The Bloomsburg Nationals takes center stage during the second weekend of August at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. All cars, trucks and motorcycles of varying eras, make, model and style are encouraged to be part of the weekend.  Thursday evening gridlock;  Show field vehicle registration is $30 pre-registration ($35 after July 1st) includes driver, one passenger and children under 12 free).  There will be camping on the grounds that include electricity for $35 per day.  Tent city is in designated areas only with no electricity and is an additional $5 with registration or admission.  There will be both outdoor and indoor hard good and swap meet vendors.  The women’s oasis will have vendors and free bingo.  Bloomsburg Nationals is a non profit corporation benefiting local charities.  Gates open at 8 am Friday thru Sunday.

Camping on grounds, 24 hour security, auto events, tire burnout contest, slow drags, muffler rap, teeter totter, Flamethrower show, free Bingo, kids games, swap meet vendors, new parts vendors, plus many fair food vendors to satisfy your hunger. Women’s Oasis, automotive tech seminars.  Come join the fun, and help us generate funds for local charities (Camp Victory for Special Needs Children, The Children’s Dyslexia Learning Center, The Columbia / Montour Women’s Center, and The EOS Therapeutic Riding Center). If it has a motor and wheels your vehicle is welcomed. View more show information at www.bloomsburgnationals.com.

Mark your calendar, get your ticket now, and join us for a “Three Amigos Wine Event” on Saturday, August 5th from 12 PM – 7 PM at Three Dogs Vino, 129 Hidlay Church Road, Bloomsburg.

Three Dogs Vino will be the host of a day of tasting with neighboring Pickering Winery and O’Donnell Winery, L.L.C.
We are having a Mexican fun filled day with wine, music, food, vendors and crafters and more FUN FUN FUN than you can imagine.
Join us from 12-5, meet new friends and enjoy a day of wine tasting from three local Wineries.
Three Dogs Vino, Pickering Winery and O’Donnell Winery can’t wait to see everyone.
Bring you chairs, tents and friends and stay and listen to the music, enjoy the fruits of our land and eat some good foods.
Tickets will be $10.00 in advance $12.00 day of the event and can be purchased at Winery’s NOW
**This is an Adult Event must be 21 to attend**

County Pride Cheese and Beef sticks, Mr. Mikes Jam’s – Wine & Spicy Jams, Thirty-One Gifts, LuLaRoe , Handmade crafts, Homemade Ice Cream, Holland Grills Company, Lightstreet Custom Laser Engraving
Mexican Foods, Nacho’s, Chili Dogs & Cheese, Grilled Pork chops on a Fork, Grilled chicken, water and soda

Music 3pm – 6pm by Irv Ball

Visit the official event Facebook page for more information!

The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble is proud to continue its tradition of offering special matinees for area students as part of its 40th anniversary season.

BTE kicks off its anniversary season with The Diary of Anne Frank. Wendy Kesselman’s adaptation reveals a complex, three-dimensional Anne Frank for the stage. We not only sympathize with her as a victim of the Nazis, but care about her emotionally confusing, burgeoning adolescence. A downloadable Study Guide, script copy, and “TalkBack” after each performance are available to schools that attend. There are nine matinees for middle and high school students: September 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 2ZW8, October 3, 4, 5. All matinees begin at 10:00 a.m. The Diary of Anne Frank is also the Project Discovery selection for this season. Now in its 25th year, Project Discovery is a unique partnership between BTE, high schools in Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties, and local businesses and corporations resulting in a bold initiative combining live theatre with dramatic literature into a unique educational experience. All high school students in the CSIU 16 schools may attend matinees of The Diary of Anne Frank at no cost. Schools outside the five-county area may attend at regular matinee prices.

For the holidays, BTE presents Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, appropriate for all ages. Nine special school matinees for are scheduled for November 30, December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19 and 20. Matinees begin at 10:00 a.m. and the cost is $9.50 for all audience members. Matinees fill quickly. School representatives are encouraged to call soon for best seating availability.

