The month of August brings festivals by the fistful as well as concerts, plays, mixed martial arts and more. See what York County has to offer in the Best of August calendar. Click here to download the pdf.
In Openings and Extras, see Garrahan’s Ghost at Foundry Park, savor the season at Flinchbaugh’s Summer Fest, catch an original musical in Dover, dance your cares away, celebrate German culture or meet up with other Dallastown grads.
Reminders: Dawes plays the Capitol on Thursday night; Theater Under the Trees continues through Sunday; 1776 is still on at Fishing Creek; and Nixon Park hosts a butterfly count Saturday.
In Sports, boxers take over Sovereign Bank Stadium and Lincoln Speedway hosts the Weldon Sterner Memorial.
In Couch Potato, watch the 16th Summer X-Games now through Sunday.
For movie openings in York County with trailers, check out the new movies post.
Opening in York County on Friday, July 30:
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore at Haar’s Drive-In, Queensgate Stadium 13, R/C Theaters Hanover and Regal West Manchester 13. Rated PG for animal action and humor. Running time: 82 minutes.
Charlie St. Cloud at Queensgate Stadium 13, R/C Theaters Hanover and Regal West Manchester 13. Rated PG-13 for language including some sexual references, an intense accident scene and some sensuality. Running time: 109 minutes.
Dinner for Schmucks at Queensgate Stadium 13, R/C Theaters Hanover and Regal West Manchester 13. Rated PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language. Running time: 110 minutes.
The Kids Are All Right at R/C Theaters Hanover and Regal West Manchester 13. Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use. Running time: 104 minutes.
For complete movie showtimes in York County, visit the following sites:
Hanover’s love for Germanic food, music, dance and culture is spilling out into the streets again. The borough’s Center Square will be the epicenter for the 27th annual Hanover Dutch Festival from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 31.
Hundreds of vendors will showcase handmade crafts and more (just try not to bust a gut while sampling all of the food). This year’s entertainment includes hourly shows by the Emil Schanta Band and Gebirgs-Trachtnverien (Alrausch) Schuhplattler Dancers between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and a performance of The Wizard of Oz by Acts of Kindness Theatre at 2 p.m.
Amble over to North Franklin Street and St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church at 30 W. Chestnut St. for the Gettysburg Region AACA Antique/Classic Car Show.
Just up the street at the YWCA of Hanover, 23 W. Chestnut St., the kiddie carnival will be running from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wristbands are $1 and players have unlimited chances to win at the bean bag toss, ball toss, prize wheel and pick a duck games. Take your best shot at the dunking booth or adopt a duck for the annual Ducky Derby Race at 3 p.m.
Attendees should remember to leave their pets, bicycles, skateboards and in-line skates at home and to leave their cars at the shuttle locations. Rabbit Transit will ferry folks from two parking locations: the Tractor Supply Co., 1150 Carlisle St., and Ollie’s, 1019 Baltimore St.
For more details on the festival, call the Hanover Chamber of Commerce at (717) 637-6130.
As always, Hanover businesses will host open houses the day before the festival. Here’s the tour schedule for Friday, July 30:
- Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 124 Broadway: 30-minute tours start at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. Call Barb Horneff at (717) 632-8281 for details.
- Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place: 45-minute tours start on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations required. Call Roberta Greene at (717) 632-5183 for details.
- Hanover Area Family YMCA, 500 N. George St.: 15-minute tours between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Call Jody Tomecek at (717) 632-8211 for details.
- Hanover Borough Fire Department, Wirt Station, 201 N. Franklin St.: 30-minute tours start on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call James Roth at (717) 637-3877 for details.
- Hanover Hospital Medical Fitness Center, 250 Fame Ave., Suite 100: 15-minute tours start on the hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Judy Cromer or Brady Slater at (717) 633-8869 for details.
- Snyder’s of Hanover factory store, 1350 York St.: 30-minute tours start every 15 minutes from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call Willa Lau at (717) 632-4477, ext. 8594, for details.
Flinchbaugh’s Orchard and Farm Market promises hours of fun for all ages during its mostly free Summer Fest.
