Meetings & Events

Meetings & Events

Please feel free to post any public meetings & events via the "Comments" section below.

The only thing required: stick to the basics.  No extraneous commentary please. This is the place for various Harrisburg entities & organizations to exchange public information and post what’s happening. 

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Upcoming Events:

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.Friday, January 13th:

8:00pm at Moviate Harrisburg (1306 N 3rd Street, HBG): BENEFIT FOR H.A.R.D. (HARRISBURG AREA ROLLER DERBY) –16mm film print of “KANSAS CITY BOMBER” (1972) starring Raquel Welch (and a young Jodi Foster)

TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mg6vhg2dFN0

check out: H.A.R.D. and the Fallout Femmes
http://harrisburgarearollerderby.com/

$5 donation benefits H.A.R.D.

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Saturday, January 14th:

7:00pm at The Harrisburg Armory (1313 S 19th Street, HBG): Tears for Tarina: Birthday/Domestic Violence Awareness Event for Tarina Fields Price –dinner, raffles, door prizes, entertainment by DJ Exel.

$15, contact Angel Fox for more information 773.2578

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Sunday, January 15th:

Free admission all day at the PA State Museum (300 North Street, HBG): Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Program Sunday. http://www.statemuseumpa.org/

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Monday, January 17th–Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Volunteer! 

    • Broad Street Market (1233 N 3rd Street, HBG) from 9:00am to 5:00pm help clean, paint, & repair the nation’s oldest continuously operating market.

    • Clean up Day at The Program (1515 Derry Street, HBG) from 8:00am to Noon join  Harrisburg Young Professionals, Harrisburg University, and The Program revitalize The Program building. 

      The Program serves and supports individuals involved with the criminal justice system, primarily women and children, to prevent recidivism and promote productive crime-free lives. The Program offers many resources to individuals including residential programming, transportation assistance, budgeting, job placement assistance, GED classes, life skills training, HIV/AID CRCS, computer training, case management, counseling and pre-release services.

    • Putting Together Hygiene Bags at Camp Curtin School (2900 N 6th Street, HBG) starting at 9:00am. 

      The bags will benefit needy and homeless families in the Harrisburg area.

    • Harrisburg Urban Agriculture Initiative at Reservoir Park (19th & Whitehall Streets, HBG) starting at 11:00am. Cleaning, hauling, preparation work at proposed urban garden site (one acre including greenhouse).
    • Feeding Harrisburg’s Homeless at 2nd & Market Streets, HBG starting at 5:30pm. Join Yvonne Hollins (717) 234-3268. Food preparation will begin at NOON at 1227 Berryhill Street, HBG. 

For these along with more opportunities to volunteer on this day of service, visit:  Central PA Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

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Upcoming public meetings: 

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Tuesday, 1/17/11: Harrisburg School Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30 p.m. in the board room on the first floor of the Administration Building (2101 North Front Street, Building 2)

Tuesday, 1/17/11: Harrisburg Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, 5:30pm in City Council Chambers, City Government Center (10 N 2nd Street)

Wednesday, 1/18/11: Harrisburg Receiver Public Forum 6:00-8:00pm at the Arsenal Building (1800 Herr Street)