Performances

Come on down every Friday night from 6 to 10 for a valley open mic at The IngleBean Coffee House.

Local men’s barbershop chorus the Nittany Knights presents their annual show on Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 at the State Theatre.

The show includes a few barbershop classics plus more contemporary tunes.
Reserved seats will soon be available at www.thestatetheatre.org.

The Nittany Knights Chorus has been entertaining Centre Region audiences since 1962. Men who enjoy singing are invited to stop in at a weekly rehearsal, Mondays at 7 pm, at the South Hills School of Business and Technology in State College.
More information at www.nittanyknights.org and on Facebook.

Wear your jammies and enjoy stories and songs!
Join the Penn State Music Service Club and Penn State Harmony for a special evening concert!

Fans of Sidewalk Prophets will have 24 reasons to smile this spring as the band launches the “Smile Tour” in 2020 in support of its latest single. Sidewalk Prophets unveils 24 tour dates. Delivering their best live show to date, on the “Smile Tour,” Sidewalk Prophets will host an evening full of hits and new music that will leave concert goers feeling re-energized and grinning from ear to ear.

Powerful early works by two great composers

BARBER: Symphony No. 1 (In One Movement), Op. 9
BARBER: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
-- featuring soloist, Max Zorin, violin
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Ecumenical Concert at Grace Lutheran Changed to April 29, 2020:

Grace Lutheran Church is offering its 11th annual free ecumenical concert called Behold, How Good: Sounds of Unity to 7 pm on Wednesday, April 29. A community supper is available at 5:15; piano prelude music starts at 6:40. More than 70 musicians from 16 area churches and community organizations will present music by Rachmaninoff, Byrd, Gibbons, and Trotta, as well as handbell selections played by The Bells of Grace. Bob Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass, including a jazz ensemble and lighting effects, will be featured. The program will also include the premiere of The Window: A Kyrie for Notre Dame, by Laurel Sanders, who conducts the choir. A free-will collection helps to defray costs. All are welcome.

Note: This event has been cancelled

The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra presents “Exotic Sounds”

3pm, Sunday, May 3, 2020
Penn State Recital Hall

The PCO’s final season concert will feature an exciting program that audiences won’t want to miss. Joined by guest violin soloist Akemi Takayama, PCO conductor Yaniv Attar
will lead the ensemble in pieces from around the world. Repertoire will include The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Ástor Piazzolla, Mozart’s Overture to Abduction from the Seraglio, and Czech Suite by Antonín Dvořák.

Ticketing information can be found at pachamberorchestra.org/ticketvenueinfo

This concert is sponsored by Grace Ormston, in memory of Lee Ormston.

Guest Artist Sponsors: Arthur Curtze & Koch Funeral Home

Three-time GRAMMY winner Shawn Colvin’s debut album, Steady On, was released in October 1989, a stunning introduction to an artist who quickly established herself as a mainstay in the singer-songwriter genre. The album was lauded for its confessional songwriting and well-crafted melodies, and for Colvin’s tender and provocative vocals. Colvin received the ultimate acknowledgement for Steady On when she was awarded the GRAMMY award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. She swiftly amassed a dedicated and passionate fanbase.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of this landmark album, Colvin has released a newly-recorded solo-acoustic version. Colvin brings a 30-year lens to her treasured songs, casting new light on the stories she first told as a young artist. Colvin has long been hailed as an exemplary solo acoustic performer and these new recordings are a brilliant showcase for her enduring artistry.

“I was 32 years old, and the dream of my life had been fulfilled,” Colvin says, “not only because I made an album but mostly because I had written or co-written every song, an accomplishment that was hard won. I was so proud. My feeling was then—and still is—that if I never made another album, Steady On would have been enough.”

