Gazette Arts & Entertainment

STATE COLLEGE — The Happy Valley Latin Festival returns for its 6th year and, this time, it’s just the beginning. The signature event takes place Saturday, Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., filling the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza and the 100-block of South Fraser Street in Downtown State College. This year,…

UNIVERSITY PARK —The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra is the region’s leading all-professional chamber orchestra, providing artistically superb concerts and a variety of educational and community outreach opportunities under the direction of music director Gerardo Edelstein. The PCO presents three season concerts of dynamic musical selections, highlighting local and international soloists, as well as holiday, family, and…

WILLIAMSPORT — “Paul Lehr: A Hidden Universe,” on exhibit now through Nov. 22 at The Gallery at Penn College, offers a rare look at the work of the late science fiction artist, bringing together his best-known paintings and a body of sculpture that remained outside the public eye during his lifetime. Visitors to the gallery…

The dialogue-free Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoons are my favorite of the Looney Tunes. No jokes centered around annoying accents or speech impediments, just pure physical comedy. Of course, the hapless carnivore never actually catches the flightless bird, thanks largely to his reliance on questionable devices from the unseen Acme Corporation. New live-action/animation hybrid “Coyote…

“The End of Oak Street” is a creature feature about a seemingly-idyllic suburban family that is secretly going through some hard times. Those times become more hard and less secret when their neighborhood is attacked by dinosaurs. It’s like a “Jurassic Park” movie, except it doesn’t have to come up with a way for its…

STATE COLLEGE — Local poets are invited to register for workshops and a public event that celebrates the use of words for good! For three Wednesdays starting Sept. 2, award-winning author and poet Terry Watson and State College’s inaugural Poet Laureate Carmin Wong will lead workshops and public event aimed at exploring how poetry can…

STATE COLLEGE — The iconic Country Music Hall of Fame group Alabama is bringing their critically acclaimed tour to Bryce Jordan Center in State College on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. Presented by Outback Presents and Pepper Entertainment, Alabama will be supported by The Oak Ridge Boys.  Tickets are currently available through Ticketmaster.com.   With over 33 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs…

Santa, trains and Christmas trees are a thing. And tickets just went on sale for what may be the country’s most authentic Santa train ride — aboard the East Broad Top Railroad in central Pennsylvania, a railroad that Smithsonian calls a “national treasure” and USA Today has named one of the “Top 10 Scenic Train Rides.” The railroad’s 109-year-old…

By BOB GARVER It takes a very generous suspension of disbelief to enjoy “One Night Only.” The film is set in a not-too-distant future where premarital sex is outlawed, save for one night a year. Comparisons to “The Purge” are inevitable, which to me raises an interesting question: Which would lead to more violent crime…

PENNS VALLEY — Liberty Eats in Penns Valley is inviting organizations to become charity partners for an upcoming community event. It is scheduled on Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 2 to 7 p.m. starting Sept. 4 through Oct. 31. From Sept. 4 through Oct. 31, Liberty Eats will be hosting the…