David Pencek
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A Golden Musical Family
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For the Nittany Valley Symphony, “family” means in the literal sense and also the atmosphere created by the members who make up an orchestra that is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the 2016-17 season, appropriately titled “Fantastic at Fifty!”
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Snapshot: Char Morett-Curtiss
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Many times, the best players in a sport do not make the best coaches. Char Morett-Curtiss has been the exception to that for more than three decades now.
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Q&A with Tom Penkala, general manager of State College Choral Society
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The State College Choral Society first performed Mozart’s Requiem on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11. The choral society will mark the 15th anniversary of the attacks by performing the piece again in a concert at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. The concert opens the choral…
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Snapshot: Char Morett-Curtiss
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Many times, the best players in a sport don’t make the best coaches. Char Morett-Curtiss has been the exception to that for more than three decades now. Penn State’s field hockey head coach is in her 30th season of leading the Lions. With 483 career wins heading into this season, which…
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Letter from the Editor
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We love our history at Town&Gown. It’s one of the hallmarks of this magazine. Just in the first eight months of this year, Town&Gown has featured stories or devoted entire issues to the 100-year anniversary of the State College branch of the American Association of University Women, new discoveries about the three…
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5 Questions with Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State director George Trudeau
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Besides kicking off another Penn State football season, September also means the start of another season for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. The 2016-17 season begins September 21 at Eisenhower Auditorium with Cirque Eloize’s Saloon, A Musical Acrobatic Adventure, a show co-commissioned by the Center for the Performing Arts. As…
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The Best Year Ever
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Where does Erica Dambach begin when she reflects on what has happened to her during the past 12 months?
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5 Questions with Mary Ellen Clark
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Penn State has had its share of success in the Olympics, with representatives capturing 28 medals. Two of them are from diver Mary Ellen Clark, who won a bronze medal in the 10-meter platform at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.
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5 Questions with Mary Ellen Clark
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A school-record 20 Penn Staters will be part of the Olympic Games in Rio, which begin August 5. The school has had its share of success in the Olympics, with representatives capturing 28 medals. Two of them are from diver Mary Ellen Clark, who won a bronze medal in the 10-meter platform at both the…
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Letter from the Editor
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It was during the spring when the staff of Town&Gown met to discuss what feature stories the magazine should run in the August issue. The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County had recently opened a new exhibit, The Underground Railroad — The Journey to Freedom, and it was decided that it would be…