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Students, faculty, and guests interact at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair

Altoona to host Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair April 12

March 28, 2025

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: April 1-7

March 27, 2025

Native American woman dancing in colorful attire

Things to Do at Penn State: March 27-April 3

March 26, 2025

Large vertical video screens hang above a band and a choir.

Bang on a Can All-Stars to perform David Lang’s ‘Before and After Nature’

March 19, 2025

A young woman assists another woman with accessing tickets on her mobile phone.

Download the new, free Arts Ticket Center app for an easier event experience

March 19, 2025

Simon Majumdar 1

Things to Do at Penn State: March 20-27

March 19, 2025

Man in a black shirt and pants speaks in front of a group of students gathered around him in a circle

STAGES festival connects School of Theatre students to industry professionals

March 17, 2025

penn state centre stage rehearsal

Penn State Centre Stage presents ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost the Musical’

March 12, 2025

A diverse cast of actors dressed in dark, gothic, and monstrous costumes pose for a family portrait.

Broadway tour of ‘The Addams Family’ comes to Penn State for two shows April 1–2

March 11, 2025

Theatre masks of comedy and tragedy on a yellow background

Penn State Altoona to present Shakespeare spoof March 20 and 21

March 11, 2025

Three teen-age boys dance in unison in a semi-circle.

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ comes to Eisenhower Auditorium on March 27

March 06, 2025

Cafe Laura Entrance

Things to Do at Penn State: March 6-20

March 05, 2025

A group of acrobats circle to catch another in midair.

Acrobatic cirque company Circa’s ‘Duck Pond’ comes to Penn State on March 22

March 04, 2025

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 27-March 6

February 26, 2025

Harrisburg to host artist residency with poet and educator Brandon Leake

February 21, 2025

Drawing of a theatre set

School of Theatre professor helps bring the magic to Disney Treasure cruise ship

February 21, 2025

Penn State Cheerleaders performing on stage during THON

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 20-27

February 19, 2025

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Centre Stage presents 'How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying'

February 13, 2025

A woman working on a costume

School of Theatre graduate student values ‘knowing a little bit about everything’

February 11, 2025

Gong Lung (Steel Dragon) Kung Fu and Lion and Dragon Dance players in costume

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 13-20

February 10, 2025

Barron Ryan, sitting at a piano, with a cello and violin

Things to Do at Penn State: Feb. 6-13

February 05, 2025

Woman, man, and a woman holding musical instruments

Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 30-Feb. 6

January 28, 2025

Penn State Opera Theatre presents 'The Miller’s Daughter,' Feb. 27 to March 1

January 27, 2025

Michele Dunleavy dances in a dance studio in front of windows

Penn State Laureate to bring rhythm workshop to Penn State Altoona on Feb. 5

January 27, 2025

A choir comprised of a diverse group of people stands in a group while a man of color stands in the center and speaks into a microphone.

Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 23-30

January 22, 2025

A white woman sits straight on a floor stage next to a Black woman sitting in a chair.

‘What Does PURPLE Sound Like?’ on Feb. 4-6 a chance to ‘see’ yourself, others

January 21, 2025

A graphic advertising "Dancing with the Stars Live 2025" with four dancers' pictures

Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 16-23

January 15, 2025

The Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

Penn State Altoona to hold auditions for Sophie Treadwell's 'Machinal'

January 13, 2025

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Jan. 13-26

January 09, 2025

Original play inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. set for Jan. 25 at Harrisburg

January 07, 2025

Three shirtless men wearing flowing robes each twirl another man on their shoulders.

Compagnie Hervé Koubi explores roots in ‘What the Day Owes to the Night’ Jan. 22

January 06, 2025

Two people dressed in costumes act in a performance of A Christmas Carol

Things to Do at Penn State: Dec. 5-31

December 04, 2024

Ebenezer Scrooge PSCS

Penn State Centre Stage presents Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'

December 03, 2024

A group of young ballet dancers wear matching tutus and crowd around a dancer in the center in the pointe position.

Nittany Ballet hopes to share ‘beloved holiday tradition’ with a new audience

December 03, 2024

A young Black woman wearing a sequinned dress stretches out her arms.

