Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
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New Events and Activities Planned for Arts Festival Children and Youth Day
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The 57th annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts kicks off on Wednesday in State College with Children and Youth Day, which will feature a lineup of new activities and events as well as the largest youth sidewalk sale in the festival’s history. A Baby Rave will get the day started from 10 a.m. to…
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It’s Festival Season in Centre County. Here’s What’s Coming Up
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If it’s July, it’s festival time in Centre County. While June and early July saw plenty of fun — with events like the Bellefonte Cruise, Pride and Juneteenth celebrations, Theatre & Dance Fest, the first Sips & Sounds Downtown and 4th Fest — festivals and fairs throughout the region are ramping up. The festivities will…
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Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Unveils 2023 Collectible Poster
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The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts on Tuesday continued a decades-long tradition with the release of its annual free collectible poster. The 24-inch by 36-inch poster showcases the festival’s core colors with large art deco-style lettering. “Give the poster a close look so you do not miss the subtle nods to traditions of the Festival…
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Arts Festival Releases New Mobile App, Program Guide
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The 57th Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is just around the corner, and organizers have released an all new mobile app as well as the traditional program guide to help attendees plan their visits to the event from July 12-16 in State College. The new app — available in the App Store and…
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Deadline Nears to Enter Arts Festival’s Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale, Banner Competition
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The deadline is fast approaching to participate in two of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts’ signature annual events. Friday marks the final day to the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale, as well as to submit entries for the Banner Exhibition and Competition. Applications for the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale must be postmarked…
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Applications Open for Arts Festival’s Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale
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The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has issued the call for entries for its annual Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale. Part of the Children and Youth Day that kicks off the festival, the sidewalk sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, on South Allen Street in State…
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Arts Festival Accepting Applications for Banner Competition
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The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has issued the call for entries for one of its signature events: the annual banner competition Individuals and groups may submit entries, which typically hang between 15 and 20 feet over the street. Identical or different designs must be visible from both sides of the banner. All components…
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Arts Festival Names New Executive Director
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For the first time in nearly two decades, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has a new leader. The festival’s board of directors has appointed Pamela Snyder Etters as executive director, effective Feb. 10, according to a news release on Tuesday. She succeeds Rick Bryant, who retired in January after 18 years in the…
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After More Than Two Decades of Pushing the Envelope, Rick Bryant Ready to Retire from Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
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By the late 1990s, Rick Bryant had been selling insurance on South Allen Street for nearly half his life. Then it hit him: “I hated selling insurance.” He had followed his larger-than-life father into the field after finishing a bachelor’s in architectural history at the University of Virginia. Joining the family business felt worth a…
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Longtime Arts Festival Director to Step Down, Search Underway
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Following decades of service, Arts Fest executive director Rick Bryant will retire at the end of January.