Capitol Theatre

The final scene of the Capitol Theatre Center’s Be a Star campaign is approaching and organizers are pushing hard to reach their $125,000 goal for the third straight year. The Be a Star fundraising effort has generated $117,000 as of Monday, according to Joan Mitchell, who has chaired the Capitol Theatre Center Foundation for the past three years. The campaign was extended once — from Dec. 31, 2010, to Jan. 31, 2011 — to help the campaign reach its goal. The money raised in the effort supports operations of the 84-year-old theater at 159 S. Main St. “It’s in order to keep the theater in the black,” she said.

The Capitol Theatre Center launched its third annual giving campaign, and raised $84,109 by Nov. 30 through corporate and individual gifts and pledges. The campaign committee said it is trying to reach a goal of $125,000 by Dec. 31, according to a news release. “Be A Star!” campaign proceeds will be used for operating support of Capitol Theatre Center. Donations are tax deductible. To make a gift to the 2010 “Be A Star!” campaign, checks can be made payable to Capitol Theatre Center Foundation and mailed to Capitol Theatre Center, 2010 Be A Star!

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- In an attempt to raise money, guests are being asked to pop a cork for The Capitol Theatre. Pop the Cork for the Capitol is a wine-tasting benefit for The Capitol Theatre, a 852-seat live arts venue in downtown Chambersburg. The tasting will happen from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Wood Center, on The Capitol Theatre's second floor. There will also be cooking-with-wine demonstrations throughout the day. Attendees will find vendors and entertainers in a fenced-in area in the theater's parking lot. Theater volunteer Ann Wagner is the chair of Pop the Cork.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Friday, artists and business owners hope people will flood Main Street Chambersburg to get a "Taste of the Arts. " Organized by the Downtown Business Council of Chambersburg and the Council for the Arts, "Taste of the Arts" is a free street festival along the borough's Main Street, from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 7. Organizers said attendees can expect typical downtown-centric festival fare - local performers, local eats,...

CHAMBERSBURG, PA. -- A "Capitol" campaign under way in Chambersburg is $13,000 short of its goal with a week to go. The Capitol Theatre Center's annual "Be a Star!" campaign is scheduled to wrap up Dec. 31. Almost $112,000 has been raised toward the $125,000 goal set in October, theatre officials said. "Ticket sales never cover all of our expenses. ... We prefer to keep our tickets reasonable," Manager Linda Boeckman said. Tickets would be $50 to $100 for events if they were to cover expenses, Boeckman said.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Dream of a "White Christmas" with the showing of the 1954 film starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Shows are at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg. For tickets, call 717-263-0202 or go to www.thecapitoltheatre.org .

'That Holiday Feeling' Washington County Playhouse presents "That Holiday Feeling. " Shows are 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; plus 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20; 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, New Year's Eve cabaret show. Washington County Playhouse, Hagerstown. Call 301-739-7469. 'Holmes & Watson' SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -How would you feel if your best friend and personal hero faked his own death? And his return brings with it a threat from an assassin. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Full Circle Theatre Company, 113 S. Princess St. $17, adults; $8, students.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce named Michael G. Hull its 2009 Business Person of the Year on Thursday at the Chamber's annual Business Breakfast. Hull is the president and principal-in-charge of Noelker and Hull Associates Inc., Chambersburg. He was chosen for the honor because of his business and charitable contributions to the community, according to a Chamber news release. He received the award at Wilson College from Steve Caldwell, chairman of the Chamber's board of directors, before about 150 members of the Chamber.