Upcoming Events
June Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
July Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
3rd Annual Cute Li’l Pride Picnic
Calling all collaborators for this year’s New Cumberland Pride weekend! We are looking for volunteers, vendors, advocates, performers, planners, food trucks, sponsors and more!
August Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
September Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
2nd Annual New Cumberland Music + Film Festival
SAVE THE DATE
The 2nd annual New Cumberland Music + Film Festival takes place on September 20-22, 2024. Featuring live performances and music themed films throughout the weekend, the festival takes place in and around various venues in downtown New Cumberland including the historic West Shore Theatre.
CALLING ALL COLLABORATORS
Whether you want to perform, help us plan, volunteer, or do something weird, we want to hear from you! Sign up: https://forms.gle/9BzpCoEZbTLuEVVBA
October Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
November Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
December Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
May Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
April Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
New Cumberland Earth & Arts Festival
SAVE THE DATE
The 2nd Annual "arty party for the planet" takes place on Sunday, April 14, 2024
Calling all collaborators! Submissions are now open - we're looking for planners, advocates, vendors, food trucks, sponsors, volunteers, and creatives to help make the festival's second year even better.
March Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
LOCAL MUSIC: Almost Honest Album Release Show w/ VoidHidden
What do you get when you pair local stoner rock/doom/heavy emo with the beautiful, historic West Shore Theatre? It’s our own headbanger’s ball.
New Cumberland’s own Almost Honest has released their new album The Hex of Penn’s Woods and are celebrating with this hometown album release show.
VoidHidden from Mechanicsburg will be there to support. Expect heavy emo feat. such themes as cosmic horror, melancholy, sci-if epics and reality warping experiences 🫠
February Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
January Collective Meeting
We like guests at our monthly board meetings! Great way to meet the crew and hear about what we have in the works.
Merry Merchants Outdoor Holiday Market
Our Merry Merchants outdoor holiday market is back for year two! Get a jump on gift shopping while supporting makers, artists, and entrepreneurs here in our community.
Our team of elves is busy planning all the details, but we will have 30+ local vendors, cozy food + drinks, vibey holiday music from local artists, and a few other fun surprises up our sleeves.
If you're interested in vending, volunteering, sponsoring, planning, or collaborating in some way, fill out our form and we'll be in touch.
Spruce Up Our COMMUNI-TREE!
FAMILIES - we are in search of handmade ornaments from kids for our COMMUNITREE window display!
How to participate:
1. Help your child make an ornament at home (3x4 inches max)
2. Drop off your ornament at the following locations:
Retro and Rad - 308 Market St
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat 11-7, Sun 11-6
Wax Melts on the Loose - 308 Bridge Street
Mon, Tuesday 19-3, Wed, Thu 10-8:30, Fri, Sat 10-6
Oxford Hall - 233 Bridge Street
Mon, Tue, Thu 10-4, Fri 10-5, Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4
3. Stop by the COMMUNITREE window at 310 Market Street to see your ornament!
We will accept ornaments up until December 23.
WXPN Welcomes Radiator Hospital w/ The After Hours @ West Shore Theatre
Radiator Hospital are passing through from Philly for a tour of the Midwest. Their first stop? New Cumberland’s West Shore Theatre. Bandcamp
Harrisburg’s own The After Hours will open things up fresh off of a new album release on October 13. Bandcamp
New Cumberland Music + Film Festival
A weekend of music related films, live performances, and a celebration of New Cumberland’s countercultural undercurrent.
The 2023 New Cumberland Li'l Pride Picnic
Join us for our SECOND ANNUAL Cute Li’l New Cumberland Pride Picnic in Borough Park. We had such a great time celebrating and bringing visibility to the LGBTQIA+ community in and around New Cumberland that we’re actively planning some upgrades from last year. Keep an eye out for more details on programming and what to expect very soon!
Want to participate/collaborate/volunteer in this year’s Pride celebration?
One Year Birthday Bash + HQ Open House
We want to thank everyone for one year of collaboration, support, and community and introduce you to our new community space on Bridge Street!
