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IST students in the Blue Band

Blue Band provides creative outlet for analytical minds

10/8/18

Heather VanGorder, Jack Beam, David Snowiss and Sean Penfield are four of the 12 College of IST students currently in the Penn State Blue Band. The student-musicians say that the Blue Band gives them a creative outlet to balance their analytical classwork and majors.

John Champagne leans on a chair in Lilley Library

Penn State Laureate John Champagne to visit York campus Nov. 6

10/4/18

“Art and Politics: The Case of Corrado Cagli” will be the topic when Penn State Laureate John Champagne visits Penn State York on Nov. 6. The presentation, set for 12:10 p.m. in the Precision Custom Components Community Room, is free and open to the public.

John Champagne, professor of English.

Penn State Laureate John Champagne to present at DuBois

10/4/18

The problematic and contradictory relationship between the art of Italian painter, sculptor and muralist Corrado Cagli and the fascist government that supported him will be explored in an upcoming presentation by Penn State Laureate John Champagne. He is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Hiller Auditorium at Penn State DuBois. It is free and open to the public.

A woman with violin

I Am Woman — Danbi Um

10/4/18

Escher String Quartet violinist Danbi Um will make her Penn State debut with Escher String Quartet and pianist Gilles Vonsattel on Oct. 30 at Schwab Auditorium. In an email interview with the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, Um’s answers present a picture of a composed and stoic artist. But she also reveals a quiet, gentle appreciation of her surroundings. Her musical taste reflects that.

Naomi Shihab Nye

Naomi Shihab Nye to present 2018 Emily Dickinson Lecture on Oct. 11

10/4/18

Award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye will read from her works as part of Penn State’s annual Emily Dickinson Lectureship in American Poetry at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11. The event, free and open to the public, will take place in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium.

Blue Bandorama

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 4-11

10/3/18

What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events taking places at the University this weekend and next week, including the Blue Band's Bandorama, Arts Day and a lecture by investigative journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. at Penn State Hazleton.

Arts Day flyer

Arts Day to be held Oct. 8

10/2/18

Penn State students are invited to learn more about campus arts organizations and performance ensembles during the College of Arts and Architecture’s annual Arts Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Centre Dimension jazz ensemble members

Regional Penn State alumni offer 'A Night of Penn State Jazz'

10/2/18

Penn State alumni representing four northeast regional campuses will be offering “A Night of Penn State Jazz” at the Alice C. Wiltsie Performing Arts Center, 700 North Wyoming Street, Hazleton, on Sunday, Oct. 21. The concert, featuring Penn State’s Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for general seating.

'The Defamation Experience' coming to Penn State Harrisburg on Oct. 11

10/2/18

The Criminal Justice Club and the Diversity and Educational Equity Committee at Penn State Harrisburg will host "The Defamation Experience” from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center on campus. The program features a riveting courtroom drama that explores the issues of race, class, religion, gender and the law with a twist: The audience is the jury.

White Out halftime show

Blue Band, musical theatre students present first-ever 'White Out' halftime show

10/2/18

The halftime show at last Saturday's "White Out" game against Ohio State brought the Penn State Blue Band and musical theatre students together, for the first time ever, to create a Super Bowl-like show that featured song and dance performance numbers from the musicals “Jersey Boys,” “Hamilton” and “Hair."

A woman shown from the shoulders up looks at the camera.

I Am Woman -- Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

10/2/18

Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has created works for more than 50 companies, and her accolades span from competitions and dance industry publications worldwide. On Oct. 17 at Eisenhower Auditorium, Ballet Hispanico will present 2016’s “Linea Recta,” Lopez Ochoa’s third work for the company under Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro.

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