TODAY
Community hymn sing, Leacock Presbyterian Church, Old Leacock Road and Old Philadelphia Pike, Paradise, 7 p.m.; free. Call 687-6619.
Concert, Lampeter-Strasburg Community Band, Calvary Baptist Church, 530 Milton Road, 6 p.m.; free. Call 393-7541.

MONDAY
Lancaster Scrabble Club, Willow Valley Manor North, Willow Street Pike, 6:30 p.m.; free. Call 394-6059.

WEDNESDAY
Drum circle, Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown College, 11 a.m.; free. Call 361-1587.
Square dance, GEARS Community Center, 70 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown, 1-2 p.m.; $1. Call 426-3139.

THURSDAY
Concert, Spare Parts, Elton and Ray Horst, Miller Sisters Trio, Steve Flores and His Own, Landis Homes Retirement Community, 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz, 7 p.m.; offering. Call 581-3935.
World dance, Mulberry Art Studios, 21 N. Mulberry St., 7:30-9:30 p.m.; $2-$6. Call 392-8251.
Chess club, all ages and skills welcome, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, 6-8 p.m.; free. Call 653-1510.
Jam session, with All-Star Jug Band, Akron United Zion Church, 31 S. 10th St., 5-8 p.m.; free. Call 314-7058.

FRIDAY
First Friday, opening receptions from 5-9 p.m. at most galleries in Lancaster City, along with a street performer contest, Capoeira demonstration and more. Call 509-2787 or visit www.LancasterARTS.com
World dance, no partner needed, Mulberry Art Studios, 21 N. Mulberry St., 8:15-10:30 p.m.; $2-$6. Call 392-8251.
Concert, Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass, Barshinger Center, Franklin & Marshall College, 8 p.m.; $10. Call 358-4858.
Country line dance, Country Barn, 211 S. Donerville Road, 7 p.m.-midnight; $5. Call 872-1554.
Friday Knights at the Improv, Daredevils of Comedy, Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, 2772 Lebanon Road, Manheim, 7 p.m.; $20. Call 665-7021. Ends Sept. 14.

SATURDAY
Strasburg Heritage Day, antique and craft fair, food, entertainment and more, Strasburg Playground, South Fulton and Funk streets, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 687-3534.
Teddy Bear Day, Lititz Spring Park, Route 501, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 892-1025.
Music in the Vineyard, DC & Co., Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Drive, Bainbridge, 7:30 p.m.; $14. Call 426-3514.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 9
Concert, Dixielanders, Warwick Township Lions Park Pavilion, Twin Brook Road and Church Street, Rothsville, 4 p.m.; offering. Call 626-8972.
Car and bike cruise, music, food and more, Strasburg Jaycee Park, 218 Miller St., noon-4 p.m.; offering. Call 371-9097.
Pennsylvania Music Expo, Keystone Record Collectors, Lancaster Catholic High School, 650 Juliette Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 898-1246.
Acoustic jam session, Lancaster County Folk Music & Fiddlers' Society, Friends Meeting House, 110 Tulane Terrace, 2-5 p.m.; free. Call (610) 777-7922. All acoustic instruments and listeners welcome.
Faculty recital, Rebecca Lister, voice, and Richard Stone, theorbo, Miller Chapel, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, 3 p.m.; free. Call 867-6034.
Art auction, Echo Valley Art Group, Morgan Farm, 107 Stable Drive, noon. Call 392-0606.

