The Cherry Orchard
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 8:00 PM: Playhouse Theatre
Category: For All;Theater
A drama presented by the Penn State School of Theatre. Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, a comedic and bitter play about a magnificent house filled with foolish people. During the last years of Tsarist rule, this noble family is facing poverty and ruin due to a financial downturn, but nobody in the house knows how to begin to deal with the problem (save a friendly former servant, who is utterly ignored). Chekhov's brilliant satire ends with the noise of cutting crews destroying the famous cherry orchard that surrounds the estate.
Website: http://www.theatre.psu.edu/
Tickets: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/home.htmI?team=psuarts&l=EN&STAGE=1

Port Matilda Sportsmen's Club Turkey Shoot
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 7:30 PM: Port Matilda
Category: For All;Community Annc
The Port Matilda Sportsmen's Club is having a turkey shoot at 7:30 p.m.

The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 8:00 PM: The State Theatre
Cost: $26
Category: Concert;Music;Community Annc
The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers will be hitting the road together for the "Rock and Roll Means Well Tour" coming to The State Theatre November 5 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $26. The Hold Steady is a Brooklyn based rock band that got their start in 2003. In the beginning, they planned to keep it small, no touring or recording, only local shows. That quickly ended and in their short career they have released 4 albums. The most current of their albums is "Stay Positive" released in July of 2008. With each consecutive album, The Hold Steady has received increased attention from international audiences and the media, earning almost universal press praise for their performances and records. Drive-By Truckers are a rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though three out of five members (Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, and Shonna Tucker) originally hail from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama. Their music is noteworthy for its "three axe attack," or three guitars as well as bass and drums. Their lyrics often revolve around drifters and outlaws trying to survive in economically depressed small towns. Drive-By Truckers has released 9 albums, including their most recent Brighter Than Creation's Dark, which was released earlier this year.
Website: http://www.thestatetheatre.org/

Research Unplugged: "Galactic Cannibals: How Massive Galaxies Devour their Neighbors"
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 12:00 PM: Downtown State College
Category: Educational;For All;Community Annc
Research Unplugged: "Galactic Cannibals: How Massive Galaxies Devour their Neighbors" will be held November 5 at Noon at the Downtown Theatre Center in State College. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (814) 865-3477.
Website: http://www.rps.psu.edu/unplugged/

State College Borough Planning Commission Meeting
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 12:00 PM: State College
Category: For All;Community Annc
The State College Borough Planning Commission will be meeting at the State College Municipal Building, 243 South Allen Street in State College.

Mill Hall Al-Anon Meetings
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 @ 8:00 PM: Mill Hall
Category: Community Annc
For families and friends of alcoholics. This group meets at the Presbyterian Church.
Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/mhb4/al-anon

Personal Training Classes
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 to Wednesday, December 31, 2008: State College YMCA
Category: For All
The State College YMCA offers several different personal training classes for everyone. Individual classes are available for $35 for members ($70 non-members), five classes with individual instruction are just $145 ($290 non-members), 10 individual classes are $225 ($450 non-members). Group instruction is also available. For a complete class listing and for more information, click the link in this listing.
Website: https://www.memberst.com/Programs/ProgramBrowser.aspx?id=080d7ee4-87d2-4def-b802-121b2da84aaa

"Response To Machiavelli" by Tom Block Exhibit
Thursday, September 11, 2008 to Friday, December 12, 2008: University Park Campus
Category: Art;Exhibit;For All;Community Annc
Tom Block is an artist, writer and theoretician best known for work that delves into the search for spiritual meaning in a post-religious era. His exhibit, Response to Machiavelli, is a series of paintings that offers a moral perspective on political issues. The exhibit will be on view in HUB Gallery from September 11 through December 12, 2008. HUB Gallery is located on the first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center and is open during the fall from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Tuesday through Thursday; 12:00 PM-4:00 PM Friday through Sunday; closed Monday. Admission is free. For more information on this and other exhibitions, contact the HUB-Robeson Galleries at (814) 865-2563.
Website: http://www.sa.psu.edu/usa/galleries

"Something To Look Forward To" Exhibit
Thursday, September 25, 2008 to Thursday, December 04, 2008: University Park Campus
Cost: Free
Category: Art;Exhibit;For All;Community Annc
The HUB-Robeson Galleries are proud to present “Something to Look Forward To”, featuring abstract art by twenty-two distinguished Americans of African descent. This exhibit is scheduled to open September 25, 2008 and run through December 4, 2008. Admission is free.

