State College, PA Events: Community Calendar

Get your soil probes and shovels out and help PennState Extension, the SCN Coalition and the PA Soybean Board track the tiny, silent yet ferocious and fast reproducing soybean pest that was found in PA in 2002.
What is Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)? It is the most damaging soybean pathogen in the United States. SCN impairs water and nutrient uptake by the root, reduces the number of nitrogen-fixing nodules, and causes plant yellowing and stunting. The nematode may be present in a soybean field without causing any symptoms, already reducing soybean yield by 10 %, and going unnoticed for several years. When symptoms are visible, yield losses may reach 50 %. The best way to manage any pest starts by correctly identifying it! Therefore, a free nematode testing program will be offered thanks to the collective effort of Penn State Extension, the SCN Coalition (www.thescncoalition.com), and the PA Soybean Board.

How can you get a free SCN test? Request a nematode soil sample bag at your local Penn State Cooperative Extension Office. The soil bags contain sampling instructions, and field history form that must be returned along with the soil sample to your local Penn State Cooperative Extension Office within 3 days of sampling. There is a limited number of bags per county, so hurry up!

When: May 15th through June 20th, 2019

Where can you pick up soil sample bags?: Soil sample bags are available to pick up at your local Penn State Cooperative Extension Office: 420 Holmes Street, Willowbank Building Room 322, Bellefonte, PA 16823, phone number 814-355-4897

Cost: FREE

Sampling tips: Soil samples for nematodes can be collected with a soil probe, a spade or a hand trowel at 8 inches deep. Sample fields that will be planted with soybeans or where soybeans have been grown in the past. In a field where soybeans were grown last year, take the samples from within the row, in the root zone, where chances of finding cysts are highest.

Questions? Contact Adriana Murillo-Williams by phone (814-355-4897), text message (814-360-5517) or email ([email protected]).

Dates:	05/15/2019 - 06/20/2019
Start Time:	7:00 am
Location:	Penn State Cooperative Extension Office
Address:	420 Holmes St, Willowbank Building Room 322, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Photos:	1

Did you know that according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service nearly two-thirds of white button mushrooms consumed in the US come from Pennsylvania?
At this month’s Science on Tap event mushroom researchers, Drs. Margherita Cantorna and David Geiser, will discuss their research with the public.
Cantorna is a distinguished professor of Molecular Immunology and Nutrition and is the Director of the Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease. She has expertise in immune-mediated diseases such as multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease. She studies the effects of edible mushrooms on the gut.
“Edible white button mushrooms have health benefits including protecting the gut from injury. Eating one serving a day of white button mushrooms -- 1 cup -- has very few calories – 15 -- and affects the kinds of bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,” Cantorna says. “The healthy bacteria that expand in the gut following the consumption of mushrooms can help with weight maintenance and glucose control.”
She added that these findings were made in mice after two to seven weeks of daily feeding.
Geiser is a professor of Mycology, which is the scientific study of fungi, and is the director of the Fusarium Research Center at Penn State. His research focuses on the molecular evolutionary genetics of pathogenic and toxigenic fungi and his lab seeks to classify and understand the biology of different species of fungi.
The Science on Tap event will take place on May 21 at 7 p.m. at Federal Tap House in downtown State College.
The event is part of the monthly Science on Tap series, which is designed to allow informal discussions between leading Penn State researchers and members of the public.
Science on Tap is presented by the Science Policy Society, a graduate student-run organization that aims to teach researchers about the connection between their research and public policy.
For more information, visit the society’s website at: http://sites.psu.edu/psusciencepolicy.

Parent-Tot Yoga is a supportive, fun-loving, and active yoga class for early walkers – young 4 year olds and their parent/caregiver. This class is all about your new mover. Crawlers and walkers learn poses, songs, and games while they explore new movement and social skills. Parent fully participate in class but no yoga experience or yoga mat is required. Simply wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to move.

Flow and Grow Yoga Adventures Camp

Calling all Youth Yogis! Our team of experienced instructors have a great season of mini camps planned just for you! We will Flow and Grow together through yoga elements including poses, mindfulness and breath work. Campers will build resiliency, strength, balance and creativity in our supportive and compassionate community. These skills will be further built upon through games, movement, and creative activities.

Camps are appropriate for ages 4-9 and will be limited to 10 campers per week. We will provide a snack, but please send a water bottle with your camper. Wednesdays will be our outside day!

