Town&Gown Magazine
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Grange Fair: Centre County’s Family Reunion
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The Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair celebrates 150 years Aug. 16-24, 2024.
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The Music Academy: Teaching Music to All Ages for 60 Years
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The Music Academy in State College is celebrating 60 years of music instruction for students of all ages and abilities.
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Erica Smithwick: Climate Change in Context
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Dr. Erica Smithwick is a leading climate scientist, but she acknowledges that changing how society views global warming is more about conversations with friends and neighbors than warnings from experts.
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Cool Off at the Waterfalls and Swimming Holes in a Nearby State Forest
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This column originally appeared in the July 2024 edition of Town&Gown magazine. To be honest, I am not sure if I want to put this story out there. After all, a good swimming hole is something special, and, well, the only surefire way to ruin it is if there are too many people around. But,…
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Support Your Local Brewery
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With a diversity of flavors, products and atmospheres, Centre County craft beverage producers produce something for everyone.
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‘Take a Book, Share a Book’ at Little Free Libraries
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Here in Centre County, there are approximately 50 registered LFLs, each owned and operated by local “stewards”—individuals or organizations who set up and maintain the boxes and help curate the contents.
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Rare Akhal-Teke Horses Make Their Home at Tudek Park
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Two mares and a new foal—each of them representing one of the world’s rarest and most ancient breeds of domesticated equines—have found a home in a pasture at Tudek Park.
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Summer’s in Bloom at Local Flower Farms
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The Centre County agricultural scene is robust, but if you’ve limited your explorations of Happy Valley’s farms and markets to just the products you can eat, you’re missing out.
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Centre County Natives Matt and Tyler Greer Delight Fans as the Corner Brothers
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For more than a decade, Matt and Tyler Greer’s music has echoed from the bars of downtown State College, where they perform as the Corner Brothers.
