This Weekend: Smashing Pumpkins

Thursday, October 9, 2008 12:53PM

For me, this weekend is all about pumpkins. Hopefully you know by now that Spotobe will be at the Pennsboro Pumpkin Fest all weekend, and hopefully you are all planning to stop by and say hello. Putting together the contest has been fun, but last night I didn't even realize how absurd I looked pushing a shopping cart of 13 pumpkins around Giant until I noticed all of the funny looks that I was getting. I think I need a little bit of a break from pumpkins.

If you’re looking for weekend entertainment—pumpkin-related or otherwise, here’s a rundown. Friday night, David Crosby and Graham Nash will be at the Luhrs Center in Shippensburg. That’s the C and the N from CSNY, for those of you not versed in classic rock lore. I challenge you to find four guys who have had a more tumultuous history than those four. Speaking of tumult, Open Stage of Harrisburg is currently putting on Around the World in 80 Days and there are performances Friday and Saturday. Now Phineas Fogg? That’s a guy who’s been through even more than David Crosby.

On Saturday, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show swings into gear at the Farm Show Complex. It runs the whole way to the 18th. You also could check out the Harvest Bluegrass Festival, Pig Roast & Grape Stomping at Moon Dancer Winery. It looks like a really good time and, unfortunately, it’s the second festival in a row they’ve had on days I had other plans. How dare they? I also have three very different, but equally good musical suggestions for Saturday night. Spotobe’s friends Lakeherst, a Philadelphia-based emo softcore act will be at Gullifty’s, hip hop icon KRS-One will be at Dragonfly and virtuoso string ensemble The Dædalus Quartet will be at Market Square Presbyterian Church.

Sunday, Susquehanna Outfitters is leading a fall foliage canoe trip on the Susquehanna River. If you’d rather look at the leaves on solid ground, the Boyd Big Tree Conservation Area is offering an Autumn Forest Walk. As for me, I’ll be at Pumpkin Fest all weekend, and then I’ll climb into my pumpkin carriage and go home to sleep on a bed of pumpkins. Not really. Have fun, kids.

This entry was posted by Justin Kunkel on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 12:53PM and is filed under Events, Out & About, Weekend To-Do's. Have something to add to conversation? Great! We welcome it in the comments section or on your own website via a trackback. You can follow all of our postings with our ATOM or RSS feeds.

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