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Daniel Magill, left, and Keith Hitchcock play the two personality halves of Hamlet -- one passionate, one logical --
in the School of Theatre presentation of a "contemporary classic" version of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The show runs through Feb. 26. Call (814) 863-0255 for tickets and information.
Photo: Greg Grieco

Penn State Altoona's Department of Theatre Arts will present "Tomfoolery," a musical revue of the words and music of Tom Lehrer, the acclaimed political and social satirist of the 1950s and '60s. The revue opens today at 8 p.m., with evening performances on Feb. 18 and 19, and a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 20. The show continues Feb. 23-26. Tickets, $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, children and students, are available at the Penn State Altoona Bookstore, or by calling (814) 949-5121.

Lisa O. Bontrager, associate professor of music, will present a horn recital on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Hall on the University Park campus. Bontrager will be accompanied by Timothy Shafer, associate professor of music.

Bontrager performs with the Millennium Brass, the Pennsylvania Quintet and the Brass Band of Battle Creek.

The exhilarating rhythms and colorful dance of Safarace return to Penn State McKeesport on Feb. 22 with a dance and drumming workshop at 1:30 p.m. and a full concert at 7 p.m. in the Buck Union Building stage area. Both events are free to the public.

Founder and artistic director Youssoupha Lo is a native of Senegal with an extensive background in dance. He is a master drummer, dancer, stilt walker and painter known for his special African glass paintings. Co-director Toni Stowers-Lo is a native of Pittsburgh.

For more information, call Kevin Clark, student activities coordinator, at (412) 675-9493.

The Penn State Concert Band and Symphonic Band will perform a joint concert on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.

The Concert Band, under the direction of O. Richard Bundy, associate professor of music education, will perform a variety of selections. Dennis Glocke, associate professor of music, will lead the Symphonic Band in selections by composers such as J.S. Bach and Edward Gregson. Assistant conductors Doug Stephens and Stephen Crawford will each conduct one piece.

Tickets are available at the door before the performance or by contacting the Eisenhower Box Office at (800) ARTSTIX.

Essence of Joy, directed by Anthony Leach, assistant professor of music, will sing at the free Bach's Lunch concert on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 12:10 p.m. in the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus.

The 49-member group will perform settings of spirituals for solo voice as well as concert settings for choir. The group performs frequently in the Central Pennsylvania area. On its spring tour the group will perform in Maryland, Atlanta, Memphis and Columbus, Ohio.

Bach's Lunch is sponsored by the College of Arts and Architecture's School of Music and the University Lutheran Parish. After the concert, audience members may take their bag lunches to the Roy and Agnes Wilkinson Lounge in Eisenhower Chapel. Coffee and tea will be provided.

The Freyberger Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley will host an exhibition of contemporary black artists, through March 14, with the assistance of James Rose, assistant professor of drawing and painting at Kutztown University. "Black American Artists" is an exhibition of art by five Philadelphia-based artists exploring themes of identity, autobiography and narrative.

For more information, call Marilyn J. Fox at (610) 396-6140.

The HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus will continue its Spring 2000 NoonTime Concert Series, on the ground floor of the HUB-Robeson Center on Feb. 24 with the Chris Byrne Quartet. The series has been relocated from Kern Building.

Additional performers this semester will be:

n March 16: K-Jazz

n March 23: Urban Fusion

n March 30: AAA Blues Band and many more

n April 6: Latin Connection

n April 13: Simple Gifts

For more information, call Tim Godfrey at (814) 863-3786.

Due to the popularity of Camelot, the Center for the Performing Arts has added a second performance at 8 p.m. Friday, March 24, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.

The legendary story of King Arthur, Queen Gwenevere, Sir Lancelot and the knights of the round table is now told again beautifully in a new production. Tickets are $35, $25 for general admission; $30, $22 for students; $25, $17 for University Park students and $25 and $19 for ages 12 and younger.

For tickets or more information, call the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or (800) 278-7849.