Weekly picks: Martin Library Celebrity Auction
Autographed memorabilia is all about the feeling of connection.
The Martin Library Celebrity Auction makes those connections for patrons every year, putting hundreds of autographed items up for bid. The pieces come from familiar names in movies, music, literature, politics and sports.
The proceeds help patrons make another connection, too — with children in the local community. Money from the fundraiser buys books for the children’s collection at the library, which helps children cultivate literacy and a love for reading that will help them later in life.
Learn all about the celebrity auction in the York Weekend feature story.
And if you want to bid, head to the library, 159 E. Market St., York, for the preview at noon Sunday, March 25, and the auction starting at 1 p.m.
For a complete list of items up for bid, visit the Martin Library website. For more details, call the library at (717) 846-5300, ext. 225.
In Extras, enjoy a comedy night at the York Jewish Community Center or York Catholic High School, catch hip-hop star Jeremih at the Strand, spend Saturday downtown at the York St. Patrick’s Day Parade, head out to Nixon Park for a hike Sunday or fill up your crafting schedule at the Intergalatic Bead and Jewelry show.
In Openings, hear from the Big Bad Wolf, understand the Importance of satire, experience the Korean War and join South Western for “Hello, Dolly!”
In Weekend Sports, cheer on York County girls as they chase state basketball titles.
In Couch Potato, grab a blanket and bundle up for Frozen Planet.
For locations and trailers of new movies opening this week in York County, see the new movies post.
Etching, font talks at York College
Rena Hoisington, left, and Ellen Lupton will speak at York College in March.
York College will host two talks of interest to artists and graphic designers this month.
First up is “The Art of Etching in 18th-Century France” by Rena Hoisington of the Baltimore Museum of Art at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, in the Brossman Gallery.
Second is “Fonts and Fiction: Telling Stories About Graphic Design” by Ellen Lupton of the Maryland Institute College of Art at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the DeMeester Recital Hall. A reception will run from 6 to 9 p.m. for the Lupton talk.
Both talks are open to the public and take place in the Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall building on campus, 441 Country Club Road, Spring Garden Township. Admission is free.
For all the details, visit the York College website or call (717) 846-7788.
Red Lion author to sign at Bay Window
Red Lion author Lonnie Mounts will sign copies of his novel Doctor’s Orders from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Bay Window Books, 48 W. Main St., Dallastown.
The book tells the tale of a young man who encounters obstacles while searching for his missing girlfriend. Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, he must race to discover the truth.
For all the details, call the shop at (717) 246-9005.
Poet Wayne Miller at York College
Wayne Miller, poet
Wayne Miller, author of the poetry collections The City, Our City, The Book of Props and Only the Senses Sleep, will give a free reading of his work at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Wolf Hall Art Gallery at York College, 441 Country Club Road, Spring Garden Township.
Miller is an award-winning poet who teaches at the University of Central Missouri.
For all the details, visit the York College website or call (717) 846-7788.
Winter Blues Book Sale at library
The Mason-Dixon Public Library will host its seventh annual Winter Blues Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.
Children’s and adult books will be on sale, with paperbacks priced at 25 cents. Proceeds will help the library purchase new books. The sale is organized by the Friends of the Mason-Dixon Library.
The library is located at 250 Bailey Drive in Stewartstown.
For all the details, visit the library website or call (717) 993-2404.
On sale: Tickets for David Sedaris at the Strand
David Sedaris, bestselling author and humorist for National Public Radio, will give York fans a firsthand experience with social satire when he reads from his works, signs books and takes questions from the audience at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Strand, 50 N. George St., York.
Tickets are $30-$40 and go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24.
For all the details, visit the Strand website or call (717) 846-1111.
