Featuring works by four local artists — Caroline Jasper, Anne Fisher, Susan Jean Darling, and Christine Johnson — the Group Artist Exhibition will be on exhibit in the Association’s Kauffman Gallery.

The "Holiday Designs" exhibit, on display in the Association’s Steinmetz Gallery, will feature works that celebrate the holiday season.

Both the Group Artist and the "Holiday Designs" exhibit will be on display through December 22. An opening reception will be held November 19 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

The Lancaster County Art Association is located at 149 Precision Avenue, just off Strasburg Pike in Strasburg. For more information, call 687-7061.

Formed in 1997, Orgy — vocalist Jay Gordon, guitarist Ryan Shuck, guitar synthesist Amir Derakh, bassist Paige Haley, and drummer Bobby Hewitt —came into the spotlight in 1998 with the release of their debut album, Candyass.

And now, two years later, the band has released their sophomore effort, Vapor Transmission. The "first album of the year 2000 that truly sounds like it was made in and for a new era," the album is a step in a different direction from the band’s self-described "death pop" sound — though never straying too far from the mix of electronic, alternative metal, and industrial sounds that made the band famous.

With the first single from Vapor Transmission, "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)," receiving airplay, a night with Orgy may be the best way to keep the fun of Thanksgiving weekend going strong.

Orgy will be at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster on Friday, November 24 at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $15. Call 393-7133 for more information. The Chameleon Club is located at 223 North Water Street, Lancaster.

A versatile pianist, O’Riley has a vast repertoire, ranging from French Baroque and the English Renaissance to the tango and the works of some of today’s newest composers, as well as his own arrangements and compositions.

In addition to his touring and recording, O’Riley is also the host of "From the Top" a nationally distributed radio program for Public Radio International.

Presented by Market Square Concerts, the all-Russian performance will feature Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 3, Stravinsky’s Apollo, No. 13 and 14 from Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fuges, the Scriabin Sonata No. 8 and Balakirev’s Islamey-Faintaisie Orientale.

Christopher O’Riley’s performance at the Whitaker Center will take place November 25 at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, call 214-ARTS.

Beginning at Borders Books and Music in Harrisburg on November 28 and continuing daily until December 9, the Festival will feature the poetry of some of the major figures in the Harrisburg Poetry scene from the city’s first Poet Laureate Gene Hosey as well as the current Poet Laureate Nathaniel Gadsden. Also included in the 12 day event will be Kevyn Knox, Christine O’Leary, Randy Lee Gross, Tammi Hitchcock, and Marty Esworthy, among others.

In addition to the opening night at Border’s poetry readings will also be held at Esquire Deli, the Writer’s Wordshop at HACC, the Art Association of Harrisburg, and the St. Moritz in Harrisburg; Pomfret Street Books in Carlisle; Avatar’s Deli and Grocery in New Cumberland; Cornerstone Coffeehouse in Camp Hill; and Divine Light Bookstore in Steelton.

The Festival will wrap up on the Shakespeare Festival/Popcorn Hat Players Stage (Third Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg) on December 9 at 6 p.m.

The twelve events begin at different times. For complete information, call
730-2143 or check the website at http://maxpages.com/dozendaze.

Touring in support of their latest release Let It Go, The Clarks are no strangers to the area, having performed numerous times in and around Harrisburg, including at 105.7 the X’s annual Day in the Park concert this summer and at Gullifty’s just this September. With their singles "Better Off Without You" and "Chasin’ Girls" receiving great airplay, the Pittsburgh-based band has been packing in the crowds with their sound, often described as, simply, ‘rock and roll without pretense.’

The Clarks — with special guest Fighting Gravity — will be at Gullifty’s in Camp Hill on November 30.

Co-sponsored by the potters from the former Third Street Pottery and Fort Hunter, the Open House will feature wheel-thrown and handbuilt pottery in porcelain and stoneware as well as printed clothing, Corbin scarves, jewelry, rag rugs and craftware for the home, including rag rugs, watercolors, candles, and a variety of other items.

Pottery serves as the focal point of the Open House, as the annual event provides the opportunity for the potters from the former Third Street location to continue their holiday tradition. Featured potters include Sharon Houseal, Wendy Smith, Donna LeFevre, Deb Latsha, and Pam Cummings.

Admission and parking are free. The Open House will be held at the Fort Hunter Centennial Barn on December 1, 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.; December 2, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; and December 3, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.