Craft or Treat

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

Join us for a free kids craft event to celebrate Halloween! Free to attend for all local kids, come join us for crafts, costumes, and candy! Wear your Halloween costume and make fun crafts with us! We’ll have lots of different craft activities and candy to give away, as well as information on upcoming events […]

Ukulele Jam

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

Join us on the 2nd Sunday of the month for an all-ages, all-skills ukulele jam! Perfect for beginners and veteran uke players alike 🙂 The first half hour (2:00-2:30) is especially geared towards new and beginning players. So if you are just learning or having difficulty with something, come right at the beginning – and […]

Ukulele Jam

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

Join us on the 2nd Sunday of the month for an all-ages, all-skills ukulele jam! Perfect for beginners and veteran uke players alike 🙂 The first half hour (2:00-2:30) is especially geared towards new and beginning players. So if you are just learning or having difficulty with something, come right at the beginning – and […]

Free Teen Movie Night

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

Join us for a free movie night for Junior High and High School students! We will be showing “Luck of the Irish” for St. Patrick’s Day! We’ll provide popcorn, drinks and snacks.

Artese N Toad – Railroad Songs & History Celebration

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

In 2001 the Philadelphia-based acoustic guitar duo Artese N Toad wrote a Railroad-themed song called “Daddy’s Old Train Box”, which sparked the writing of a whole CD’s worth of trains songs. Due to the global success of that CD, titled “They Don’t Write Songs About Trains Anymore”, more Railroad-songs were written, recorded and published in […]

Spring Art Market

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

We’re so excited to be hosting our first Art Market of 2022! Our Art Market series of events began in Spring 2021 and featured many unique local artist vendors showcasing their work to the community. This year, we’re happy to continue to host Art Markets and bring people together in support of local art! The […]

Summer Art Market

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

ArtsAltoona is excited to present our SIXTH seasonal Art Market for Summer 2022! We are looking for artisan vendors to fill our outdoor space with tables full of handmade, locally crafted art. We are anticipating hosting 30-40 artist vendors with a wide range of products for sale in different mediums. Join us as we celebrate […]

Open Mic Night

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

ArtsAltoona hosts the monthly Open Mic Night on the Mural Green at the ArtsAltoona Center on Thursday, July 14th, from 6-9pm. This FREE event is open to all performance arts- comedy, music, and more! Come share your talent! 18+ with ID, BYOB 21+

Open Mic Night

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

ArtsAltoona hosts our monthly Open Mic Night on the Mural Green at the ArtsAltoona Center on Thursday, August 11th, from 6-9pm. This FREE event is open to all performance arts- comedy, music, and more! Come share your talent! 18+ with ID, BYOB 21+

Spoken Word Night

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

ArtsAltoona hosts a monthly Spoken Word Night on Tuesday, 8/23, from 6-8pm on the Mural Greens at the ArtsAltoona Center. This FREE event is an open mic for poetry, spoken word, prose and storytelling. After a featured reading, the mic is open to all! Please sign up to read your own work, or other work […]

Kids Crafts &Teen Movie Night

ArtsAltoona Center, 2212 6th Avenue, Altoona, 16602

Celebrate the end of summer and help us kick off our fall After School Arts Program season! Kids in preschool and entering kindergarten through 5th grade can join us from 5-7pm for crafts and activities. Parents are welcome to stay and participate with their kids! Teens entering 6th through 12th grade are invited for our […]

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