Arts & Entertainment

BELLEFONTE — Coinciding with football season, the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County is presenting a collection of photographs of fans attending Penn State games in Beaver Stadium during the late 1990s and early 2000s. “We Are, A View From the Field,” features photographs by Gerald Lang. According to the museum, the exhibit, which…

PHILIPSBURG — Mark Seinfelt, of Philipsburg, recently learned that his novel ‘Baldr and Beatrice’ earned honorable mention recognition at the 2018 Hollywood Book Festival. The annual competition, held in Los Angeles, Calif., celebrates books that deserve recognition from the film, television, game and multimedia communities.  Other winners this year included David Wienir’s ‘Amsterdam…

CENTRE HALL — One of the best things about the Centre County Grange Fair is walking the streets to check out all the delicious fair food, looking for new things to try. It seems every year there is something new and exciting that takes the fair by storm.  Deep-fried Oreos were once a novelty,…

CENTRE HALL — On Sunday at Grange Fair, the pace of life slows a little, and many family gatherings are held in the tenting area.  Fred and Pauline Zerby have tented at Grange Fair for many years, and they know pretty much what to expect to happen there. But this year, Pauline Zerby got…

UNIVERSITY PARK — WPSU Penn State has been nominated for the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards’ top honor, as well as earning 10 other nominations for excellence in the television and media industries. WPSU earned a nomination in the top category, Overall Station Excellence, for the first time. The Web series, “Finding Your Roots: The…

STATE COLLEGE — The 2018 Living in One Neighborhood Bash will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, on the 100 and 200 blocks of South Allen Street. According to organizers, the LION Bash is a mix between a community resource fair and a block party. The goal of the event is to provide…

SPRING MILLS — Faith Alive Fellowship Church, located at 4394 Penns Valley Road near Spring Mills, hosted its fourth annual car, truck and motorcycle show Aug. 4.  Show organizer Autumn Fetterolf said this show is held as a community outreach project by the church’s youth group. The entire show was free of charge.…

STATE COLLEGE — This fall, Happy Valley Improv will perform two shows a month, on the first Thursday and third Monday, at The Attic in the State Theatre. “The State Theatre is a staple of the community here in State College, and we’re thrilled to be able to perform here,” said James Tierney, of…

UNIVERSITY PARK — A self-described “child of the environmental movement of the ’70s,” Diane Cressman Blanton said the first Earth Day is “emblazoned on her mind.” The 1979 Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences alumna and retired president of Network Energy of Ohio grew up in what she called “a decidedly Penn State family” and fully expected…

STATE COLLEGE — Dozens of classic and customized cars, trucks and motorcycles roared into downtown State College on a sunny Sunday afternoon as the annual Last Cruise Invitational Car Show returned for its 34th year benefiting the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. The event dates back to 1985 when State College Borough passed an ordinance…