Hershey Gardens

Zoology Zone Interactive Cart
2023-07-19 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-20 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-24 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-25 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-26 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-27 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-31 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-08-01 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) and 10 more dates
Meet some new “friends” at the Zoology Zone Interactive Cart!
Mondays through Thursdays, June 26 to August 17 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
In the Educational and Horticultural Wing, Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory
The interactive cart will feature several small animals and arthropods, along with deceased butterfly specimens that guests can touch and feel.
The cart is staffed by Hershey Gardens Volunteens.

"The Show Must Go On... No Matter What" by the Hershey Area Playhouse Summer Camp Group
2023-07-21 12:00 - 12:30
“The Show Must Go On…No Matter What!”
Hershey Area Playhouse Summer Camp
Join us for the summer camp group’s culminating performance!
Performance will be in the Children’s Garden Amphitheater (subject to change, based on weather)
Included in regular admission; free for members.

Guided Walk
2023-07-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-08-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-08-12 10:00 - 11:00
Join Dr. Ray Barbehenn, a biologist with an expertise in plant ecology, for an hour-long adventure through the gardens as you learn about plants and trees. Bring your curiosity!
Included with admission, free for members.

Marvelous Mondays
2023-07-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-31 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-07 10:00 - 12:00
July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7 from 10 a.m. – Noon
Mondays are marvelous at Hershey Gardens! Join us for kids’ crafts, entertainment and story-telling! This year’s special guests include PA Farms to Families Immersion Lab, the Planet Bee Foundation and more! Come back each week to discover new activities.
Included in admission; free for members.
Marvelous Mondays Schedule:
July 10: Growing & Harvesting Produce
Special Guest: PA Farms to Families Immersion Lab
July 17: Pollinators
Special Guest: Planet Bee Foundation
July 24: Garden Art
Special Guest: In the Art Room with Rebbie Rye
July 31: Native Plants & Species
Special Guest: Raven Ridge Wildlife Center
August 7: Caterpillars & Butterflies
Special Guest: Kevin McCloskey “What Will I be When I Get to Be Me”
Book and Butterfly Craft

Live Music by String Duet Segno
2023-07-28 10:00 - 12:00
Guests can enjoy live music by Segno, a string duet consisting of Harpist Sylvia Sweigert and Hammered Dulcimer player LillieMae Sweigert.

Sylvia and LillieMae are members of the Harrisburg Harp Orchestra, playing in the greater Harrisburg and Philadelphia Area. They play a wide range of music such as Broadway tunes, popular songs, Celtic favorites, American folk, classical pieces, and familiar hymns. The duet often composes their own arrangements, to suit the occasion. Sylvia plays a Lyon & Healy Prelude 38, and LillieMae plays a custom James Jones 4/19/21/9 Hammered Dulcimer.
Performances will take place in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory. Included in admission; free for members.

Music in the Gardens
2023-08-04 18:00 - 20:00
Friday, August 4, 2023 from 6 – 8 p.m.
featuring
The Anthony Haubert Quartet
featuring vocalist Elizabeth Zito
Join us for an evening of beautiful music in the Gardens! Guests are invited to bring their own beverages and snacks, as well as chairs or a blanket.
Please note the Butterfly Atrium will be closed. Regular admission rates apply; free for members.
This is a rain or shine event, with the exception of lightning, in which case the event will be cancelled or rescheduled.
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:
Bob & Linda Pugliese
Bob & Carole Ackerman
Dr. Tom Davis

Gretna Theatre Kids Series presents "Curious George: The Golden Meatball "
2023-08-06 13:00 - 16:00
Sunday, August 6: Performances at 1 and 3 p.m.

Join Curious George, the inquisitive, lovable monkey-star of books, movies and the award-winning PBS television show in a brand new musical. Curious George: The Golden Meatball is a loveable adventure, specifically designed for young audiences, that is sure to leave them singing and swinging down the aisles.

All You-Can-Eat Meatball Day came just once a year. George had been waiting all month for that day, a day almost bigger than his birthday! On Meatball Day, George helped his friend, Chef Pisghetti, cook some delicious meatballs and serve them to the hungry crowd. But this year, the crowd had vanished! Something was keeping people away….something pretty big. And that something was Phinneas T. Lightspeed and his speedy Meatballs-o-Matic machine. In despair, Chef Pisghetti vows to cook no more. Determined to help his friend, George goes on a mission to enter the Chef’s meatballs in the world-famous Golden Meatball Contest in Rome.
Included with admission; members are free.

