The beat goes on: Forty years of percussion education at Penn State
The percussion area within the Penn State School of Music in the early 1980s consisted of one rehearsal room and less than a handful of instruments. But with early leadership
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College of Arts and Architecture to honor Alumni Award winners on Oct. 5
The College of Arts and Architecture will honor its 2023 Alumni Award recipients on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center.
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Penn State work featured in upcoming long-term Franklin Institute space exhibit

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A video that highlights the work a Penn State team is doing to
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Stuckeman School to host architect and graphic designer as lecturers on Oct. 4

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Stuckeman School in the College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State
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Las Cafeteras to honor Hispanic Heritage Month with free public events
The Los Angeles band, known for its protest songs and use of traditional instruments to connect cultures and generations, will lead free community events starting Monday, Oct. 9.
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Modern Latinx troubadours Las Cafeteras to perform at Eisenhower Auditorium on Oct. 10
The Los Angeles Times calls the Afro-Mexican rhythms and powerful rhymes of Las Cafeteras a “uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock.”
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Graphic design professor’s graphic novel relates Greek Olympians’ origins

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Joel Priddy, associate professor and interim head of graphic design in the College
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‘Meticulously crafted sculptures’ on display at Woskob Family Gallery
“High Strung,” featuring the meticulously crafted sculptures of local artist and educator Melissa Forkner Lesher, is on display in the Woskob Family Gallery through December 23.
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How ‘A Thousand Ways: An Assembly’ by 600 Highwaymen becomes a radical act
Using a carefully crafted and shared script, a small group of audience members come together for an hour to build on a story of perseverance.
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Tickets to Broadway hit ‘Come From Away’ go on sale starting Sept. 20
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, to members and at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, to the public.
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Penn State employees get 10% discount on tickets to Center for the Performing Arts presentations
In addition to the 10% discount, handling fees for employees will be reduced to $2 per ticket—a 50% discount on fees. Buy tickets online.
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Harlem jazz musicians will recreate intimate club vibe
Following the success of his online concert series, the Emmet Cohen Trio will return to the Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
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Theatre alum’s film brings “backlog” to the forefront to support assault survivors

Penn State School of Theatre alum Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal is raising awareness and support with her international
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Stuckeman School lecture and exhibit series kicks off TAKK co-founder

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School at Penn State kicks off
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‘It’s Penn State’: Happy Valley is the right answer for Kappel family
Penn State runs deep in the Kappel family.
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Red Baraat founder Sunny Jain discusses nature of his ‘festive, joyous’ band
Red Baraat will headline the free Center for the Performing Arts Move Mix Festival at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Eisenhower Auditorium rear loading dock.
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Attendees will lead 600 Highwaymen’s immersive theatrical experience ‘An Assembly’
The unmoderated performance will encourage attendees to explore the lines between strangeness and kinship, distance and proximity.
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Penn State professor to lead field campaign to study climate in Baltimore area

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Kenneth Davis, professor of atmospheric and climate science at Penn State, will lead
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Third-year architecture graduate student wins 2023 Corbelletti Design Charrette

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Abigail Wallar, a third-year master of architecture student in the College of Arts
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Doan teams with psychology faculty to expand research on how drawing can ease anxiety
Bill Doan is integrating a science component into his research and creative work focused on how drawing can be a tool for managing mental health.
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Rhapsody: A curated recital series presented by School of Music faculty
The School of Music is pleased to announce the "Rhapsody Series," a free series of faculty recitals in which each performance is based on a specific theme.
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Volunteering runs in the family for A&A father-daughter duo
Dave Cavanaugh and his daughter, Courtney Cavanaugh, are both College of Arts and Architecture alumni who frequently return to Happy Valley to volunteer with alumni groups.
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Emmet Cohen Trio will return to Penn State on Sept. 19
Armenian-born vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan will join the musicians for the trio’s third performance for the Center for the Performing Arts.
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Stuckeman School to host open house highlighting design research

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School at Penn State is hosting
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Breslin named ‘outstanding museum art educator’
Breslin will be presented the award on Oct. 7 in Erie, Pennsylvania during the PAEA annual conference.
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