The Milton Art Bank will host Inhale Here. Exhale Now., a unique exposition of meditation-inspired artwork accompanied by several yoga and mindfulness activities Aug. 11 – Oct 1.

Artist Amanda Marko, formerly of Danville, Pennsylvania, will exhibit colorful abstract oil paintings that depict the struggles and joys of being introspective during quiet contemplation.

“When I began painting with oil and cold wax, I found myself using mantras to guide me and keep me focused. As the connection between creating artwork and my yoga and meditation practices became apparent, I understood that the energy of the mantra was shaping the painting,” Marko said. “Soon I began to purposefully embed the mantra into the painting with each layer and to further explore the visual representation of the internal processes of meditation.”

As described by Marko, layering the mantra into her work takes many forms. She first writes the mantra on the blank canvas and adds it with each layer of paint  – scratching it into dried paint, reverse inscribing it through transfer methods, scribbling in oil pastels, pasting via collage, and more. She paints in silence while meditating on the mantra, thus infusing each work with the powerful energy of the mantra.

Marko will display approximately 30 pieces from her mantra and mini mantra, and intention stones series. Those pieces range in size from 5-by-5-inch mini mantra blocks, to 9-by-12-inch to 30-by-48-inch stretched canvases and a large 7-by-20-foot unstretched canvas. Pieces in the intention stones series are black and white paintings on paper.

Marko began her yoga practice and later trained to become a certified yoga instructor while living in Danville. Along with her family and their three Italian Greyhound rescues, Marko now resides in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

For more information about her work, visit www.amandamarko.art

Founded in 2017, Milton Art Bank (MAB Museum) is a museum located in Milton, Pennsylvania. MAB aspires to make art accessible to its local community through its diverse range of exhibitions, workshops and events. The gallery is open from 12 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. MAB is free and open to the public.  Masks are required to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

As part of the exhibition, the public is invited to participate in yoga and mindfulness workshops being held in the gallery space. Contact the Milton Art Bank at curious@miltonartbank.com or 570.218.8718 for more information.

National Women’s Health and Fitness Day will be held from 9 am-noon on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at The Miller Center, Lewisburg. Evangelical Community Hospital is hosting the event through its Community Health and Wellness Department. The event is an open house format, no registration is required.

This event is the nation’s largest annual health promotion event for women of all ages. The event focuses attention on the importance of regular physical activity and health awareness for women. It is designed to provide an overview of resources available to women in the local area. The event will feature representatives from many local organizations and will include health screens, free golf simulator demonstrations, a vendor fair, and more.

The event also features a skin cancer prevention and treatment discussion at 9 am, presented by Daria Keyser, DO, Surgical Specialists of Evangelical.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. Dr. Keyser will share the most commonly seen skin cancer types, discuss risk factors, and give participants insight on how to prevent skin cancer. She will also talk about treatment options when skin cancer is found.

Due to limited space, registration is requested to attend this portion of the day’s events, by calling Evangelical Community Health and Wellness at 570-768-3200 or visiting www.evanhospital.com/events.

Thirty-one days, 31 gift baskets and 31 chances to win. The West End Library, 45 Ball Park Road, Laurelton, is selling tickets for a daily gift basket raffle being held the entire month of October. The public can purchase tickets with a $20 donation now through Friday, September 30, to be entered in the daily prize drawing.

A winner will be drawn live each day on the library’s Facebook page: Facebook.com/West.End.Reads. Some of the themed baskets include Gardening, Pet, Spaghetti Dinner, Tea, and Wine Lovers. Each basket is valued at $30 or more and generously donated by patrons and local businesses.

The proceeds generated from this fundraiser are used to assist with the expenses associated with the adult and children’s programs. Programming enables the community to experience and learn from knowledgeable presenters. The West End Library takes pride in the ability to bring programs of interest to the community.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit the West End Library or call 570-922-4773.

A Fall Fest will be held on October 1, from 4-8 PM at Grace Reformed Church in Troxelville.  The event features food, fun and fellowship including a bounce house w/slide, a sports combo toss, pumpkin painting, making scarecrows, hayrides and games. Rain date is October 8.  Located at 8170 Troxelville Road.  For more information call 570-658-6146

Dr. Andy McIntosh, a Professor Emeritus in Thermodynamics from Leeds University in England, will be the guest speaker at a one-day event conference on October 4 in State College.

At noon he will speak on the subject, “Has Science Killed God?” at the Memorial Lounge in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Life Center on the Penn State campus. Free pizza will be offered at this luncheon event.

At 7pm Dr. McIntosh will speak on the subject, “The Wonder of the Human Voice” at the State College Assembly of God at 2201 University Dr. in State College. The public is invited to attend the presentations sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Creation Fellowship. The Fellowship presents speakers who are credentialed scientists who believe in the Genesis account of Creation. Admission is free.

For more information about the Central Pennsylvania Creation Fellowship or to sign up to receive meeting announcements, please go to: centralpacreationfellowship.org

Free Bone Density Screen: Tuesday, October 4, noon-2 pm, at The Miller Center, 120 Hardwood Drive, Lewisburg. Qualification: Have not had a DXA scan in past 2 years, have not had a heel bone density test in past year, and meet one of the following criteria: over the age of 65, post-menopausal, or pre-menopausal with high risk factors. Appointments required. Call 570-768-3200.

