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We're looking to do our own photography for our family Christmas card this year. I'm looking for suggestions on Christmasy locations on the West Shore side of the Harrisburg area to drag the family for taking these pics. I've thought of Country Market, and there's the little public green area of Camp Hill that is decorated every year, but still not sold on those places. Suggestions?

First off: I REALLY Like the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg for music performances. I haven't been to a performance there yet where the sound quality wasn't absolutely great, it's big enough to draw reasonably popular performers but very, very intimate - apparently it seats around 700.

I have a friend that complained once, though, that the performers they get are for the sixties crowd - decade, not necessarily age, although both can be the case. And that might be right, but if it is, it's because of Harrisburg's ability to fill the Whitaker for the price of their tickets. We do live in Pennsylvania, after all, one of the older population states in the country.

On the other hand, I realized that the decision maker(s) at the Whitaker have no possible way of knowing who I'd like to see perform there, except for returning artists that I've bought tickets for before. And I do seem to see a lot of return artists - good artists, no doubt, but folks that have been to the Whitaker before.

So, I thought I'd make my request here, and eventually I'll email it to them when I feel I have my list fully compiled - the artists that I'd like to see them get here if they possible can at some future date, and making my best effort to pick entertainers that won't be too small or too big for the venue.

To start:

The Tubes
Jim Gaffigan (comic)
Horslips
Graham Parker

Feel free to add your recommendations in comments.

Details here.

I guess don't understand today's economy.

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Updating from a few weeks ago:

It looks like Central Pennsylvanians will have the chance to feel the dull evil that is Glenn Beck in person, on Friday in Camp Hill.

And starting to stick. Kinda fun and kinda NOT YET at the same time.

Hard to go very far without seeing these.

this state is completely crossed with railroad tracks. Photo by DarbiG14.

If you haven't been to the West Shore YMCA since they've upgraded, and you're looking for a place to work out, play racquetball or hoops or swim, I recommend checking it out. It's a LOT easier to go every day and work out now than it was just a few years ago, mostly because you don't feel like you're burrowing into a hole when you enter the workout areas. I'm very impressed with what they've done with it.

Now if they can just improve their web site, which could use the effort.

Why doesn't Hampden Township's web site reference the election today? There is an election today, right?

Okay, Harrisburg area bloggers, I'm going to start putting together a blogroll of bloggers of the West Shore. It's going to be indexed by the municipality of your home postal location, so if you live in any of the following municipalities (unless I forgot one) please email me or put up a comment with your blog and town, and if you don't live on the West Shore, just ignore unless you want to know who's here.

I'll be repeating this request about once a week, I suspect it's going to take a while. Let me know which category below you belong in.

Camp Hill Bloggers
Carlisle Bloggers
Dillsburg Bloggers
Duncannon Bloggers
Enola Bloggers
Lemoyne Bloggers
Marysville Bloggers
Mechanicsburg Bloggers
Mount Holly Springs Bloggers
New Cumberland Bloggers
Shiremanstown Bloggers
Wormleysburg Bloggers
Boiling Springs Bloggers
New Kingstown Bloggers

Interesting paint color, formerly a fast food restaurant, been vacant for a few years now on the Carlisle Pike in Camp Hill. That paint color... we were trying to think of a business that would make sense in a location that color. A restaurant that only serves pumpkin dishes?