I love EMC with all my heart. All the teachers and staff are so helpful and nice. They have helped…read moreme progress and make me a strong dancer. This studio is where I have met my lifelong friends! The gym is a perfect learning space for young individuals to preteens to progress at their acrogymnastics skills. This studio is a great place for your kids to thrive and grow up!

EMC offers something for everyone! Over the past 11 years, all three of my children (and even my…read morehusband and I) have taken classes at EMC, ranging from music and acrobatics to "just for fun" hip hop, from daddy/daughter partnering to adult tap. There is truly something for every interest and every level! What impresses me most about EMC, however, is that they always accentuate the positive, they help children to set and achieve personal goals, all while instilling perseverance and poise. While technique is very important at EMC, and is never lacking, it is these personal skills that I know my children will carry with them as they grow up. For these reasons, I know that the time my family spends at EMC is quality time well spent!

LOCAL NICHE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT…read more After our daughter, Piper, had so much fun at a class here, I had to learn more about this niche business and the people that make it what it is. I believe in the arts and the benefits of creativity and expression in our society, so it was a pleasure meeting with Molly Shortridge and Justin Clauser of The Perfect 5th Musical Arts Center recently for a tour and some insight into their business. Here's some of my conversation with these two important Central PA musical educators... 1. Founding year? 2011 2. Founder Full name? Eric Wirsing (Guitarist for Solar Federation) 3. Current Owners Full Names? Molly Shortridge (Flutist) and Justin Clauser (Guitarist) 4. Something people might not know about what you do/a common misconception? In addition to music instruction, we offer private and group classes in art and acting. In the Summer, we have camps for music, art, and acting such as Musical Theater, Painting, Drawing, Guitar, Rock Bands, and even specialized camps for young children. 5. Anything you think people might want to know or find interesting? We have highly trained instructors in their field who are also performing musicians. We have teachers from Julliard, Indiana University, Columbia College, Berklee College of Music, Temple University, and many other quality institutions. You can also find our teachers in bands and ensembles such as Into The Spin, Breaking Benjamin, Colebrook Road, Good in the Dark, That Girl,, The Keating Jazz Orchestra, U.S. Army Field bands, The Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and Canaan's Land. To find out more, please visit our website at ThePerfect5th.com to read biography's of each of our instructors. We are always interested in designing classes specific to what our community wants. If you have an idea for a small group of people we would love to make it for you. We currently work with the Girl Scouts to help them earn their art badges and would love to team up with more local organizations. 6. Your favorite part about the business? Our favorite part of The Perfect 5th is the sense of community. It is not just a place for musicians, artists, and actors to learn, but a place for us to gather and collaborate. Many local bands have formed out of students that met here and many students have been inspired to become professional artists and musicians. We have prepared students for colleges, conservatories, musicals, acting jobs, working as session musicians, and even for performing in the Marine Band. 7. What's your message or mission? We strive to encourage, nurture, and teach students of all ages and abilities, adapting lessons to individual needs. We hope to enhance lives with the joy of learning an art that lasts a lifetime. We also encourage our students to become members of the community who contribute their personal art and talent to others in ways that are meaningful and promote goodwill. Find them everywhere!... THE PERFECT FIFTH 4913 Gettysburg Rd Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Phone: (717) 691-9100 WEBSITE: https://www.theperfect5th.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/theperfect5th/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/P5MusicalArtsCenter TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Perfect5thMAC BLOG: https://theperfect5thmusicalartscenter.wordpress.com/ GOOGLE MAPS: https://goo.gl/maps/vwTHye7oAJ72

I love the perfect 5th! The staff is super friendly, and I have learned a ton from all the music…read moreinstructors. The acting classes are engaging, and the art is exquisite. The perfect 5th has everything an artist needs.

I wanted to get my daughter into piano lessons and came across this location. They have multiple…read moreinstructors that offer lessons on a number of different instruments and they also offer voice lessons. The staff is pretty nice and the location is usually fairly quiet even though there are a few teachers instructing at a time. They all have their own personal rooms. My daughters instructed is Ms. Barb and she's super knowledgeable and very good with kids.

It seems to me that the 2 teachers I hired from this business were retirees, set in their ways,…read morewith snippy, "it's my way or the highway," attitudes. One was a retired public school music teacher. The other was a sound of music fanatic. One thing's for sure, my family left here feeling put through the wringer and used as a way for these retirees to bring in some extra cash during their golden years. I feel that I wasted my family's precious free time and money and if I had to do it over again I would have given my hundreds of dollars to a teacher who is fresh and excited to make a difference. Don't let their fake smiles and previous accomplishments fool you. Take your business elsewhere.

