With 82 acres of cars, trucks, and more, the Carlisle Fairgrounds will host more than 2000 cars and trucks from all eras and in all conditions. The show’s events will also feature the world-famous collector car swap meet — complete with hard-to-find, original, NOS, and reproduction parts, as well as memorabilia, sales literature and shop manuals, accessories, and more.

In addition to the full-sized cars and trucks, Fall Carlisle also makes room for the toys. The Saturday-only Fall Carlisle Toy Show and Sale will be held inside Hamilton Elementary School, which is located outside Gate One of the Fairgrounds. Items at the Toy Show will include cars, trucks, play sets, games, dolls, figurines, NASCAR collectibles, and more. A hand stamp from the regular Fall Carlisle admission admits anyone to this great, toys-only event.

Fall Carlisle 2000 will take place from September 28 – October 1. Gates open at 7 a.m. daily. Admission is $6/adults; children under 12 are admitted free. A five-day pass, which includes admission to Wednesday’s set-up day, is available for $18.

In conjunction with the exhibit, students at the Pennsylvania School of Art and Design will be concentrating their studies on similar aspects of the art form, as they learn the basics of anatomy and drawing of the human body, according to Kristy Krivitsky, director of the college’s galleries, thus, "the Portrait Show will allow students to see alternative approaches to portraiture."

An artist lecture by Susana Viola Jacobson, artist and adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, will also be given in addition to the exhibit.

"The Art of the Portrait" will be in the Pennsylvania School of Art and Design main galleries from September 29 through November 24. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held October 1 from noon – 5 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Gallery hours during the exhibition are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Call for weekend hours.

For more information, check the Pennsylvania School of Art and Design website at psad.edu or call 396-7833.

Bissey will display pieces that were created in the American raku firing technique, a practice that entails placing hot pots in combustible materials that lead to the distinctive raku patterns. He will also display other styles of ceramic art, including sagger and pit firing, as well as traditional styles.

The exhibit will feature more than 150 one-of-a-kind, original pieces that will be available for sale.

Thom Bissey’s Pottery Exhibit and Sale will be at the Crown Books store in Mechanicsburg on October 1. For more information, call 432-1034.

On a mission to publicize both the band’s profile and draw attention to their forthcoming CD, Ludlow 6:18, Marsland’s tour will cover 11,000 miles, 31 days, and some 27 shows, spanning the country from Harrisburg to San Diego and points in between.

Scheduled for release in February, Ludlow 6:18 is the latest effort of Cockeyed Ghost — the follow-up album to 1999’s critically acclaimed The Scapegoat Factory. And while times are happy now, they haven’t always been. Over the years, Cockeyed Ghost has performed with such acts as Fastball, Third Eye Blind, Redd Kross, and Shonen Knife and has found itself in the midst of turmoil — with the folding of its label and the departure of two founding members, a loss that forced Marsland to pick up the pieces, rebuild, and record Scapegoat and Ludlow with an entirely different line-up.

Successfully transformed, Cockeyed Ghost is once again back on its feet, and, sporting an eclectic sound of "pop rock music — melodic, harmony-based rock and roll with enough oomph and intelligent (but not pretentious) lyricism to keep yawns away" — the band has often been compared to artists ranging from Brian Wilson and Husker Du to Elvis Costello and Ben Folds Five.

Opening for Adam Marsland will be local favorites Case 150 and Wayne Supergenius. The show begins at 9:15 p.m.

Alison Brown will be at the Whitaker Center on October 6 at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, call 214-ARTS.

Admission to the Bash is $10 in advance and for HYP and Susquehanna Art Museum members or $12 at the door.

The Susquehanna Art Museum is located in the Kunkel Building, 301 Market Street, Harrisburg, at the corner of Market and Third.

For more information, call 233-8668 ext. 0.

Built in 1929, the church, designed in the English Gothic style, is home to a sanctuary mural that is in need of cleaning and painting in attempts to restore the work to its original form.

The fall gala will feature live entertainment from contemporary folk band Common Threads and the area’s premiere swing band, Big Tubba Mista.

For tickets or information, call 233-1014.

The nation’s largest indoor all-breed horse show, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show features more than 1,400 hunter, jumper, and equitation riders during its week-long agenda of activities, which include the awarding of ten national championships. The week also features Hunt Night (October 16), a match of friendly rivalry for the mid-Atlantic’s top foxhunting clubs; The $50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn National (October 21, to be taped for broadcast on November 12 on ESPN); and a visit from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from October 19 – 21, their first appearance since 1982. The show will also include a fast-paced polo match on October 18 and family days on October 14 and 20.

In addition, more than 50 vendors from across the nation will be on hand to offer their various horse show-related wares, from jewelry and clothing to saddle wear and horse supplies.

All day general admission prices are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children 12 and under. On Saturday, October 14 all children 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. On Saturday, October 21 all general admission tickets are $10; reserved tickets are available for $15, $20, and $25. For tickets call 975-3677.