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Lewis and Pizzarelli

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Center for the Performing Arts
Jazz musician Ramsey Lewis plays the piano in a tuxedo.

Straighten Up and Fly Right:
The Nat King Cole Tribute

featuring Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, October 13, 2016
Event Description: 

Nat King Cole broke the pop barrier with his smoky, smooth vocals, stringing along a huge number of solid hits right after his first, “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” soared up the charts in 1943. As a vocalist, he was called “the best friend a song ever had,” but he was a jazz performer at heart.

Sphinx Virtuosi

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
A cellist and violinist from Sphinx Virtuosi dressed in formal attire smile for a pre-performance photograph.

Sphinx Virtuosi
Latin Voyages: Viajes Latinos

Date: 
7:30 pm Thursday, September 29, 2016
Event Description: 

Sphinx Virtuosi, one of the nation’s most dynamic professional orchestras, consists of eighteen classical soloists. The musicians are alumni of Detroit’s internationally acclaimed Sphinx Competition, which provides educational and performance opportunities to Black and Latino musicians.

Cirque Éloize

Presenter: 
Center for the Performing Arts
A cowgirl and guitarist balance atop a wagon wheel while a cowboy hangs from the wheel in an illustration.

Cirque Éloize
Saloon, A Musical Acrobatic Adventure

Date: 
7:30 pm Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Event Description: 

Picture this: America is under construction. The West is booming. The railroad is being developed. In the middle of the desert, a town comes to life. A saloon opens its doors. A gathering and meeting place, it quickly becomes the theatre of all stories.

Fizzy Science and the BFG

Fizzy Science and the BFG

Date: 
2:30 pm Saturday, April 2, 2016
Location: 

Schlow Centre Region Library

Children ages 6 to 12 can learn to make Frobscottle and other fabulously fizzy things with experts from Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania. Registration is required. Limit thirty participants. Visit Schlow Library for information and to register. The event is a partnership among Schlow, Discovery Space, and the Center for the Performing Arts.

BFG Costume Party

BFG Costume Party

Date: 
1:30 pm Saturday, April 2, 2016
Location: 

Schlow Centre Region Library

Children ages 2 to 12 are invited to show off their ideas of the BFG. Participants get a chance to win tickets to The BFG show at Eisenhower Auditorium. No registration necessary. The costume party is a partnership among Schlow, Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania, and the Center for the Performing Arts.

Anderson Lecture

Anderson Lecture by Paul D. Miller

Date: 
3:00 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Location: 

Palmer Museum of Art
Palmer Lipcon Auditorium

The public is invited to hear Paul D. Miller talk about his body of artistic work.

The John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series has provided support.

Polar Day Keynote Presentation

Polar Day Keynote Presentation Featuring Paul D. Miller

Date: 
12:00 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Location: 

HUB-Robeson Center
Freeman Auditorium

The public is welcome to attend a multimedia presentation by Paul D. Miller about his publication The Book of Ice, which was inspired by his journey to Antarctica. The presentation includes a question-and-answer session.

Rebirth of a Nation screening

Rebirth of a Nation screening and discussion

Date: 
7:30 pm Monday, March 21, 2016
Location: 

HUB-Robeson Center
Freeman Auditorium

The public is invited to a free screening of DJ Spooky’s Rebirth of a Nation, followed by a question-and-answer session with the film’s director. Topics of discussion include racial imagery and cultural (mis)representation, the tools used to reimagine contemporary cinema, and the history of African-American remix culture. Michael Bérubé, director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at Penn State, moderates a post-screening question-and-answer session.

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