Darol shared more about come about? of Mexican and American descent, Warfield, from York, will feature his career and band. A: When I was working with Turtle was born in 1951 in Laredo, , tunes from his recently released CD, Q: What aspects of bluegrass music Island, I realized that most of but grew up in a suburb of Los “A Sentimental Journey.” appeal most to you? that music could be expanded to Angeles, where he was exposed On Dec. 5, CPFJ presents its A: Bluegrass music was the first larger groups. I’ve been working to traditional jazz, Latin jazz and Military Big Band Holiday Gala. music I ever got serious about. It was on orchestrations that introduce soul. Self-taught at the guitar, flute, All concerts take place at music that had a strong tradition students to different styles while drums and timbales, eventually he the Hilton Harrisburg. For more and kind of a lure. It’s as easy and as giving them something fun to fell in love with the congas, where information regarding these and difficult to play as Mozart. play. he continues to shine in front of other CPFJ-sponsored events, log audiences all over the world. onto www.cpfj.org. Q: You started playing with David Jess Hayden is the executive director Known for his effervescent style, Grisman in 1974. How long did you of the Susquehanna Folk Society. his musical abilities are rivaled only Judith Brown is a writer, jazz fan and play with them? For more information on this by his longevity in the industry. publicist for Central PA Friends of Jazz. A: Nine years and, during that time, concert, visit www.sfmsfolk.org. Sanchez has been signed with we did just about everything that the same record company since 1982—a feat rarely experienced in an industry known for its revolving- door policies. It serves as a true testament of his musicianship. The upcoming Oct. 17 concert is part of CPFJ’s Sunday fall concert series and, even more importantly, an opportunity to pay homage to the Hispanic and

