Art lovers in State College were invited to celebrate the Latin American holiday Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) during a fiesta-style reception on Nov. 2 for “¡Viva México!,” an exhibit at the State College Framing Co. & Gallery. More...

More than 220 guests attended Centre Foundation’s Annual Dinner on Nov. 1 at The Nittany Lion Inn. More...

Boots, Band & Barn, a new benefit for Housing Transitions, was held Oct. 6 at a barn recently restored by Michael and Torie Houseknecht of Bestline Equipment. More...

Sample Media’s State College Magazine hosted its 17th annual Chefs On Stage on Oct. 8 at Toftrees Golf Resort. The fundraiser featured dishes from 19 area chefs and raised more than $71,000 for the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund. More...

More than 60 people gathered at Above the Valley in late August for the annual reception of Centre Foundation’s Giving Circle. Since 2006, the Giving Circle has distributed $139,000 in grants to fund projects of local nonprofits. More...

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day more than 100 people joined together to show support at Jana Marie Foundation’s “An Evening of Hope, Healing and Remembrance” on Sept. 10 at Millbrook Marsh. More...

On Aug. 11, Pixie Dust Wishes held its second annual Race to Neverland. More...

The 28th Annual Mount Nittany Health Golf Classic, held Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Penn State Golf Courses, netted $167,082, with all proceeds supporting construction of the new cardiovascular pavilion at Mount Nittany Medical Center. More...

In late June, more than 100 patrons of the arts gathered at Millbrook Marsh Environmental Center for the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County’s annual fundraiser. More...

The fourth annual Kish Celebrates Community gathering took place July 21 at Beaver Stadium. More...

In May, local creative professionals gathered for the 4th annual Bracket Awards hosted by local media club Central Pennsylvania Creative Professionals at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center. More...

To kick off the Penn’s Woods Music Festival in June, people gathered at The Arboretum at Penn State for the annual Music in the Gardens concert. More...

On May 18, The Palmer Museum of Art hosted its annual gala. More...

On April 26, more than 100 Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County members attended a Kentucky Derby-themed Business After Hours hosted by AmeriServ Bank. More...

In March, The Makery hosted the Second Annual Style Swap, a combination fashion show, clothing swap and cocktail party. Helen Foxx & Co. More...

The third annual Centre LGBTQA Support Network (CLSN) fundraiser at Tussey Lodge raised more than $3,000 for the CLSN. Renamed “Gayla,” the event was a celebration of love, friendship and true acceptance. More...

On March 3, mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson and her husband, tenor Benjamin Warschawski, entertained dinner guests at “An Italian Affair” at the Nittany Lion Inn. More...

The 70th Annual Mount Nittany Medical Center Charity Ball, themed “A Glamorous Evening in Old Hollywood,” raised more than $200,000 for palliative care services at the medical center. More...

The inaugural Central PA Night to Shine, a prom for people ages 14 and up with special needs and disabilities, was held in February at Calvary Harvest Fields in Boalsburg. More...

Chef Nick Stellino, whose PBS cooking show, “Nick Stellino: Storyteller,” premiered in August, prepared a four-course meal during WPSU Penn State’s 26th annual Connoisseur’s Dinner and Auction on Feb. 10. More...

The Forum on Black Affairs hosted the 43rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet on King’s birthday, Jan. 15, 2018 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. More than 700 attendees, including Pennsylvania Gov. More...

In January, The Art Alliance Gallery Downtown held an opening reception for “Escape.” The show featured the innovation and design of Gilson Snowboards of New Media, PA; the creative design and outdoor gear by Philipsburg-based Organic Climbing; climb More...

The 20th Annual Taste of the Town, benefiting the Centre County United Way Partner Network, took place on Dec. 3, 2017 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. More...

Nearly 250 business and community leaders attended the CBICC’s third annual Excellence in Business Awards, presented in partnership with Pennsylvania Business Central. The event was held Dec. 7, 2017 at the Nittany Lion Inn. More...

In October, the Woskob Family Gallery debuted Keith Lemley’s Woskob Wall installation “A Theory of Everything.” The piece, which uses maple and neon, will remain in the gallery until September 2018. More...

