Happy Friday, Happy Valley!
It’s another busy weekend in the State College area. On Friday, Penn State hosts its annual outdoor music festival, Movin’ On. Saturday will bring Central PA People’s Climate Day, Pop Up Ave and Healthy Kids Day, and Sunday features a Trail to Wine 5k and scavenger hunt at Millbrook Marsh.
All this, plus community and outdoor events, theater and much more.
We’ve compiled some of the weekend’s highlights below.
Of course this isn’t all that’s happening. There is plenty more around the area for you to enjoy and you can find it all on our calendar page. Explore the weekend’s events and add your own if it isn’t listed. Or see our Bar Tour and Movies pages for more options this weekend or anytime.
FRIDAY
Old House Fair
The Old House Fair, in its second year, offers a two day menu of workshops and bus facilitated tours of the Bellefonte Historic District that will kick off with banquet and an internationally known authority on historic preservation. Sessions start at 9:30 a.m. Friday at The Match Factory in Bellefonte and continue through Saturday.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority will hold a household hazardous waste collection event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the transfer station, 253 Transfer Road.
Montessori Makers Night
Join Our Children’s Center families and friends from 3:30-8 p.m. at The Makery, 209 Calder Way, for an afternoon and evening of creativity and fundraising. The event features free admission and light refreshments, a silent auction, a mixed media project inspired by color ($15 per child / $30 per family) and OCC student art exhibits. Proceeds benefit the OCC scholarship fund.
Movin’ On
One of the five largest student-run music festivals in the country and a Penn State tradition now in its 42nd year, Movin’ On starts at 3:30 p.m. at the Blue Band Field. The lineup includes All Time Low, Two Door Cinema Club, D.R.A.M., Clean Bandit, Love and Theft and Zach Wade & The Good Grief. Free admission and open to those 18 and older.
Glam Zone
Viva Bella Salon, 101 S. Fraser St., hosts Glam Zone, a hair donation and fundraising event to benefit Pink Zone. The event includes a photo booth, raffle prizes and food and drink. Hair will be given to Pantene Beautiful Lengths and all financial proceeds will be given to Pink Zone. All hair donors will receive a full makeover including cut and style. Hair must be 8 inches, not chemically treated and only 5 percent gray. You do not need to donate your hair to attend. All are welcome. Call 814-237-8482 to book for hair donation.
Next Stage Presents: Rain Dance
Los Alamos, New Mexico. It’s July 15th, 1945. Evening, a run-down cantina. Four people talk about the secret device they have been working on for years. In a few hours, the device will be tested. The test is just the start of the horror about to be unleashed on the world. As tensions mount, questions of science, religion and morality collide. The Next Stage Theater production ‘Rain Dance’ takes the stage at 8 p.m. in The State Theatre Attic, with shows at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.
SkyWatch
Expand your horizons and see the Universe from a new perspective from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Tudek Park. The public is invited to come and view the moon, planets and some of the brighter deep-sky objects through the variety of telescopes owned by Central Pennsylvania Observers members. These free events are sponsored by the Central PA Observers Club and the Centre Region Parks and Recreation Authority. Please bring a flashlight.
SATURDAY
Dog Jog Run and Walk
The 9th Annual Dog Jog 5K Run and 1.5 Mile Walk at the Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall will support Pets Come First. Participate with or without a dog. The event also includes a microchip clinic, agility course, silent auction, food, music, prizes and more. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the 5k run at 10 a.m. and 1.5 mile walk at 11 a.m.
Foxdale Residents Garage Sale
From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. near State College Friends School, residents of Foxdale Village will have lots of great furniture, appliances, jewelry, décor and more for sale. Turn west off of South Atherton Street onto University Drive and follow signs to the Friends School.
Panel Discussion: The Bill to Reform School Property Taxes
Moderated by David Hutchinson, SCASD School Board member, the panel will discuss Senate Bill 76, a proposed bill to reform school property taxes. Panelists include Sue Spicka, Education Voters of Pennsylvania; Sean Crampsie, Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA); and state representatives Kerry Benninghoff and Scott Conklin. 9 a.m. at the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau, 800 E. Park Ave.