RECURRING
The 29th annual Long's Park Art & Craft Festival, featuring 200 artisans from across the country at Long's Park, Harrisburg Pike and Route 30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3. (Labor Day); weekend pass $12, one-day ticket $10. Children 12 and under free. There will be a craft-beer tasting from 2 to 3 p.m. today and a wine tasting from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday; cost for each is $5. Call 735-8883. Ends Monday.
Old-fashioned carnival, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 119 S. Prince St., 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, and noon-3 p.m. Sept. 9. Call 872-8985. Ends Sept. 9.
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, costumed actors, crafts, games, food and more, 2772 Lebanon Road, Manheim, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $9.95-$27.95. Call 665-7021. Ends Oct. 28.
Amazing Maize Maze, "Wild Wild West," plus other activities, Cherry-Crest Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-dusk Friday and Saturday; $10.95-$13.95. Call 687-6843. Ends Nov. 3.
Amish Country Homestead, nine-room Amish house, Plain & Fancy Farm, Route 340, Bird-in-Hand, tours at quarter to the hour 9:45 a.m.-6:45 p.m. Saturday through Sunday; $4-$6.50. Call 768-3600, ext. 10.
Amish Country Tours, tour Amish farmlands with local guides, Plain & Fancy Farm, Route 340, Bird-in-Hand, two-hour tours 11:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; $9.95-$25.95. Call 768-3600, ext. 10.
Amish Experience F/X Theater, Plain & Fancy Farm, Route 340, Bird-in-Hand, on the hour 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; $4.50-$7.50. Call 768-3600, ext. 10.
Amish Farm and House tours, 2395 Route 30 East, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; $4.25-$6.95. Call 394-6185.
Amish Village, Old Order Amish house and grounds, 199 Hartman Bridge Road, Ronks, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; $3.25-$7.25. Call 687-5811.
Boehm's Chapel, the 1791-built chapel is the oldest existing structure for Methodist worship in Pennsylvania, 13 W. Boehm's Road, Willow Street, noon-2 p.m. Saturday, noon-1 p.m. Sunday. Call 872-4133.
Burning of the Bridge Diorama, the story of June 28, 1863, when Northern forces burned the bridge to stop the advancement of the Confederates into Lancaster County, 124 Hellam St., Wrightsville, 1-4 p.m. Sunday; $1-$2. Call 252-1169.
Choo Choo Barn, Route 741 East, Strasburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; $3.50-$5.50. Call 687-7911.
Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park, 2249 Lincoln Highway East, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. through Aug. 26; $15.95-$29.95. Call (866) 386-2839.
Hershey Gardens, 23-acre botanical display, 170 Hotel Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; $6-$10. Call 534-3492. Butterfly House — through Sept. 23.
Historic Lancaster walking tours, tour of the history and architecture, Southern Market Center, 100 S. Queen St., 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday; $6-$7. Call 392-1776.
Manheim Historical Society Railroad Station, 210 S. Charlotte St., 1-4 p.m. Sunday; free. Call 665-7989.
Longwood Gardens, Route 1, Kennett Square, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; $2-$12. Call (610) 388-1000 for special events.
National Christmas Center, self-guided tours, galleries, animated storybook village and more, 3427 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; $5-$9.50. Call 442-7950.
Overlook Activities Center, public roller skating, 1241 Lititz Pike, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $4-$5. Call 560-4185.
Robert Fulton Birthplace, Fulton developed the first steam-powered ship marked as a commercial success, 1932 Fulton Highway, Quarryville, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday; $1-$2. Call 548-2594.
Strasburg Rail Road, Route 741, open daily with trains running on various schedules; $6-$11. Call 687-7522.
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, 222 N. Market St., Harrisburg; $6-$11. Call 214-2787. Science Center — 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; IMAX Theater — daily Monday through Wednesday, daily and evenings Thursday through Sunday.

REGIONAL
Hersheypark Amphitheater, 100 W. Hersheypark Drive, Hershey; all events included in admission to the park. Call (800) 437-7439: Today — Just Friends; Sept. 9 — Colgate Country Showdown.
Sovereign Center, 733 Penn St., Reading. Call (610) 898-7469: Saturday — Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price, $47-$57.
Sunoco Performance Theater, at Whitaker Center, 222 N. Market St., Harrisburg. Call 214-2787. Friday — Louis C.K., 8 p.m., $30.

