Waldo's Open Mic
Open Mic night:
Every last Friday of the month. Sign up when you arrive and try out some new music or poetry, whatever you like. 10-15 minutes or 2-3 songs.
Or just come to enjoy some new talent.
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Open Mic night:
Every last Friday of the month. Sign up when you arrive and try out some new music or poetry, whatever you like. 10-15 minutes or 2-3 songs.
Or just come to enjoy some new talent.
Open Mic night:
Every last Friday of the month. Sign up when you arrive and try out some new music or poetry, whatever you like. 10-15 minutes or 2-3 songs.
Or just come to enjoy some new talent.
Join us My 3rd 6-8 pm for a chance to chat with our featured artist Ross Tyger. Enjoy some snacks and try a tasty mocktail as you view this collection of new works.
Ross was born in 1990 in York, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. Afterwards, he worked at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg and recently relocated to Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to seek out new opportunities.
The current series of paintings of mechanical subject matter is a collaboration with his father, Doug Tyger, who is a mechanical engineer. The subjects are industrial steam boilers, boiler burners, and control systems which power many of the manufacturing facilities throughout our region. The cheery sheen of the machinery set against misty backgrounds is meant to combine the feel of product imagery with contemporary painting.
Waldo’s and Company is hosting the release of the second edition of the Catacombs Press. This is a publication of The Hartley Residence (an artist in residency program) with stories and poems that explore belief, paradox, and our relationship to the natural world. Featured at this event will be select readings from this brand new release as well as Waldo’s signature mocktails.
Open Mic night:
Every last Friday of the month. Sign up when you arrive and try out some new music or poetry, whatever you like. 10-15 minutes or 2-3 songs.
Or just come to enjoy some new talent.
Waldo’s Gallery is proud to feature one of its newest Tradeshop members Shannon Palmer.
Shannon Palmer is a printmaker and painter based in Gettysburg. She takes inspiration for both subject matter and style from her Gen X upbringing of skateboarding, punk flyers, and handmade comic books. Her favorite methods of printmaking include drypoint, wood engraving, and linoleum block printing. She enjoys discovering different ways to incorporate technology with traditional printmaking, and you’ll often find her tinkering with various electronic gadgets to find new ways of making marks on surfaces, such as the laser she used to create plates for one of her newest prints. You can find more of her work on her instagram page, @shannon_palmer_art
Because sometimes we just need a reason to get ALL DRESSED UP! Come on out for our annual mocktail party. Dress your best for this black tie (kind of) affair centered on Waldo’s unique housemade cocktails, live jazz and, light refreshments. It’s not the Met Gala but we can pretend anyway!
Our Annual Holiday Jamboree:
a classic festive event presented by Waldo’s & Co.
Get ready for Live Music, Cookies, Hot Chocolate, Photo Booth, Festive Fit Contest, and Presents for All!
All the essentials:
Friday, December 8th
7:00 Party Starts
8:00 My Favorite Intersection
9:00 Rex Pax
9:50 Festive Fit Winner Announced
Everyone Gets a Gift!
Free for all ages
Waldo's & Co / 17 Lincoln Sq Basement, Gettysburg PA
Waldo’s artists have been busy creating some very cool creations for your gift buying pleasure! Come shop our pop up market featuring handmade ceramics, tee shirts, prints, mugs and more! And While you’re here, try one of our amazing holiday drink specials! Handcrafted and made from scratch, our coffee, tea, and more bar, has some unique and creative libations!
Waldo’s Gallery is proud to feature the works of local artist Rachel York.
Join us for an artist reception on Friday from 6-8 to celebrate this show. Enjoy Waldo’s refreshments and snacks along with live instrumental music performed by Andrew York.
Rachel York is an artist, writer and educator. Rachel earned her B.A. in painting and drawing from Gordon College and her M.F.A. in painting from LSU. She is an adjunct professor at Rowan University and a founding member of the Hartley Residence, a nonprofit artist in residence and restoration project in Aspers, PA. Her artwork focuses on the depiction of light, nature and the body, often dealing with the intersection of the spiritual and the material. Her work has been commissioned for permanent and private collections throughout the nation.
