April 10, HARRISBURG, PA - The third annual Harrisburg Beer Week will run April 21-29. The event celebrates the local craft beer community while serving as a fundraiser for Harrisburg River Rescue and Emergency Services.
In its first two years, Harrisburg Beer Week facilitated more than 350 events ranging from beer festivals to educational sessions and raised $60,000 for Harrisburg River Rescue and Emergency Services.
This year, the nine-day series has grown to include more than 200 events and weeklong specials and welcomes new participating venues and breweries.
Harrisburg Beer Week 2017 Signature Events
- Friday, April 21 – VIP Kick-Off Party at Harrisburg Transportation Center
- Our sponsor-only “thank you” party featuring music, food and craft beer in the Special Events Room at the Harrisburg Transportation Center.
- Saturday, April 22 – PA Flavor
- Visit the Harrisburg Beer Week table to pick up #HBGBeerWeek merchandise and get some sweet beer samples from the founders’ private collections!
- Sunday, April 23 – Battle of the Homebrewers at Broad Street Market
- 35 brewers; 70+ beers you’ve never had before; Market vendors; Designated Driver tent featuring Boneshire Brew Works non-alcoholic craft soda
- Saturday, April 29 – Little Big Beer Fest at the Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Co.
- LBBF returns with some badass, high-ABV brews (aka Big Beers)! Expect special releases, collaborations and a few classic selection
New for 2017
Harrisburg Beer Week is excited to announce a number of new items, fundraisers and events for 2017.
- 717 Collaboration returns as a lager! Tröegs Independent Brewing, Appalachian Brewing Co. and Pizza Boy Brewing Co. have again joined forces, this time to create a sessionable, crisp
pilsner with lime zest and basil. Cheers! - Exclusive, online-only raffle with BIG prizes! ZerØday Brewing Co., The Garlic Poet Restaurant, and Harrisburg Area Community College’s Brewing Science Program have donated prizes that will be raffled off after Harrisburg Beer Week. All proceeds from the raffle benefit Harrisburg River Rescue & Emergency Services, Harrisburg Beer Week’s exclusive beneficiary.
- New “I HOP” Design! Harrisburg Beer Week updated their popular “I HOP HBG” logo with the help of volunteer designer, Lauren McPherson. Find it on coasters, vinyl stickers, t-shirts, crowler coozies and more.
- Tag-Up Program to raise funds for Harrisburg River Rescue! Beer Week participants can help support our exclusive beneficiary, Harrisburg River Rescue & Emergency Services, at local bars, restaurants and breweries throughout the greater Harrisburg area. For a $5 (cash) donation, supporters can write their name on a tag-up saying they “HOP HBG,” and have it be displayed on-site at the participating venue.
- New locations for signature Harrisburg Beer Week events! Harrisburg Beer Week redesigned their official kick-off event and moved it to the Harrisburg Transportation Center (train station). This private, sponsor-only event features live music, beer and food and serves as the official Beer Week kick-off. The group’s homebrew competition, Battle of the Homebrewers,
also has relocated to the historic Broad Street Market in Midtown Harrisburg. Tickets for Battle are available for $25. - Designated Driver Tent provided at Battle and LBBF! Thanks in part to a partnership with The Traveling Tap and the generosity of Harrisburg’s Boneshire Brew Works, Harrisburg Beer Week is adding an extra benefit for designated driver ticket holders ($10 at each event), and will feature four non-alcoholic craft sodas from Boneshire Brew Works at both Battle of the Homebrewers and Little Big Beer Fest.
- Harrisburg River Rescue Mini Golf Scramble on Friday, April 28! Support Harrisburg River Rescue while enjoying a friendly competition of mini-golf and brews on City Island. Plus, DJ, guaranteed door prize and Meal Ticket for food only at the After Party.
A Word from Our Sponsors
Harrisburg Beer is proud to welcome both new and returning sponsors for 2017.
“We are proud to sponsor Harrisburg Beer Week. In Pennsylvania, our 50 in-store cafes sell more than 800 varieties of beer including a section devoted to locally brewed craft beers. Our customers appreciate the quality and our commitment to local craft brewers,” said Dennis Curtin, Weis Markets’ Director of Public Relations. “That’s why we are so pleased to be part of Harrisburg Beer Week which celebrates the diversity of locally brewed craft beers and others from around the country.”
“Supporting Harrisburg Beer Week is not a decision on whether or not to do it, but how — and to what means we will support it,” said Kurt Wewer, Executive Chef of The Garlic Poet Restaurant and Grain + Verse Bottleshop. “Firstly, Pennsylvania is a beer state! We should be celebrating our rich brewing heritage with the best and brightest of the craft. Second, Harrisburg River Rescue is as worthy of an organization to contribute to as any we can think of: we are a river city!
