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The hunger for knowledge continued for hundreds of young women and men who explored the hands-on world of Penn College's summer camps mere weeks after their school year ended.

The 'cutters added their signatures to caps and other campers' keepsakes. Camp ESCAPE kids meet the players (from left): Mayer, O'Brien, Melendez and Lindow. Beating the heat with some indoor fun Ballplayers face a formidable lineup!

Thursday’s 35th annual God, Country and Community Flag March traveled from nearby Nichols Place to the base of the 60-by-30-foot "Old Glory" gently waving in the pre-summer breeze above Penn College’s main entrance.

Virtuoso guitarist Benise, a self-taught street performer who has traveled to venues around the world, will appear at the Community Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22. In advance of that engagement, "The Prince of Spanish Guitar" will be featured this month in his fourth PBS special. "Fuego! – Spirit of Spain" will premiere at 8 p.m.

The Community Arts Center, in collaboration with Lycoming College, will present the 2018 Student Summer Stock production of "Man of La Mancha" from July 27-29. Inspired by "Don Quixote," Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterpiece, the Tony Award winner is one of the most successful musicals in Broadway history.

The Gallery at Penn College filled with around 200 guests on Sunday, celebrating the opening reception of the Regional Juried Exhibition 2018. Forty of the 51 artists featured in the exhibit attended the reception, along with “an incredible outpouring of support from friends, family and art patrons,” according to Gallery Director Penny Griffin Lutz.

A celebration of the diversity and quality of regional art will be hosted by The Gallery at Penn College with its Regional Juried Exhibition 2018, set for May 29 through July 27. Showcasing 63 creative pieces by 51 artists representing 35 Pennsylvania cities and towns, the exhibition includes a reception set for Sunday, June 3, from 2 to 5 p.m.

A rainy forecast moved much of the event inside, but a fair amount of sun still lighted the way to check-in and the canned-food collection bins. Employees enjoy a catered lunch Attendees received raffle tickets for a tempting selection of giveaways ... with additional entries awarded for donations to the campus food pantry. Campus Quizzo was among the entertainment under roof ... ...

A total of 240 students from 16 school districts in Bradford, Lycoming and Union counties converged on Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campus on Thursday to participate in the annual Student Government Seminar hosted by state Sen.

The College Transitions Office hosted its Spring Career Day on Monday, welcoming 1,283 seventh- to ninth-graders from across northcentral Pennsylvania. Faculty provided more than 40 sessions in Penn College’s labs to help the visitors explore careers and learn about college expectations. Schools attending were Mifflin County Middle School, North Penn-Mansfield Jr./Sr.