2012 Annual Fraternal Order of Police Show & Solicitation
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 7:30 PM: State College
Category: For All;Fundraiser;Community Annc
The 2012 Annual Fraternal Order of Police is underway. Solicitors will identify themselves as Bald Eagle Lodge No. 51, Fraternal Order of Police and do not ask for cash payments or credit card information, but request checks be made out to the Lodge. The show will be held April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the State College High School South Building. For more information, call (814) 692-8587.

"Collaborative Creative Resistance Public Performance
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 09:00 AM: University Park Campus
Category: Educational;Lecture;Theater;Community Annc
A public performance called "Collaborative Creative Resistance" will be held April 13 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Palmer Museum of Art on campus. The performance is led by B Stephen Carpenter II, professor of art education at Penn State, with assistance from members of reservoir studio. The performance is a form of public pedagogy in response to the global water crisis. Carpenter has conducted similar performances at universities in Texas and California. Using clay, sawdust, colloidal silver, and a ram press, the performance seeks to demonstrate the production of ceramic water filters made of clay and sawdust. In addition, a temporary exhibition of ceramic water receptacles created by Penn State School of Visual Art students will be on display. Visitors will learn about the global water crisis and the production of affordable approaches to render bacteria-contaminated water potable.

David Sedaris
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 8:00 PM: Eisenhower Auditorium
Cost: Orchestra $45, Grand Tier and Balcony $40, University Park Student (Grand Tier and Balcony only) $20
Category: Comedy;For All;Theater
Grammy-nominated humorist, writer, comedian, author, and radio contributor David Sedaris makes his first appearance at Eisenhower Auditorium April 13, 2012 at 8 p.m. Sedaris will read from his works, followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing. Parking in the Eisenhower Parking Deck is $4 per vehicle for this event. Patrons with Penn State faculty/staff parking permits will not be charged for parking. For more information visit The Center for the Performing Arts website.
Website: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/sedaris.html
Tickets: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/pack_home.htmI?l=EN&team=psuarts

Ladies Night Out @ Lifegate Baptist Church
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 7:00 PM: Bellefonte
Category: Christian;Community Annc;Church Event
The Lifegate Baptist Church, 204 West High Street in Bellefonte, will have a "Ladies Night Out" each Friday beginning April 13 at 7:00 p.m. Relax around tea, crackers and the Word of God. For more information, call Debby at (814) 359-3183.

Healthy Relationship Project Weekend Workshop
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 PM: Indiana
Category: Great Date;Community Annc
The Healthy Relationship Project is having a weekend workshop April 13-14 in Indiana. For more information, call (814) 765-2686 ext. 231. The event is free.

Spaghetti Dinner @ Woodycrest UMC
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 5:00 PM: State College
Cost: $3-$7
Category: Dining Event;Family Friendly;For All;Fundraiser;Community Annc;Church Event
The Woodycrest United Methodist Church, 219 Clearview Avenue in State College, will serve a spaghetti dinner April 13 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Meals are $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-10. Eat-in and take-out are available.

Spaghetti & Meatballs Dinner @ St. John's Episcopal Church
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 PM: Bellefonte
Cost: $4-$8
Category: Dining Event;Family Friendly;For All;Fundraiser;Community Annc;Church Event
St. John's Episcopal Church in Bellefonte is having a spaghetti & meatballs dinner April 13 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Meals are $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. For more information, call (814) 355-0497.

Steven Henikoff Lectures
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 PM: University Park Campus
Cost: Free
Category: Educational;Lecture;Community Annc
Steven Henikoff will give a free public lecture titled "Epigenomics: Where's the Beef?" April 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 100 Life Sciences Building on campus. Henikoff will give a more specialized lecture titled "Mapping Genome-wide Nucleosome Dynamics" April 13 at 4:00 p.m. at the same location.

Two Days Back
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 4:00 PM: The State Theatre Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 7:30 PM: The State Theatre Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 10:00 PM: The State Theatre
Cost: $8/ $6 for Students & Seniors
Category: Film;Theater
Two Days Back will play at The State Theatre Friday, April 13, 2012 at 4, 7:30, and 10 p.m. The first feature created as part of the Mont Alto Film Project,Two Days Back tells the tale of five-year-old Emma who follows a feral boy into the woods and is lost for two days. Remembering nothing of her ordeal, she avoids the woods, until seventeen years later when she accompanies a group of environmental students up a mountain to catch forestry students suspected of illegal foresting. When people go missing and bodies begin to surface, the groups join forces, but before they can make it back down the mountain, they stumble across a hunter's cabin and Emma comes face to face with the dark mystery of her past. For more information, visit The State Theatre's website or call 814-272-0606.
Website: http://www.thestatetheatre.org/Events/fullevent.php?id=1148
Tickets: https://www.choicesecure03.net/mainapp/eventschedule.aspx?ClientID=StatePA
Preview: http://twodaysback.com/

