Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania, and is located in the South Central region of the state. At one time, Harrisburg was a small town, an outpost for the ferries going up and down the Susquehanna River. However, now it is a bustling metropolis, a center for this regions cultural and arts communities, a lively downtown with many hotels, restaurants, theatres and museums. This is all while retaining the congenial and the “homey” aspect of the smaller town it used to be.
This can be felt walking through any neighborhood, felt and smelled in the air as backyard barbecues and park picnics are extremely common in the summertime months. Paddle boat tours in the Susquehanna offer a different view and a different perspective, on the city as it is now, and on the way that life along that river had been in the past. The ‘do it yourself-ers’ may enjoy renting one of the other forms of river transportation such as a jet ski, canoe or kayak. This is a great way to get to City Island and enjoy the many arts and culinary festivals, especially the famous Pennsylvania Chili Contest and Cookout. Adults and children alike, will find that a day spent at the City Island Puppet theatre to be a day of imagination and wonder.
The music of Harrisburg is one that speaks the many different dialects and languages of the world of music. Outdoor summer concerts along Susquehanna offer everything from classical to live jazz. The Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz, bring in various artists and the venues for located in the city are just as varied as the music they bring in. The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra is world renown and will often times have soloists from other orchestras and other countries in for a performance or a run of performances.
Just as vast as the selection of music venues, is the number of museums and galleries. But art in Harrisburg is not limited to buildings with four walls, for many times artists set up right on the sidewalks and sell their work in the grass roots style. Whatever your artistic desire may be, you will most definitely find it in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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