This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley October 26-November 5, 2016 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events”
October 26: Paint Party and More at the Buggy Museum 6:30 PM Traci Messinger will be instructing everyone on painting while we enjoy a wine tasting courtesy of Shade Mountain Winery and finger foods. You will leave with a painting of the Heiss Coach Works, the only intact 19th century carriage factory in the United States. Tickets are $40.00 per person, all supplies, wine and food are included. You must be 21 to partake of the wine. Non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. Reservations are required. www.buggymuseum.org Mifflinburg
October 26-31: Area Susquehanna River Valley Towns’ Halloween Activities Bloomsburg: BOO!burg, Friday, October 28, 6:30-8:30pm & Trunk N’ Treat, Sunday, October 30, 6-7:30pm Danville: Parade, Thursday, October 27, 7pm Mifflinburg: Jack-o-Lantern Contest, Wednesday, October 26, 7-8 pm. Parade: Thursday, October 27, 6pm Milton: Trail of Treats, Saturday, October 29, 4:30-6:30pm Mt. Carmel: Parade, Saturday, October 29, 11:00am Northumberland: Halloween Parade: Wednesday, October 26, 7pm Watsontown: Parade, Monday, October 31, 6pm BVRA Spooktacular Halloween Party, October 30. BVRA Scarecrow Build-Off, November 5. For complete information about these and many other area Halloween events visit: http://www.visitcentralpa.org/events/halloween-festivities/halloween-festivities
October 27: U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors 7:30 PM The official touring big band of the United States Army, the Jazz Ambassadors are acclaimed at home and abroad for their performances of America’s original art form. Their diverse repertoire includes big band, swing, bebop, contemporary jazz, Dixieland and patriotic selections. Admissions to the concert are free, but tickets will be required. Tickets are available at the Susquehanna University Box Office, located in the Degenstein Center Theater lobby, open Monday-Friday from 12-5pm, or available by phone at 570-372-ARTS. www.Susqu.edu Selinsgrove
October 27-28: Community Arts Center Shows October 27: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. 7:30 PM This hugely entertaining and talented orchestra is the world’s only year-round professional ensemble re-creating “America’s Original Music,” the syncopated sounds of the silent film era. This group will bring tears of laughter to your eyes as it aces the original scores of ghost-themed silent comedy films in its hilarious “Haunted Hollywood” production. Don a costume and join our pre-concert Halloween party in The Capitol Lounge at 6:15pm! October 28: Tommy James and the Shondells. 7:30 PM Don’t miss this concert of an American rock and roll group whose greatest prominence was in the late 1960s. They had two No. 1 singles in the U.S., “Hanky Panky” (July 1966) and “Crimson and Clover” (February 1969), and also charted twelve other Top 40 hits, including five in the Hot 100’s top ten: “I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Mirage”, “Mony Mony”, “Sweet Cherry Wine”, and “Crystal Blue Persuasion”. Tommy James and the Shondells put on a show you don’t want to miss. www.CACLive.com Williamsport
October 27-30: Susquehanna University Presents the Addams Family Just in time for Halloween, the weird and wonderful Addams family comes to devilishly delightful life in this musical comedy. In this new tale, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a normal family. Macabre mayhem is on the menu when the Addams family hosts a dinner for Wednesday’s boyfriend and his parents. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for non-SU students and senior citizens. They may be purchased through the Susquehanna Box Office,
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either in person from Monday to Friday, noon to 5pm, or by calling 570-372-ARTS (2787). Showtimes are September 27-29 at 7:30pm. September 30 at 2:30pm. www.Susqu.edu Selinsgrove
