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May 14, 2007
State College and University Park, PA—First Thursday State College will continue its celebration of the arts on June 7, with exhibits, performances, and activities at locations throughout downtown State College and the Penn State campus. Parking is free that evening at all municipal street meters, the parking lots on Fraser Street and on Beaver Avenue and Allen Street (across from Municipal Building), and the McAllister parking deck. Participating venues will be marked by sidewalk posters. Additional information is available on the web at www.firstthursdaystatecollege.org. Unless otherwise noted, admission to all First Thursday events is free and open to the public. Events for June 7 include:
The Artisan Connection:
5–8 p.m.: Opening and reception for Andy Shaw whose work in porcelain ceramic art has been recognized with many prestigious awards throughout his career as a potter. A recent recipient of the 2006 Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship, Andy currently does his studio work at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—135 East Beaver Avenue.
The Creative Oasis:
3-6 p.m.: Learn to make wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery—133 East Beaver Avenue.
The Growing Tree Toys:
5:30–7:30 p.m.: Decorate Your Own Bobble Head Animals Children ages 6 and up can pick from an array of bobble head animals, which they can then paint in any fashion they please! These bobble head animals are cute and make great room decorations! Meet us at Growing Tree Toys—202 South Allen Street.
Kitchen Kaboodle:
5–8 p.m. p.m.: The Art of the La Loop. Preview the exquisite, hand made 2007 collection of La Loop eye glass holders. Made in New York City. Styles include wood, pearl, vermeil, sculpted acetate and sterling silver—104 West Beaver Avenue.
Palmer Museum:
7–8:30 p.m.: View the special exhibition The Art of Collage, then make your own unique collage using various papers, images, and glue. Sue Lacy and Joan Lampman, facilitators. Museum galleries are open and docents are available to discuss works of art.—Curtin Road. The museum is providing free parking in Lot Yellow E on Curtin Road for participants of First Thursday.
Schlow Centre Region Library:
2:30–3:30 p.m.: Another birthday party! Kids are invited to make a birthday butterfly, play games and watch a short movie—Downsbrough Room.
6:30 p.m.: Meet the artist as we unveil Sara Huffard's Birthday mural, recognizing 50 years of great books for children—Activity Room in Children’s Department.
7 p.m.: A Look Back at Our History, retrospective and refreshments—Downsbrough Room.
Vote for Your Favorite Books
Vote for your favorite children's book. We will compile the entries and create a list of the Top 50 Favorites!—Children's Department
Tell Us Your Favorite Library Memory
Share your favorite Schlow Library memories! We will be posting your memories throughout the year in the lobby book display area. You will be eligible for an end of the year prize drawing—Children's Department and Adult Department
University Libraries
8 a.m.–9 p.m.: Displays from the Libraries' Special Collections including the John O'Hara study, the marquette of the winning design for the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC, by Penn State faculty members from the College of Art and Architecture; and a rare facsimile copy of the Book of Kells—104 Paterno Library.
Exhibits:
Roman Vishniac: Remembering the Days of Old—an exhibit that documents the lives of Jews before the Holocaust on display in the Diversity Reading Room, 109 Pattee Library.
Rails to Penn State—an exhibit that charts the growth of the Bellefonte Central Railroad, in the Pattee Library main exhibit area.
7–8 p.m. Gallery talk on Celebrating Our Roots: 100 Years of Home Economics at Penn State, with over 100 photographs and items from the collections of the Penn State University Archives—104 Paterno Library.
Film:
7–8 p.m.: Lost at Sea: the search for longitude: a film that explores dramatic recreation of longitude's birth and the remarkable life of a humble carpenter named John Harrison, who is known as the "father of longitude." Before global positioning systems, modern map making--even before America was America--the concept of longitude was just a dream. Without its guidance, navigation in the 1700s was both unpredictable and deadly.—Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, 105 Deike Bl. Phone 865-9517.
Zola New World Bistro:
5:30–7 p.m.: Art Happy Hours and "In Between" exhibit. Stop by to enjoy $1 off drinks and an exhibit of abstract paintings by Spanish artist Isabel Kumerz—324 West College Avenue.
For more information on First Thursday State College, contact Katie O’Toole at 238-1126.
Editor's Contact:
Catherine Grigor, 814-863-4240