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 21-Dec. 5

November 20, 2024

An illustration shows a nutcracker figurine having a sword fight with a rat swearing a crown.

Nittany Ballet unwraps fresh ‘Nutcracker’ Dec. 14–15 at Eisenhower Auditorium

November 13, 2024

Cafe Laura Entrance

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

November 13, 2024

Penn State School of Theatre presents 'Much Ado about Nothing'

November 12, 2024

Poster for the theatre production "8 at Eight"

Penn State Berks theatre department to present '8 at Eight,' Nov. 13-16

November 06, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine with American flag in background

Things to Do: Nov. 7-14

November 06, 2024

ethan peterson as sweeney todd

Penn State Centre Stage presents 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'

October 31, 2024

ART AFTER HOURS - Halloween Spectacular

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 31-Nov. 7

October 30, 2024

A photo of Tom and Joe's Diner in Altoona, PA

Penn State Altoona to present three one-act plays

October 24, 2024

Overlapping slips of paper attached to a pole

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

October 23, 2024

Black dancers strike matching poses while a backdrop shows bold paintings.

Step Afrika! will present ‘masterpiece’ ‘The Migration’ Nov. 13 in Eisenhower

October 17, 2024

An acrobat pins another by bending her body backwards at the waist.

Flip Fabrique takes theater to new level with wrestling-inspired ‘SLAM!’

October 17, 2024

Five students hold balloons spelling PRIDE in the 2019 Altoona Pride Parade

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 10-17

October 09, 2024

Drake Arielle Penn State Centre Stage

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 3-10

October 02, 2024

An artistic collage of different modes of transportation including railroad tracks, legs, a highway, and a train

Altoona to present ‘Flights of Fancy, and Other Modes of Transportation’

October 02, 2024

A trio of Black dancers look upward as they stand in rigid poses.

Ailey II, the 'next generation of dance,' returns to Penn State Oct. 17

September 26, 2024

Students from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences cheer at the parade

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 26-Oct. 3

September 25, 2024

Drake Arielle Penn State Centre Stage

Penn State Centre Stage presents 'John Proctor is the Villain,' Oct. 8-19

September 25, 2024

A close-up photo of a vintage light blue-green dress with puffed sleeves, brass buttons and a yellowed, ruffled lace collar

Hidden Gems: The Fashion Archive

September 24, 2024

A group of diverse young people dance and play instruments on a stage.

Blippi ‘turning it up to 11’ in new, live-band concert event at Penn State

September 23, 2024

Two students picking flowers

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 19-26

September 18, 2024

A woman leading a demonstration about pollinators at a previous year's fair.

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 12-19

September 11, 2024

A Black woman with teased hair raises her hands in the air while she dances.

‘The Tina Turner Musical’ to make Penn State debut Oct. 6

September 11, 2024

Rhapsody Series Banner showing the silhouette of a person with musical notes all around their head

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 5-12

September 04, 2024

A group of five Latin American musicians hold their traditional Mexican instruments.

Sonia De Los Santos kicks off children's event series with 'School-Time Matinee'

August 30, 2024

A white woman sits straight on a floor stage next to a Black woman sitting in a chair.

National Endowment for the Arts awards grant to Center for the Performing Arts

August 26, 2024

A man wearing a crocheted sweater and pants holds a microphone with both hands as he sings into it.

BJ The Chicago Kid will headline free Move Mix Festival on Sept. 14

August 21, 2024

Qurrat Ann Kadwani

Penn State Altoona to present ‘They Call Me Q’ Sept. 4

August 21, 2024

The Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

Penn State Altoona announces fall 2024 performing arts auditions

August 08, 2024

A group of diverse young people dance and play instruments on a stage.

Penn State Center for the Performing Arts 2024–25 season is on sale now

July 31, 2024

Sneak Preview in Broadway lights with marquee

Centre Stage 2024-25 season on sale July 16

July 08, 2024

A 3-D miniature model depicts the design intended for a performing-arts venue.

Take a closer look at Eisenhower Auditorium’s design

June 12, 2024

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