Arts & Entertainment

STATE COLLEGE — At the risk of sounding too cliché, it is hard not to compare Ken Baxter’s life story to that of the metaphorical phoenix rising from the ashes. His journey has taken him through a series of bad decisions and unfathomable loss to the creation of a new life filled with love, hope…

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Right outside of Philipsburg, just off Route 350 heading south out of town, is a lush, rolling meadow guarded by trees. It’s tranquil during the day, but two weeks ago, more than 1,000 people from as far away as New York and Ohio packed the Wagon Wheel Amphitheater to participate in the Southern Rock Woodstock…

This year marks the 36th year for the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair. It will be held on the streets of beautiful Victorian Bellefonte. My husband, Steve, was a committee member for many years and took over as director in 2017, so this is his third year. I…

BELLEFONTE — Several racks of clothing are already filled and waiting for backto-school shopping at Faith Centre, 110 W. High St., Bellefonte. And the clothes are free. From Aug. 5-10, children can choose three free outfits and a pair of shoes. The child must be present. The outfits…

Growing up in Philipsburg, we were movie theater rich — a reality I didn’t appreciate until I moved away for college. As a kid, going to the movies in my hometown meant walking down to the Rowland — a majestic theatre with 1,000 seats — paying a nominal fee (sometimes just a donated…

STATE COLLEGE — Join the Centre County Historical Society on Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m. for “American Higher Education since World War II: A History by Dr. Roger Geiger” at the Centre Furnace Mansion. Geiger will speak to the transformation of American higher education and American society from 1945-65 in an illustrated…

STATE COLLEGE — Bright Star Touring Theatre, a national professional touring theatre company based in Asheville, N.C., is visiting Schlow Centre Region Library on July 30 with its performance of “Jack’s Adventure in Space.” The free show begins at 2:30 p.m. in Schlow’s Downsbrough Community Room, according to a press release. “Jack’s Adventure…