Outdoor Adventure CampJune 15-17, 20219am-4pmAge: 9-12Fee: $90 Bring on the adventure with this camp perfect for the wilderness explorer! Campers will learn basic wilderness survival skills like fire-building, knot-tying, and shelter-building. Come prepared to be outside, get dirty and have a great time!

Blue River Soul | June 12 Fronted by the enigmatic Karen Meeks, Blue River Soul plays music that elevates the mood and entertains your soul. Drawing from their roots in central Pennsylvania, they offer up a tasty buffet of jazz, blues, soul, rock, and funk. Doors open at 6pm | Show starts at 7pm |…

Fishing for Families CampJune 5, 2021Age: 8-1510AM-3PMFee: $18/camper; parents or guardians are encouraged to attend with their child, free of chargeBring the family out to learn all the basics you need to start fishing together! Participants will learn about important safety protocols, proper casting techniques and put it all to the test as they spend…

A Conversation with Scott Weidensaul “Scott Weidensaul’s gripping journey alongside the world’s feathered wanderers and the people who study them. …Littered with such wonders…[it] rivals the astonishing feats of the birds he chronicles. … As the bird’s flit through these pages, but with ever less frequency through our lives, we can only hope that birders…

Family Paint-along w/ Dauphin County Library System May 22, 2021 1:00-3:00pm FREE – made possible by the DCLS “Plein air painting” is a French term for simply painting outside – and where better to discover your artistic interests than outside at the Ned Smith Center among the flowers and trees? Bring the entire family to…

Pennsylvania Regional Ballet | May 22  | 7PM Join Pennsylvania Regional Ballet students as they showcase original choreography set by nationally-known choreographers from the dance world in our 2021 Spring Gala Concert   

May 18 at 7pm Join WITF, StateImpact Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation for a free documentary screening and panel discussion in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the state’s Environmental Rights AmendmentTuesday, May 18 at 7pm. Added to the Pennsylvania constitution in 1971, the amendment protects the right to clean air, pure…

Are you aware of your environmental rights? Are you aware of who takes care of this heritage on your behalf? While this is a task for every one of us, legally the State is the caretaker of this heritage. More specifically, but not exclusively, it is the four resource management agencies that are featured in…

Spring Bird Walks April 24, 2021 7:30AM-12PM May 1, 2021 7:30AM-12PM FREE Experience Spring songbird migration at the Ned Smith Center! Our experienced leaders will guide you on a bird walk through the Center’s lands and point out birds by sight and song, helping you find them with provided binoculars or spotting scopes. Birders of…

Coffee Painting with David Hughes April 24, 2021 1PM-3PM $20 per participant Join artist, Dave Hughes, owner of Deer Trail Studio, for this unique class where you will be painting a work of art-with coffee!  During your class you will also be learning about how your coffee consumer choices impact conservation and wildlife worldwide, while…