June 20, 1996 Vol. 25 No. 35

University exhibitions, events
complement arts festival fare

The 30th Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will feature a plethora of art, crafts, music, food and fun packed into five days and is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to State College and the University Park Campus.

Units within the University have sponsored several performances in this annual town-gown event July 10 through 14. There's also plenty of art and entertainment surrounding the festival that extends beyond those dates.

Here's a small sampling of those offerings:

"Man of La Mancha," 8 p.m. June 28, 29, July 2-6, and 9-13 in The Playhouse. Previews will be 8 p.m. June 26 and 27; Saturday matinees are 2 p.m. July 6 and 13. Prices are $24 for non-students and $21 for students; previews are $21 and $18.

Crafts National 30: through July 21, Zoller Gallery, 101 Visual Arts Building. This is a juried exhibition sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and the College of Arts and Architecture. Free.

Images '96: June 25 through July 19, HUB Galleries. This fine arts exhibition features paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture created in 1995 and this year by artists from the Mid-Atlantic region. Free.

The Penn's Woods Orchestra and Chamber Music Festival runs June 22 to July 13. For a complete schedule and ticket information, check page 10 of the May 23 Intercom or the arts listings on the Intercom Web site, or call (814) 863-0255.

In honor of State College's Centennial Celebration, the Palmer Museum presents the exhibition Centennial! State College Remembers, 1896-1996 from July 2 through Aug. 25. Free.

For more University-related arts festival events, please see the University Park Calendar and additional stories.



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Last updated June 17, 1996.