October 27-November 4: Weis Center for the Performing Arts Events October 27 the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81, D minor; Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, E minor; and Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony No. 4, Op. 61. A minor. October 30 the Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba Company will present a program called "Cuba Vibra!" showcasing its music and dances from the '50s to today, where all the characters, women and men, weave their life stories. Protagonists of precise movement and cadence incalculable: cha-cha-cha, mambo, rumba, conga, bolero, feeling...all the rhythms that vibrate the heart and fill the soul. November 2 Edmar Castaneda, harp virtuoso, performing with his Jazz Trio (on the Campus Theatre Stage). November 4 The Maria Schneider Orchestra performs a Jazz concert. Information and tickets for these performances is available at www.Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter Lewisburg
October 28: BU Small Business Development Center offers a Food for Profit- Small Business Workshop Have you ever been told that your favorite homemade bread, or salsa, is "good enough to sell"? Do you have additional fruit or vegetables from your farm or home garden that you would like to make into a commercial product? Penn State Cooperative Extension's Food for Profit workshop takes you step by step through the information necessary to start and run a small food product business. Although appropriate for any food business owners who want to develop their venture proactively, the workshop is especially directed to individuals who will be making and packing their products for resale (through grocery stores, open-air markets, or restaurants). Register at Food for Profit or call Penn State Extension, at (717) 921-8803. www.bucknell.edu/SBDC.xml Lewisburg
October 28: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 9:00 PM It’s THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW – Join us for our annual screening of the original Rock-Sci-Fi- Musical Cult Classic! Only $10 and includes a prop bag with everything you need to play along! (Please, no outside props!) Box office opens at 8:00pm, costume contest with prizes and show time at 9pm! Costumes and audience participation are encouraged, but not mandatory. Pre-sale tickets are available at www.campustheatre.org Lewisburg
October 28: Raven and Wren on Stage at Rusty Rail Live 9:00 PM With uncompromising commitment to truth, to reality, Raven and the Wren is the creation of four people who live and breathe music, who are honest about their passions, and who have carved from that honesty original music that will stand the test of time. Raven and the Wren bring beauty and joy, looking into the unlit corners and staring down the darkness. Raven and The Wren tell it like it is on the Rusty Rail Live stage. Tickets for the Raven and the Wren show can be purchased in advance for $12 at www.rustyrailbrewing.com/raven2 or are $16 at the door. Featuring popular and up-and-coming artists, Rusty Rail Live showcases single acts and full bands performing their own take on Americana, folk, bluegrass, alternative country, country, blues, jazz, soul and rock. For more information on other upcoming shows, visit www.rustyrailbrewing.com/music Mifflinburg
October 28-29: 33rd Annual Ghosts and Goblins at Lincoln Caverns
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Pennsylvania's ULTIMATE Halloween Experience! In the Cave, through the Woods & on the Wagon! Friday 6- 9:30pm. Saturday 11am-9:30pm. Evening tours: Come experience 90 minutes of terror! All Scary Haunted Caverns PLUS Haunted Trail & Haunted Hayride! Saturday daylight tour: Enjoy a very special family tour through two beautiful crystal caverns, one haunted and one natural, followed by a Family Hayride around Warrior Ridge Farm. 90 minutes of fall family fun! www.LincolnCaverns.com Huntingdon
October 28-29: Fall Flashlight Tours and Haunted Miner's Maze Tours 6:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays at Penns Cave. Flashlight Cave Tours: Bring a flashlight and shine a different perspective on cave formations! Hear intriguing Indian and pioneer legends. 'Get Lost!' in our Haunted Miners Maze. Explore our dimly lit, 4,800 sq. ft. maze to locate the hidden check-points. Family-friendly eerie fun; NO gruesome sights. Best times completing the maze win a prize! Reservations recommended: (814) 364-1664 or [email protected]. Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsCave1885 Centre Hall
October 28-30: Knoebels Hallo-Fun Weekends Every year when the crisp fall winds begin to blow and Halloween approaches, Knoebels transforms into a spooktacular place for ghosts and ghouls of all ages. Visitors can experience tasty treats, thrilling games, freaktastic attractions and, of course, a selection of Knoebels’ hallo-riffic rides. We have gentle haunts, scary attractions and treats to suit everyone’s taste. There are even special treat stops for children 12 and under in costume! So join the boo crew at Knoebels Spooky Amusement Resort this fall-if you dare! www.Knoebels.com Elysburg