“We feel it was important to support Harrisburg Beer Week for a few reasons. First, it’s because it supports a great cause in Harrisburg River Rescue. Second, everyone at Boneshire Brew Works loves the sense of community that Harrisburg Beer Week brings and we want to be part of that,” said Alan Miller, owner and head brewer at Boneshire Brew Works.
Exclusive Beneficiary, Harrisburg River Rescue & Emergency Services
Harrisburg River Rescue will take part in the celebration once again as Beer Week’s sole beneficiary and will hold an open house at their headquarters during the festivities.
“Being involved in Beer Week has provided us an ongoing relationship with other individuals who share an innovative passion for bettering our city and strengthening support of those local assets that make our city prosper,” said Tony Reigle, Harrisburg River Rescue Lieutenant. Money raised from last year’s Harrisburg Beer Week donation went towards continued renovations of the HHRES headquarters, which is currently underway, said Reigle. The group is still in need of $130,000 to finish Phase 3, which will renovate the group’s hall and training room. Once Phase 2 is completed, HHRES will be able to begin offering free Water Awareness classes, CPR and other training to the community.
About Harrisburg Beer Week:
Harrisburg Beer Week is an independent group founded and organized by Sara Bozich, Tierney Pomone, Chelsie Markel, Colleen Nguyen and Jimi Werner. Learn more.
About Harrisburg River Rescue:
Harrisburg River Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, volunteer organization that provides community-based, high quality, cost effective water rescue and emergency services for the residents of the south-central Pennsylvania region.
Gamut Theatre Group presents, IMPROVAPALOOZA 2017: An Evening of Improvisational Comedy, featuring the area’s most loved improv theatre troupes. These ” April fools” will be performing appropriately on April Fools Weekend, Friday, March 31, 2017.
Come to see all of the Harrisburg area’s leading improv troupes in one location at one event! Improvapalooza 2017 will feature The Oxymorons, Harrisburg Improv Theatre (HIT), Gamut Theatre’s TMI Improv, and more!
“Harrisburg is very rich with groups dedicated to this new and emerging art from, and Gamut is proud to showcase not only our own TMI improv troupe, but also the talents of our hilarious friends and colleagues.” – Artistic Director Clark Nicholson.
IMPROVAPALOOZA 2017 will be held at the New Gamut Theatre located at 15 N. 4th Street in downtown Harrisburg. The box office and bar will open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the event are $15 and can be purchased in advance at www.GamutTheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at 717-238-4111.
Harrisburg University of Sciences and Technology students represents themselves as young scholarly professionals out on the court to simply have fun.
Written by, Kyle S. Wasilkowski (Sports & Fitness Coordinator)
Getting together with a bunch of friends for some dodgeball can be a great time to break away from your normal 9-5. However, when your local university doesn’t have any athletic activities for you and your friends to do, where do you look?
One group of players decided to turn to Harrisburg Young Professionals Dodgeball league for that fun outlet. Recently, I met with the Harrisburg University of Sciences and Technology team which consisted of 20 talented individuals: Jeremy Barton, Alison Bernard, Freddy Biayl, Jordan Brown, Chad Chu, Julisa Fajardo, Mamuice Freeman, Sherine Graham, Nicholas Green, Stephen Jackson, Trevor Jacoby, Courtney Johnson, Adrian Jones, RaNaja Kennedy, Taylor Miller, Donyae Powell, Karon Scott, Aigner Smith, Omar Sterling, and Kemar Young.
Karon Scott, a student and President of the Athletic Club mentioned, “We do not have sports within our institution, but we are making a bigger impact, especially to our freshman to join our team to participate in sports for HYP.” Scott said, “We even have buses from our college to take us to games and plus we get a crowd of students that come with to cheer us on for the night.”
This dodgeball unit ranges in different athletic abilities and play in the Competitive League, other teams may use secret strategies to beat their components. Yes, this division is very competitive with winning as the main priority. It is a different priority for these young scholars which is to go out on the court to give their 110% effort and to simply have fun.
“Even though our team is one of the youngest groups in the leagues, we want to see HYP help increase the opportunity for other local college students to join the sports that HYP offers with an addition of more sports in the future,” Scott said. “As other businesses/organization offer similar activities for individuals to participate in, I personally believe HYP offers the best quality and is the most organized.”