At the heart of my work is a questioning of human nature in relation to the natural world and the divine. Drawing upon and altering paintings of Biblical narratives, I create works that focus on light within framing darkness, and abstracted bodies in ambiguous landscapes. I seek to retain evidence of my hand as I work, heightening the emotional intensity of my subject matter through energetic mark and unnatural color. Through my work I grapple with humanity’s destructive nature and reflect on the violence, and vulnerability inherent to bodily existence.
Waldo's and Gettysburg College Present:
Listeners & Performers
Listeners & Performers is a student organization at Gettysburg College aiming to establish an inclusive, creative community of artists and aesthetes. The club organizes a variety of informal pop-up events, providing students with a space to showcase their music, interact with other musicians, find friends, and collaborate.
The Performers:
The Tired Poets
We're Boring
Ratul Pradhan
Veysel Guney Yilmaz
Ft. John Rosenberg
Free for all ages
Doors @730
Friday, October 20th
The After Hours “Late Night Social” Tour featuring We’re Boring
Doors @ 7:30
Show @8:00
All Ages
$5-$10 Suggested donation at the door
Tickets can be purchased at the bar ahead of time if needed
The After Hours Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/TheAfterHoursSpotify
There will be an artist reception on Friday, September 1st from 6-8pm.
Sharon Birch has been creating art for decades and has lived in Gettysburg for much of that time. She joined the Waldos & Co. creative community in December of 2015 as a studio holder. While primarily a painter, she has also experimented with collage, printmaking, and bookbinding. Her artistic passion is color – mixing, juxtaposing, delineating, and layering color. Sharon’s work is influenced by the visual language of comics and the techniques of illustration but she applies this in an abstract context. Her current work, while appearing to consist of two distinctly different styles, emerged in tandem as she alternated methods capturing the feel of loose color and hard lines. The Stained Glass series captures pockets of color within defined shapes while the Puzzle series emphasizes the edges where patterns and images connect on the canvas. In all of these paintings, she is exploring the way color can be accentuated by the presence of black lines.
Waldo's is celebrating 10 years of living our best lives with you - Gettysburg! Join us Saturday, August 26th for our annual birthday party.
Annual Birthday Party Fundraiser
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We love a good party almost as much as we love the arts. And in this case - you can support both! By attending our party, donating, and/or buying a cool t-shirt or miscellaneous Waldo’s merch, you can be part of our mission to support local artists. We are grateful to see Waldo's flourish and grow - and invite you and your pals to be part of that development!
Since it’s out 10th Birthday, we are going ALL OUT. Live music, Food Trucks, Dance Party, Yard Games, Birthday Drinks, New Release Waldo’s Merch, Reprints of our favorite classic Waldo’s tees through the years.
4:00 Party Starts
4:00-4:30 Live Music: Ben Kennedy Jazz Music
5:30-7:30 Food Trucks
5:00 - 7:00 Live Music: Heads or Tales Experience
8:00-10:00 Dance Party w/ DJ Deezy
Mixed Media Works on Paper by Katy Giebenhain August 3–27, 2023
Evening includes:
6:30 P.M. – Opening Remarks by Rukhsana Rahman, MD and Lisa Erdman, Postdoctoral Scholar, Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanities
17 Lincoln Square (Basement) Gettysburg, PA 17325 www.facebook.com/WaldosAndCo | www.waldosandco.com Wednesday through Friday: 10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M.
Saturday: 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M.
Sunday: 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Live in Concert:
Nielson Family Band - Space Country from Lancaster, PA
https://www.instagram.com/nielsenfamilyband/?hl=en
https://thenielsenfamilyband.com/
West + Ward
Singer Songwriters from Hanover, PA
https://www.instagram.com/westandward/
Doors @ 7:30 Show @8:00
$5-$10 Suggested donation at the door
All Ages
UNDERGROUND @ Waldo's and Co:
FRIDAY, JUNE 2nd: Waldo’s Pride Dance Party
An ALL AGES Dance Party for Pride Fest in Gettysburg, PA!
