Valentine’s Day is Almost Here

Celebrate Valentine’s Day downtown!  Experience all the Hilton has to offer.  You buy the room, they’ll buy everything else!  Reserve overnight accommodations for Friday, February 12th, Saturday, February 13th or Sunday, February 14th for only $149+ per night and the Hilton will include Valet Parking, Prime Rib Dinner Buffer for 2 in Raspberries, Breakfast for 2 the next morning and late checkout arrangements.  This is a deal you won’t want to pass up.  Show your special someone you care… book this package today! Call 717.233.6784.
www.hiltonharrisburgdining.com

Open Stage of Harrisburg will offer an “Acting for the Camera” class for students ages 16 thru adult March 22 through May 10.  Registration is now open.  Classes will be held in the street level of the Walnut Street Parking Garage and will be taught by actor/producer Johntrae Williams.  This class allows the actor to explore a complete process in analysis, thought, behavior, action, truth and emotional commitment as it relates to acting on film.  Enrollment is limited.  Tuition is $200.  For more information, please call Open Stage at 717.214.3250.

Arts & Culture
Richie Havens – Legend of Woodstock

The legendary Woodstock performer and one of the most recognizable voices of popular music, Richie Havens, will perform at 8 pm tonight (Friday, January 22nd) at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC.  The show will open with Harry Manx.  Tickets are $32 for adults and $15 for students.  Call the Rose Lehrman Box Office at 717.231.ROSE.
www.LiveatRoseLehrman.org

Cuartetango

The pulsating verve of Argentine tango comes alive with the Curatetango Ensemble.  The performance combines sweltering, high voltage tango dancing with equally dramatic live music and song.  The show will begin at 7:30pm on Thursday, January 28th at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center.  Tickets are $32 for adults, $30 for seniors, and $15 for students.  Call the Rose Lehrman Box Office at 717.231.ROSE.
www.LiveatRoseLehrman.org

We are Made for Music

The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus will perform on Saturday, January 23rd at 8pm and Sunday, January 24th at 2 pm at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center.  The performance entitled “We are Made for Music” will feature a mix of Vivaldi and Schubert with a bit of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.  Add a dash of Disney, blend in equal amounts of Joseph Martin, Mark Hayes and Greg Gilpin.  Lace it with a splash of solos and surprises.  Shake things up with a 1960′s medley and you have a wonderful mid-winter tonic.  Don’t miss it!  Tickets are $15.
www.HarrisburgMensChorus.org

Around the World
Understanding the World

Join the International House as they present Understanding the World: Middle East Series.  On Thursday, January 28, IHouse will present “Do Americans understand Islam and the forces of change in the Middle East?”  The event is hosted by Harrisburg University and will kick off with networking at 5:30 pm followed by the program at 6 pm.  The program is set up as a panel discussion to be followed by a Q&A session.  This event is free to the public.  Please rsvp to ihouse@harristown.net.

To learn more about Harrisburg, please visit our website at www.harrisburghello.com. To submit an event, please email Leigh Ann M. Urban at leighann@harrisburghello.com.

Questions? Come visit us at our downtown location.

Services:

• Brochures available
• Harrisburg books & magazines
• Welcome bags for conferences, weddings and other functions

Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
22 North 2nd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717.236.9762

Todd Vander Woude, Executive Director

Gayle Brown, Executive Assistant

Leigh Ann M. Urban, Director of Marketing & Special Events