Lotus to perform at Lulu's tonight

Philadelphia-based electronic jam band Lotus will play an 18-and-over show at 7 tonight at Lulu's Nightspot, 129 1/2 S. Pugh St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at City Lights Records, 316 E. College Ave., and online at ticketweb.com. Tickets are $17 at the door. Lotus has played in State College several times over the past few years, most recently at the State Theatre in March. The band, which released Hammerstrike on Oct. 14, is also known for its extravagant light show.

Professor to talk about 1950s N.Y. art

Pepe Karmel, associate professor of art history at New York University, will present a lecture today at the Palmer Museum of Art. The lecture, "From Collage to Combine: New York Art in the 1950s," will begin at 6 p.m. Karmel is the curator of New York Cool: Paintings and Sculptures from the NYU Art Collection, which has been on display at Palmer since September. Admission is free and open to the public.