Feat. DJ Deezy, Pride drinks, and YOU. ON. THE. DANCE. FLOOR.
No backpacks or large bags allowed, thanks!
Live Music Underground @ Waldo's & Co:
Swim Camp Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72Kj29MHjpzE18Kw9vvh1C
Maneka Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jDmHyttVnEsH5J1O1uygh
Sunday, March 5th
Doors: 6:30pm
Show Starts: 7:00pm
Presale Tickets $8 Available Soon
Suggested Donation $5-$10 at the Door
All Ages
*Waldo’s is a non-profit concert venue and art space. Our space is substance free on purpose, because the arts are for everyone*
Put on your fanciest outfit and celebrate the release of our long awaited NEW MENU!
Featuring fresh mocktail recipes, live music, h'ordeuvres, and a night of glitz and glamour.
Details:
Saturday, February 25th
7:00pm-9:00pm
Cocktail Attire High Suggested
Free For all Ages
*Waldo’s is a non-profit concert venue and art space. Our space is substance free on purpose, because the arts are for everyone*
Forget Valentine's Day! Join us for a night of singing, dancing, and running eyeliner. We'll be playing the emo hits, taking your favorite sad kid requests and serving up some devastatingly sweet scene mocktails.
Saturday, February 11th / 8-10pm / FREE for all ages
Get ready for Cookies, Hot Chocolate, Photo Booth, Ugly Sweater Contest, Prezies! Music… and maybe Santa?!
All the essentials:
Friday, December 16th
Party Starts @ 7pm
Wayward Giants @ 8pm
It’s FREE!
Waldo's & Co / 17 Lincoln Sq Basement, Gettysburg PA
And now… a rad poster by SIA:
7:00 Party Starts
Photos with Maybe Santa
8:00 Wayward Giants
9:00ish Raffle Time
Ugly Sweater Winner Announced
Everyone Gets a Gift!
Pop-Up Holiday Market returns for A Gettysburg Christmas Festival – a town-wide festival organized by Main Street Gettysburg.
Find us at 108 N. Stratton St: the same location of the Adams County Farmers Market
Enjoy over 40 vendors of local food, local art, and a whole lotta festivity - all while checking off some of that holiday gift shopping!
This event is co-hosted and organized by the Adams County Farmers Markets and Waldo's & Co.
We are no longer accepting vendor applications.
Silky smooth melodies, uplifting beats, and a hint of nostalgia. Don’t miss the return of Jordan and Cory Dandy + local hit My Favorite Intersection.
Dandy consists of Pennsylvanian natives Cory and Jordan Dandy. These brothers from Harrisburg PA, grew up playing music together and have been performing as a band since 2013. Dandy takes pride in being the sole creators and composers of their music. They write and sing each lyric, play all the instruments, and produce everything you hear. This dynamic duo is influenced by singer/songwriters such as Ed Sheeran while mixing in popular sounds and catchy melodies similar to other artists such as Coldplay and Thirty Seconds to Mars. Dandy continues to deliver a unique sound that explores their passion for music .
My Favorite Intersection is an alternative rock band based out of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Revolving around the compositions and songwriting of core members Ratul Pradhan and Jack Joiner, the group explores themes of relational convergence and divergence through colorful instrumentation and honest lyrics. A marriage between the members affinity towards fourth wave emo, hardcore, and Ed Sheeran, My Favorite Intersection provides aural comfort for any listener.
How to participate:
Drop it off: Bring your completed Giving Spree Donation Form and gift to the Gettysburg Times on November 3 between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for curbside giving. You’ll get a personal thank-you and a friendly wave from our wonderful volunteers and nonprofit representatives.
