Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is marking its 25th Anniversary with a grand event that celebrates its legacy of enriching the community through science, performing arts, and education. The celebration will feature special performances, interactive exhibits, premium food & drink, and more! Attendees can expect a night of entertainment and fun while marking a quarter-century of Whitaker Center’s cultural and educational impact.
Location: 222 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
The Celebration Event will take place on all 3 levels of Whitaker Center.
(Lower Level, 3rd Street Level, Arcade Level)
Dress: Cocktail Attire
Whitaker Then. Whitaker Now. Whitaker Next.
We’re Gonna Party Like it’s 1999!
Event Schedule:
5:00-7:00 PM – Heavy Appetizers & Bar Throughout All 3 Levels
7:00 PM – Special Musical Performance in Sunoco Performance Theater – Ben Gallaher
7:30 PM – Remarks in Sunoco Performance Theater
8:00 PM – Special Dance Performance in Sunoco Performance Theater – Music From The Sole
8:30 PM – Coffee & Desserts in AMP Lobby
Special Thanks to the 25th Anniversary Host Committee:
Marion C. and William H. Alexander
Barb & Barry Carbaugh
Nicole & Brandon Conway
Carole DeSoto
Andrew Enders, Esq.
Marsha Everton & Jack Stover
Bradley and Christine Forman
Tom and Sherrin Gentzel
Jim & Jean Grandon
Nora Habig
Margaret Hathaway
Steven & Andrea Lewis
Kristen Olewine Milke
Gerald K. Morrison
Mary & Paulo Oliveira
Virginia “Ginny” Roth
Bill & Sue Rothman
Matt & Stacy Schroeder
Dr. Thomas Stone, CFRE (Ret.) & Arlene Verborg
Matt & Christy Vogel
Jill J. Walmer
R. Timothy and Mary Webber Weston
Mim Warden
In Loving Memory of Carole E. Yon
Special Performances By:
A self-taught musician with a strong reverence for guitar masters, Ben Gallaher’s songs radiate a passion for the lyric-driven country music that influenced him as a young boy listening to his parents’ radio in small town Pennsylvania. The burgeoning star’s vocals exude a smoky texture reflective of the backwoods bars in which the young artist honed his unbridled stagecraft, driving to the Eastern corridor to perform each weekend while pursuing a degree in Entertainment Industry Studies at Nashville’s Belmont University. Learn More
Music From The Sole is a tap dance and live music company that celebrates tap’s Afro-diasporic roots, particularly its connections to Afro-Brazilian dance and music, and its lineage to forms like house dance and passinho (Brazilian funk). Led by Brazilian dancer/ choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and by bassist/ composer Gregory Richardson, their work embraces tap’s unique nature as a blend of sound and movement, incorporating wide-ranging influences like samba, passinho, Afro-Cuban, jazz, and house.
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