TheBurg 21 Happenings

Museums & Art Spaces

3rd Street Studio Café di Luna Harsco Science Center 1725 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg 1004 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg Whitaker Center, 222 Market St., Harrisburg The Stage Door 717-385-3315; www.3rdstreetstudio.org 717-695-9449; cafediluna.com 717-214-ARTS; www.whitakercenter.org Allenberry Resort Inn and Playhouse “Seats for Peace,” featuring chairs artistically Artwork by local children. “Carnival of Health,” an adventure in wellness. 1559 Boiling Springs Rd., Boiling Springs painted by neighborhood youth. Bid on 717-258-3211; allenberry.com a chair (photo, p. 10) and help support Cornerstone Coffeehouse HMAC/Stage on Herr the Neighborhood Center of the United 2133 Market St., Camp Hill 1110 N. 3rd St./268 Herr St., Harrisburg “Not Now Darling,” through Oct. 10 Methodist Church, through Oct. 6. www.thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com 717-441-7506; www.harrisburgarts.com “Over the River and Through the Woods,” Oct. “Indigenous Vernacular,” works by Nataki Artist of Month: Joe O’Donnell, watercolors. Works by various local and regional artists. 13–30 McNeal Bhatti, with an interactive component focusing on community art and artistic Cygnet Studios/Conewago Coffeehouse Mangia Qui Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival expression. Opens Oct. 15, reception: 6–8 p.m. 336 S. Market St., Elizabethtown 272 North St., Harrisburg 3rd Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg 717-367-6140; conewagocoffee.com 717-233-7358; mangiaqui.com 717-238-4111; www.gamutplays.org Antique Auto Museum at Hershey Artist of the Month: Diana Robinson. Featured paintings by Elide Hower and No shows scheduled for October. 161 Museum Dr., Hershey Reception: Oct. 10, 3 p.m. Joanne Landis. 717-566-7100; www.aacamuseum.org Hershey Area Playhouse “All-American Girls Professional Baseball Gallerie Thirteen The Mantis Collective Sand Hill Road at Cherry Drive, Hershey League and Their Buses,” through Oct. 31. 13 E. Main St., Mechanicsburg 1306 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg 717-838-8164; hersheyareaplayhouse.com 717-591-6940; www.gallerie13.com [email protected] “Two-Wheeled Treasures from the Dennis “Harvey,” Oct. 21–31 Carpenter Collection,” motorcycles from the October’s featured artists: Kathy Corr, Engravings and drawings of Katie Grove, 1930s to the 1970s, through May 2011. Patty Toth and Lawrence von Knorr. through Oct. 10. HMAC/Stage on Herr 1110 N. 3rd St./268 Herr St., Harrisburg Paintings by Jeffrey Johnson, Oct. 15–Nov. 14. Art Association of Harrisburg Gallery@Second 717-441-7506; www.harrisburgarts.com 21 N. Front St., Harrisburg 608 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg Midtown Scholar/Yellow Wall Gallery “Soul Comedy Café,” Oct. 10 717-236-1432; www.artassocofhbg.com galleryatsecond.com 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” (the original “The Green Zone,” fall membership Works by Gene Suchma and Michael Bricker, 717-236-1680; www.midtownscholar.com musical), Oct. 28–30 show, through Oct. 14. through Oct. 30. Reception: Oct. 15, 6–9 p.m. “Motley,” drawings and paintings by Kelly Invitational Exhibit, Oct. 22–Nov. 24. Carmack, Shauna Myers and Melanie Waters, Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café Gallery at Walnut Place Opening reception: Oct. 22, 5–8 p.m. through October. Reception, Oct. 15, 6–9 p.m. 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg 413 Walnut St., Harrisburg/717-233-0487 717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com ArtHouse Lounge Oil paintings by Doris Valdes. Artist National Civil War Museum “Death Scenes from Othello,” performed 217 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg reception, Oct. 15, 5–8 p.m. One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir, Harrisburg by Big Spring High School’s Traveling 717-236-2550; www.arthouselounge.com 717-260-1861; nationalcivilwarmuseum.org Shakespeare Troupe, Oct. 15 (free, part of 3rd Gallery Blu Neo-futurist photographs by Erin Sparler “War on the Homefront,” through March 13. in The Burg) 1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg and sculptures of John Medashefski. 717-234-3009; www.galleryblu.org Closing reception: Oct. 15. Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art Open Stage of Harrisburg “Graffiti Then and Now—from Petroglyphs 176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg 223 Walnut St., Harrisburg Arts at 510 to Urban Scrawl”; also, plein air artworks 717-692-3699; www.nedsmithcenter.org 717-214-ARTS; www.openstagehbg.com 510 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg by Don Lenker and Paul Gallo. “Moments in Time,” art using natural elements “[title of show],” Oct. 8–Nov. 6 717-724-0364; www.artsat510.com by Andy Goldsworthy, through Dec. 31. Harrisburg 2010 History Center Drawings by Richard Chandler Hoff Oyster Mill Playhouse Dauphin Deposit Bank Building, Harrisburg and oil paintings by Sandra Marino, Rose Lehrman Arts Center 1001 Oyster Mill Road, Camp Hill 210 Market St.; dauphincountyhistory.org through Oct. 30. Reception: Oct. 15, One HACC Drive, Harrisburg 717-737-6768; www.oystermill.com 5:10–8 p.m., music by 510 Express. United States Colored Troops and the www.hacc.edu/RoseLehrmanArtsCenter “Ravenscroft,” Oct. 1–10 Harrisburg Grand Review, Oct. 16–Dec. 11. “Mirrors of Creation,” photographs by Jim Hartsen, through Oct. 21. Popcorn Hat Players at the Gamut 3rd Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg 3rd in The Burg: Oct. 15 SPRAMA.gallery 717-238-4111; www.gamutplays.org 308 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg “Aladdin,” through Oct. 9 717-238-1001; www.sprama.com “Piscataway” (left) is one of the featured “The Halloween Show,” Oct. 15–23 works this month at 3rd Street Studio, Contemporary works of Sandra Milner; sculptures of Mary Lee Kerr, through Oct. 29. 1725 N. 3rd St. The exhibit, entitled Rose Lehrman Arts Center Reception, Oct. 15, 5–9 p.m. “Indigenous Vernacular,” showcases One HACC Drive, Harrisburg www.hacc.edu/RoseLehrmanArtsCenter the work of Harrisburg artist Nataki The State Museum of Pennsylvania McNeal Bhatti. The exhibition includes 300 North St., Harrisburg “Rioult” (Pascal Rioult Dance Company), Oct. 7 an interactive component focusing on 717-787-4980; www.statemuseumpa.org community art and artistic expression. Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz, Oct. 20 “Indigenous Vernacular” also will be “Voices of the Revolution,” an exhibit featured as part of October’s 3rd in commemorating the Civil Rights movement Theatre Harrisburg through woodcuts, poetry and more. Whitaker Center, Harrisburg The Burg. You can visit many galleries 717-214-ARTS; www.theatreharrisburg.com and restaurants on Friday, Oct. 15 for Susquehanna Art Museum No shows scheduled for October. 3rd in The Burg, the monthly event 301 Market St., Harrisburg featuring art, music and more at 717-233-8668; www.sqart.org Whitaker Center venues around Harrisburg. For more “People, Places and Things: A Celebration of 222 Market St., Harrisburg information, see our back cover or visit Harrisburg’s Artistic Heritage,” Aug. 19–Jan. 2. 717-214-ARTS; www.whitakercenter.org www.3rdinTheBurg.com. Dōshi Gallery: Paintings by Ruth “Hansel and Gretel,” Oct. 23–24 Trapane, through Oct. 31.

