tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33964540618043476132024-03-05T00:32:51.325-05:00The Midtown Scholar Bookstore & Famous Reading CaféThe Famous Reading Café at 1302 North Third Street,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13402879578797169152noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396454061804347613.post-60131180647493782252010-03-25T22:33:00.004-04:002010-03-25T22:44:38.779-04:00Great Music Saturday Night - 3/27<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oEIze5PJ8rJf61AHlIyzUPystwCfziG4V2VoOB6Shj5kjQh7XiVb2WC1fTu6d8PwbublF_SIpPkdTeU_PfzmLHg-5eytIzJDsmCqKz2m2l-mRgpbuvjs10J5OeOhG8DBZPqDErVdCg/s1600/americandollarWEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oEIze5PJ8rJf61AHlIyzUPystwCfziG4V2VoOB6Shj5kjQh7XiVb2WC1fTu6d8PwbublF_SIpPkdTeU_PfzmLHg-5eytIzJDsmCqKz2m2l-mRgpbuvjs10J5OeOhG8DBZPqDErVdCg/s320/americandollarWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452765808206293794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />*THIS SATURDAY MARCH 27th, 2010*<br />from New York,<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/americandollarband">*THE AMERICAN DOLLAR*</a><br />*(click name above to hear songs on their myspace)<br />*CLICK <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/8024852">*HERE*</a> for a GREAT VIDEO:<br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/8024852">/*"Anything You Synthesize"*/</a><br /><br />place: *Midtown Scholar Bookstore*<br />*1302 N. 3rd St. HARRISBURG*<br />admission: *$5*,<br />doors at *7pm*.<br />*ALL AGES*<br /><br />plus from Asbury Park, NJ:<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/chemtrailmyspace">*CHEMTRAIL*</a><br />and from Philadelphia<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thinkingmachines">*THINKING MACHINES*</a><br /><br />*TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE: <a href="https://moviateharrisburg.ticketleap.com/buy-tickets/music/the-american-dollar-with-chemtrail-and-thinking-machines-all-ages-show-march-27th/harrisburg/18DE6225-10EE-4716-9D0D-0BBFC766654">*HERE*</a><br />* full schedule at : <a href="http://www.moviate.org/">Moviate.org</a><br /><br />Moviate is run on a completely volunteer basis, and volunteers are<br />always welcome to help in any way. Moviate is a non-profit film<br />organization under the fiscal sponsorship of Berks Filmmakers, Inc., one<br />of the longest operational independent film cooperatives in the United<br />States.The Famous Reading Café at 1302 North Third Street,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13402879578797169152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396454061804347613.post-28980596557287549622010-03-24T22:26:00.003-04:002010-03-24T22:27:51.925-04:00We're open Wed-Sun!For Spring 2010, our newly expanded bookstore-cafe is open 5 days a week:<br /><br />Wed 9-5<br />Thu 9-9<br />Fri 9-9<br />Sat 9-9<br />Sun 12-7<br /><br />Shop tel. 717 236 1680<br /><br />Events calendar and more at <br />www.MidtownScholar.comThe Famous Reading Café at 1302 North Third Street,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13402879578797169152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396454061804347613.post-89573880886192694742009-07-31T14:52:00.001-04:002009-07-31T14:54:58.159-04:00GRAND OPENING Sunday, Sept. 13thThank you for your patience, book-readers, coffee-lovers, music-fans, and art-patrons, during our exciting renovations. You'll find the end result is well worth the wait! The construction is at last complete and our staff are now stocking the thousands of linear feet of bookshelves with over 100,000 used and rare books. Make plans to join us in celebrating our 6th Birthday during Harrisburg's annual Gallery Walk, Sunday, September 13th, 2009, 11 am - 6 pm. Afterwards we'll begin newly expanded hours (Wed 9-5, Thu-Sat 9-9, Sun 12-7).The Famous Reading Café at 1302 North Third Street,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13402879578797169152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396454061804347613.post-77159803388838937542009-06-01T13:53:00.005-04:002009-06-01T14:16:17.348-04:00Brewing Great Fair-Trade CoffeesWe've recently selected an amazing coffee roaster, Counter Culture Coffee, to provide us with the highest quality, direct-trade coffee beans from around the world. We'll serve up brewed coffee, lattes, cappuccinos and fine teas in lovely, artisan-crafted mugs.The Famous Reading Café at 1302 North Third Street,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13402879578797169152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396454061804347613.post-43177919557480974582008-12-31T22:56:00.003-05:002009-01-19T23:38:56.936-05:00Winter 2008: Construction Update<span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br />Our shop's facade is getting quite a makeover! We're </span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" >adding a deck and </span><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" > replacing the missing railing on the balcony, which will hold several tables and offer coffee-drinkers lovely views of the Broad Street Market across the street and the State Capitol, a few blocks to the south. There will also be a dramatic neon "MIDTOWN" marquee sign that recalls the building's original days as a neighborhood movie theater in the 1920s, '30s, and '40s.