Entertainment News
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Cirque du Soleil Returning to Bryce Jordan Center for First Time in More Than a Decade
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Cirque du Soleil is returning to Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center in March for the first time in more than 10 years. The modern circus will present five performances of “OVO,” a “newly revisited high-energy and high-acrobatic production,” from March 27-30, Cirque du Soleil and the Jordan Center announced on Monday. “OVO is a colorful…
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Grab Your Lederhosen and Head to OktoberFest at Tussey Mountain
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Tussey Mountain’s OktoberFest will make its return on Friday, Sept. 27. The festival will take place in the mountain’s amphitheater and will include traditional food, music and beer.
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Sonia De Los Santos Kicks Off Return of School-Time Matinee Series at Center for the Performing Arts
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Grammy Award-nominated family-music singer-songwriter Sonia De Los Santos will kick off the long-awaited return of the School-Time Matinee series at the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the community is invited to the bilingual Spanish-English performance at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in Eisenhower Auditorium. General-admission tickets are…
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Second Annual Happy Valley Rodeo Brings Cowboys and Clowns to Centre County
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Lucky E Rodeo Company of Broadalbin, New York, returned to the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall on Friday and Saturday for the second annual Happy Valley Rodeo. Penn State’s Delta Theta Sigma hosted the rodeo for its second year, and over 100 cowboys and cowgirls, hailing from all over Pennsylvania, registered to compete…
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Local Illustrator to Debut New Comic Book at Comic Cove
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State College resident Jason Lenox will debut the fifth issue of a comic book he co-created with Dennis Fallon and Jason Palmatier from 11 a.m. to on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Comic Cove, 528 Westerly Parkway.
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Move Mix Festival Kicks Off Eisenhower Auditorium’s 50th Anniversary Season
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Hip-hop and R&B artist BJ The Chicago Kid will headline the Move Mix Festival, the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State’s 2024 fall season-opening event. The free community festival for all ages will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in Eisenhower Auditorium. In celebration of the auditorium’s 50th anniversary, the…
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Happy Valley Latin Festival Returns for Fourth Year
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A music and arts festival celebrating Latin American culture will return to downtown State College this weekend for its fourth year. The Happy Valley Latin Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza and 100 block of South Fraser Street. Free and…
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Flour & Stone Restaurant Opens in Pine Grove Mills
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A new restaurant from the team behind Pine Grove Hall has opened its doors in Pine Grove Mills. After a soft opening last weekend, Flour & Stone is welcoming guests with regular operating hours of 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. The sister restaurant to Pine Grove Hall is located next door at 125…
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Blake Shelton Bringing Friends & Heroes Tour to Bryce Jordan
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Country music star Blake Shelton and guests will make a stop at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on their Friends & Heroes 2025 tour, the venue announced on Thursday. The March 22 show will feature Shelton along with fellow country music powerhouses Craig Morgan, Deana Carter and Trace Adkins, as well as Emily Ann Roberts,…
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A Day To Remember to Perform at Bryce Jordan Center
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Rock band A Day To Remember will bring its “Couple More Shows” tour to Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30. A ticket presale began on Tuesday, with general ticket sales beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 through Ticketmaster. A Day to Remember will be joined by special guests August Burns Red and…