Arts
& Entertainment
Penn State Intercom......March
6, 2003
 "In
the Company of Men," photographs by Ken Graves and Eva Lipman, will
be on display in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus
March 18 through April 30. A reception for this exhibit will be held
1 to 3 p.m. March 22. This reception also will include "Collages by
Ken Graves" and "Fiber: Abstract Essence by Akiko Kotani." For information
on these and other exhibits, check the Web at http://www.sa.psu.edu/galleries.
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Pennsylvania Centre Stage
All Pennsylvania Centre Stage shows this season will be held in the new Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, 127 S. Allen St., State College. The theatre center features an intimate, 150-seat theatre, which is well-suited for these productions. The schedule follows:
* "Broadway Bound:" June 2-21. This family comedy by Neil Simon features the young writer Eugene (Neil Simon) and his brother Stanley as they make their big step from obscurity to Broadway.
* "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change:" June 25-July 12. Book by Joe DiPietro, music by Jimmy Roberts, lyrics by Joe DiPietro. This musical comedy is about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws.
* "The Taffetas:" July 16-Aug. 9. Production, musical and vocal arrangements by Rick Lewis; additional material by Arthur Whitelaw. This production takes a musical journey through the fifties.
Season subscriptions, which will be sold until
June 21, are $55 for previews, $60 for regular showings. Individual tickets,
which will go on sale after April 15, are $20 for previews and $22 for
regular showings. For tickets, mail a completed order form with payment
to the Arts Ticket Center, 102 Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park,
PA 16802-2108; call (800) ARTS-TIX (800) 278-7849 or (814) 863-0255; fax
(814) 863-7218; or visit ticket centers in Eisenhower Auditorium, The
Bryce Jordan Center, or the new Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, which
will open May 19. For information, check the Web at
http://www.pacentrestage.psu.edu/
Chamber Orchestra
The Penn State Chamber Orchestra will give a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, March 7, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling (814) 865-0431.
The Chamber Orchestra is under the direction of Gerardo Edelstein and will be presenting works by Mahler and Schubert.
'Afternoon with the Arts'
"An Afternoon with the Arts" opera lecture series will continue at Penn State Abington with "Macbeth" at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, in 112 Woodland Building on the campus.
Moylan C. Mills, professor emeritus of integrative arts, continues his lecture series prior to the opening of featured performances of the Opera Company of Philadelphia.
The $8 fee for the
lecture is payable at the door. For information and registration, call
(215) 881-7368 or
(215) 881-7661.