State College Events: Community Calendar

Researchers in the Nutritional Sciences department at Penn State University seek healthy 3-6 month-old infants and their mothers for a study to test nutrient accumulation and excretion. The study requires a brief screening questionnaire over the phone to determine eligibility, and one visit to our lab lasting approximately 60 minutes. Infants are eligible if between 3-6 months of age, if part of a singleton birth (not a twin, triplet, etc.), and if fed a majority infant formula or a majority breast milk. Mothers are eligible if 18 years or older, if able to attend one visit to the laboratory at the Penn State University Park Campus, if fluent in English, and if confident in their knowledge of the infant’s primary feeding method. Both mother and infant must be eligible in order for the pair to participate in the study. Compensation will be provided. For more information, please call Stephanie, the study coordinator, at (814)863-9692 or e-mail at smr381@psu.edu.

Dreaming of summer sunshine? Stop by Mt. Nittany Preschool from 9:00-12:00 for lots of sunny fun. Create sand art, play in water, make a sandy snack, play beach ball volleyball, and more. You are also welcome to check out the preschool. So if you are looking for a preschool or just want to get out of the house, stop in for some summer fun. We would love to have you.

The Winter Festival at Black Moshannon State Park: ‘Fun in the Snow at Black Mo” scheduled for February 4th has been cancelled due to poor ice conditions and lack of snow.

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Enjoy a fun-filled day of activities in the snow! Learn new skills, such as ice skating and snowshoeing. Take a walk to look for winter signs of wildlife, then take a cross-country ski trip. Try to make a snow sculpture and enjoy sled riding. Make a sled out of boxes and see how it works. Let's see if you can play ice mini golf and ice bowling. Curling will also be available for you to try. Food vendors will be available and the environmental learning center will be open for you to warm up. Most events will take place at Boat Launch #1 or near the Environmental Learning Center. For specific times of events, please contact the park office at 814-342-5960 or pick up a brochure during your next visit to Black Moshannon State Park.

Snowshoes and a limited number of different size ice skates will be available. Please bring your own cross-country skiis to participate in the beginners cross-country ski and the evening ski on the lake.

Order your flowers now!

Stimulate, Entertain & Exhaust your kids! Macaroni Kid is a free, weekly e-mail newsletter and web-site that takes the work out of planning activities and events for your family. We feature a weekly up-to-date listing of events in our area, book reviews, articles, helpful parenting tips, give-aways and much more! Subscribe today!

Researchers in the Nutritional Sciences department at Penn State University seek healthy 3-6 month-old infants and their mothers for a study to test nutrient accumulation and excretion. The study requires a brief screening questionnaire over the phone to determine eligibility, and one visit to our lab lasting approximately 60 minutes. Infants are eligible if between 3-6 months of age, if part of a singleton birth (not a twin, triplet, etc.), and if fed a majority infant formula or a majority breast milk. Mothers are eligible if 18 years or older, if able to attend one visit to the laboratory at the Penn State University Park Campus, if fluent in English, and if confident in their knowledge of the infant’s primary feeding method. Both mother and infant must be eligible in order for the pair to participate in the study. Compensation will be provided. For more information, please call Stephanie, the study coordinator, at (814)863-9692 or e-mail at smr381@psu.edu.

Dreaming of summer sunshine? Stop by Mt. Nittany Preschool from 9:00-12:00 for lots of sunny fun. Create sand art, play in water, make a sandy snack, play beach ball volleyball, and more. You are also welcome to check out the preschool. So if you are looking for a preschool or just want to get out of the house, stop in for some summer fun. We would love to have you.

Kids can build this great Keepsake Box

Make a personalized box to hold private treasures
Give it as a gift for Valentine’s Day


* This FREE family activity, designed for children ages 5-12, builds confidence and inspires a sense of accomplishment

* All children keep their craft and receive a FREE Kids Workshop Apron, commemorative pin and certificate of achievement


Designed for kids 5-12, these free workshops teach do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while instilling a sense of accomplishment. Offered on the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m. and noon at The Home Depot®.

