Entertainment
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2023 Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair Schedule
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Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair returns Friday and Saturday with art, entertainment, food vendors and hands-on activities. Events are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Artists will be located on West High and Allegheny streets, with main stage entertainment in front…
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Etters Is Carrying on the Arts Festival Tradition
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Etters promises new acts, new app, and continued arts festival collaboration
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Taste of the Month: Breakfast on Boal Serves Up Hometown Favorites with a Southwest Edge
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As the sun rises over Boalsburg, diners of all ages seeking eggs, coffee and community flock to Breakfast on Boal. The restaurant along Boal Avenue offers a variety of breakfast favorites with local influences and Southwestern inspiration. Longtime friends and owners Brad Holzwarth and Mike Smoczynski opened Breakfast on Boal in May 2022. “It’s been…
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Community Pools Are Open for Summer Fun
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As the summer heats up, area residents can cool down at their nearest community pool. Four Centre County pools are open now through Labor Day — Millheim Pool, Mountain Top Swimming Pool, Park Forest Community Pool and William L. Welch Community Pool. The pools are open to everyone, regardless of residence. Kepler Pool in Bellefonte…
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Launched from Elk Creek Café: Penns Valley Native Strikes a New Chord on the National Stage
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As Judy Hyman tells the story, Gus Tritsch and his mother arrived at the Elk Creek Café in Millheim in 2008 to watch Hyman’s band, The Horse Flies, at soundcheck. Tritsch was four at the time and had recently started taking violin lessons from her. As she would soon learn, Tritsch was not like any…
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First Friday Events Return to Downtown State College
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Downtown State College Improvement District’s monthly First Friday celebration returns this week after a winter hiatus with music, art, food, shopping and more. This month’s First Friday will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on April 7 throughout the downtown. New this year, DSCID is also introducing First Friday Sidewalk Sales, with merchants extending…
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Leave Bryce Jordan Center ‘Dancing in the Dark’
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center as part of their 2023 tour. The band performed 27 songs and played for nearly three hours in front of a sold-out crowd that included fans of all ages. Springsteen and the E Street Band last played in State College…
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Comedian David Cross to Perform at State Theatre in June
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Comedian and actor David Cross is bringing his “Worst Daddy in the World” stand-up comedy tour to State College. Cross, perhaps best known for playing Tobias Fünke on “Arrested Development,” will perform at 8 p.m. on June 16 at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. State College is one of 13 new dates announced…
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Meet Adam & The Armadillos: The Country Band Rocking Through State College
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When Adam Yarger, Brandon Deamer and Alex Sterbenz first talked about forming a band back in 2022, little did they know they would soon have a growing fan base of college students requesting classic country songs every week. Hailing from Central Pennsylvania, Yarger first met Deamer and Sterbenz through his wife, Lauren. Deamer and Sterbenz…
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Historical Novel Author Yaw Agawu-Kakraba to Speak at Nittany Valley Writers’ Meeting
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The Nittany Valley Writers Network will welcome guest speaker Yaw Agawu-Kakraba for its meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 in the Community Room of Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Agawu-Kakraba is an author and Penn State professor of Spanish and African studies. He will speak about researching, writing…