Enjoy games, a bounce house, food, baked goods, music and a pie tasting contest.

Come out and enjoy:

• Games
• Bounce House
• Food
• Baked Goods
• Music
• Pie Tasting Contest

Find more information on Facebook @ DreisbachChurch

The Watsontown Centennial Lioness Lions Club is sponsoring a Themed Lonenberger Basket and Gift Card Bingo on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Turbotville Community Hall, in Turbotville PA.  Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with Early Bird starting at 1:00 p.m.  There will be a Chineese Auction, Special Raffles, RIP Tickets, 50/50 and the kitchen will be open with a variety of delicious food for purchase.  Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door for 20 games (specials available separately). Call 570-428-4708 or 570-993-4413 for tickets. They are also available from any WCLLC member.

All funds for our fundraisers benefit the community and Lions International.  One hundred percent of the funds collected in the Lioness Lions Club must go back into the community and Lions International charities.

Aline United Methodist Church, Mount Pleasant Mills, will hold its annual Trunk or Treat activity Sunday, October 9, starting at 4:30 PM. Hayride is back and will begin at 4:30 with Trunk or Treat at 5:30.  Refreshments will be served. If desired (not required), dress your children up in their favorite costume. Come join the fun at Aline UMC.  This free activity is open to the public. Follow Route 104 south from Mt. Pleasant Mills to the covered bridge. Turn west on Aline Church Road

$100 per player/$400 per team for the event. Prizes will be awarded and it benefits the Susquehanna Valley Law Enforcement Camp Cadet. Call 717-461-5051 or email andrjacobs@pa.gov for more info. Names and entry fee needed prior to 9/30/22.

Stroll Through The Arts is an annual event that showcases artists in our region in downtown Lewisburg, PA.  Hosted by the Lewisburg Arts Council, Inc. in partnership with downtown Lewisburg businesses, artists’ work is displayed in store windows and interior spaces (if applicable) for 8 days in October – with the goal to increase exposure and patronage of artists and businesses in our community.

Stroll Through The Arts 2022 will be held: 

Saturday, October 15, Noon  – Saturday, October 22, 4:00 PM

(Please note that this is a date change from past years)

STROLL THROUGH THE ARTS TIMELINE: 

Artist Application Deadline – Friday, August 26, 2022

Artist Notification – Friday, September 2, 2022

Stroll Through The Arts Opening – Saturday, October 15, Noon – 4:00 PM

Stroll Through The Arts Closing, Saturday, October 22, 4:00 PM

There is no fee for an artist to participate, but every prospective artist must submit an application form by Friday, August 26, 2022.  Please follow the link below to find the Artist application form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfa7NjviGVjapwXHi35fwqP-rKfUZCLwwdNJ1-3wAGda4ACgg/viewform 

Any questions, feel free to contact us at stroll@lewisburgartscouncil.com

Various items will be available for a reasonable donation with baked goods available for purchase as well. Proceeds benefit the Lycoming Animal Protection Society, a non-profit feline shelter and adoption center.

Comprehensive Blood Screen: Thursday, October 27, 6:30-10 am, at The Miller Center, 120 Hardwood Drive, Lewisburg. A low-cost comprehensive blood screening can provide important details about your health, sometimes before symptoms of a condition surface, giving you and your physicians the power to plan ahead. $50 fee includes lipid panel (HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, and triglycerides), complete blood count, and CMP (blood sugar, electrolytes, calcium, protein, liver enzymes etc.). Appointments required. Call 570-768-3200.

Take out only Spaghetti and Meatballs dinner from the Mount Carmel Lions Club will be held on Sunday, November 6th from 11:30 am to 2 pm at the Atlas Legion. Please do NOT bring your own containers. Dinners are $9 for adults and $6 for children and include salad and dessert. Tickets will be available at the door or from any Lions Club member.

The Susquehanna University Orchestra will perform Sunday, Nov. 6, in Stretansky Concert Hall in the Cunningham Center for Music and Art. The performance is free and open to the public.

Under the direction of Zachary Levi, conductor, the University Orchestra will perform pieces such as “Simple Symphony,” “Concerto Grosso,” “Libertango” and “A Voyage for String Orchestra.”

At a moment when musical streams cross with unprecedented frequency, it’s crucial to remember that New Orleans has been the point at which sounds and cultures from around the world converged, mingled, and resurfaced, transformed by the Crescent City’s inimitable spirit and joie de vivre. Nowhere is that idea more vividly embodied than in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a reminder that this history is vibrantly living music – a sonic continuum stretching back to the city’s Afro-Cuban roots, through common ancestry with the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti and the Fire Music of Pharoah Sanders and John Coltrane; forward to cutting-edge artists with whom the PHJB has shared stages, including Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, the Grateful Dead, and modern giants like Arcade Fire and the Black Keys.

This fall, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band embarks on a pilgrimage of its own; a nationwide tour to celebrate the Hall’s 60th anniversary. The band’s mission remains focused on initiating audiences into the ineffable, almost religious experience of channeling their ancestors through the music and culture they’ve inherited from them.

Contact the University Box Office for tickets Monday-Friday, 12pm-5pm at 570-372-ARTS or purchase tickets online anytime at https://susqu.universitytickets/com