Susquehanna Orchid Society Sale
2023-08-12 09:00 - 17:00
Learn more about growing orchids with members from the Susquehanna Orchid Society and then purchase the right orchid for your home environment from local orchid growers and suppliers. Sale located in the Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory.
Included in admission; free for members.
VENDORS
Fishing Creek Orchids
830 Fishing Creek Valley Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112
Stephen Male is recognized as one of the best growers of exotic orchids on the East Coast. Greenhouse with 5000+ near Harrisburg, PA; by appointment only.Specializing in Miltonia, Lycaste, Pleurothallids, Mini-Catts & Miscellaneous Species.
Open by appointment only. Email owner Steve Male fcvorchids@aol.com or Phone (717) 599-5390
https://www.facebook.com/fishingcreekorchids/
Little Brook Orchids
25 Rider Ave, Lancaster, PA
A full-service orchid retail store and greenhouse complex located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We carry a large variety of orchid species and orchid hybrids, as well as supplies for orchid lovers of every level of interest and expertise. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is available to answer your orchid related questions. Plant boarding services are also available for individuals and businesses that need a good environment for their plants while on vacation or during the winter. https://www.littlebrookorchids.com/index.php
Email: info@littlebrookorchids.com or call 717-394-1000
Orchid Enterprise, (OEI)
Call (202) 669-0942
Ken’s training has given him the knowledge necessary to establish a laboratory where OEI germinates and grows orchid seed under controlled sterile conditions. Ken has been germinating and growing orchids from seed almost as long as he has been growing orchids. OEI was originally established to help reduce the number of orchids in Ken’s collection, but somehow this has backfired and Ken’s collection just seems to grow. Ken now manages a 33’X20’X13′ greenhouse, a laboratory, and a grow-room with four 1000W HID lights that run on moving tracks over benches of seedling and various Catasetenae.
https://www.orchidenterprise.com/oei-website.html
Wade’s Orchids
4 West Raleigh Ave.
Middleburg, PA 17842
Wade Hollenbach has been growing orchids since 1978. Wade says, “I’ve been growing orchids since 1978. I am a member of the Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society, Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania, and the American Orchid Society. I am growing in a 21′ X 24′ greenhouse. I sell orchids to help pay the fuel bills for the greenhouse. I also sell orchids because I enjoy purchasing flasks and community pots that I feel have very good potential in some way. I am beginning a breeding program with Encyclias and the Cattleya alliance. I also have a goal of providing healthy plants to others at reasonable prices. I have fond memories of days long gone where it was inexpensive to invest in new directions in breeding and growing the seedlings in anticipation of becoming the first person to see the flower of this unique orchid. I hope to bring that format back to you, the orchid grower.”
Phone: 570-837-9157 Email: wadeh1954@gmail.com
You can also view Wade’s helpful videos on YouTube.
http://www.wadesorchids.com/
Kelley’s Korner Orchid Supplies
Kelley’s Korner is proud to provide personalized people-oriented service for all your Orchid growing and horticultural needs. Kelley’s Korner Orchid Supplies will be attending many great orchid shows and upcoming events. Be sure to check our Show and Events Schedule to see if we’re attending an event in your area. We’re always happy to bring pre-orders with us. Feel free to browse our website and let us know if there is anything we can bring for you. If you see us at an event please stop and say hello! Kelley’s Korner Orchid Supplies
65 Paddletown Rd
Etters, Pennsylvania 17319
Phone: (844) 672-4432
https://www.kkorchid.com/
Sarah Hurdel
Sarah is the owner of Needmore Orchids, an artist, orchid blogger, exhibitor and accredited AOS judge. She maintains a collection of well over 600 orchids under lights in her basement, including a large number of Habenaria species and hybrids. Even without a greenhouse, her plants and exhibits have received AOS award recognition for culture, flower quality, and design. She enjoys sharing her orchid obsession with others through in-person and virtual presentations to societies across the US and Canada.
somethingaboutorchids@gmail.com https://needmore-orchids.myshopify.com
