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Farmland Preservation Artists of Central Pennsylvania launch show at Capitol in Harrisburg

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A group of artists who support farmland preservation through their art are showing their work in the East Rotunda of the State Capitol in Harrisburg this month.

The show, “Our Farm Heritage,” is on display through Oct. 31. The members of Farmland Preservation Artists of Central Pennsylvania who are exhibiting are: Peg Klinger, Joanne Juhl, Brienne Brown, Anne Kenyon, Susan Nichols Gephart, Jeff Mathison, R Thomas Berner, Milt Trask, Cinda Kostyak, Barb Pennypacker, Avid Jones, Valerie Moyer, Jen Shuey and Martha Taylor. Taylor is the president.

 

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Thousands Visit Downtown State College, Penn State as Arts Festival Gets Underway

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The 57th Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts began in earnest on Thursday as the annual juried Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition got underway in downtown State College and on the Penn State campus.

After Children and Youth Day kicked the festivities off on Wednesday, about 300 artists from throughout the country now will be showcasing and selling their work through Sunday as the centerpiece of the festival, which annually draws an estimated 125,000 people.

 

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Art on Tour offers venues for central Pa. works: ‘We love looking at it’

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Duncannon resident and artist Connie Betz has found a new venue for her paintings, thanks to Perry County Council of the Arts’ Art on Tour program. The program provides opportunities for local artists to display their work across central Pennsylvania. Betz’s oil paintings are on display at the Babs Curran Senior Center in Duncannon.

PCCA’s Art on Tour program is an extension of its Newport gallery.

 

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Take an ‘Art Walk’ through downtown State College and leave your mark on a new mural

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The public is invited to join Centred Outdoors and community partners on Sunday, July 10 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and Wednesday July 13 at 6 p.m. for a free and guided group “Art Walk” through downtown State College. Participants will walk and observe the sculptures, murals and functional art throughout town while learning about the artists who created them. Additionally, on Sunday Jana Marie Foundation will host a collaborative art project, where participants can add to the artwork downtown by adding a fingerprint critter or flower to a garden-themed mural.

Those joining the walks may also be interested in planning a “staycation” day in and around State College that can be enjoyed without a lot of driving or spending. Two well-known walking and hiking destinations that are free to visit and open to the public include Millbrook Marsh Nature Center and Mount Nittany.

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Model train enthusiasts share their passion around central Pennsylvania

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Members of Capital PenNScalers, a model train club based out of Harrisburg, have an enthusiasm for model railroading that goes back to when they were kids. And since the group was founded, they’ve shared their passion around the region.

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Central PA Theatre offers playwriting competition for 2022

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The Central PA Theatre and Dance Festival, presented by Tempest Productions, is sponsoring a playwriting competition as part of the Festival’s fifth year. Writers of all ages and experience levels are invited to submit their previously unproduced, original works for consideration.

The winning entries will be performed as readings during the Festival in June 2022. The event includes categories for both one act and short plays.

One-act category entries should have a performance time of no less than 30 minutes and no more than 45 minutes. Short plays should have a performance time of no less than five nor more than 10 minutes.

Plays must be submitted by March 15, 2022.

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