Cost: $180/camper

Camps will run from 1-3:30 pm. Register for each week individually or Register for ALL 3 and save $40!!:
June 24 – 28 (Land)
July 15 – 19 (Sea)
Aug 5 – 9 (Sky)

Dates:	03/14/2019 - 05/29/2019
Start Time:	1:00 pm
Location:	Wellness in Motion
Address:	611 University Drive, State College, PA, 16801 (map)
Website:	http://https://wellnessinmotionstudio.com/summer-camp/
Photos:	3

This class is for beginner students looking for a challenge, or intermediate level students. Increase balance, flexibility and strength.

Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule, via our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/

Tranquility Yoga is a class designed for all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels. The class focuses on breathing fully, deeply, and in coordination with movements of your limbs. Emphasis will be placed upon postures that aide in reducing stress and anxiety through activating the parasympathetic nervous system. By soothing the nervous system and calming the mind, stress hormone levels will decline allowing a physically stress-free state to be re-established. Give yourself permission to restore, relax and revitalize.

Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule on our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/

This class offers a place to release and refocus while building skills necessary for daily life (school, friendships, sports, etc) through movement, breath work, meditation, as well as relaxation. This class is customized for the "almost tween” to early tween and strikes a balance of learning through games and cooperative interaction as well as more traditional yoga elements.

Join us for a discussion of An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. In this deft exploration of love, loyalty, race, justice, and both Black masculinity and Black womanhood in 21st century America, Jones achieves that most-elusive of all literary goals: the Great American Novel.

All are welcome and registration is not required. Copies of the next book are available at each meeting.


Where: The Joyce’s Sun Room

Get your soil probes and shovels out and help PennState Extension, the SCN Coalition and the PA Soybean Board track the tiny, silent yet ferocious and fast reproducing soybean pest that was found in PA in 2002.
What is Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)? It is the most damaging soybean pathogen in the United States. SCN impairs water and nutrient uptake by the root, reduces the number of nitrogen-fixing nodules, and causes plant yellowing and stunting. The nematode may be present in a soybean field without causing any symptoms, already reducing soybean yield by 10 %, and going unnoticed for several years. When symptoms are visible, yield losses may reach 50 %. The best way to manage any pest starts by correctly identifying it! Therefore, a free nematode testing program will be offered thanks to the collective effort of Penn State Extension, the SCN Coalition (www.thescncoalition.com), and the PA Soybean Board.

How can you get a free SCN test? Request a nematode soil sample bag at your local Penn State Cooperative Extension Office. The soil bags contain sampling instructions, and field history form that must be returned along with the soil sample to your local Penn State Cooperative Extension Office within 3 days of sampling. There is a limited number of bags per county, so hurry up!

When: May 15th through June 20th, 2019

Where can you pick up soil sample bags?: Soil sample bags are available to pick up at your local Penn State Cooperative Extension Office: 420 Holmes Street, Willowbank Building Room 322, Bellefonte, PA 16823, phone number 814-355-4897

Cost: FREE

Sampling tips: Soil samples for nematodes can be collected with a soil probe, a spade or a hand trowel at 8 inches deep. Sample fields that will be planted with soybeans or where soybeans have been grown in the past. In a field where soybeans were grown last year, take the samples from within the row, in the root zone, where chances of finding cysts are highest.

Questions? Contact Adriana Murillo-Williams by phone (814-355-4897), text message (814-360-5517) or email ([email protected]).

Dates:	05/15/2019 - 06/20/2019
Start Time:	7:00 am
Location:	Penn State Cooperative Extension Office
Address:	420 Holmes St, Willowbank Building Room 322, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Photos:	1

The BEST yoga class in Bellefonte is FREE!

Trinity Bellefonte offer free "Gentle Yoga" classes for all levels on Tuesday evenings at 6:15 p.m.!

The classes are open to THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, and beginners are always welcome.

Join CYT Jenny Cifelli as she invites you to relax your body and enjoy each moment as it unfolds. Gentle movements combined with mindful breathing and relaxation can transform a sore and frazzled body and mind. A regular yoga practice can build flexibility, help to focus the mind, elevate the mood and build self-confidence.

Classes are in "The Park" -- first floor of the main church building, 128 West Howard Street in Bellefonte. Enter through the back door (near the education building).

