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SHIPPENSBURG, PA (May 19, 2011) – The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University presents THE LETTERMEN, June 4, 2011 at 8 p.m. Reserved tickets are $39, $34, $29 & $24 and can be purchased by calling the Luhrs Center Box Office at 717.477.SHOW (7469) or online at www.luhrscenter.com.
The one change Tony Butala, [...]

Boiling Springs, PA (May 17, 2011) – On June 4, 2011, the village of Boiling Springs (and the greater South Middleton Township) will be officially dedicated as an Appalachian Trail Community™. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), Cumberland Valley Appalachian Trail Club, South Middleton Supervisor Tom Faley, Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau, the Boiling Springs Civic [...]

Local arts organization, Post Now PA, is thinking big once again. This time, they are bringing back an event with deep roots in the local community, “Spring Fling.”
“We’ve been kicking around the idea of an outside music fest and chili cook-off for some time and an opportunity at the Shippensburg Township Park [...]

Adam Rook, classical guitarist, will perform at Antietam Historical Association’ s Spring Garden Fest on Saturday, May 21, 2011, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The event will be held at the residence of Mrs. Darlene Shockey Weddle, Waynesboro.
Rook is a 2010 graduate of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, and studied under David Stock. He holds [...]

GARDNERS, PA — Pine Grove Furnace State Park and the Appalachian Trail Museum, in conjunction with many of its partners, are preparing for two straight weekends of outdoor events and family programming — National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday, June 11 and the First Appalachian Trail Festival June 18 & 19.
Pine Grove Furnace State Park, [...]

Live music, locally made wine and beer and a variety of artwork will be on display in Shippensburg during the first weekend of June.
The fourth annual ArtSHIP: Shippensburg’s Art, Wine and Microbrew Festival will be held from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. The event will feature tastings from wineries, microbreweries, [...]

WAYNESBORO— “Something’s Fishy!” is the theme for Renfrew Institute’s 22nd annual Youth Festival on Sunday, May 29 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at Renfrew Park in Waynesboro. The event is free and open to the public.
The festival features a clothesline exhibit, and a variety of interactive workshops and fun-filled activities geared for youngsters (details [...]

CHAMBERSBURG-The Cumberland Valley School of Music presents The Third Annual Neighborhood Chef’s Walk Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 4 to 7 p.m. Renowned local chefs Roger Tappen, Dave Munson, and Grayson Bowman, and restaurateurs Tom Boock (The Cottage) and Scott Vorhees and Nick Broadwater (Norland Pub) will be preparing and serving their unique culinary specialties. [...]

The Waynesboro Farmers Market will launch its second season on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.m. to noon on Center Square in Downtown Waynesboro.
Mainstreet Waynesboro Inc. (MSW) is organizing the market, which provides a venue for farmers and other vendors to bring fresh, locally-produced foods to area residents.
“We will have a variety of locally grown [...]

The public is invited to the grand opening of Renfrew Institute’s Pennsylvania German 4-Square garden on Sunday, May 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the garden site in Renfrew Park, Waynesboro. The event will feature garden-related activities for children, a brief program with ceremonial planting, music, and light refreshments. Admission is free.
Work began in [...]