State College, PA Events: Community Calendar

Still Here explores stories of migration, displacement, and survival by eight artists that represent a spectrum of the African Diaspora. The works in this exhibition use moving images to highlight the rituals and traditions that persevere and evolve, despite the oppressive historical ripple effects of colonialism and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Through practices and tools of survival such as migrating, defending, dancing, gathering, praying, and claiming agency over one’s body, the works in this exhibition demonstrate that black and brown bodies are not here for consumption of the white gaze, nor are they passive beings upon whom actions are done or inflicted. Artists include Larry Achiampong, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Third Horizon (Jason Fitzroy Jeffers), Carlos Javier Ortiz, Cinthia Marcelle, Melo-X, Helina Metaferia, and Joiri Minaya. Curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah, Dexter Wimberly and Kiara Ventura, Still Here was originally organized at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco.

Video Still Credits: Larry Achiampong, Joiri Minaya, and Cinthia Marcelle

Dates:	01/21/2020 - 03/22/2020
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	HUB Gallery
Address:	241 Hub-Robeson Center, University Park, PA, 16802 (map)
Photos:	3

Meet with other safety minded community members committed to the work of gun violence prevention.
Marisa Vicere, from The Jana Marie Foundation will also share tools for good mental health.

Celebrate winter with the SPSEA by making penguin puppets, snow globes, and decorating mittens.

This class features yoga-inspired movement, songs, and baby play especially for newborn to pre-crawling babies as well as calming, nurturing ways to enhance bonding and support baby’s development, digestion and sleep. Most of the yoga we do in Baby Yoga is for baby, but parents will get to do a little bit of moving and stretching as well as breathing and relaxation techniques. Most appropriate from 6-weeks postpartum until baby is mobile. No previous yoga experience necessary.

Relax, renew, and restore your mind, body and spirit with a specially designed sequence of poses that focus on connecting movement to breath. This self-care practice focuses on slower transitions between postures and longer posture holds while promoting inner reflection, a restoration of balance between the mental and physical bodies, and self-compassion. Beginners welcome and modifications for Every Body will be offered.

The foundation of vinyasa is linking breath to movement. In this invigorating class, you will create heat and energy in the body as you flow through a sequence of postures linked by breath. In addition to physical postures that build balance, strength, and flexibility, this class integrates pranayama breathwork and meditation to instill a sense of calm and relaxation. An extended savasana at the end of practice provides an opportunity to soak in these mind-body benefits. Whether you are newer to yoga or an advanced practitioner, different pose variations are given so you may practice at your own comfort level.

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

A tale following a young Jewish family from Germany to Kenya as they flee the Nazi regime at the onset of World War II. Jettel Redlich, of upper-class upbringing, and her daughter Regina move to Kenya to be with her husband Walter. Walter works as a farm manager, while Regina and Jettel are adjusting to their new home. Then Britain declares war on Germany, and the family is again separated. Through Jettel’s affair with a British solider, her family is given preferential treatment. Regina is able to attend school and Walter is given a good job. But after the war, the family is too fractured to reunite and Walter contemplates a return to Germany, while Regina and Jettel have never felt more at home.

This is part of our Winter Film Series, sponsored by the Brit Shalom Program Committee and State College Hadassah and organized by Jim and Deena Ultman.

Mindful Resilience consists of five tools: Breath, Meditation, Mindful Movement, Guided Rest, and Gratitude. During this 60 minute yoga practice we will explore these 5 tools, giving each student time to turn their attention inward and practice developing strength, stability, and flexibility in the mind, body, and spirit. This class is open to all veterans and family members free of charge. Class passes and drop in rates apply for all other members.

Other upcoming dates:
March 1st
March 29th
May 24th

Slow flow yoga offers an opportunity for renewal through slower transitions between postures, longer holds and mindful movement with breath awareness. This class welcomes practitioners of all ability levels (ages 12 – adult) who are interested in slowing the mind-body down and supporting the restoration of balance.

This class is a fusion of vinyasa flows and longer holds of yin yoga. The vinyasa portion will connect breath with movement through asanas, while the yin portion of class will give you a deep stretch to target deep connective tissue. A great combination to fuel your body, mind, and soul. This class is suitable for all levels of experience, with modifications provided.

Impress and Shock your special loved one with a Singing Valentine on 2/13 or 2/14.

