First Night State College Needs Some Helping Hands. Can You Lend Yours?

STATE COLLEGE – First Night State College will once again provide central Pennsylvania with a memorable way to mark the passing of the old year and the ringing in of the New Year.

This alcohol-free, community celebration of the visual and performing arts will take place in downtown State College on Dec. 31, 2024.

A production of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, First Night State College is a creative and healthy New Year’s celebration meant to replace watching television and alcohol-fueled New Year’s Eve revelry.

First Night is an old-fashioned community celebration where all are welcome; young and old, singles and families, townsfolk and visitors.

But, event help is needed.

“We’d love to have your help on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at First Night State College,” organizers express, noting that if you can spare a few hours, please take a look at the event’s Sign Up Genius and volunteer.

“We especially need kids craft workshop helpers from 2:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. in the social hall at the State College Presbyterian Church,” they said.

?”And, we still have lots of shifts open for volunteers to check and sell buttons before more than 30 performances and workshops, and [others] to staff the warmup station.

“[Then], after the festivities, we always need a few hardy folks to help us pack it all up bright and early at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1.”

You can contact event organizers by telephone at 814-237-3682 or by signing up through SignUpGenius at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FACAB2AA02-53362984-2025.

The official Web site of First Night State College is firstnightstatecollege.com. The First Night State College Official Program Guide, published by Barash Media is available as an insert in Town & Gown magazine.

First Night State College is produced by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and is sponsored in part by the Borough of State College with grant support from the Centre County Commissioners and Happy Valley Adventure Bureau.

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.