Editor’s Note: This is the final edition of “Things to Do at Penn State” for the spring semester. “Things to Do at Penn State” will resume with the start of classes this fall. For the latest news and events, go to Penn State News at http://news.psu.edu/.
What's happening at Penn State? Here's a look at some of the cultural events taking place at the University this weekend and next week:
Performances
White Rabbit Red Rabbit — 7:30 p.m., April 26, 119 Theatre Building, University Park campus. Forbidden to leave his country, Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation born amidst the hardship of the Iran-Iraq war into a wild, utterly original play that features no rehearsals, no director and no set. Free.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble final spring concert — 7:30 p.m., April 26, Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park campus. The ensemble's final performance of the school year will feature movements from Eric Ewazen's "Hold Fast Your Dreams," performed with oboe soloist Noah Breneman, a co-winner of the 2017-18 Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition.
Events
Monster Truck Nationals — 6:30 p.m., April 28, Bryce Jordan Center, University Park campus. Buckle up for the rush as you cheer these American heroes as they roar in with speed, intensity and thundering power. See Bigfoot, Raminator, Bad News Travels Fast, Heavy Hitter and Basher at this year's Monster Truck Nationals. Tickets required.
Clay Shoot fundraiser, with Lydell Mitchell — 12:30 p.m., April 26, Central Penn Sporting Clays, Wellsville, Pennsylvania. Lydell Mitchell, former Penn State Nittany Lion football player and NFL running back, will join Penn State York’s tenth annual clay shoot event that benefits student athletes.
Student Farm plant sale fundraiser — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 27, Headhouse 2 near the Berkey Creamery, University Park campus. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to get your spring seedlings, redecorate your home and support a great cause benefiting students.
Inaugural Ag Safety Expo — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 1, Agricultural Arena, University Park campus. This first annual event will feature farm safety and rescue demonstrations and displays with opportunity for hands-on participation, including presentations from agricultural science students, farmers, agricultural workers and first responders. Free.
Lectures
Transgender Activist Aiden James Kosciesza — 1 p.m., April 26, 115 Evelyn Graham Academic Building, Penn State Hazleton. Kosciesza, a transgender writer, speaker, activist and professor of English at the Community College of Philadelphia, will speak at Penn State Hazleton's annual diversity presentation.
Exhibits
"Pop at the Palmer" — Jan. 9-May 13, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park campus. Prints from the museum's permanent collection by Pop Art notables such as Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. Free.
"Dox Thrash, Black Life and the Carborundum Mezzotint" — Jan. 16-May 20, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park campus. The exhibit features Philadelphia-based artist Dox Thrash, who pioneered a new approach to printmaking known as the carborundum process in the late 1930s. Free.
"What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales" — Jan. 16-May 13, Eberly Family Special Collections Library exhibition room, 104 Paterno Library, University Park campus. The exhibit takes a close look at historical depictions of the wolf in well-known and lesser-known fairy tales. Free.
"Home: Contemporary Indigenous Artists Responding" — Feb. 26-Aug. 21, Walter and Dori Goldstein Music and Media Center, Pattee Library, University Park campus. A dozen indigenous artists feature their works in printmaking. Free.
"Plastic Entanglements" — Feb. 13-June 17, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park campus. Sixty works explore the complex story of plastic. Free.
"Depth of Field" — March 8-Aug. 14, Diversity Studies Room, Pattee Library, University Park campus. The exhibit offers an unfiltered look at war photography and assesses its impact on audiences. Free.
"Keith Lemley: A Theory of Everything" — Oct. 26, 2017-Sept. 30, 2018, Woskob Family Gallery, 146 S. Allen St., State College. Penn State alumnus and artist Keith Lemley will craft a new work that combines maple and neon and unify them through geometry and form. Free.