State College, PA Events: Community Calendar

Happy Makeuary! Each January and February we celebrate the maker movement through weekly creative challenges in our MaD Lab. Families are invited to participate together in our makeuary activities for free with membership or paid admission. Please note that given the nature of the activities, we ask that parents assist their children, even if just by making suggestions and helping to gather materials. We want every child to have a safe and fun STEM experience during Makeuary!

Week 1 (January 2-6) – Tightrope Challenge
Defy gravity! Design something that can balance on a tightrope all on its own.

Week 2 (January 9-13) – Recycled Robots
Back by popular demand! Use your imagination to create a robot out of recycled materials.

Week 3 (January 16-20) – Geometric Mazes
Create a geometric maze using rubber bands and challenge a friend or family member to try it out!

Week 4 (January 23-27) – Stitching and Textiles
Use a needle and yarn or a weaving loom to create something new.

Week 5 (January 30 – February 3) – Community Cardboard Challenge
Together we will build a large cardboard structure in the MaD Lab, stop in and add your creativity!

Week 6 (February 6 – 10) – Spinning Illusions
Experiment with optical illusions and create your own thaumatrope and spinning top!

Week 7 (February 13 – 17) – Strong Foam Structures
Create a strong structure using colorful foam and pipe cleaners. How much weight will yours hold?

Week 8 (February 20 -24) – Spirographs
Make your own spirograph gear then use it to create geometric designs.

Week 9 (February 27 – March 3) – Bobsled Races
Create a bobsled and experiment with different materials, then test your design on our track and race your friends!

Dates:	01/02/2019 - 03/03/2019
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	Discovery Space
Address:	1224 N Atherton St, State College, PA, 16803 (map)
Website:	http://https://discoveryspace.org/programs-events/current-programs/
Photos:	1

Music has so many wonderful benefits for your young child. Join us to make music together with your children in a fun, loving and educational environment.

Musikgarten: Come for the Fun, Stay for the Education!

Dates:	02/11/2019 - 03/20/2019
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	Betha's Musik Studio
Address:	617 Berkshire Drive, State College, PA, 16803 (map)
Website:	http://www.MusicTogetherofSC.com
Photos:	1

Need a date night or simply some time to run errands without kiddos in tow? We’ve got you covered! Leave your kiddos with us. We’ll provide a youth yoga class, craft, snack and water. Please bring a peanut-free packed dinner for your kiddo.

This special offering is open to fully potty trained kids, ages 3-8. Feel free to send your little one in movement appropriate pj’s so they are ready to transfer right into bed if they fall asleep on the way home. Our theme for February is ‘Valentine's Day’.

Pre-registration required.

Start Time:	5:30 pm
Location:	Wellness in Motion
Address:	611 University Drive, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/special-events/
Photos:	2

Music has so many wonderful benefits for your young child. Join us to make music together with your children in a fun, loving and educational environment.

Musikgarten: Come for the Fun, Stay for the Education!

Dates:	02/11/2019 - 03/20/2019
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	Betha's Musik Studio
Address:	617 Berkshire Drive, State College, PA, 16803 (map)
Website:	http://www.MusicTogetherofSC.com
Photos:	1

Create your own assortment of custom resin jewelry.

Week one will mix resin and add assorted tints and glitters. The resin will be hand applied to flatback findings that will be used for pendants, earrings, charms and dangles. No 2 pieces will be a like! Easy enough for a beginner, experienced jewelry makers are welcome too! use the

Week 2 we will use the cured resin pieces to create several pieces of finished jewelry. Chains, ear wires, pins and beads will all be available.

The class is at the Makery in downtown State College and includes all supplies, tools, instruction and parking validation is included.

Makery gift certificates may be used for all classes. Please contact me to redeem it.

The class is $65 a person. Space is limited. Register at https://contempojewelry.bigcartel.com/product/resin-jewelry-2-week-class-feb-15-22

Dates:	02/15/2019 - 02/22/2019
Start Time:	6:00 pm
Location:	the Makery
Address:	209 West Calder Way, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://https://contempojewelry.bigcartel.com/product/resin-jewelry-2-week-class-feb-15-22
Photos:	1

For comic artists & fans! The club meets every Friday.

Discuss comics, draw, write, or collaborate.

Need a date night or simply some time to run errands without kiddos in tow? We’ve got you covered! Leave your kiddos with us. We’ll provide a youth yoga class, craft, snack and water. Please bring a peanut-free packed dinner for your kiddo.

This special offering is open to fully potty trained kids, ages 3-8. Feel free to send your little one in movement appropriate pj’s so they are ready to transfer right into bed if they fall asleep on the way home. Our theme for February is ‘Valentine's Day’.

