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Library offering free Hiawatha rides

The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will again offer free rides on the Hiawatha, 2205 Hiawatha Blvd., as part of the Summer Learning Program. Four one-hour sessions will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. Guests will enjoy a 45-minute cruise with a 15-minute ...

Museum event to focus on art of fraktur

The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host Donna Spangler to speak on the art of fraktur. Spangler will enlighten an audience at 10 a.m., June 12, in the Community Room of the Taber Museum. Spangler, a news release said, has lived most of her life surrounded by the beauty of the central Pennsylvania mountains and the heritage of the Pennsylvania German culture. “It is easy to understand why the traditional fraktur designs — flowers, birds, vines and hearts — and the flowing letters of calligraphy have become so much a part of her life and ...

Family Day to kick off state Laurel Festival

Family Day and The Children’s Health Fair with fun and information for all ages will kick off the weeklong 2025 Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival next Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on The Green in downtown Wellsboro, according to a news release. Organizing this special event are the Tioga Partnership for Community Health, Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce, Wellsboro Foundation, Inc. and UPMC Laurel Health Centers. Each youngster participating in Family Day will be given a playground ball in the color of their choice or an 18-inch super flying disc. Infants to ...

Busy Bees Natural Learning Center celebrates 20 years

BLANCHARD — This year marks a major milestone for Busy Bees Natural Learning Center, as they celebrate 20 years of nurturing young minds and building strong roots in the community. Since opening their doors in 2005, the center has been a place where nature-based learning, creativity, and ...

Gallery’s summer exhibition showcases five artists’ work

According to a press release, The Gallery at Penn College is now hosting an exhibition that showcases the works of five Pennsylvania-based artists who have met monthly for nearly a decade to support and critique their works-in-progress. The exhibit, aptly named “Five Artists: Explorations ...