Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

The 53rd annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is just over a month away, and a decades-long tradition continued on Tuesday with the release of this year’s collectible poster.

With three major summer festivals happening at the same time last week, the efforts of volunteers, staff and attendees helped keep thousands of pounds of waste out of the landfill.

In the middle of summer, Ken Conger is usually busy leading photo tours, taking pictures of animals in exotic locales around the world. But this year he finds himself in State College.

Wednesday marked the first time Gia Biacchi participated in the Children and Youth Day Sidewalk Sale, and the 8-year-old considered it a smashing success.

Since the All-American Rathskeller closed in January, the new operators of the basement bar at 108 S. Pugh St. have been busy getting it ready for its reopening under a new name. Now the public will get a look inside Doggie’s Rathskeller & Garden for the first time.

State College’s biggest summer event kicks off on Wednesday as the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts celebrates its 52nd year with a mix of traditional favorites and new events.

The 52nd Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is one month away, and the festival continues an annual tradition with the release of this year’s collectible poster.

Thanks to the efforts of festival volunteers, staff and attendees, nearly two and half tons of organic waste and recyclable materials were collected during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College and the People’s Choice Festival in Boalsburg.