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Midtown Cinema: Now Showing!
Midtown Market District, Inc. has announced the opening of the
Midtown Cinema in the Reily Midtown Center. The three-day grand opening
celebration will take place November 28-30 at the Cinema, located along
Reily Street in Midtown Harrisburg.
The Grand Opening Gala Night will be held November 28 from 6:30 p.m. – 10
p.m. The $100-per-person event will include a digital art display by
Deborah Peters, the unveiling of a painting by Terrie Bowie, and hors
d’oeuvres, wine, and punches by the What If? Café in a heated tent
adjacent to the theater. Ticket holders will also have the opportunity to
enjoy three first-run independent films.
Neighborhood Night will be held November 29 from 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. During
those hours, the cinema will be open for free tours, with complimentary
popcorn and other light refreshments available.
The culmination of the grand opening events will take place Friday,
November 30. During Cinema First Night, The Midtown Cinema will officially
open its doors to the public, selling tickets for as many as six different
films in the three theaters during the three daily shows.
Call 221-8134 for information on Neighborhood Night or to purchase tickets
for the Grand Opening Gala.
The Midtown Cinema is the first movie theater to be located in the City of
Harrisburg in more than a decade.
City Holiday Parade Largest Ever
Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed has announced that the City’s
November 17 holiday parade was the largest and best attended in the
16-year history of the event. More than 60,000 people attended the
two-hour parade, which featured over 3,000 marchers in nearly 100 units.
Reed presented $7,500 in prize and appearance monies to units in five
categories: high school marching band, commercial units, non-commercial
units, specialty units, and miscellaneous.
First place winners in each category were the Central Dauphin High School,
Knobel’s Grove Amusement (commercial), the Harrisburg Senators
(non-commercial), SPCA (specialty), and the Mid-Penn Merrymakers
(miscellaneous).
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Launches Campaign
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) recently
launched its new teen sexual violence prevention campaign. Targeting youth
ages 11-15, the campaign is “designed to inform and educate teens about
statutory rape/sexual assault and sexual violence awareness and
prevention, and to provide resources to assist teens in seeking help.”
All campaign materials address issues of sexual violence, including rape,
statutory rape, date/acquaintance rape, incest, and sexual harassment,
among others. The materials were chosen in response to focus groups
conducted with the age groups targeted.
The campaign’s major components include Xpose, a 10-track CD of music by
Pennsylvania artists; TEENesteem, a 22-page teen magazine for girls; and a
new web site,
teenpcar.com.
“Teenagers are more at risk for sexual victimization than any other age
group, and this campaign provides innovative ways of not only reaching
them but also educating them about prevention and healing,” said Delilah
Rumburg, executive director of PCAR.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape is a statewide nonprofit
organization working at state and national levels to raise awareness of
sexual violence, change harmful attitudes, and provide support to those
affected by the crime.
For more information on the campaign, call 728-9740.
CREDC Receives Job Creation Grant
Representative Mark McNaughton recently announced the awarding
of a $1.25 million grant to the Capital Region Economic Development
Corporation (CREDC) for a business development and job-creating project in
Dauphin County.
The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) approved the loan
for Computer Aid, Inc., an Allentown-based computer software company, to
acquire and renovate an existing building located on Friendship Road in
Harrisburg.
“We’ve worked really hard with county officials and business leaders to
make Dauphin County an attractive destination for new businesses,” said
McNaughton. “It’s important for us to have powerful economic development
tools to continue building a job-friendly climate.”
“Although our industrial and manufacturing roots remain an important
component of the regional economy, we need to continue encouraging the
growth of technology-based jobs and businesses in the area,” he continued.
“A diverse economy is the key to long-term prosperity.”
PIDA provides low-interest loans through local industrial development
corporations for land and building acquisition and construction or
renovation, resulting in retention and creation of jobs.
“Band of Brothers” Paratroopers Honored
A special Veteran’s Day observance was held in the Capitol’s
House Chamber to honor the dedication and sacrifice of five Pennsylvanians
who were members of the legendary World War II paratrooper unit known as
Easy Company. A House citation was presented to each man.
The honored men are surviving members of Easy Company — the 101st
Airborne, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The Regiment was recently
profiled in Stephen Ambrose’s book, Band of Brothers, and is the focus of
the HBO mini-series of the same name.
After assaulting artillery batteries overlooking the beaches of Normandy
on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Easy Company fought in the battle to liberate
Holland, defended Bastogne, Belgium, in the Battle of the Bulge, and
captured Hitler’s Eagles’ Nest hideaway near the end of the war. |
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