The Brass Rats are students from State College Area High School who play fun and recognizable tunes everyone knows from the movies or the radio! Their special band of jazz, funk, and pop will add to the festive atmosphere before the start of the 5K Resolution Run.

Reared in the Catskill Mountain resorts of New York, Alan Sands began traveling with his father, magician George Sands when he was three years old. By age six years old, Sands was entertaining audiences. He won his first talent contest at the age of 12, and he began performing professionally at 17. In the years...

The flute choir Toot-in-Common was founded by State College flutist Judy Moore, who is also the ensemble’s director, in 2006. The group’s repertoire includes popular and classical favorites that were composed or subsequently arranged for flute choir. The ensemble ranges from eight to fourteen flutists, including piccolo and C flutes as well as alto, bass,...