The festival lasts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 30, and Saturday, July 31, at the farm, 110 Ducktown Road, Hellam Township.
The 2010 Tractor Mac corn maze will debut with 8-foot-high stalks hemming in brave pathfinders. Adults can try it out for $5, kids for less. Take a look at the “jungle” in the video below:
Other activities include wagon rides, a straw maze, a corn box (like a sandbox, but with corn!), a straw bale tricycle racing course, a music garden and more. You can also meet a calf, eat some peach desserts or get your face painted. The face paintings cost 50 cents, but proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Hershey.
For more on the festival, read reporter Lauren Whetzel’s feature story, visit the Flinchbaugh’s website or call (717) 252-2540.
If you need some encouragement to take the kids out Saturday, the National Weather Service is predicting both days will be sunny and 82. Check out the photos below from previous festivals at the orchard:
 Dig in the corn box at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard during the Summer Fest. (Flinchbaugh’s photo) |
 Sample fresh peaches and peach desserts at the festival. (Flinchbaugh’s photo) |
 Take an entertaining or an educational wagon ride around the farm. (Flinchbaugh’s photo) |
Garrahan’s Ghost headlines the next free concert in the Splash! series at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at Foundry Park in the 200 block of West Philadelphia Street along the Codorus Creek in York City.
The Celtic punk and folk band is a homegrown central Pennsylvania creation. If you haven’t heard them yet, check out their unplugged performance at Folktowne Studio below:
Experimental rock group Thought Prysm out of Lancaster will deliver an acoustic opener for the show.
Parking is free in the lot behind the Susquehanna Commerce Center across the street from Foundry Park, and concert-goers are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic suppers along.
For more details about the Splash! concert series, visit the Downtown Inc website or call (717) 849-2331.
Splash! concert series lineup
- July 31: Garrahan’s Ghost (Celtic punk/folk) with opening act Thought Prysm (acoustic rock)
- Aug. 7: Jeff Stabley and Friends (jazz, gospel, poetry, dance and more)
The sixth annual Dallastown All Alumni Family and Friends Picnic starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at Lions Park off Blymire Road southwest of the borough in York Township.
All alumni, whatever their class year, are invited for a day of music, food and activities. The familiar faces of Blue Silk and Satin and Behavioral Nightmare will take the stage.
Lunch will be provided. Guests can also tour the high school (a quick trip across Blymire Road from the park).
Proceeds from the picnic and raffle ticket sales will benefit the Dallastown Alumni Association and the Dallastown Area Educational Foundation.
Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under 18.
For more details, visit the alumni website or the event’s Facebook page or e-mail Class of 1982 grad Sharon (McCarty) Schemel.
 Are you ready to show off your moves? (photo via gnuckx on Flickr) |
You know how they say you can dance your cares away?
National Dance Day is the brainchild of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance? TV show. It promotes getting fit and staying healthy through dance.
York County’s own Dance at Agape is taking the show up on its challenge with a public dance at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at the Agape Professional Center, 907 Roosevelt Ave., York City.
The evening will feature dancing demonstrations and performances. A performance of the mambo line dance will be taped for So You Think You Can Dance?
Light refreshments will be offered.
Tickets are $10. Proceeds benefit the York USA Dance chapter for a new youth program.
For more details, visit the Dance at Agape website or call (717) 846-3900.
You’ve probably never wondered what would happen if you crash-landed in the Guatemalan jungle and encountered Aztec natives. But Heavy Lies the Crown will make you wonder why not.
The nonprofit OrangeMite Studios is producing the original musical over two weekends at Dover Area High School, 46 W. Canal St., Dover. Creators William Wolfgang and Jesse Rupp have penned a story about the abuse of power and the fears that guide our choices in life.
Yvette Hershey directs the production, which features more than 30 actors and 20 musicians. For a sneak peek at the music, head over to the OrangeMite site and scroll down to listen to MP3s.
Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, July 30 and Aug. 6, and Saturdays, July 31 and Aug. 7, and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 1 and 8.
