Arts & Entertainment

SPRING MILLS — The second annual Penns Valley Fiber Festival was held on Saturday, November 2 at the Old Gregg School and Community Center in Spring Mills. This year’s event featured 16 vendor booths, and a booth for the Pennsylvania Women’s Agriculture Network. Most of the vendors’ offerings were either…

PHILIPSBURG — Philipsburg’s inaugural Centre Film Festival, held at the majestic Rowland Theatre, is next weekend, and organizers are ensuring there’s no reason people aren’t able to enjoy the films, food, music, community and theatre itself. Long Motor Buses, Inc. of Philipsburg, a festival sponsor, will be providing free shuttle services every day of…

BELLEFONTE — The Curtin Piano Duo, highly acclaimed concert pianists, will perform a concert of classical piano music on 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Bellefonte, according to a press release. Hyun Ju Curtin earned her artist diploma in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of…

STATE COLLEGE —Members of the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2, in Schlow Centre Region Library’s Downsbrough Community Room. The free concert is geared toward children in grades K through 12, but it is open to music lovers of all ages, according to a press release. The performance will…

SPRING MILLS — Former Penns Valley 1976 graduate and Penn State graduate Judy Sharer recently released “Second Chance Life” — The second book in her “A Plains of Life” series. According to a press release, “Second Chance Life” is a historical romance and the next part in her family-saga series. …

UNIVERSITY PARK — “A Bronx Tale,” the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater is slated for Oct. 30 at Eisenhower Auditorium, according to a press…

UNIVERSITY PARK — “Showtime with Shakespeare,” a new family theatrical production based on Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House adventure, “Stage Fright on a Summer Night,” will make its Penn State premiere at 4 p.m. on Nov. 3, in Eisenhower Auditorium, according to a press release. Produced by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center…

STATE COLLEGE — A vocal ensemble that performed at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle in 2018 will share its talents with Central Pennsylvania when it visits State College Area High School on Oct. 24. Singing, and their desire to perform in America is…

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School District has announced through a press release the elite U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble will sail into State College on Oct. 21 for a concert in the high school’s new auditorium. Scheduled for 7:30 p.m., the performance is…

STATE COLLEGE — The 2019 Central Pennsylvania Region Sports Car Club of America’s Witches Rallye is set for Nov. 2 at Bobby Rahal Honda in State College. This scavenger hunt and road rally benefits the Jana Marie Foundation. All the rules of the SCCA Road Rally program…