Steady On Acoustic strips each song to the core, placing Colvin’s songwriting masterclass on full display. “I’ve played these songs countless times, primarily as a solo acoustic artist,” she says. “All in all, this is the incarnation that feels most genuine. And so, to commemorate this milestone I decided to celebrate Steady On by recording it again, this time using only my voice and my guitar. This represents who I am as an artist and all I ever wanted to be, and I believe it does its predecessor proud.”

Over the course of three decades, Colvin has established herself as a legacy artist by creating a remarkable canon of work, touring relentlessly both nationally and internationally, and having her songs featured in television and film. She is a revered storyteller deserving of the special recognition of both her peers and those who have been inspired by her songs. The reworking of her iconic debut feels not only timely but essential, further underscoring that Colvin remains a vital voice for women in music and reaffirming her status as an Americana gamechanger.

Shawn Colvin will perform Steady On Acoustic in its entirety in what promises to be a very special evening for her longtime fans.

Grammy Award®-winning global superstar Justin Bieber is bringing The Changes Tour with special guests Kehlani and Jaden Smith to the Bryce Jordan Center on August, 6. Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 14th at Noon.
PRICE $59.50 - $199.50

(State College, PA) - The State Theatre welcomes The Machine, performing Pink Floyd! Live, on Saturday, August 8th at 8pm.
The Machine has been America’s premier Pink Floyd show for more than 30 years! The Machine has performed across North America selling out theaters and performing arts centers, wowing crowds at various casinos and fairs, sharing the stage at major festivals from Bonnaroo to Riverbend, and performing with numerous symphonies from Buffalo to Birmingham.
The Machine’s spot-on recreations, extended jams, and incredible “Interstellar Light & Multimedia Show” have won legions of fans. We hope to see you at The State Theatre Saturday, April 4th for The Machine!

The State Theatre welcomes The Gin Blossoms on Tuesday, September 29th.

The Gin Blossoms’ blockbuster 1992 album New Miserable Experience spawned four Top 40 hit singles, and established the Arizona quintet as one of the top rock groups of that decade. More than 25 years have passed since the release of New Mis, and now Gin Blossoms are back with their best set of songs in years. Produced by Don Dixon and engineered by Mitch Easter, Mixed Reality (set for release June 15) demonstrates the timeless appeal of Gin Blossoms’ music.

Join us at The State Theatre on Tuesday, September 29th at 7pm for a show you do not want to miss!

The State Theatre Welcomes Jimmy Webb this coming October! As a Grammy-winning songwriter, Webb has topped the charts from pop to country to disco numerous times. He offers interpretations by some of the industry’s greatest; from Glen Campbell to Art Garfunkel to Linda Ronstadt. Webb performs covers by everyone from Guns n’ Roses to Josh Groban and Little Big Town!

Since Webb’s Grammy sweep in 1968 when his own “Up, Up and Away” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” vied for Song of the Year (and “Up” won) to the use of his “Do What You Gotta Do” in Kanye West’s “Famous,” he is often praised as “America’s Songwriter” and remains an icon in popular music. He continues to challenge his artistic boundaries; including projects like a classical nocturne. His most famous songs remain timeless; “MacArthur Park”, “Wichita Lineman”, “Worst That Could Happen”. Now in his touring show “An Evening with Jimmy Webb”and his literary memoir, THE CAKE AND THE RAIN (St. Martin’s Press; now in paperback and audiobook) Webb brings fans of his music a unique connection to their favorite songs. All the while revealing the stories behind his hits as far back as his first songwriting job at Motown through a career that took trajectory and led a teen preacher’s son from a farm town in Oklahoma to the top of his longed-for profession, with pitfalls and blessings in equal measure between.

Be sure to join us at The State Theatre on Sunday, October 4th to enjoy Jimmy Webb!

Grammy, ACM, CMA, Billboard, and CMT Award-winning artist Chris Stapleton is bringing the "All American Road Show" to the Bryce Jordan Center on October 8th with special guest the Marcus King Band. Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 7th at 10am.


PRICE $69.75 - $99.75