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Tickets for Center for the Performing Arts season on sale June 18

6/5/18

The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State 2018–19 season features a variety of critically acclaimed Broadway hits, dance troupes with a message, a couple of center co-commissions, celebrations of figures in American pop culture, Montreal-based cirque, strong female forces and sounds from almost every corner of the world.

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Build it and they might come

5/2/18

For decades, Gay and Jim Dunne have donated their time, money and expertise toward preserving Centre County culture, architecture and history. Their dedication to sensory beautification of the musical type earned the couple the 2018 Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State Distinguished Service Award.

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Hannah Hart to 'make some noise' at Penn State Berks on April 27

4/12/18

Hannah Hart, LGBTQ advocate, internet personality, comedian, author and actress will “Make Some Noise” at Penn State Berks at 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. The talk will be held on the the National Day of Silence, a day of activism to spread awareness of voices (of LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities) that are made silent due to harassment, bullying, prejudice, and discrimination. The talk will be followed by a NOISE concert featuring The Cabaret All-Stars Drag Entertainers and the We Are Reading dancers at 8 p.m. in the same location. Both events are free and open to the public.

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African performing arts ensemble to present workshop and performance on March 25

3/20/18

Roots of Life, an African performing arts ensemble that is a collaboration between the Penn State School of Theatre and the State College Area School District (SCASD), will present a free community workshop and performance, “A Dream Conceived in Truth Can Never Die,” on Sunday, March 25, at Mount Nittany Middle School. The workshop, appropriate for all ages, starts at 3 p.m., and will include instruction in West African dance and drumming. The Roots of Life performance at 3:30 p.m. will feature dance, drumming, dialogue, and poetry.

Happy Valley Indian Performing Arts Festival 2018

Fourth annual Happy Valley Indian Performing Arts Festival set for April 6-8

3/16/18

The Society for Indian Music and Arts and Nritya, both student organizations at Penn State, will present the fourth annual Happy Valley Indian Performing Arts Festival from April 6-8 at locations around University Park and State College. As central Pennsylvania’s largest Indian music and dance event, the festival will feature top artists from across India performing a variety of classic Indian dances, music forms and instruments.

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Come to Earth Fest 2018 to enjoy music, activities, an artists’ market and more

3/15/18

Adults and children of all ages are invited to join the fun as Penn State Shenango holds Earth Fest 2018 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, at the campus in downtown Sharon. The event, which offers free admission and is open to the public, will include live music and entertainment, an educational presentation on climate change, children’s activities, a local artists’ market, and much more.

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Things to Do at Penn State: March 15-22

3/14/18

"Dirty Dancing" at Eisenhower Auditorium, a keynote by "Freakonomics" author Stephen J. Dubner, and Women's History Month panels are among the events happening at Penn State this weekend and next week.

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Afro-Brazilian Samba and Capoeira workshop to be held March 17

3/8/18

An Afro-Brazilian Samba and Capoeira workshop will be coming to Penn State from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, in the HUB-Flex Theatre, with special guests Mestre Efraim Silva and Thelma Ladeira, of the Connecticut Capoeira and Dance Company. The workshop is free and open to the public.

A mix of male and female dancers bend their right legs up and extend their arms above them in a dance routine.

Have the time of your life at 'Dirty Dancing,' March 21–22

2/22/18

“Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage” brings a new production to Penn State with two shows — 7:30 p.m. March 21 and 22 in Eisenhower Auditorium. The touring Broadway musical, adapted from the popular 1987 film, features heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing.

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Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 22-March 1

2/21/18

Two events celebrating Indian music and dance, the original Harlem Globetrotters, and country music star Luke Bryan are among the cultural highlights at Penn State this weekend and next week.

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Society for Indian Music and Arts presents ‘Songs of My Land’

2/19/18

Join the Penn State Society for Indian Music and Arts on Feb. 25 for “Songs of My Land,” an event celebrating the music and dance of various parts of India through performances by Penn State students, former and present, and by members of the Penn State community.

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