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College art galleries remain open

Per Center for Disease Control and Governor Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 regulations, both the Gallery at Penn College and Lycoming College, pushed their pandemic reopenings to late spring of 2021 for student art shows. Though the Gallery at Penn College remains open to the public, Lycoming College’s gallery will be closed for the summer and hopes to reopen with an art show in the fall. “No final decision has been made as of this date,” said Rose DiRocco-Hodges, Lycoming College Art Gallery director and administrative assistant to the art, film and video arts departments. Usually ...

First Friday to have new selfie-wall, kids crafts

A community-favorite event, First Friday, is coming up this week, leading into the Fourth of July holiday, with a new and themed selfie-wall outside of Alabaster Coffee and “Americana” themed kids craft outside of the Lycoming Arts office. “The businesses are open later for First Friday, so come on down, stop by the shops and see what they have going on,” said Shanin Dougherty, co-chair of the First Friday committee. This month, First Friday is introducing the new selfie-wall which will be themed each month. The wall, which will be chalk art on the Pine Street wall next to ...

Comedian plans return to Billtown

Rodney Carrington will return to the Community Arts Center in downtown Williamsport on Oct. 29. Carrington is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades. He previously performed at the Community Arts Center in 2019 and was well-recieved by the community, a news release said. A platinum-recording artist, Carrington’s recorded eight major record label comedy albums, followed by three albums on his own record label, Laughter’s Good Records. His last album ...

Musician searches for ‘greater vulnerability’

A variety of sounds from soul-folk to rock and jazz will be able to be heard by audiences on July 16 at the Community Arts Center from State College musician Eric Ian Farmer and other Central Pennsylvania artists: Ady Martinez on vocals and percussion, Andrew Jackson on percussion, Eli Byrne ...

Repasz Band’s ensembles to perform Sunday

After a long hiatus without practice or concerts in the shadow of COVID-19, Williamsport’s Repasz Band is set to resume both rehearsals and performances, with a free concert scheduled at the Brandon Park bandshell at 7 p.m. Sunday. Normally rehearsing on Tuesday nights at City Hall downtown, the Repasz Band — one of America’s oldest community ensembles — curtailed its normal schedule over the past 14 months, which always includes major concerts in April and December, along with a robust slate of summer gigs around the area. Starting late last year, the 70-member band formed ...

Sidewalk chalk festival coming to Lewisburg

Downtown Lewisburg will transform the sidewalks into an open-air art gallery on July 9. The Lewisburg Arts Council invites artists of all ages to join the community for its free, family-friendly festival. If the weather does not cooperate, the event will be postponed until July 16. People ...