The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts announced its 55th annual festival will take place in a hybrid format this year.
The performances will also be livestreamed on the festival s Youtube and Facebook page. The River Drivers will perform at 9 p.m. on Friday, in a concert that will be streamed only.
The Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition as well as the festival s virtual art gallery will be available online, with a virtual award ceremony for gallery artists at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The Young Artists Gallery can also be viewed online, according to the release.
The festival will display street painters work in Bellefonte on its website, according to the release. Partnered with Collegiate Pride, Arts Fest will also sell T-shirts, along with other apparel, via its website.
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Ten concerts are scheduled from July 8-10 at State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave, the festival announced on Thursday. A poetry reading will be held on July 10 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 208 W. Foster Ave., and one other musical performance will be live-streamed only.
“We’re excited to have performers in front of live audiences once again,” festival director Rick Bryant said in a statement. “We’re not quite back at business as usual, but this is a step in the right direction. We’re looking forward to producing First Night State College in its traditional form on December 31.”