The Penn State choral community will relive the opening night of the Center for the Performing Arts’ home base at 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Eisenhower Auditorium with members of Penn State choirs past and present join in song for “50 Forward: Beethoven’s Ninth Revisited.”

The State Theatre, in conjunction with the Happy Valley Comic and Collectibles Convention, The Penn State Bellisario School of Communications, and The Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance, will have a special showing of the movie Se7en at 7 pm on February 28, 2025.

Over the long history of the Penn State Blue Band, there have only been six directors. Each director has contributed to the tradition of the band in some way. May it be changing the name of the band, changing the uniforms, creating new and imaginative formations or just creating new traditions, each director has had a hand in forming the band into what it is today.

Some would think that the position of feature twirler of the Penn State Blue Band started at the same time the Majorettes started. However, the Blue Band Majorettes were founded in 1972 and the official feature twirler position did not start until 1974.

The Blue Band was founded in 1899, but it only took one year for the organization to realize a Drum Major would be needed to help lead the band.

As the instrumentalists take the field, the Drum Major makes his flip, the Blue Sapphire throws her baton, the Silks wave their flags and the Majorettes twirl and dance this Saturday, the Blue Band will start to celebrate 125 years!

Though the Blue Band celebrates its 125th anniversary, a subsection of the group, the Blue Band Silks, will be celebrating 50 years this year.

On Sunday, September 29, 2024, The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau will host not one, not two, but three published Blue Band authors for a special Book Signing from 10 am to noon! Books will only be $20 plus all items in the newly restocked The Happy Valley Store will be 12.5% off during the signing in celebration of the Blue Band’s 125th anniversary!

Penn State Homecoming 2024 will take place Sept. 22-28, as announced today (Feb. 22) by the Homecoming executive committee. A week of celebrations and festivities will lead up to the Penn State football game versus Illinois on Sept. 28, at Beaver Stadium.