22 TheBurg Happenings

Live Music around Harrisburg

Appalachian Brewing Co./Abbey Bar Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra The Midtown Tavern, continued 50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg The Forum (5th and Walnut Sts.), Harrisburg Oct. 16: The Cornlickers Other Highlights 717-221-1083; www.abcbrew.com 717-545-5527; harrisburgsymphony.org Oct. 23: Reggie Wayne Morris Blues Oct. 1: Lancaster First Friday. Lancaster Oct. 30: The Porkroll Project Blues Band Oct. 1: Tim Kasher Oct. 2–3: “Pull Out All the Stops” highlights its arts and gallery community in Oct. 2: Music for Malawa (benefit concert) Oct. 30–31: “Mancini Moonlight” this citywide event. lancasterarts.com Morgan’s Place Oct. 9: Weapons for Peace 4425 N. Front St., Harrisburg Oct. 2: Midtown Fall Beautification. It’s clean- Oct. 10: Southern Culture on the Skids Hilton Harrisburg and Towers 717-234-8103; www.morgans-place.com up time in Midtown Harrisburg. Meet at 9 a.m. Oct. 14: J-san and the Analogue Sons 1 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg at the Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, Oct. 15: Hillbilly Gypsies Please contact the venue. Solo jazz piano in the bar Tues.–Sat. evenings 3rd and Verbeke streets. Gloves, bags and Oct. 16: MiZ w/Gleason’s Drift & Slimfit refreshments provided. friendsofmidtown.org Oct. 17: Alternate Routes w/Barefoot Truth Stock’s on 2nd HMAC/Stage on Herr Oct. 18: Agent Orange 211 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg Oct 3: Harrisburg Cupcake Cup. Bring your 1110 N. 3rd St./268 Herr St., Harrisburg Oct. 27: Lucero 717-233-6699; www.stocksonsecond.com confections and your appetites to the 2nd 717-441-7506; www.harrisburgarts.com Oct. 28: The Toasters annual Cupcake Cup, which benefits the Oct. 2: Funktion Oct. 29: The Bridge Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. 2–4 p.m., Oct. 1: Arthouse Cinema DJ Oct. 9: Shea Quinn and Steve Swisher Oct. 30: Cabinet w/Colebrook Road Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. 3rd St. Oct. 2: Chelsea Caroline Oct. 16: Cruise Control Every Wednesday in Oct.: American Babies Facebook: Cupcake Cup Oct. 3: Suzi Brown CD Release Party Oct. 23: Don Johnson Project Band Oct. 7: Mike Banks & Friends Oct. 30: Music Through Science Oct. 8: Decorating with Arts & Crafts. Carley’s Ristorante and Piano Bar Oct. 8: Cuddle Magic Bungalow Society of Central Pennsylvania 204 Locust St., Harrisburg Oct. 9: InnaVibe The Susquehanna Folk Music Society holds a free public event on decorating the 717-909-9191; www.carleysristorante.com Oct. 12: Bitter Ruin w/Jason Webley www.sfmsfolk.org (check website for location) arts and crafts way. 6:30 p.m. at Giant Food Oct. 1: Wade Preston Oct. 14: Pockey LaFarge & the Hot Seats Community Center, Camp Hill. Oct. 2: Claude Méthé & Dentdelion Oct. 2, 8, 16, 29: Noel Gevers Oct. 15: Yarn Oct. 10: Jam Session Oct. 8: Friends of Midtown Social. Friends Oct. 6, 27: Chelsea Caroline Oct. 16: CASE 150 w/special guests Oct. 15-17: Serbian/Bulgarian Dance Weekend of Midtown will hold its fall social at Historic Oct. 7, 21, 22: Giovanni Traino Oct. 17: Zelazowa Oct. 23: Fall Coffee House Harrisburg, 3rd and Verbeke streets. 7 p.m. Oct. 9, 30: Ted Ansel Oct. 21: Doug & Telisha Williams Oct. 31: Darol Anger & The Republic of Strings Free for members; $5 for non-members. Oct. 13: Andrew Bargh Oct. 22: Darcie Miner Band friendsofmidtown.org Oct. 14, 28: Anthony Haubert Oct. 23: Troegs Beer Night w/Mecca Bodega TuesdayBluesday Oct. 15, 23: Alex Wash from Perkasie Oct. 15: Fairies & Monsters Face Painting Oct. 24: The Fleshtones Der Maennerchor, 221 North St., Harrisburg Oct. 16: Noel Gevers Extravaganza. Face painting and pixie strands Oct. 25: Holy Ghost Tent Revival www.tuesdaybluesday.com Oct. 20: Mark Zangrilli for kids and adults. The HodgePodgery, 1100 Every Wednesday: Open Mic Night Every Tuesday, Open Mic Night Oct. 5: Blue Elephant w/guests N. 3rd St. 5–10 p.m. thehodgepodgery.com Oct. 12: Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three Oct. 16: Under the Hunter’s Moon. Annual Ceolta’s Irish Pub Hollywood Casino at Penn National Oct. 19: The Humblers fundraiser for Fort Hunter features elegant 310 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg 777 Hollywood Blvd., Grantville Oct. 26: Dane Paul Russell dining, music and dancing throughout the 717-233-3202; www.ceoltasirishpub.com 