Editor's Note: This is the final edition of "Things to Do at Penn State" for the spring semester. "Things to Do" will resume weekly publication with the start of the fall semester. University events will continue to be published on Penn State News and Penn State Today throughout the summer.
What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events — both in-person and virtual — taking place across the University:
Performances
Moving' On — 3:30 p.m., April 29, Intramural Fields, University Park campus. Penn State's annual student-run music festival will feature Jack Harlow, Aminé, Fitz and the Tantrums and other acts. Free.
Lectures
Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science Distinguished Speaker Series: Joan Rose — Noon, April 28, 102 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building, University Park campus. Joan Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research and Michigan State University, will present "At the Intersection of Science and Technology Addressing Water Quality and Health." Free.
Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence Seminar Series: Yo-Jen Liao and Janice Whitaker — Noon, April 28, via livestream. Yo-Jen Liao, doctoral student in the Nese College of Nursing, and Janice Whitaker, administrator and community liaison at the Tressa Nest and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, will present "Non-pharmacological interventions for pain in people with dementia." Free, but registration required.
2022 Minter Lecture in Conservation: Timothy Barrett — 4 p.m., April 28, 102 Paterno Library, University Park campus, and via Zoom. Timothy Barrett, renowned U.S. papermaker and professor emeritus of the University of Iowa Center for the Book and the School of Library and Information Sciences, will be featured. Free.
2022 G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture in Mineral Engineering: George Luxbacher — 3 p.m., April 29, Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park campus, and via Zoom. George Luxbacher, deputy associate director for mining at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will present "Mining Safety and Health Research for a Rapidly Changing Industry." Free.
Dread Scott — 10 a.m., May 6, Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, University Park campus, and via Zoom. Visual artist Dread Scott, known for creating works in a range of media that prompt critical conversation about social and historical issues, will be interviewed. Free.
Events
Campus Pride Month — Through April, various Penn State campuses. The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, in collaboration with partners around Penn State and along with campuses across the commonwealth, is hosting events throughout April to celebrate Pride Month. Free.
Earth Month — Through April, various Penn State campuses. The University is celebrating and promoting the environment and sustainability throughout the month of April. Free.
Learning Factory Showcase — 1-3:30 p.m., April 28, Bryce Jordan Center, University Park campus. The College of Engineering will host its end-of-semester showcase of senior students' capstone projects. Free.
Penn State Student Farm Club annual plant sale — 11 a.m.-5 p.m., April 29, Headhouse II, University Park campus. The Student Farm Club will be offering vegetable plants for sale. Free.
"Full Transparency" — 2-6 p.m., April 30, 24 Borland Building, University Park campus. Fourth-year graphic design students will host a capstone exhibition of their work as they prepare to graduate. Free.
De-stress Fest — Through May 6, various locations, University Park campus. The University Libraries is offering stress-reducing games and activities to help students relax as they study for finals and complete end-of-semester papers and projects. Free.
Virtual exhibits
"The World According to Doyle: Editorial Cartoons from The Jerry Doyle Papers at Penn State" — This Penn State University Libraries digital exhibition examines Jerry Doyle, one of the preeminent editorial cartoonists of the 20th century. Free.
"African Brilliance and the Purpose of Art" — This interactive virtual tour accompanied the Palmer Museum of Art’s spring 2020 special exhibition "African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting" and will remain available throughout the current academic year. Explore the exhibition installation, images of selected works, videos for guided viewing and related art-making activity suggestions. Free.
"Celebrating the ADA: The Legacy and Evolution of Disability Rights and Lived Experiences at Penn State" — The University Libraries virtual exhibit explores the first 100 years of national disability rights legislation and the movement's impact on the Penn State community. Free.
"Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundations" — This web-based, interactive program from the Palmer Museum of Art features guided video tours of selected exhibition artists in addition to an introductory overview by the curator. Learn about the “Global Asias” concept of personal and cultural identity in a contemporary world. Artists featured include: Jacob Hashimoto, Dinh Q. Lê, Hung Liu, Takashi Murakami, Roger Shimomura, Do Ho Suh and Rirkrit Tiranvanija. Free.
"Pandemic Spaces (1918 Edition)" — The University Libraries virtual display explores architecture related to the devastating influenza epidemic of 1918. Free.
"Who Am I? Art and Identity" — This self-directed, interactive, online tour features a selection of objects from diverse areas of the Palmer Museum of Art’s collection, related through a common exploration of personal or cultural identity. Free.
"Women in Art: Activism + Resistance" — This self-directed, interactive, Palmer Museum of Art online tour is intended for college-level courses and features a selection of objects by female artists in the museum’s collection. In celebration of the centennial of the 19th Amendment, this tour highlights artists working in a variety of mediums during the 20th and 21st centuries who have contributed to political, social and cultural change. Free.
In-person exhibits
"Printmaking in the Age of Dürer" — Through May 8, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park campus. Engravings and woodcuts by Albert Dürer, Germany's most important artist of the Renaissance and the first to fully realize the possibilities of printmaking as an expressive vehicle equal to that of painting and sculpture. Free.
"Lunchbox Moments: Seek Understanding. Share Stories. Stop Hate" — Through May 15, exhibition cases, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park campus. A multi-faceted exhibition about "lunchbox moments," formative occurrences in many Asian Americans' lives where a traditional Asian meal is eaten at school or home and the meal elicits some sort of reaction, whether it is positive or negative. Free.
"A Way Through: Abstract Art of the 1940s" — Through May 15, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park campus. The exhibit provides the comprehensive look at midcentury abstraction in the Palmer's history. Free.
"FRESH" — Through May 17, HUB-Robeson Galleries, University Park campus. "FRESH" invites viewers to look for what makes someone unique as an individual and to celebrate each person's journey, and features works by Harrison Boden, Emily Furr and Sydney Lee. Free.
"Inside the Frames" — Through May 17, HUB-Robeson Galleries, University Park campus. The exhibit tackles the intricacies of body image and disordered eating, and promotes body positivity and acceptance. Free.
Zombie Ant Experience — Through May, School of Science complex, Penn State Behrend. An interactive sculpture melding art and science models the interactions between spores and ants. Free.
"Scatter Terrain" — Through July 17, Art Alley, HUB-Robeson Center, University Park campus. This exhibition presents pockets of "terrain" — peculiar landscapes, architectural gestures, intimate domestic corners — as a metaphorical means of escape from the pandemic and connection to those who are far away. Free.
"Earth Archives: Stories of Human Impact" — Through Nov. 22, Exhibition Gallery, 104 Paterno Library, University Park campus. This exhibition in the Eberly Family Special Collections Library explores the intersection of the environment, human activity, climate change and the documentary record. Free.
"Haiti: Liberation of the First Black Republic" — Through Dec. 16, Paterno Family Reading Room, Pattee Library, University Park campus. The exhibit examines the history of Haiti and features rare and distinctive books and manuscripts from the Charles L. Blockson Collection of African Americana and the African Diaspora. Free.