Student musicians have a chance to perform in the HUB. Auditions for the Student Programming Association's Student Showcase open on October 24th. Read on for more info.
One of Penn State's best known musical theatre groups -- the Penn State Thespians -- will kick off their latest show, a rendition of the famous Mel Brooks' Broadway hit known as The Producers, this coming Thursday night in the Schwab Auditorium. The Producers is the humorous story of a theatrical producer, Max Bialystock, and an accountant, Leo Bloom, who decide to make what they hope will be a Broadway flop so that they can run off with investors' money and bolt to Brazil. Instead, their play turns out to be a huge success much to their dismay.
Did you know that the guy who founded Disney Channel went to Penn State? How about J.J. Abrams' dad? Those men are just two of the four Penn State Distinguished Alumni speakers set to headline the "Happy Valley to Hollywood" event co-hosted by the College of Communications and the College of Arts & Architecture at the Playhouse Theatre on Friday, October 26th.
If you've ever been to Pickle's on a Tuesday, you know that there's no shortage of country music fans at Penn State. So a lot of you are going to be a lot happier: according to Country Music Television, Luke Bryan has a new tour in the works that includes a stop in State College on February 8, 2013.
The Community Help Centre downtown is hosting a benefit concert at the State Theatre on Thursday November 8th. Featuring acts from house DJs Tawa & Atomisk to indie rockers Flashback Forward, the show hopes to promote the many services provided by the non-profit resource center. More info on the CHC benefit concert after the jump.
Penn State alumnus and first openly gay NBA player will return to campus on October 15th to give a lecture at the HUB inspiring students to be true to themselves.