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The Center for the Performing Arts Spotlight Collective will bring back the golden age of punk music with a set by The Paradox. The Atlanta-based pop-punk four-piece will make its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. to members and at…

STATE COLLEGE — A pay-what-you-will concert featuring popular local musicians will benefit five agencies working to increase housing security and fight homelessness in the Centre region. The third annual “Gimme Shelter: The Concert for Housing Security in the Centre Region” will be presented at the South Hills School of Business and Technology in State College…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Direct from Japan, big-drum percussion ensemble Drum Tao returns to North America with an all-new show, “The Best,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are $52 for an adult, $14 for a University Park student, and $19 for a person 18 and younger and are available for…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington will lead a live band in a reimagining of songs from the “free” jazz era and “Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite.” “We Insist! 2025,” starring the four-time Grammy Award-winning musician and featuring vocalist Christie Dashiell, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets…

This story originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. Ashley Snook always dreamt of having her own restaurant, but when the opportunity came up to open a brand-new eatery at the re-built Historic Davidson Inn, 850 South Eagle Valley Road in Wingate, she needed a bit of convincing. Having worked at the former Mountain…

There are mysteries that feel far away, like something out of a true-crime podcast set in another state. And then there are the ones that live right here, woven into the roads we drive, the rivers we pass, and the names we still recognize. The disappearance of Ray Gricar is one of those. Ray Gricar…

First Night State College presents music, theatre, and vaudeville performances in downtown churches, theatres, and public buildings. We strive to have a wide variety of family-friendly things to see and hear on the afternoon and evening of Dec.31. Admission to most performances is by a First Night button. Buttons are available at select locations in…

DEC. 20 St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 850 Snydertown Rd., Howard 2 p.m. Blue Christmas Service DEC. 24 – CHRISTMAS EVE Christ Community Church 200 Ellis Pl., State College 4 p.m. Candlelight Service Emmanuel Lutheran Church 206 S. Burrowes Street, State College 7:30 p.m. Candlelight Service Faith Bellefonte UMC 512 Hughes St., Bellefonte 3 p.m., 5…

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra will present its annual Holiday Concert on Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Penn State Recital Hall, Music Building 1, on Allen Road in University Park. Join the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and Maestro Gerardo Edelstein, along with guest conductor Erik Clayton, for our annual Holiday Concert. Experience…

As a child, one of the things that I loved was helping my mom and my grandmother bake Christmas cookies. I remember being in first grade and my mom letting me pour a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips into cookie batter, helping her roll cookie dough into balls, or grandma letting me use the cookie…