877-565-2112; www.hcpn.com Centennial Barn. 6 p.m. forthunter.org Whitaker Center Please contact the venue. Oct. 1: Burning House Oct. 2: Natural 9 222 Market St., Harrisburg Oct. 17: Benefit Recital. Recital features works 717-214-ARTS; www.whitakercenter.org by Brahms performed by local musicians. Char’s Bella Mundo Oct. 8: Restless Recital is free, but there will be a freewill 540 Race St., Harrisburg Oct. 9: Honeypump Oct. 7: Brandi Carlile offering that benefits programs of The 717-213-4002; www.charsbellamundo.com Oct. 15: M80s Oct. 9: Trio Solisti (Market Square Concerts) Nativity School in Harrisburg. St. Lawrence Oct. 16: Mustang Sally & Laredo Oct. 12: The Max Weinberg Big Band “Jazz Wednesdays,” with special wine menu Chapel, 205 State St., 4 p.m. Oct. 22: Flashback Oct. 14: 100th Anniversary Concert for the Oct. 23: Pentagon Pennsylvania Association for the Blind Oct. 21: YWCA Power of Style Fashion Show. Clover Lane Coffeehouse Oct. 29: Uptown Oct. 24: Los Lonely Boys Local boutiques will be featured at the annual 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg Oct. 30: Blue Moon Swamp Oct. 27: Preservation Hall Jazz Band fashion show to benefit the YWCA of Greater 717-564-4761; www.harrisburguu.org Oct. 29: Terri Clark w/Lauren Lucas Harrisburg’s Domestic Violence Intervention Mangia Qui/Suba Oct. 15: Coyote Run and Prevention programs. 11 a.m., West Shore 272 North St., Harrisburg Country Club. Contact Devan at 717-724-2248 717-233-7358; www.mangiaqui.com Cornerstone Coffeehouse or [email protected]. 2133 Market Street, Camp Hill Oct. 2: Kyle Morgan and The Back Road Lectures, Readings www.thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com Oct. 8: Win Tichenor Oct. 24: Architectural History Tour. Explore & Classes 18 historic landmarks in Lancaster designed Oct. 1: Trace Morgan Oct. 9: Jessica Jellen and The Yellow Day Oct. 15: Phipps and Phriends by renowned architect C. Emlen Urban on a Oct. 2: Hemlock Hollow The HodgePodgery self-guided tour. Noon–5 p.m. Call 717-291- Oct. 3: Mitch and Lee Oct. 16: The AD Chandler Band Oct. 22: Samantha Gibb and The Cartel 1100 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg 5861 for tickets. For more information, visit Oct. 8: Chris Nelson 717-236-0150; www.thehodgepodgery.com www.hptrust.org. Oct. 9: The Lone Wolf Project Oct. 23: Jeff Calvin and The Converse All Stars Oct. 10: Andrew Bellanca and Friend Oct. 29: Blue Elephant Oct. 2: “Halos and Horns Make and Take,” noon Oct. 15: Ben Pierson Oct. 30: Batida Oct 7: “Close to the Heart Charm Class,” 6 p.m. At the Cinema Oct. 16: Ruby and the Hummingbirds Oct. 15: “Decorative Painting 101,” 1 p.m. Oct. 17: Kevin Kline Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café Oct. 28: “Square Crochet,” 6 p.m. Moviate Film Co-Op Oct. 22: Jeanne and Friend 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg 1106 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg Oct. 23: Brian Jacobsen 717-236-1680; www.midtownscholar.com Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café www.moviate.org Oct. 24: Aaron Daniel Gaul 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg Oct. 8: Mary Gauthier w/Tania Elizabeth Oct. 9: “Cinema Soloriens,” with live music by Oct. 29: Cynthia Gorski 717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com Oct. 15: Camela Widad Kraemer Marshall Allen to films of James Harrar (in- Oct. 30: Jeff Greenawalt Oct. 21: Jill Sobule Oct. 1–2: A weekend of Civil War/Civil Rights person), at Midtown Scholar, 8:30 p.m. Oct: 31: Stan Hoke and The Hopefuls Oct. 29: “Folk–Café Friday” discussions and films, hosted by Amanda Kemp, Midtown Scholar’s resident scholar for Oct. 23: “Nosferatu,” with live score by The Cygnet Studios/Conewago Coffeehouse The Midtown Tavern 2010. Check website for details. Living Screen, 8 p.m. 336 S. Market St., Elizabethtown 1101 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg Oct. 27: “Tiger Saw,” with opening bands 717-367-6140; conewagocoffee.com 717-236-7583; themidtowntavern.com Oct. 16: Mystery Writers Day, featuring authors Peter Durantine, Mike Silvestri, J. R. Winter Sons and St. Claire, 7 p.m. Oct. 1: Matt Wheeler Oct. 2: Blind Willie’s Blues Band Rife and John Sabol, discussing and signing Oct. 28: Filmmaker Mike Kuchar, presenting Oct. 2: Andy Mowatt Oct. 9: Rotten Belly Blues Band their books. old and new rare works, 8 p.m.