Mail it in: Complete the Giving Spree Donation Form and mail it with your gift to: Adams County Community Foundation, 25 South 4th St. Gettysburg, PA 17325. Please mail your donation early to ensure we have your gift in time for the Giving Spree on November 3rd.
Visit https://accfgivingspree.org on November 3 any time between 12:01 a.m. and 12:00 midnight to complete your donation online. It’s quick, convenient and secure.
YOUR donations are helping us discover and foster the next creative community of Adams county! You can give today or contribute to our endowment, and make it last forever!
For more info on what you can give and how, visit https://www.adamscountycf.org/grants-scholarships/giving-spree-registration/
Friday, October 28th
8pm
17 Lincoln Sq Basement
Free For All Ages - No tickets necessary
The Performers
My Favorite Intersection is: David Grant (saxophone), Jack Joiner (guitar), Isaac Master (bass), Ratul Pradhan (guitar and voice), Ben Sarnitsky (drums)
Gabe Truman is: Gabe Truman (piano and voice)
Fourscores is: Leah Attai, Adrianna Ashcraft, Vivian Davenport, Natalie Dolan, Henry Grinnell, Carter Hanson, Evan Hilborn, Hayden Johnston, Cristin MacIntosh, Angie Miranda, Katie Poliero, Josh Urbain (acapella)
Grenadine is: Emily Femino (voice), Isaac Master (bass), Delaney Mavica (voice), Hugo Pochan (guitar), Ben Sarnitsky (drums)
No Lamps is: David Grant (saxophone), Jack Joiner (bass/guitar/voice), Nate Kong (guitar/bass), Ratul Pradhan (guitar/bass/voice), Cole Springer (drums)
Doors Open 7:45pm Show at 8:00pm
This show is free for all ages
Sydney has loved art since she was little! With a neverending live for animation/cartoons, her brother introduced her to anime in middle school. Since then, she has loved manga style art and made it her own. Starting with original characters and making her way to clothing and phone cases, the possibilities are endless! Enjoy her latest creation with characters created from unique herbs and spices called "Urban Spice" coming to webtoon in late 2023 or early 2024!
Introspective through music: a singer-songwriter collaborative show to open your senses and bring new perspective
Roof Beams is an indie-folk-rock band based around singer-songwriter Nathan Robinson in Washington, DC. Nathan is a lifelong student of philosophy and literature, which is evident in the band name’s origins from J D Salinger’s novella Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters. Nathan’s lyrics probe the concepts of commitment, parenthood, politics, and faith with an openness that pleads for empathy from the listener and to pay that empathy forward. Originally founded in the early 2000’s as “Raise up Roof Beams” near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the band has released 5 LPs and an EP with a rotating cast of band members performing live and on records.
Weird Year is an evolving series of projects and experiments from the prolific yet reclusive harrisburg-based songwriter and performance artist Tara Toms. After several years on hiatus, Weird Year returns with fresh songs and perspectives on solitude, grief, and divinity. With this new music and revisitation of earlier songs, Toms delivers emphatic vocal performances with vacillation between precise and unhinged control. Tara’s music (and entire vibe tbh) has been aptly described as “long-winded proclamations of self-actualization; polyrhythmic chaos; and electrified, DIY Americana earworms”.
Weird Year recorded one EP in 2016 entitled “Wish and Lean”. An unreleased album “Let The World End Already” will be available in 2022. Links to recordings and more information about this and other creative projects led or facilitated by Tara Toms can be found at www.drawnonward.net”
“These songs have structures that are at the same time completely unusual, and yet feel absolutely necessary. I love things that are genuinely strange if you think about it, but present themselves so naturally that you could easily not think about it. This is one of those albums. The songs are so expertly put together that you could totally miss how weird they are, but then you take a step back and ask, how in the world did they come up with this crazy thing?”
-Obsolete Media Objects
“If you like thoughtful songwriting voiced in broad-range vocals with intertwined harmonies, set to changing time signatures and tempos, and backed by soft, tonal guitar and percussion, you might like Weird Year"
-John Bruce
Part coffeebar, part arts co-op: Waldo’s and Company empowers local artists through low-cost access to equipment and provides space where community and creativity thrive.
