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Community Event – 2024 Multicultural Children’s Festival

Let’s Travel the World! Saturday, April 6, from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. State College Area High School South Building 650 Westerly Parkway, State College, PA 16801 WPSU’s most popular children’s event of the year has returned for 2024 with partnership from State College Area School District. This year’s festival will have more activities and performances than ever before. At the 2024 Multicultural Children’s Festival, your child and family will: Discover the world and immerse your family in diverse cultures and the people from those cultures through art, music, and hands-on crafts for kids of all ages. Enjoy more space for [...]

Community Event ~ CPAU Presents Documentary Screening: No Way Home

University Baptist and Brethren Church 411 S Burrowes St, State College, PA, United States

Please note: you can attend this event either in person or virtually. Join CPAU on April 19th at 7:00 pm at University Baptist & Brethren Church for the release of No Way Home, a documentary depicting a mother's poignant journey to reunite her family and end mandatory life without parole in Pennsylvania. Witness the story of Lorraine Haw, affectionately known as Mrs. Dee Dee, as she navigates the aftermath of gun violence in Philadelphia. From the loss of her brother to a fatal altercation over a gold necklace to her son's heartbreaking sentence, Mrs. Dee Dee's narrative sheds light on the [...]

Community Event ~ APIDA Heritage Festival Night Market

Please join us in the 2nd Annual APIDA Festival to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This town and gown event will include food, music, live entertainment for all to enjoy. The event will be held at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza and Fraser Street.  

Community Event – “Global Warming 101” with guest speaker Dr. Raymond Najjar

Foxdale Auditorium 500 E Marylyn Ave, State College, United States

The Foxdale Climate Care Committee presents this event. Come learn about the fundamentals of Earth's changing climate, including the evidence for warming, the contributions of humans, the impacts on ecosystems and society, and how our actions now will determine the severity of the threat to our future generations. Dr. Najjar is Professor of Oceanography in the PSU Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science with a joint appointment in the Department of Geosciences. This is a Community Event, so come early to get a seat. This will be facilitated by Martha Butler, G-111.

Community Event – End Gun Violence Advocacy Day and Carpooling

End Gun Violence Advocacy Day Last year, 500 Pennsylvanians descended on Harrisburg, demanding an end to gun violence. Soon after, the first bipartisan policies in years passed the PA House. Join us on Tuesday, May 7th as we continue our life-saving work, use this link to register https://act.ceasefirepa.org/a/advocacyday24?ms=CCIC4GS. Schedule: 9:00 - 9:30 AM: Arrive in Harrisburg, Check-In 10:00 - 11:45 AM: Advocacy Meetings & Drop-Bys with Legislative Offices (meetings scheduled on your behalf) 12:00 - 1:00 PM: End Gun Violence Rally/Press Event on the Front Steps of the Capitol (tentative timing) Carpooling: Meet at UUFCC at 7:15 am to carpool down [...]

Community Event ~ The Centre County Advisory Council to the PHRC Annual Meet and Greet

The Centre County Advisory Council to the PHRC will be holding their annual social gathering meet and greet on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 5:30 pm, at Titan Hollow Restaurant, 2O42 Axemann Rd Suite 179, Bellefonte, PA 16823. This gathering is for members of the public interested in the work of the Advisory Council and the PA Human Relations Commission. The Commission is looking for more members to join the advisory council, and this is one way to learn more about their work. Interested parties and their family members are invited. Both Brittany Mellinger, the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the [...]

UUFCC @ State College Pride!

Join us to celebrate State College Pride! Sign up here to help design our float for the parade and/or help at our table. Click here for our weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 5:30PM (for half an hour) over Zoom to get up to date and share ideas. Please talk to Rev. Tracy for more information.

Event Series Community Events

Community Event – Juneteenth Celebration Weekend, State College

Get ready for Juneteenth Weekend 2024! Juneteenth is a celebration to commemorate the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to ensure the freedom of all enslaved people. In June of 2021, Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday. Juneteenth Weekend is founded by the State College NAACP in partnership with the Borough of State College, the Center for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, and The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau. For more information visit: https://statecollegepa.civilspace.io/en/projects/juneteenth-weekend-2024

Event Series Community Events

Community Event – Juneteenth Celebration Weekend, State College

Get ready for Juneteenth Weekend 2024! Juneteenth is a celebration to commemorate the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to ensure the freedom of all enslaved people. In June of 2021, Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday. Juneteenth Weekend is founded by the State College NAACP in partnership with the Borough of State College, the Center for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, and The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau. For more information visit: https://statecollegepa.civilspace.io/en/projects/juneteenth-weekend-2024

Subu Vedam Case Information Session

UUFCC - Sanctuary 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Come to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County on June 16 at 11:30 a.m. for a Subu Vedam Community Awareness program. Subramanyam (Subu) Vedam, a State College man, was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1982 and sentenced to life without parole, leading to decades of trauma for him and his family. Documents have recently surfaced showing that Subu could not have committed the crime, and that prosecutors concealed this evidence from his defense. On Monday July 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, a judge will hear arguments as to whether a petition for [...]

Community Event – “Cooked, Survival by Zip Code”

Foxdale Auditorium 500 E Marylyn Ave, State College, United States

Cooked, Survival by Zip Code was produced by an award winning filmmaker named Judith Hefand.  It will be shown July 11th, 7pm in the Foxdale Auditorium. The film is being co-sponsored by the Climate Justice Group of State College Friends Meeting, and Foxdale’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Climate Care Committees.  State College community attendance is welcomed. Cooked, Survival by Zip Code documents various weather disasters but focuses on the 1995 Chicago heat disaster that killed 739 people. Most of those people were elderly, impoverished and many were black. This film links extreme weather events with extreme disparity ...  people without [...]