Central PA People’s Climate Day
People’s Climate Day is a free, non-partisan event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to connect the community with the organizations, people and businesses addressing climate issues and improving life in our region. Stop by Sidney Friedman Parklet for live music and speakers. Visit the booths, exhibits and activities on South Fraser Street at Memorial Field and South Allen Street at Municipal Building Plaza for demonstrations, recycled art, hands-on science, community groups, sustainable businesses, local artists, farmers, yoga, and children’s activities including music, crafts, face painting, storytime and more.
Apple Blossom Festival
Way’s Fruit Farm, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda, hosts its annual Apple Blossom Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free wagon rides, live local music, children’s storytime, kettle corn and roasted nut vendors, new selections of local flowering baskets and more will be part of the day. See the schedule and details here.
World War I Connections
The Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg will host two lectures. At 10:30 a.m., museum lecturer Sean Reilly will present “The Bonus Army March on Washington D.C.,” examining how more than 20,000 former soldiers and their families occupied the nation’s capital between May and July 1932 to lobby for promised assistance due to military service in World War I. At 1:30 p.m., museum educator Joe Horvath presents “History of the 28th Division Shrine,” tracing the history of the Pennsylvania Military Museum and 28th Infantry Division’s National Shrine over the past 100 years. Regular admission rates apply.
Pop Up Ave
Pop Up Ave, a free urban-style flea market, is a curated mix of vendors from the local area and from across the state selling upcycled home décor, handmade bath products, artisanal jewelry, baked goods, one-of-a-kind vintage finds and more. It will also showcase local art, live music, food and more, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Garner Street Parking Lot.
Healthy Kids Day
Saturday is Healthy Kids Day from noon to 3 p.m. at the State College YMCA, 677 W.Whitehall Rd. Healthy Kids Day is the Y’s national initiative to improve the health and well-being of families across the country. On this day, Ys hold free community events for families to come and participate in a variety of healthy activities together. Enjoy rock climbing, bounce house as well as various games with Penn State athletics teams. [Schedule]
Beltaine: May Day Festival
The Happy Valley Golden Wheel celebrates Beltaine, the Gaelic May Day festival at 4 p.m. in Lederer Park, with grilling food and drinks available (but feel free to add to the feast), Workshops will begin at 4 p.m. and will include drumming, dancing and flower crown making. Food is at 5 p.m. and at 6 p.m. is the Maypole dance with live drumming.
SUNDAY
Trail to Wine 5K
Join Mount Nittany Vineyard & Winery, 300 Houser Road in Centre Hall, for a spring Trail to Wine 5k, with a portion of proceeds benefiting Centre County PAWS. Finish off with a glass of wine and stay and taste other wines while enjoying the company of other runners. Wine shop and sales available. Open to runners 21 years of age and older. Registration at 8:30 a.m. with the 5k at 9:30 a.m.
Spring Scavenger Hunt
Enjoy the afternoon from 2-4 p.m. at Millbrook Marsh as you work together to explore the marsh and look for signs of spring. This event is free, however donations are greatly appreciated.
De-Stress Fest
As the academic year comes to a close, the Penn State University Libraries will host its popular “De-Stress Fest” for students from 3-8 p.m. Sunday throughTuesday in the Pattee Library and Paterno Library on the University Park campus. Free coffee and snacks will be available in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, each day during those hours with fun and relaxing study-break activities to help reduce the stress of studying for finals and completing papers and projects.
Central Pa Dance Workshop Presents: Mystical Creatures
See the students of the Central Pennsylvania Dance Workshop in “Mystical Creatures” at 7 p.m. at the State Theatre. Selections include a variety of ages and dance styles representing diverse thematic choices from aliens to zombies, firebirds to fairies, goblins to gargoyles, all explored through dance.
