A partnership with Borough of State College

Urban Bush Women performers will draw on African-American traditions and vocalization styles to engage participants in song and discovery of community connecting points. 

All ages and abilities are welcome for the one-hour event. Attendance is limited to forty people. For reservations, contact Medora Ebersole, education and community programs manager, at mde13@psu.edu, and use the subject line: Community Sing.

A partnership with Penn State Ballroom Dance Club

Children ages 5–12 will have an opportunity to learn basic ballroom dance steps. Attendance is limited to fifty people, and reservations are required by Thursday, January 31.

Attendees will have a chance to win a family four-pack of tickets to see Rodgers + Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I Thursday, March 28, at Eisenhower Auditorium.

Participants do not need dance experience or a dance partner. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This one-hour event is inspired by the life of the late South African President Nelson Mandela and Soweto Gospel Choir’s celebration of the 100^th anniversary of his birth. Penn State students from various faith, cultural, and performance groups will showcase their organizations’ freedom songs, objects, and dances.

Bring your lunch and join Penn State School of Music faculty and students for a seventy-five-minute conversation with Grammy Award-winning composer Libby Larsen. One of America’s most-performed living composers, Larsen has written more than 500 works in a variety of genres. Cantus will perform the world premiere of Larsen’s You, a multi-movement work, later that day at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.

This interactive exhibit invites you to share your voice, co-create a piece of art anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. September 17, and be a part of the story of jazz.