Arts & Entertainment

BELLEFONTE — The holiday season is definitely one of the most magical times to live in Bellefonte. This year, old events and new events alike are slated in our downtown. Now in its 37th year, the annual Bellefonte Victorian Christmas weekend kicks off on Friday, Dec. 7, with a traditional opening ceremony at the…

  What do you get the person who already has everything? Too often, we turn to amazon.com or a big box department store to pick up something generic, something a million other people also have. If you’re looking for a memorable, one-of-a-kind gift that your loved one can treasure for a long time to…

MILLHEIM — The Christmas season opened in Millheim on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, with the town’s eighth annual Merry Millheim celebration. This occasion featured several events including music, crafts and other activities held in and around downtown Millheim. Friday night saw a crowd of shoppers at the Handmade Holiday Market in…

SPRING MILLS — Deep in the woods of Potter Township, on a narrow dirt road between Sinking Creek and Georges Valley, stands Egg Hill Church.  A weathered, wooden, one-room structure, it stands as a monument to the faith and tenacity of the early settlers of Penns Valley. The original church building was erected in…

BELLEFONTE — Autumn arrived with a sunny day and idyllic weather for the third annual Walker Township Fall Festival on Sept. 22. Children and their families enjoyed a fun-filled day of free crafts and games sponsored by the Walker Township Parks and Recreation Department. The day started with a 5K/1-mile walk sponsored by the…

A closer look at some of the fall festivals and events in the area:   Friday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 7 Farmer’s Wife Fall Festival 413 Airport Road, Centre Hall Family activities, crafts, homemade baked goods, pumpkins, gourds, a mini corn maze, rides to a pumpkin patch, antique tractors…

COBURN — The Penns Valley Conservation Association’s Crickfest derives its name from a slang term for ‘creek,’ and the name certainly is appropriate for the event, which is held at Coburn Park, where Elk Creek and Pine Creek both flow into Penns Creek. The festival, in its 16th year, was held Sept. 2.  The…

PETERSBURG — Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center will host the Art Alliance of Central PA’s 50th anniversary celebration on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 23. The event will commemorate the Art Alliance’s dedication to art and artists by incorporating art with history, nature and, of course, music, food and drink. Art Alliance executive director…

PHILIPSBURG — The Hope Fire Company in Philipsburg recently was left scrambling when its biggest fundraiser, the Wing Ding Thing Festival put on by the Philipsburg Revitalization Corporation, was cancelled.  During the event, the fire company was to announce the winner of its raffle of a 2018 Chevy Silverado worth $50,000. Winners for the…

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will highlight the work of Pennsylvania artists in two fall exhibitions. “Object Lessons: American Still-Life Painting in the Nineteenth Century” opens Tuesday, Sept. 4, in the first-floor special exhibitions gallery. The show highlights the rich tradition of still-life painting in the United States…