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2024 Undergraduate Exhibition applications open
February 19, 2024
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Violins of Hope to visit University Park with film, concert
October 30, 2023
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Mivos Quartet to perform free show March 23
March 20, 2023
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Things to Do at Penn State: March 2-16
March 01, 2023
Music Education alumnus named to Yamaha’s '40 Under 40'
February 27, 2023
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Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 23-March 2
February 22, 2023
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Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Feb. 27
February 21, 2023
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Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 16-23
February 15, 2023
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Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 9-17
February 08, 2023
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Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 2-9
February 01, 2023
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2023 African American Music Festival to take place Feb. 1-4
January 30, 2023
![Graphic with the words School of Music concerts for December](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/12/School%20of%20Music%20Dec.%205.png?h=9677ac7c&itok=BvhmUoNE)
Penn State School of Music to host concerts for December
December 06, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Dec. 2-31
November 30, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 11-18
November 09, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 4-11
November 02, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 21-28
October 19, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 14-21
October 12, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 7-14
October 05, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 30-Oct. 7
September 28, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 16-23
September 14, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: April 14-21
April 12, 2022
Things to Do at Penn State: March 31-April 7
March 30, 2022
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2024 Undergraduate Exhibition applications open
February 19, 2024
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Violins of Hope to visit University Park with film, concert
October 30, 2023
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![Penn's Woods Orchestra 2019](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/PWMF%20Orchestra%202019.jpg?h=ee75aa41&itok=GONlYWzf)
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Mivos Quartet to perform free show March 23
March 20, 2023
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![Journey and very special guest TOTO at the BJC Friday, March 3, 2023](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/10/Journey_4-3.jpg?h=d8974ea1&itok=oxlTe2HN)
Things to Do at Penn State: March 2-16
March 01, 2023
Music Education alumnus named to Yamaha’s '40 Under 40'
February 27, 2023
![Carmella Manapat in 'Into the Woods'](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/02/23%202%2015-PSCS-Into%20the%20Woods-003banner_0.jpg?h=51380e07&itok=WDpLJSGs)
Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 23-March 2
February 22, 2023
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Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Feb. 27
February 21, 2023
![cell phone view of THON 2022](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/02/22%202%2018-THON-BOT-1012.jpg?h=b346b67c&itok=wD_vzDiW)
Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 16-23
February 15, 2023
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Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 9-17
February 08, 2023
![Two girls of Chinese heritage stand shoulder to shoulder, one holding a lantern, the other holding a baseballl glove.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/Boar3.jpg?h=a0ac5f3f&itok=gvInEjHC)
Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 2-9
February 01, 2023
![Velvet Brown, 2022-23 Penn State Laureate](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/01/Velvet-Brown.jpg?h=fe9dec73&itok=bEWVFW7S)
![Essence of Joy Choir](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/6G4A8777-xbvdpo.jpg?h=a266fc1d&itok=5745hQNR)
2023 African American Music Festival to take place Feb. 1-4
January 30, 2023
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![Graphic with the words School of Music concerts for December](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/12/School%20of%20Music%20Dec.%205.png?h=9677ac7c&itok=BvhmUoNE)
Penn State School of Music to host concerts for December
December 06, 2022
![Kris Carrasco](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/11/22%2011%202-PSCS-RENT-0006A.jpg?h=7046bfe0&itok=ud72sAPj)
Things to Do at Penn State: Dec. 2-31
November 30, 2022
![Michael Murphy Memorial, Penn State](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Michael%20Murphy%20Memorial.jpg?h=0336e0d6&itok=DarbRv5N)
Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 11-18
November 09, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 4-11
November 02, 2022
![College of Education Alumni](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Homecoming%202017-10033.jpg?h=3082201a&itok=kzP74qiE)
Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 21-28
October 19, 2022
![Inflatable rmovie screen with Disney insignia on it and cars parked in a lot in front of it.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/10/Drive-in-movie.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=Ngsa3fQ1)
Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 14-21
October 12, 2022
![Four men of color stand in a semi-circle and sing in unison.](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/10/Kings%20Return.jpg?h=f32ace8a&itok=bfLv5eTn)
![A watery interpretation of Metamorphoses](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/thumb22%209%2022-PSCS-metamorphoses-0004_0-1.jpg?h=84071268&itok=11xu5Rng)
Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 7-14
October 05, 2022
![Lighted jack-o'-lanterns at night](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Pumpkins%202018%20061%20-%20gallery.jpg?h=252f27fa&itok=i6ctVGTL)
Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 30-Oct. 7
September 28, 2022
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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 16-23
September 14, 2022
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![Penns Woods Music Festival 2022 logo](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/06/Penns%20Woods%20Music%20Festival%202022%20logo.png?h=4ac9b635&itok=SUy7-0CC)
![Penn State architecture camp students at drawing boards](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/06/Architecture%20camp-1.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=G6efPMsW)
![Penn's Woods Orchestra 2019](https://sc-api.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/PWMF%20Orchestra%202019.jpg?h=ee75aa41&itok=GONlYWzf)
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Things to Do at Penn State: April 14-21
April 12, 2022
Things to Do at Penn State: March 31-April 7
March 30, 2022
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