<br /><br />We've been learning fascinating things about the building's history. Local residents remember seeing second-run films as children at the "Broad Street Theater", where it cost just a dime for those under 12, later raised to a dime and a penny. Before the show, viewers could buy penny candies to enjoy while watching the movie. To our surprise, we have discovered that the walls and much of the roof-structure of the building still date to the 1920s. As we repaired the walls, we uncovered the markings from the theater's angled side panels, with remnants of the curtains that once lined the walls! As folks remember it, the projection room at the front of the building burned in the late '40s or early '50s.<br /><br />Then, in 1955, Mr. Greenberg established a "Boston Store" on the premises, copying the design of the landmark Chicago "Boston Store" of the day. (Tucked in an upper corner, we found a shopping bag with the building's new facade on it. The previous owner had also saved the 1955 architectural blueprints!) Greenberg redesigned the interior to include a shopper-friendly, multi-level structure with snazzy terrazzo floors, spiffy '50s-modern railings, and funky aluminum spotlights (all still extant).<br /><br />Our renovations make the most of this unusual space - unusually large for the city today. Outdoor cafe seating will be sheltered by the overhanging marquee. As you walk inside, you'll find an elegant coffee-bar (locals may recognize its elaborate woodwork from the former Hayden's on Pine, downtown), with tall tables arrayed in front of the large plate glass windows, and other tables nearby. To the left, winding alcoves will house our Fiction and Literature collections - as is only appropriate for the new "Famous Reading Cafe." To the right, a large stage will occupy the center of the main floor, with towering shelves featuring Biographies behind it. Along one side, an antique staircase (marble and iron treads salvaged from a 19th-century Baltimore hotel) will ascend to the new "Yellow Wall Gallery" with changing art exhibits, an upper-level coffee lounge, access to the balcony, and a second stage that will be perfect for intimate concerts or informal gatherings like book groups and poetry readings.<br /><br />Above you will range a dozen skylights, lending the charm of a "cathedral of learning" to the used bookstore. Stained glass will be incorporated throughout the building's interior, including a turn-of-the-last-century English "Bookseller's" sign that will mark the entrance to our new Rare Books and Pennsylvaniana room. From the main level, you can go up a half-flight of stairs to our extraordinary Art section, or down a half-flight to American studies. On the lowermost level, dense stacks will house European and World History, Science, Religion, and other scholarly works in all fields. Finally, we have added a new mezzanine level along the building's south side, the ideal spot for sipping coffee while enjoying the Music, Drama, Poetry, or Cultural Studies books arrayed nearby.<br /><br />The contractors have repaired the roof, girded the trusses, installed the skylights, framed the new interior structures, begun updating the electrical and plumbing systems, and ordered the large quantity of wood needed for the many bookshelves. We expect the construction work to be completed this winter, and then we'll begin bringing in the books! Meanwhile, we will soon be announcing our selection of a premier, award-winning roaster, who will provide that most essential thing: the finest-quality beans for the Famous Reading Cafe. </span>The Famous Reading Café at 1302 North Third Street,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13402879578797169152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396454061804347613.post-316049188151833732008-08-31T23:19:00.003-04:002009-01-11T23:30:55.332-05:00A new home for our used bookstore-café!<span style=";font-family:Garamond;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />We are excited to have finalized our renovation and construction plans! Starting in August 2008, the Midtown Scholar Bookstore's browsing shop will be temporarily closed while we relocate two blocks south, in the heart of Midtown Harrisburg, directly across from the historic Broad Street Market. We will be renovating a classic 1950s department store, most recently Fissel's Antiques, as our new home. There will be space for over 100,000 books as well as the new Famous Reading Cafe, serving fine coffee, tea, sandwiches, and sweet treats.</span><br /></span>The Famous Reading Café at 1302 North Third Street,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13402879578797169152noreply@blogger.com0