Pre-registration required.

Start Time:	5:30 pm
Location:	Wellness in Motion
Address:	611 University Drive, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/special-events/
Photos:	2

Live Trivia Competition, Auction Items, Raffles, Games, Cash Prizes, Snacks, Beer and Wine...and More!

Doors open at 6:30PM
Trivia Competition begins at 7:00PM

All Proceeds Benefit the OLVCS Athletic Program

Start Time:	6:30 pm
Location:	Our Lady of Victory Catholic School Gymnasium
Address:	800 Westerly Parkway, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://www.olvcatholicschool.org/trivia
Photos:	1

For God and Country

Legion in the Woods, American Legion Post 245 Invites all Class A members to attend our monthly meetings, held the 3rd Thursday of every month. Your participation and input is vital!

Join National Bluegrass Award Winning Act Remington Ryde along with The Wheeling Jamboree Members Make Mine Country Band February 15th at the Union Township Community Hall on 95 North Penn Street, Belleville, PA. Doors open at 6:00pm and the show starts at 7:00pm. Food on hand. Tickets are only $10.00 at the door.

Remington Ryde
10 Time SPBGMA Award Nominees in Nashville, TN including Entertainers of the Year!

Bluegrass Super Star Lorraine Jordan call Remington Ryde "One of the most Entertaining bands in bluegrass today!"

Start Time:	7:00 pm
Location:	Union Township Community Center
Address:	95 North Penn Street, Belleville, PA, 17004 (map)
Photos:	3

Feb 5 to March 2

Brenda Horner

Brenda is a self-taught watercolor artist with a passion for
realistically depicting her subjects in their natural habitat. Her
work has been shaped out of a love of nature and developed through an
intuitive gift for capturing nature’s ordinary moments. She hopes you
find that her work provides a welcome respite, a reflective place
where you can enjoy the often overlooked pleasures of daily life.

Ann Pangborn

As a fiber artist focused on felt making and spinning art yarn, Ann
works with several dozen different kinds of fiber, including Merino,
silk, Cormo, Finn, and alpaca -- and many varieties of curly wool
locks. Increasingly, she sources fiber directly from U.S. farms; and
much of her newer work includes fleece she has purchased in its raw,
freshly-sheared state and then has washed and processed. She loves
the environmentally-friendly and functional aspects of the fiber arts!

Windows Gallery - Contemporary Art by Aboriginal Artists of the Pacific Northwest
February 8 - March 31, 2019 (dates are different from other galleries)
Opening Reception - Second Sunday, February 10th 12-4:30
Opening Reception sponsored by Bellefonte Waterfront Association, LLC
Mark Morath and Tom Songer

The Contemporary Art in this show is local, diverse, and expresses a vital cultural heritage that has been thousands of years in the making. The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County has curated a collection of art works created by members of cultural groups, which we are collectively referring to as Aboriginal People of the Northwest (sometimes referred to as First Nations People).

This exhibit sponsored in part by the Centre Foundation Giving Circle (logo attached)

Community Gallery - Cynthia Nixon
February 1 - February 24, 2019

An abiding interest has been the mysterious and symbolic associations in realist painting through centuries of art from the Northern Renaissance through the American realist tradition. My current series explores allegorical themes while the subjects are personal: people I have known and members of my family, with settings in rural Pennsylvania and on the coast of Maine, places where I have lived and worked most of my life.

Photography Gallery - Lisa Marie Cirincione
February 1 - February 24, 2019

I enjoy documenting my travels, showing the culture, landscape, architecture & people of other places and sharing these images with family and friends. I enjoy learning new photography techniques, new technology, and also the old school ways of film and darkroom. I believe the "best camera is the one you have with you & always look for the light!

Pottery Gallery - Jan Dillon and Mark Messenger
February 1 - February 24, 2019
(I will send images once I receive them)

Print Gallery - Nancy Brassington and Alex Ramos
February 1 - February 24, 2019

Sieg Gallery - Liza Johnson
February 1 - February 24, 2019

I firmly believe that a good foundation in the basic drawing and painting techniques that are needed to create realistic subject matter, especially portraiture, can only strengthen the abstract work of an artist.

Cool Beans - Marianne Fyda and Linda Hale
February 1 - February 24, 2019

Marianne Fyda - Visual arts are a part of me, through them I have learned to see.

Linda Hale - While a photograph is a representation of the subject caught in a fraction of a second, a fine art image captures something that can be felt by viewers over time.

