Arts
& Entertainment
Penn State Intercom......November
29, 2001
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| This photo of an elderly woman with a medal is part of the exhibit "Asia: Yesterday and Today." The exhibit is on display in the University Libraries' Pattee Library exhibit area, 109 Pattee Library, on the University Park campus, through Jan. 4. |
Benefit concert
The African Student Association at Pennsylvania College of Technology is sponsoring "A Gift of Christmas" concert Nov. 30 to benefit families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The concert, featuring vocalist Henrietta K. Hadley, will take place at 7 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center auditorium at Penn College.
The ASA's goal is to raise at least $10,000 for the children and families of the victims via the American Red Cross' relief effort. A donation also will be made to the Children's Learning Center at Penn College in memory of Susan Yasipour, a 4-year-old Williamsport girl who was killed in August.
General admission tickets are $10, student tickets are $5, and tickets for children under 12 are $3.
For advance tickets, call (570) 322-1198 or (570) 322-3472.
Orchestral concert
The Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Tickets are $4.50 general admission and $2.50 for students and will be available at the door before the performance.
Holiday concert
The Penn State Mallet Ensemble will present a holiday concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, on the University Park campus.
The free event will feature light-classical and jazz-inspired performances as well as arrangements of holiday music.
'Rent'
"Rent," the landmark American musical that earned the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best musical, comes to the Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 4, 5 and 6, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Section one and two prices are $36 and $26 for general audience members; $31 and $23 for students; $21 and $13 for University Park students; and $26 and $20 for children 12 and younger. For tickets, group sales or information, call the Arts Ticket Center at (814) 863-0255 or (800) 278-7849 or check the Web at http://www.cpa.psu.edu.
Inspired by Puccini's opera "La Bohème," Rent celebrates a community of artists as they deal with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today's world.
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal discussion about the performance that provides insight from an artist or expert perspective, is offered in the Eisenhower Auditorium Conference Room one hour before each performance and is free for ticket holders.
Live audio description, helpful to patrons with sight-loss, is available at no additional charge to ticket holders for the Dec. 4 performance.
Bach's Lunch
The Penn State Trombone Choir will perform at the final Bach's Lunch concert of the semester at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus.
The free, 20-minute concert is sponsored jointly by the Lutheran Student Association and the School of Music. After the concert, audience members may take their bag lunches to the Memorial Lounge in Eisenhower Chapel. Coffee and tea will be provided.
Holiday concert
Fieldstone and Friends will present a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Hiller Building Auditorium on the Penn State DuBois campus.
The program, titled "A Winter Garden," features old and new seasonal selections performed on ancient and modern string, wind and percussion instruments, as well as bagpipes.
The event is free to the public.
For information, call Rebecca Pennington, at (814) 375-4766 or (800) 346-ROAR.
Winter concert
The Penn State Chamber Singers, a mixed vocal ensemble of 24 singers, will present a winter concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, on the University Park campus.
Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students and will be available at the door before the performance.
Jordan Center to be host for Neil Diamond
Singer Neil Diamond will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at The Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.
His performance will include his past hits as well as material from his latest CD, "Three Chord Opera." A greatest hits collection, "The Essential Neil Diamond," is scheduled for release Dec. 4.
Tickets, which cost $67.50 and $37.50, go on sale at 8 a.m. Dec. 3.
Tickets are available
at The Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, selected Uni-Mart ticket
outlets, Commonwealth Campus ticket outlets, or by calling
(800) 863-3336 or (814) 865-5555 or online at http://www.bjc.psu.edu.
Ticketmaster.com, located on the Web at http://www.ticketmaster.com,
will register for the Internet pre-sale of tickets now through 5 p.m.
Dec. 2.