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Emily's Toybox, Talent Show of the Arts, Penn State Tailgate Parties and More!

Backyard Beats

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, November 8 through Thursday, November 14. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 11/8: Bo Moore at Harrigan's Cafe & Wine Deck, Johnstown (starts 5:30 p.m.) Marshall Neff at Olde Bedford Brewing Co., Bedford (starts 6 p.m.) Bree Gearhart at Bella Terra Vineyards, Bedford (starts 6 p.m.) "Open Mic Night" with Tom Post at Union Hotel (Mona's Bar), Everett (starts 6 p.m.) The Extra Miles at University Wine Co., State College (starts 6 ...

A sweet poem I thought I'd share

The Art Cafe

Ode to Aging Bodies Jan Mandell Aging bodies wake to blue veins that pop up and travel like river tributaries over paper thin skin pocked with freckles, tags and blotches that look like unidentified sections of abstract art Aging bodies Rise up to the chatter and creaking sounds of thin, porous bone that feel like cheap metal pipes refitting poorly into their stubborn mates Waking up the aging body is familiar like an attempt to turn over the frozen engine of a used car left out overnight in a below zero day in the dead of Minnesota winter The ...

Poems for Summer

The Art Cafe

Even with the new school year starting, we still have a few more summer weeks ahead of us. I thought I'd share some poems. This first one hit me with immediacy as we are in the throws of fly season. The Fly William Blake 1757 –1827 Little fly, Thy summer’s play My thoughtless ...

Barbara Blue, South Fork Heritage Days, Windber Miner's Weekend, Father's Day Live Music and More!

Backyard Beats

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, June 14 through Thursday, June 20. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 6/14: "South Fork Heritage Days" with Krazy Kat Daddies (4 p.m.) and 90 Second Knockout (8 p.m.) at South Fork Firehall (stage), South Fork John "JT Blues" Thompson at Bellefonte Elks, Bellefonte (starts 4:30 p.m.) Jae Smith at PNG Field, Altoona (Altoona Curve pregame, starts 5 p.m.) Bo Moore at Harrigan's Cafe & Wine Deck, Johnstown (starts 5:30 p.m.) "Rockin' ...

Pistol Peg & the Beer Kegs, Emily's ToyBox, Johnstown PolkaFest and Rhoneymeade Fest This Weekend!

Backyard Beats

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, May 31 through Thursday, June 6. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 5/31: Rhoneymeade Fest, State College: - 3 Dots Downtown: "Free Programming" (multiple artists, starts 12 noon) - Zeno's: Dislocas (starts 10 p.m.) Zac Grace at PNG Field, Altoona (Altoona Curve pregame, starts 5 p.m.) "1st Summit Bank Johnstown PolkaFest" at PNG Park, Johnstown; featuring Johnstown Button Box (5 p.m.), John Stevens Polka Band (6, 8 p.m.) and Polka ...

Is art important?

The Art Cafe

This is a question posed to actor Ethan Hawke in a short film. Is art essential? It’s one many people argue over, especially when it comes to school funds or is thought as a luxury. Mr. Hawke makes a beautiful argument that art is not only what connects us during life’s turmoils but gives ...