Join us for a little celebration of our one year anniversary of being a government-recognized organization 🫡. It will be a great chance to say hi, explore a new space in downtown New Cumberland, and connect with like-minded folks.
We also invite you to think about ways you’d like to utilize the Collective house to connect & collaborate within the community.
The Wind Down - Local Indie Series: Kali Ma / The Nielsen Family / Peter Stone
The New Cumberland Collective presents The Wind Down at the West Shore Theatre, a local indie music showcase for all ages.
We’re branching out a bit in May:
Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms are an alt dream pop band from Wilkes-Barre.
The Nielsen Family Band bring space country to the stage from Lancaster.
Peter Stone is a native New Cumberland singer/songwriter returning home to play in May!
Sir Dominique Jordan and the Prolific Steppas - The Wind Down @ West Shore Theatre
A bonus Wind Down ends National Poetry Month with a very special performance by Sir Dominique Jordan and the Prolific Steppas. Sir Dominique Jordan, WITF Music’s featured February artist, is a spoken word poet, hip hop artivist, and creative entrepreneur dedicated to making an impact. The show will also feature comedian Damien Robinson and Cabbage Hill as openers.
Nobody’s Pen presents House of Poetry - An Intimate and Poetic Open Mic Experience
Celebrate the final day of National Poetry Month by joining us for a poetry open mic experience. Tiger Rose, a spoken word poet from Harrisburg, will be the featured artist.
This event is free to the public!
House of Poetry is a poetic open mic experience presented by Nobody’s Pen, a creative writers’ collective based in Lancaster, PA. This particular event is also celebrating National Poetry Month and is our 2nd opportunity in April to set up outside of the City of Lancaster for the first time! Our feature for the evening of April 30th is the one and only Tiger Rose. It will be going down from 4pm-6pm, hosted by Thunda Khatt and Sir Dominique Jordan. Be there early to sign up for the list! You get 5 min to introduce yourself and to spit ONE poem! Please be honest, open and respectful of all poets, lyricists and writers… discretion advised, there are no limits or constraints on content of poems shared! But if you want to challenge your pen, a writers prompt/theme will be released the week of the event! Stay tuned!
Public Disco Porch - The Wind Down @ West Shore Theatre
April showers bring the blooming sounds of Public Disco Porch to the Wind Down from nearby York city.
We have some fun openers too, with The Barrelmen (a French clown band out of Harrisburg) and Autumn Sky Hall (queer alt Americana - you can also catch Autumn at April 16th’s New Cumberland Earth & Arts Festival!)
Doors at 6:30 / Show at 7:00
Sponsored by our friends at Neato Burrito!
Bike The Borough: Group Bike Ride
Celebrate Earth Day with a group bike ride. We’ll meet in Borough Park and do a loop around the borough’s quieter streets and enjoy some of our neighboring natural resources. Our friends Mayor Thad Eisenhower and Councilman Fred Miles will join us along with the HBG Bike Crew - together we can advocate for more bike-friendly streets. We’ll end the ride at the Wild Rabbit for lunch before parting ways.
Forage with Friends & Mycosymbiotics
As part of our Earth Day festivities in New Cumberland we're teaming up with William Padilla-Brown of Mycosymbiotics on April 15 to host a foray into New Cumberland's own Peiffer Memorial Arboretum. Join for the company, the exercise, and some knowledge on ethical foraging shared by Will.
Repair Fair & Weist Hardware Anniversary Party
Join us in celebrating our local “mom & pop” hardware store’s 31st anniversary! JoLynn and the Weist Hardware team are hosting a Repair Fair and Egg Hunt to say thank you to the community and help celebrate Earth Day in April!
Have an item you’d like help with fixing? Schedule your spot here.
A repair fair is an event where you can bring household items that need a little TLC - they’re broken, worn, or well-loved - and we will have experts and handy people on-site to help you fix them instead of throwing them out. We welcome things that involve:
🧵 sewing & textile repair
⚡️ electrical
🪵 carpentry/woodworking
🚘 auto repair
💍 jewelry repair
🌱 houseplant care
🪠 plumbing
🤘 metalwork
🧰 general handyperson
📻 small appliances
🔪 tool/knife sharpening
TANJO & CROW play the Wind Down @ West Shore Theatre
The New Cumberland Collective presents The Wind Down at the West Shore Theatre, a local indie music showcase for all ages. March’s lineup features WITF Music’s featured March artist, Tanjo & Crow, with opener Virginia Masland.
