September 26, 2025
The Joyfull series returns to nourish the mind, body and soul
Free community events feature meal and a performance starting with The Feast Edition on Oct. 13
Roots of Life drumming ensemble watches Silver Spurs dance group perform during The Joyfull: PURPLE Edition in January 2025.
Credit: Amy Dupain VashawUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (Friday, Sept. 26, 2025)—The Center for the Performing Arts is happy to announce the return of The Joyfull free community program.
Each Joyfull event is an open invite for all to savor the culture of visiting and local artists while filling their bellies, souls and spirits with food, sounds and sights offered by an intimate arts-based experience.
“The Joyfulls provide engagement through all of our senses, and we are thrilled to offer them for a second year,” Center Audience and Program Development Director Amy Dupain Vashaw said.
Visit The Joyfull online for more information and to register for each event. The events are free, but donations will be accepted. Pay what you wish. Join as a member, or text DonateCPA to 41444.
The Joyfull editions
Each themed event will feature a catered meal and an artist performance. More details will be announced closer to each event. Free sustainable utensil sets will be given to first-time attendees.
- The Feast Edition, 6–8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center. The event, part of Indigenous Peoples’ Day festivities at Penn State, will feature Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground and Miss Chief Rocka. Register online.
- Soles of Duende Edition, 6–8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center. Register online.
- Cirque Kalabanté Edition, 6–8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, Robb Hall, Hintz Family Alumni Center. Register online.
- Fanoos Ensemble Edition, 6–9 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, Robb Hall, Hintz Family Alumni Center. Register online.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Support for The Joyfull events provided by
Dick Brown and Sandy Zaremba
Support for The Joyfull: Fanoos Ensemble Edition provided by
Eisenhower Auditorium Endowment
FIND US
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, a unit of the College of Arts and Architecture, aspires to create connected, sustainable, and equitable communities, where everyone experiences joy, belonging and creativity.
For more information about the season, visit the Center for the Performing Arts online, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.