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Virtual Symposium Brings Together Law Enforcement and Social Justice Advocates
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Strategies for Justice will host its inaugural symposium bringing law enforcement and social justice advocates together from Thursday through Saturday online. SFJ founder and State College resident Terry Watson said the symposium will focus on two steps that are necessary for change. “We want to help participants recognize the trauma that’s occurred between certain communities and law enforcement,” he said. “That will happen…
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Kronos Quartet to Perform ‘Testimony’ in Center for the Performing Arts Free Online Program
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The musical reflection of modern history features a nod to Jimi Hendrix’s version of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” as well as new works by Rhiannon Giddens, Charlton Singleton, Meklit and others.
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Broadway Cast of ‘The Lion King’ to Reunite for Live Discussion Hosted by Center for the Performing Arts
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The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State will host The Broadway Cast Reunion Series “The Lion King,” an opportunity to visit live “backstage” with members of the original cast of the hit musical. The free virtual event, presented by LML Music Presents and hosted by Lee Lessack and Robert Bannon, will premiere live…
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Arts Festival Accepting Entries for Images Exhibition, Banner Competition
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The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has issued the call for entries for its popular juried fine art exhibition, Images 2021, and for its annual banner competition, one of the signature events of the Festival Images 2021 will be an online exhibition due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The banner competition will take…
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Calidore String Quartet Performs Music by Mendelssohn and Dvorák in Center for the Performing Arts Free Online Program
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Calidore String Quartet performs in the next episode of “Front Row: National,” streaming online for free through the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. on March 10, and will be available to stream until 7:30 p.m. on March 17 at cpa.psu.edu/events/cmslc-march-10. The program features Quartet in F…
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YMCA of Centre County Works to Protect Children as a Darkness to Light ‘Partner in Prevention’
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For the ninth year in a row, YMCA of Centre County has achieved “Partner in Prevention” status, a designation awarded by the nonprofit Darkness to Light. This is given to organizations that take extra steps to protect the children they serve by training staff and volunteers in Stewards of Children, a child sexual abuse prevention…
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Centre Region to Host Winter Bike Anywhere Friday
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An effort to get people riding even in the colder months, the second annual Centre Region Winter Bike Anywhere Friday will take place on Friday, Feb. 12. The initiative coincides with International Winter Bike to Work Day. Participants need only to ride their bikes any distance and any place in the Centre Region on Friday…
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Virtual Events Planned for Centre County Reads 2021
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Book discussions, storytimes, a roundtable and the annual writing contest will provide opportunities to get involved with Centre County Reads 2021, featuring this year’s selection, “The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power,” by Deidre Mask. Mask will visit the Centre Region virtually at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23,…
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Happy Valley Takeout Trail Initiative to Support Local Restaurants
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The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and Lion Country Lodging, working with other community partners, have launched new initiative designed to encourage takeout from Centre County restaurants impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Happy Valley Takeout Trail, which has support from Downtown State College Improvement District, Downtown Bellefonte Inc., Bellefonte Intervalley Area Chamber of Commerce,…
