Just Around The Corner - August 30, 2001

Just Around The Corner
Noteworthy Events In The Capital Region

Kipona
Riverfront Park, Harrisburg
September 1-3
Translated literally as “sparkling waters,” Kipona has come to mean a number of things to area citizens and hundreds of thousands of visitors, as the annual September event symbolizes the close of summer and the offering of a number of artisans, food, and activities.

As in the past, Kipona will once again play host to, among other things, the annual Chili Bowl Cook-Off, the Breath of Nature Karate Tournament, the City Island Volley Ball Tournament, the Funtastik Footbag Tournament, Canoe Races, the Rubber Duck Regatta, the Native American Pow Wow, and the Kipona Artfest.
Presented by the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, Labor Day 2001 marks the 34th year the Kipona ArtFest will be held in Riverfront Park. The event will welcome over 150 juried fine artists and craftsmen, offering a variety of goods, ranging from wood and glass works to fabric pieces, pottery, and paintings.

Kipona will also feature hours upon hours of live music and entertainment from such musical acts as the Martini Bros., Krypton City Blues, Voxology, Full Effect, the Serious Inquiry Band, and Runa Pacha and from such theatre troupes as the Popcorn Hat Players, the Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival, Catskill Puppet Theatre, and the Middle Earth Theater.

For complete details and an up-to-date schedule, visit harrisburgevents.com.

Exhibition: Heeseung Lee: Recent Work
Rose Lehrman Arts Center, Harrisburg Area Community College
September 4
An exhibition of recent pottery by the Philadelphia-based artist Heeseung Lee will be on display at Harrisburg Area Community College’s Rose Lehrman Arts Center through October 4.

A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, Lee has exhibited in a number of galleries across the United States, including St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art.

Lee will conduct a demonstration in HACC’s ceramics studio upon the exhibition’s close on October 4. The demonstration will highlight the artist’s unique approach to working with the surfaces of her pottery, aspects of which include slipwork, carving, photocopy transfers, and glazing, causing her works to be both “functional and aesthetic.”

“I am interested in creating functional objects that are valued before physical handling and implementation,” she said. “I think of my pottery as objects that can be viewed from all angles. Surface treatment and form are equally as important as the usefulness of my pottery.”

Heeseung Lee: Recent Work will be on exhibit at the Rose Lehrman Arts Gallery on the campus of the Harrisburg Area Community College from September 4 through October 4. The free demonstration will take place October 4 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; registration is required. A lecture and slide presentation will take place October 4 at 4 p.m. in Whitaker Hall, Room 214. For more information, call
231-7673.

Copacabana featuring Big Tubba Mista
Capitol Rotunda, Harrisburg
September 8
Take a trip back in time to the old days of Havana with Latin music and swing from the 1930s and ’40s! Swing the night away as the sounds of Big Tubba Mista take you off your feet and onto the dance floor at the Capitol Rotunda-turned-“Copacabana.”

Sponsored by the Central PA Swing Dance Club, the evening is guaranteed to be a night of nonstop music, with Swing compliments of Big Tubba Mista and Latin tunes from a DJ.

Copacabana featuring Big Tubba Mista will take place Saturday, September 8 at 8 p.m. at the Capitol Rotunda, Third Street, Harrisburg.

Tickets are $15 and must be purchased in advance at Checkered Past, 316 Fourth Street, Second Floor, in New Cumberland. For more information, call 774-7180.

Kids’ Technology Day
Strawberry Square, Harrisburg
September 8
Pennsylvania Online will present Kids’ Technology Day, to be held Saturday, September 8 in the Strawberry Square Atrium. The event will feature computer stations — with both learning programs and games — arts and crafts, and other technology-related entertainment.

“Our goal in hosting the Kids’ Technology Day is to show children that they can have fun with computers and that they can also have fun learning,” said Pennsylvania Online’s George Peace. “We’re excited to offer information about keeping children safe when they explore the Internet.”

Kids’ Technology Day will be held September 8 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Strawberry Square Atrium, Third and Market streets, Harrisburg. The event is free and open to the public.

PCCA Festival at Little Buffalo
Little Buffalo State Park, Newport
September 15-16
The 18th Annual Perry County Council of the Arts Festival will kick off September 15 at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport. Beloved for its intimate setting amid the cozy Park environment, the Festival boasts fun for “kids of all ages,” including the biggest hands-on art area of any area festival, demonstrations, workshops, exhibits, a community quilting bee, and a number of live entertainment options.

The Festival areas include an artisans marketplace, the Little Buffalo Café — complete with Thai dishes, crabcake sandwiches, French fries, blooming onions, beef BBQ, and more — and the stages, where audiences can enjoy the sights and sounds of such acts as the Bayou Bandits, the Coffeehouse Players, the Mock Turtle Marionettes, and the legendary Richie Havens, who will grace the stage at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 16.

The Perry County Council of the Arts Festival will take place September 15 and 16 at Little Buffalo State Park. Tickets are available on the day of the event: Adults: $5/Saturday, $10/Sunday, $12/weekend; Children: $3/per day, ages 3-11; $4/per day, ages 12-18. Gates are open from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, call 567-7023 or visit tricountyi.net/~pcca.