Calendar of Events

Penn State Winter Sports Weekends

• Recurring daily
• Times: January-March 2012
• Location: State College & University Park
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Roar at the BJC & with the Nittany Lions!
All Winter Sports Weekend Packages are priced per person, double occupancy and include the following: Friday and/or Saturday Lodging, Welcoming Beverage, Saturday Breakfast, and/or Sunday Breakfast (Sunday Brunch available at some hotels), Penn State Sports Event Tickets, all taxes and gratuities.

Reservations can be made on-line at http://www.centralpacvbreservations.org/. Cancellations and refund requests MUST be handled directly through Central Pennsylvania Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-2WSW-PSU. Refunds, less a $25 handling fee, available only on cancellations made by 4:00 p.m. (EST) the Tuesday prior to the event. Prepayment is required for all weekend packages. Credit Card purchases will be charged at the time the reservation is made.

More information on Penn State Sports can be found here http://www.gopsusports.com/

A Dangerous Method

• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: 4:00; 7:00 pm (9:30 pm on Friday & Saturday only!)
• Location: State Theatre
• Admission: $8.00 Seniors & $6.00 Students
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One the eve of World War I, Zurich and Vienna are the setting for a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery.  Drawn from true-life events, A DANGEROUS METHOD explores the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud and Sabine Spielrein, the beautiful but disturbed young women who comes between them 

Penn State Ice Hockey

• Times: 7:00 pm
• Location: Greenberg Ice Pavilion
• Phone: (814) 863-2037
• Admission: $7.50 adult; $5.00 student
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Penn State #1 Icers vs Oklahoma #8 Sooners 7:00 pm

Friday giveaway:  PSU Hockey Pins!

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PSU Men's Swimming & Diving

• Times: 4:00 pm
• Location: McCoy Natatorium
• Admission: n/a
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PSU MSD vs Buffalo

PSU Men's Volleyball

• Times: 5:00 pm
• Location: Rec Hall
• Admission: n/a
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MVB Ohio State vs Cal. Baptist

PSU Men's Volleyball

• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: Rec Hall
• Admission: n/a
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MVB PSU vs Mt. Olive

Lady Antebellum - Own The Night 2012 World Tour

• Times: 7:00 pm
• Location: Bryce Jordan Center
• Contact: Bryce Jordan Tickets Office
• Phone: (814) 865-5555
• Admission: $35.00; $49.50; $59.50 & VIP Inner Circle
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University Park, PA:   Multi-Platinum group Lady Antebellum announced today that their OWN THE NIGHT 2012 WORLD TOUR will roll into State College at Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, February 4, 2012. The tour, sponsored by GAC, will feature Darius Rucker and special guest Thompson Square.

Fans can purchase tickets at the Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, online at http://www.bjc.psu,edu/, Ticketmaster.com,    all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge at 814-865-5555 beginning on Friday, November 4^th at 10am. Tickets: $35.00, $49.50, $59.50, VIP Inner Circle also available.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 4th at 10:00 am

**CANCELLED** Black Moshannon State Park Winter Festival

• Times: This event has been cancelled
• Location: Black Moshannon State Park, Philipsburg
• Contact: Jessica Lavelua, Park Manager
• Phone: (814) 342-5960
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Black Moshannon Winter Festival has been cancelled due to poor ice conditions and lack of snow. 

Hoots & Hellmouth @ Elk Creek Cafe + Aleworks

• Times: 8:00 p.m.
• Location: Elk Creek Cafe + Aleworks
• Admission: Cover Charge
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Hoots & Hellmouth Twisting the Roots of Americana Philadelphia based Sean Hoots, Rob Berliner, Mike Reilly and Todd Erk are the core of this rootsy Americana rock. Hoots & Hellmouth are a busy bunch. Road warriors to the bitter end, they’ve somehow found time to enter the studio twice in the last year to produce two records showcasing their forward-thinking roots/soul music. Their latest offering, the Their latest offering, the full-length Salt (street date 10/4/11), was recorded in their hometown of Philadelphia at Miner Street Studios with friend/engineer Jon Low (Dr. Dog, Sharon Van Etten, Twin Sister). The result speaks volumes to the evolution of a band committed to pushing their boundaries and exploring new sonic horizons.

