encore

Life&Times
bets
Oct. 27Nov. 2
Each week, Times features writer Brandon Oland provides a list of must-see entertainment events for the week ahead.

At the Movies

C
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Reviews for The Rum Diary and Puss in Boots. C4

best

CARROLL COUNTY
Haunted House Tours at Smith House

Synopsis: McDaniel College is going to get spooky this weekend with haunted house tours at the Smith House. When: 8 p.m.- midnight Friday through Monday Where: Smith House, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster Admission: Free with a canned or dry food item to be donated to Carroll Food Sunday. Cash donations will also be accepted. Information: www.mcdaniel.edu
5th annual Westminster Zombie Walk

DYLAN SLAGLE/STAFF PHOTOS

Harley Davidson motorcycles are displayed in the visitors area where public tours of the companys York, Pa., factory embark.

Synopsis: The Westminster Zombie Walk returns with organizers encouraging everyone to dress as zombies for a walk through town. When: 2- 8 p.m. Friday. The event begins with a costume contest and activities. The walk starts at 5 p.m. with ac screening of Night of the Living Dead at the Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library after the walk. Where: 140 Village Shopping Center, 562 Jermor Lane, Westminster Admission: Free. Canned food drive to benefit Carroll Food Sunday. Information: 410-790-7258 or www.ruckusproductions.com

Behind the scenes

YORK, Pa. our guide Larry Tibbs pointed to an unfinished Harley- Davidson motorcycle going through the final production stages. A few tweaks here, a detailed inspection there, and the Harley- Davidson would be ready for the road. Thatll be a $37,000 motorcycle at the top of the hour, he said while factory workers scurried just a few feet away from him. Visitors who take part in the free tours at Harley- Davidson Vehicle Operations in York, Pa., get a chance to see every step of production from the noisy, hectic, pungent factory floor. After 18 months of construction, the Harley- Davidson plant opened its new tour center Aug. 1. Since then, more than 15,000 visitors have toured the new state- of- theart facility. Tours are offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, but production typically only takes place Mondays through Thursdays, manager of factory tour operations Amy Warner said. Earlier this year, the York plant and tour center was renovated to consolidate all production into just one factory. Now visitors can see every step of the process from frame construction to final assembly, regardless of whether they are

Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant allows visitors to tour the factory floor

BY BRANDON OLAND
TIMES STAFF WRITER

IN THE REGION
Chris Young in concert

Harley- Davidson motorcycles are displayed in the visitors area where tours of the companys York, Pa., factory embark.
Harley- Davidson enthusiasts. I would say 40 percent of our guests are Harley- Davidson customers, Warner said. I would say the other 60 percent are just interested in our brand and want to see what we do here. Tourist Len Armstrong, of Richmond, Va., said he was a motorcycle enthusiast but not a Harley- Davidson customer. He said he Please see Motorcycle, C2

History of Harley- Davidson

AP FILE PHOTO

Chris Young is performing at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fillmore Silver Spring.

Synopsis: Hes nominated for Top New Artist at the 45th annual Country Music Awards in November. When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Where: Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring Admission: $20 Information: 301- 960- 9999 or www.fillmoresilverspring.com
Print by Print: Series from Durer to Lichtenstein

Synopsis: The latest exhibit from the Baltimore Museum of Art features more than 350 prints spanning 500 years. The prints are all from the BMAs collection of nearly 60,000. When: Exhibit opens Sunday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Where: Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore Admission: Free Information: 443- 573-1700 or www.artbma.org

1901: William S. Harley completed a blueprint drawing of an engine designed to fit in a bicycle. 1903: Harley and Arthur Davidson made public the first production HarleyDavidson motorcycle, which was created in a factory that was, essentially, a wooden shed, in Milwaukee, Wis. 1914: Sidecars were made available to HarleyDavidson buyers. Clutch and brake pedals were made available on F-head singles and twins. 1918: Almost half of all Harley-Davidson motorcycles produced were sold for use by the U.S. military in World War I. 1941: During World War II, production of civilian motorcycles was almost entirely suspended in favor of military production. 1969: Harley-Davidson merged with the American Machine and Foundry Company, a longtime producer of leisure products.

Harley- Davidson motorcycles are displayed in the companys visitors area. 1973: Motorcycle production was upgraded when all assembly operations were moved to a 400,000-square-foot plant in York, Pa. 1981: Thirteen HarleyDavidson senior executives signed a letter of intent to purchase Harley-Davidson Motor Company from AMF. By mid-June, the buyback was official. 1991: Installation of a $31 million state-of-theart paint facility began at the York, Pa., factory. 1997: Harley-Davidson opened a new product development center in Milwaukee and a new plant in Kansas City. 2010: Seth Enslow broke the world record for a long distance motorcycle jump on a Harley-Davidson at 183.7 feet.

Source: Harley-Davidson