TheBurg 23 Home & Family Family Life

Falling Leaves, Rising Fun Autumn is perfectly made for big & little kids.

Rebecca Mack all is one of my favorite times This year, I have many activities season. The whipped cream atop and rediscover what it’s like to be Fof the year, and I love spending in mind for our family. With four the pumpkin pie is that the kids will a kid experiencing the changing of it with my family engaged in the young children, determining what learn a lot about nature, the seasons, the seasons of life. particular outdoor activities this to do that is age-appropriate and life and each other—all without Rebecca Mack is the mother of four season offers. will excite everyone often gets quite spending anything but time. children, a freelance writer and the co- There’s something about having dicey. Luckily, the baby is pretty My favorite fall activity when owner of New Growth Landscaping. children that has unlocked a part of complacent, and the 3-year-old I was a kid was jumping in piles of Visit www.motheringgodschildren. me I forgot ever existed. It’s almost will do whatever her older brother leaves. I can almost hear the crunch blogspot.com. as if I have a free pass to act like a kid and sister do. Apple- and pumpkin- of the dried leaves and smell their myself, viewing the world through picking are definitely high on the earthy scent as I remember diving their eyes, discovering different list. Since moving to Pennsylvania into those newly raked piles. What a Sweet Sciences Day aspects of life as if I were doing them almost four years ago, we have not day of fantastic fun we would have, High school students can learn the for the first time. As the hot temps gone apple-picking even though we crashing into one of nature’s perfect science behind chocolate and other surrender to cooler ones, tank tops live so close to Adams County, aka factors in the cycle of life. It didn’t foods during Harrisburg University’s are traded in for sweaters, and the “Apple Country.” It is definitely a fun cost a thing and yet we managed Sweet Sciences Day, a free, day-long grill relinquishes dinner duties to the treat, and I can’t wait to go this year! to come home at the end of the workshop, slated for 8:30 a.m. to crock pot, I find myself falling in love Hay rides have to be on my day with a sense of having found 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, at the with the season as I anticipate all list as well. Other activities include something of great value. university’s campus, 326 Market St. that it will bring. a corn maze, trick-or-treating for Of course, fall would not be The event will feature hands- Halloween complete without creating some on experiments. HU encourages and taking of our favorite comfort foods and educators to bring classes to the walks in the treats. Our list of yummies will event. For more information, contact woods to include chili, pumpkin bread and Rene Massengale at 717-901-5133 or experience pie, hearty soups, corn bread, [email protected]. the changing homemade chex mix and popcorn scenery. The balls. There are tons of recipes on crisp air and the Internet that are geared toward School Cuts Proposed woody smells this season and are kid-friendly too. Harrisburg schools Operating Officer are two of As in all things family, the most Shawn Farr has proposed closing my favorite important part is to spend quality a $6.8 million budget gap through aspects of time together. Take the time to relax dramatic measures, including being outside with your children, let them show slashing sports programs and early during this you the world through their eyes childhood education. The district’s school board has not yet acted on the proposals, which have been met with parent Harrisburg Bike Taxi outrage. Public forums to discuss the budget crisis will be held at 6 p.m., GET THERE THE GREEN WAY Oct. 5 at Harrisburg High School and Find us on the streets every day from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Oct. 7 at Ben Franklin School. Taxi: 717.461.2202 • Fax: 717.695.4759 [email protected] • www.harrisburgbiketaxi.com New IT Center at HU Also available for: LECG and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology have • weddings teamed to create an information • parties • conferences technology support services center. • festivals The center, located at 304 • other special Market Street, will promote learning, events foster experience and create job opportunities for IT students and professionals in the region. The Advertisers: ride the road to green with the Harrisburg center provides a laboratory-like Bike Taxi. Limited space available. Contact Sean Hertzler environment that enables students at 717.602.8998 or [email protected]. to develop marketable skill sets.

24 TheBurg TheBurg 25 Sports & Bodies Great Outdoors

Wabbit—er, Rabbit Season Grab a beagle and head for the woods.