Check out the CRPR Summer 2012 Day Camps and Specialty Camps, 10 AM - 2 PM at Mount Nittany Middle School Sat Feb 4th. Free Admission! Sponsored by SCASD Community Education. (Snow date: Sat. 11 Feb 2012)

Beat the Winter Blues Swim Party
Get out of the cold and enjoy a day of swimming and summer fun while supporting the Bellefonte Relay For Life!
Admission: Tickets $8.00 a person *Ticket includes 2 hours of swimming, games and light refreshments. Children must be able to pass swim test with or without flotation device or they must be accompanied by at least one adult family member.
Events:
3:00-5:00 PM Join us for a Swim
*Pool occupancy is limited to 50 people at a time so get your tickets early.
3:00-5:00 PM Games in the Gym
Join us in the gym for Rock Wall Climbing, Summer Games and Prizes.
To purchase tickets or for more information contact Keri O’Shea at 814-357-0181 or kjmaoshea@comcast.net.
Sponsored By: George Stone State Farm Insurance

Twice each month join us for hands-on explorations of weather phenomena! Best for 8-12 year olds but younger children welcome with a parent. Please register in advance by calling or emailing us. Free with paid admission.

TIme: 4:00-5:00pm

WEDNESDAYS:
Feb 15th - @ Museum, Topic: Winter Weather

Feb 29th – Meet us at Accuweather for a tour of their facility

March 14 - @ Museum, Topic: Forecasting

March 28 – Meet us at the Joel N. Myers Weather Center at PSU

April 11 - @ Museum, Topic: Extreme weather part I

April 25 - @ Museum, Topic: Extreme weather part II

Will present- Humpty Dumpty- Is an affectionate spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and '50s and an exciting, funfilled way to introduce young audiences to this classic genre. Sammy Scoop is a private investigator in the tradition of his grandfather, Samuel Shovel and his father, Sam Spade. Sammy faces the biggest challenge of his illustrious career with the sudden fall and disappearance of the jolly Humpty-Dumpty who apparently had no enemies. But Sammy and his sidekick, Alice from Dallas, soon come up with a list of suspects who had motive and, perhaps, opportunity. Mistress Mary, Rip Van Winkle, Henny-Penny, Peter Rabbit and his sisters, Rapunzel and the Handsome Prince (who, because he is a painter, prefers to be called the Artist Formerly Known As the Handsome Prince) are among the many suspects called onto the carpet. A last-minute surprise appearance by two of fairy tales most celebrated characters, Mother Goose and Mother Hubbard, finally help Sammy and Alice nab the culprit.As with the popular Trial of Goldilocks and The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf.

Do you want to see how to get the most from your Kindle Fire? Amy will show you what sets the Fire apart from other Kindles. You'll see how to customize and change settings, use Amazon Cloud drive and how to listen to music and audiobooks.

Bring your curiosity, your questions and your devices.

Please register by calling the reference desk at 235-7816 or email us at refdesk@schlowlibrary.org

Available by appointment at A Step Beyond Massage Therapy. Learn to give better massages. Each session will have you and your partner giving and recieving massages under the expert tutelage of our fully licensed and certified massage therapist. $10 off all classes scheduled by Valentines Day- Feb 14, 2012.

Twice each month join us for hands-on explorations of weather phenomena! Best for 8-12 year olds but younger children welcome with a parent. Please register in advance by calling or emailing us. Free with paid admission.

TIme: 4:00-5:00pm

WEDNESDAYS:
Feb 15th - @ Museum, Topic: Winter Weather

Feb 29th – Meet us at Accuweather for a tour of their facility

March 14 - @ Museum, Topic: Forecasting

March 28 – Meet us at the Joel N. Myers Weather Center at PSU

April 11 - @ Museum, Topic: Extreme weather part I

April 25 - @ Museum, Topic: Extreme weather part II

The State College Lions Club membership meeting at Damon's restaurant. All interested in finding out about the SC Lions Club are encouraged to attend.
Check out www.statecollegelions.org/ for more information! We hope to see you there!

Will present- Humpty Dumpty- Is an affectionate spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and '50s and an exciting, funfilled way to introduce young audiences to this classic genre. Sammy Scoop is a private investigator in the tradition of his grandfather, Samuel Shovel and his father, Sam Spade. Sammy faces the biggest challenge of his illustrious career with the sudden fall and disappearance of the jolly Humpty-Dumpty who apparently had no enemies. But Sammy and his sidekick, Alice from Dallas, soon come up with a list of suspects who had motive and, perhaps, opportunity. Mistress Mary, Rip Van Winkle, Henny-Penny, Peter Rabbit and his sisters, Rapunzel and the Handsome Prince (who, because he is a painter, prefers to be called the Artist Formerly Known As the Handsome Prince) are among the many suspects called onto the carpet. A last-minute surprise appearance by two of fairy tales most celebrated characters, Mother Goose and Mother Hubbard, finally help Sammy and Alice nab the culprit.As with the popular Trial of Goldilocks and The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf.

