Jason C. Klose
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Penn State Smeal, Downtown State College Partner to Provide Hands-On Learning for Students, New Opportunities for Local Businesses
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The six-week pilot partnership that serves as a replicable model for how universities and communities can collaborate to strengthen student learning while directly supporting local economic vitality.
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Keeping the Oompah Alive: State College Little German Band Marks More Than 60 Years of Music, Tradition and Community
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The State College Little German Band, the oldest continually performing community band in Centre County, is composed of 35 local musicians, music educators and retirees playing a wide variety of Bavarian-style music, including marches, waltzes and polkas.
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Penn State’s Shaver’s Creek Celebrates 50 Years
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For half a century, Shaver’s Creek has been inspiring curiosity in nature and conservation.
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Bryce Jordan Center Celebrates 30 Years: ‘We Work When People Work, and We Work When People Play’
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Named for the university’s 14th president, the multi-purpose facility has become the major entertainment center for Central Pennsylvania over the last three decades, serving a wide range of needs — from academic convocations, cultural events, and conventions to athletics, concerts, alumni functions, and many other types of events.
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Expressions of Individuality: Photographer Stacie Bird Curates a Show Featuring the Art of the Body
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The Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania is be holding a one-of-a-kind exhibition this month in their Downtown Gallery. ‘Art of the Body’ runs through June 30 and features photographs of people with tattoos and piercings, taken by photographer Stacie Bird, who is curating the show.
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Expressions of Individuality: Photographer Stacie Bird curates a show featuring the Art of the Body
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The Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania will be holding a one-of-a-kind exhibition this month in their Downtown Gallery, 123 South Fraser Street, State College. Art of the Body runs from June 7-30 and will feature photographs of people with tattoos and piercings, taken by photographer Stacie Bird, who is curating the show. A visual…
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A Path Forward: Despite Challenges, Parents of Children with Autism Find Support, Lessons and Joy Along the Journey
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When their son Landon was diagnosed with autism, Nickie and Mike Potter of Julian felt somewhat helpless. Fortunately, Centre County has a number of schools and organizations that provide services for families of children with autism, as the Potters learned.
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Sculptor Mary Lee Kerr and Other Artists ‘Take a Stand’ in State College
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The first Artists Take a Stand exhibition created a lot of dialogue about current issues, and Mary Lee Kerr hopes this year’s show will accomplish that and more.
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Artist of the Month: Sculptor Mary Lee Kerr and other artists to ‘take a stand’ in State College
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Mary Lee Kerr says she was hooked on sculpture the first time she tried it. “I partly just love the feel of clay in my hands and the flow of the creative process,” she says, “but I also love the challenge of trying to express big ideas and untangle personal and ethical problems through…
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PA Military Museum Preserves, Honors Contributions of State’s Service Members
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Visitors to the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg are greeted with huge BB-38s, the two-gun barrels of the USS Pennsylvania. Adjacent to that is Abigail, a Sherman tank, which sits in “Hurtgen Forest,” one of its two history-based forests. “Obviously, we are not in Germany, Belgium, France, Normandy, or Pearl Harbor, which in the…