After you buy an amazing bag of coffee, your next choice is HOW TO BREW! Brewing is the next frontier and sometimes it can be a little intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. Join us as professional baristas show of their favorite brew methods that can elevate your everyday coffee experience. This event is a free event BUT if you want to be entered for a chance to win a FREE Chemex, please register here AND share the event on Instagram to help us spread the word!

Featuring Waldo’s Baristas Chris Lauer and Jenna Hartman as well as guest barista and brewing enthusiast Ellis Lankford

Bermudian Students will be performing their original poetry in this nation-wide competition with the hopes of reaching state and national levels. Please come and support these students as they perform their original works for the public and a panel of judges. Event is free and open to all.

Celebrate a semester of music with Four Scores. This Gettysburg College music club has been singing together all semester and is ready to show off some amazing tunes! This event is free and open to all!

A listeners and Performers Showcase featuring 5 great acts from this Gettysburg College club. Event starts at 8pm and is free to the public.

Every year our studio artists get together and create art around a theme. We are excited to host this year’s exhibit featuring ‘Unconventional Still Lifes"‘Please come out on Friday Nov. 1st for an artist reception from 6pm-8pm and meet our studio artists, check out their new work and enjoy some light refreshments! See you there!

Join Waldo’s and Co. as we host the spookiest of improv comedy by Gettysburg College’s own Shots in the Dark Improv troupe on Halloween! Event is free and open to all!

Waldo’s is so proud to host the works of Anna Balch. An inspiring creative who’s working hard at building the community of artists in Adams County as a founding member of The Hartley Residence.

Anna Balch was born in Northern Virginia, right outside of D.C.. She was raised by two introverts with a comprehensive craft collection. She frequently took advantage of the tools at her disposal, learning skills both common and obscure including things like sun printing, embroidery, and whittling. After attending college she moved with three friends and one dog to 75 acres of abandoned land in Aspers, PA. She spent the next three or four months being functionally homeless, showering at the YWCA and cooking on a propane stove. With these three friends, she founded The Hartley Residence, a non-profit artist residency program. She plans to be a part of it indefinitely, learn more about it at thehartleyresidence.com.

Join us for a reception celebrating the work of Lisa Foucart. The exhibit will be on display for the month of September, and on Friday 9/6 from 6-8pm there will be refreshments and even the artist herself.

Lisa Foucart's artistic practice revolves around her ability to make sense of the intricate layers within our shared reality and her inner world, by confining them in a structured framework. Her creative process often begins with spontaneous mark-making using paint directly onto the canvas. Lisa allows the painting to gradually reveal itself over time. This laborious yet rewarding journey can take months to complete.

In an era where we are inundated with images, sounds, and information due to the rise of the Internet, painting serves as a catalyst for Lisa Foucart, providing grounding amidst the chaos. Her artistic practice is deeply rooted in her heritage, which often leads her towards exploring fabrics alongside paint. As a graduate of the Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington D.C., she continues to draw inspiration from both traditional techniques and contemporary influences.

Through this ongoing dialogue between Lisa Foucart's internal world and external environment, she strives to create visually compelling pieces that resonate with viewers on multiple levels, inviting them into a shared experience of exploration and contemplation

Waldo’s and Company is proud to present works by local artist and musician Thomas Roux and New Orleans street artist Nathan Henry. Please come Friday August 2nd to see the work and meet Thomas Roux. There will be light refreshments and (likely) some live music by Roux himself!

Join us from 6-8pm for an artist reception featuring the works of Courtney Billow. There will be light refreshments and a chance to meet the artist herself.

Artist statement 

This body is a sampling of non-objective works in oil that strives to create a language unwritten. Exploring experience in its barest form, each piece relies on color, shape and line to express narratives and moments in this artists journey. 

Bio

And now more than ever, I am an artist of the journey – taking the time to explore each experience and to reflect on the ethereal, unspoken moments. 

Graduating first as a 2015 Oil Painting/ Ceramics BA graduate of Shippensburg University and second as a 2022 Counseling/Art Therapy MA graduate of Edinboro University, my journey has led me to practice and create in Adams County, PA, currently residing in Gettysburg.

The Waldo’s Gallery is proud to present the art of Sarah Jacobs. Sarah is an incredible contemporary artist and muralist with plenty of exhibitions, awards, and murals in her credits as well as works displayed all of the the states and Europe. Be the first to see this exhibit and meet the artist at our artist reception on Friday June 7th from 6-8pm. Light refreshments provided.

Join us on the Hartley Residence property near Biglerville for a casual landscape drawing class and a bonfire. Waldo’s and Co. partners with the Hartley Residence to bring you this art experience in the great outdoors. Class starts at 6:00 with the bonfire beginning at 7:30. $5 to join the class, but the bonfire is free!

RAIN DATE is June 7th.

DM @thehartleyresidence or email info@thehartleyresidence.com for directions. Please bring your own art supplies.

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!

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.

Artist Statement

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

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

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