Stimulate, Entertain & Exhaust your kids! Macaroni Kid is a free, weekly e-mail newsletter and web-site that takes the work out of planning activities and events for your family. We feature a weekly up-to-date listing of events in our area, book reviews, articles, helpful parenting tips, give-aways and much more! Subscribe today!

Surprise your sweetheart with a Singing Valentine for Valentine's Day performed by a Barbershop Quartet from the Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus. Singing Valentines can be scheduled now by contacting Bill Drosnes at 814-280-3509 or bandkd@verizon.net

See sample on WTAJ Channel 10 Thursday, February 9 @ 4:30 PM. (Central PA Live).

Moshannon United Methodist Church is sponsoring a Craft Show on Saturday, March 17, 2012. If interested, please contact Beth Watson by Friday February 10, 2012

The Centre County Knitters Guild invites you to this wonderful free event designed to promote an exchange of ideas, creative vision, and enthusiasm of all fiber related interests. We invite everyone throughout Central Pennsylvania who spins, knits, crochets, felts, tats, weaves, makes lace, or otherwise works with fiber, to join us for a day of fiber fun! You'll want to visit the fiber related merchant tables and watch informative demonstrations. Of course you can always sit, spin, knit or crochet and relax with friends! Food will be available for purchase.

Beat the Winter Blues Swim Party
Get out of the cold and enjoy a day of swimming and summer fun while supporting the Bellefonte Relay For Life!
Admission: Tickets $8.00 a person *Ticket includes 2 hours of swimming, games and light refreshments. Children must be able to pass swim test with or without flotation device or they must be accompanied by at least one adult family member.
Events:
3:00-5:00 PM Join us for a Swim
*Pool occupancy is limited to 50 people at a time so get your tickets early.
3:00-5:00 PM Games in the Gym
Join us in the gym for Rock Wall Climbing, Summer Games and Prizes.
To purchase tickets or for more information contact Keri O’Shea at 814-357-0181 or kjmaoshea@comcast.net.
Sponsored By: George Stone State Farm Insurance

The State College Lions Club membership meeting at Damon's restaurant. All interested in finding out about the SC Lions Club are encouraged to attend.
Check out www.statecollegelions.org/ for more information! We hope to see you there!

Multi-Platinum group Lady Antebellum OWN THE NIGHT 2012 WORLD TOUR will roll into State College at Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, February 4, 2012. The tour, sponsored by GAC, will feature Darius Rucker and special guest Thompson Square.

TICKET PRICES
$35.00, $49.50, $59.50, VIP also available

Adult $48 | University Park Student $20 | 18 and Younger $38


The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, led by Wang Fujian, became China’s first large-scale modern ensemble of traditional instruments when it was formed in 1952. The orchestra, which has performed throughout its homeland and in more than thirty countries, brings its twenty-piece chamber ensemble to Penn State. Luo Xiaoci, zheng (long zither); Qian Jun, dizi (transverse flute); Duan Aiai, erhu (bowed two-string fiddle); and the Seven Fairies Ensemble, erhu, dizi, yangqin (hammered dulcimer), guzheng (plucked zither), zhongruan (four-stringed, round sound box plucked instrument), and pipa (four-stringed, pear-shaped plucked instrument) are the featured soloists in a program of music from the orchestra’s Elegant Music Series. The concert includes the works Relic, Drum Fantasia, In the Still of the Night, Moon’s Reflection on Er-Quan, Sword Dance, Like a Dream, The Rainbow Skirt and the Feathered Coat, Jijiruling, and Moonlight on the Spring River.


Complimentary round-trip shuttle service is provided between the Eisenhower Parking Deck and Schwab Auditorium.

Acoustic group Biscuit Jam will perform live at Boxer's Cafe in Huntingdon,PA Sat., Feb. 4!!

Music starts at 9 PM.

Featuring songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, The Band, Tom Petty, John Prine, The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Old Crow Medicine Show, Johnny Cash, CCR, The Beatles, Bob Seger, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Roger Miller, Woody Guthrie, REM, Little Feat, Cracker, Led Zeppelin, as well as traditional folk songs and originals.

