Artist of the Month

Photographer Kevin D. Reilly pulled into the Fraser Street garage on an overcast and at times rainy fall afternoon. He looked up at the sky and questioned if it would […]

If you think you know face painting, think again. Local artist Emily Cooper’s new and growing business, Let’s Face It with Emily, is about far more than just a simple […]

Artist Jim Jackson takes his creative inspiration from nature and other cultures, especially the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. A native of Wellsboro, Jackson taught elementary art at Blackhawk […]

By Jess Wellar As an avid viewer of the popular glass-blowing competition TV series Blown Away, I jumped at the chance to interview our artist of the month, Jim Byrnes, […]

Mary Kay Laplante creates icons in the studio of her State College home using materials and techniques that date back to the medieval era of Eastern Orthodox religious tradition. “When […]

Bellefonte’s Jim Colbert is a man who wears many hats. He is an instructor, a poet, a visual artist, and a singer/songwriter. He’s got a lot of irons in the […]

When the Bellefonte Community Band lifts its instruments on August 13 in Talleyrand Park, it will celebrate four decades of sharing music with listeners throughout the county.  “Talleyrand is our […]

By Elonie Ward When six women met on April 20, 1983, they had one thing in mind, and that was to form a National Quilting Association Chapter right here in […]

As Judy Hyman tells the story, Gus Tritsch and his mother arrived at the Elk Creek Café in Millheim in 2008 to watch Hyman’s band, The Horse Flies, at soundcheck. […]

[To see all the photos mentioned below, pick up a print copy of April Town&Gown or view the complete online edition at townandgown.com.] Go on a walk with photographer Laurie […]