Kick off your Valentine's Day Celebration with a few laughs and a few tunes crooned in the A Capella Barbershop Style by your own personal Barbershop Quartet from the Nittany Knights Mens A Capella Chorus.
Truly an experience she/he will cherish forever.

The cost is only $30 for the standard Singing Valentine or $45 for the Deluxe version to include a personal box of chocolates and a memorable picture posed with your very own Quartet.

For bookings in State College/Bellefonte:
Call Bill (814-355-3559)

Dates:	01/16/2020 - 02/14/2020
Start Time:	8:00 am
Location:	Your Home or Office
Address:	State College/Bellefonte Areas, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://nittanyknights.org
Photos:	1

Worship: Sundays @9:30am.
Adult SS @8:30am
Kids time in worship.
Pastor available by appt. or T/W am.


216 N McAllister St
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Call (814) 355-4676
https://www.facebook.com/PastorWillOsman/
email: [email protected]

History
Founded in 1844.
Located in three separate church buildings over the years at various downtown locales of Bellefonte.
Moved to its current location (McAllister St) in 1970.

The worship and faith life of the people of St. John in and around Bellefonte.

Dates:	11/24/2019 - 02/23/2020
Start Time:	9:30 am
Location:	Saint John Lutheran Church
Address:	216 North McAllister Street Bellefonte, PA 16823, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Photos:	2

We study the Words of the Lord.
We praise the Lord.
We pray the Lord for all people on the earth.
We preach the Words of the Lord.

Join The Valley as we kick-off our new worship schedule!

There will be laid back worship, an interactive message and time for community building. As always, there will be donuts and coffee!

*Childcare provided

We worship every other week and have small groups on the off weeks

Dates:	10/06/2019 - 01/26/2020
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	Spring Creek Elementary
Address:	217 Scholl Street, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://thevalleysc.org
Photos:	2

Adults and teens (12 and up) are invited to participate in Schlow Library's Winter Reading! Earn chances at fantastic prizes, and read to your heart's content during the cold months!

Sunday, January 26 - Tuesday, March 31
We are where you are...even during Winter Reading! Our online system - reading.schlowlibrary.org - can be accessed anywhere, anytime.
Registration will open on Sunday, January 26...but you can join the fun through March!
Final Prize drawings will be on Friday, April 3!

A tale following a young Jewish family from Germany to Kenya as they flee the Nazi regime at the onset of World War II. Jettel Redlich, of upper-class upbringing, and her daughter Regina move to Kenya to be with her husband Walter. Walter works as a farm manager, while Regina and Jettel are adjusting to their new home. Then Britain declares war on Germany, and the family is again separated. Through Jettel’s affair with a British solider, her family is given preferential treatment. Regina is able to attend school and Walter is given a good job. But after the war, the family is too fractured to reunite and Walter contemplates a return to Germany, while Regina and Jettel have never felt more at home.

This is part of our Winter Film Series, sponsored by the Brit Shalom Program Committee and State College Hadassah and organized by Jim and Deena Ultman.

Please join The Raystown Wind Orchestra and the Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus for a free concert. The RWO will make its first appearance in Centre County, presenting a concert of wind ensemble works. The RWO is under the direction of Dr. James Latten, Professor of Music at Juniata College. The ensemble is comprised of advanced adult, collegiate, and high school musicians from the Huntingdon/Raystown Lake region of Pennsylvania.
The Nittany Knights Barbershop chorus under the direction of Graham Sanders will present a variety of popular and traditional songs, as well as classics of the close-harmony barbershop genre. The chorus was formed in 1962 and serves the community through performances at senior centers and civic events and through the Youth in Harmony program at area schools.

Start Time:	3:00 pm
Location:	Mount Nittany Middle School
Address:	656 Brandywine Dr, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Photos:	1

“Indigenous Roots/Routes: Contested Histories, Contemporary Experiences” reflects on the past five centuries of colonization and cultural exchange among Indigenous Peoples, Europeans, Africans and Americans. The exhibition explores the processes of social, religious and political adaptation, what it means to be rooted in or unrooted from one’s land, and how searching out unfamiliar routes forces others to travel new ones. It draws upon art, textural works and rare books from three major collections at Penn State: the Eberly Family Special Collections Library, the Matson Museum of Anthropology and the Palmer Museum of Art. Together the materials encourage us to question how history is written and how it informs contemporary works by Indigenous artists and activists. Located in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery, 104 Paterno Library on Penn State's University Park campus, the exhibition is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, except for special holiday hours. The gallery is closed on Saturdays. Monthly hours of operation can be found at: https://libraries.psu.edu/monthly-hours?library=187
For more information, including information about accommodations and physical access, please contact Clara Drummond, curator and exhibitions coordinator, at 814-865-1793 or [email protected]