ART EXHIBITS
"Celebration," Ellen Slupe, Lancaster Arts Hotel, 300 Harrisburg Ave., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. Call 299-3000. Ends Monday.
"Guys Art Networking Group," Lancaster County Art Association, 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Call 687-7061. Ends Saturday.
"Fiber National," and "Artful Teapots," Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday; $2. Call 394-3497. Ends Sept. 9.
Stephen Leed, wildlife art, United Zion Retirement Community, 722 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Call 626-2071. Ends Sept. 21.
"New Paintings," Steve Geist, Parlor, 320 Laurel St., summer hours by appointment. Call 392-1772. Ends Sept. 21.
"Imagined Landscapes," James V. Freeman, Isadore Gallery, 228 N. Prince St., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Call 299-0127. Ends Sept. 29.
"Of Town and Country," Eric Fowler, Gallery dePaul, 226 N. Arch St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Call 299-1631. Ends Sept. 29.
Nate Brumbach and Tim Hirneisen, Red Raven Art Co., 138 N. Prince St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Call 299-4400. Ends Sept. 29.
"Historic Lancaster," Vern Henkel, D&J Scott Gallery, 323 N. Queen St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Call 397-5360. Ends Sept. 29.
David Eldreth, paintings, Mulberry Art Studios, 21 N. Mulberry St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 295-1949. Ends Sept. 30.
Bertie Brown, paintings, Prince Street Cafe, 15 N. Prince St., 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 6 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. Call 397-1505. Ends Sept. 30.
"Works on Paper," Lynne Yancha and John David Wissler, Lancaster Galleries, 34 N. Water St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 397-5552. Ends Sept. 30.
Libby Kleine Modern, paintings, DogStar Books and Gallery, 529 W. Chestnut St., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 823-6605. Ends Sept. 30.
"Drawings From the Inside," Peter Mollkenkof, Rothman Gallery, and Faculty Art, Dana Gallery; Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, 11:30 a.,m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call 291-3879. Both end Sept. 30.
Melville Price, modernist paintings, Demuth Foundation and Museum, 120 E. King St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Call 299-9940. Ends Sept. 30.
"Vessels of Life," Kim Banister, Hess Gallery, Elizabethtown College, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays, 1-5 p.m. weekends. Call 361-1587. Ends Oct. 5.
"The Art of Reading: The Oresman Collection," Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, 5-8 p.m. Wednesday , 1-4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. -5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call 867-6445. Ends Oct. 7.
"The Artist and the Baseball Card," Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 204 N. Prince St., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 396-7833. Ends Oct. 20.

LIVE MUSIC
Bube's Brewery, 102 N. Market St., Mount Joy, 9 p.m. and no cover unless otherwise noted. Call 653-2056: Today — blues jam, 8 p.m., Alois, and Muzette, 6 p.m., Biergarten; Friday — Copper Sky, 9 p.m., Bottling Works; Saturday — Hexbelt, 10 p.m., Bottling Works.
Chameleon Club, 223 N. Water St. Call 393-7133: Thursday — Bindlestiff Family Circus, 8 p.m., over 21, $10; Friday — April Skies, Flatbed Ford, Middle Kid and Kheris, 8 p.m., over 21, $6; Saturday — Lucy, Slow Dance, Collapse of Autumn and Avalena Falls, 7 p.m., all ages, $10.
The Cove, 680 Millcross Road. Call 390-8777: Today — Kenia and Steve Rudolph Trio, 7 p.m.; Sept. 9 — Kelly Meashey, Andy Roberts and Keith Mohler, 7 p.m.
El Serrano, 2151 Columbia Ave., 7:30 p.m. Call 397-6191: Friday — CoCo and Company; Saturday — Dante.
McCleary's Public House, 130 W. Front St., Marietta. Call 426-2225: Wednesday — Turn the Page, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday — professional musician jam, 8:30 p.m. Friday — Missing Faces, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday — John Albright, 9:30 p.m.
Pressroom Restaurant, 26-28 W. King St., 7 p.m. Call 399-5400: Wednesday — Troy Isaak Trio; Thursday — Tom Pontz Trio.
Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen, 50 Lancaster Ave., Columbia. Call 684-1706: Monday — Keith Kinard, 7 p.m.; Saturday — Bob Putt, 8 p.m.
Shank's Tavern, 36 S. Waterford Ave., Marietta. Call 426-1205: Tuesday — acoustic, open mic with Chris Laughery, 8 p.m.; Thursday — open mic with Blue Voodoo or BRB, 8 p.m.

THEATER
"Swing!" Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Road, with matinee, twilight and evening; $16-$48. Call 898-1900. Ends Saturday.
"West Side Story," Fulton Opera House, 12 N. Prince St., 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays and selected Wednesdays; $20-$45. Call 397-7425. Opens Thursday and runs through Sept. 30.
"Broadway's Best," through Oct. 11, and "My Generation," through Oct. 14, American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East, with morning, matinee and evening shows; $13.50-$50. Call 397-7700.
"In the Beginning," through Oct. 27; and "Psalms of David," through Oct. 13; Sight & Sound Theatres, Route 896, Strasburg, matinee and evenings, Tuesday through Saturday; $12-$53. Call 687-7800.
"Tons of Money," Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Route 30, Paradise, matinee, twilight and evenings available; $36-$37. Call (800) 292-4301. Ends Nov. 3.