Kermit G. Henning he unmistakable bawl of a beagle small twigs, buds and bark of young head, chest and back combined. rear legs, rib sections and the back Ton a rabbit bellowed through saplings—especially in the winter Walking up rabbits can certainly saddles. Parboil the rabbit pieces the brambles. Otis was hot on the when other food sources are scarce. be productive, but nothing beats the with a carrot, an onion and a stalk of trail of the rabbit we jumped just a Basically, anywhere there is both thrill of hunting them with beagles. celery until tender—about an hour. few minutes earlier as we struggled food and cover, you’ll find bunnies. What makes it work so well is the Now dredge the pieces in seasoned through the sharp and tangled briar Gearing up for rabbits is rabbit’s natural instinct to circle flour and pan fry in oil until golden patch. If all goes well, Otis will bring relatively simple. Slowly walking and come back to the same spot it brown and crispy. the rabbit around to the original along field edges or likely cover, jumped. Save a choice morsel for Otis. He starting point and we will be ready a hunter can often spot a bunny Rabbits have a relatively did most of the work after all. with a sure shot. before he makes a break for it. small home area, and they hate to Cottontail rabbits are very Here, an accurate .22 rifle will bring leave it. When flushed, they sprint Kermit G. Henning, popular with hunters. Find the right bunnies to bag. For most rabbit away in flash, leaving the dogs host of abc27 habitat, and you can usually jump hunting, though, a light, quick- way behind. When they are again Outdoors TV, is a enough to make the day interesting. handling shotgun works best. A threatened, they will take off again. member of the Seeing lots of bunnies is also a good 20-gauge gun with an improved But eventually they turn and head Outdoor Writers way to introduce young and novice cylinder choke will work fine for the back for their home haunts. This is Association of hunters to the sport. quick snap shots in thick cover. Shot when the hunter can usually get a America. Rabbits are most often found size in 6 or 7½ is best. shot, when the dogs bring the rabbit in brushy areas, agricultural fields, Hunting in thick cover calls for back. Stand still and watch intently fencerows, brush piles, briar patches, heavy, canvas pants, especially those for the slightest movement. If you’re Largest Pie Fight even along railroad tracks where clad in vinyl fronts. Briars and thorns lucky, you will add another tasty they find emergent vegetation. They will tear you up otherwise. Sturdy, bunny to the bag. Even if the bunny Central Penn College graduate just love clover, alfalfa, broadleaf cleated boots that support the outsmarts you, listening to the Nathan Smoyer is looking to set a weeds, soybeans, garden crops and ankles going through rough terrain music of the baying beagles makes Guinness world record for World’s are a must. A the whole day worthwhile. Largest Pie Fight. good pair of Rabbits are a very versatile treat The battle is scheduled to start tight-fitting in the kitchen. The first step to a at 2 p.m. , Oct. 16, on the college’s shooting great, healthful meal is proper field campus, 600 Valley Rd., Summerdale. gloves is also care. Rabbits should be skinned and The cost to throw pies is $5 a wise choice. gutted as soon as possible to cool each, the money going to Vickie’s Remember, the delicate meat. Uncleaned rabbits Angel Walk, which assists families of here in carried around all day in the back cancer victims, and Central Penn’s Pennsylvania of a canvas hunting vest will spoil Education Foundation, which raises 250 square quickly. The white meat is lean and money for student scholarships. inches of delicious used in a wide variety of For information, visit www. fluorescent ways. Perhaps the easiest, and most facebook.com/worldslargestpiefight. orange is common, way to prepare them is to com or email Nathan at required on separate the carcass into front and [email protected].

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26 TheBurg Your Health

An Undetected Menace Routine screening recommended to diagnose diabetes.

