The State College Spikes’ schedule for the inaugural season of the Major League Baseball Draft League has been released. The Spikes will bring baseball back to fans from across Happy Valley with a 34-game regular season home schedule that runs from Monday, May 24 through Friday, August 13, 2021.

The 165-room Hyatt Place at the corner of Fraser and Beaver streets promises guests a stay in the heart of State College — perfect for those looking for access to culture and sports.

Hyatt Place is part of The Scholar Hotel Group family of hotels, which has promised to maintain rigorous cleanliness and hygiene standards.

Supporting Downtown Businesses with online, personal shopping options

This April, as the long-reaching effects of COVID-19 became clear, local event organizers made the hard decision to cancel the summer’s festivals, including Happy Valley’s famous summer festivals The Festival of the Arts and 4th Fest.

When it comes to ensuring the safety of guests at The Penn Stater — one of two hotel properties on the Penn State University campus — education of staff was at the top of the priority list.

VIP Trips and Safe, Smart Bus Lines Keep Happy Valley Moving



For Fullington Trailways—a company dedicated to get us from here to there—COVID travel restrictions meant an immediate change to status quo. “The last several months have been incredibly challenging,” says Jennifer Corman, director of business development at Fullington Trailways. “During April and May of 2020, not one charter bus rolled out of our lots.” But thanks to proactive cleaning protocols (in place even before CDC guidelines were rolled out) as well as a pivot toward offering more VIP luxury travel, Fullington continues to help us enjoy the journey, no matter how far the destination.

The 2020 Centre Film Festival is going virtual. From the comfort of your home, you can enjoy a masterfully curated collection of films and shorts from some of the nation’s most talented independent filmmakers, as well as student filmmakers. We have the inside scope about why you won't want to miss this year's festival.

EDGAR ALLAN POE CELEBRATION!
Join Tempest Productions for 4 Evenings of sPOEctacular Poe!
Friday, October 30, we have POEtry for Young Audiences
Saturday, October 31, we celebrate the more adult & macabre Poe.

The planned events for the 200th anniversary of Philipsburg’s Old Mud Church will not be taking place over the summer of 2020 due to restrictions of the COVID-19 epidemic. But this doesn’t mean the old church has been forgotten. A number of on-line celebrations will be hosted on the new website of the Philipsburg Historical Foundation, soon to be announced.

Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, 2020, 9 AM – 5 PM each day. The 2020 celebration offers a weekend of special historic tours, programs, children’s activities and savings, plus a few new surprises everyone will enjoy! Portraying the roles of those significant in the discovery and history of the caverns, interpreters will offer a special historic tour of both Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks. Tickets for adults and children will be offered for $9 in celebration of 90 years. Panning for gems is available for an additional charge. The one-hour historical tours leave from the visitors’ center approximately every half hour, rain or shine. No reservations are necessary to experience the splendor and beauty of Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks, however tour size is limited, and are filled in the order tickets are sold. Masks are required in the Visitors Center and on the tour. As an added treat, ECHO THE BAT, Lincoln Caverns’ mascot, joins the family at Discovery Days, 12 – 3 PM both Saturday and Sunday, with photo ops and gifts for all our young visitors.