I HEART Knitting: A gathering of ALL fiber enthusisasts

• Times: 10:00 - 5:00
• Location: Boalsburg Fire Hall
• Phone: (814) 237-6705
• Admission: Free
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This is a wonderful FREE event designed to promote an exchange of ideas, creative vision, and enthusiasm of all fiber related interests. We invite everyone throughout Central Pennsylvania who spins, knits, crochets, felts, tats, weaves, makes lace, or otherwise works with fiber, to join us for a day of fiber fun! Check out the wonderful raffle items that have been graciously donated, visit the fiber related merchant tables and watch informative demonstrations. Food will be available for purchase.

Penn State Ice Hockey

• Times: 3:30 pm
• Location: Greenberg Ice Pavilion
• Phone: (814) 863-2037
• Admission: $7.50 adult; $5.00 student
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Penn State #1 Icers vs Oklahoma #8 Sooners 3:30 pm

Saturday giveaway:  Dairy Queen first 100 fans in!

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Penn State Men & Women's Track Relays - 1 Challenge Cup

• Times: All Day
• Location: Multi Sport Facility

PSU Men & Women's Track Relays 1 - Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup

PSU Men & Women's Swimming & Diving

• Times: 1:00 pm
• Location: McCoy Natatorium
• Admission: n/a
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PSU M/WSD Lehigh

PSU Men's Tennis

• Times: 12:00 pm
• Location: Sarni Tennis Center
• Admission: n/a
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PSU MTN vs  Virginia Tech

PSU Men's Tennis

• Times: 5:00 pm
• Location: Sarni Tennis Center
• Admission: n/a
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PSU MTN vs  Bloomsburg

PSU Men's Volleyball

• Times: 5:00 pm
• Location: Rec Hall
• Admission: n/a
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MVB Ohio State vs Mt. Olive

PSU Men's Volleyball

• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: Rec Hall
• Admission: n/a
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MVB  PSU vs Cal. Baptist 

Shanghai Chinese Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

• Times: 7:30 PM
• Location: Schwab Auditorium
• Phone: (814) 863-0255
• Admission: Adult $48 | University Park Student $20 | 18 and Younger $38
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The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, led by Wang Fujian, became China’s first large-scale modern ensemble of traditional instruments when it was formed in 1952. The orchestra, which has performed throughout its homeland and in more than thirty countries, brings its twenty-piece chamber ensemble to Penn State. Luo Xiaoci, zheng (long zither); Qian Jun, dizi (transverse flute); Duan Aiai, erhu (bowed two-string fiddle); and the Seven Fairies Ensemble, erhu, dizi, yangqin (hammered dulcimer), guzheng (plucked zither), zhongruan (four-stringed, round sound box plucked instrument), and pipa (four-stringed, pear-shaped plucked instrument) are the featured soloists in a program of music from the orchestra’s Elegant Music Series. The concert includes the works Relic, Drum Fantasia, In the Still of the Night, Moon’s Reflection on Er-Quan, Sword Dance, Like a Dream, The Rainbow Skirt and the Feathered Coat, Jijiruling, and Moonlight on the Spring River. Complimentary round-trip shuttle service is provided between the Eisenhower Parking Deck and Schwab Auditorium.

Kate of Pure Cane Sugar

• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Location: Chumley's
• Admission: no charge
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solo singer from the band Pure Cane Sugar

Kris Kehr

• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Times: 9 PM
• Location: Zeno's
• Admission: $3.00

solo entertainer

Homegrown Bluegrass Show

• Recurring weekly on Wednesday
• Times: 7pm
• Location: Zeno's
• Admission: $3.00
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live band

Wilgus & Waffles/Black Coffee

• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 7pm
• Location: Zeno's
• Admission: $3.00
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2 Live Bands

Bill Filer

• Recurring weekly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: 10pm - 2am
• Location: Allen Street Grill
• Contact: Becky Burger
• Phone: (814) 231-4745
• Admission: free

Bill Filer plays piano and sings at Allen Street Grill every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Erin Condo

• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Location: Chumley's
• Contact: Ellen Braun
• Admission: varies

solo singer/guitar

Wilgus/Bishop

• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 7 pm
• Location: Zeno's
• Contact: Dave Staab
• Admission: varies

band

AAA Blues Band

• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 7 pm
• Location: Zeno's
• Contact: Dave Staab
• Admission: varies

band

Pure Cane Sugar

• Recurring weekly on Saturday
• Times: 9:30 pm
• Location: Zeno's
• Contact: Dave Staab
• Admission: varies

band

Wilgus 7pm/Nightcrawlers 11pm

• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 7pm/11pm
• Location: Zeno's
• Contact: Dave Staab
• Phone: (814) 237-4350
• Admission: $2/unknown
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Ms. Melanie/AAA/Spider Kelly

• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 5pm/7pm/10:30
• Location: Zeno's
• Contact: Dave Staab
• Phone: (814) 237-4350
• Admission: $2/$3/$3
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3 very popular entertainers

Harold/Pure Cane Sugar

• Recurring weekly on Saturday
• Location: Zeno's
• Contact: Dave Staab
• Phone: (814) 237-4350
• Admission: $2/$3/$3
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three entertainers

Diabetes Support Group

• Recurring monthly on the 2nd Thursday
• Location: Mount Nittany Medical Center
• Admission: Free
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Thurs, Oct 13, Diabetes Support Group Group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6:00 – 7:00 pm, conference rooms 1 & 2, Mount Nittany Medical Center, Entrance E, 1800 East Park Avenue, State College. For info contact Certified Diabetes Educator Amy Leffard, RN, BSN, CDE, at 814.231.7095 or aleffard@mountnittany.org.

Parents-To-Be Orientation

• Recurring monthly on the 3rd Thursday
• Location: Mount Nittany Medical Center
• Admission: Free
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Thurs, Nov 17, Parents-To-Be Orientation The program, called HEIR & Parents Hospital Tour for Expectant Parents, is from 6:30 – 7:30 pm and again from 7:45 – 8:45 pm at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 East Park Avenue, State College. Parents who are expecting and their coaches are invited. No registration needed. For more info, contact Dianne Barben at 814.231.3132 or dbarben@mountnittany.org. This event sponsored by Mount Nittany Health System.

Learn About Hip or Knee Replacement

• Recurring monthly on the 1st Tuesday
• Location: Mount Nittany Medical Center
• Admission: Free

Tues, Dec 6 & Dec 20, Learn About Hip or Knee Replacement December 6 from 11:00 am – noon, and December 20 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm in conference rooms 1, 2, and 3, at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 East Park Avenue, State College. For more info, contact Val Coakley, RN, Orthopedic Case Manager, at 814.278.4810 or vcoakley@mountnittany.org.

Learn About Hip or Knee Replacement

• Recurring monthly on the 3rd Tuesday
• Location: Mount Nittany Medical Center
• Admission: Free

Tues, Dec 6 & Dec 20, Learn About Hip or Knee Replacement December 6 from 11:00 am – noon, and December 20 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm in conference rooms 1, 2, and 3, at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 East Park Avenue, State College. For more info, contact Val Coakley, RN, Orthopedic Case Manager, at 814.278.4810 or vcoakley@mountnittany.org.

DISCOVERY SPACE Thursday Story Time

• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 10:30am
• Location: Discovery Space of Central PA
• Contact: Discovery Space
• Phone: (814) 234-0200
• Admission: Free with paid admission to museum.
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Stop by Discovery Space on Thursdays at 10:30am and enjoy 20 minutes of stories and songs. Stories for babies and toddlers.

DISCOVERY SPACE Penn State Lunar Lion Team

• Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
• Times: 10:30am-12pm
• Location: Discovery Space of Central PA
• Contact: Discovery Space
• Phone: (814) 234-0200
• Admission: Free with paid admission to museum.
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Join us the second Saturday of the month for an interactive presentation from the Penn State Lunar Lion Team. Each month will focus on a different aspect of their future launch to the Moon! Dates: January 14, February 11, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9

Art Alley: Devan Shimoyama

• Recurring daily
• Location: Art Alley
• Admission: FREE

Devon Shimoyama's artwork will be on display in Art Alley in the HUB-Robeson Center from January 16 through March 11, 2012. As he draws inspiration from his own encounters, Shimoyama looks beyond the surface and reveals the repression and rejection felt by America's urban youth. His use of mixed media allows for the representation of traumatic, life-altering experiences and the forms of healing that follow.