NO COVER CHARGE

http://www.myspace.com/biscuitjam

This collection captures the intensely political climate and emerging student engagement with war, patriotism, and anti-imperialism in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Free and open to the public.

Open during standard library hours. Call 814-865-3063 to confirm times.

Take your special someone out this year for a date you both will never forget! Skiing and snowboarding are great activities for couples - come out and learn or improve your skills in a couples lesson for half the price!

After you've filled your outdoor appetite, head inside for a first-class dinner for 2 in the Lodge bar & lounge! Full surf & turf menu, dinner and dessert for 2 for under $40!

This is a one-time, Valentine's Day special offer on Saturday, Feb. 11, so don't miss out! Spaces are limited, so reservations are recommended!

Visit the website for menu and package details!

Please join us for one of our fabulous Passport on a Plate: Home Edition Dinners. There are 20 international dinners for 2012! Some of them have already been filled by the dinner hosts and a few others have quickly been filled by others, but we do have many seats still available. Please take a look at the invitation on our website at http://www.global.psu.edu/gc/pdf/20120105PassportOnAPlate.pdf, print the reservation form and mail it in with your check or email/call us at 863-3927/ globalconnections@ip.psu.edu . These dinners are always a culinary treat and a cultural adventure, so please do join us and invite your friends to come along!

Kids can build this great Keepsake Box

Make a personalized box to hold private treasures
Give it as a gift for Valentine’s Day


* This FREE family activity, designed for children ages 5-12, builds confidence and inspires a sense of accomplishment

* All children keep their craft and receive a FREE Kids Workshop Apron, commemorative pin and certificate of achievement


Designed for kids 5-12, these free workshops teach do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while instilling a sense of accomplishment. Offered on the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m. and noon at The Home Depot®.

The Winter Festival at Black Moshannon State Park: ‘Fun in the Snow at Black Mo” scheduled for February 4th has been cancelled due to poor ice conditions and lack of snow.

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Enjoy a fun-filled day of activities in the snow! Learn new skills, such as ice skating and snowshoeing. Take a walk to look for winter signs of wildlife, then take a cross-country ski trip. Try to make a snow sculpture and enjoy sled riding. Make a sled out of boxes and see how it works. Let's see if you can play ice mini golf and ice bowling. Curling will also be available for you to try. Food vendors will be available and the environmental learning center will be open for you to warm up. Most events will take place at Boat Launch #1 or near the Environmental Learning Center. For specific times of events, please contact the park office at 814-342-5960 or pick up a brochure during your next visit to Black Moshannon State Park.

Snowshoes and a limited number of different size ice skates will be available. Please bring your own cross-country skiis to participate in the beginners cross-country ski and the evening ski on the lake.

Take your special someone out this year for a date you both will never forget! Skiing and snowboarding are great activities for couples - come out and learn or improve your skills in a couples lesson for half the price!

After you've filled your outdoor appetite, head inside for a first-class dinner for 2 in the Lodge bar & lounge! Full surf & turf menu, dinner and dessert for 2 for under $40!

This is a one-time, Valentine's Day special offer on Saturday, Feb. 11, so don't miss out! Spaces are limited, so reservations are recommended!

Visit the website for menu and package details!

This collection captures the intensely political climate and emerging student engagement with war, patriotism, and anti-imperialism in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Free and open to the public.

Open during standard library hours. Call 814-865-3063 to confirm times.

Surprise your sweetheart with a Singing Valentine for Valentine's Day performed by a Barbershop Quartet from the Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus. Singing Valentines can be scheduled now by contacting Bill Drosnes at 814-280-3509 or bandkd@verizon.net

See sample on WTAJ Channel 10 Thursday, February 9 @ 4:30 PM. (Central PA Live).

Adult $48 | University Park Student $20 | 18 and Younger $38


The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, led by Wang Fujian, became China’s first large-scale modern ensemble of traditional instruments when it was formed in 1952. The orchestra, which has performed throughout its homeland and in more than thirty countries, brings its twenty-piece chamber ensemble to Penn State. Luo Xiaoci, zheng (long zither); Qian Jun, dizi (transverse flute); Duan Aiai, erhu (bowed two-string fiddle); and the Seven Fairies Ensemble, erhu, dizi, yangqin (hammered dulcimer), guzheng (plucked zither), zhongruan (four-stringed, round sound box plucked instrument), and pipa (four-stringed, pear-shaped plucked instrument) are the featured soloists in a program of music from the orchestra’s Elegant Music Series. The concert includes the works Relic, Drum Fantasia, In the Still of the Night, Moon’s Reflection on Er-Quan, Sword Dance, Like a Dream, The Rainbow Skirt and the Feathered Coat, Jijiruling, and Moonlight on the Spring River.