Tickets — available at the door — are $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and students. To reserve tickets for door pickup, e-mail the studio at tickets@orangemite.com with the performance date, your name and the number of tickets to hold.
For more information, visit the OrangeMite website or its Facebook page.
Next up in the CapLive concert series are L.A. rockers Dawes with special guests The Great Unknown.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at the Capitol Theatre, 50 N. George St., York. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Dawes delivers its rock with a southern twist, the country-folk vibe that gets your feet moving and your heart soaring during a Creedence Clearwater Revival song. Watch the official video for “When My Time Comes” below:
The Great Unknown is a Philadelphia-based alt-folk crew. Their latest release is a four-song album, The New Skin EP. Here they are with “I Can See Forever Up Here”:
Tickets are $10. For more details, visit the Capitol website or the CapLive website, call 846-1111 or drop by the box office on North George Street.
The big-screen adventures of a classic cartoon character are up next in the free summer movie series at Kiwanis Lake.
Astro Boy is the story of a young robot’s journey from surrogate child to superhero. The movie is rated PG for some action and peril and brief mild language. It runs for 94 minutes. Check out the trailer below:
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets out to the lake at Parkway Boulevard and North Newberry Street in York City for the show, which starts at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
Families are encouraged to arrive early for pre-movie fun. Activities start at 6:30 p.m. with Audubon Society birdwatching and the York City Recreation and Parks Bureau. A juggler will perform from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Here’s the remaining schedule for the free movie series:
- July 28: Astro Boy
- Aug. 4: Shorts
- Aug. 11: Planet 51
- Aug. 18: Princess & the Frog
- Aug. 25: Alice in Wonderland
For more details, call the York City Recreation and Parks Bureau at (717) 854-1587.
National Championship Wrestling is storming Sovereign Bank Stadium on Saturday, July 24, with a slate of three professional wrestling matches before the York Revolution takes on the Lancaster Barnstormers.
The gates open at 5:30 p.m, with wrestling starting at 6 p.m. and the game at 7 p.m. Fireworks will follow. The Legends Night lineup will feature:
- Kid Kattrell and Smasher LeBlanc in a teamup with “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka for a six-man tag team special attraction match.
- Luv Bug and Marshal Law versus Southern Star, The Dark Patriot and Sal Sincere in an NCW Tag Team Title match.
- NCW Heavyweight Champ King Kahlua and his manager, “Playboy” Jonathon Luvstruck, versus Pennsylvania Heavyweight Champ “The POA” Ray Alexander of York with manager Lu Luv.
During the night, fans can also meet the following wrestling stars (and get their autographs):
- James “J.J.” Dillon, leader of the Four Horsemen
- Salvatore Sincere, former NCW heavyweight champ
- “Prettyboy” Larry Sharpe, former WWE bad guy and Monster Factory Pro Wrestling Training Center leader
- “Dirty Deeds” Darren Wyse, Red Lion’s hometown star
- “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, WWE Hall of Famer
- George “The Animal” Steele, WWE Hall of Famer
- Vince Bono, world welterweight champ
- Other NCW stars
The special event also benefits the Changing Destinies Outreach Center of Dallastown. Attendees are encouraged to bring food, clothing and monetary donations for the center.
Tickets range from $7 to $30. For all the details, visit the York Revolution website or the NCW website or call (717) 801-HITS.
York County filmmaker Nash Bhatt has already found success with his independent crime drama The Rise and Fall of Their American Dream.
The movie won the Bronze Palm Award at the 2010 Mexico International Film Festival. It also was chosen for this year’s Hoboken International Film Festival, and Bhatt received a best supporting actor nomination there.
Watch the trailer below:
Now cinephiles here at home can finally see the movie. The Capitol Theatre, 50 N. George St., York City, will host two screenings Saturday, July 24. The movie begins at 1 and 4 p.m.
In American Dream, immigrants are swept up in a world of crime and violence. Children under 17 will not be admitted to the unrated movie without a parent or guardian. The film runs 125 minutes.
Tickets are $8. For all the details, visit the Capitol website or call (717) 846-1111.
