Monday, April 13,1998
vin Seltzer now showing
the Gallery
series of paintings entitled “The Con
i' Paradise” is on display in the Gallery
ge until May 8. The artist is a Harris
native by the name of Todd Seltzer. He
raduate of Towson State University and
rently a graduate student at Penn State
sburg. He created this series of works
is Master’s Production for the Master of
Program irv Humanities.
Something for Everyone
A brief Central
Pennsylvania
tertainment guide
Alan King - comedy
The Strand. York
Wed., Apr. 15, 8 p.m.
717-846-1155
Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center
Market Square Church
Harrisburg
Sat.. Apr. 18.8 p.m.
717-697-6224
Sleeping Beauty -
Ballet
The Carlisle Regional
Performing Arts Center
Sun.. Apr. 19. 2 p.m.
717-258-0666
TARN HELM ” N
ENTERTAINMENT
Lounge
Seltzer worked 10 years as a commercial
artist, and has had his art published in numer
ous magazines and newspapers. He has also
worked as a production designer on both live
action and animated motion pictures. In 1995
he wrote, produced and directed his second
feature film. Seltzer is also a regular contrib
uting illustrator to the Baltimore Sun edito
rial page.
How To Succeed in Business
Without
Really Trying
The Strand, York
Wed., Apr. 22, 3 & 8 p.m.
717-846-1155
The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
Harrisburg Community Theatre
Apr. 24 - May 10
717-232-5501
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
Open Stage of Harrisburg
Apr. 24 - May 17
717-232-OPEN
Art Walk
Over 40 art exhibitions
Lancaster City
Apr. 25 - 26
Hershey’s Chocolate World
its renovated tour
opens
fey Lauren Capitani
Hershey’s Chocolate World held grand
opening ceremonies for their enchanced
chocolate-making tour ride Saturday, March
28.
Todd Kohr, Marketing and Publicity Man
ager at Chocolate World, was behind the pro
motion of the event. He explained, “My job
was to develop and cooridinate events from
ribbon cutting, to clowns, to radio station
remotes." Chocolate World had a press pre
view as well as a VIP party before the offi
cial opening of the ride.
The celebration was not for the ride only,
but also for Chocolate World’s 25th anniver
sary. Since its opening in 1973, they have
welcomed 43 million visitors. Last year
alone, they tallied 2.3 million, making it the
busiest visitor’s center in the country, top
ping even the White House. Kohr noted, “We
had 12,000 people here on opening day. It
set a record for March.”
Just a few of the bonuses visitors received
were free admission and parking, a free
sample of Hershey’s newest product “Jolly
Jellies” and valuable coupons. Plus, the first
1,000 people received Jolly Rancher sun
glasses and bandannas and every 250th per
son got a special prize.
Also, Hershey’s 1.5 ounce milk chocolate
Namaste to
play at PSH
by Dani Church
Namaste will be offering a taste of their
“World Beat Garage” music to Penn State
Harrisburg on Wed., Apr. 22 at noon in the
Gallery Lounge.
The band was formed in 1991 when a var
ied group of artists joined their musical tal
ents. Lynn (Professor) Stover served with
the Peace Corps in Tunisia, where he learned
to sing in Arabic and play the darbouka. Dave
(Dr. Mo) Moyar became interested in world
music while playing R&B and funk bass gui
tar. Together they joined with Julian (El
Negrito) Aguirre, a guitarist raised in South
America. They performed as a trio with oc
casional guest “buckets” until Jeff (Dad)
Coleman joined on second guitar and
accordian. The rhythm section has since been
augmented and Latinized with Jeph (No
Alias) Rebert on percussion.
The name “Namaste” (na-MAS-tay) is a
Hindu form of greeting, roughly meaning “I
honor the good within you.” Band mem-
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
3:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge
and milk chocolate with almond bars were
selling for 25 cents. Chocolate World brought
in entertainment from area radio stations and
a Hershey Trolley dinner show at the Choco
late Town Cafe as well.
Refreshments will be served
The Capital Times
So what exactly is new to the ride? For
starters, the ramp entrance to the ride now
has a new historical wall. And watch out for
the jungle as you turn the corner. Visitors
will also discover a new boat dock. Twenty
video monitors and three large screens have
benn added so visitors can better understand
the chocolate-making process.
Kohr explained, "We have updated some
things and changed other things but we did
not go too far from what people know and
like about Chocolate World.”
The ride has been well received. “They
(visitors) love the jungle and the kids seem
to love the cow,” Kohr said. The life-like
cow is something to see. “The day was beau
tiful,” he continued, “We had no problems
and no complaints.”
As for the future, the improved ride is only
part one of a three phase enhancement plan
for Chocolate World. Next year, they plan to
refurbish the retail shop and, by the winter
of 2000, the food service area. By the turn
of the century, there will be much to enjoy at
Chocolate World.
bers hear the interpretation more like, “I
honor the groove within you.”
World Beat loosely describes the music that
Namaste plays, in the sense that the inspira
tion and rhythms come from everywhere, but
World Beat Garage is a more accurate de
scription. Everything is given an American
twist. A funk bass line propels an Arabic
children’s song, and electric guitar power
chords turn Brazilian pop into a zombie chant.
All played to honor the groove within us.