Gazette Flavor & Fun

BELLEFONTE — The Nittany Valley Symphony will present its 2025–26 season finale, “Hearts on Fire,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Bellefonte Area High School. Tickets are $25 for adults, and $5 for students and youth. Tickets may be purchased at www.nvs.org/concerts/hearts-on-fire online or by calling 814-231-8224. “Hearts on Fire” brings love, loss and…

UNIVERSITY PARK — While most on campus are prepping for final exams and finishing projects, two groups of students are ready to call wraps on their Capstone film projects. The students will debut their finished work at 2 p.m. Friday, May 2, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Doors open at 1 p.m. The free, public screening will…

Manny’s Live Performance Space, 101 Hiester St., State Collge, continues its run of internationally acclaimed programming with a special performance tonight by Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna at 7 p.m. The concert is presented by Secret Planet, a collective dedicated to bringing global artists to communities across the U.S., with a strong and growing presence in Central Pennsylvania. Pascuala…

PINE GROVE MILLS — Laurelyn Dossett and Bet Williams are celebrating the release of new albums this year — and the revival of a decades-long friendship that began as college roommates at Penn State in the 1980s. Between classes and late-night rehearsals, they each carved out their own musical paths in the college club scene,…

UNIVERSITY PARK — The community is invited to explore the benefits of movement, art and wellness in the natural surroundings of the Arboretum at Penn State during the annual Wild Wellness Festival and Market on Sunday, April 26. The community event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. and include a combination of free…

BELLEFONTE — Sock & Buskin Theatre Company — Sock & Buskin, for short — will present its first-ever musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, running April 30 through May 3 at The Shop in Zion. This classic comedy by Stephen Sondheim promises an evening of fast-paced humor, memorable songs, and,…

STATE COLLEGE — State College’s annual celebration of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American culture returns for its fourth year, as the 2026 APIDA Festival promises to bring lively performances, vibrant music, and flavorful cuisine to Fraser Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 18. More than…

BELLEFONTE — Downtown Bellefonte came alive with creativity, community spirit, and small business pride during First in the Fonte, a free community event that was held on Saturday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event featured local vendor pop-ups both inside participating businesses and along Spring Street and Bishop Street, transforming downtown Bellefonte into a…

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh-based artist Michael Fratangelo will host an opening reception on Friday, April 10 at 6 p.m. at the Penn State School of Visual Arts, held in the Allen Street Grill’s Corner Room, 100 W. College Ave., State College. The event will include a question-and-answer session with Fratangelo about his recent work, an exhibition of…

PORT MATILDA — On a stretch of land that has been farmed by the same family for more than 150 years, Abbie Kibe is working to bring something both old and new to Centre County  — a direct connection between the people who grow food and the people who eat it. Kibe, founder of The…