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Classical Indian dance coming to the Weis Center

LEWISBURG — According to a press release, the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21. One of the premier Indian dance ensembles performing today, the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble had the distinction of making ...

The Gallery at Penn College has launched a new multimedia guide that features audio, photos and text, allowing visitors to explore its content in a dynamic and meaningful way, a press release said. The free digital guide is available on Bloomberg Connects, an app and online platform designed to make art and culture more accessible by providing expert-curated guides to galleries, museums, gardens and cultural institutions. Although gallery exhibits are included, the main focus of Penn College’s digital guide is the Art on Campus collection, which dates back to 1968, when the first ...

Couple celebrates 50 years

Kathy and David Heltman, of Cogan Station, will celebrate their 50th Anniversary on October 4, 2025. They were married by the Rev. Preston Dusman at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Kathy Heltman, a native of Williamsport, is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. Donald Waltz Sr. She graduated ...

Music Club plans late-October concert

Williamsport Music Club announces “A celebration of Music” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the sanctuary of Pine Street United Methodist Church. According to a news release, the audience will participate in singing the song of the month to start out the program. “The NFMC Music in Poetry and Song book is used at each month’s program,” the news release said. “It is filled with folk songs and piems to be shared throughout the year by clubs throughout the U.S. The October song is ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by E. Lear and M. Bliss. The poem is Everyone Sang by Siegfried Sassoon. ...

Couple reaches 60-year mark

Ginny and Joe English, former Williamsport residents, were recent guests of honor at a weekend-long 60th anniversary celebration at Alpine Lake in West Virginia. The Englishes were married September 25, 1965 at the Church of the Annunciation. They are parents of Linda Ferriss (Ed), Andrew ...

How to use tech in gardens and still keep serenity

Gardening tools are evolving to incorporate technology — including artificial intelligence — to help us keep plants healthier, avoid unpleasant tasks and even grow crops indoors over winter. And we can use them without losing the stress-relieving, analog benefits that nature ...