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5th Annual BBQ Bonanza to take place in Huntingdon County
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The 5th Annual BBQ Bonanza is back this year and is looking to serve up a variety of food for a people’s choice competition. The bonanza is set to take place on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds. This year’s event benefits the Huntingdon […]
5th Annual BBQ Bonanza features live music, food & craft vendors, car show, and more
HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) — Studio 814’s Rebecca Petner chats with Alan Boyer, the Huntingdon BBQ Bonanza coordinator, Karlie Shook, and her brother-in-law Conner Shook about the BBQ Bonanza and Car Show in honor of Cody Shook who died from a motorcycle accident. The 5th Annual BBQ Bonanza is...
Burning Ma’aM Festival Expands to 2 Days of Music and Camping
Burning Ma'aM is getting bigger for its fourth year. The DIY campout music festival hosted by State College-based cowpunk rockers Ma'aM will be held Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25, at Winkelblech Fields, 1104 Pine Creek Road in Woodward. It will mark the first time the festival has featured two full days and nights of music and camping. With mostly word-of-mouth and grassroots promotion, hundreds have attended each of the past years' single-day festivals, according to Ma'aM guitarist-vocalist Tiger Cabus. "We’re hoping to reach new audiences and keep growing," Cabus said. Burning Ma'am will feature 18 acts from throughout the Mid-Atlantic across the...
Jax Bar & Kitchen closes, Lion’s Den owner takes over
After the closing of Jax Bar & Kitchen in downtown State College, Lion’s Den owner Chris Rosengrant and business partner Mike Fullington will take over the vacant space. With everything currently in a “permit phase,” Rosengrant said he and Fullington, former owner of The Phyrst, Local Whiskey and Central Reservation, are redesigning everything.
Centre County townships to spray for Spongy Moths
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Ferguson Township is partnering with Patton Township to control the Spongy Moth, an invasive species formally known as the Gypsy Moth. The Township will use BtK, short for Bacillus thuringiensis var. kustak, to treat the Spongy Moths. These bacteria are tiny little factories that produce protein crystals that kill a […]
AAUW Used Book Sale
The AAUW State College Used Book Sale, one of the largest used book sales in the country, is a popular community event held annually in the spring since 1962. During the sale, thousands of visitors converge on Penn State’s Snider Agricultural Arena to browse and purchase up to quarter of a million books and other materials.
Planting community roots through the ‘Palmer Plant-Out’
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Arboretum at Penn State, in collaboration with the new Palmer Museum of Art, is embarking on a community initiative called the Palmer Plant-Out. The initiative aims to plant 100,000 flowering perennials and grasses throughout May. The project offers community members an opportunity to “put down roots at Penn State” by inviting volunteers to participate in planting activities in preparation for the art museum’s public opening on Saturday, June 1.
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