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Solar eclipse

Penn State Altoona will host a community viewing event for the total solar eclipse that will take place on Monday, April 8. Viewers are invited to gather outside of the Slep Student Center beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eclipse glasses will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 300 people. The eclipse is expected to begin around 2 p.m., with totality between 3:12 and 3:27 p.m.

There will also be hands-on science activities and a Planet Walk, a scale model of the solar system to take a stroll through.

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Penn State Altoona to host community ballet classes

Designed for all levels and abilities for participants over the age of 18, this class will provide instruction on barre exercises, alignment, flexibility, strength and coordination, as well as the fundamentals of turns, leaps, and dynamic traveling movements.  
A graphic representing a solar eclipse

Penn State Altoona to host viewing event for solar eclipse April 8

Penn State Altoona will host a community viewing event for the total solar eclipse that will take place on Monday, April 8. Eclipse glasses will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 300 people. There will also be hands-on science activities and a Planet Walk, a scale model of the solar system, to take a stroll through.