February 2012

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The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee: February 21 at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. A heartwarming and offbeat new musical comedy about growing up, fitting in and earning R-E-S-P-E-C-T. There’s gold stars all around when six young people in the middle of puberty learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. Through March 10.  717-898-1900 or www.dutchapple.com

Wine & Chocolate Month: February 21 with the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. Bring your sweetheart and come celebrate with the wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail as we present delicious wine and chocolate tastings and other romantic events throughout the month. Through February 29. 610-444-3842 or www.bvwinetrail.com

War imitating life inaugural lecture: February 21 at Elizabethtown College. At 7:30 pm, Dr. Carmine Sarracino will read from his collection of poems about the American Civil War and comment on how he came to see ordinary, day-to-day life as mimicking the conditions of battle. 717-361-6412 or www.etown.edu

Them!: February 23 at the North Museum of Natural History and Science. A classic sci-fi movie comes to the Planetarium dome! Common ants mutate into giant man-eating monsters in Them! Curator of Collections Andy Redline will provide pre-show commentary. Free for members and potential members. Doors open at 6 p.m. 717-291-3941 or www.northmuseum.org

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: February 24 at The American Music Theatre. With over 30 albums to their credit, New Jersey’s Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes’ musical trademark continues to be their exuberant rhythm and blues feel, loaded with the driving sound of their legendary horn section. Rolling Stone Magazine called their album “Hearts of Stone,” “one of the top 100 albums of the 70s and 80s.” 800-648-4102 or www.amtshows.com

Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Papa Mozart: February 24-25 at The Fulton Opera House. We continue our long tradition of honoring living American composers by sharing Laconika, a recent composition by our 2012 Composer’s Award honoree George Tsontakis, who will also conduct. Then enjoy a pioneering work by Mendelssohn, featuring our own Netanel Draiblate. 717-397-7425 or www.lancastersymphony.org

Backstage Studio Gallery: February 25 at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg. Lights, camera, action! Explore an engaging new gallery that reveals the science and technology behind TV, movies, music and theatre. Backstage Studio features more than a dozen fascinating hands-on exhibits and displays that demonstrate the technology used to create the seemingly “magical” experiences of the stage and screen. Through January 1. 717-214-2787 or www.whitakercenter.org

Organ Concert for Kids featuring Ken Cowan: February 25 at Longwood Gardens. Ken Cowan brings The Longwood Organ to life in a program for kids! 610-388-1000 or www.longwoodgardens.org

Winter Fest: February 25 at Stoudt’s Brewery. Unlimited sampling of winter warmers from various breweries, great food by Chef Jim Carr and live music by “The Octavia Blues Band” octaviabband Breweries attending are: Rumspringa, Union Barrel Works, Victory, Slyfox, Boxcar, Mountain Spring and Stoudts. 717-484-4386 or www.stoudtsbeer.com

Mu Concert Band and Wind Ensemble: February 26 at the Ware Center at Millersvile University Lancaster. Millersville University Music Department’s Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will perform on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM. This harbinger of spring will showcase the students’ talent through traditional and contemporary selections. 717-871-2344 or www.millersville.edu

Where Do You Hide a Dinosaur: February 26 at the Hands-on-House Strike up the band! Learn how to become a “fossil finder” when you play hide and seek with a dinosaur. Drop in anytime during the scheduled time. 717-569-5437 www.handsonhouse.org

Saturday: American Music Theatre, East Lampeter Township

By CPBJ staff

Air Supply’s Australian duo Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock are considered to be two of the most prolific masters of the love-song genre.
They have performed for listeners worldwide for 30 years and have recorded several albums.

Some of Air Supply‘s more famous songs include “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “Just As I Am” and “The One That You Love.”

Solo artist and lead singer of The Babies and Bad English, John Waite will perform with Russell and Hitchcock.

Waite became popular in the ’70s and ’80s thanks to his talents in writing power ballads and arena rock.

His most well-known songs include “Missing You” and “When I See You Smile.”

The show starts at 8 p.m.

For tickets, click here.

Sunday: Hershey Theatre, Derry Township

By CPBJ staff

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the Hershey Theatre will feature a special screening of the 1959 romantic comedy “Pillow Talk.”
The filmwas awarded the Oscar for best original screenplay and recently was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically” important.”Pillow Talk” stars Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall and was the first of three movies starring the trio.

It provides a snapshot of Manhattan and tells a tale of deception, seduction, betrayal and revenge.

The movie is not rated.

A special concert showcasing the theater’s four-manual Aeolian-Skinner organ precedes the film at 1:30 p.m.

The box office opens at 1 p.m. the day of the film.

The show starts at 2 p.m.

For tickets, click here.

For more information, call 717-534-3405.

Friday: Hershey Theatre, Derry Township

By CPBJ staff

This concert highlights music that represents the spirit of Valentine’s Day. Music selections will include Jacques Offenbach’s “Overture to La Belle Helene,” Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini” and Howard Hanson’s “Symphony No. 2 Op. 30 ‘Romantic’.”Rachmaninoff’s piece will feature a piano accompaniment by Shelly Moorman-Stahlman.Hershey Medical Center formed the orchestra in 1969 as a chamber ensemble, which has grown to more than 80 members. It is one of the largest volunteer orchestras in the country and consists of members from various age groups throughout Central Pennsylvania.

The show starts at 8 p.m.

For tickets, click here.

Friday: American Music Theatre, East Lampeter Township

By CPBJ staff

After 30 years in show business, Howie Mandel has left a sizeable impression on the world of comedy and entertainment.
Ranging from children’s shows to game shows, Mandel has delved into a large variety of entertainment industries.Some of Mandel‘s his most recent projects include his new show on the Fox network “Mobbed,” and serving as one of the judges on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”

He has done stand-up comedy most of his life and got his start in 1979 at the legendary Comedy Store in Los Angeles.

Mandel has become a successful author thanks to the release of his personal memoir, “Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me,” which takes a look into his struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and how these conditions helped shape his career.

The show starts at 8 p.m.

For tickets, click here.