Artist of the Month

Essence 2 Ltd. has delighted audiences for 23 years.  “Our focus is on the music from the African and African American choral traditions that includes sacred and secular music,” says […]

Through The Giving Box, Amanda Werner focuses on the art of creating the perfect gift for each individual. She curates wooden gift boxes full of locally sourced items. She came […]

Some may know 81-year-old Jack Eggert from when he played with the Tarnished Six band in the early 1980s—or from later on, when he founded the Dixieland Jazz Band that […]

By Hannah Pollock Where a homeowner may see a mess to clean up, Steve Strouse sees an opportunity to create meaningful art. He finds his canvases in what many consider […]

Over the past 31 years, the Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra has been a place for young musicians in the region to come together and seriously develop their skills. By bringing […]

Page Powell was in third grade when her grandmother gave her a great gift—teaching her how to sew. Sewing became Powell’s passion, and she has spent the past eight years […]

By Carol White It’s summer. In Centre County. And there’s music in the air. That means the Penn’s Woods Music Festival is back in full force. “Penn’s Woods has been […]

From azaleas to zinnias and all the genuses and species in between, flowers have always attracted Emily Rickard. She adores the textures, the colors, and the glorious scents. Pocketful of […]

Mike Jewell doesn’t waste a minute. If he did, there’d be no time in his jam-packed life for the wood art he so enjoys. His wife, Jennifer, supports this interest. […]

The larger-than-life sculptures by Miller Welding Services on West College Avenue came to be through the spirit of Christmas. Bob Miller and his employees got the idea for these sculptures […]