Twiga Museum Store - New merchandise arriving monthly. Open regular museum hours, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 12:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Special Events:
First Sunday Art Opening Reception Sunday, February 3, 2019 12-4:30 p.m.
Second Sunday Art Opening Reception Sunday, February 10, 2019 12-4:30 p.m.
Special Valentine's Day Sale February 8, 9 & 10, 2019 -10% discount on all Twiga Gift Shop items
24/7 Display Window Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting Sunday, February 24, 2019 2:00 p.m.

Dates:	02/01/2019 - 02/24/2019
Start Time:	12:00 pm
Location:	Bellefonte Art Museum For Centre County
Address:	133 N. Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Website:	http://www.bellefontemuseum.org
Photos:	3

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian non-profit organization committed to feeding God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit.
The process is simple:
People just like you donate funds for the meal ingredients.
Volunteers hand-pack the meals.
Meals are donated to FMSC food partners around the world.
Kids are fed and lives are saved!

Our goal is 100,000 meals packed, and 500 volunteers needed!

Dates:	12/08/2018 - 02/23/2019
Start Time:	8:00 am
Location:	State College Alliance Church
Address:	1221 W. Whitehall Road, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://give.fmsc.org/centre
Photos:	1

Fundamental yoga postures, breathing techniques and sequences are taught in this class. All levels of students are welcome, even those who have never done yoga before. A variety of options and modifications are demonstrated so that students can practice to their own level of ability. The atmosphere of the class is kept really laid-back so that no students feel intimidated. If you think you aren’t able to do yoga, come and try this class. We bet you can!

Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule on our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/

Put dieting behind you! In this workshop you will learn how to live a healthy lifestyle rather than living with guilt from dieting. You will find out what's holding you back. We will discuss short term versus long term goals and how to realistically achieve them. You will learn how to eat for your body, receive grocery shopping tips and beat cravings. Ultimately leading you to find food freedom and happiness!

Everything you need for the workshop will be provided. Parking validation is included.

Start Time:	6:30 pm
Location:	The Makery
Address:	209 W. Calder Way, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://https://simplysophie.bigcartel.com/product/how-to-stop-dieting-for-good-friday-feb-15-from-6-30-8-30-pm
Photos:	2

Music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Brian Crawley
Based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts
Directed by Wes Drummond

It is September 4, 1964. Violet Karl, is a young woman who has spent her life secluded from the world on the side of a mountain with her father, no mother, and a giant scar from a loose axe blade. She has spent her teens in hiding from the awkward stares of strangers and words of Christian sympathy spat in her face. However, today is different. This morning, Violet woke up with a bus ticket in hand ready to take a journey across America to finally meet the evangelist she has been watching on TV since she was a kid. He is going to heal her scar. He is going to make her "pretty". This play is an exploration of what beauty is. An exploration of our flaws and what things we let separate us from the world.

PENN STATE DOWNTOWN THEATRE CENTER
General Admission
All seats $8.50
Evenings: Feb. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
BUY TICKETS

Dates:	02/12/2019 - 02/16/2019
Start Time:	7:30 pm
Location:	Penn State Downtown Theatre
Address:	146 S Allen St, State College, PA (map)
Website:	http://https://theatre.psu.edu//violet
Photos:	1

Music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Brian Crawley
Based on "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts
Directed by Wes Drummond

It is September 4, 1964. Violet Karl, is a young woman who has spent her life secluded from the world on the side of a mountain with her father, no mother, and a giant scar from a loose axe blade. She has spent her teens in hiding from the awkward stares of strangers and words of Christian sympathy spat in her face. However, today is different. This morning, Violet woke up with a bus ticket in hand ready to take a journey across America to finally meet the evangelist she has been watching on TV since she was a kid. He is going to heal her scar. He is going to make her "pretty". This play is an exploration of what beauty is. An exploration of our flaws and what things we let separate us from the world.

PENN STATE DOWNTOWN THEATRE CENTER
General Admission
All seats $8.50
Evenings: Feb. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
BUY TICKETS

Dates:	02/12/2019 - 02/16/2019
Start Time:	7:30 pm
Location:	Penn State Downtown Theatre
Address:	146 S Allen St, State College, PA (map)
Website:	http://https://theatre.psu.edu//violet
Photos:	1

The Centre County Historical Society is pleased to host Sampler Documentation Days in collaboration with the Sampler Archive Project, a national online sampler database, to locate, photograph, and document pre-1900 American needlework samplers and related girlhood embroideries. Centre County origin samplers are of special interest, but all pre-1900 American samplers are welcome.

By bringing your sampler to document and photograph, it will help increase access to the study of historic needlework. Appointments are required, please call CCHS at 814-234-4779.

