Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Healing Song” Program - June 5 & 7, 2009

Number of Pages
27
Date
June 5 and 7, 2009
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' spring 2009 concert "Healing Song," a music performance honoring survivors of domestic violence and abuse. The concerts were performed on June 5th at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center at Harrisburg Area Community College and on June 7th at the Carlisle Theatre. Both performances featured special guest artists 3.12. Shalom House and the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg provided information about resources at the Harrisburg concert, and Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties and YWCA Carlisle provided information about resources at the Carlisle concert.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “God Bless This Family: A Christmas Concert” Program - December 13 & 14, 2008

Number of Pages
21
Date
December 13 and 14, 2008

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2008 concert "God Bless This Family: A Christmas Concert," performed on December 13th at Lakeside Lutheran Church in Harrisburg and on December 14th at Holy Trinity Lutheran in York Springs.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Cover the World with Love” Program - June 8, 2008

Number of Pages
29
Date
June 8, 2008
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' spring 2008 concert "Cover the World with Love" on June 8th at Unity Church of Greater Harrisburg in Enola.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Holy Cow! We Can’t Stop Singing!” Program - November 10, 2007

Number of Pages
29
Date
November 10, 2007

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2007 concert "Holy Cow! We Can't Stop Singing!," a joint performance with the Harrisburg Men's Chorus and Common Roads held on November 10th at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center of Harrisburg Area Community College. The event received support from the Jump Street/Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and from Equity for Gays and Lesbians of the Foundation for Enhancing Communities.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “SAS: Sisters and Songwriters” Program - November 18, 2006

Number of Pages
29
Date
November 18, 2006

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2006 concert "SAS: Singers and Songwriters," a celebration of female singer-songwriters held at the Colonial Park United Church of Christ in Harrisburg on November 18th. The concert featured special guests Janie Womack and Bobbi Carmitchell and received support from the Jump Street/Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

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Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Women Spirit” Program - May 6, 2006

Number of Pages
25
Date
May 6, 2006
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' spring 2006 concert "Woman Spirit," a celebration of women, music, and spirituality held at the Unity Church in Enola on May 6th. A post-concert reception was hosted by women of Unity Church.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “All that Jazz!” Program - November 12, 2005

Number of Pages
25
Date
November 12, 2005
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2005 concert "All that Jazz!," performed at the Colonial Park United Church of Christ in Harrisburg on November 12th. Following the concert, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence hosted a reception.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Voices of Women” Program - April 23 & May 14, 2005

Number of Pages
45
Date
April 23 and May 14, 2005
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' spring 2005 concert "Voices of Women," a performance which celebrated the songs of women musicians from around the world. The concerts featured special guest Dr. Lynn Gumert and were held on April 23th at the Lancaster Unitarian Universalist Church in Lancaster, at the invitation of the Interweave group, and May 14th at the Harrisburg Unitarian Universalist Church in Harrisburg. Post-concert receptions were hosted by the Interweave group in Lancaster and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Harrisburg.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Welcome to the Reunion” Program - December 4, 2004

Number of Pages
27
Date
December 4, 2004
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2004 concert "Welcome to the Reunion," performed at Unity Church in Enola on December 4th. This concert celebrated the group's 10th anniversary. The Harrisburg Men's Chorus organized a reception which occurred following the concert.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “With Love from Us to You” Program - February 14 & March 27, 2004

Number of Pages
29
Date
February 14 and March 27, 2004
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' winter 2004 concert "With Love from Us to You," performed on February 14th at Faith United Church of Christ in New Cumberland and March 27th at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “United We Sing” Program - August 9, 2003

Number of Pages
5
Date
August 9, 2003

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This event program is from an August 2003 concert at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Spirit featuring the MCC Gospel Choir, the Central PA Womyn's Chorus, and the newly created Central Pennsylvania Men's Chorus.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Music in Our Mother’s House” Program - May 10, 2003

Number of Pages
25
Date
May 10, 2003
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' spring 2003 concert "Music in Our Mother's House," a celebration of motherhood and family at the Unity Church in Enola.
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Wintersong” Program - November 23, 2002