The teachers are caring and talented. Small classes allow for individual attention. Crickets is a…read moregreat studio!

My wife and I have been taking Social and Ballroom dance with Rebecca for about five years. Dance…read morelessons are one of our favorite events of the week. We are not athletes or dancers and dancing does NOT come naturally to us! She makes it fun and helps us improve. We've taken dance with other studios but Rebecca is our very favorite teacher. She has an infectious, positive personality, infinite patience and one more key talent: She has an ability to analyze and explain dance steps in a way we can understand and learn from. I highly recommend dance as a great activity and dance with CityBallroom is the best!

Rebecca is INCREDIBLE. We came to her with a somewhat odd request-- we were seeking dance…read morelessons/choreography for our first dance at our wedding but the dance had to remain top secret (no one knew about it except Rebecca and our event coordinators). Not only this, but our song choice was unconventional to say the least (think 1960s Bollywood with a lot of hand motions/shaking). Rebecca went ABOVE AND BEYOND delivering an amazing choreographed routine that was easy enough for beginners such as ourselves but fun as all get out to perform. Our dance was one of the best and most memorable moments from our wedding day, and we cannot thank Rebecca enough! Seriously, she is the BEST.

We always enjoy ourselves. The actors really do a good job and the productions are put together in…read morea professional way. We have been there about 5 times and always have fun. The parking lot is huge and several good eating spots a short drive away. Support this group its well worth it.I recommend the white rose bar and grill to eat at.

Awesome theater. I attended The Tina Turner Musical last night starring India Boone. It was simply…read moreamazing. Tickets were previously purchased. Entry was a breeze. Staff was ok. Although a staff member told us there was no elevator to the upstairs level. However, at the end of the show an elevator was spotted. The bathrooms and inside the theater were very clean. Seating was good as far as being able to see the performance but, not so great for some of us with a little extra weight. Lol Overall experience was wonderful and I would return to this theater.

A nice 1300 seat venue…read more The theater is comfortable and inviting. The sound was good. There were many ushers to help people find their seats. There is some street parking in the areas and several beaby restaurants.

I always enjoy going to the Carlisle Theater, Great service, and a Great play, I always look to see…read morewhat is happening next to go to.

Sometimes the best adventures are the ones I barely plan. I was scrolling social media when I…read morehappened across an event at the Carlisle Theatre for a Halfway to St. Patty's Day concert featuring the Kilmaine Saints. I'd never even HEARD of the Kilmaine Saints, but apparently they've been around for 18 YEARS, which made me feel like I'd somehow missed an entire chapter of Central PA knowledge. I made a mental note that the concert might be fun, continued along with my life and figured I'd see how my Saturday adventures unfolded. Well, the Universe left me just enough time to make it work. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! I hopped onto the Carlisle Theatre website, bought myself a $25 ticket for the 7:30 p.m. show and headed to Carlisle for a completely unplanned evening of Celtic rock. Purchasing my ticket online was incredibly simple, and I lucked out again when I arrived and found plenty of street parking right outside the theatre. On this particular Saturday evening, there was no circling blocks, no parking drama and no Responsible Adult Me wondering whether she'd misunderstood a parking sign. WINNING! I'd only been inside the Carlisle Theatre once before for a New Year's Eve celebration, so I was excited to actually experience a show there. The theatre has been part of downtown Carlisle since 1939 and continues to host concerts, films and live theatre, which is pretty darn cool when you think about how many old theatres haven't survived. Is the building showing its age? Absolutely! The theatre could definitely use some love and TLC. The seats, in particular, weren't especially comfortable and have clearly supported MANY generations of butts before mine. But for a couple hours? They did the job. More importantly, the theatre itself handled the concert really well. The sound was great, I had a good view of the stage and the historic setting gave the whole evening more personality than seeing the same show in some generic modern venue. The snack bar was also open, and although I resisted, the smell of fresh popcorn floating through the theatre was doing its absolute best to destroy my self-control. Staff throughout my visit were friendly and kind, and getting inside couldn't have been easier. I pulled up the ticket on my phone, they scanned it and BOOM. I was ready for my completely spontaneous Celtic rock adventure. And I'm really glad I went. There's something I love about having a historic little theatre right in downtown Carlisle where I can scroll past an event I've never heard of, spend $25 and suddenly have completely different plans for my Saturday night. That's exactly what community theatres like this SHOULD do. Give us somewhere to see something new, hear something different and occasionally say, "Sure, why NOT go to a Halfway to St. Patty's Day concert tonight?" The Carlisle Theatre may be showing its age, but there's still plenty of life happening inside it. I'll absolutely be back for another show. And apparently I need to start paying closer attention to their calendar because who knows what the heck I'll accidentally discover next!