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MILL HALL, PA – The Board of Directors, Artistic Director David Leidholdt, and General Manager David Gritzner have announced the area premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice running on the Ryan Main Stage from Friday, July 8 through Saturday, July 23.

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The music of Patsy Cline will come alive this Friday when Heather Olson and the Silver Eagle Band return to Triangle Park, part of the Lock Haven Summer Concert Series. The band will be performing from 6 to 8 p.m. Heather Olson travels all over...

LOCK HAVEN, PA – He’s been a presence most years since Lock Haven’s summer concert series began better than two decades ago and Saturday the Billy Price Band will be returning to the floating stage from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The Pittsburgh-based Billy Price Band consists of...

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 honing her skills. Now 16, she has turned that passion into a small business, Lazanya Sunwear, whose name in part pays homage to her late grandmother and the beloved lasagna she used to make for her family.

A sock is a shoe, and a buskin is a boot. But together, the two have cemented their names in the arts and now in a new theatre company based around Centre County. Gregg Baptista, the treasurer for the new group called Sock & Buskin Theatre Company said the new community company is taking a “collaborative approach” to the arts.

When Rainbow Music closed its store at 140 N. Atherton St. in State College after losing its lease at the end of 2019, owner Bill Beard expected it to be a temporary hiatus of a couple months until he found a new location. “My focus was to liquidate as much...

A free summer outdoor concert series featuring some of the area’s top bands is returning to downtown State College for a second year. The “Live After 5” Concert Series kicks off for the season with Anchor & Arrow performing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on South Fraser Street.

LOCK HAVEN, PA – Western Pennsylvania’s popular The Billy Price Band will be returning to Lock Haven’s floating stage this Saturday. The concert will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. 2016 Blues Music Award Winner Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with...

The State College area is home to a variety of museums, and some offer free admission. Explore these displays of contemporary art, aquatic life, athletic heritage and 19th century life.

A few months ago, I saw a video on TikTok explaining the concept of “landslide year,” a designation for one’s 27th year of life. The association is traced to singer Stevie Nicks, who was 27 when her song “Landslide” was released in 1975. But what...

The Downtown State College Improvement District is once again teaming up with local music promoter The Band Junkies to bring its second annual summer concert series back to downtown State College. The “Live After 5” concert series will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday from June 29 to...

ALTOONA, Pa (WTAJ) — WTAJ State College Journalist, Maria Cade, participated in the opportunity of a lifetime as she competed in the 2022 Miss Pennsylvania competition. The 22-year-old who currently holds the title of Miss Central Pennsylvania was named first runner-up in the 2022 Miss Pennsylvania competition and was awarded over $7,500 in scholarships. “I […]

Downtown State College will host a weekly concert series titled “Live After 5” beginning on June 29, according to the Downtown State College website. The “Live After 5” event will take place Wednesday nights at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. until Sept. 7, according to its website.

The fifth annual Central PA Theatre and Dance Fest will feature more than 100 artists in dozens of performances, workshops and readings Friday through Sunday around State College. Presented by local theater company Tempest Productions, the festival will hold a kick-off event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday at...