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Hobby Horse Derby Event to Benefit Jana Marie Foundation
Jana Marie Foundation will host its first Hobby Horse Derby from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 26, at Calvary Harvest Fields in Boalsburg. The evening will feature hobby horse racing, food and fun for all ages of jockeys and spectators alike. An art sale will be held on the grounds as the hobby horse races take place. “We are celebrating the families, friends, and community spirit that makes the Centre Region so special,” Marisa Vicere, founder and president of Jana Marie Foundation, said in a news release. A make-your-own hobby horse pre-event will be available while supplies last, and hobby...
Bellefonte Student Takes First Place in Musical Theater Competition
BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Area Middle School student Addison Wynkoop took first place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2024 National Student Auditions competition’s youth musical theater category. The semifinal and final auditions for the competition were held from Thursday, June 27, through Saturday, June 29, in Knoxville, Tennessee, in conjunction with the NATS 58th national conference, according to the NATS website. Wynkoop, a vocal student of Kelly Scott Studios in Bellefonte, was selected as a semifinalist from over 1,000 other youth performers in the preliminary rounds of the competition, beating out a wide pool of talented singers from 14 American...
Arts Festival Announces Awards for ‘Images 2024’ Fine Art Exhibition
The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts announced $1,800 in awards for its annual juried exhibition of fine art, "Images 2024." Award recipients were selected by the show’s juror, Danny Volk, who also chose the 50 pieces in the exhibition from among the 313 submitted from across Pennsylvania. Nasir Young, of Willow Grove, was awarded Best in Show for his oil painting "Double Parked." The award was sponsored by the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County. Katrina Lawecki, of Hollidaysburg, received the Best Photograph award, sponsored by the State College Photo Club, for her photograph "True Grit." Anne Kenyon, of State...
‘It really represents art as a whole’ | Arts Fest showcases diverse works
Artists lined the streets of State College on Sunday, setting up booths to showcase and sell their crafts during the final day of the 2024 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Attendees admired a wide-range of art, including photographs capturing the beauty of nature, intricate clay flowers and watercolor paintings.
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