Dress for comfortable movement and bring a yoga mat and blanket. For more information, please call 814-441-1041
More details: www.TrinityBellefonte.com

Dates:	06/13/2017 - 06/13/2019
Start Time:	6:15 pm
Location:	Trinity Bellefonte UMC
Address:	128 West Howard Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Website:	http://www.TrinityBellefonte.com
Photos:	2

Special Exhibitions Gallery
Judaica Cultural Objects and Modern Art by Jewish Artists
April 5 - May 28, 2019
Opening Reception First Sunday, May 5, 2019 12:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Opening Reception sponsored by Bellefonte Waterfront Association, LLC
Mark Morath and Tom Songer

The exhibition will share examples of beautiful, historical and compelling objets d'art in an effort to share and elucidate the Jewish faith and traditions. Art works in the exhibition include religious artifacts and art created by Jewish artists. Both modern and traditional religious objects, on loan from local families, will be on display including menorahs, dreidels, Seder plates, and mezuzahs. Fine art works done by Jewish artists will adorn the walls. Some of the artists featured include Judy Chicago, Marc Chagall, Theo Tobiasse, Jeff Johnson, Henry Rosenberg, Jacqueline Tuteur and Harold Altman.

Community Gallery - Eric Markievich
May 3 - May 26, 2019

I enjoy experimenting with medium, and letting the work take on an altered direction from the original idea inception, letting it grow within the creative process.

Photography Gallery - Dan Weiss
Show title - Solstice
May 3 - May 26, 2019

Talvipaivanseisaus is Finnish for winter solstice. This series of photographs was taken during the week of Talvipaivanseisaus, on the banks of the River Aura in Turku, at the Christmas Market in Helsinki, and on the island of Suomenlinna.

Pottery Gallery - Linda Hale
May 3 - May 26, 2019

My first journey into hand building with clay quickly led to incorporating other materials with the sculpture. Clay, as a natural substance combined with man-made objects reflects the interface we have with nature and our existence. I especially enjoy adding "found" objects that have been cast aside but also reflect another era and the touch of our predecessors.

Print Gallery - Brenda Horner & Dave Hammaker
May 3 - June 30, 2019

Brenda - My work has been shaped out of a love of nature and developed through an intuitive gift for capturing nature's ordinary moments.

Dave - Dave has been creating images of our natural world for over 40 years. His photographic subjects have ranged from the wilds of Patagonia to the baron tundra of the Artic to the lush forests of Pennsylvania and to the ancient civilizations of China.

Sieg Gallery - Alecks Cooper
May 3 - May 26, 2019

"Painting has showed me the door to value myself and my emotions. I see it to be the perfect talk to keep my thought, fears and doubt, in my head, at bay. I've always been able to make something out of nothing. My art is the expression of words in which I cannot say via my mouth alone."

Cool Beans - Kim Gates Flick & Mary Vollero
May 3 - June 30, 2019

Mary - This series of photographs were taken in and around Harriet M. Rosenberg's home, just after Harriet passed away in January.

Kim Gates Flick - Kim loves sharing her passion for creativity. She promotes and demonstrated sustainable studio practices, eco-friendly products and artistic environmental projects.

24/7 Display Window - Tom Seay
April 5 - May 26, 2019

This installation represents the devastation the Emerald Ash Borer has done to Ash trees

throughout North America. Using forms as totems of this environmental issue, artist Thomas Seay, hopes to raise awareness and encourage others to become actively engaged with the environment in which they live.

The 24/7 Display Window is a unique visual art experience viewed from outside the building 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


Special Events:

First Sunday Art Opening Reception Sunday, May 5, 2019 12-4:30 p.m.

Friday in the 'Fonte - Friday May 31st. Open until 7:00 p.m.

Dates:	05/03/2019 - 05/26/2019
Start Time:	12:00 pm
Location:	The Bellefonte Art Museum For Centre County
Address:	133 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Website:	http://https://www.bellefontemuseum.org/
Photos:	3

There are many reasons to buy local, but the best reason is flavor. Food that doesn’t travel as far is fresher. In Downtown State College, seasonal eating is just a short walk away with farmers markets twice a week, and our independently owned restaurants which use locally grown and sourced food. Our markets are attended by a selection of local farms and artisans.

Small local farms are more likely to use sustainable farming practices and to grow a wider variety of crops. The heirloom seeds that your neighboring farmer grows will remind you what tomatoes (or green beans, potatoes, peppers, and other fruits and vegetables) used to taste like. They will also remind you that there is more than one kind of each, as local farms grow fruits and vegetables that are unique and inspirational to cook with.

Visit any of our markets and find: dozens of local fruit and veggie farmers; local cheeses, meats, and eggs; flowers, herbs, plants and soaps; delicious ready-to-eat baked goods, jams, honey, and lots more.