Number of Pages
17
Date
November 23, 2002

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2002 concert "Wintersong" at the Unity Center for Spiritual Growth in Enola. This concert performance was dedicated to chorus founder Donna Gomboc.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Spring Concert “Singing for Our Lives” Program - April 27 & May 4, 2002

Number of Pages
33
Date
April 27 and May 4, 2002
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' spring 2002 concert "Singing for Our Lives!," held at Harrisburg Unitarian Church on April 27 and York Unitarian Church on May 4 in honor of women and families impacted by breast cancer. The concert featured the Central PA debut performance of "Where I Live," a breast cancer oratorio by Diane Benjamin. The concert benefited the PA Breast Cancer Coalition and the Mautner Project, an organization which supports lesbians battling cancer. A reception after the concert featured "Words & Images of Healing," a display from the Expressive Arts Center in Mechanicsburg featuring artwork from nine women impacted by cancer.
Topics
General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Fall Concert “Wild Women...Just Get Better!” Program - December 1, 2001

Number of Pages
21
Date
December 1, 2001

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' fall 2001 concert "Wild Women...Just Get Better!" at the Harrisburg Unitarian Church. A portion of the concert's proceeds supported the Revolutionary Association of the Women in Afghanistan (RAWA), an organization which advocates for the human rights of women in Afghanistan.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central Pa Womyn’s Chorus “This Land is Our Land!” Program - June 9, 2001

Number of Pages
17
Date
June 9, 2001

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This event program is from the Central PA Womyn's Chorus' June 2001 concert "This Land is Our Land!" at the Harrisburg Unitarian Church. This performance was the group's first full length concert in over a year and a half, and featured special guests the Harrisburg Men's Chorus.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Presents “How Can I Keep From Singing?” Program - November 12, 1999

Number of Pages
27
Date
November 12, 1999

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This is a program from the Central PA Womyn Chorus' fall 1999 concert "How Can I Keep from Singing?" at the Harrisburg Unitarian Church. The Harrisburg Men's Chorus hosted a reception after the concert.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus Presents “Boys and Girls with Stories” with Special Guests The Central Pennsylvania’s Womyn’s Chorus Program - May 16, 1998

Number of Pages
25
Date
May 16, 1998

Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”

This is a program from the Harrisburg Men's Chorus' spring 1998 performance "Boys and Girls with Stories" featuring special guests the Central PA Womyn's Chorus.

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus Collection

LGBT History Project: LGBT-102 Central PA Womyn's Chorus Collection

Number of Pages
4
Date
1998-2022

The Central PA Womyn’s Chorus is an all-women’s chorus group that performs concerts throughout the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1994, the chorus made its debut at the Pride Festival of Central PA in Harrisburg. The chorus continues to perform concerts throughout the area which raise awareness about feminist and LGBTQ+ issues.

This collection contains eight series: Concert Programs; Concert Flyers; General Publicity; Gala Choruses VIIE Festival International, Montreal, Canada 2004; Articles; Miscellaneous; Posters; and Artifacts.

Concert Programs features an assortment of programs from the chorus group’s concerts between 1998 and 2022. Concert Flyers includes a series of flyers promoting the chorus group’s concerts between 2014 and 2019. General Publicity includes inserts, a postcard, and a membership brochure to raise awareness about the chorus group. The Gala Choruses VIIE Festival International, Montreal, Canada 2004 includes a booklet and a program from the festival at which the group performed. Articles features news stories documenting the work of the chorus group in the community. Miscellaneous includes music lyrics, notes, and a music catalog used by members of the chorus group. Posters features an assortment of the chorus group’s promotional concert posters. Artifacts include a chorus group polo shirt and t-shirt.

