Gretna Music 4 Kids – Mr. Music Sing-Alongs for Families
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaIf you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Mr. Music of Pennsylvania PBS encourages everyone to sing along with him as he performs favorite children's songs and original tunes. In partnership with Chautauqua Summer Programs.
Mount Gretna Architecture
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaExploring the Past & Celebrating the Present. Architect Gregg Scott helps us dive into what makes the architecture of Mt. Gretna unique, compelling and timeless, the architects, the buildings and the setting. We will discuss why its charm never grows old despite its age - and ours! The speaker spearheaded and will explain the 2017 […]
Peacemaking Through Music
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaInnovative Elizabethtown College Professor Kevin Shorner-Johnson applies his interests in ethics, spirituality and peace building to music, the universal language. Explore modern examples of music speaking the universal language of peace in prisons, at the U.S.-Mexico border and restoring ecologies.
Gretna Music 4 Kids – Mr. Music Sing-Alongs for Families
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaIf you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Mr. Music of Pennsylvania PBS encourages everyone to sing along with him as he performs favorite children's songs and original tunes. In partnership with Chautauqua Summer Programs.
Film Showing – The African Queen (1951)
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaAfter religious spinster's (Katharine Hepburn) missionary brother is killed in WWI Africa, dissolute steamer captain (Humphrey Bogart) offers her safe passage. She's not satisfied so she persuades him to destroy a German gunboat. The two spend most of their time fighting with each other rather than the Germans. Time alone on the river leads to […]
Gretna Music 4 Kids – Mr. Music Sing-Alongs for Families
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaIf you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Mr. Music of Pennsylvania PBS encourages everyone to sing along with him as he performs favorite children's songs and original tunes. In partnership with Chautauqua Summer Programs.
Film Showing – To Have & Have Not (1944)
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaIn Vichy France, fishing boat captain Harry (Humphrey Bogart) avoids getting involved in politics, refusing to smuggle French Resistance fighters into Martinique. But when a Resistance client is shot before he can pay, Harry agrees to help hotel owner Gerard (Marcel Dalio) smuggle two fighters to the island. Harry is further swayed by Slim (Lauren […]
Chautauqua University for a Day
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaRegister by July 4 Call (717) 964-1830 or register online. www.pachautauqua.info $50 fee includes programs, morning blueberry buckle and lunch. Please note there is a maximum of 50 people for this event, first come first served. 1. Honeybees and Beekeeping-The Basics Local resident and beekeeper, Jean Miller will show us the difference between honey bees […]
Mt. Gretna Workshop – Eating to Avoid Inflammation
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaAre your joints aching, red, swollen and not working as well as you'd like? Are you fatigued, perhaps dealing with digestive issues? The food you choose to eat can contribute to those issues. We'll discuss what foods are good for your joints, what you eat that may contribute to less than optimal function - and […]
Creating the Need to Censor: Popular Culture, Free Speech, & the Concept of Harm
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaAndrew Owen, PhD. Does censorship, in a technological age, limit freedoms or is it the free exercise of media and business to control content? A necessary examination of freedoms and perspective.
Mt. Gretna – Painting Mandala Stones
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaMandala Stones are meditative symbols that are created by painting smooth river rocks with intricate patterns of dots. The art and practice of creating the mandala is a form of meditation, a soothing ritual that allows the painter to express creativity and find a sense of calmness. Barb Kleinfelter and Patty Gokey will instruct. Children […]
4th of July Bike Parade
Hall of Philosophy, Mt. Gretna Gettysburg Avenue, Mt. GretnaJoin Chautauqua residents in celebrating Independence Day with a Bike Parade! Decorate your bikes (scooter, wagon, or stroller) to win prizes. Call 717-964-1830 for information closer to the event. Meet at the Hall of Philosophy