Event Series Educational Justice League

Community Event – Tell Me More!

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Educational Justice League Presents... TELL ME MORE! We are excited to invite you to a family friendly read aloud event for K-5th grade students! We will read 2 books on diverse topics and hold a conversation about our community! EVENT HIGHLIGHTS SEPT 14, 10:30-11:30 am, UUFCC First Read Aloud - “The Circles All Around Us by Brad Montague” followed by a brief discussion with our friends! Second Read Aloud - “All Around Us" by Xelena Gonzales followed by a brief question and answer discussion with our friends. Around 11am, we will be joined by furry friends from PAWS!! Please bring your [...]

Community Event – “Global Warming 101”

Foxdale Auditorium 500 E Marylyn Ave, State College, United States

Public presentation on September 24 at 7 p.m. in the Foxdale Auditorium. The speaker is Dr. Raymond Najjar Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, with a joint appointment in the Department of Geosciences. Come to learn the fundamentals of Earth’s changing climate, including the evidence for warming, the contributions of humans, the impacts on society and the natural world, and how our actions now will determine the severity of the threat for future generations. This event is open to the public.

Community Event – Indigenous Peoples Resistance Day Rally

On Old Main Patio FREE Indigenous student, faculty, and staff leaders will speak, and artists will perform in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Resistance. The Jake George Family will perform a smoke dance to welcome guests. Supaman will perform at approximately 1 p.m. Presented by the Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with Penn State Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance, Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association, and Student Affairs.

Community Event – “UUJusticePA, Zoom Pastoral Space”

Zoom link coming soon. Rev. Tracy Sprowls and other ministers will  host an hour for UUs in PA to drop by and share their feelings about the election. We will recap events and hold space for the challenges of these times.

Community Event – “State College Choral Society: New Beginnings”

Penn State Recital Hall Music Building on Allen Rd, University Park, PA, United States

With new Artistic Director, Eric Clayton. Featuring members of the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and Madeleine Christopher, mezzo soprano. Concert pieces include: Singet Dem Herrn by Johann Pachelbel, Fern Hill by John Corigliano, Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre, Dixit Dominus by Frideric Handel, The Ground by Ola Gjeilo, and a commissioned work - Be Still My Soul, by Sheridan Seyfried.

Community Event – State of the Story @ 3 Dots

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Local storytelling group, State of the Story, is holding its next event on Monday, November 18 at 7pm at 3 Dots Downtown. Storytellers include UUs Rev Tracy Sprowls, Graham Corby, and Helen Dempsey. Click here for a link including ticket info.

Event Series 10,000 Villages Sale @ UUFCC

10,000 Villages Sale @ UUFCC

UUFCC - Fellowship Hall 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Ten Thousand Villages is planning a three-day holiday sale at the Unitarian Fellowship on November 21, 22, and 23. Since the store has closed, this will be an opportunity for the local community to support international fair-trade and shop for the holidays. We plan to have a wide variety of artisan goods, coffee, chocolate, tea, and heirloom quality rugs from Bunyaad. We’re more than a store, We’re a global maker-to-market movement that addresses economic injustice. Because every handcrafted object has a life of meaning behind it. We’re a way for you to shop with intention for ethically-sourced handcrafted wares - and to [...]

Event Series 10,000 Villages Sale @ UUFCC

10,000 Villages Sale @ UUFCC

UUFCC - Fellowship Hall 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Ten Thousand Villages is planning a three-day holiday sale at the Unitarian Fellowship on November 21, 22, and 23. Since the store has closed, this will be an opportunity for the local community to support international fair-trade and shop for the holidays. We plan to have a wide variety of artisan goods, coffee, chocolate, tea, and heirloom quality rugs from Bunyaad. We’re more than a store, We’re a global maker-to-market movement that addresses economic injustice. Because every handcrafted object has a life of meaning behind it. We’re a way for you to shop with intention for ethically-sourced handcrafted wares - and to [...]

Event Series 10,000 Villages Sale @ UUFCC

10,000 Villages Sale @ UUFCC

UUFCC - Fellowship Hall 780 Waupelani Drive, State College, PA, United States

Ten Thousand Villages is planning a three-day holiday sale at the Unitarian Fellowship on November 21, 22, and 23. Since the store has closed, this will be an opportunity for the local community to support international fair-trade and shop for the holidays. We plan to have a wide variety of artisan goods, coffee, chocolate, tea, and heirloom quality rugs from Bunyaad. We’re more than a store, We’re a global maker-to-market movement that addresses economic injustice. Because every handcrafted object has a life of meaning behind it. We’re a way for you to shop with intention for ethically-sourced handcrafted wares - and to [...]

Community Event – “Christmas Gloria!”

State College Area High School Performance Hall 650 Westerly Pkwy, State College, PA, United States

Our annual free Christmas with the Choral Society concert will feature one of the masterpieces of the season, John Rutter's Gloria. In three movements, the outer fast movements have the energetic exuberance of a John Williams movie score, while the slow inner movement evokes the wonder and mystery of a star-filled night. This concert will feature performances by local school choirs, as well as an audience sing-along of familiar seasonal favorites. As in years past, this concert is also a food drive for a local food bank, so please remember to bring some donations in lieu of the cost of a [...]

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