Theater & Arts

Join us for a relaxing and creative afternoon at the library! This month’s craft project will be beautiful handmade angel ornaments—a lovely addition to your holiday decor. All materials and instructions will be provided, and no prior crafting experience is necessary. Bring your creativity and enjoy good company, light refreshments, and a fun, hands-on project. To register, call 814-849-5512.

Join host Kirke Wise at our exciting Open Mic Night! Come to the bookstore and enjoy some local performances. Bring your poetry, short stories, songs and more!

Join host Tabassam Shah as she presents Poems for Peace: Origami Poetry! From Tabby: As writers and artists, how can we come together seeking a way to respond to the chaos of the world, all its injustice and violence? In this workshop we briefly discuss peace as a remedy and a subject in poetry and then free-write peace poems with the assistance of provided prompts. We then inscribe these poems on paper which we use to fold into doves—symbols of peace in many traditions. This gathering allows us to share stories and intentions surrounding peace while folding birds in a co-creative space for curiosity, sorrow, understanding, listening, communion, healing and for the stillness needed to hear the humanity that connects us all. We fold doves in a focusing, quieting, mindful movement of hands, eyes and heart. Some of us may fold a dove for every life flown away to soon while remembering peace can exist within. Others may send up supplications for peace with their folded doves. We may mourn in collective grief while generating hopes and visions for new worlds. If we have time towards the end of the session, we will work on a collective way to exhibit our folded doves—whether strung on a string together or hanging on clothes hangers in an installation piece.

Back by popular demand, we are going to hold our next paint party at the fire hall on December 7th at 6pm. The event is being instructed by Kelly's Arts & Crafts. Tickets are $35 per person if purchased before the day of the event, $40 if purchased at the event. You will be painting this super cute Christmas Highland Cow on a 16x20 canvas and leave with it that day. You are welcome to bring beverage of your choice and any snacks. The fire hall will have pop available for purchase separately. Your ticket purchase includes some light refreshments. You can purchase your ticket on our website If you wish to pay in cash please contact us and we can arrange a time to meet with you. We can't wait to see you there! Please be advised: NO TICKETS WILL BE MAILED, we will keep your name on a list and check you in when you arrive. TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.