Our goal is to enrich the Gettysburg area by enjoying community, fostering creativity, and advancing culture. It is our belief that the arts are best experienced as a community and we strive to provide a framework for creativity where artists, musicians, and creatives of all types can cultivate, practice, and showcase their work. Our space includes low cost studios, community arts resources, classroom space, an art gallery, concert venue, and a coffee/soda bar.
Sponsored by Project Gettysburg-León, Salsa on the Square observes the 38 years of Gettysburg's Sister City relationship with León, Nicaragua. Join the Fiesta to celebrate the vital role Latino people play in our community.
Enjoy dancing - the first block of Carlisle Street, from Lincoln Square to the railroad tracks will be closed for the fun to take place. The dance will feature the Latino music by an orquesta on stage. IN addition, DJ Solalinde will be on hand to play dance music between the sets and before the band begins.
Local food vendors will include Casa de la Cultura. The Gigantona, a large Nicaraguan folk doll, will again make her appearance. A sawdust carpet will be constructed by Nicaraguan artists.
We are going back to school like it's the 2000's - with an emo-pop night at Waldo's!
Friday, September 9th, 2022
Doors 7:45pm; Show 8:00pm
Tickets: $8 Presale on Eventbrite; $12 At the Door
"Frames is an emo-pop band based out of Richmond, VA. Founded by Sarah Phung in 2019, the group released their debut LP Every Room last fall via Know Hope Records. Every Room is quite different from the band’s 2019 EP, Cursed. Now featuring a full-band line-up and an entirely new, refined sound, Frames is ready to take the scene by storm.
Imagine if Hilary Duff made an emo album - that’s Every Room. With catchy hooks and upbeat melodies, Phung hangs her heart on the line. Tracks like “Tabletop” and “Brewery” are laid over twinkly, pop leads but explore feelings of unresolved resentment and guilt. “This Year” offers a darker, heavier side of the band and features guest vocals by Chris LoPorto of Can’t Swim. Feeling like a punch to the gut served with a smile, Every Room has a little something for every listener.
Released in September 2021, Every Room is the perfect record for fans of: Jetty Bones, The Sonder Bombs, 2000’s pop. "
“Chrome Rodeo is a COVID baby that was born out of an abundance of unfinished project files looming in their phones and laptops. The band’s songwriting snippets were musical haiku's with they felt had massive potential.”
Dive into the Alt "Dream Pop" worlds of Rex Pax and Slight Light - Underground Concert at Waldo's and Company in Gettysburg.
Listening to Rex Pax is like sitting poolside with your best friend in high summer: relaxing, dream-like, and nostalgic all at the same time. This second installment of the Waldo's Summer Concert Series is worth making room in your post-vacay schedule.
Concert Date: Saturday, August 27th 7pm-10pm
Advance Tickets on Eventbrite: $8
Tickets at the door: $12
Rex Pax is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Columbia, Maryland.
He describes himself as a bit of an accidental musician, being that he signed up to play the cello for his elementary school orchestra in the third grade without actually knowing what a cello was. He just thought the word "cello" sounded cool. He stuck with it through high school, picking up other instruments along the way, and eventually recording songs from his bedroom.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rexpax
Slight Light is upbeat shimmery indie rock by Andrew and Zach.
Based in central PA, the duo has played together since 2015 in local acts such as Weird Year and River Birds. Slight Light crafts songs with lush harmonic and tonal structures, intricate beats, and lyrics that reflect on the pains and joys of being human.
“I love celebrating people and strive to be an accessible force of creative magic for fellow Queer creators, artists and inclusive brands in my community & beyond. I am inspired by collaborative, hometown dream chasing and creating on overlooked, Pennsylvania landscapes. My inspiration comes from the desire to create the fashion fantasy I want to see in the world.”