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Live Performances and Art Exhibits
Weis
Center
for the Performing Arts www.bucknell.edu/weiscenter
Professional and
campus music, dance, and theatre events, as well as lectures,
convocations, and other functions are held in the 1,200 seat Weis
Center, an architecturally striking and acoustically exceptional
performance hall. The hall boasts two Steinway concert grand
pianos, the lobby is home to a collection of watercolors by artist
David Armstrong '69, and the building contains rehearsal rooms for
Bucknell's large instrumental and choral ensembles.
Alvina Krause Threatre www.bte.org
The Bloomsburg
Theatre Ensemble was founded in 1978 to establish a resident
professional ensemble for the production of quality entertainment
and educational programs for the region, and to promote the arts.
On the
mainstage of the Alvina Krause Theatre, BTE has produced over 150
plays. The production history includes American and European
classics by Euripides, Shakespeare, Moliere, Chekhov, Beckett,
Shaw, Miller, Wilder and Williams, as well as adventurous
contemporary plays. In recent seasons the Ensemble has created
original works based in regional history and folklore.
Williamsport
Community Arts Center www.pct.edu/commarts
With over
2,100 seats, exceptional acoustics, hospitable staff, and
excellent amenities, the Community Arts Center is a great
entertainment value.
Painstakingly restored to its original 1928 grandeur, the Arts
Center has entertained nearly 800,000 patrons since 1993 with such
sell-out attractions as Bill Cosby, Barry Manilow, Anne Murray,
Chicago, B. B. King, "Cats," "Grease," Lonestar, Tori
Amos, Foreigner, Willie Nelson, David Copperfield, Michael Bolton,
Kenny Rogers, Three Dog Night, and many more.
The Center
plays host to the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, Williamsport
Civic Ballet, and Civic Chorus.
Ballet Theatre of Central Pennsylvania www.btcp.org
The Ballet
Theatre of Central Pennsylvania was founded in
State College
in 1992. Since that time the company has performed dozens of
original and traditional ballet works.
Nommo Performing Arts Company www.clubs.psu.edu/up/nomma
Nommo
Performing Arts Company of
Pennsylvania
State
University
is devoted to inspiring an appreciation of art from the Black
Diaspora through dynamic displays of music, dance, theater, and
song.
The Nommo
Performing Arts Company focuses on integrating the three art forms
(dance, theatre, music) into a unified experience that reflects
the culture and traditions of Africans and African-Americans. The
material, both traditional and original, that is performed by the
company is selected with the intent of educating and informing.
Through the company’s performances, some combined, some as
isolated features, the actors, dancers, singers, and musicians
provide their audiences with images from traditional African and
contemporary African-American life.
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts http://arts-festival.com
The Central
Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is an annual celebration of the
visual and performing arts that takes place each July in downtown
State College, Pennsylvania, and on the adjacent campus of The
Penn State University. The Festival includes the nationally
recognized Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition, two juried gallery shows,
Images and Crafts National, Children and Youth Day, educational
opportunities, and music dance and theatrical performances in a
variety of traditional and non-traditional venues
Susquehanna
Valley
Festival of the Arts
The Susquehanna
Valley Festival of the Arts is held each June on the campus of the
Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. Stroll
through the campus and experience the valley’s arts and crafts,
live music and culinary delights. You can also take the
opportunity to meet the local artists and learn about their
pottery, jewelry and paintings.
History and Heritage
Pennsylvania
Military
Museum
www.psu.edu/dept/aerospace/museum
Packwood
House
Museum
www.packwoodhousemuseum.com
Joseph Priestly House www.phmc.state.pa.us
Slifer
House
Museum
www.albrightcare.org/slifer
Mifflinburg
Buggy
Museum
www.buggymuseum.org
Piper
Aviation
Museum
www.pipermuseum.com
Little League Museum www.littleleague.org/museum
Check out these sites for schedules of
upcoming events:
www.vacationpa.com
www.visitcentralpa.org
www.cityofsunbury.info
www.lewisburgartscouncil.com
www.selinsgrove.net
www.juniatarivervalley.org
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