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Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State

Past Events

A man with a beard and dark curly hair sitting behind a piano gives a sly smile.

Emmet Cohen Trio
featuring Lucy Yeghiazaryan


7:30 pm Tuesday, September 19, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $34
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $20
In a bird’s-eye view, a man playing a keyboard looks up at the camera.

Jam Session


7:00 pm Monday, September 18, 2023


Recital Hall

FREE but requires registration
A man with a mustache wears a large two-sided drum around his neck.

Move Mix Festival
featuring Red Baraat
with performances by Ady Martínez Latin Dance Party and Caliente Dance Company


5:00 pm Tuesday, September 12, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

FREE
An illustration depicts an anthropomorphic cartoon family of four Blue Heeler breed of dog casually posing together amid children’s toys scattered around them.

Bluey’s Big Play
The stage show


6:30 pm Thursday, September 7, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $48, $35
University Park Student $15
18 and Younger $48, $35
Four smiling musicians stand in a row and hold their string instruments.

Takács Quartet
with Julien Labro, bandoneónist


7:30 pm Thursday, April 20, 2023


Recital Hall

Adult $46
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $24
Fiddler on the Roof

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF


7:30 pm Tuesday, April 18, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $74, $59
University Park Student $40, $35
18 and Younger $57, $42
Comedian Preacher Lawson headshot

Campus Comedy Night
Featuring Preacher Lawson
with opening sets by Kate Sisk and Derby


8:00 pm Wednesday, April 12, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $20
University Park Student $5
General-admission seating
An orchestra sits on a stage below an overhead projection of an image of Earth from space.

Our Planet Live in Concert 
Featuring members of the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra


7:30 pm Tuesday, April 11, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $39
University Park Student $15
18 and Younger $22
A balding man looks at his trumpet while he plays.

Amir ElSaffar
and the Two Rivers Ensemble
featuring Hamid Al-Saadi


7:30 pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $42
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $26
A balding man looks down while he plays a horizontal stringed instrument called a santur.

Community Jam Session with Amir ElSaffar


7:00 pm Monday, April 3, 2023


3 Dots Downtown
137 E. Beaver Ave., State College

FREE and open to the public

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