The Gallery SERIES INDOOR PERFORMANCES
2025 Events:
January 4 - Stuart Malina & Friends
January 25 - Gamut Theatre's TMI Improv Group
February 15 - Erich Cawalla & Cliff Starkey (Sinatra & more)
Join us inside our beautiful Ned Smith Gallery for three intimate winter performances featuring top local and national talent. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks are included with admission! Events can be cancelled or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. See event registrations for details.
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April 11, 2025
Join us for an exciting evening benefiting the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art! Don't miss all the fun we have in store for this special evening, including live music, cocktails and buffet, raffles and auctions, and more than a few surprises!
Sponsorship Opportunities Available.
Contact the Executive Director or call 717-692-3699.
Desoto Amphitheater OUTDOOR CONCERTS
2025 Concert Season: May 24 - September 6
Entering its 11th season, the DeSoto Amphitheater for the Performing Arts remains a celebrated expression of the Ned Smith Center’s mission to merge the worlds of nature and the arts. The DeSoto Amphitheater provides a home for music and theater performances, surrounded by the tranquil beauty of the Ned Smith Center lands.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Performances begin at 7:30p.m., unless otherwise noted. Concerts are held rain or shine.
Nature & Arts Festival
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Join us for our annual FREE community-wide celebration of nature and the arts -- the perfect way to celebrate summer! This popular event began as the “Ned Smith Tribute Festival" in 1994 and has run every year since. Three decades later, the festival continues to bring family-friendly educational entertainment to thousands of people across the region. Although elements of the festival have changed over the years, certain favorite activities remain permanent fixtures, like the make-it-yourself bluebird boxes, live-animal demonstrations, delicious local food, and artisans!
Ted Lick Memorial Sporting Clays Classic
Friday, August 22, 2025, 8AM - 3PM
Ready, pull!
You don’t want to miss this high-profile sporting clay shoot, held at Blue Ridge Sportsman Club.
Enjoy a round of 100 clay birds, Troegs Beer, awards, food, and live auction. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and shoot with dozens of central Pennsylvania business leaders while supporting the Center and our unique and dynamic nature and arts programming.
Location: Blue Ridge Sportsman Club, 1176 N Fairville Ave, Harrisburg, PA 17112
Tröegs + NSCNA Rugged 5K Trail Run
Saturday, September 20, 2024
Our Tröegs-sponsored RUGGED Trail Run engages 300+ participants PLUS spectators, staff, volunteers, and vendors. We are gearing up for making this year's run another successful fundraiser in support of our mission of merging the arts and the natural world.
The Center boasts a beautiful woodland setting, 9+ miles of trails on 500+ acres, a scenic bridge over the Wiconisco Creek, a natural play area, three ever-changing art galleries featuring Ned Smith’s art and prominent national and local artists, a gift shop, AND innovative educational programs.
Live music provided following the race.
This race is open to all ages, and prizes will be given to the top male and female runners in each age group.
On your mark, get set, go!
Fall Scavenger Hunt
October 1-31, 2025
- Celebrating Autumn at the Ned Smith Center -
Explore the Center’s trails and solve this year’s mystery! This self-guided adventure will take you on a short stroll around the Center’s property to various interactive stations and is appropriate for the whole family.
Limit one prize per child, while supplies last.
Online Wildlife Art Auction
October 5 - 19, 2025
For 30+ years, the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art has held the premier spot for wildlife art auctions! This event is not to be missed. You will find every big name in wildlife art, including prints and originals from Ned Smith himself.
Once again, the 2025 Ned Smith Center Wildlife Art Auction will be held completely online.
Consignment Basics:
Please contact us about donations and consignments for the auction. Call the Center at 717-692-3699.
NSCNA will assess a consignment fee following the auction (TBA). Remaining funds will be paid to the consignor following the auction.
All artwork must be framed and ready to hang prior to the auction.
The Center reserves the right to refuse artwork at its discretion.
The Center only uses one of any given piece in the auction each year. If a consignor wishes to consign a piece that has already been secured for the next auction, that piece may be held until the following year.