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Restoring A Planetarium In Hollidaysburg

Hollidaysburg Area High Shool is one of a few hundred schools in the U.S. with their own planetarium, built during the space race in the 1960's. But the vintage projector, which worked its magic mechanically, no longer works. WPSU's Kristine Allen reports on a fundraising effort to bring the old planetarium into the 21st century. 

View the slide show above for photos of the planetarium and murals.  

Hollidaysburg Area High School will hold a Save The Planetarium concert and silent auction Friday, Feb. 10.  Details here: http://radio.wpsu.org/community-calendar/event/87762

To find out more about the band Enceladus Rise, who will perform at that concert, visit https://enceladusrise.bandcamp.com/

Kristine Allen is Program Director of WPSU-FM. She also files feature stories for WPSU on the arts, culture, science, and more. When she's not at WPSU, Kris enjoys playing folk fiddle, acting, singing and portrait-sketching. She is also a self-confessed "science geek." Kris started working in public radio in college, at age 17, and says she "just couldn't stop."