Dates:	09/17/2019 - 03/15/2020
Start Time:	9:00 am
Location:	Special Collections Exhibition Gallery, Penn State University Libraries
Address:	104 Paterno Library, University Park, PA, 16802 (map)
Website:	http://libraries.psu.edu/specialcollections
Photos:	2

Still Here explores stories of migration, displacement, and survival by eight artists that represent a spectrum of the African Diaspora. The works in this exhibition use moving images to highlight the rituals and traditions that persevere and evolve, despite the oppressive historical ripple effects of colonialism and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Through practices and tools of survival such as migrating, defending, dancing, gathering, praying, and claiming agency over one’s body, the works in this exhibition demonstrate that black and brown bodies are not here for consumption of the white gaze, nor are they passive beings upon whom actions are done or inflicted. Artists include Larry Achiampong, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Third Horizon (Jason Fitzroy Jeffers), Carlos Javier Ortiz, Cinthia Marcelle, Melo-X, Helina Metaferia, and Joiri Minaya. Curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah, Dexter Wimberly and Kiara Ventura, Still Here was originally organized at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco.

Video Still Credits: Larry Achiampong, Joiri Minaya, and Cinthia Marcelle

Dates:	01/21/2020 - 03/22/2020
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	HUB Gallery
Address:	241 Hub-Robeson Center, University Park, PA, 16802 (map)
Photos:	3

Jan 7 to Feb 1
Customer Appreciation Days
In January, the Atrium of the Gallery Shop will be filled with first
quality art and craft at discount prices. Some of the offerings will
be studio overstocks. Others will be regular artwork temporarily
discounted to say “thanks” to our loyal customers.

Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ritual Masks and Figures of Mexico
from the Althouse Collection
January 3 - February 23, 2020
First Sunday Opening Reception - January 5, 2020 and February 2, 2020

The Althouse Collection was established by the late Thomas and Charlotte Althouse of Bucks County, PA, during their travels and residence in Mexico in the 1950s and 1970s. The collection was later passed on to their son and daughter-in-law Stephen and Jody Althouse of Centre County. This exhibition presents antique masks and figures used by Mexican indigenous people in their centuries-old religious dances and ceremonies.

Paulette Lorraine Berner Community Gallery
Landscape Passages: Earth, Water, Sky
Susan Nicholas Gephart
January 3 - January 26, 2020

Susan Nicholas Gephart is an internationally recognized instructor and award-winning painter who has been creating colorful impressionistic landscapes for over forty years. Influenced by her artist father, she developed a deep appreciation of the earth and its relationship to art when she was a young child. Her passion to explore the landscape is expressed through a unique use of color, texture, and atmosphere, capturing the emotion of a moment with spontaneity and directness. This exhibit will include landscapes from Susan Nicholas' plein air travels and teachings, as well as large studio works.

Photography Gallery
David L. Trumper
January 3 - February 23, 2020

David is passionately fond of outdoor activities such as hiking and rock climbing, which go along with his long-time enjoyment of photography. In his images, he loves to explore shapes and colors in nature and man-made objects. He is drawn by the color range and in variation from crisp details to color washes in the out of focus areas.

Sieg Gallery
Life in an Insta
Lori Fisher
January 3 - January 26, 2020


24/7 Display Window
Life Size: Everything is Connected
Manya Goldstein
January 2 - February 23, 2020

"Boho Dancers -These figures are generally thought to be the Boho Dancers of the Proto-rococo-loco

period. The Dance is held at the change of each season to help maintain the community

equilibrium in vulnerable times."

Artist Manya Goldstein uses recycled materials to construct modern artifacts and "bubbe meises". Her art "offers a wry yet tender insight into the condition of being human". Goldstein combines her quirky sense of humor and surreal sensibility with a refined sense of design and color.

Fine Art Print Gallery - New prints on display each month featuring a range of subject matter from multiple artists.

Out Loud with Cate Fricke and Charlette Holmes - January 17, 2020 @ 7:30 p.m.

