This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 17-27, 2019 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT April 17-27: Events this Week at Your Campus Theatre How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (4/18) As their true destinies are revealed, dragon and rider will fight together-to the very ends of the Earth-to protect everything they've grown to treasure. Apollo 11 (4/19-25) This cinematic space event film was fifty years in the making and features never-before-seen large- format film footage of one of humanity's greatest accomplishments. FREE BU Film Screenings: Dracula & Vampyr (4/17); Music Program (4/19); Ratatouilli (4/22); Ash Is Purest White (4/23); Flesh for Frankenstein (4/24); Mahagonny and The Owl’s Legacy: “Mathematicsor, and The Empire Counts Back (4/26); and Cold Fish (4/27). For information and movie times visit www.CampusTheatre.org. Lewisburg April 18: The Afro-Cuban All Stars Embracing several generations and all musical styles, this unique orchestra has always been devoted to performing the full range of Cuban music. The Afro-Cuban All Stars features a rotating, multi-generational cast and draws on both classic and Cuban styles like son and danzón and contemporary dance rhythms like timba. www.susqu.edu Weber Chapel Auditorium, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove April 23-27: Community Arts Center Performances Craig Karges (4/23) The art of magic, the science of psychology, and the power of intuition create the impression that nothing is impossible. Tables float, minds are read, metal bends and your imagination is challenged because you won’t believe your eyes! Jazz Concert (4/26) The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra and the Lycoming College Jazz Ensemble come together for a night of great music. Comedy Show (4/27) Comedian Tim Hawkins proves that “For life’s many difficulties, laughter is always the best medicine.” www.CACLive.com Williamsport April 25-May 19: Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Performance: Every Brilliant Thing You’re seven years old. Mom’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. You start a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world; everything worth living for. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it, because she’s corrected your spelling. Every Brilliant Thing is a poignantly funny, deftly interactive solo performance unlike anything you’ve ever seen. More information and tickets are available at BTE.org. Bloomsburg ART & MUSEUM EXHIBITS April 17-20: Spring Break at the Corning Museum of Glass Encourage creativity and imagination to blossom over spring break. Visit the Museum for lots of family-friendly activities that will keep both you and the kids busy and happy. Admission for kids and teens is always free. View more than 35 centuries of glass art in the galleries, explore glass innovations in the hands-on science and technology area, watch live glass demos, and even make your own glass. www.cmog.org Corning, NY April 20: Milton Art Bank Presents "Cookie Tongue" Folk songs, fairytales, and magic brought to life through theater, puppetry, dance, poetry, costume, and animation. Tumbling down the Cookie hole, through surreal rolling sleeves of starlight, spellbound, tasting of a world just beyond! Free and open to the public. Not recommended for children www.MiltonArtBank.com Milton Page 1 of 5 This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 17-27, 2019 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” Now- May 11: Lewisburg Arts Council 50th Anniversary Celebratory Exhibits The Lewisburg Arts Council is celebrating its golden anniversary in 2019! The Arts Council was officially incorporated in 1969 and has been going strong ever since. In addition, this year is the 50th Lewisburg Arts Festival – now part of the two-week Celebration of the Arts (April 26-May 11). Two exhibits celebrate some of this 50-year history: “Art in Retrograde: 50 Years of Festival Art” shows some of the earliest and some of the most recent posters and programs for the Lewisburg Arts Festival and Celebration. Dozens of items are on exhibit at Gallery 255, Public Library for Union County for the entire month of April. “Twenty Years of Featured Artists” highlights 15 former Featured Artists with both new and familiar work. The exhibit will run through May 11, Tuesday to Saturday, at Faustina Gallery, 229 Market Street, Lewisburg. Both exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information about the Lewisburg Arts Council or the 2019 Celebration of the Arts please visit the website at www.lewisburgartscouncil.com. Now-May 19: Samek Art Museum Exhibit: Language and Other Games Located in the Downtown Gallery, this solo exhibition offers a selection of recent work from Bucknell University Art Professor Jonathan Frey and investigates the way the structure