Entertainment News
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Penn State Alum Returns to Campus With Cast of Tony-Winning ‘Hadestown’ at Eisenhower Auditorium
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“Hadestown,” the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards—including Best New Musical—and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will make its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Monday and […]
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Fitz and The Tantrums Perform at THON 2026
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Fitz and The Tantrums took the Bryce Jordan Center stage as the surprise national act for THON 2026 on Friday night in the early stages of the Penn State student-run […]
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People’s Choice Festival Returning to Boalsburg
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And after four years away, the long-running arts celebration is coming home July 9 through July 12.
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Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest Returns for 3rd Year in New Location
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A craft beverage festival is returning to the State College area for its third year with a new location and an expanded variety of offerings. The Hoppy Valley Brewers Fest […]
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Nittany Valley Symphony to Perform Free Family Concert
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Nittany Valley Symphony will offer a fun, indoor event for families with an upcoming concert featuring a musical program suited for young audiences. The concert, “Carnival of the Animals,” will […]
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Penn State Ends Long-Running Summer Music Festival
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A summer professional music festival produced annually by Penn State’s School of Music has come to an end after 40 years. The university wrote in a news release on Friday […]
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Bryce Jordan Center Celebrates 30 Years: ‘We Work When People Work, and We Work When People Play’
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Named for the university’s 14th president, the multi-purpose facility has become the major entertainment center for Central Pennsylvania over the last three decades, serving a wide range of needs — from academic convocations, cultural events, and conventions to athletics, concerts, alumni functions, and many other types of events.
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New Family Entertainment Space to Open at Nittany Valley Sports Centre
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A new entertainment space and arcade is set to open soon at Centre Region sports facility. Nittany Valley Sports Centre, 177 Champion Drive in Patton Township, will hold a grand […]
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‘Rock the ’80s’ Concert Returns to State Theatre
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Break out the neon, the shoulder pads and the Aqua Net as the “Rock the ’80s” concert is back, and beneath the costumes and crowd-pleasing riffs is a serious mission: helping local cancer patients afford basic living expenses while they focus on treatment and recovery.
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‘Gimme Shelter’ Benefit Concert to Support Housing Security in Centre Region
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This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. A pay-what-you-will concert featuring popular local musicians will benefit five agencies working to increase housing security and fight homelessness in the […]