This isn’t your grandfather’s setlist. The Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band will revive the traditional jazz ensemble format with an energetic Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

THE PENNSYLVANIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (PCO) is the region’s leading all-professional chamber orchestra, providing artistically superb concerts and a variety of educational and community outreach opportunities under the direction of music director Gerardo Edelstein.

Award-winning rock-violinist, dancer, and media personality Lindsey Stirling, currently on a world tour promoting her latest hit album Duality, today announced her 2025, 23-city Snow Waltz Holiday Tour, kicking off at the Bryce Jordan Center November 18.

One of the most electrifying and visionary artists in contemporary music is coming to downtown State College. On Thursday, September 4, GRAMMY-nominated drummer, producer, and composer Kassa Overall brings his critically acclaimed CREAM Tour to Manny’s Live Performance Space, offering an intimate, high-voltage night of musical innovation.

Plan to visit Centre State on September 19, 2025 at 5:30 pm for an unforgettable evening as they lift the curtain on the 2025–26 season! Your exclusive admission includes delicious hors d’oeuvres, refreshing libations, and a lively performance that offers a taste of what’s to come.

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State presents a special exhibition giving extra weight to the democratic ideal of power of the people, titled “Shaping American Histories, Dreaming American Futures,” on view now through July 27. Visitors to the exhibition are encouraged to voice their reflections on the nation’s past, present and future via a community response wall. Ideas contributed to the response wall will help shape the Palmer’s upcoming invitational exhibition in summer 2026, which will honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

It's that time of year again! The sun is shining, and summer is upon us! And as always, Happy Valley boasts four of the most dynamic Art Festivals in the state of Pennsylvania.

The Penn State School of Music's Recital Hall will be hosting the New Ground Orchestra Festival on July 25th, 2025, at 7:30 pm. The concert will be a gathering of professional women musicians from all over the world. The goal? To bring joy, helping hands, and create beautiful music.

Get ready to roll out a blanket, grab an ice cream cone, and enjoy live music under the stars as the Lemont Village Green Summer Concert Series returns for another season of free community fun. Running Friday evenings from June through September, these outdoor concerts are hosted by the Lemont Village Association and held on the scenic Lemont Village Green, with start times at 7:30 PM in June–August and 7:00 PM in September.