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Blue Brick Theatre to Host NYC-Based Comedian Mike Lemme
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Downtown State College improv comedy venue The Blue Brick Theatre, 209 W. Calder Way, will host its first special event when New York City-based comedian Mike Lemme visits for 7 p.m. show on Sunday. The audience will help Lemme move out of his apartment as part of his new theatrical comedy show “Healing+.” No heavy…
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Four Diamonds Launches New ‘Play for the Kids’ Fundraising Initiative
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Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital has launched a new fundraising program to unite supporters nationwide in the effort to conquer childhood cancer. “Play for the Kids,” has a goal “to embrace the essence of childhood, being young at heart and offering support to kids who often miss out on many childhood activities…
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Will the 2022 Recruiting Class Be Penn State Football’s Best Yet Under James Franklin?
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With 18 commitments — including six in the first six days of July — Penn State football’s 2022 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation by 247 Sports. The Nittany Lions’ most recent pickup was four-star running back Nicholas Singleton out of Governor Mifflin High School near Reading. Singleton is rated the…
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Fourth of July Fireworks Light Up the Sky Over Medlar Field
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Central PA 4th Fest didn’t have its typical Independence Day celebration for the second year in a row, but the annual event did team up with the State College Spikes to put on a fireworks spectacular on Sunday night. A record crowd of 7,183 people packed into Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the Spikes’…
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Boalsburg Heritage Museum Reopening for Tours
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The Boalsburg Heritage Museum, 304 E. Main St. in Boalsburg, will reopen for tours starting this weekend. Beginning June 5, the museum is open for tours from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, as well as by appointment. Visitors can tour the farmhouse built in 1825, the summer kitchen, the school room and exhibits, including…
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Jacquelyn Huff Seeking Election to State College Area School Board
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Editor’s note: StateCollege.com will accept Centre Region and countywide candidate campaign announcements for the 2021 primary election until April 30. Press releases can be emailed to geoff.rushton@statecollege.com. We will accept letters to the editor endorsing candidates until May 10. Jacquelyn Huff, a former high school math teacher and current assistant teaching professor in Penn State’s College of Engineering, is seeking…
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Deborah Anderson Running for State College Area School Board
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Deborah Anderson, a former college professor and an active parent volunteer in the school district, is seeking election to the State College Area School Board this year.
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Michelle Glenn Young Seeking Election to State College Area School Board
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Michelle Glenn Young, a retired U.S. Navy commander and a mother of three sons, is seeking election to the State College Area School Board this year.
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New Restorative Justice Program Names First Facilitator Coordinator
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Centre County Community Conferencing, a restorative justice program being launched by Center for Alternatives in Community Justice and CentrePeace this spring, has appointed Elizabeth Siegelman as its facilitator coordinator. Siegelman was selected from among more than 70 applicants, according to a press release. While earning her Ph.D. from Drew Theological Seminary in Madison, N.J., Siegelman…
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Centre Safe to Host Virtual Film Festival
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Lunafest, the fundraising film festival dedicated to championing women filmmakers and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted virtually by Centre Safe during the weekend of April 16. This is the second time the film festival will be virtual due to the pandemic. While the team at Centre Safe misses holding the event…