October 29: Northumberland County Historical Society Lantern Tours 6:00-8:30 PM See Fort Augusta's well, powder magazine, and the Hunter-Grant Cemetery in a different light! Period-dressed tour guides will lead the tours. The museum will also be open and light refreshments will be served at the end of the tour. www.northumberlandcountyhistoricalsociety.org Sunbury
October 29: Halloween Owls at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art Whooooo's coming to this annual tradition? Celebrate Halloween with the Center at its annual Halloween Owls program, which features live owls from Penn State University's Shaver's Creek Environmental Center. Experts on night-time raptors will explore the facts and shatter the myths about these beautiful creatures. Certified bird banders from the Center's Northern Saw-Whet Owl Banding Project will provide owl banding demonstrations and discuss the Center's effort to gather more information on the tiny birds that migrate through Penn's Woods on cold fall nights. Children’s program 6-7pm; regular program 7:30pm. Admission $5. www.NedSmithCenter.org Millersburg
October 29-30: Boo! At The Zoo 10:00 AM-5:00 PM It’s Halloween at Lake Tobias Wildlife Park! Children 12 years and younger wearing a Halloween costume will receive FREE Park Admission. (Does not include Safari Tour). Trick-or-treat candy stations for all children through age 12. FREE Pumpkin Decorating activity for children while supplies last. http://laketobias.com/ Halifax
October 29-November 5: Whispering Oaks Live Music Events October 29 enjoy classic country songs with the Frank Wicher Band. Then on November 3 come for Karaoke. After hosting a series of local musical talent on Thursday evenings, we are now ready to turn the mic over to you! Bring your friends, enjoy some wine, and sing your little hearts out! November 5 we bring the Ryan and
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Kevin Acoustic Duo to our stage. They will take you on a ride from the classics of yesterday to the modern hits of today...with a few of their own songs added to the mix. Come out, relax, and enjoy! Cheers!! https://www.facebook.com/TheWhisperingoaksvineyard/ Sunbury
October 30: National Theatre Live at the Campus Theatre presents Frankenstein 1:00 PM Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale. www.CampusTheatre.org Lewisburg
October 30: Samhain: Scotch-Irish Halloween Celebration at the Dale/Engle/Walker House 1:00-4:00 PM Enjoy games, a pumpkin carving and painting demonstration (a free pumpkin will be given to all children to decorate at home). Try some Irish Barmbrack Cake, a traditional Irish cake, filled with dried mixed fruit, and eaten on holidays (served with root beer and water). There will be a photo-op booth, specially decorated for families to take photos. Guided tours of the house and hearth will be conducted at 2:00 and 3:00 and the wagon shed and milk house will be open. Self-guided tour sheets will be available. This event marks the end of the 2016 tour season at D/E/W. *Samhain - pronounced SAH-win or SOW-in is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year. www.UnionCountyHistoricalSociety.org Lewisburg
October 30-November 19: BVRA Halloween Party, Scarecrow Build-Off, and Parents Night Out Join Buffalo Valley Recreation Authority for a Spooooooktacular fun time at the Masonic Lodge from 5:00- 8:00pm on October 30. This family friendly Halloween event will feature classic fun for children and adults. Everyone is welcome to come in costume, so you can participate in our costume contest. There will be spooky fun games for all ages to participate in, such as Balloon Piñatas, making Spooky Snacks, a variety of games (Halloween Mystery Cauldrons), and face painting! There will be an Outside Movie at the Soldier Park starting around 6:15pm with a showing of the Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus. The event will also feature a popcorn bar with all sorts of delicious toppings! You and your family can customize bags of popcorn to enjoy at our outdoor movie showing. For kids not interested in the movie, games will continue in the masonic lodge. Then on November 5, pull that straw out of your ears, get your creative hats on, form a team and join in our Scarecrow Build-off contest. Also, Parents Night Out event dates are November 5 & 19, and. For more details on these and other BVRA activities visit www.BVRec.org Lewisburg
