Community
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Penn State and State College Borough to Host PA Dignity Day Celebration
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Penn State and the Borough of State College are connecting the community at the PA Dignity Day event on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
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Northern Lights Color the Night Sky Across Centre County
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A powerful geomagnetic storm gave skywatchers across Pennsylvania, including in Centre County, a dazzling light show on Thursday. The northern lights were visible across central PA, thanks to a coronal mass ejection earlier this week that sent plasma and magnetic fields hurtling toward the Earth. That triggered what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration termed…
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Centre County Sports Hall of Fame to Celebrate New Inductees
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The event will see the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame induct its seventh class. All five Centre County-based public high schools will be represented, along with Penn State sports personalities.
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Chabad of Penn State to Host Free Yom Kippur Services in State College
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Chabad of Penn State and State College will welcome all members of the local Jewish community to free Yom Kippur services on Friday and Saturday. Services will take place at Scholar Hotel, 205 E Beaver Ave. beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Known as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is the holiest…
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Mount Nittany Health Golf Classic Raises Record Total
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This year’s Mount Nittany Health Foundation Golf Classic raised more than $470,000, a record total for the annual fundraising event. Held on Sept. 20 at the Penn State Golf Courses, the sold-out 34th annual tournament featured 288 golfers. Proceeds from the event will support the construction of the new $350 million,10-story patient tower at Mount…
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Centre Film Festival Returning for Sixth Year
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The Centre Film Festival is returning to Happy Valley for a sixth year with seven days full of movies from Monday, Nov. 11, through Sunday, Nov. 22, at State College’s State Theatre and Philipsburg’s Rowland Theatre.
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Sets Opening Date for State College Location
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State College’s own Tropical Smoothie Cafe location is set to open its doors on Thursday, Oct 17, at 132 S. Garner St., an employee confirmed Wednesday. Plans to open a State College site were revealed in December 2022. The location is a 1,200-square-foot space on the first floor of The Maxxen and next to Penn State…
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Live Dead & Brothers Coming to Tussey Mountain
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Tribute band “Live Dead and Brothers” is bringing the groove to Tussey Mountain Amphitheatre as a part of the 2024 Happy Valley Music Series. The band, which plays a combination of jams from the Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band, will take the stage at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 11. The band is…
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Arboretum’s Pumpkin Fest Returns With Expanded Hours, New Offerings
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The Arboretum at Penn State’s annual fall festival returns this month with expanded hours and new activities to enjoy. Pumpkin Fest is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Prior to that, the Arboretum will hold its annual pumpkin giveaway from 1 to 5…
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Dine Among the Stars at Celebrities
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Celebrities Bar & Grill in State College serves an “upscale Americana” menu with pop culture influences