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Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 21-28

2/21/19

Penn State Centre Stage's "Hands on a Hardbody," the award-winning Broadway production "Beautiful — The Carole King Musical" and rapper Travis Scott are among the cultural highlights at Penn State this weekend and next week.

"Quiet Sundays" was honored at the Southampton International Film Festival

Award-winning student documentary set for screening in New York City

2/20/19

“Quiet Sundays,” which focuses on die-hard NFL fans in England and was produced by students in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, will screen at 7 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Campbell Sports Center in New York City as part of the Inwood Film Festival.

Rehearsal

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 14-21

2/13/19

The annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, Penn State Centre Stage's "Hands on a Hardbody" and a "Hamilton" actor appearing at Penn State Altoona are among the cultural highlights at Penn State this weekend and next week.

John Sloan, "Red Kimono on the Roof"

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 7-14

2/6/19

Singer/songerwriter Tinashe, America's first African-American astronaut speaking at Penn State Harrisburg and the 27th annual Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction are among the cultural highlights happening at Penn State this weekend and next week.

Arts Business Ideas Competition

2019 Art Business Ideas Competition now accepting entries

2/5/19

In its fourth year, the Arts Business Ideas Competition is the College of Arts and Architecture’s annual showcase of arts entrepreneurship that asks students to present an arts-based business plan that could earn entrants up to $5,000 to develop the concept.

Roger Ideishi

Roger Ideishi counsels Center for the Performing Arts on sensory-friendly events

2/4/19

What are some of the challenges and needs that neuro-diverse families face when they want to partake in a cultural experience outside the home? Roger Ideishi, director and professor of occupational therapy at Temple University, shared insight into best practices and venue-patron expectations at a Jan. 29 visit to the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State.

Me, The "Other"

'Me, The 'Other'': Free film screening and discussion set for Feb. 19

1/31/19

The Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development and the Bahá’í Campus Association will host a screening of "Me, The 'Other'" followed by a discussion with the director of the film, Shidan Majidi, at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 in Freeman Auditorium of the HUB-Robeson Center.

A woman standing on balcony with a cityscape in the background looks at the camera.

A musical toast to Leonard Bernstein

1/28/19

The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Mauceri and joined by multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Isabel Leonard, will celebrate the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Dancers dressed in casual clothing and wearing only socks make various gestures with their outstretched arms.

Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 24-31

1/23/19

What's happening at Penn State? Highlights include Coach Ken Carter speaking at Penn State Harrisburg, dance troupe BodyTraffic and the return of "Back to the Future" to the big screen at Penn State York.

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