Tanjo & Crow Project is a no-holds-barred exploration of roots music through eclectic songwriting, Appalachian arrangements, and seemingly fearless improvisation. The project draws upon the diverse musical backgrounds of Tanner Bingaman (guitar, banjo, vocals), Allan Combs II (guitar, vocals), and Eric Avey (upright bass, vocals).
Monthly Collective Board Meeting
Board meetings are on the calendar! Big thanks to the New Cumberland Library for hosting us every third Wednesday of the month in their second floor meeting room.
There are so many things we want to accomplish, and attending monthly meetings is a great way to know what we’re up to and how you can help get involved - so feel free to join us!
SOLD OUT: Rivers / Cumberland Honey @ West Shore Theatre
The New Cumberland Collective presents The Wind Down at the West Shore Theatre, a local indie music showcase for all ages. Pay what you can at the door and enjoy three local acts, movie theatre concessions, beer, wine and good company!
We’re taking it FOLK in February with Susquehanna Folk Music Society:
Rivers - All-acoustic trio consisting of lead guitarist/banjoist/vocalist Vincent Yarnell, upright bassist/vocalist Joe Schaefer & percussionist Matt Sinkovitz - theriversband.com
Cumberland Honey - Original music from Cumberland County PA. Sweet harmonies with folk influences, soul and a taste of bluegrass. instagram
Monthly Collective Board Meeting
Board meetings are on the calendar! Big thanks to the New Cumberland Library for hosting us every third Wednesday of the month in their second floor meeting room.
There are so many things we want to accomplish, and attending monthly meetings is a great way to know what we’re up to and how you can help get involved - so feel free to join us!
Art in the Stacks: Meet Julia Mallory
On Saturday, February 4th, our Julia Mallory will be on-site at the New Cumberland Public Library to talk about her art on display at Art in the Stacks, and meet other art appreciators and advocates. Join us and learn about what inspires Julia and what goes into her art.
Art in the Stacks is a monthly gallery series at the New Cumberland Public Library in partnership with the New Cumberland Collective. Each month will feature a new local artist exhibit in the library's gallery spaces.
Julia Mallory (she/they) is a storyteller working with a range of medium from text to textiles. Their current visual art practice includes collage work (figurative/photo-based, mixed media, and abstract watercolor). The abstract watercolor collages start with a series of small paintings that are then manually deconstructed and reassembled intuitively. This process is soothing to the nervous system and an exercise in letting go. Toward that end, the collages also function as a container for grief. The collages give shape to feelings or experiences that aren't always readily understood or legible to help make sense of the fragments that remain in the aftermath of devastation.
In addition, Julia's writing is featured on a variety of platforms and she is the author of six books, including two children’s picture books.
For more information, visit www.thejuliamallory.com.
Art in the Stacks presents Julia Mallory
Art in the Stacks is a monthly gallery series at the New Cumberland Public Library in partnership with the New Cumberland Collective. Each month will feature a new local artist exhibit in the library's gallery spaces.
February’s Artist: Julia Mallory
Julia will be on-site on Saturday, February 4 from 2-3:30pm for a Meet the Artist Reception.
Julia Mallory (she/they) is a storyteller working with a range of medium from text to textiles. Their current visual art practice includes collage work (figurative/photo-based, mixed media, and abstract watercolor). The abstract watercolor collages start with a series of small paintings that are then manually deconstructed and reassembled intuitively. This process is soothing to the nervous system and an exercise in letting go. Toward that end, the collages also function as a container for grief. The collages give shape to feelings or experiences that aren't always readily understood or legible to help make sense of the fragments that remain in the aftermath of devastation.
In addition, Julia's writing is featured on a variety of platforms and she is the author of six books, including two children’s picture books.
For more information, visit www.thejuliamallory.com