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Entertainment Calendar June 6-12

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“Bridge.” This new play explores the feelings and reactions of a group of bridge-playing Southern ladies when their new fourth suddenly reveals that she is transgender. Confusion and fear abound, until a new understanding emerges from a couple of unexpected places. The Sunday matinees will be immediately followed by a talkback, giving audience members an opportunity to ask questions of the cast and crew, and learn more about issues facing the transgender community today. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, at the Belmont Theatre, 27 S. Belmont St., York. Tickets: $30 adults, $28 seniors 62+, $18 youth 18 and under. There is an additional $2 order fee per ticket at the box office and online.

American Truck Historical Society National Convention & Truck Show. The National Convention & Truck Show is not just an event – it’s an explosive experience that’s off the charts. It is much more than “just a truck show” with a lineup of speakers that will leave you spellbound and a historic truck show that’s the envy of the entire trucking world. This is the ultimate destination for truck enthusiasts. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, at the York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Ave., York. Tickets $15 member/per day, $20 non-member/per day.

Jazz in the City — Percussion Blowout! Percussionist Jeff Stabley, adjunct faculty and instructor of jazz studies, percussion, and improvisation at York College, is at the helm as the curator and artistic director of this monthly ensemble of talented local and regional, and at times national and international, musicians performing live. The June edition is the annual season-ending Percussion Blowout, also featuring Jose Canto, Chris Loser, Frand Shortino, Mack White and Louis Woodyard. 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Studio at the Appell Center, 50 N. George St., York. Tickets $10, $15 the day of the show.

Green Day’s “American Idiot.” This two-time Tony Award-winning musical is based on Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album that boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before. A trio of friends thrash their way through the realities of a post-9/11 America as they struggle with their alliances to country, family and those they love. This energy-fueled rock opera uses all the songs from the album “American Idiot” alongside several tracks from the band’s follow-up album “21st Century Breakdown” to present the punk perspective on politics and pop-culture. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. at DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, 100 Carlisle Ave., York. Tickets $14 in advance, with $2 more per ticket purchased at the door; reserved seating $18.

First Friday Free Family Film — “Toy Story 2.” 25th anniversary screening. Buzz, Woody and their friends are back as Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when obsessive toy collector Al McWhiggin, owner of Al’s Toy Barn, kidnaps Woody. At Al’s apartment, Woody discovers that he is a highly valued collectible from a 1950s TV show called “Woody’s Roundup.” He meets the other prized toys from the show: Jessie the Cowgirl, Bullseye the Horse and Stinky Pete the Prospector. Andy’s toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match, and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong. 6:30 p.m. Friday, at the Capitol Theatre at the Appell Center. Free.

Greater York Dance — Dance it Forward. June Show: Kings & Queens. The future of dance is here as this show features dancers from The School of Early Childhood, The School of Ballet and The School of Commercial Dance. The performance will also feature members of the Midstate Ballet & Hip Hop Crew. 6 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, at the Strand Theatre at the Appell Center. Tickets start at $37.13, children 12 and under $20.25.

Historic Mills Open Houses. This weekend, the Wallace-Cross Mill Historic Site is open in conjunction with three other mills — Muddy Creek Forks, New Park Wind Engine and Eden Mill — providing a great time to tour all four on the same weekend. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The restored 1826 Wallace-Cross grist mill is located at 15759 Cross Mill Road, Felton.

CapFilm — “Bicycle Thieves.” Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award–winning “Bicycle Thieves,” directed by Vittorio De Sica in 1948, defined an era in cinema. In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for his work, is stolen. With his young son in tow, he sets off to track down the thief. 3 p.m. Sunday, at the Capitol Theatre at the Appell Center. All tickets $15, $60 for the series.

EMC Presents: 2024 Spring Concert “Take a Chance.” This show shines the spotlight on what lies ahead. Life is full of twists and turns, along with pivotal moments where we find ourselves standing at a crossroads with uncertainty looming. The performers will take the audience on a journey, as they explore the beauty and challenges of choosing our paths and facing the unknown. 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday at The Pullo Center, 1031 Edgecomb Ave., York. Tickets $20/30, $40 at the door.

Sounds of Summer Concert Series — The Prince Project. The hottest Prince and the Revolution tribute band features costumes, lights and signature sights and sounds straight out of 1984. 7 p.m. Sunday, at the Springettsbury Township Park Amphitheater, 1501 Mount Zion Rd., York. Free.

Sounds of Summer Concert Series — Flaming Dick and the Hot Rods. Come and witness a 1950s and ’60s rock-n-roll party band that plays a variety of music from 1955-1968, the “golden years of rock-n-roll.” 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Springettsbury Township Park Amphitheater. Free.

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