The Gallery at Penn College will host "Erasing Borders 2009: Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora" from Nov. 13 to Dec. 13. The traveling annual exhibit features 27 artists whose origins can be traced to the Indian subcontinent. An opening reception will take place in the gallery from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 19. (more)
Students from 50 Penn State sororities and fraternities showed off some impressive talents in music and dance on Sunday, Nov. 1, in the annual "Greek Sing," held in a sold-out Eisenhower Auditorium. The Greek Sing a talent show in which members of two or three IFC/Panhel organizations team up to perform selections from Broadway musicals. Each team performs for six to eight minutes, then there's a quick change-over, then the next team is on. So, in the course of three hours, audience members saw performances from 19 different Broadway shows. To read more about the event, visit Tina Hay's Penn Stater blog at http://pennstatermag.com/2009/11/02/penn-state-greeks-strut-their-broadway-stuff/ and to see pictures, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2176 online. (more)
"Pioneers of Scientific and Engineering Discoveries at Penn State," by science librarian Robert Tolliver, is on display from Nov. 9 to Jan. 8 in the main exhibit hall of Pattee Library. (more)
The first American artist to paint an abstract painting was civil engineer Manierre Dawson (1887-1969). His profession, far from a deterrent to his creativity, was his primary source of inspiration, especially during the formative years of his career. "Manierre Dawson: Engineer/Artist," an exhibit, traces the evolution of his work and shows how elements of his paintings leading up to and including his first abstractions and his conception of abstract art itself are directly related to his civil engineering training. The exhibit is the result of 10 years of research by Penn State Alumnus Randy Ploog and is on display through Jan. 8, in the Diversity Studies Room at 109 Pattee Library. (more)
The College of Information Sciences and Technology's (IST) Extreme Events Lab and CreateIT Studio will be featured on the Nov. 6 edition of Friday Night Tailgate, which airs Fridays at 11 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. (more)
Bookbinding, marbling and frakturing are not typically found in art exhibits at Penn State, but integrative arts student Monica Mixer is working to bring these "lost arts" to the forefront. Her work is featured in a mixed art exhibit, "Lost Art Meets Modern Art," in Borland Gallery, Borland Building on the University Park campus through Dec. 4. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (more)
Best known for his appearances on County Music Television's "Country Fired Home Videos," Steve McGranahan, the "World's Strongest Redneck," is scheduled to perform at Penn State DuBois in November. (more)
Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company, a folk dance ensemble based in Kiev, Ukraine, and founded in 1937 by ballet master Pavlo Virsky, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Penn State's Eisenhower Auditorium. (more)
He's back, and he brought his suitcase full of dummies with him! Comedian Jeff Dunham returns to Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 with his "Identity Crisis Tour 2010." (more)
Members of the Dizzy GIllespie All Star Band, in town to perform at Penn State's Eisenhower Auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 28, visited State College Area High School on Tuesday, Oct. 27, as part of Penn State's Center for the Performing Arts' (CPA) educational outreach mission. Led by John Lee (bass), band members James Moody (saxophone), Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Greg Gisbert (trumpet), Willie Jones III (drumset) and Duke Lee (auxiliary percussion) listened to the high school musicians play two songs they're learning for an upcoming competition, and then offered their insights on how to refine what they were playing. The professionals also sat in with the high schoolers, playing alongside them, and finished the afternoon with a performance of their own. For photos, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2169 online. (more)
