Gazette Flavor & Fun

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Nittany Valley Symphony will present “America at 250,” a concert celebrating America’s vast musical heritage, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are $29 including fees for adults, and $9 including fees for students and youth, and may be purchased at https://bit.ly/NVS_America250_tickets or by calling 814-231-8224. The…

Among its exhibits in March, the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County will include one titled “Cerro,” a series of high-dynamic-range photographs taken in 2012. The photographs by R Thomas Berner will be available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning on March 6 and ending on March 29. Museum hours are noon to 4:30 p.m. There…

STATE COLLEGE — The Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest is set to return to State College for its third year on Sunday, May 24 bringing together the best of craft beverages, live music, and local flavor. This year’s festival will be hosted at Panzer Stadium, home of Penn State’s lacrosse teams and a new venue for…

MILESBURG — Families are invited to make Easter unforgettable at Freedom Life Church’s Glow-in-the-Dark Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 29 at Bald Eagle Area High School, 751 S. Eagle Valley Road, Bellefonte. This free community event promises an exciting evening filled with family fun, culminating in a one-of-a-kind nighttime egg hunt experience! Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with a wide variety…

STATE COLLEGE — Members of the Osaze’s Heart Scholarship Committee extend a warm invitation to all community members to join them for “A Taste of the Town,” the committee’s 2026 fundraiser dinner, which will take place on Wednesday, March 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the State College Borough Municipal Building.  This year, the…

STATE COLLEGE — Applications for two popular Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts events are now open! The 60th Anniversary of this year’s event is July 8-12 and is one of the most anticipated summer traditions.  Held each July in Downtown State College and on the Penn State University Park campus, the Arts Festival offers…

Musica Antiqua of Central Pennsylvania will present a concert of Medieval and Renaissance Love Songs on Sunday, Feb. 15 at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ/ROPC at 1795 West College Ave., State College from 2 to 3:30 p.m.  Admission is free. Park and enter at the back of the church, via the wheelchair ramp.  The event, directed by Carol…

Local man recalls 73 years of devotion CENTRE COUNTY — Some love stories don’t begin with fireworks or sweeping gestures. Some begin quietly, in familiar hallways, with small moments that only matter later when you realize they mattered all along. Clovis Morrisson and his wife, Marilyn, grew up in the same place, just six months…

PINE GROVE MILLS — Nestled in the middle of the picturesque village of Pine Grove Mills in Centre County is a place for locals to gather around live music, craft cocktails and delicious food — with many of the menu items crafted around locally grown and produced ingredients. Pine Grove Hall and neighboring Flour &…

BELLFONTE — With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, romance is in full bloom at A Flower Basket, a longtime flower shop that owner Susan Munnell describes as a “hidden gem” tucked just off the beaten path in Bellefonte. “This building has been a florist (shop) for 70 or 80 years,” Munnell said. “We bought it eight…