Complimentary round-trip shuttle service is provided between the Eisenhower Parking Deck and Schwab Auditorium.

Acoustic group Biscuit Jam will perform live at Boxer's Cafe in Huntingdon,PA Sat., Feb. 4!!

Music starts at 9 PM.

Featuring songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, The Band, Tom Petty, John Prine, The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Old Crow Medicine Show, Johnny Cash, CCR, The Beatles, Bob Seger, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Roger Miller, Woody Guthrie, REM, Little Feat, Cracker, Led Zeppelin, as well as traditional folk songs and originals.

NO COVER CHARGE

http://www.myspace.com/biscuitjam

Pets Come First, the local 501(c)3 that just took over the former SPCA Centre Hall animal shelter, invites you to laugh for a good cause with their February 4th Comedy Club at the Ramada Inn , 1450 S. Atherton Street, State College.
Headlining the show is “The Irregulars” Jeff Blanchard. A seasoned stand-up comedian with over 20 years of experience, Jeff has headlined clubs and colleges all over the country, including Jamaica.
Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8. Tickets for the event are $12 each with proceeds benefitting the new Pets Come First animal shelter on Route 322. Tickets can be purchased from Pets Come First volunteers, at the Route 322 shelter in Centre Hall or by calling 880-5768.
You must be 21 or older to attend this event.
For more information about the Comedy Club or Pets Come First, visit our website at www.petscomefirst.com. Pets Come First is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, all-volunteer organization committed to rescuing unwanted, stray and homeless pets.

Order your flowers now!

The Centre County Knitters Guild invites you to this wonderful free event designed to promote an exchange of ideas, creative vision, and enthusiasm of all fiber related interests. We invite everyone throughout Central Pennsylvania who spins, knits, crochets, felts, tats, weaves, makes lace, or otherwise works with fiber, to join us for a day of fiber fun! You'll want to visit the fiber related merchant tables and watch informative demonstrations. Of course you can always sit, spin, knit or crochet and relax with friends! Food will be available for purchase.

Student United Way Sale:

February 4, 2012
10:00am - 2:00pm
108 Fisher Hall/East Housing

Parking
Please park in the deck across from East Halls on Bigler Rd.

Available by appointment at A Step Beyond Massage Therapy. Learn to give better massages. Each session will have you and your partner giving and recieving massages under the expert tutelage of our fully licensed and certified massage therapist. $10 off all classes scheduled by Valentines Day- Feb 14, 2012.

Please join us for one of our fabulous Passport on a Plate: Home Edition Dinners. There are 20 international dinners for 2012! Some of them have already been filled by the dinner hosts and a few others have quickly been filled by others, but we do have many seats still available. Please take a look at the invitation on our website at http://www.global.psu.edu/gc/pdf/20120105PassportOnAPlate.pdf, print the reservation form and mail it in with your check or email/call us at 863-3927/ globalconnections@ip.psu.edu . These dinners are always a culinary treat and a cultural adventure, so please do join us and invite your friends to come along!

Pets Come First, the local 501(c)3 that just took over the former SPCA Centre Hall animal shelter, invites you to laugh for a good cause with their February 4th Comedy Club at the Ramada Inn , 1450 S. Atherton Street, State College.
Headlining the show is “The Irregulars” Jeff Blanchard. A seasoned stand-up comedian with over 20 years of experience, Jeff has headlined clubs and colleges all over the country, including Jamaica.
Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8. Tickets for the event are $12 each with proceeds benefitting the new Pets Come First animal shelter on Route 322. Tickets can be purchased from Pets Come First volunteers, at the Route 322 shelter in Centre Hall or by calling 880-5768.
You must be 21 or older to attend this event.
For more information about the Comedy Club or Pets Come First, visit our website at www.petscomefirst.com. Pets Come First is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, all-volunteer organization committed to rescuing unwanted, stray and homeless pets.

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