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Updated June 17, 2009 11:05 AM
A crowd of local and out-of-state artists welcomed the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts at the unveiling of the Images 2009 exhibition Thursday evening in the HUB-Robeson Center's Robeson Gallery. Updated 11:05 AM
Updated May 12, 2009 2:14 AM
When the ushers sent giddy fans back to their designated seats Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center, audience members rolled their eyes and reluctantly complied. Updated 2:14 AM
Updated May 11, 2009 3:55 PM
Tickets for Taylor Swift's Aug. 29 concert in the Bryce Jordan Center will go on sale May 15, and Swift will be joined by special guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana, the Bryce Jordan Center announced Monday in a press release. Updated 3:55 PM
Updated May 9, 2009 10:38 PM
Friday night, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band told the audience it made a solemn vow to rock the house -- the sold-out Bryce Jordan Center crowd was not disappointed. Updated 10:38 PM
Updated May 8, 2009 9:52 PM
Sugarland has pulled out of Saturday night's Bryce Jordan Center performance as the opening act for Keith Urban. Updated 9:52 PM
Updated May 5, 2009 5:09 PM
Though the State Theatre was only a little more than half-full Monday night, touring bands Cursive and Man Man put on a raucous performance anyway. Updated 5:09 PM
Updated May 1, 2009 4:53 AM
After international success in Australia, My Name is Pablo Picasso -- written by a local playwright -- will make its official debut at the State Theatre this weekend.
Vance Gilbert's middle name should be "acoustic."
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A highly anticipated film's release date suddenly being moved from Oscar season to the spring is never a good sign.
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Tuesday marked the release of Bob Dylan's 33rd go-around, and his autonomy as an artist has never been more apparent. A month shy of 68, he shifted into full-throttle blues mode with his latest solid record, Together Through Life.
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Ahh, supergroups.
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In Fall, author Colin McAdam has designed an incessantly hypnotizing stream of consciousness style that is highly readable and incredibly pleasant for the senses.
Updated April 30, 2009 4:55 AM
A cross-disciplinary symposium and art exhibit will explore animal studies Thursday and Friday from the perspective of art, literature, history, philosophy and science.
Finding the Animal in Paradox and Parable was supposed to get a month's showing -- not the two days it will now be displayed.
Updated April 29, 2009 4:55 AM
A former Penn State student may soon join household names like Rachael Ray, Giada de Laurentiis and Paula Deen on the Food Network.
Updated April 28, 2009 4:56 AM
Stop motion, dramatic narratives and home movies of the college experience were among the types of films showcased Monday night as a part of Campus MovieFest.
The Student Film Organization's Student Film Festival drew 38 applicants, but only 13 films made the cut -- inevitably leaving some student filmmakers disappointed.
The Ataris are not the only rock band out there with a complicated history.
Updated April 27, 2009 4:55 AM
The Student Film Organization's Student Film Festival drew 38 applicants, but only 13 films made the cut -- inevitably leaving some student filmmakers disappointed.
Updated April 24, 2009 4:55 AM
This weekend, the wonder and unadulterated thrill of outdoor athleticism will be embraced by a crowd sitting in front of a screen at the State College Area High School auditorium.
Gregoire Maret knows that most bands aren't used to performing with his instrument of choice: the harmonica.
Soul Food
Booker T. Jones hasn't released a solo album in two decades, so it's only fitting his return to the studio is a little extravagant.
Crank 2: High Voltage
When Jason Statham blinked after falling hundreds of feet from a helicopter at the end of Crank, people everywhere thought to themselves, 'There's no way they're going to make a sequel to this.'
Zombies don't belong in every piece of literature, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a novel as out of place as its title infers.
Ballet group Volé will put on its last show this weekend and for its seniors, the performance is bittersweet.
One in 150 Americans has been diagnosed with some sort of autism, a statistic Caitie Hutton said lends itself to the name of this weekend's benefit concert for autism awareness.
Updated April 23, 2009 4:55 AM
No Refund Theatre will channel the greats this weekend in its adaptation of the 1940s screwball classic The Philadelphia Story, which starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
To put together this year's edition, the staff of Kalliope decided to take a different approach selecting pieces for the literary magazine.
Spirits and voices will be high this Blue-White weekend.
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