Instrument-Making Station
A creative, hands-on activity perfect for kids of all ages. Drop by and get crafty with sound to make your very own musical instrument with teachers from The Music Academy!
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Events for July 11, 2026
Strolling by the Grand Falloons
Erin and Ray Grins bring over 40 years of combined performance experience to the stage. They met in Cozumel, Mexico while performing for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and have been...
Chip Mock Caricatures
Chip Mock grew up in Johnstown, Pa., admiring and drawing funny likenesses from an early age, inspired by artists John Johns, Norman Rockwell, Mort Drucker, and Al Hirshfield. While studying...
State College Municipal Band
The band was formed in 1976 with a group of approximately 80 amateur and semi-professional band members to perform at the Arts Festival. Performing four free indoor concerts per year,...
Suzuki Strings at Arts Fest
Come enjoy an inspiring performance by talented young violin and cello students, ages 5 and up, trained in the Suzuki Method! Experience the joyful sounds of strings through timeless classics...
Pure Cane Sugar
In celebration of their 20th year, Pure Cane Sugar is marking the milestone with a special acoustic PCS Girls Reunion performance at this summer’s Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts....
Coal Aly Band
Coal Aly consistently delivers a lively, engaging presence with fantastic and recognizable set lists that dare you to resist singing - or dancing - along! Their broad chart book features...
The Triple A Blues Band
Started in 1991 among vintage blues recordings and electric instrument enthusiasts Andy Tolins, Pete "Jukester" Sheridan, and Dave Mudgett, the Triple A Blues Band first performance was at the 1991...
Mo Stroemel
Mo Stroemel is a former resident of State College and where he performed regularly with the Phyrst Phamly. Her currently resides in Nashville, TN with his wife Joan where he...
Making State
Making State is a 3-piece American pop-rock band from State College, PA. Their unique brand of entertainment blends big hooks, soaring vocal harmonies, and slamming grooves that are sometimes funky,...
Velveeta
Velveeta the cheese food is a staple in the dairy case at fine supermarkets across the country. Developed in 1918 by Swiss immigrant Emil Frey of the Monroe Cheese Company...
OverheaD Duo
Kevin and Eileen, the founding members of OverheaD, have been playing music together for over forty years. Influences include the Dave Matthews Band, ELO, the Beatles, Tom Petty, and Van...
Grand Falloons
Erin and Ray Grins bring over 40 years of combined performance experience to the stage. They met in Cozumel, Mexico while performing for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and have been...
Honey Pie
Honey Pie is Sam Christensen on vocals and guitar, Molly Countermine on vocals, keys, percussion, and guitar, and Rene Witzke on bass...and occasional percussion. Their music is a mix of...
Las Guaracheras
Las Guaracheras is a powerful Latin music sextet formed in 2017 in the city of Cali, Colombia. Their repertoire spans Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as salsa, as well as music from...
The Extra Miles
The Extra Miles are an acoustic duo who have played together for over 10 years. They are 2 friends who find immense joy in making music together. They love that...
Acoustic Artifacts
Acoustic Artifacts is a duo of seasoned musicians, performing music from the 60’s and 70’s. Expect to hear music by the Mamas and the Papas, Tom Petty, The Who, Bob...
Matt Otis and the Sound
Matt Otis and the Sound are a high-energy four-piece band from Bedford, PA, powered by the visceral songwriting of Matt Otis and the passionately talented violin work of Lancaster’s Robin...
One Acre West
One Acre West is an Americana music project from Kristi Jean and Steven Branstetter, blending storytelling, roots, and country influences into a sound shaped by their lives in Texas, Colorado,...
The Wilson Springs Hotel
The Wilson Springs Hotel is a high-powered country and bluegrass outfit based out of Richmond, Virginia. The band combines tones of traditional country and western swing, bluegrass, folk, and rock...
Happy Valley Improv (PG-13 Early Show)
Happy Valley Improv is State College's premier long-form improv troupe, bringing the spontaneous art of improvisation to Centre County through live performances, classes, workshops, and community outreach. Founded in early...
The Wild Hymns
The Wild Hymns enchant their listeners with velvety vocals, emotive lyrics, hypnotic musicality and sophisticated arrangements. Hailing from York, Pennsylvania, Megan Woodland, Jeff Hewitt and their band weave a multifaceted...
Romeo & Juliet – Presented by Tempest Productions
The greatest tragic love story ever told? Star-crossed lovers, rival gangs, unbridled passions, jealousy, and enmity. A world where the adults have compromised their children and left the world in...
Erich Cawalla & The Uptown Band
The exhilarating musical synergy Erich Cawalla & The Uptown Band has created with audiences in their home region of the Northeast and beyond continues to grow. Since 2006 and for...
Happy Valley Improv (Late Show – Recommended 18+)
Happy Valley Improv is State College's premier long-form improv troupe, bringing the spontaneous art of improvisation to Centre County through live performances, classes, workshops, and community outreach. Founded in early...
Variable Elements
Variable Elements is a diverse horn cover band that has been entertaining audiences throughout the Delaware Valley for over 15 years. Their extensive repertoire includes Top 40, Pop, R&B, Funk,...
The Sidleys
Having long established themselves as top-tier performers in the Washington DC area, the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Annie and Steve Sidley create their finest music yet as indie rock and...