The upcoming mid-term elections have everyone speculating who will win. Jon Price, lecturer in history and political science and Division of Undergraduate Studies adviser at Penn State York , will share his predictions during a presentation, “The Price is Right?’ from noon to 1 p.m. Friday Nov. 2, in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library. The event is free and open to the public.
Fighting for his life is something Jimmy Clark, 25, understands well. A cancer survivor, Clark will host the ninth annual Poker with Jimmy, a No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 11. The tournament has raised more than $75,000 over the past eight years, for THON and the Four Diamonds Fund (through THON) at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital for children battling pediatric cancer. This year’s event takes place at the Goodwill Fire Company, 2318 S. Queen St., York, Pennsylvania. Doors open at 10 a.m. with play beginning at 11 a.m.
Writers of fiction, poetry, and drama interested in having their work published or performed should plan to enter the Penn State York Literary Competition sponsored by the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center and “Any Other Word,” the campus’ online literary magazine. The competition is open to Penn State York students, with submissions being accepted through March 2, 2019.
Learn more about the Day of the Dead and decorate a sugar skull on Tuesday, Oct. 30, when Penn State York offers a look at this holiday celebration. There will be plenty of colorful paint, and a variety of other items, to decorate a sugar skull from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building.
Penn State York will offer the 120-hour child care training, the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, beginning on Dec. 1 and ending on April 23, 2019.
Tickets are still available for County Legend Tanya Tucker’s performance at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Pullo Family Performing Center at Penn State York. Tickets can be purchased at the Pullo Center Box Office, charge by phone at (717) 505-8900, or online. Tickets are $49 and $35.
“The market is booming, a recession is looming” is the word from Sean Clark of York Independents, a financial services firm based in York, Pennsylvania. Join the Penn State York Alumni Society for Coffee & Conversation on Oct. 18, when the topic will be “Early Warning Economic Indicators.” This free program, at 6:30 p.m. in the Precision Custom Components Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center, is open to the public.
“Art and Politics: The Case of Corrado Cagli” will be the topic when Penn State Laureate John Champagne visits Penn State York on Nov. 6. The presentation, set for 12:10 p.m. in the Precision Custom Components Community Room, is free and open to the public.
Carlos Wiley, director of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center at University Park, will present “Inclusive Excellence, NOT Diversity” on Oct. 18 at Penn State York. The free program is set for 12:15 p.m. in the Conference Center in the Main Classroom Building on campus.
An innovative youth outreach program led by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of York County is helping youngsters "escape" into a world of flowers, wildlife, water and fun.