From the first ghostly rattle of Jacob Marley’s chains, the fun and frivolity of the Fezziwig’s party, to the ominous predictions of the Ghost of Christmas Future, students in all grade levels from kindergarten through High School will travel through time along with Ebenezer Scrooge as he is confronted by the boy he was, the man he has become and the fate that awaits him if he fails to change. Founding ensemble member Rand Whipple will reprise his role as Scrooge nearly 40 years later! This adaptation is by Ensemble member Richard Cannaday and marks BTE’s 13th production of this timeless tale of redemption and renewal.

In January, BTE presents I and You by Lauren Gunderson. Described by the Washington Post a “sharp and funny 90 minute drama”, I and Youwas one of the most produced new plays in American this past year. Two high school students are forced together to complete a report on Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and end up discovering a shocking secret that will connect them forever. Perfect for high school audiences, BTE offers one special matinee on Tuesday, January 23 at 10:00 a.m. Script copy is available upon request.

All matinees are held at the Alvina Krause Theatre in downtown Bloomsburg and begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. For more information about all of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s programs for students, contact Paula Henry, BTE’s School Programs Director at (570) 458-4075, email at phenry@bte.org or visit www.bte.org.

The Children’s Museum, located at 2 West Seventh Street in Bloomsburg, will host its annual “Touch a Truck” event on Saturday, August 5 from 10 AM – 12 PM.

Come out to the museum for a fun-filled day with trucks of all kinds, including the Susquehanna Art Museum’s VanGo! Museum on Wheels and the Columbia County Traveling Library’s brand new bookmobile. Get an up-close, hands-on look at loaders, go-karts, tractors, fire engines and police, state park ranger and military vehicles. Meet the community helpers who operate these vehicles and collect passport stamps for prizes and giveaways.

Touch a Truck is designed to educate students about different careers and the big equipment that goes along with them.

Reduced admission is only $5.

The Children’s Museum is a non-profit organization with a mission to enrich the lives of people in the 10-county region by fostering a lifelong love of learning through interactive programs and exhibits that bring out the imagination in every child and the child in every visitor. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.the-childrens-museum.org or call 570-389-9206 for more information.

From the Exchange Gallery

Join The Exchange Gallery at the artists’ reception for their current exhibit – “The Melting Pot” at the Gallery on Saturday, July 15th from 6 to 8 p.m., and choose your favorite piece.  Make your votes count, as the artist with the most votes will receive the exhibit’s People’s Choice award.

For the first time at the Exchange Gallery, this show had a juror — Richard Rinehart, director of the Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University — and also for the first time The Exchange offered prizes.  Laura Micewski of Benton took first with her knitted yarn piece “Blended Identity:

“Blended Identity” – Laura Micewski

Rinehart cited the artist for her use of a “traditionally feminine” American craft to put a spin on the “traditionally masculine” cast of the American flag; Laura will receive a check for $200. In second and third place, the juror chose Bob McCormick’s print “Golgotha in Slate/Anthracite Fields” and Karen Cotter’s photo on metal “American Pasttimes”.

​Bob will receive $100 for his work that the juror said represents important themes in local and American history; Karen will receive $50 for her piece that represents the importance of pop culture in the immigrant experience.

​The reception will feature a wide range of finger food — a veritable melting pot! —  and runs simultaneous with the Artspace Gallery’s reception for their show “Bridges”, around the corner on Center Street. “The Melting Pot” will run at the Exchange Gallery through Friday, August 18th.

For more area arts-related news and upcoming events, check out the #ArtsInBloom hashtag on Facebook or visit www.iTourColumbiaMontour.com/events.

Looking to celebrate our nation’s independence in Berwick this year? The annual July 4th celebration kicks off at 10:30 am at the Jackson Mansion with patriotic music, introduction of officials, presentation of colors, and the Invocation. After these activities conclude, a free lunch will be served to the community by Council members and includes pizza, soda, and ice cream treats. The July 4th Celebration continues into the night with Ruthy Stock performing at 6 pm at the Jackson Mansion and at dusk a dynamic fireworks display will take off from Crispin Field.