Hateful Things

• Recurring daily
• Location: HUB Gallery
• Admission: FREE

The HUB-Robeson Galleries will showcase "Hateful Things", a traveling exhibit from Ferris State University's Jim Crow Museum. The exhibit will be open in the HUB Gallery from January 18 through February 26, 2012. Featuring a collection of material objects that trace the history of the racism in America, this exhibit seeks to stimulate the scholarly examination of racism. The 39 piece exhibition consists of items of popular culture from the late 19th century through the present day. These objects now serve as powerful reminders of America's racist past, as well as promotions for racial understanding and healing. CLOSED MONDAYS

DISCOVERY SPACE Science Adventures!

• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 11am-11:30am
• Location: Discovery Space of Central PA
• Contact: Discovery Space
• Phone: (814) 234-0200
• Admission: FREE with paid admission to museum.
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Bring your 3, 4, or 5-year old in for some adventures in science! These sessions are held on Thursdays from 11:00am to 11:30am and include different themes and science activities each week: January 5, 12, 19, 26 – “Discovering my community” February 2, 9, 16, 23 – “Discovering my state”

Swing Dance Night with The Sizzle Sticks

• Recurring monthly on the 1st
• Times: 7:30-10:30
• Location: The Autoport
• Contact: Front Desk
• Phone: (814) 237-7666
• Admission: FREE
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Come out for a hoppin' night of Swing Dance and JAZZ! Featuring the Sizzle Sticks, State College's hottest swing dance band. ALL AGES, NO COVER!

DISCOVERY SPACE Discover in Chinese

• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 4:00pm-4:30pm
• Location: Discovery Space of Central PA
• Contact: Discovery Space
• Phone: (814) 234-0200
• Admission: FREE with paid admission to museum.
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Thursdays, February 2, 9, 16, 23 @ 4:00pm - 4:30pm Have fun counting, playing, story telling, singing and exploring the world around you in Chinese! These programs combine very basic science with relevant words in Chinese and English. The theme for February is Things We Love. No prior knowledge of Chinese is required. This program is for children 5-9. Preschoolers 3-5 are also welcome to the program if accompanied by a parent.

Nature for Toddlers Series

• Recurring monthly on the 1st Thursday
• Location: Bald Eagle State Park
• Phone: (814) 625-2775
• Admission: NONE

Don’t let your young child miss out on nature! Bring them out to this interactive program designed for children aged 3-5 years old. Each month a new topic will be explored via a variety of basic crafts, stories, short walks and nature games which could take place inside or outside. Dress for the weather! This is the 1st program of a year-long series that will be held on the first Thursday of each month (Except May) through December 2012. Pre-registration is required for each month by calling the Park Office. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center.

Bald Eagle Area Middle School Drama Club presents "Humpty Dumpty is Missing"

• Recurring every 2 days
• Times: 7:30 pm
• Location: Bald Eagle Area Middle/ High School
• Phone: (814) 355-4860
• Admission: $5.00/$3.00
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Humpty Dumpty- Is an affectionate spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and '50s and an exciting, funfilled way to introduce young audiences to this classic genre. Sammy Scoop is a private investigator in the tradition of his grandfather, Samuel Shovel and his father, Sam Spade. Sammy faces the biggest challenge of his illustrious career with the sudden fall and disappearance of the jolly Humpty-Dumpty who apparently had no enemies. But Sammy and his sidekick, Alice from Dallas, soon come up with a list of suspects who had motive and, perhaps, opportunity. Mistress Mary, Rip Van Winkle, Henny-Penny, Peter Rabbit and his sisters, Rapunzel and the Handsome Prince (who, because he is a painter, prefers to be called the Artist Formerly Known As the Handsome Prince) are among the many suspects called onto the carpet. A last-minute surprise appearance by two of fairy tales most celebrated characters, Mother Goose and Mother Hubbard, finally help Sammy and Alice nab the culprit (the least likely suspect, of course�we'd never break tradition in that important area). As with the popular Trial of Goldilocks and The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf, this play may be performed by children or adults or any combination thereof. With one simple set and flexible casting, Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing!

DISCOVERY SPACE Homeschool Days

• Recurring monthly on the 1st Friday
• Times: 12pm-3pm
• Location: Discovery Space of Central PA
• Contact: Discovery Space
• Phone: (814) 234-0200
• Admission: Homeschool families are admitted at the group rate of $5 per person during this time.
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The first Fridays of every month from 12pm to 3pm are Homeschool Days.