November 1: Elizabeth's An American Bistro Fall Appetizer Class 5:00-8:00 PM Learn how to create appetizers using locally sourced ingredients with ethnic twists. Enjoy your creations with cool weather friendly wines. Join Chefs Melissa & Chris for this hands on class. Send or drop off a check to Elizabeth's to hold your space in the class. $48. 570-523-8088. www.ElizabethsBistro.com Lewisburg
November 4: Stroll through the Arts Start with the Art – and End with the Music at the Stroll through the Arts. Both the visual and the performing arts take center stage in historic downtown Lewisburg. Start with the Art at 6:00 when over 30 artists display their works in shops, studios, and galleries all along five blocks of downtown Market St. that evening. The artists range from painters to potters to jewelers to photographers, and are all from the central Susquehanna Valley region. A Silent Art Auction and Sale will be held that evening from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the 323 Market
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Street, in conjunction with the Stroll through the Arts. This year will be the 24th annual auction, and features work donated by the juried artists who participated in last April’s Arts Festival. End with the Music from 9:00 pm to midnight featuring Backyard Ponies, at the Bull Run Tap House, from 9:00-11:00 pm, and Royal Benson, at the Towne Tavern, from 10:00 pm – midnight. www.lewisburgartscouncil.com Lewisburg
November 6: Priestley Chapel First Sunday Program: Poetry Reading and Dulcimer Concert 9:30 AM Poetry will be provided by Linda Godfrey. Music for the program will be provided by A. J. Bashore on Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer. Sweet Music, the literal meaning of the name Dulcimer, is what you hear as you listen to the melodic strains Bashore weaves. The musical genres come from Traditional American, Celtic, Blues, European, Scandinavian and Klezmer sources, in addition to tunes that he composes while retaining traditional and World Music flavors. For more information call 570-473-1688 or visit: www.priestleychapel.org Northumberland
Now-October 30: Corn Maze at Ard's Farm Join us in the corn maze as Ard’s Farm celebrates 25 years! Not up for the “big” adventure? Try our smaller corn maze as you get to the “roots” of our business by finding your way through ra-nan farms. Shoot the corn cannon, play in the corn bin, race the pumpkins in the punchin’ pumpkin maze, ride the slide, dig for fossils, and take a hayride to the pumpkin patch. Bring you flashlight to do the maze in the dark. www.ArdsFarm.com Lewisburg
Now-October 30: World of Little League Halloween Costume Contest Dress up for Halloween and visit the museum on Saturdays and Sundays and receive a free admission. Have your photo taken wearing your costume to enter to win a fabulous prize. The World of Little League®: Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store will be hosting a Halloween costume contest over the next two weekends, Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30, where participants will have the opportunity to win prizes in 10 different categories. Anyone 14 and younger who comes dressed in costume on those days will be eligible to enter the contest and will have the opportunity to tour the museum for free. A photo will be taken of each entrant, with prize winners announced before Halloween. http://www.littleleague.org/learn/museum.htm South Williamsport
Now-November 1: Owens Farm Guided Tours Sustainable and humane farming is all over the news these days, and here's your chance to see how it's done. Owens Farm raises sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, horses and honeybees on 112 acres of pasture and woods. See the Border collie working, piglets at play, and happy hens. Schedule a private tour by emailing [email protected]. Overnight Farmstays and Adopt-a-Sheep also available! www.owensfarm.com Sunbury
Now-November 5: Union County Library Events The Union County Libraries offer special and ongoing programs for adults and children. Adults will find book clubs, Mah Jonng, adult coloring, meditation and yoga workshops, conversational Spanish, an essential oils workshop, and a historical presentation about Christy Mathewson: Athlete, Soldier, Gentleman. For children there are discovery programs, a Halloween dress-up and movie night, a teen game night, and a Jack-o-Lantern contest. For complete details and locations visit www.UnionCountyLibraries.org