Indoor Yard Sale @ Boalsburg Fire Hall
Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 08:00 AM: Boalsburg
Category: For Students;Yard Sale;Community Annc;Fire Hall Event
The Boalsburg Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary is having indoor yard sales April 13-14 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Boalsburg Fire Company. Lunch will also be available.

Fertility Issues/Loss Support Group
Monday, March 26, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012: State College
Category: For All;Community Annc
HEART will present a fertility issues and loss support group on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 p.m. at CHOICES, 2214 North Atherton Street Upper Level in State College. For more information, email info@heartofcpa.org. The event is free.

"Robot Weekend: Being Human Gizmos"
Friday, April 13, 2012 to Sunday, April 15, 2012: University Park Campus
Category: Educational;Theater
The Symposium "Robot Weekend: Being Human Gizmos" will be held April 13-15 in Room 116 Theatre Building on campus. For more information, view the website in this listing.
Website: http://www.iah.psu.edu/programs/robotweekend.shtml
Tickets: http://theatre.psu.edu/tickets

John Cronin Mangan Exhibit @ Bellefonte Art Museum
Monday, April 02, 2012 to Monday, April 30, 2012: Bellefonte
Category: Art;Community Annc
John Cronin Mangan will be exhibiting Derg Corra "Man in Tree" at the Bellefonte Art Museum throughout the month of April. All are invited to attend the "First Sunday" public reception April 1 from 1:00-4:30 p.m.

Parents of Teens Support Group @ YSB State College Office
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 to Wednesday, June 27, 2012: State College
Category: Family Friendly;For All;Community Annc
The Centre County Youth Service Bureau, 325 West Aaron Drive in State College, will hold a support group for parents of teens on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to (814) 234-0803 or vbaronner@ccysb.com.

Parents of Teens Support Group @ Bellefonte Youth Center
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 to Wednesday, June 27, 2012: Bellefonte
Category: Educational;For All;Community Annc
The Centre County Youth Service Bureau presents a support group for parents of teens on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Bellefonte Youth Center, 114 South Allegheny Street.

Parenting Plus Playgroup @ Bellefonte Youth Center
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 to Wednesday, June 27, 2012: Bellefonte
Category: For Kids;Community Annc
"Parenting Plus," a parent education and support program administered through the Youth Service Bureau, will sponsor a play group on the last Friday of each month from 12:30-2:00 p.m. at the Bellefonte Youth Center, 114 South Allegheny Street in Bellefonte. The event is free of charge and geared toward parents of children through 10 years of age. Snacks will be provided.

April Red Cross Safety/Preparedness Courses
Wednesday, April 04, 2012 to Saturday, April 28, 2012: State College
Category: Educational;Medical;Community Annc
The Red Cross is offering preparedness, health and safety courses throughout the month of April at the following times (all located at the Red Cross office, 205 East Beaver Avenue Suite 202 in State College):
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers: April 4 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
- CPR CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers Review: April 4 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
- Adult CPR/AED: April 5 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
- Adult CPR/AED: April 9 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers Challenge: April 9 from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
- First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor: April 10 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and April 12 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
- Adult CPR/AED: April 11 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
- First Aid: April 12 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers Challenge: April 18 from 4:00-5:00 p.m.
- Adult CPR/AED: April 18 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
- Adult CPR/AED: April 21 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers: April 22 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
- Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED: April 25 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
- Adult CPR/AED: April 27 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
- Adult First Aid/CPR/AED: April 28 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
For more information, view the website in this listing or call (800) 733-2767.
Website: http://www.redcross.org/takeaclass

"Green Tour"
Thursday, March 29, 2012 to Monday, April 30, 2012: Various Locations
Category: Outdoors;Community Annc
The League of Women Voters of Centre County is organizing a "Green Tour" to be held June 24 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. If you or someone you know has a home/building or garden they would like to show on the tour, please see the requirements below and contact Susan Buda at (814) 238-8012 or SRL144@hotmail.com.
Requirements:
- You must have someone at your house/building or garden to conduct a tour through them or answer questions from 1:00-5:00 p.m.
- You need to provide the League of Women Voters with a short description (~100 words) of the green aspects of your home/building or garden you will be showing on the tour. You must submit this description to the LWV by May 1st. These descriptions will be put in a brochure to be distributed to people taking the tour. Please include the address and any specific directions they may need to find your spot if it is not obvious from Google maps.
- You need to make sign(s) to put up at your spot on the tour to help people to find it. If you do not have the resources to make a sign, the LWV can help you make one, but you need to put out the sign on the day of the event.

