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Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State

Past Events

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Honolulu Theatre for Youth


2:00 pm Sunday, February 5, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $15
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $15

A spotlight shines down upon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he speaks to a large crowd.

A Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
featuring
Penn State’s Essence of Joy
Dr. Anthony T. Leach, conductor
Morgan State University Concert Choir
Dr. Eric Conway, conductor
State College Area High School Master Singers
Erik Clayton, conductor
Bellefonte Area High School Concert Choir
Eric Brinser, conductor
with special guest ensemble
Mwenso and The Shakes
Artistic Coordinator: Dr. Anthony T. Leach


4:00 pm Saturday, January 21, 2023


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $20
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $10

Community Jam Session with Mwenso and The Shakes


7:00 pm Friday, January 20, 2023


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


FREE and open to the public

Mwenso and The Shakes
Night Time is the Right Time


9:00 pm Thursday, January 19, 2023


Heritage Hall

FREE and no ticket needed

Ancestral Communal Listening Session with DJ Elbow Knee Knee


6:00 pm Tuesday, January 17, 2023


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


FREE and open to the public

Soweto Gospel Choir 
Hope: It’s Been a Long Time Coming


7:30 pm Tuesday, November 29, 2022


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $38
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $19

Shimmy Jiyane sings at the Grammys.

Hope: The Healing Power of Music
A Conversation with Soweto Gospel Choir 


2:00 pm Monday, November 28, 2022


Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium


Free and open to the public

Kings Return


8:00 pm Thursday, November 10, 2022


Recital Hall

Adult $20
University Park Student FREE *
18 and Younger $10

Delfeayo Marsalis
and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra


7:30 pm Thursday, November 3, 2022


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $45
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $23

A Marvelous Order 
An opera about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
Music by Judd Greenstein
Libretto by Tracy K. Smith
Animation and Direction by Joshua Frankel


7:30 pm Thursday, October 20, 2022


Eisenhower Auditorium

Adult $52
University Park Student $5
18 and Younger $40

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