Event Calendar

Artist’s Reception – R. Holborn Brown – April 14, 6-8 p.m.

An exhibition exploring the world of repetition and patterns

Framed print to be awarded during reception

Exhibition runs from April 12 to May 20, 2012

Experience hundreds of butterflies inflight as you walk through our native

Clyde Peeling's Butterfly House

butterfly greenhouse.  Did you know butterflies are found everywhere but Antarctica; they taste with their feet; and some, like the Monarch, can migrate up to 2,000 miles?

Shows at

• 10:30 am
• 12:00 pm
• 1:30 pm
• 3:00 pm
•  4:30 pm

Dinosaurs Come to Life return this summer to Reptiland!  Walk among these extinct reptile cousins in our special outdoor exhibit.  Come face to face with life-like representations of Tyrannosaurus rex, Brachiosaurus, Dilophosaurus and others as you experience this exciting exhibit.  Visit April 28th, 2012 through Labor Day to experience Dinosaurs Come to Life.

Open weekdays 10 am to 5 pm; weekends 10 am to 6 pm.

Columbia Mall will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 8:00 am thru 1:00pm every Tuesday in May (May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd; 29th) located next to Schuylkill Valley Sports.

At the dawn of the age of electricity, Dr. Givings performs some experimental

Photo by Dave Ashby

treatments in his home office on Victorian women suffering from hysteria.  Intrigued by what’s going on in the next room, Dr. Givings’ wife, Catherine, will soon discover the “shocking” side-effects (or unexpected benefits) of her husband’s revolutionary gadget.  In this touching, bittersweet comedy by the author of The Clean House, take a peek at what happens when hysteria becomes hysterical.  Performances Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

In the Next Room offers an innocent examination of some adult topics. Parental discretion is advised.

Register Daily at Mall Services for your chance to win! 3 daily winners will be randomly drawn May 7th through May 11th.; Pampered Packages will include a combination of items such as movie passes to the Cinema Center, PA Lottery Tickets, dinner at Rose Marie’s, Balzano’s, or The Inn at Turkey Hill, or spa treatments from Wind-n-Sea Day Spa. Each Pampered Package is valued at $85. The Grand Prize Winner will be drawn May 12th. It will be worth $250! It includes a spa treatment from Wind-n-Sea Day Spa, dinner at the Inn at Turkey Hill, Cinema Center movie passes and Lottery Tickets.

Street legal drag races.  Gate opens at 5 p.m.  Eliminations to follow.  www.numidiadragway.net

To celebrate National Train Day, Loose Ties Railroad will have several tables set-up in the mall displaying and selling train related items.

An eight-mile kayak river paddle from Sugar Run To Laceyville to participate in the Annual Migrating Bird Count. Learn to identify birds by their calls.

PPL Riverlands (Main Pavilion) on Route 11 near Berwick

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and Columbia County Bassmasters Association, in conjunction with PPL and the Berwick Borough Community Policing Program, are sponsoring a FREE educational Family Fishing Program for families in our area. The program is open to families with children ages 8 – 15 years old. A parent or guardian must accompany all children to this wonderful event. We’ll even provide the fishing equipment!

The Program will include a Welcome and Introduction, and presentations regarding SMART fishing, Regulations, Licenses, and Where to Go, Equipment, Knots, Rigging and Baiting, Casting Skills, a Family Fishing Session, and Lunch. More information for Family Fishing Programs can be found at www.fish.state.pa.us.

Reservations are required for this event. Please contact Mr. Michael Monico, telephone number 570-752-3223 to register. The Registration Deadline is Saturday, May 5, 2012. Please call between the hours of 9am – 6pm. This event is limited to 100 people, so be sure to register as soon as possible!

The Day’s Program is as Follows:

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Family Fishing Program

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Refreshments and Lunch

Prizes will be given for fishing. No fishing license is needed for this event.

In addition to the Fishing Program by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, PPL will have Riverlands educational information, the Borough of Berwick will have their Community Policing trailer and educational information, and the Columbia County Bassmasters Association will have displays of fishing equipment and boats. These activities will be ongoing throughout the event for young children that aren’t old enough for the program, as well as before and after the program for adults and young fishermen/fisherwomen.