Centre County Library Book Mobile
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 to Monday, December 31, 2012: Various Locations
Category: For All;Community Annc
The new Centre County Library Book Mobile schedule is as follows:
Mondays:
- Benner Township, Continental Courts: 9:15-10:00 a.m.
- Halfmoon Township, Stormstown: 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
- Port Matilda/Worth Township, Port Matilda Baptist Church: 1:15-3:15 p.m.
- Huston Township, Miles Trailer Park: 3:30-4:00 p.m.
- Unionville/Union Township, Community Center: 4:15-4:45 p.m.
Tuesdays:
- Burnside Township, Pine Glen Fire Hall: 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
- Snow Shoe Township, Hall's Market: 1:30-3:45 p.m.
- Boggs Township/Milesburg: Dell & Sparrow, 4:15-5:00 p.m.
Wednesdays:
- Blanchard Township: Church of Christ, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
- Howard: Borough Building, 10:45-11:45 a.m.
- Walker Township: Nittany at Madison, 1:15-2:15 p.m.
- Walker Township: Hublersburg Inn, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Thursdays:
- Miles Township: Livonia, 1:30-2:45 p.m.
- Rebersburg: Main Street, 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Salvation Army of Centre County "Hope Endures Dinner"
Thursday, February 23, 2012 to Friday, April 20, 2012: Ramada Conference Center State College
Category: Dining Event;For All;Fundraiser;Community Annc
The Salvation Army of Centre County presents the "Hope Endures Dinner" to recognize the volunteer May 8 6:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College. The event will also feature a silent auction and reception that starts at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Salvation Army's social programs, including rent/mortgage assistance, heat/electricity/water assistance, prescription assistance and more. RSVP by April 20 at the website in this listing or by calling (814) 861-1785 or (814) 867-2515.
Website: http://salvationarmystatecollege.org/s/1330/aff_1_home.aspx

Standing Stone 3v3 Shoot-Out
Saturday, January 21, 2012 to Friday, May 11, 2012: Huntingdon
Category: For Kids;Outdoors;Sports;Community Annc
The Huntington Soccer Club is hosting their annual Standing Stone 3v3 Shoot-out May 28. The event is open to boys and girls teams, U8-U-14. For more information, view the website in this listing. Registration ends May 11.
Website: http://www.huntingtonsoccer.net/

Everyday Objects: Fancy Forms and Familiar Functions Exhibit
Sunday, March 04, 2012 to Sunday, April 29, 2012: Centre Furnace Mansion
Category: Educational;Exhibit;For All;Community Annc
The Centre County Historical Society presents a new exhibit titled "Everyday Objects: Fancy Forms and Familiar Functions" March 4-April 29. This exhibit will showcase commonplace objects used for everyday chores, such as cooking and sewing, which would have been a part of the everyday life of a central Pennsylvania housewife during the 19th century. The public can view items on display during regular tours on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Admission is free and donations are welcome.

State College Indoor Winter Farmer's Market
Saturday, January 21, 2012 to Friday, April 27, 2012: State College
Category: Dining Event;For All;Community Annc
An indoor winter farmer's market will be held Fridays from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. until April 27 at the State College Municipal Building. For more information, call (814) 349-5594 or (814) 359-6875.

Blueprint for Success Program
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012: Various Locations
Cost: $100
Category: For Teens;Community Annc
The Private Industry Council of the Central Corridor, PICCC, is accepting applications for the Blueprint for Success summer youth program that will be held July 16-27 weekdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The program helps children ages 13-17 explore careers by taking part in a variety of activities including hands-on demonstrations, building tours and more. Registration is $100. For more information, call PICCC at (814) 237-8998, email blueprint@piccc.org or view the website in this listing.
Website: http://www.piccc.org/

Ferguson Township Lions Club Garage Sale Vendors
Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Saturday, May 05, 2012: State College
Category: For All;Yard Sale;Community Annc
The Ferguson Township Lions Club is sponsoring a community garage sale May 5 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Vendors are needed. Indoor table space is $15 and outdoor space is $10. For more information, call (814) 238-6695.