Pittsburgh is still celebrating its 250th birthday and this past  weekend the Festival of Lights kicked off in Katz Plaza. As if the lights themselves weren’t enough, Etta Cox, a Pittsburgh Jazz legend performed a free concert.  You’ll be able to see the lights all over the city and you can thank Duquense Light for [...]

When it comes to music, I’m a pretty open ear. But when my friend invited me to the Annual Fiddlin’ Bear OT Musicians’ 2008 Gathering, I suddenly had hearing problems. Camping at Lake Genero Park in the middle of Hamlin, PA for an entire weekend and listening to yodeling, bluegrass music just didn’t seem like [...]

Hidden in the stately Appalachian Mountains just off the beaten path of route 80, is Shawnee Mountain’s annual Garlic Festival.  Pennsylvania has many of these celebrations devoted to eating foods that contain staple ingredients.  Another example of this is Pittston’s Tomato Festival.  But I have to tell you, garlic tends to be the key ingredient [...]

So I had a planned trip to Cedar Point in Ohio with a bunch of my friends.  The night before we all got to talking and didn’t see a reason why we had to drive that far with gas prices being so high, just to go to an amusement park.  Instead, we decided on an [...]

It’s the dog days of summer, even in Harrisburg, not really known for beach scenes or tropical rendezvous. Instead, we celebrate with big music, outdoor festivals and the the best kinds of summer food. This weekend alone brings the Dauphin County Multicultural Street Festival, a free open-air event celebrating the cultural diversity in the area. [...]