Yesterdays News…a Continuing Reality Photograph Exhibit
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 to Sunday, December 14, 2008: University Park Campus
Category: Exhibit;For All;Community Annc
Andrew Lala will exhibit a collection of photographs entitled Yesterdays News…a Continuing Reality in North Halls’ Cultural Lounge of Warnock Commons, on Penn State’s University Park campus from August 21 through December 14 as part of Art on the Move program. These photographs illustrate the ongoing hardships and sustaining hope that the residents of New Orleans continue to live with in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

(Never) Forget: A Reaction to Current Situations in Rwanda Photography Exhibit
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 to Sunday, December 07, 2008: University Park Campus
Category: Exhibit;For All;Community Annc
This exhibit of photographs by Abram Eric Landes will be on view August 26 through December 7 in the West Halls’ Cultural Lounge in Waring Commons, on the University Park campus as part of the Art on the Move program. Admission is free. This exhibition of photographs evokes the spirit of the children marked by the consequences of the Rwandan genocide. These photographs aim to not only raise an awareness of the devastating events and consequences of recent Rwandan history but to also force a deliberative consciousness of the mostly unacknowledged, almost forgotten, tie we all share with these 12 Rwandan orphans.

Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association Photography Exhibit
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 to Friday, January 16, 2009: Bellefonte
Category: Exhibit;Community Annc
The Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association is sponsoring an exhibition of photographs by 16 local photographers. The show is at the Gamble Mill Gallery in Bellefonte from September 20 through January 16th. The public is invited to attend a free reception to meet the photographers September 23 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Operation Christmas Child
Thursday, October 23, 2008 to Sunday, November 23, 2008: Bellefonte
Category: Fundraiser;Community Annc;Christmas;Holiday
First Baptist Church of Bellefonte is sponsoring Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan's Purse. Through this special opportunity, the Samaritan Children's Fund brings compassionate care and the Good News of god's love to thousands of orphaned, abandoned and impoverished children around the world. You may bring a shoebox filled with gifts for a boy or a girl (please designate which) to the First Baptist Church office, 539 Jacksonville Road in Bellefonte. For more information, call the church office at (814) 355-5678 or view the website in this listing.
Website: http://www.samaritanspurse.org

American Raiders Baton Corps Parade Registration
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 to Wednesday, December 31, 2008: State College
Cost: $20
Category: For Kids;Community Annc
The American Raiders Baton Corps is accepting registrations for the 2009 Parade Season. Baton and flag classes are being offered for children ages 4+. Registration is $20. For more information, please call (814) 355-8276.

Nittany Leathernecks/Toys for Tots Campaign
Thursday, October 30, 2008 to Monday, December 15, 2008: State College
Category: For All;Fundraiser;Community Annc
The Nittany Leathernecks Detachment of the Marine Corps League is conducting its 22nd Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign. The annual kickoff breakfast will be held at the Ramada Inn State College November 17 at 8:30 a.m. Brant Pasquinelli is this year's chairperson and the public is invited to attend. The cost is $11 per person and reservations must be made to Gene Weller at (814) 234-9831 before November 13. Toys will be collected until December 15 and must be new and unwrapped.

Corning Credit Union Clothing Donations
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 to Sunday, November 30, 2008: State College
Category: For All;Community Annc;Holiday
The Corning Credit Union will be accepting donations of winter outerwear during the month of November. Items needed are new or gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves and boots for men, women and children. The donated items will be given to a local church for their annual free give-away. Items can be dropped off at the Credit Union office (1050 Benner Pike, near the Nittany Mall) during business hours Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. For more information, please call the Corning Credit Union at (814) 237-2808.

Billett Family Donations
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 to Monday, November 24, 2008: Bellefonte
Category: For All;Community Annc
Donations are being accepted for The Billett family, who lost everything in a house fire in Moshannon (including their transportation). Donations can be sent to Northwest Savings Bank, 117 North Allegheny Street in Bellefonte, c/o Billett Family Fund.