http://live.psu.edu/tag/Arts_and_Entertainment en-us Penn State University Relations live@psu.edu (Penn State Live) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:18:47 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57677#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57677#rss43 The Palmer Museum of Art has announced the opening of the exhibition "Me, Myself, and the Mirror." The exhibition features self-portraits from the permanent collection and will be on view at the museum from Feb. 7 to May 27.... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:12:11 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57675#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57675#rss43 The Palmer Museum of Art has announced the opening of the exhibition "Hogarth Restored." The exhibition will be on view at the museum from Feb. 7 to May 13. William Hogarth was best known during his lifetime, as he is today, for his satirical engravings. They were in high demand throughout his career and were printed in even greater volume, ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:06:40 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57674#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57674#rss43 Robert Wittman, who served for 20 years as the Federal Bureau of Investigation's expert in the field of art crime, will deliver a lecture at 7 p.m. on Feb. 20 in Room 117 of the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. Wittman will speak about his FBI career, notorious art heists, and daring undercover recoveries.... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:52:08 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57673#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57673#rss43 The HUB-Robeson Galleries will showcase Stephen Althouse's photographs in the Robeson Gallery from Feb. 14 to April 22. Althouse's photographs feature cryptic assemblages of found and fabricated objects that relate to significant life events. Althouse captures both positive and negative attributes of humankind with an emphasis on human experiences ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:19:30 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57659#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57659#rss43 Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art is featuring the exhibition "Painting the People: Images of American Life from the Maimon Collection," through May 13. "Painting the People" features selections from the impressive collection of American scene painting amassed by collectors Lee (1956 alumnus in Liberal Arts) and Barbara Maimon.... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:52:02 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57602#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57602#rss43 The smash-hit musical "American Idiot," based on Green Day's Grammy-winning multiplatinum album, tells the story of three lifelong friends forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. The touring Broadway musical will make its Penn State debut with two performances at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 and 29, in Eisenhower Auditorium on ... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:55 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57649#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57649#rss43 "A Seat in Civil Rights History," an exhibit of Greyhound Bus posters celebrating Black History month, is on display through June 1, in the Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library on the University Park campus of Penn State. The exhibit is open during standard library hours. Call 814-865-3063 to confirm times.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:07:38 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57615#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57615#rss43 Exhibitions of work by Melissa Wilkinson and Denise Bookwalter will be on display in the McLanahan and Sheetz Galleries of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts from Feb. 23 to April 1.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:14:48 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57609#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57609#rss43 Acclaimed Julliard musicians Brian Zeger, pianist, and Lacey Jo Benter, vocalist, will perform at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, during the Penn State School of Music's Common Hour at Esber Recital Hall in Music Building I on University Park campus. The one-hour concert is free and open to the public.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:01:17 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57394#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57394#rss43 David Sedaris, author of the previous bestsellers "Naked," "Me Talk Pretty One Day," "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" and regular National Public Radio contributor, will appear at 8 p.m. on April 13 at Eisenhower Auditorium.... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:47:47 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57542#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57542#rss43 One of the world's top DJs, Sebastian Ingrosso, will be making a special appearance with Alesso at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, Feb. 23. Ingrosso is best known for his work in the super group Swedish House Mafia and has produced "Leave the World Behind," "One," "Miami 2 Ibiza" and most recently "Save the World." Ingrosso's solo ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:52:58 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57543#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57543#rss43 Van Halen will perform at 8 p.m. on March 26 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. R&B band Kool and the Gang will join Van Halen as support. Tickets can be purchased at the Bryce Jordan Center, Downtown Theatre, Altoona Campus ticket outlet, Ticketmaster.com, Livenation.com, bjc.psu.edu, or by phone at 814-865-5555. Tickets ate $49.50, $79.50 and ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:43:06 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57541#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57541#rss43 Penn State Centre Stage will present "Grand Hotel" from Feb. 14-28 at the Pavilion Theatre on the University Park campus. Based on the novel by Vicki Baum with book by Luther Davis and music and lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright, "Grand Hotel" is a seamless musical that captures the high life and optimism of Berlin in 1928, through a ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:08:06 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57397#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57397#rss43 "Sesame Street Live," a larger-than-life, musical touring stage production featuring Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, and more, will visit the Bryce Jordan Center at 7 p.m. March 13 at at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on March 14. Each performance features 90 minutes of singing, dancing and audience participation, including a 15-minute ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:03:25 -0500 http://live.psu.edu/story/57509#rss43 http://live.psu.edu/story/57509#rss43 Penn State New Kensington continues its celebration of Black History Month at noon on Monday, Feb. 6, with a performance by the Lee Robinson Jazz Quartet in the Forum Theatre. Led by saxophonist Lee Robinson, the group's sound runs the gamut from subtle and minimalist to dense and emotional....