More than 200 guests attended Centre Foundation’s Annual Dinner on Nov. 1 at The Nittany Lion Inn. More...

Sample Media’s State College Magazine hosted its 16th annual Chefs On Stage on Oct. 9 at Toftrees Golf Resort. The fundraiser featured the dishes of 16 area chefs and raised more than $75,000 for the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund. More...

In October, more than 250 people attended AccuWeather’s 55th anniversary celebration at the company’s Global Weather Center headquarters. Guests enjoyed behind-the-scenes studio tours, interactive presentations and light food and drink. More...

The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra celebrated their new performance “home” for their 2017-2018 concert season at their Housewarming Party at The State Theatre on Sept. 8. More...

On Sept. 14, Central Pennsylvania Creative Professionals revealed the work it completed for Brand[Aid], an annual initiative where the group of marketing professionals collaborate to elevate the brand of a local nonprofit, free of charge. More...

The 2017 Centre County United Way Campaign Kickoff took place on Sept. More...

On Friday, Aug. 18, the Penn State women’s basketball program and the Centre County Women’s Resource Center combined forces to host the 10th Annual Coquese’s Drive for the Centre County Women’s Resource Center at the Penn State Blue Course. More...

The 27th Annual Mount Nittany Health Golf Classic was held Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Penn State Golf Courses. More...

This year’s Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts brought more than a quarter of a million people to downtown State College. More...

The State College Spikes and Doing Better Business teamed up to host a CBICC Business After Hours on June 22. More...

The 3rd Annual Monet’s Picnic was held on June 17 at the Muddy Paws Marsh in Spring Mills. The evening included music, hors d’oeuvres, artists painting en plein air, a French dinner and an art raffle. More...

The annual Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art Gala was held at the Nittany Lion Inn in May and featured a theme of “Kaleidoscope of Glass: A Splash of Color.” The event raised $50,000 to benefit the Palmer Museum of Art. More...

Local creative professionals gathered at the Penn State Downtown Theatre and Woskob Gallery in mid-May for [CP]2’s third annual Bracket Awards, which showcases the best in advertising, design and broadcast work from Central Pennsylvania. More...

On Saturday, May 6, the American Cancer Society hosted its 7th Annual Race Day Soiree at the private residence of Blake and Linda Gall. During the evening guests enjoyed live viewing of the 143rd Kentucky Derby, horse betting, lawn activities, m More...

Phi Mu Delta hosted its fourth annual spring gala to benefit the Centre County Youth Service Bureau’s Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. Guests enjoyed a reception at Toftrees Golf Resort and heard remarks from former Penn State wrestling nationa More...

Global Connections took guests on a culinary tour of Southeast Asia for the Passport on a Plate gala March 26 at the Nittany Lion Inn. Dishes from Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos made up a menu enjoyed by 125 guests. More...

Supporters of Happy Valley’s Got Talent to benefit the Tides Program gathered at Indigo for a pre-show reception sponsored by Metzger Animal Hospital on March 18. More...

Jana Marie Foundation held its 5th Anniversary Celebration on March 17 at Mountain View Country Club. More...

Award-winning chef John Folse shared his signature Cajun cuisine, “A Taste of Louisiana,” for the 25th annual WPSU Penn State Connoisseur’s Dinner and Auction on Feb. 4 at the Nittany Lion Inn. More...

ClearWater Conservancy’s Art & Chocolate Winter Gala was held Feb. More...

Art lovers gathered at the Woskob Family Gallery for the opening reception of the exhibition “Pattern Recognition” on Jan. 19. More...

More than 700 people gathered at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on Jan. 15 to participate in the 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Banquet, hosted by Penn State’s Forum on Black Affairs (FOBA). More...

An audience of nearly 250 business, community, government and academic leaders helped celebrate the achievements of Centre County’s job creators at the 2016 Excellence in Business Awards. More...

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, The State Theatre hosted a concert in early December. The show featured local artists performing songs and dances that encapsulated each decade from the 1930s through today. More...