MUSEUMS
1852 Herr Homestead, 19th-century Pennsylvania German farmhouse, 1756 Nissley Road, Landisville, 1-4 p.m. first and third weekends; $3-$4. Call 898-8822.
Antique Auto Museum, 161 Museum Drive, Hershey, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; $6-$8. Call 566-7100.
Boettcher House Museum, built in 1870, Landis Woods, 1241 Lititz Pike, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the second weekend of every month. Call 290-7180, ext. 3102.
Brandywine River Museum, regional and American art, Route 1, Chadds Ford, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily; $5-$8. Call (610) 388-2700.
Carriage Gallery, 1800s horse-drawn carriages, coaches, sleighs and hearses and 1800s lighting, 276 Newport Road, Leola, hours by appointment; $5. Call 656-7347.
Conestoga Area Historical Society, Ehrlich Park, 51 Kendig Road, Conestoga, 1-4 p.m. weekends; offering. Call 872-1699. Exhibit — "Martic on My Mind," ends Dec. 16.
Ephrata Cloister, site of an 18th-century religious community, 632 W. Main St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $5-$7. Call 733-6600. Upstairs Secrets Revealed — 12:30-4 p.m. Sept. 9.
Hands-on House, interactive children's museum, 721 Landis Valley Road, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $6. Call 569-5437.
Hans Herr House, built in 1719, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; $2-$5. Call 464-4438.
Heritage Center Museum, 5 W. King St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; free. Call 299-6440. Exhibits — "Stars Over Pennsylvania," a quilt exhibit; and "The Amish of Lancaster County," both end Dec. 31.
Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 N. President Ave., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; free admission, $5 for research library. Call 392-4633.
Landis Valley Museum, a Pennsylvania German living-history village, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $7-$10. Call 569-0401. Exhibit — "Making the Wind Work," ends Dec. 31.
Lititz Museum and Johannes Mueller House, 145 E. Main St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; $5. Call 627-4636.
Mascot Roller Mills and Ressler Family Home, preserved, water-powered grain mill and 1855 miller's house, Newport and Stumptown Roads, New Holland, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 656-7616.
Maytown/East Donegal Township Museum, 1760 log house, 4 W. High St., Maytown, 2-4 p.m. Sunday; offering. Call 426-1526.
Mount Joy Historical Society Museum, 130 Fairview St., Mount Joy, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Call 653-4718.
National Civil War Museum, One Lincoln Circle, Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $6-$8. Call 260-1861.
National Toy Train Museum, 300 Paradise Lane, Strasburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends; $2.50-$12. Call 687-8623.
National Watch & Clock Museum, Fifth and Poplar streets, Columbia, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday; $4-$8. Call 684-8261, ext. 234.
New Holland Band Museum, second floor, Eastern Lancaster County Library, New Holland, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; free. Call 355-5096.
North Museum of Natural History and Science, 400 College Ave., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $6-$7 museum and planetarium. Call 291-4315 for specific planetarium programs.
People's Place Quilt Museum, Route 340, Intercourse, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; free. Call (800) 828-8218.
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Route 741, Strasburg, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sundays; $4-$6. Call 687-8628. Hogwarts Express Parties — Saturday.
Rock Ford Plantation, home of Revolutionary War General Edward Hand, 881 Rockford Road, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday through Sunday; $4-$6. Call 392-7223.
State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North St., Harrisburg, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; free. Call 787-4980.
Strasburg Heritage Center Museum, 124 S. Decatur St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; free. Call 687-3534.
Underground Railroad Visitors Center, Historic Zercher's Hotel, 11 Green St., Christiana, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; free. Call (610) 593-5340.
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, 1120 Marietta Ave., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday, tours every 30 minutes; $2-$7. Call 392-8721.
Winters Heritage House, 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.-Noon Saturday. Call 367-4672.
Winterthur Estate, American antiques, 60-acre garden and research library for American art and material culture, Route 52, 6 miles north of Wilmington, Del., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (302) 888-4600.
Wrightsville Historical Museum, 309 Locust St., 1-4 p.m. Sundays; offering. Call 252-1169.

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