Plants might not be growing, and the skies might be snowing, but this winter and spring Centre Stage's shows will not be slowing! Penn State's Professional Theatre Training Program will offer three must-see performances during the upcoming months.

Linda & Steve Weaver, the proprietors of Mount Nittany Winery & Vineyard, are grateful for a wonderful 2024 and are already making plans for 2025. Mount Nittany Winery will add two new dry wines - a dry Riesling and a Cuvée Blanc (Sauvignon Blanc aged in oak barrels) and continue Bingo with Beth, which will be offered monthly on a Friday night. Other plans include monthly wine and food-tasting events and a trivia night with a professional MC.

But there is still much to do at the vineyard this December.

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Tony Ghaffari’s ownership of Your Cigar Den, a cornerstone of Downtown State College. Since taking ownership in 2014, Ghaffari has transformed the business into a haven for premium cigars, plush lounges, and high-quality tobacco products and accessories.

The Pennsylvania Forestry Association is proud to host its second annual “Do you know Penn’s Woods?” trivia evening Tuesday August 13, 2024 at Otto’s Pub and Brewery. Seats are available at 5pm and trivia will begin around 6pm.

Up on the south slope of Mount Nittany, back a single-lane road into the woods, I found a leafy oasis: Mount Nittany Vineyard and Winery, one of the first wineries in Centre County.

Located in the heart of Central Pennsylvania, Mount Nittany Vineyard & Winery is a family farm winery nestled on the side of Mount Nittany. The winery offers exceptional, locally produced wine from its 65-acre mountainside setting minutes from State College. Come visit the winery this fall to enjoy special events that show off the beautiful location and include great food and their famous wine.

Looking for an adventure this summer? Explore the Central PA Tasting Trail and discover your new favorite ales, wine, cider, and beer!

Opened in June 2020, Pine Grove Hall is an“upscale casual” restaurant and live music venue with a mission to nurture body, mind and spirit through memorable food, drink and music for its guests, staff and the community.

In 1763, Captain James Potter and Thomas Thompson stood a top Nittany Mountain looked upon the woodlands, the big blue sky, and the streams of this bountiful, majestic valley and proclaimed, “By heavens, Thompson! I have discovered an empire!”