of a typical game can simulate social and cultural structures. http://museum.bucknell.edu/ Lewisburg FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN! April 17-27: Union County Library Events The Union County Libraries offer special and ongoing programs for adults and children. Programs this week include game nights; book clubs; movie nights; Baby, Toddler & Preschool Discover programs; Robotics for Kids; Zen Meditation workshops; Spanish and ASL language classes, and arts & crafts workshops. Gun Sense (4/18) Shari Jacobson, PhD of Susquehanna University, speaks about Gun sense, focusing on how to keep our families and communities safe from gun violence. Learn about Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots movement fighting for public safety measures to protect people from gun violence and Moms Demand Action campaigns for new and stronger solutions to gun laws and loopholes. Master Gardener (4/23) Learn How to Grow Strawberries! Find out what are the best varieties for Central Pennsylvania, soil management, plant care, and pest management. Earth Day Program (4/25) Children will enjoy hands on activities and Crafts to celebrate Earth Day. Registration required. Find complete details and library locations for these and many more activities at www.UnionCountyLibraries.org April 17-27: Lewisburg Children's Museum (LCM) Upcoming Events Special activities include Mindfulness Matters (4/20) Understand how thoughts are closely related to our emotions and behaviors through yoga exercises and mindfulness activities, including making stress balls to take home. Celebrate Earth Day (4/22) Enjoy engaging, hands-on Earth and space science experiences with connections to science, technology, and society. Homeschool Daze: Code Breakers (4/24) Explore more about the math behind different types of codes and why they are used. We’ll reveal how secret codes can be created and how you can “break” these codes. Helping Hands Fundraiser (4/26 & 28) Leave your mark on the LCM by painting a handprint and signature on the hallway wall. Cost of participation is $20. Parent's Night Out with BVRA at the LCM (4/26) Or should we say Kids Night In?! Children will spend time in the museum followed by pizza, popcorn, and a movie. Courtyard Kick-Off (4/27) Enjoy fun painting activities in the Museum’s courtyard, which is short walk from the downtown Lewisburg Arts Festival hosted that same day. The water table exhibit will be open and there will be a flower planting session! Registration is required for these events. The LCM delivers hands-on, educational experiences for learning, imagination, and play. Lewisburg Children’s Museum http://www.lewisburgchildrensmuseum.org Lewisburg Page 2 of 5 This Week in the Susquehanna River Valley April 17-27, 2019 This is just a sampling of events this week. For many more events, go to www.VisitCentralPA.org and click on “Events” April 17-27: Activities at the Bloomsburg Children’s Museum The Bloomsburg Children's Museum fosters a lifelong love of learning through interactive programs and exhibits that bring out the imagination in every child and the child in every visitor. Regular programming includes: Homeschool Hangouts, Exploring Club, History Club, Music Together classes, First Lego League, and Scout Programs. Special events include: Folk Dance Class (4/20) Travel around the world moving our bodies to the steps and rhythms of France, Greece, Bulgaria, Israel, Turkey and beyond; Art Lab: Hands-On Fun for the Beginning Artist (4/20) Sculpture 101. iMAKE-Science: Earth Day (4/25) Learn about ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Renaissance Jamboree, Bloomsburg (4/27) Visit the Children’s Museum booth on Main St. for free hands-on activities for kids of all ages. DIY Gift Workshop Series: Fused Glass Pendants (4/27). Bloomsburg Children’s Museum http://www.the-childrens-museum.org Bloomsburg April 20: Easter Bunny Visits at Country Farm and Home Gift and Garden Center Visit with the Easter Bunny! Hop into Easter with a visit from the Easter Bunny Saturday, from 10am- 2pm. We will have live chicks and ducks to visit and purchase all weekend. Bring a camera for great photo opportunities. This is a free event. www.CountryFarmandHome.net Mifflinburg April 20: Spring Make and Take Classes at Country Farm and Home Succulent Fairy Garden 10:00 AM Create a sweet Succulent Fairy Garden featuring Peter Rabbit. Your choice of succulents from our wonderful succulent selection. $30 Spring Herb Garden 2:00 PM Create a Spring herb garden in a galvanized tub with a spring flower and a cute spring bunny. $40. www.CountryFarmAndHome.net Mifflinburg April 20: Critters & Conservation at the Elias Center for the Performing Arts 1:00 PM Learn about animal behavior, basic biology, the food web, biomes, animal jobs, vertebrate & invertebrates, animal adaptations, the importance of biodiversity, and conservation.