The markets take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the 100 block of Locust Lane. Participating farmers are required to personally produce everything they sell. The markets start outdoors the first week of May and run through the beginning of November.

Dates:	05/07/2019 - 11/01/2019
Start Time:	11:30 am
Location:	Locust Lane
Address:	State College, PA (map)
Website:	http://www.downtownstatecollege.com/live/locally-grown/
Photos:	1

This class is for beginner students looking for a challenge, or intermediate level students. Increase balance, flexibility and strength.

Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule, via our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/

Parent-Tot Yoga is a supportive, fun-loving, and active yoga class for early walkers – young 4 year olds and their parent/caregiver. This class is all about your new mover. Crawlers and walkers learn poses, songs, and games while they explore new movement and social skills. Parent fully participate in class but no yoga experience or yoga mat is required. Simply wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to move.

Join Briel Driscoll, RMT for level one Reiki certification. Meets three Tuesdays, 12-2. Certificate awarded at the completion of the class! (Must attend all sessions or schedule a make up with instructor to receive certificate.)

This is a great course for personal growth or professional development. No prior experience or knowledge is needed. This course will provide you with the skills to begin a solid self practice and cover the basics of treating others. There will be some coursework done outside of the classroom including reiki sessions and readings. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!

Cost: $175
Dates: Tuesdays, May 21st, 28th, and June 4th, 12-2pm

Tranquility Yoga is a class designed for all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels. The class focuses on breathing fully, deeply, and in coordination with movements of your limbs. Emphasis will be placed upon postures that aide in reducing stress and anxiety through activating the parasympathetic nervous system. By soothing the nervous system and calming the mind, stress hormone levels will decline allowing a physically stress-free state to be re-established. Give yourself permission to restore, relax and revitalize.

Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule on our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/

The BEST yoga class in Bellefonte is FREE!

Trinity Bellefonte offer free "Gentle Yoga" classes for all levels on Tuesday evenings at 6:15 p.m.!

The classes are open to THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, and beginners are always welcome.

Join CYT Jenny Cifelli as she invites you to relax your body and enjoy each moment as it unfolds. Gentle movements combined with mindful breathing and relaxation can transform a sore and frazzled body and mind. A regular yoga practice can build flexibility, help to focus the mind, elevate the mood and build self-confidence.

Classes are in "The Park" -- first floor of the main church building, 128 West Howard Street in Bellefonte. Enter through the back door (near the education building).

Dress for comfortable movement and bring a yoga mat and blanket. For more information, please call 814-441-1041
More details: www.TrinityBellefonte.com

Dates:	06/13/2017 - 06/13/2019
Start Time:	6:15 pm
Location:	Trinity Bellefonte UMC
Address:	128 West Howard Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Website:	http://www.TrinityBellefonte.com
Photos:	2

Did you know that according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service nearly two-thirds of white button mushrooms consumed in the US come from Pennsylvania?
At this month’s Science on Tap event mushroom researchers, Drs. Margherita Cantorna and David Geiser, will discuss their research with the public.
Cantorna is a distinguished professor of Molecular Immunology and Nutrition and is the Director of the Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease. She has expertise in immune-mediated diseases such as multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease. She studies the effects of edible mushrooms on the gut.
“Edible white button mushrooms have health benefits including protecting the gut from injury. Eating one serving a day of white button mushrooms -- 1 cup -- has very few calories – 15 -- and affects the kinds of bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,” Cantorna says. “The healthy bacteria that expand in the gut following the consumption of mushrooms can help with weight maintenance and glucose control.”
She added that these findings were made in mice after two to seven weeks of daily feeding.
Geiser is a professor of Mycology, which is the scientific study of fungi, and is the director of the Fusarium Research Center at Penn State. His research focuses on the molecular evolutionary genetics of pathogenic and toxigenic fungi and his lab seeks to classify and understand the biology of different species of fungi.
The Science on Tap event will take place on May 21 at 7 p.m. at Federal Tap House in downtown State College.
The event is part of the monthly Science on Tap series, which is designed to allow informal discussions between leading Penn State researchers and members of the public.
Science on Tap is presented by the Science Policy Society, a graduate student-run organization that aims to teach researchers about the connection between their research and public policy.
For more information, visit the society’s website at: http://sites.psu.edu/psusciencepolicy.

