University Museum at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania is in the holiday spirit with an exhibition featuring Christmas-themed model trains and locally created quilts through Dec. 10. Admission is free. “It’s very festive,” said museum spokeswoman Leslie Kluchur-osky. In ...
NEW YORK — Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90. Tinker died Monday at his Los Angeles home, according to his son, producer Mark Tinker. Though he had three tours of duty with NBC, ...
LOS ANGELES — The spirit of the holidays is an elastic concept when it comes to both commerce and TV programming. Endlessly varied gift possibilities are equaled by what’s on the small screen, with Taraji P. Henson’s “White Hot” special and a Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert both ...
If you’re baking Christmas cookies, don’t be enticed by the warm fragrance of vanilla. It enhances cakes and cookies, but tastes lousy straight out of the bottle. I know this because I didn’t listen to my mom. I’d asked her if it was good to drink. She said no, but as soon as I had ...
Raised in the projects of Houston, Kenny Rogers grew up loving R&B, the blues and Ray Charles. He also got around to rock ‘n’ roll, and, most famously, country, and used “all those musical influences” to help him rise to the top of the music industry. “There are only two ...
The Altoona Symphony Orchestra’s annual holiday program has a mixed bag of entertainment lined up for the Dec. 3 concert. Tickets are going fast. “This concert is a potpourri,” said Maestra Teresa Cheung. “You have some very good traditional Christmas carols, you have new ...
Ethan-Katcher-002.psd ethan-katcher-002 Age: 16 Grade: 11th Accomplishments: PMEA District and Regional Band qualifier on flute; President — Junior Academy of Science; Varsity golf and tennis team member; Roles in AAJHS productions of “Into the Woods Jr.,” “Peter Pan Jr.” and ...
NEW YORK — It’s been a hectic year for Kanye West. There was a new album that had a tortured, months-long release. Two fashion shows that were plagued by last-minute changes and long delays. There also was the reopening of a bitter feud with Taylor Swift, an ambitious U.S. concert tour, a ...
After a snowy walk or long day on the slopes, there’s nothing like curling up under a warm blanket. Maybe you have a fire going and the dog asleep at your feet, with a good book just within reach. But before you can relax, you need to warm up those cold hands and chilled bones. Before you ...
The Altoona Symphony Orchestra traveled to Hollidaysburg on Saturday for a collaboration with the Allegheny Ballet Company at the Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School. The orchestra set up on the floor in front of the stage, and two of their three selections featured dancing behind them. ...
For more than a quarter of a century, John Buchanan pastored one of the country’s largest Presbyterian congregations in Chicago. Membership doubled and church outreach programs grew to tutor, feed and otherwise help thousands in need, from Central America to the city’s South ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Genealogical Society, 431 Scotch Valley Road, will host Robert Jeschonek, the author of “The Glory of Gable’s,” for a book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 25. The book will be available for purchase. Gable’s was the place to shop, eat, meet ...
As the Syrian refugee crisis continues, a host of other tragic immigration stories drag on throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. In many ways, the refugee crisis in Northern Africa may be worse than one playing out in Syria, and environmental troubles are one reason why. Persisting for the last ...
More than 60 crafters, home-based vendors and other businesses will be on hand at a holiday shopping event at the Jaffa Shrine Center in Altoona on Nov. 27 to make shopping easier for Christmas gift buyers. HoHo Expo will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free. “Shoppers ...
Escape into the enchanted world of Disney with a multi-media production sure to sweep the audience off of their feet. “The Magical Music of Disney” will captivate the area on Nov. 27, just in time to kick off the holiday season. The family-friendly show, featuring a full orchestra ...
The Lewistown Sentinel STATE COLLEGE — The fourth annual Central PA Gluten Free Expo will take place Nov. 20 at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd., State College. The event, open from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., will include more than 45 local and national ...
This past summer, I was lucky enough to stand beside my sister, Leah, as she said her vows to her husband, Travis Rearick. It was such a blessing to have a wonderful brother-in-law join our close family. Leah and Travis enjoy sharing meals together and seeking out unique places to try ...
The story that launched the Depression-era, warm mountain life of the Walton family on television is coming to the stage in the shadow of Warrior Ridge in McConnellstown on Route 26 in Huntingdon County. The Playhouse will kick off the holiday season with “The Homecoming,” starting ...
“To garden is, inescapably to be involved with other people.” — Allen Lacey, Home Ground, A Gardener’s Miscellany Blair County Conservation District was recently awarded a grant from the National Association of Conservation Districts. Their charge is to put together a network of ...
Principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for nearly a dozen years, Jared Angle has been performing one of the most famous parts of “Swan Lake” since his teenage years as a student at the Allegheny Ballet Company in Altoona. Angle will resurrect the role in the second act, ...