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The Center for the Performing Arts will hold its annual Student Patio Party outside Eisenhower Auditorium on Sept. 7.
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Penn State sophomores Becca Wilson, center, and Natalie Francis, right, present ticket ordering information to Center for the Peforming Arts assistant finance director Deanna Heichel, left, in Eisenhower Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Students attending the event were given an additional 20 percent off their already-discounted event ticket prices for CPA events. In addition to these preorders, students were free to particpate in a number of giveaways and contests aimed at stirring up interest for the center within the student body.
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Students line up down Shortlidge Road and under the Life Sciences Building awaiting entry to the Patio Party hosted by the Center for the Peforming Arts at Eisenhower Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 9. More than 2,000 students were estimated to be in attendence throughout the party, which ran from 7 to 9 p.m. and featured free food, activities and prizes as well as a Guitar Hero video game tournament.
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Free food offerings from vendors such as Clem's Barbecue and Wings Over Happy Valley, seen here, were a big attraction at the Center for the Performing Arts Patio Party outside Eisenhower Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The event, an annual undertaking by the center, allows students a chance to partake in fun and giveaways as well as giving them an opportunity to purchase tickets to the current CPA event season at a 20 percent promotional price below the already-discounted student cost for such events. New to this year's event was a Guitar Hero tournament in which students competed against each other via the popular music-emulating video game series.
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Adam Lysomirski, left, Chris Hajjar, right, both juniors, participate in the first round of the Guitar Hero tournament finals. Preliminary competition for the tournament took place Sept. 1 and 2.
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Freshman Jamie Brown, right, is handed a frisbee and glowstick by Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) employee Meghan Sullivan, left, also a freshman, during the center's Patio Party on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The event, put on annually to stir up interest within the student body for the performances, hosted by CPA.
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Freshman Jackie Stare, right, and Center for the Performing Arts volunteer Al Jones, left, await the result of a prize wheel spin during the center's Patio Party on Wednesday, Sept. 9. In addition to games, free food and giveaways, the party gave students a chance to purchase tickets at an additional 20 percent off the regular student discount price. More than 2,000 students came through the annual event, which was held between 7 and 9 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium.
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Spectators watch the final performance of Guitar Hero tournament finalists Ron Rieker, left, a senior, and A.J. Sowers, right, a sophomore, as they compete in the rock music-emulating video game on stage in Eisenhower Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
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Ron Rieker was declared the winner of the Guitar Hero competition.
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First prize in the Guitar Hero competition, an Insignia LCD TV, went to Ron Rieker, left. This was the first year of the competition, held during the Center for the Performing Arts Patio Party on Sept. 9.
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Guitar Hero tournament emcee Jeff Brown, right, congratulates winner Ron Rieker, left, and runner-up A.J. Sowers, center. First prize of an Insignia LCT TV was donated by Best Buy.
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Friends, fans and family of Guitar Hero tournament runner-up A.J. Sowers, right, a sophomore, gather around as he examines his prizes, which included a weekend bus trip for two to New York City and a gift certificate to the local Nittany Mall.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