For additional information, call us at 814-234-4779 or visit: CentreHistory.org.

Dates:	02/15/2019 - 02/16/2019
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	Centre County Historical Society
Address:	1001 E. College Ave., State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://https://www.centrehistory.org/event/sampler
Photos:	1

THON is a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. Our mission is to provide emotional and financial support, spread awareness and ensure funding for critical research - all in pursuit of a cure.

Start Time:	6:00 pm
Location:	Bryce Jodan Center
Address:	University Park, PA (map)
Website:	http://thon.org/
Photos:	1

Put dieting behind you! In this workshop you will learn how to live a healthy lifestyle rather than living with guilt from dieting. You will find out what's holding you back. We will discuss short term versus long term goals and how to realistically achieve them. You will learn how to eat for your body, receive grocery shopping tips and beat cravings. Ultimately leading you to find food freedom and happiness!

Everything you need for the workshop will be provided. Parking validation is included.

Start Time:	6:30 pm
Location:	The Makery
Address:	209 W. Calder Way, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://https://simplysophie.bigcartel.com/product/how-to-stop-dieting-for-good-friday-feb-15-from-6-30-8-30-pm
Photos:	2

Live Trivia Competition, Auction Items, Raffles, Games, Cash Prizes, Snacks, Beer and Wine...and More!

Doors open at 6:30PM
Trivia Competition begins at 7:00PM

All Proceeds Benefit the OLVCS Athletic Program

Start Time:	6:30 pm
Location:	Our Lady of Victory Catholic School Gymnasium
Address:	800 Westerly Parkway, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://www.olvcatholicschool.org/trivia
Photos:	1

Join National Bluegrass Award Winning Act Remington Ryde along with The Wheeling Jamboree Members Make Mine Country Band February 15th at the Union Township Community Hall on 95 North Penn Street, Belleville, PA. Doors open at 6:00pm and the show starts at 7:00pm. Food on hand. Tickets are only $10.00 at the door.

Remington Ryde
10 Time SPBGMA Award Nominees in Nashville, TN including Entertainers of the Year!

Bluegrass Super Star Lorraine Jordan call Remington Ryde "One of the most Entertaining bands in bluegrass today!"

Start Time:	7:00 pm
Location:	Union Township Community Center
Address:	95 North Penn Street, Belleville, PA, 17004 (map)
Photos:	3

An artist who has distinguished herself as a musician through charismatic and witty vocals, smooth sounds, and unprecedented transitions between rapid-fire verse and an indie/acoustic vibe – Shalom started writing songs at 10 years old, learned to play guitar at 16, and hasn’t stopped self-producing since.
With an eclectic approach to songwriting, Shalom cultivates an intimate and inviting sonic space for her fans to reflect. She finds inspiration in many art forms, but her sound is influenced by artists like Kanye West, James Vincent McMorrow, Drake, Ed Sheeran and Kehlani. Shalom is currently based out of State College, PA, where she completed her B.S. in Management Information Systems in 2017.
In 2017 she premiered two singles for her co-produced EPs I-IV and Dubclub which earned her some international acclaim. The success of these projects provided her with the opportunity to open for artists such as Noname, Lee England Jr., David Hazeltine, and Dej Loaf.
As an artist and a professional, Shalom continues to evolve; Her goal is to learn as many instruments as she can so she can add to her sound and create things that draw light from many places.

Top Of The World is the world’s premiere tribute to The Carpenters! Fronted by singer Debbie Taylor, her Karen Carpenter vocal resemblance is absolutely astonishing. She is backed by a seven piece band consisting of top-notch, professional industry musicians who have had amazing careers in their own right. The band members are all multi-instrumentalists and at times use 3 keyboards to recreate the incredibly complex arrangements created by Richard Carpenter. The attention to detail paired with saxophone, trumpet, flute and many more instruments complete every song to perfection!
This show does not use tracks or pick up musicians like other shows. This is an 8 piece band that travels and performs all shows together and they are accompanied by a multi-media slide show.
Who can forget the incomparable music of the Carpenters? The popular brother/sister duo of the 70’s and early 80’s gave us some of the most unforgettable ballads and melodic pop songs of all time.
This Carpenters Tribute Band brings the most authentic version of the Carpenters’ music to the stage. No doubt, you will be singing along as they perform hits like; “Close To You”, “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “Rainy Days And Mondays”, “Please Mr. Postman” and “Yesterday Once More”, to name a few. Debbie captures the warm tones and contralto range that made Karen’s voice so unique. Sit back and enjoy as Debbie and her band take you on a nostalgic journey through the Carpenters’ greatest hits while sharing some of the backstories behind the music.