Community
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Nittany Valley Symphony to Perform Free Family Concert
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Nittany Valley Symphony will offer a fun, indoor event for families with an upcoming concert featuring a musical program suited for young audiences. The concert, “Carnival of the Animals,” will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the State College Area High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are free to the public thanks…
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Downtown State College Launches ‘Calder Way Construction Crawl’
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A new initiative offers activities for kids while encouraging support of local businesses during an ongoing road construction project in State College. During Downtown State College Improvement District’s “Calder Way Construction Crawl,” children can get a free hard hat then collect at least five stickers from designated businesses to receive a free activity book. Accompanying…
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Centre Safe, Fellow Rape Crisis Centers Urge Pa. Lawmakers to Boost Support After Shapiro Proposes Flat Funding
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State College-based Centre Safe has joined peer organizations statewide in voicing frustration with Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal of flat funding for rape crisis centers in Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 budget, and urging lawmakers to bolster support. Shapiro’s proposed budget, unveiled on Feb. 3, includes a $12.1 million line item for the state’s 47 rape crisis centers, the…
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‘See Her Win’ Girls Sports Festival to Be Held at Penn State
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A new girls-only, multi-sport festival is coming to Centre County this spring. “See Her Win” will debut Memorial Day weekend at Penn State, according to the Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance. The HVSEA is hosting the event with Teammates for Life, the women’s sports initiative founded by longtime Penn State field hockey coach Char…
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New Family Entertainment Space to Open at Nittany Valley Sports Centre
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A new entertainment space and arcade is set to open soon at Centre Region sports facility. Nittany Valley Sports Centre, 177 Champion Drive in Patton Township, will hold a grand opening for The Clubhouse Family Fun Centre at noon on March 7. The space will include 70 arcade games as well as virtual reality experiences,…
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National Day of Racial Healing Event in State College Encourages Dialogue, Understanding
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Community members gathered Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the State College Borough Municipal Building for the National Day of Racial Healing, an annual observance aimed at fostering dialogue, reflection and understanding across lived experiences, histories and identities.
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Mount Nittany Health Charity Ball to Benefit New Patient Tower
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Mount Nittany Health Foundation’s annual Charity Ball will bring together community members for an evening in support of the new patient tower scheduled to open at the medical center later this year. The 76th annual event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to midnight on Feb. 14 at Brass 16823, 2042 Axemann Road, Bellefonte. Guests…
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Fundraiser Supports State College Family Displaced by House Fire
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An online fundraiser is rallying support for a father and daughter displaced by a house fire last week in State College. The GoFundMe campaign is raising money for Joshua Kunkel and his 9-year-old daughter, Kiara, after a blaze at their home on the 1200 block of Old Boalsburg Road. “While they are thankfully safe, their…
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‘Rock the ’80s’ Concert Returns to State Theatre
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Break out the neon, the shoulder pads and the Aqua Net as the “Rock the ’80s” concert is back, and beneath the costumes and crowd-pleasing riffs is a serious mission: helping local cancer patients afford basic living expenses while they focus on treatment and recovery.
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Young Storytellers Invited to Enter Centre County Library Contest
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Some of the best storytellers start early. Jerry Pinkney, the acclaimed author and illustrator of more than 100 children’s books, started drawing as a child in Philadelphia. New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas wrote the first version of “Throne of Glass” at just 16. Closer to home, Doug Sweetland—supervising animator of Pixar’s Cars—created…