Dates:	01/03/2020 - 01/26/2020
Start Time:	12:00 pm
Location:	The Bellefonte Art Museum For Centre County
Address:	133 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Website:	http://https://www.bellefontemuseum.org/
Photos:	3

Gallery Exhibit featuring 8 contemporary artists working in ceramics, mixed media, printmaking, encaustic, and acrylic.

Opening reception is January 10 from 6:00 - 8:00.

Dates:	01/09/2020 - 01/31/2020
Start Time:	7:00 pm
Location:	Art Alliance Gallery Downtown & Annex
Address:	123 S Fraser St. , State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://https://www.artalliancegallerydowntown.org/
Photos:	1

Relax, renew, and restore your mind, body and spirit with a specially designed sequence of poses that focus on connecting movement to breath. This self-care practice focuses on slower transitions between postures and longer posture holds while promoting inner reflection, a restoration of balance between the mental and physical bodies, and self-compassion. Beginners welcome and modifications for Every Body will be offered.

The foundation of vinyasa is linking breath to movement. In this invigorating class, you will create heat and energy in the body as you flow through a sequence of postures linked by breath. In addition to physical postures that build balance, strength, and flexibility, this class integrates pranayama breathwork and meditation to instill a sense of calm and relaxation. An extended savasana at the end of practice provides an opportunity to soak in these mind-body benefits. Whether you are newer to yoga or an advanced practitioner, different pose variations are given so you may practice at your own comfort level.

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

This class features yoga-inspired movement, songs, and baby play especially for newborn to pre-crawling babies as well as calming, nurturing ways to enhance bonding and support baby’s development, digestion and sleep. Most of the yoga we do in Baby Yoga is for baby, but parents will get to do a little bit of moving and stretching as well as breathing and relaxation techniques. Most appropriate from 6-weeks postpartum until baby is mobile. No previous yoga experience necessary.

BCSGCR will hold their December meeting at Stonebridge Senior Apartments on Bristol Ave. Please email for details: [email protected]

Mindful Resilience consists of five tools: Breath, Meditation, Mindful Movement, Guided Rest, and Gratitude. During this 60 minute yoga practice we will explore these 5 tools, giving each student time to turn their attention inward and practice developing strength, stability, and flexibility in the mind, body, and spirit. This class is open to all veterans and family members free of charge. Class passes and drop in rates apply for all other members.

Other upcoming dates:
March 1st
March 29th
May 24th

Slow flow yoga offers an opportunity for renewal through slower transitions between postures, longer holds and mindful movement with breath awareness. This class welcomes practitioners of all ability levels (ages 12 – adult) who are interested in slowing the mind-body down and supporting the restoration of balance.

This class is a fusion of vinyasa flows and longer holds of yin yoga. The vinyasa portion will connect breath with movement through asanas, while the yin portion of class will give you a deep stretch to target deep connective tissue. A great combination to fuel your body, mind, and soul. This class is suitable for all levels of experience, with modifications provided.

Worship: Sundays @9:30am.
Adult SS @8:30am
Kids time in worship.
Pastor available by appt. or T/W am.


216 N McAllister St
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Call (814) 355-4676
https://www.facebook.com/PastorWillOsman/
email: [email protected]

History
Founded in 1844.
Located in three separate church buildings over the years at various downtown locales of Bellefonte.
Moved to its current location (McAllister St) in 1970.

The worship and faith life of the people of St. John in and around Bellefonte.

Dates:	11/24/2019 - 02/23/2020
Start Time:	9:30 am
Location:	Saint John Lutheran Church
Address:	216 North McAllister Street Bellefonte, PA 16823, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Photos:	2

Please join The Raystown Wind Orchestra and the Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus for a free concert. The RWO will make its first appearance in Centre County, presenting a concert of wind ensemble works. The RWO is under the direction of Dr. James Latten, Professor of Music at Juniata College. The ensemble is comprised of advanced adult, collegiate, and high school musicians from the Huntingdon/Raystown Lake region of Pennsylvania.
The Nittany Knights Barbershop chorus under the direction of Graham Sanders will present a variety of popular and traditional songs, as well as classics of the close-harmony barbershop genre. The chorus was formed in 1962 and serves the community through performances at senior centers and civic events and through the Youth in Harmony program at area schools.

Start Time:	3:00 pm
Location:	Mount Nittany Middle School
Address:	656 Brandywine Dr, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Photos:	1

Impress and Shock your special loved one with a Singing Valentine on 2/13 or 2/14.

