When the air gets cooler, arts and entertainment opportunities heat up in Happy Valley’s state-of-the-art facilities for exhibits, concerts, theatre and dance, comedians and more. From Penn State venues to Downtown State College and Bellefonte, there’s something for all ages.

Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art—boasting the largest collection between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia—is currently closed to the public as it prepares to move into a new home, slated to open in Spring 2024. . The innovative new Palmer, which will be located within the Arboretum at Penn State, will be a larger facility that features education spaces, including a teaching gallery, flexible event spaces, and nearly twice the exhibition space of the current museum. This will allow for expanded student, faculty, and public access to Penn State’s growing collection of 10,500 works of art.

The State Theatre
130 W. College Ave, State College
TheStateTheatre.Org

The State Theatre in Downtown State College is a proud hub of local culture, featuring artists both homegrown and nationally renowned. From drama to children’s shows, from rock and roll to live broadcasts of the Met, the venue is the soul of the community’s performing arts scene. Here’s what’s on tap at The State this season:

• Henry Rollins: Good to See You - September 28
• The Church - October 12
• Jim Messina - November 19
• Start Making Sense: A Tribute to Talking Heads - December 1
• Get the Led Out - December 7

Art, music & more at Penn State

Bryce Jordan Center
bjc.psu.edu

Located just across the street from Beaver Stadium, the BJC seats 15,000+ and is the largest venue of its kind between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Home to Nittany Lions men's and women's basketball, the BJC hosts concerts, shows and Penn State commencement ceremonies.

Add these big acts to your calendar in 2023-24:

• Bill Burr Live - October 4
• Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show - October 6
• Mercy Me - October 7
• Old Dominion - December 1
• Cirque Dreams Holidaze - December 13
• THON - February 16-18
• Zach Bryan’s The Quittin’ Time Tour - March 12
• U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials – April 19 & 20

Center for the Performing Arts
cpa.psu.edu/ticketcenter

The Center for the Performing Arts provides a context, through artistic connections, to the human experience. By bringing artists and audiences together to spark the discovery of passion, inspiration, and inner truths, CPA is a motivator for creative thinking and examination of human’s relationship with the world.

A Thousand Ways: An Assembly by 600 Highwaymen, September 30-October 1
Written and created by Abigail Browde and Michael Silverstone,
with Andrew Kircher

• Las Cafeteras October 10
• Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, October 25
  Rachmaninov Celebration
• STOMP November 15
• A Choral Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. January 20
  featuring Howard Gospel Choir of Howard University
• Ephrat Asherie Dance In collaboration with New York City February 7
  club legends UNDERSCORED
• Johnny Cash — The Official Concert Experience February 20
• Rhiannon Giddens March 19
• Dover Quartet and Haochen Zhang March 21
• Absence Terence Blanchard featuring April 10
  The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet
• Coreyah: Psychedelic Korean Folk April 24 (FREE)

Bellefonte Art Museum
133 N Allegheny St, Bellefonte
www.bellefontemuseum.org

The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County is located in Downtown Bellefonte’s historic Linn House. The house, built in 1810 of Trenton Limestone, is listed in the National American Buildings Survey and on the National Historic Registry. The museum's mission is to showcase and sell works by local artists and to provide enrichment by showing art from around the world as well as art from our own community.

The Museum provides free art shows, classes and cultural exhibits, including a permanent Underground Railroad exhibit - A Journey to Freedom. Commemorating a painful time in art and words, this exhibit remembers the role of the region in the operations of the Underground Railroad

The Museum is home to The Makery at the Museum, a dedicated, delightful art studio on the second floor where families can enjoy free self-led art activities during the Museum's public hours. The Twiga Museum Store is filled with fine handcrafted items created by museum registry artists, along with a select group of artists outside Centre County. One-of-a-kind jewelry, ceramics, glass, fiber and fine art are cycled through the store on a monthly basis allowing for a unique shopping experience with each visit.

Annual Holiday Show & Sale – November 3-December 17

Featuring local artists and hundreds of original works of art for sale.