 Shylock wants his pound of flesh in The Merchant of Venice. Theater Under the Trees will give eight performances of Shakespeare’s comedy. (John A. Pavoncello photo) |
Savor your Shakespeare with a sunny evening, a pleasant breeze and a picnic supper during the Theater Under the Trees performances at seven parks in York County.
DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre’s annual traveling show features The Merchant of Venice this year. The accouterments have been modernized, but the language is Shakespeare’s own.
Read more about the show in our feature story, or catch one of the performances listed below:
Theater Under the Trees schedule
All shows start at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
- Friday, July 23: Gifford Pinchot State Park, Warrington Township.
- Saturday, July 24: William Kain County Park near Jacobus.
- Sunday, July 25: Cousler Park, Manchester Township.
- Tuesday, July 27: John Rudy County Park, East Manchester Township.
- Thursday, July 29: Samuel S. Lewis State Park, Lower Windsor Township.
- Friday, July 30: Sunset Lane Park, West Manchester Township.
- Saturday, July 31: Codorus State Park, Manheim Township.
- Sunday, Aug. 1 at 2:30 p.m.: DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre, 100 Carlisle Ave., York.
For more information, call 848-8623 or visit the DreamWrights website.
In Extras, make volcanoes erupt, watch amateur athletes and wrestling legends, celebrate local artists, and listen to free jazz and bluegrass concerts.
In Openings, a local filmmaker’s movie gets a screening at the Capitol Theatre, the Splash! concert series continues with Waitin on a Train and Mason Porter, and Dawes is next up in the CapLive concert series.
Reminders: Thursday night fun in York City includes a free concert in Lincoln Park and a downtown walking tour. This is the final weekend to catch The Wedding Singer at York Little Theatre; 1776 still has a few weeks to run at Fishing Creek Playhouse.
In Sports, visit Williams Grove Speedway or see the Revolution take on the Barnstormers.
In Couch Potato, learn about the hunt for Osama bin Laden and watch a Deadliest Warrior marathon.
For new movie openings in York County with trailers, see the new movies post.
 What makes volcanoes erupt? Find out during Magma Madness at Nixon County Park. (Gudmundur E. Sigvaldason photo) |
Children and adults who want to better understand the shifting surface under our feet can learn and play at Magma Madness from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at the Nixon County Park Nature Center, 5922 Nixon Drive, Springfield Township.
Geologist Jeri Jones, the special events program coordinator for the York County Department of Parks and Recreation, will demonstrate how volcanoes and earthquakes work. Attendees will see several volcano models erupt and join in an earthquake contest.
Jones will also teach participants how to create their own volcano at home.
The program is free, and registration is not required. For more details, visit the county parks website or call (717) 428-1961.
Celebrated old-timey band Waitin on a Train is next up in the free Splash! summer concert series at Foundry Park.
Looking for a funky blues beat with a country twang? A sweet bluegrass tune with aggressive lyrics? This is the Splash! concert for you. The fun starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at the park in the 200 block of West Philadelphia Street along the Codorus Creek in York City.
Waitin on a Train mixes mandolin, guitar and bass into a rocking bluegrass sound and an energetic folk revival. Give ‘em a listen below:
Hear more from Waitin on a Train on the group’s MySpace page.
Opening the show is Mason Porter, a popular Philly-area creation with an ever-evolving sense of sound. Here they are with the fantastic “Thunder in the Valley”:
Hear more from Mason Porter on their website.
Parking is free in the lot behind the Susquehanna Commerce Center across the street from Foundry Park, and concert-goers are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic suppers along.
For more details about the Splash! concert series, visit the Downtown Inc website or call (717) 849-2331.
Splash! concert series lineup
- July 24: Waitin on a Train (bluegrass/country/rock) with opening act Mason Porter (folk-rock fusion)
- July 31: Garrahan’s Ghost (Celtic punk/folk) with opening act Thought Prysm (acoustic rock)
- Aug. 7: Jeff Stabley and Friends (jazz, gospel, poetry, dance and more)