Kick off your Valentine's Day Celebration with a few laughs and a few tunes crooned in the A Capella Barbershop Style by your own personal Barbershop Quartet from the Nittany Knights Mens A Capella Chorus.
Truly an experience she/he will cherish forever.

The cost is only $30 for the standard Singing Valentine or $45 for the Deluxe version to include a personal box of chocolates and a memorable picture posed with your very own Quartet.

For bookings in State College/Bellefonte:
Call Bill (814-355-3559)

Dates:	01/16/2020 - 02/14/2020
Start Time:	8:00 am
Location:	Your Home or Office
Address:	State College/Bellefonte Areas, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://nittanyknights.org
Photos:	1

Join The Valley as we kick-off our new worship schedule!

There will be laid back worship, an interactive message and time for community building. As always, there will be donuts and coffee!

*Childcare provided

We worship every other week and have small groups on the off weeks

Dates:	10/06/2019 - 01/26/2020
Start Time:	10:00 am
Location:	Spring Creek Elementary
Address:	217 Scholl Street, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://thevalleysc.org
Photos:	2

Jan 7 to Feb 1
Customer Appreciation Days
In January, the Atrium of the Gallery Shop will be filled with first
quality art and craft at discount prices. Some of the offerings will
be studio overstocks. Others will be regular artwork temporarily
discounted to say “thanks” to our loyal customers.

Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ritual Masks and Figures of Mexico
from the Althouse Collection
January 3 - February 23, 2020
First Sunday Opening Reception - January 5, 2020 and February 2, 2020

The Althouse Collection was established by the late Thomas and Charlotte Althouse of Bucks County, PA, during their travels and residence in Mexico in the 1950s and 1970s. The collection was later passed on to their son and daughter-in-law Stephen and Jody Althouse of Centre County. This exhibition presents antique masks and figures used by Mexican indigenous people in their centuries-old religious dances and ceremonies.

Paulette Lorraine Berner Community Gallery
Landscape Passages: Earth, Water, Sky
Susan Nicholas Gephart
January 3 - January 26, 2020

Susan Nicholas Gephart is an internationally recognized instructor and award-winning painter who has been creating colorful impressionistic landscapes for over forty years. Influenced by her artist father, she developed a deep appreciation of the earth and its relationship to art when she was a young child. Her passion to explore the landscape is expressed through a unique use of color, texture, and atmosphere, capturing the emotion of a moment with spontaneity and directness. This exhibit will include landscapes from Susan Nicholas' plein air travels and teachings, as well as large studio works.

Photography Gallery
David L. Trumper
January 3 - February 23, 2020

David is passionately fond of outdoor activities such as hiking and rock climbing, which go along with his long-time enjoyment of photography. In his images, he loves to explore shapes and colors in nature and man-made objects. He is drawn by the color range and in variation from crisp details to color washes in the out of focus areas.

Sieg Gallery
Life in an Insta
Lori Fisher
January 3 - January 26, 2020


24/7 Display Window
Life Size: Everything is Connected
Manya Goldstein
January 2 - February 23, 2020

"Boho Dancers -These figures are generally thought to be the Boho Dancers of the Proto-rococo-loco

period. The Dance is held at the change of each season to help maintain the community

equilibrium in vulnerable times."

Artist Manya Goldstein uses recycled materials to construct modern artifacts and "bubbe meises". Her art "offers a wry yet tender insight into the condition of being human". Goldstein combines her quirky sense of humor and surreal sensibility with a refined sense of design and color.

Fine Art Print Gallery - New prints on display each month featuring a range of subject matter from multiple artists.

Out Loud with Cate Fricke and Charlette Holmes - January 17, 2020 @ 7:30 p.m.

Dates:	01/03/2020 - 01/26/2020
Start Time:	12:00 pm
Location:	The Bellefonte Art Museum For Centre County
Address:	133 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Website:	http://https://www.bellefontemuseum.org/
Photos:	3

Adults and teens (12 and up) are invited to participate in Schlow Library's Winter Reading! Earn chances at fantastic prizes, and read to your heart's content during the cold months!

Sunday, January 26 - Tuesday, March 31
We are where you are...even during Winter Reading! Our online system - reading.schlowlibrary.org - can be accessed anywhere, anytime.
Registration will open on Sunday, January 26...but you can join the fun through March!
Final Prize drawings will be on Friday, April 3!

Celebrate winter with the SPSEA by making penguin puppets, snow globes, and decorating mittens.