The Community Arts Center, a subsidiary of Penn College and one of the top performing arts venues on the East Coast, has announced the rescheduling of two more events displaced by the coronavirus shutdown. Gentri, "The Gentlemen Trio" marked by dynamic tenor harmonies, has been moved to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.
The 2020 class of Penn College's “Awesome Woman Exemplars" – 31 strong, at a time when strength is a particular virtue – have been recognized in a unique format necessitated by social distancing and inhibited gatherings.
Penn College's planned April 4 "Service Saturday" – a dental hygiene outreach to veterans, active-duty service personnel and their dependents – has been canceled.
Facing the same "avalanche of closings and cancellations" spawned by Gov. Tom Wolf's directive on public events, the Community Arts Center has announced several changes to its schedule. The Williamsport Symphony Orchestra concert scheduled for Saturday, March 14, has been rescheduled for June 6. Tower of Power on March 18 has been postponed to Oct. 4.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Béla Fleck canceled his spring tour due to the worldwide coronavirus crisis, with makeup dates yet to be determined.) Groundbreaking, Grammy-winning quartet Béla Fleck & The Flecktones is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an extended tour that will stop by the Community Arts Center on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m.
The Oxymorons improv troupe recently returned to campus for an espionage-tinged Murder Mystery Dinner in the Mountain Laurel Room of Penn College’s Thompson Professional Development Center. "Leap of Fate," a fittingly named Student Engagement event held on February's quadrennial extra day, involved a cadre of cutthroat spies clawing to the pinnacle of their profession. Chef Michael J.
Pennsylvania College of Technology dental hygiene students and volunteer dental professionals will provide free dental hygiene services to veterans, members of the armed services, and their dependents on Saturday, April 4.
SPE PlastiVan educator Elizabeth Egan shows a model of a polymer – a molecule with many parts bonded together. Students from Upper Dauphin Area High School use their fingers to mix glue and borax, creating a fun putty. The fingers were essential to provide heat for the endothermic chemical reaction.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the global coronavirus outbreak, the March 19 performance was tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 2.) The Dallas String Quartet will deliver its passionate fusion of classical and contemporary music to the Community Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19.
Watch for Peach Farro in CC Commons. Ramen Noodles with Gochujang Beef and Sweet & Sour Tempura Chicken is headed for the Capitol Eatery menu. Dining Services' Donna L. Cole helps show students what's on the horizon.
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