HARRISBURG, PA – Potential entrepreneurs can test their startup ideas during a weekly workshop series, five Wednesdays, March 1 – 29, 6-9 p.m., at YWCA Greater Harrisburg’s Center for Employment, Education and Entrepreneurial Development (CEEED), 1301 Derry Street, Harrisburg PA, 17103.
CEEED offers a range of programs that focus on unemployment, underemployment and education, such as GED and entrepreneurship. The YWCA Greater Harrisburg works in collaboration with United Way of the Capital Region, SCORE, Sound Community Solutions, Inc., PNC, Amiracle4Sure, Community First Fund, Community Action Commission, Tri County OIC, Brethren Community Ministries and the YWCA.
The Go/No-Go workshop is designed and led by Susquehanna SCORE, the region’s leading provider of business mentoring and education. SCORE’s business startup specialists will provide the tools and information that participants can use to determine if their ideas are ready to become new businesses. The workshop is free to veterans and military personnel. Registration is at: www.susquehanna.score.org.
Week One: Your Business Concept
Describe your business idea and then review it in terms of: Entrepreneurship; Critical Success Factors; Knowing Your Options; Components of Business; Evaluation Tools; and Making It Legal.
Week Two: Advertising & Marketing
Draft your 30-second elevator pitch; review pricing strategies; and define target markets. Apply the 4 “Ps” of Marketing; Advertising vs. Marketing; Networking & PR; Social Media and Web Presence.
Week Three: Funding and Financials
Understand credit and learn about all the possible funding options, from traditional to emerging; and survey the financial basics (P&L, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet, etc.).
Week Four: Sales and Management
Lay out a sales strategy for your product or service. Draft a management plan for your business: operational, administrative, and organizational. Discuss HR, including recruiting, hiring, training, and terminating; evaluate the pros and cons of part-time and full-time employees.
Week Five: Presentations
Put it all together with a panel of subject matter experts; share Q and A time with experts and peers; make a 3-5-minute presentation of your business; and receive a certificate for workshop completion.
Since 1964, SCORE “Mentors to America’s Small Business” has helped more than 9 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through mentoring and business workshops. More than 11,000 volunteer business mentors in over 320 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses. For more information about starting or operating a small business, call Tammi Dawson at Susquehanna SCORE, (717) 845-8830, or see us at www.susquehanna.score.org.
HARRISBURG, PA – Potential entrepreneurs can test their startup ideas during a weekly workshop series, five Wednesdays, March 1 – 29, 6-9 p.m., at YWCA Greater Harrisburg’s Center for Employment, Education and Entrepreneurial Development (CEEED), 1301 Derry Street, Harrisburg PA, 17103.
CEEED offers a range of programs that focus on unemployment, underemployment and education, such as GED and entrepreneurship. The YWCA Greater Harrisburg works in collaboration with United Way of the Capital Region, SCORE, Sound Community Solutions, Inc., PNC, Amiracle4Sure, Community First Fund, Community Action Commission, Tri County OIC, Brethren Community Ministries and the YWCA.
The Go/No-Go workshop is designed and led by Susquehanna SCORE, the region’s leading provider of business mentoring and education. SCORE’s business startup specialists will provide the tools and information that participants can use to determine if their ideas are ready to become new businesses. The workshop is free to veterans and military personnel. Registration is at: www.susquehanna.score.org.
Week One: Your Business Concept
Describe your business idea and then review it in terms of: Entrepreneurship; Critical Success Factors; Knowing Your Options; Components of Business; Evaluation Tools; and Making It Legal.
Week Two: Advertising & Marketing
Draft your 30-second elevator pitch; review pricing strategies; and define target markets. Apply the 4 “Ps” of Marketing; Advertising vs. Marketing; Networking & PR; Social Media and Web Presence.
Week Three: Funding and Financials
Understand credit and learn about all the possible funding options, from traditional to emerging; and survey the financial basics (P&L, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet, etc.).
Week Four: Sales and Management
Lay out a sales strategy for your product or service. Draft a management plan for your business: operational, administrative, and organizational. Discuss HR, including recruiting, hiring, training, and terminating; evaluate the pros and cons of part-time and full-time employees.
Week Five: Presentations
Put it all together with a panel of subject matter experts; share Q and A time with experts and peers; make a 3-5-minute presentation of your business; and receive a certificate for workshop completion.
Since 1964, SCORE “Mentors to America’s Small Business” has helped more than 9 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through mentoring and business workshops. More than 11,000 volunteer business mentors in over 320 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses. For more information about starting or operating a small business, call Tammi Dawson at Susquehanna SCORE, (717) 845-8830, or see us at www.susquehanna.score.org.