York JCC offers family zumbatomic classes

jcc logoRegistration opens at 5 a.m. May 24 for Family Zumbatomic classes at the York Jewish Community Center, 2000 Hollywood Drive.

Fuse the Zumba program’s unique formula with the psychology and physiology relevant to kids. Zumbatomic classes are high-energy fitness-parties packed with specially choreographed, kid-friendly routines and all the music kids love, like hip-hop, reggaeton, cumbia and more.

The event is for ages 7 and older. It will be held from 5:15-6 p.m. Thursdays, JUne 20 to Aug. 1. The cost is $60 each.

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Family fishing event at Codorus State Park

fishing clipartA free Family Fishing Funday will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, at Codorus State Park, classroom at the end of Marina Road.

The event will feature continuous family fishing demonstrations and fishing instruction during two sessions, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

All ages are welcome and no license will be required for fishing. Equipment, training and bait will be provided at no cost. Fish cleaning and Dutch oven cast iron cooking demonstrations will be offered and pontoon rides will be available for $5. There will also be telescopes for viewing osprey and eagles.

The event is co-sponsored by the Codorus Trout Unlimited organization and the Outcast Bass Club.

For more information, call the park at (717) 637-2816.

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Annual Fairie Festival opens May 3

GLEN ROCK –- Spoutwood Farm will present its 22nd annual May Day Fairie Festival, noon-6 p.m. Friday, May 3, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, May 4-5.

More than 15,000 national and international visitors are expected to attend.

Featured events will be dancing, music, storytelling, parades, arts and crafts, workshops, food and much more. New this year is a fairie wedding, 3 p.m. May 4.

Children’s Day is Friday. Children ages 12 and younger will be admitted free.

Regular admission is $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 12-3, and free for kids ages 2 and younger. Three day passes will be available for $30 at the gate. Parking will be available on Pierceville Road for a $5 fee.

For more information, visit www.spoutwood.org.

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‘Beauty’ opens May 3 at DreamWrights

DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre, 100 Carlisle Ave., York, will present an original adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast,” May 3 to 19.

There will be two casts of 30 each.

The most familiar characters will be played by:
– Beauty: Monica Toren, 16, and Michaela Wagner 14, both of York.
– Prince Kalanos/Beast: Chris Brown, 17, of New Oxford, and Noah Conway, 15, of York.

New characters include:
– Fairies: Faunalin, Georgia Brown 12, of Dover, and Anna Fraser, 11, of York.
– Beauty’s older brother, Bartholomew: Brice Leidy, 12, of Red Lion, and Nathaniel Tyson, 14, of Dallastown.

Show times are 6:30 p.m. May 3-4, 10-11 and 17-18; 2:30 p.m. May 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19; and a playlet and breakfast (advance tickets required), 9 a.m. May 18. The 2:30 p.m. May 11 performance will be Audio Described (advance tickets required) with a 1:30 p.m. Touch Tour prior to the show.

Advance tickets are recommended for all performances.

Reserved seating is $12 and general admission is $8.

Order by phone (credit cards only) at (717) 848-8623, ext. 1; visit DreamWrights, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays; or order online at www.dreamwrights.org.

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Identify spring birds at Nixon County Park

York County Parks and RecreationThe York County Department of Parks and Recreation will host a Spring Birds walk from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Nixon County Park.

Parks naturalist Francis Velazquez will lead participants along trails to identify vireos, phoebes, warblers and tanagers. Bring binoculars and a field guide. A limited number of lending binoculars will be available.

The program is for children ages 10 and up. The program is free with no registration required.

For information about available programs, visit www.yorkcountyparks.org.

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Kids needed for volunteer program

United Way of York County is looking for participants in the Youth Volunteer Initiatives Program, part of the 25th annual Global Youth Service Day on Saturday, April 27.

Volunteers will be offered a range of tasks from planting flowers to building a compost pile. Once all tasks are finished, participating volunteer teams are challenged with a photo scavenger hunt (be sure at least one person on the team has a camera or a phone with photo sharing capabilities).

Youth in elementary school and older are welcome to participate, but kids younger than 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Two sites are offered:

– Penn Park Project, 9 a.m.-noon at 100 West College Avenue

– Hope Street Garden and Learning Lab, 1-5 p.m., meeting at Lincoln Charter School, 559 W. King St.

The first 50 people to register will receive a free t-shirt, a pair of sunglasses and a reusable bag. A donation of plants for the garden will be gratefully accepted.

Established in 1988, Global Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world and the only day of service dedicated to children and youth. GYSD is celebrated each year in more than 100 countries.

To register or to make a plant donation, contact Kristen Clineburg at (717) 771-3823 or email clineburgk@unitedway-york.org. For more information, visit www.unitedway-york.org.

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The circus is coming to York Expo Center

Clowns In CarPiccadilly Circus is returning with an all new show at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the York Expo Center.

You’ll see the Cossak Warriors on horseback; Motorcycle Nitro Cowboys in the globe of Death; camels and zebras performing with ponies; clowns and comedy acts; and much more.

Free children’s tickets have been distributed at elementary schools, preschools, day care centers and churches and are available at sponsoring businesses. BOGO specials for adult tickets are available at www.TheFunCircus.com for a limited time.

Piccadilly Circus is a production of Ice Capades producers and plays mostly one or two days in select cities and travels throughout North America.

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Miniature Railroad Club to host open house

The Miniature Railroad Club of York is celebrating its 70th anniversary with an open house, 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at 381 Wheatfield St., York.

The event will feature a 30- by 90-foot HO scale model railroad on which up to 14 trains can be run at one time. Historic steam locomotives and trains that ran through York on the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1940s and 1950s to modern diesel and passenger trains can be seen. A miniature TV camera can even give you the view from the cab of a model locomotive just like the engineer has, on a TV screen.

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 6-12.

For more information, call (717) 458-2932 or visit www.mrrcy.com.

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Discover Horses event is for youth ages 8 to 12

4-h logoThe York County Penn State Extension and the York County 4-H program will host a Discover Horses Day Camp, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the York County 4-H Center.

The camp is open to all York County youth between the ages of 8-12. Youth will learn about horse behavior as well as horse colors and markings, how to measure a horse, and how to groom and handle a horse safely and properly. Volunteers and members of the 4-H horse club will be on hand to teach youth about horses.

The cost is $8. Bring your own lunch or lunch will be available for $2 per person. Registration is required by May 10, but early registration is suggested as space is limited.

To register or for more information, contact Lisa Witmer at (717) 840-7408 or lhj5007@psu.edu.

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Chicken bowling is coming to York in July

Jennifer Pitts, of Susquehanna Bank, displays chicken bowling pins.

Jennifer Pitts, of Susquehanna Bank, displays chicken bowling pins.

Chicken bowling is coming to York for the first time during Wingstock, a family fun festival hosted by the Crispus Attucks Association on July 6.

Attendees can take part in the event, which features bowling pins crafted to look like chickens. Some of the pins will be presented at various York County locations leading up to the event, starting at the East branch of Susquehanna Bank, the presenting sponsor of the event.

The event will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Sovereign Bank Stadium Plaza. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children ages 11 and younger. The price includes wings, contests, two bands, various other activities, and a York Revolution vs. Lancaster Barnstormers game, which starts at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Crispus Attucks programs.

For more information, visit www.wingstockyork.org.

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