Dr. John Goldman iabetes has become increasingly An HgbA1c is a measure of the undiagnosed disease, prevention of “Walk to Remember” Dcommon in the United States. It percentage of hemoglobin diabetic complications and better is estimated that approximately 20 molecules (the molecules that carry treatment of the disease. To mark National Pregnancy and million Americans have diabetes and oxygen in red blood cells), which Infant Loss Awareness Month, more than one third of all Americans have had a sugar molecule attached Dr. John Goldman is PinnacleHealth will sponsor a “Walk will develop the disease at some to them. The frequency in which the Program Director to Remember” at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, point during their lives. glucose is attached to hemoglobin of Internal Medicine at Oct. 3 at Woodlawn Memorial More than 90 percent of the is directly dependent upon the PinnacleHealth. Gardens, Londonderry Road, in patients with diabetes will develop concentration of glucose in blood. Lower Paxton Township. the disease as an adult due to the Consequently, an HgbA1c gives a The walk begins at the development of resistance to insulin measure of the average blood sugar chapel and concludes at (the hormone that regulates blood over the last 90 days (the lifespan of PinnacleHealth’s memorial plot for sugar levels). Patients who have a red blood cell). PinnacleHealth Grant a non-denominational service of diabetes often have no symptoms, An HgbA1c of less than 5.7 Steel company ArcelorMittal has remembrance. Refreshments will be and the disease is undiagnosed percent is considered normal. An given a $5,000 grant to support available at the chapel following the in as many as one-third of people HgbA1c of 5.8 to 6.4 percent is PinnacleHealth’s Children’s Resource service. with the disease. It can be as long as considered at high risk of diabetes, Center, located at the Polyclinic For more information, call 10 years from the development of and an HgbA1c of greater than 6.5 Hospital campus in Harrisburg. Marianne Allen at 717-782-5906. the diabetes to its diagnosis. Some is considered diagnostic of diabetes. The patients will already have developed An HgbA1c only has to be elevated grant was complications of the diabetes once to make the diagnosis of devoted to (damage to the kidney, damage to diabetes. updating the eyes or nerve damage) at the In my opinion, every adult equipment time of diagnosis. should be screened for diabetes and creating Consequently, it is important with a fasting blood sugar at least a child- to screen patients without obvious once every five years, and patients friendly symptoms for diabetes. Some with risk factors should be screened “Call Today environment experts recommend screening all once a year. Any patient with an for young adults above the age of 30. Other elevated blood sugar should have a For Your and experts recommend screening for follow-up HgbA1c. Diabetes is very adolescent Free Analysis” diabetes in patients with risk factors common, often asymptomatic, often victims of like obesity, increased cholesterol, undiagnosed. Therefore, routine abuse. 717-540-3632 high blood pressure, a family history screening will result in uncovering of diabetes or physical inactivity. There are two main methods to screen for diabetes. The first method is to check a fasting blood • Breakfast XPN Welcomes sugar. Patients without diabetes and ROXY’S • Burgers who are not at risk for developing ill obule diabetes will have a fasting blood • Sandwiches J s sugar less than 80 mg/dl; patients CAFÈ Thursday, ocT. 21 who do not have diabetes but are • Salads at high risk for developing will have Where • Subs * 8 Pm *$25 a fasting blood sugar between 81 Harrisburg and 125 mg/dl; and patients with • Daily Lunch diabetes will have a blood sugar Goes to Eat! Specials! Great Music & More! above 125 mg/dl. Any patient with an abnormal blood sugar (>80 mg/ Corner North & 3rd • Mary Gauthier with Tania Elizabeth, Fri., Oct. 8 • Camela Widad Kraemer, Fri., Oct. 15—Free! dl) should have the fasting blood (across from Capitol) sugar repeated. The diagnosis of • MYSTERY WRITERS’ Day, Sat., Oct.16 diabetes or pre-diabetes cannot be Phone: 717.232.9232 Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café made unless the sugars are elevated Fax: 717.232.9234 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg • 717-236-1680 on at least two separate occasions. Mon-Fri: 6:30a-2:30p Hours: Tue 9-9 (starts 10/19), Wed-Sat 9-9, Sun 12-7 The second method is to Sat-Sun: 8:00a-1:30p check a hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c). *Great Used Books * Art Gallery * Acoustic Music * (breakfast only) *Fair-trade Coffees, Teas & Espressos*

TheBurg 27 Move It!

