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Day’s schedule targets children
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Halloween is not the only day of
the year Hal Hallock dresses up in
costume.
Hallock and bis wife, Natalie
Hallock, have dressed up in vari
ous costumes for their past 15
years of helping out with the chil
dren's workshops for the Central
Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts'
Children and Youth Day.
Children and Youth Day is the
first day of Arts Fest, which runs
through July 11.
This year, the duo plans to chan
nel their inner Vikings with
“sparkly and shiny hats," Hal
Hallock said.
“Mine has a tail that goes
behind my back with cones that
Four bands, made up of people
aged 11 to 20, will play today.
Children
to begin
Arts Fest
concerts
Guitarman Studio's
show today will feature
four young bands.
By Kathleen Loughran
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Four local bands say they'll be
ready to rock this morning when
they take to the Allen Street
stage to officially kick off the
Central Pennsylvania Festival of
the Arts.
Guitarman Studios consists of
four bands with musicians rang
ing in ages 11 to 20, Guitarman
Studios owner A 1 Miller said.
Miller said the musicians
aren't letting opening day jitters
get the best of them even
though they are the first official
act of Arts Fest.
They’ll leave their studio,
located at 542 W. Hillside Ave.,
and will take to the downtown
stage at 9:30 a.m. sharp, where
they’ll open Arts Fests Children
and Youth Day.
“All the kids are out in the
morning, and all the parents are
out, and I think it’s a good idea
for them to see the young little
rock performers play,’’ Miller
said.
Guitarman Studios aims to
teach young people how to be
successful in rock bands, Miller
said.
Though the groups have per
formed at other venues before,
this is the first time they will play
“classic rock songs” including
songs by The Beatles at Arts
Fest, Miller said.
Miller said he’s excited to open
up Arts Fest, especially during
the festival’s 44th year of exis
tence.
“It feels great,” Miller said. “I
think it’s a good spot.”
See CONCERT, Page 2.
If you go
What: Guitarman Studios
performance
Where: Allen Street Stage
When: 9:30 a.m.
Details: The event is free.
stick out with bells on them,’’ he
said. "My wife has a braided hat
like the Viking women used to
wear."
The workshop will take place in
the State College Presbyterian
Church's Westminster Hall, 132 W*
Beaver Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Hal Hallock said.
At the workshop, children will
If you go
What: Children and Youth Day
Where: Throughout downtown
When: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Details: Several family-friendly
activities will be available free
of charge.
Steph Witt/Collegian
Passersby cross Allen Street, closed to traffic during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, which
lasts from today until Sunday. The festival, in its 44th year, incorporates hundreds of artist booths and
dozens of musical performances. It typically draws about 100,000 visitors to State College.
Father, son team up for Saturday show
This is the fourth in a five-part
series about preparations for
the Central Pennsylvania
Festival of the Arts.
By Megan Rogers
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
When Chris Bell & 100% Blues
perform Saturday during the
Central Pennsylvania Festival of
the Arts, Penn State professor
Bernard Bell won’t just be watch
ing as a proud father.
He's also the group’s manager.
Both Bells say it’s great work
ing with family members. Chris
Bell said the best part is knowing
that his manager truly has his
best interests in mind.
“Sometimes working with
management stuff can be hit or
miss,” Chris Bell said. “It’s great
working with your dad.”
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learn how to make paper tissue
flowers.
At 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. in
Schwab Auditorium, the National
Marionette Theatre will perform
“Hansel and Gretel.’’
Puppeteer David Syrotiak said
he and his brother, Peter Syrotiak,
always perform “classic fairy
tales."
David Syrotiak said he has
enjoyed performing in State
College for the past 20 years.
“We always get a great audi
ence, and plus State College is a
great place to be," he said.
Peter Syrotiak said his favorite
aspect of performing is watching
the audience enjoy the show.
“I think the best thing about it is
seeing the families come
See CHILDREN, Page 2.
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Chris Bell, left, will perform Saturday with Bill Nuti, center, and Chuck
England, right, at Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
His father feels the same way. expand the business in his retire
“ Having a direct involvement ment. Bernard Bell said Chris’s
and family connections makes it a ventures into the music industry
richer and more valuable expert- were a “catalyst” for the start of
ence,” he said. the business.
An English professor at the Audiences can expect to hear
university, the older Bell also songs off of his new record at the
manages the Benniewix Arts Fest performance on
Entertainment Company. Saturday, Chris Bell said.
Currently, he only manages his Chris Bell is the lead and
son’s group but he plans to rhythm guitar player and will be
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Caitlin Moss, of State College, d
Youth Day at the 2009 Central Penr
'aws with chalk during Children and
isylvania Festival of the Arts.
Cooler
days
ahead
By Brendan McNally
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
After a weekend of triple-digit
temperatures across the East
Coast, cooler temperatures are
on their way and just in time for
Arts Fest.
Rob Lydick, president of the
Penn State Campus Weather
Service, said a cold front will be
moving in from the Midwest on
Friday, bringing with it cooler
temperatures but also the
possibility of rain.
A high-pressure- system has
been hanging over the mid-
Atlantic this week, keeping the
weather hot and dry, Lydick said.
But as a new cold front moves in
Friday, temperatures could drop
from the mid-90s to the mid-80s.
For many, cooler weather will
be a welcome change.
“Having to walk to class in this
is miserable,” Ashley Kech (sen
ior-biobehavioral health) said.
“That’s why I’m taking the bus.”
But with the more comfortable
temperatures comes the fore
cast of rain, Lydick said. Rain
and thunderstorms could move
into the region as early as Friday
night and stick around for the
rest of the weekend, he said.
Thunderstorms could affect
sales at local businesses as they
prepare for one of the biggest
shopping weekends of the year.
But rain or shine, Appalachian
Outdoors, 123 S. Allen St., is pre
pared, manager Jamie Francis
said.
“Our business is definitely
See HEAT, Page 2.
If you go
What: Chris Bell & 100% Blues
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Festival Shell Stage
Details: Free
accompanied by drummer Bill
Nuti and bass player Adam
Constantine.
When they perform, audiences
can expect to hear all sorts of
blues: blues rocks, string, swing,
roadhouse rocks, all mixed in with
“Texas blues-type sounding
stuff.”
This is the group’s fourth time
performing at Arts Fest. The
group is taking time from its tour
for the new album to play at the
festival all because of the sup
port that comes out of the area,
Chris Bell said, a factor he appre
ciates.
Chris Bell said he can promise
a “brand new show for those who
come annually.”
And for first-time listeners, the
performance will be a treat, he
said.
To e-mail reporter merS2oh@psu.edu
Collegian file photo