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Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

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One of Harrisburg's unique destinations, the first of its kind to use science as an entry to the arts and to house science and the performing arts and large-format cinema arts under one roof. Features Select Medical IMAX Theater, Harsco Science Center, Sunoco Performance Theater, plus STAGE TWO, Discovery Lab classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, the AMP Grand Lobby and the Kunkel Gallery.

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    Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

    222 Market Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17101

    Phone: 717-221-8201   |   Official Website

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      07/24/12	Tommy Emmanuel Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Tommy Emmanuel Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts July 24, 2012  Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel performs.
      08/17/12	XPN Welcomes Little Feat Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts XPN Welcomes Little Feat Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts August 17, 2012  Little Feat with special guest Amy Lennard Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. Although the band has undergone several changes in its lineup, the music remains an eclectic blend of rock and roll, blues, R&B, boogie, country, folk, gospel, soul, funk and jazz fusion influences.
      12/01/12	Arlo Guthrie Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Arlo Guthrie Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts December 1, 2012  Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease. He grew up surrounded by dancers and musicians: Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman and Lee Hays (The Weavers), Leadbelly, Cisco...
      12/14/12	Rita Coolidge Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Rita Coolidge Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts December 14, 2012  Most music fans have a favorite song recorded by two-time GRAMMY® award-winner Rita Coolidge? “Fever,” “We’re All Alone,” “One Fine Day,” “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher,” “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” “All Time High,” “Superstar,” and so many other memorable tracks that topped the charts from the 1970′s onward. It is perhaps due to Coolidge’s pop and rock...

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  • Current Events

    There are no current events at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    07/24/12	Tommy Emmanuel Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Tommy Emmanuel Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts July 24, 2012  Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel performs.
    08/17/12	XPN Welcomes Little Feat Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts XPN Welcomes Little Feat Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts August 17, 2012  Little Feat with special guest Amy Lennard Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. Although the band has undergone several changes in its lineup, the music remains an eclectic blend of rock and roll, blues, R&B, boogie, country, folk, gospel, soul, funk and jazz fusion influences.
    12/01/12	Arlo Guthrie Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Arlo Guthrie Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts December 1, 2012  Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease. He grew up surrounded by dancers and musicians: Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman and Lee Hays (The Weavers), Leadbelly, Cisco...
    12/14/12	Rita Coolidge Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Rita Coolidge Presented by Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts December 14, 2012  Most music fans have a favorite song recorded by two-time GRAMMY® award-winner Rita Coolidge? “Fever,” “We’re All Alone,” “One Fine Day,” “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher,” “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” “All Time High,” “Superstar,” and so many other memorable tracks that topped the charts from the 1970′s onward. It is perhaps due to Coolidge’s pop and rock...

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    05/17/12	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    04/28/12	Market Square Concerts Presents: The Cypress Quartet with Gary Hoffman Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    04/14/12	Popcorn Hat Young Acting Company: The Jungle Book Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    03/24/12	An Evening with George Winston Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    01/26/12	XPN Welcomes Robert Earl Keen Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    01/22/12	XPN Welcomes An Evening with Steve Earle Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/27/11	XPN Welcomes Indigo Girls Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    09/23/11	XPN Welcomes Carolina Chocolate Drops Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    04/17/11	Tower of Power and Average White Band Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    04/16/11	Robin Hood Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    04/01/11	Órla Fallon Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    03/17/11	XPN Welcomes Henry Rollins Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    03/01/11	Al Stewart Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    01/21/11	Caroline Herring Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    12/31/10	New Year's Eve Party for Kids Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    12/16/10	A Rockapella Holiday Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    11/27/10	Class Act featuring Rita Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    11/24/10	The Machine Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    11/10/10	Bret Michaels Roses & Thorns World Tour 2010 Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    11/04/10	Whitaker Center Presents at the Forum: Procol Harum Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/29/10	Terri Clark - Unplugged and Alone Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/27/10	Preservation Hall Jazz Band Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/24/10	XPN Welcomes Los Lonely Boys Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/12/10	An Evening with the Max Weinberg Big Band Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/07/10	XPN Welcomes Brandi Carlile Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    09/26/10	Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    09/11/10	XPN Welcomes Spoon Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    09/09/10	Brian Culbertson Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    08/20/10	Stage Two Summer Concert Series: Horse Feathers with Special Guest Brooks West Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    07/30/10	Stage Two Summer Concert Series: Amy Speace with Special Guest Mark DeRose Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    07/25/10	Tommy Emmanuel Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    07/16/10	Stage Two Summer Concert Series: Joe Pug with special guest Rayland Baxter Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    07/15/10	XPN Welcomes G. Love Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    07/07/10	Jakob Dylan and Three Legs Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    05/04/10	The 5 Browns Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    04/16/10	Get The Led Out Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    11/15/09	XPN Welcomes Arlo Guthrie - The Guthrie Family Legacy Rides Again Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/08/09	Great Big Sea Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    10/01/09	XPN Welcomes Indigo Girls Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
    04/25/09	XPN Welcomes Rufus Wainwright Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts