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The Centre County Historical Society will host its 29th Annual Plant Celebration on Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College. Since 1996, the event has become a local tradition, offering a community gathering of plant enthusiasts and garden lovers to buy plants, learn…

The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County will host the local competition for the 2025 National Civics Bee at 10 a.m. on April 15 at the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in downtown State College. Eleven middle school students from school districts across Centre County have been selected as finalists and will compete…

April is Adopt a Greyhound Month, and to celebrate, Nittany Greyhounds will hold a Meet and Greet from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Spring Fling hosted by Pet Supplies Plus, 277 Northland Center, State College. The public can come to meet retired racing greyhounds and learn about…

On Dec. 31, 2012, Mack Brady died from a blood infection just 16 days shy of his ninth birthday. Now more than a decade later, Mack’s mother, Elizabeth Brady, has written a book, “Oil for Your Lantern: Sharing Light after the Death of a Child,” which details her grief journey after losing her son and…

St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard, is hosting a Grief Gathering at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. The gathering offers a chance for anyone experiencing or going through grief or sadness of any kind to be with others and share their stories. For those who attend, there also will be discussion on holding…

Artificial Intelligence is becoming one of the bigger issues in our lives and in the world, but what is it and what does it mean? The Mid-State Literacy Council will lead a free technology class offering an “Intro to AI” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road,…