Special Exhibitions Gallery
Judaica Cultural Objects and Modern Art by Jewish Artists
April 5 - May 28, 2019
Opening Reception First Sunday, May 5, 2019 12:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Opening Reception sponsored by Bellefonte Waterfront Association, LLC
Mark Morath and Tom Songer

The exhibition will share examples of beautiful, historical and compelling objets d'art in an effort to share and elucidate the Jewish faith and traditions. Art works in the exhibition include religious artifacts and art created by Jewish artists. Both modern and traditional religious objects, on loan from local families, will be on display including menorahs, dreidels, Seder plates, and mezuzahs. Fine art works done by Jewish artists will adorn the walls. Some of the artists featured include Judy Chicago, Marc Chagall, Theo Tobiasse, Jeff Johnson, Henry Rosenberg, Jacqueline Tuteur and Harold Altman.

Community Gallery - Eric Markievich
May 3 - May 26, 2019

I enjoy experimenting with medium, and letting the work take on an altered direction from the original idea inception, letting it grow within the creative process.

Photography Gallery - Dan Weiss
Show title - Solstice
May 3 - May 26, 2019

Talvipaivanseisaus is Finnish for winter solstice. This series of photographs was taken during the week of Talvipaivanseisaus, on the banks of the River Aura in Turku, at the Christmas Market in Helsinki, and on the island of Suomenlinna.

Pottery Gallery - Linda Hale
May 3 - May 26, 2019

My first journey into hand building with clay quickly led to incorporating other materials with the sculpture. Clay, as a natural substance combined with man-made objects reflects the interface we have with nature and our existence. I especially enjoy adding "found" objects that have been cast aside but also reflect another era and the touch of our predecessors.

Print Gallery - Brenda Horner & Dave Hammaker
May 3 - June 30, 2019

Brenda - My work has been shaped out of a love of nature and developed through an intuitive gift for capturing nature's ordinary moments.

Dave - Dave has been creating images of our natural world for over 40 years. His photographic subjects have ranged from the wilds of Patagonia to the baron tundra of the Artic to the lush forests of Pennsylvania and to the ancient civilizations of China.

Sieg Gallery - Alecks Cooper
May 3 - May 26, 2019

"Painting has showed me the door to value myself and my emotions. I see it to be the perfect talk to keep my thought, fears and doubt, in my head, at bay. I've always been able to make something out of nothing. My art is the expression of words in which I cannot say via my mouth alone."

Cool Beans - Kim Gates Flick & Mary Vollero
May 3 - June 30, 2019

Mary - This series of photographs were taken in and around Harriet M. Rosenberg's home, just after Harriet passed away in January.

Kim Gates Flick - Kim loves sharing her passion for creativity. She promotes and demonstrated sustainable studio practices, eco-friendly products and artistic environmental projects.

24/7 Display Window - Tom Seay
April 5 - May 26, 2019

This installation represents the devastation the Emerald Ash Borer has done to Ash trees

throughout North America. Using forms as totems of this environmental issue, artist Thomas Seay, hopes to raise awareness and encourage others to become actively engaged with the environment in which they live.

The 24/7 Display Window is a unique visual art experience viewed from outside the building 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


Special Events:

First Sunday Art Opening Reception Sunday, May 5, 2019 12-4:30 p.m.

Friday in the 'Fonte - Friday May 31st. Open until 7:00 p.m.

Dates:	05/03/2019 - 05/26/2019
Start Time:	12:00 pm
Location:	The Bellefonte Art Museum For Centre County
Address:	133 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 (map)
Website:	http://https://www.bellefontemuseum.org/
Photos:	3

Join Briel Driscoll, RMT for level one Reiki certification. Meets three Tuesdays, 12-2. Certificate awarded at the completion of the class! (Must attend all sessions or schedule a make up with instructor to receive certificate.)

This is a great course for personal growth or professional development. No prior experience or knowledge is needed. This course will provide you with the skills to begin a solid self practice and cover the basics of treating others. There will be some coursework done outside of the classroom including reiki sessions and readings. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited!

Cost: $175
Dates: Tuesdays, May 21st, 28th, and June 4th, 12-2pm

Everyone is invited to play, sing or just listen to the Bluegrass and Gospel Jam every Tuesday night. Join the guitars, banjos, mandolins, fiddles, harmonicas, dobros and of course, the melodious voices. A 15 minute break is enjoyed by all for some pot luck cookies and/or cakes. No charge for playing or listening. Great fun for all. 7:00-9:00pm

For more information, contact A. Scott Krug at [email protected]