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Details for 2021-22 season revealed

UNIVERSITY PARK — Two of Penn State University’s main theatres have been recently renovated as Penn State Centre Stage readies its ambitious 2021-22 season. Both the on-campus Playhouse (a traditional auditorium with a proscenium stage) and The Pavilion (with the audience seated on three sides — and occasionally even on four sides — will be lit up again for a six-production lineup. “After the challenges of the last 18 months, we are thrilled to be able to welcome our loyal patrons and community back to Centre Stage,” said Rick Lombardo, producing artistic director of the ...

Milton Harvest Festival pops concert to return

Music lovers will be delighted to learn that the Milton Harvest Festival will once again feature its traditional Pops Concert at 7 p.m., Sept. 16 at St. Andrews Methodist Church, 102 Lower Market St., Milton. Under the direction of Russell Wynn Jr. and Connie Pawling-Young, a group of dedicated singers will offer selections in a variety of styles, a news release said. There is a fee for admission. “At Last” and “Sweet Caroline” will bring back memories of years gone by. “You Will Be Found” from “Dear Evan Hansen” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now” from “Sweet ...

First Friday theme is ‘life changing’

First Friday continues this month with the theme of UPMC Life Changing Medicine, just in time as the weather starts to cool down. According to Shanin Dougherty, co-chair of the First Friday committee with Lycoming Arts, UPMC will certainly be throwing a celebration with a variety of giveaways and their mascot, Will M. Sport, who will be walking throughout the closed West Fourth and Pine streets. In addition, UPMC will also have a COVID-19 vaccination tent for those who are interested in receiving it. Though there won’t be a selfie wall this month, Dougherty said the streets will be ...

College plans film festival for September, October

Lycoming College recently announced its lineup for the 14th annual Onscreen Film and Video Festival. Admission is free and open to the public, and attendees should RSVP at http://evite.me/Au7tY3zHHx. The Sept. 30 screening begins promptly at 7 p.m. at the AMC Classic 11 in ...

League to perform murder musical

The Community Theatre League in downtown Williamsport will open its 45th season with “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” from Sept. 10 through Sept. 19. A murderous farce filled with unforgettable music, non-stop laughs, and a scene-stealing role for one actor playing all eight of the doomed heirs who meet their ends in the most creative and side-splitting ways. When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he’s eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D’Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ...

Strong performances, choreography elevate simple story of ‘Tigers’

Danny, Hing and Jim are aging martial-arts fighters whose once-legendary status is preserved in their nickname, “the Paper Tigers.” Struggling to settle into middle age, ordinary careers, divorced parenthood (Danny) and a good deal of unresolved guilt, the three must put aside long-standing resentments when their former master (or “sifu”) dies in suspicious circumstances. That is the rather old-fashioned plot of the rather old-fashioned “Paper Tigers,” a 2020 crowd-pleaser now airing on Netflix. The well-received indie — widely praised by both critics and viewers — ...