On Your Left! From fun run to marathon, Road Runners set the pace. Pam Waters

unning can be a solitary sport. who shows up. Locations, distances violence services. She also RKeeping pace with someone and race directors vary. directs a June race for colon slightly faster is taxing; marginally Many members have had a cancer prevention. slower, aggravating; and as any hand in putting together larger Mary Lou Harris plans to runner will tell you, chatting uses up races than the Sunday Club Runs. stage the Harrisburg area’s valuable lung space. With a larger HARRC itself directed the Harrisburg first-ever 10-mile race in late group of runners, however, it is Marathon for 36 years, but last year March to benefit non-profit easier to find someone with a similar ceded control to the Harrisburg arts organizations in the area. pace and desire for conversation. Area YMCA. This year’s marathon is With both running and the I recently joined about 20 Nov. 14, kicking off from City Island arts as her key interests, she members of the Harrisburg Area at 8:30 a.m. (walkers are allowed to would like to “get some cross- Road Runners Club on their Sunday start at 6:30 a.m.). organizational work going” Club Run. It was a 5-mile course Many club members still between Harrisburg’s running starting at Shank Park in Hershey volunteer for the marathon; others and arts communities. Runners and walkers pound the pavement and following paved trails over hills run it each year. Marge Lebo, On this particular day, at a recent Sunday Club Run in Hershey and towards Hummelstown and back. HARRC’s director of publicity, has runners gathered at the start Hummelstown sponsored by HARCC. Every Sunday, the club sponsors a been a director for 17 years for a of the course, as race director bare-bones race for any member race series that benefits domestic Steve Whittle gave course snacks. I was nursing a hamstring directions. “On your mark,” he said, injury, so I turned around well short “get set” and, with a loud blast on of the 2.5-mile marker and crossed his duck call, he started the race. the finish line first. Participants ranged from beginners The website shows my finish to ultra-marathoners, from those as a “fun run” without a time, but it just out of college to grandparents, lists times for every other runner. from human to canine. Some ran Frank Leiter ran the course in 34 as part of a training regimen for an minutes to take first place. It wasn’t upcoming race. Others took up a a particularly good time, he said, but more leisurely pace than usual in according to Gary Grobman, who order to run with friends. came in second, “If Frank shows up, As we all took off down the he’s going to win.” path, Whittle remained behind with At the other end of the a stop watch, a clipboard and a spectrum, Shelly Perry and Chuck, trunk full of water, sports drinks and her black lab, finished in 1:05:06, to Perry’s delight. “I’m always going to be last,” she said, “but that’s OK. Did I do my best for that day? I’m okay with that.” Perry joined the club in June and listed motivation and camaraderie as the main draws for her. “I’ve been welcomed the whole way,” she said. HARRC: www.harrc. org ; the Harrisburg Marathon is Nov. 14: www. harrisburgmarathon. com.

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TheBurg 29 One More Thing

Way Down upon the Swattie In praise of a creek that runs through our region.

Ryan Dibeler a rope swing with friends, the Swatty Indiantown Gap and Jonestown Their efforts have led to new has given me many fond memories. who rely on the Swatty for their access points to the creek—canoe The creek comes out of the water supply. Parts of the creek’s docks and break spots along the mountains in Foster Township, 570-square-mile watershed get water trail. They work with local Schuylkill County, north of Pine drainage from abandoned mines in farmers to plant buffers along the Grove, and meanders about 60 the coal region as well as from farms. creek to help subdue polluting field miles through four counties— The Swatty has its guardians, runoff. They educate residents of Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon and such as the Swatara Watershed the watershed about what they can Dauphin—before draining into Association, whose mission is to do at their homes and businesses to the Susquehanna River just below help clean and preserve the creek. help preserve the creek. Harrisburg between Middletown and Director Jo Ellen Litz said that, since The has played watara Creek has long been Royalton, eventually making its way the 1970s, the group has worked a great role in my life. It’s a place Sa waterway of recreation for into the Chesapeake Bay. That’s right: with state agencies, municipalities, where I spent summer days with people in the midstate, and as I grew our area is part of the Chesapeake and other watershed groups to friends or found refuge for personal up in Hummelstown, the “Swatty,” Bay Watershed. make the creek healthier. contemplation. In an era run by 24/7 as it’s affectionately called, has been The creek is a critical resource, “We have enjoyed a remarkable news coverage, it’s easy to forget a place to enjoy nature. Whether especially to people in Lebanon success in bringing the community about things right under our noses. fishing, canoeing, tubing or enjoying city, Hummelstown, Palmyra, Fort together to preserve the creek For more about Swatara Creek, visit and make it more accessible to www.mbcomp.com/swatara. everyone,” Litz said.

30 TheBurg QUALIFIED to lead... CARING about our district... CONCERNED about the commonwealth

Experience Pennsylvania ranks 46th in the nation in regard to electing Retired Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and appointing women to higher office. This trend must be Senior Administrator broken. Mr. John Baer of the Philadelphia Daily News wrote in Former Administrative Law Judge Part-time Faculty - National Judicial College a recent column, Experience in Urban and Economic Development “I’ve long argued that politics needs more women, especially Lecturer in Pennsylvania’s self-protective, bloated, ineffective, National Speaker for Twenty First Speakers Bureau Author Social Service delivery System to the Elderly scandal prone, men’s club Legislature. Cut its size, its cost Past President, American Society of Public Administrator and add more women and there would be less corruption Past President, National Association of Hearing Officials and more production.” Member Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church Also Attends Evangelical Free Church of Hershey By John Baer Philadelphia Daily News, Awards Daily News Political Columnist American Bar Association Distinguished Woman in the Judiciary Pennsylvania National Guard’s Outstanding Woman of the Year National Association of Professional Women Phyllis Bennett has been given unanimous support by 2010/2011 Woman of the Year Alleghenians Woman of the Year Central Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council. Community Service “This council needs someone who understands and will Fair Housing Board of Greater Harrisburg fight for working class values.” Rejoice Adoption Agency Harrisburg Kiwanis Club Paul E.J. Bachman Harrisburg Symphony Education Committee President, Central Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council ...and NOT another politician!

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