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Elks honor Penns Valley students of month
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SPRING MILLS — The State College Elks’ Youth Activities Committee recently announced its selection of the Penns Valley Area High School Students of the Month for December, January and February. The December 2016 Elks’ Students of the Month are Virginia M. Stattel and Andrew H. Tobias. Stattel, daughter of Phil and Cindy Stattel,…
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2 St. Joseph’s students earn November awards
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BOALSBURG — The State College Elks Lodge No. 1600 has selected St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy students Audrey Thomas and Peter Forstmeier as November 2016 Students of the Month. Thomas is a senior, carrying a 4.2 grade point average. She is a member of the National Honor Society, and has been a Dean’s List student…
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Youth acts scheduled for Happy Valley’s Got Talent show March 18
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STATE COLLEGE — Twenty-two local talented kids’ acts, including everything from a hula hoop dancer to an Elvis impersonator, will perform during the seventh annual “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” show Saturday, March 18. There will be two performances of the show, in its new format, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at The State…
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‘Rent’ brings 20th anniversary tour to Penn State
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Rent” returns to the stage locally in a 20th anniversary touring production at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Eisenhower Auditorium. A re-imagining of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without…
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DSCH Trio to Present Benefit Concert in State College
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The DSCH Trio will perform a benefit concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Extension.
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Open Music Sets Shows for State College, Millheim
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The Open Music series continues its third season with “Our Sense of the Real, Part Two,” an evening of homegrown experimental music by nine local performers. The evening-length piece is by percussionist/director Kevin Sims. Shows are set for Friday at The State Theatre Attic in State College and Saturday at the Bremen Town Ballroom…
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U.S. Army Band Woodwind Quintet to Perform at Penn State
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The U.S. Army Band Woodwind Quintet will perform a guest recital at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, in 110 Music Building I on Penn State’s University Park campus. Admission is free.
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Applications Open for Local Nonprofit to Get Free Update for Marketing and Branding
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Local nonprofits looking to refresh their brand are encouraged to apply to Brand[Aid], a free philanthropic effort offered by a regional group of creative professionals.
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Centre Gives Teams with Local Software Developer for New Online Giving Platform
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Centre Gives will debut a new look this May, thanks to West Arete, a local software development company that was hired by Centre Foundation to customize its giving day platform.
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Saint Joe’s Students to Study Abroad Through Rotary Exchange Program
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Three students from Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Boalsburg will study abroad next school year through the Rotary Youth Exchange program, according to school counselor Jean Kozak,