Prog rock and jam band fans rejoice! Umphrey's McGee is coming to State College. The Chicago-based progressive jam band will play at the State Theatre on Wednesday, February 2 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the night of the show.
For those who have enjoyed following the saga of failed so-called "State Drinking Holidays," it appears we can add a few more to the list. The first? Martin Luther State, Jr. Day.
To recap (partly for those only just joining this conversation and partly for my own amusement), the string of failures has included Vladentines Day, Cinco de State, and, most recently, Statetoberfest. On Saturday it looks like yet another forgettable non-holiday with an unforgettable (and humorous) name will slip past.
But don't roll your eyes and condemn this as a new low just yet. The Martin Luther State Jr. Day Facebook event has a meager 43 confirmed guests and an event creator named Aba Nana, leading me to believe that this is just a joke amongst friends at the expense of the other State Patty's wannabes. Unfortunately, the person or persons behind the Aba Nana Facebook account could not be reached for comment, so we can't be sure. But I'd say it's safe to assume this is anything but serious.
After stumbling upon a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," as a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill in 1965, Dr. Tony Lentz knew that he wanted to instill the same awe in an audience as Professor Earl Wynn instilled in him that day.
On Thursday, December 9, 32 years after Dr. Lentz first delivered his own dramatic reading of the popular Christmas tale, he will once again perform what has become an annual tradition here at Penn State.
For anyone who would like to try out their acting chops, No Refund Theatre will be holding auditions this week for the first half of next semester.
Okay, so maybe jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, coming to the State Theatre tonight, isn't technically a funk band, but anyone who has heard them before can attest to the obvious influence funk has on their music. Of course, their live shows do occasionally tend to incorporate epic improvisational odysseys in modern jazz fashion.
That's right everyone, don't be a scrotum because scrotums are weak! Be a pussy, they're strong and can take a lot of pain. They "chew up semen and spit out people," according to Dan Savage, and you have to be a pussy to stand up for LGBT rights.
Savage, a world-renowned advocate for LGBT rights and author of the syndicated sex-advice column "Savage Love," spoke to a full auditorium Wednesday night in the Lewis Katz Building.