“Color Intaglio: Fauna, Flora, Figures,” a body of work by Ivyside Juried Art Exhibition winner Yuji Hiratsuka, will be on display from Sept. 12 through Oct. 25 in the Sheetz Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona.
Join members of The Penguin Project from Altoona Community Theatre as they perform excerpts from their favorite musical theatre songs. After the performance, Michele Dunleavy, Penn State professor of dance and the 2024 Penn State Laureate, will teach all in attendance some basic choreography.
Day of Dance brings students together in a collaborative environment where they can learn from one another and meet their peers from different studios and communities around the region.
“Familiar Strands,” a body of work by Ivyside Juried Art Exhibition winner Zoraye Cyrus, will be on display from Sept. 12 through Oct. 24 in the McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
Ballet classes will be offered on Sundays from Sept. 29 through Nov. 3, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tap classes will be held on Fridays, from Aug. 30 through Oct. 4, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Penn State Altoona will host a performance of "They Call Me Q" at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. "They Call Me Q" tells the story of a girl from Bombay growing up in the Boogie Down Bronx who gracefully seeks balance between cultural pressure and acceptance into the American culture.
The University of Nebraska Press, in collaboration with the African Poetry Book Series, will publish a compilation of the complete works of poet Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona.
Todd Davis' eighth book of poems, “Ditch Memory: New & Selected Poems,” has been published by Michigan State University Press. Davis is a professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona.