General Subjects
Year
Origin
Gift of Mary Nancarrow
Location
LGBT-102 Central PA Womyn's Chorus Collection

Jack Radcliffe Lily White & Company Photos - 1995 to 1997

Date
1995 tp 1997

Founded by Paul Foltz in 1982, Lily White and Company was a south central Pennsylvania organization composed of entertainers and female impersonators. Lily White and Company produced numerous shows and performances throughout central Pennsylvania and the United States with the intent of raising funds for HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ organizations in the 1980s and 1990s. Jack Radcliffe is a photographer known for his emotionally powerful photography. He took these black and white photos of Lily White & Company for promotional purposes. 

Digital versions of these photos are unavailable to access online. Please contact archives@dickinson.edu for more information.

Organizations
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Time Period
Format
Origin
Gift of Jack Radcliffe
Location
LGBT-042 Jack Radcliffe Collection

STUDS Magazine - circa June 2007 to April 2010

Date
circa June 2007 to April 2010

STUDS Magazine was created by Lindsay Snowden and Shaashawn Dial in 2007 as a place to showcase cloths made by and for masculine identifying women and celebrate these “handsomely beautiful women.” STUDS ran from 2007 – 2010.

Digital versions of these issues are unavailable to access online. Please contact archives@dickinson.edu for more information.

Organizations
Time Period
Format
Origin
Gift of Lindsay Snowden
Collection
Location
LGBT-032 Lindsay Snowden Collection

Harrisburg Gay Men's Chorus ''Voices United'' Program Postcard - July 28, 2018

Number of Pages
3
Date
July 28, 2018

The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus, now the Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, was established in 1987 in memory of Joe Tucci. They are a non-profit organization comprised of amateur singers, and their performance schedule includes two major concerts (Spring and Christmas) along with singing engagements throughout the year. The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus aspires “to create entertaining, fun, and vibrant gay-friendly musical programs” and “celebrates the LGBT experience in song and performance.”

This is the postcard for the ''Voices United'' concert featuring the Harrisburg Gay Men's Chorus, Central PA Womyn's Chorus, Baltimoe Men's Chorus, and MCC Voices of the Spirit. 

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Barry Loveland
Collection
Location
LGBT-014 Barry Loveland Collection

Harrisburg Men's Chorus ''United We Stand'' Program - May 5, 1991

Number of Pages
27
Date
May 5, 1991

The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus, now the Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, was established in 1987 in memory of Joe Tucci. They are a non-profit organization comprised of amateur singers, and their performance schedule includes two major concerts (Spring and Christmas) along with singing engagements throughout the year. The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus aspires “to create entertaining, fun, and vibrant gay-friendly musical programs” and “celebrates the LGBT experience in song and performance.”

This is the program for the 1991 Spring Concert. 

Organizations
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Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Anonymous
Location
LGBT-058 Anonymous Collection

Harrisburg Gay Men's Chorus ''Two Boys Kissing'' Performance Flyers - May 2019

Number of Pages
5
Date
May 2019

The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus, now the Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, was established in 1987 in memory of Joe Tucci. They are a non-profit organization comprised of amateur singers, and their performance schedule includes two major concerts (Spring and Christmas) along with singing engagements throughout the year. The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus aspires “to create entertaining, fun, and vibrant gay-friendly musical programs” and “celebrates the LGBT experience in song and performance.”

This is a postcard flyer for the choral interpretation of David Levithan's award winning book Two Boys Kissing organized and performed by the Harrisburg Gay Men's Chorus. 

General Subjects
Year
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Barry Loveland
Collection
Location
LGBT-014 Barry Loveland Collection

Harrisburg Gay Men's Chorus Season Guide - 2015 to 2016

Number of Pages
17
Date
2015 to 2016

The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus, now the Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, was established in 1987 in memory of Joe Tucci. They are a non-profit organization comprised of amateur singers, and their performance schedule includes two major concerts (Spring and Christmas) along with singing engagements throughout the year. The Harrisburg Men’s Chorus aspires “to create entertaining, fun, and vibrant gay-friendly musical programs” and “celebrates the LGBT experience in song and performance.”

This is the Concert Guide for the Harrisburg Gay Men's Chorus 2015 to 2016 Concert Season.

General Subjects
Time Period
Origin
Gift of Unidentified Donor
Location
LGBT-099 Drop File Collection