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Next Millbrook show reflects on veterans’ service

MILL HALL — As the old show biz adage goes, “the show must go on!” — but for the Millbrook Playhouse, 258 Country Club Lane, Mill Hall, the 2021 shows will be on a smaller scale. With the uncertainties of the pandemic keeping the old barn stages dark last summer, Artistic Director David Leidholdt notes that this summer attractions are limited to Millbrook’s upstairs Main Stage. With emphasis on the on-going safety and health of its patrons, Millbrook’s 2021 “season” looks decidedly different, with the productions running – for the first time ever – from July to ...

Museums have different approaches to pandemic

Some of the local museums are still open and have exhibits even amidst a pandemic, while others have adapted their operations to something more COVID-safe until it is more safe to re-open. The Taber Museum on West Fourth Street initially closed down with other museums during the first state ...

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 ...