The Nerd
June 25 - July 5, 2009: Millbrook Playhouse
Cost: $8-$18 with season passes available
Showtimes 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat., and 2 p.m. Sun. NO SHOW JULY 4 : Millbrook Playhouse Caberet : By the same author as last year’s sold out hit The Foreigner. Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, an ex-GI whom Willum has never met but who saved his life in Vietnam. Rick arrives unexpectedly on the night of Willium’s birthday party. Willum is delighted, until it becomes apparent that Rick is a hopeless nerd: a bumbling oaf with no social sense, little intelligence and less tact. Rick moves in, leading to one uproarious incident after another, until the normally placid Willum finds himself contemplating violence until the surprising twist ending of the play. "…the audience almost never stops laughing—handkerchiefs wiping away tears of merriment…" - Variety
Website: http://millbrookplayhouse.com/TheNerd.htm
Tickets: http://millbrookplayhouse.tix.com/

State College Spikes vs. Williamsport Crosscutters
Saturday, July 04@ 1:00 PM: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
Scratch 'n' Win Saturday: Each fan through the gates will receive a scratch-off card with great deals and prizes--and every card is a winner! Independence Day: Celebrate the Fourth of July with the State College Spikes! Picnic-Palooza: Groups can always enjoy the scrumptious buffet in the left field Picnic Pavilion, but fans can also sample the delicious food with individual Picnic Pavilion tickets on the Fourth of July! These special tickets are just $26, and the buffet is available from one hour prior to the game until one hour into the game! Call (877) 99-SPIKES to get yours today! Family Olympics: See which clan comes out on top in the Family Olympics! Families will square off in each on-field contest on the Fourth of July! Post-Game Kids Run the Bases: After the game, kids can run the bases at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park!
Website: http://www.statecollegespikes.com
Tickets: https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/Buy.asp?EventID=34253

Central PA 4th Fest
4th Fest
Saturday, July 04, 2009 @ 09:00 AM: State College
The Central Pennsylvania 4th Fest will be celebrating its biggest year yet with a Firecracker 4K race, entertainment and afternoon full of activities concluding with the state-of-the-art fireworks display. Starting at 4 p.m., there will be music and entertainment on three stages, activities for children and teens, and a Civil War living history. Following more than five hours of entertainment is “The Greatest Fireworks Show on Earth.” After the fireworks, guests are encouraged to stick around for the Street Dance.
Website: http://www.4thfest.org/

State College Spikes vs. Batavia Muckdogs
Tuesday, July 07, Wednesday, July 08, Thursday, July 09, 2009 @ 7:05 PM: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
Buck Bleacher Night: Watch the future "Bucs" for a buck on Tuesdays with $1 Outfield Bleacher tickets! Going Green Tuesday - 2009 Spikes Team Photo Poster Giveaway: Get your Spikes Team Photo Poster, printed on recycled paper for Going Green Tuesday! First 1,500 Fans, All Ages Pre-Game Team Autograph Session: Fans will have the chance to get their 2009 Spikes Team Photo Posters and other items autographed by the Spikes before the game! Half-Price Wednesday plus We Win, You Win, Mountain Man Matt's Wing Eating Extravaganza and more Wednesday. Kids Eat Free Thursday for all kids ages 12 and under, CSI Night, Law Enforcement Appreciation Nght, and Art in the Park Night on Thursday.
Website: http://www.statecollegespikes.com
Tickets: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/tickets/page.jsp?sid=t1174&ymd=20090312&content_id=523385&vkey=ti

Menopause the Musical sponsored by 3WZ, NittanyLiving.NET, and Cable4News.com
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 8:00 PM: The State Theatre
Cost: $40, $37 Students and Seniors, $25 for back row
Since March 2001, the hilarious show Menopause The Musical® has entertained and inspired women from coast-to-coast and internationally. Menopause The Musical® is the work of writer Jeanie Linders. This uplifting 90-minute production includes parodies from the '60s and '70s and '80s. It culminates with a salute to women who are experiencing The Change.
Set in a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra meet by chance at a lingerie sale. The all-female cast makes fun of their woeful hot flashes, forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and chocolate binges. A sisterhood is created between these diverse women as they realize that menopause is no longer The Silent Passage! It is a stage in every woman's life that is perfectly normal!
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Website: http://www.thestatetheatre.org/Events/fullevent.php?id=419
Tickets: http://www.thestatetheatre.org/gotochoice.php
Preview: http://www.menopausethemusical.com

The Hundred Cat Foundation will be at Petco in State College July 5 from Noon until 2:00 p.m. showing cats/kittens available for adoption.

Jay Vonada will play at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte July 5 as part of the annual "Summer Sounds" series at 7:00 p.m. For more information, please call (814) 355-9458.

Deacons of Dixieland will perform at the South Hills School of Business & Technology July 5. The picnic starts at 5:00 p.m. with music starting at 6:00 p.m. The concert and parking are free! Held rain or shine.

The Mt. Nittany Dog Training Club is hosting an agility trial July 4-5 at the Ag Progress Days sites in Pennsylvania Furnace from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

On July 5, Boalsburg will celebrate a special connection with the Declaration of Independence. A portrait and the original signature of Richard Henry Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and an ancestor of the Boal family, will be on display during a free guided tour of the Boal Mansion Museum offered at 1:30 p.m. The afternoon’s activities will also include a reading of the Declaration of Independence by a descendant of Lee, who offered the resolution for independence in Congress on June 7, 1776, that was to become the Declaration of Independence. Also on July 5th, visitors are invited to enjoy refreshments and to take a free tour of the Museum starting at 1:30 p.m. and to explore the gardens of the forty-acre, mostly open-space Boal Estate, the site of many community weddings and receptions, which will be a picturesque sea of orange and green with thousands of day lilies in bloom.

Free summer lunches will be available for all children age 18 and under now through August 14 (Monday-Friday each week) at the Port Matilda Elementary School from 11:30 a.m. until Noon and Smith Car Company on Route 220 between Port Matilda and Julian from 12:30-1:00 p.m.

The Milesburg Little League is having the annual Cork-Womer Baseball Tournament July 8-12. The tournament is open to all 11-12 year old "A" and "B" teams. Entries are limited and early registration is encouraged. For more information, contact Mark Kresovich at (814) 355-5722 or msk9@psu.edu.

The South Hills School of Business and Technology is having a "Craft and Junktique Festival" July 11 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Space is available for crafters and other vendors. For more information on renting space, please call Susan Wise at (814) 234-7755.

Boalsburg Boy Scout Troup 380 is celebrating its 50th anniversary July 18. Former scouts, leaders and friends are invited to attend. For more information, please call (814) 466-3171.

The Bellefonte High School Class of 1984 is planning their 25th reunion. To update your contact information, please call Lauren Mohar at lkmohar@aol.com.