A poetry reading by Mike Simms will take place from 12:05 to 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona. Simms is a poet, novelist, essayist, political activist, editor and publisher.
Attendees were invited to read or perform their own work or music or share a favorite piece of poetry or prose. The event began with a reading by English professors Todd Davis and Erin Murphy.
"Ike's Road Trip: How Eisenhower's 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel," the latest book by Penn State Distinguished Professor Brian Black, has been published by Godine Press.
Penn State Altoona will produce three one-act plays Nov. 7-8 in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. “Fun,” by Howard Korder, and “Lives of the Great Waitresses,” by Nina Shengold, are directed by Leila McCrumb. “Hootie and the Good Pot” is written and directed by Aaron James with Adria (Jay) Schmidt serving as assistant director.
“Threads, Folds & Rabbit Holes,” a body of work by Ivyside Juried Art Exhibition winner Kristy Deetz, will be on display Oct. 31 through Dec. 14 in the McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
"Symphonic Worlds,” a body of work by Ivyside Juried Art Exhibition winner Kiki Gaffney, will be on display Oct. 31 through Dec. 14 in the Sheetz Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Penn State University Libraries will observe Veterans Day with a talk by a local World War II veteran and the Penn State faculty member who co-authored his memoir. Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona, and John Homan, co-authors of “Into the Cold Blue: My World War II Journeys with the Mighty Eighth Air Force,” will speak about Homan’s experiences in the war at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Foster Auditorium on the first floor of Paterno Library. A virtual attendance option is also available.
Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, and Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and women's, gender and sexuality studies, released a new episode of their "Horror Joy" podcast, titled "The Babadook: Queerness in the Basement with S. Trimble."
Hard Freight Café, an open mic event, will be held at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Attendees are invited to read or perform their own work or music or share a favorite piece of poetry or prose.
Penn State Altoona English faculty members Todd Davis and Erin Murphy will read from their work at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The reading will kick off the fall Hard Freight Café open mic event.