Now-November 5: Programming at the Children’s Museum Enriching the lives of people in the region, the Children’s Museum fosters a lifelong love of learning through enjoyable interactive programs and 50 hands-on exhibits, games, and activities that bring out the imagination in every child and the child in every visitor. Join us for iMAKE Art Classes, Music Together Family Classes, Homeschool Hangouts, FIRST Lego League, Usborne Story Hour, Grossology Lab: Dissection, a Cub Scout Patch
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Program on Circuitry, and on October 28 come to BOOburg! A spooky celebration. At this FREE Halloween event enjoy Trunk-or-Treat, children’s crafts and games, marshmallow roasting, enter the costume contest, watch the great pumpkin drop and more! For complete details on these and other fun activities visit www.the-Childrens-Museum.org Bloomsburg
Now-November 5: Milton Public Library Events The library offers special and ongoing programs. Adults will find Mah Jongg (all levels), Bridge Club, Chick-Lits Book Club, Dog Walking with Doggie 911. For children and teens there is Book & Brunch (1st Sat. each month), Lego Fun Night, Pre-K Song and Storytime, and Storytime with Emma the Library Dog (Fridays). On October 29 join us for Halloween Spooktacular at the libray. Wear your costume, decorate a pumpkin, create a spooky treat, make a ghostly craft, plus lots more scary fun. www.miltonpalibrary.org Milton
Now-November 6: Kohl's Stony Hill Farm Corn Maze 2016 Kohl’s Stony Hill Tree Farm opens for their fourth year of doing a corn maze and it is bigger and better than ever. With almost 4 miles of trails and several games to do inside, there is a new adventure around every turn. Outside the maze we have a play area that includes our giant sized games which are included with the price of the maze. For even more fun take a hayride through the countryside, try Pumpkin Chunkin, Corn Cannons, and visit the Pumpkin Patch. Check our new website for all the details! www.kohlsstonyhill.com Milton
Now-November 11: “Art the Vote” Exhibition at the Exchange Gallery The works of regional artists will be on display. The newest exhibit at the Exchange is "Art the Vote" on display through November 11. All regional artists are invited to enter an exhibition that revolves around the concept of ‘community engagement’. 'Art the Vote’ asks you to make your voice heard with your artwork. What local, regional, national, or global issues do you care about? Now is your chance to make original artwork that makes a statement about the issues important to you. We want YOU to take a stand and make some art! www.ExchangeArts.org Bloomsburg
Now-November 27: Joseph Priestley House Museum Tours and Heritage Day 1:00-4:00 PM As a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Chemical Landmark, the Joseph Priestley Museum is open on weekend afternoons through the end of November. Tours are conducted at 1, 2 and 3 pm. Tours at other times can be arranged. Don’t miss the Heritage Day on November 6, as re-enactor Ronald Blatchley brings chemistry to life and guides in 18-century costume welcome visitors at the home of renowned chemist, theologian, educator Joseph Priestley. The museum will be open from 1 to 4 pm for self-guided tours, with costumed interpreters in every room! Dr. Priestly will also be joining us, conducting chemical experiments at 1:30 and 2:30. Free admission. www.josephpriestleyhouse.org Northumberland
Bucknell University Samek Art Museum Exhibits Now-December 4: Samek Art Museum Exhibit: Tomorrow Never Happens- This exhibition explores queer futurity and the aesthetics of utopia by asking: How are queer communities imagining and working toward a better world? And how do queer theories, artistic practices, and lived experiences influence broader cultural thinking? October 25-February 12: Downtown Gallery Exhibit: Reversal of Fortune – This exhibition of works by Stephanie Rothenberg is a series of interactive robotic gardens and schematic/network drawings that examine the intersection of social media, finance and philanthropy. Opening reception will take place on October 27 at 6pm. http://museum.blogs.bucknell.edu/ Lewisburg
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