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With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

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Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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'Monty Python's Spamalot' comes to Penn State Sept. 28 and 29

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
'Monty Python's Spamalot' makes its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 and 29, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
'Monty Python's Spamalot' makes its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 and 29, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

University Park, Pa. -- "Monty Python’s Spamalot," the Broadway musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the classic film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," makes its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 and 29, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The show earned the 2005 Tony Award for best musical.

Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts presentation are $57 and $51 for an adult, $42 and $36 for a University Park student and $52 and $46 for a person 18 and younger. Buy tickets online at http://www.cpa.psu.edu/ or by phone at 814-863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial 800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets also are available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Tickets Downtown in the Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), the HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and the Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible.

With a book by Monty Python veteran Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Idle and John Du Prez, "Monty Python’s Spamalot" tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, show girls and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the hilarious reasons audiences enjoy the show.

Monty Python was an English comedy troupe that created the influential "Monty Python’s Flying Circus," a British sketch comedy TV show that aired on the BBC beginning in 1969.

Monty Python’s popularity mushroomed from the television series, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and the stage musical. The group’s work also launched successful individual careers for troupe members. Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music.

Mount Nittany Medical Center is sponsoring the show. WTAJ is the media sponsor. AT&T underwrites touring Broadway presentations at the Center for the Performing Arts. Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring a visiting artist or local expert, is offered in Eisenhower Auditorium one hour before each performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints regularly fills to capacity. Seating is available on a first-arrival basis. Audio description, which is especially helpful to patrons with sight loss, is available for the Sept. 29 presentation at no extra charge.