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Snapshot: When the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau sought actors for a new tourism video campaign, it stayed all in the family
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The newly rebranded Happy Valley Adventure Bureau recently launched a tourism marketing campaign that includes a series of videos that take a fun approach to promoting the region. The videos feature a family suffering from a heavy dose of boredom suddenly finding themselves whisked away to Happy Valley by comical Happy Valley Adventure Bureau…
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Plumb’s Drug Store, Famed for Its Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain, Lives on as Independent Pharmacy with Focus on Treating Customers Like Family
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Plumb’s Drug Store first opened its doors in 1951, with Edward L. Plumb Jr. at the helm. Not a lot has changed since. Walk inside and you’ll see much of the same decor and fixtures that have been there since the 1950s.
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Jazz Band’s Leap Year Dance to Benefit IHS
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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County Jazz Band is hosting a Leap Year Dance, 7–9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29, to benefit Interfaith Human Services. The 16-piece band will be playing dance favorites across a range of genres, including swing, rock and big band music.
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Penn State Humanities Institute Aims to Bring Conversations on Pressing Social Issues Beyond University’s Walls
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From the start three and a half years ago, one of the Penn State Humanity Institute’s primary goals was to establish an organization that was more public-facing than its predecessor, an aim it’s achieving through public programs like ‘Who Counts?’
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National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine to Make Penn State Debut
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The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine takes the stage at Eisenhower Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The orchestra’s debut performance at Penn State features a program highlighting works from Dmytro Bortnyansky, Johannes Brahms and Camille Saint-Saëns.
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Snapshot: Plumb’s Drug Store, famed for its old-fashioned soda fountain, lives on as an independent pharmacy with a focus on treating its customers like family
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Plumb’s Drug Store first opened its doors in 1951, with Edward L. Plumb Jr. at the helm. Not a lot has changed since. Walk inside and you’ll see much of the same decor and fixtures that have been there since the 1950s. “You walk in here, you walk back into time,” says current owner…
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Happy Valley Adventure Bureau Previews New Tourism Promotion Campaign
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At a reception held Tuesday evening — fittingly on National Plan for Vacation Day — at the Centre County Visitors Center, the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau unveiled a series of new tourism marketing campaign components and materials. Part of the bureau’s rebranding efforts, the new campaign ai
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Bruce Trinkley, Nittany Valley Symphony Will Give Youngsters a Taste of Live, Classical Music – with a Little Help from Dinosaurs
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Each year, the Nittany Valley Symphony performs a family concert designed for young listeners and their parents. This year, the family concert’s theme is Dinosaurs on Parade, with works centered on everyone’s favorite ancient reptiles. On the program is a piece by Bruce Trinkley, professor emeri
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Festival Will Bring Wine and Tacos to State College Ramada
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In September, Wine Fest PA, hosted its first-ever event in State College, the State College Wine ’n Shine Pierogi Fest, at the Ramada Conference Center. Now, the company returns to Centre County to host another festival, the State College Wine ’n Shine Taco Palooza, on Sunday, Jan. 12, again at
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Free Musical Event to Give a ‘Taste of Folk College’
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A unique musical event takes place this Saturday in Bellefonte. A one-day, free gathering open to the public, Taste of Folk College is produced by the same organizers who put together the long-running annual Folk College event at Juniata College.