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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Bringing ‘Color Bash’ to Bryce Jordan Center
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Another Hot Wheels show will make a pit-stop at the Bryce Jordan Center next spring with a new experience built around color, three performances and a lineup of larger-than-life monster trucks. The family entertainment show, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, is scheduled for April 3-4, 2027, with performances at noon and 6 p.m. Saturday and…
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What’s Coming to the Bryce Jordan Center? Here’s Every Upcoming Concert and Show So Far
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Updated 2:36 p.m. Sept. 10, 2026. The Bryce Jordan Center is gearing up for a busy 2026-27, with a series of concerts, comedy shows and other entertainment scheduled at the Penn State venue over the coming months. The upcoming events will bring a mix of nationally known performers to State College, giving fans plenty of…
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‘Music in the Gardens’ Brings Free Outdoor Concert to Arboretum at Penn State
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The Arboretum at Penn State will turn into an outdoor concert venue Thursday evening as the Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs a free show surrounded by the scenery of the gardens. The university’s School of Music will host “Music in the Gardens” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at The Arboretum. No tickets or…
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Great Insect Fair Bringing Live Bugs, Honey Tasting to Snider Ag Arena
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Live insects, honey tasting and hands-on activities will take over Penn State’s Snider Agricultural Arena this weekend as the annual Great Insect Fair returns for a day of free, family-friendly learning. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at 800 E. Park Ave., and will feature an insect zoo…
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Music for a Mission: State College Food Bank Celebrates Community Support With Fight to End Hunger Concert
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The State College Food Bank is hosting the second annual Great Big Fight to End Hunger Concert at the State Theatre on Sept. 14, featuring the Grammy Award-winning band A Great Big World.
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‘Night at the Museums’ to Showcase Penn State Exhibits and Archives
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By Chris Kick, Penn State Ag Sciences News The second week of Penn State’s fall semester offers a chance to visit university museums during the “Night at the Museums,” planned for 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 3. Organized by the Penn State Museum Consortium, the event again will include the Penn State trolley, which will…
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John Foster Brings Heart and Hometown Roots to Grange Fair Grandstand
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Long before millions of viewers watched him finish as runner-up on Season 23 of “American Idol,” before standing ovations at the Grand Ole Opry and before a career that now has him traveling the country, Foster was a teenager in Louisiana who almost didn’t sing at all.
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Shaquille ‘DJ Diesel’ O’Neal to Headline Penn State’s LightsUP Festival
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Shaquille O’Neal will bring his DJ Diesel act to Penn State next week for a free concert on the HUB Lawn. The Basketball Hall of Famer will headline the sixth annual LightsUP festival on Friday, Aug. 28, with indie pop and alternative duo Between Friends opening the event at 6:30 p.m. The festival is organized…
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Happy Valley Film Commission Supports Growing Number of Productions in Centre County
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Centre County is growing as a film destination, and on Tuesday the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau officially launched an initiative designed to attract and support productions in the area. The official launch of the Happy Valley Film Commission took place on the site of an active film project in Centre County. “At the Happy Valley…
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2026 Centre County Grange Fair Set to Get Underway
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This article originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette’s Official Grange Fair Guide. CENTRE HALL — Summer’s grand finale is here. For more than 150 years, families have pitched their tents, parked their campers and gathered at Grange Park to celebrate one of Centre County’s most cherished traditions. From livestock competitions and homemade exhibits to…