Gazette Flavor & Fun

STATE COLLEGE — Members of the Osaze’s Heart Scholarship Committee extend a warm invitation to all community members to join them for “A Taste of the Town,” the committee’s 2026 fundraiser dinner, which will take place on Wednesday, March 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the State College Borough Municipal Building.  This year, the…

STATE COLLEGE — Applications for two popular Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts events are now open! The 60th Anniversary of this year’s event is July 8-12 and is one of the most anticipated summer traditions.  Held each July in Downtown State College and on the Penn State University Park campus, the Arts Festival offers…

Musica Antiqua of Central Pennsylvania will present a concert of Medieval and Renaissance Love Songs on Sunday, Feb. 15 at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ/ROPC at 1795 West College Ave., State College from 2 to 3:30 p.m.  Admission is free. Park and enter at the back of the church, via the wheelchair ramp.  The event, directed by Carol…

Local man recalls 73 years of devotion CENTRE COUNTY — Some love stories don’t begin with fireworks or sweeping gestures. Some begin quietly, in familiar hallways, with small moments that only matter later when you realize they mattered all along. Clovis Morrisson and his wife, Marilyn, grew up in the same place, just six months…

PINE GROVE MILLS — Nestled in the middle of the picturesque village of Pine Grove Mills in Centre County is a place for locals to gather around live music, craft cocktails and delicious food — with many of the menu items crafted around locally grown and produced ingredients. Pine Grove Hall and neighboring Flour &…

BELLFONTE — With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, romance is in full bloom at A Flower Basket, a longtime flower shop that owner Susan Munnell describes as a “hidden gem” tucked just off the beaten path in Bellefonte. “This building has been a florist (shop) for 70 or 80 years,” Munnell said. “We bought it eight…

The Center for the Performing Arts Spotlight Collective will bring back the golden age of punk music with a set by The Paradox. The Atlanta-based pop-punk four-piece will make its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. to members and at…

STATE COLLEGE — A pay-what-you-will concert featuring popular local musicians will benefit five agencies working to increase housing security and fight homelessness in the Centre region. The third annual “Gimme Shelter: The Concert for Housing Security in the Centre Region” will be presented at the South Hills School of Business and Technology in State College…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Direct from Japan, big-drum percussion ensemble Drum Tao returns to North America with an all-new show, “The Best,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are $52 for an adult, $14 for a University Park student, and $19 for a person 18 and younger and are available for…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington will lead a live band in a reimagining of songs from the “free” jazz era and “Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite.” “We Insist! 2025,” starring the four-time Grammy Award-winning musician and featuring vocalist Christie Dashiell, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets…