Arts & Entertainment
Central Pennsylvania is an artist's haven. Art aficionados will revel in the galleries sprinkled throughout the Penn State area showcasing unique works from talented local artists. From fine paintings to intricate hand crafts, discover the amazing works of art produced only in the State College area. From the annual art and antique show in Boalsburg to the Victorian Christmas craft show in Bellefonte, art infuses the State College area with a style you won't find anywhere else.
If performing arts are more your groove, you'll revel in the amazing productions on display right here in Central Pennsylvania! Singers, actors and musicians are center stage in State College. With a variety of venues from the 16,000-seat Bryce Jordan Center to the intimate Millbrook Playhouse and everything in between, you'll find the performance that stirs your soul and ignites your passion.
Discover how Central Pennsylvania offers world-class arts and entertainment, 365 days a year!
Art Alliance of Central PA
- 818 Pike Street
- Lemont, PA 16851-0811
- Phone: 814-234-2740
Member-supported non-profit arts organization offering exhibits & sales; art education for children & adults; arts events; special benefits for members.
Bryce Jordan Center
- Penn State University
- 127 Bryce Jordan Center
- University Park, PA 16802
- Phone: 814-863-5500 direct
16,000-seat arena. Conferences, entertainment and sporting events.
Center for the Performing Arts (PSU)
- 101 Eisenhower Auditorium
- University Park, PA 16802
- Phone: 814-863-0255
- Tollfree: 1800ARTSTIX
World-class symphonies, ballet and Broadway shows, jazz, drama, dance.
Contempo Jewelry Designs
- 201 Elmwood St.
- State College, PA 16801
- Phone: (814) 769-9398
Contempo Jewelry Designs feature nature inspired jewelry individually hand crafted by Staci Egan. Each pience is created with wire working techniques, semi-precious stones and fresh water pearls.
Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks
- 100 West Main Street
- Millheim, PA 16854
- Phone: 814-349-8850
Elk Creek Cafe & Aleworks is a local bistro brewpub committed to community, local foods, health, and sustainability in all ways by providing Nouveau Dutchie Cuisine, Fresh Craft-Brewed Ales as well as presenting some of the most original and authentic roots, jazz, and blues music around plus Local Art.
Gallery Shop
- 824 Pike St.
- PO Box 973
- Lemont, PA 16851
- Phone: 814-867-0442
Original work representing more than 50 Central Pennsylvania artists.
HUB-Robeson Art Galleries
- 241 HUB-Robeson Center
- University Park, PA 16802
- Phone: 814-865-2563
Exhibitions of contemporary visual art by students, emerging and professional artists. Inclusive of all national & international cultures, artists and art forms.
JazzPA
- www.jazzpa.com
- Bellefonte, PA 16823
- Tollfree: 888-221-6670
Utilizing local, regional, national and world-renowned performing artists and composers. JazzPA strives to develop appreciation for jazz as a living art form by working to preserve and advance the diverse legacies and traditions of jazz, presenting financially accessible jazz year-round in concert, cabaret, festival and scholastic settings and...
Millbrook Playhouse
- Country Club Lane
- P.O. Box 161
- Mill Hall, PA 17751
- Phone: 570-748-8083
Clinton County's only professional summer stock theater company. Presenting 8 plays and musicals June-August.
Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus
- South Hills School of Business & Technology
- 480 Waupelani Dr.
- State College, PA 16801
- Phone: 814-466-6343
The local chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society (SPEBSQSA), the Nittany Knights are a male, 4-part choral group that sings in the barbershop style. Organized since 1962 the 35 member Knights perform more than 40 times per year in the Centre Region. Rehearse Monday nights at 7:15 at South Hills School of Business.
Nittany Valley Symphony
- 270 Walker Drive, Suite 102E
- State College, PA 16801
- Phone: 814-231-8224
The only full sized community orchestra between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Celebrating more than 40 years of live symphonic music in the Centre region..
PA Centre Stage
- 121 Theatre Building
- University Park, PA 16802
- Phone: 814-863-0493
Some of the greatest entertainment in the Alleghenies.
Palmer Museum of Art
- Curtin Road
- Penn State University
- University Park, PA 16802
- Phone: 814-865-7672
Dramatic and exciting describe the Palmer Art Museum.
Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra
- 119 S. Fraser St., Ste. D
- State College, PA 16801
- Phone: 814-234-8313
Centre County's only all professional orchestra, showcasing the area's finest musicians. We present an average of 6 concerts per season.
State College Choral Society
- P.O. Box 675
- State College, PA 16804
- Phone: 814-234-0169
Dedicated to presenting quality choral repertoire to the local community.
State College Community Theatre, Inc.
- 1250 University Dr.
- State College, PA 16801
- Phone: 814-234-7228
Enjoy State College Community Theatre's summer season at the Boal Barn Playhouse - Celebrating 49 years!
State Theatre (The)
- 130 W. College Avenue
- State College, PA 16801
- Phone: 814-272-0606
The State Theatre is a non-profit community theatre dedicated to serving the Centre County region by providing a venue for theatre, dance, music, and film. Local community productions, children's theatre, local and national concerts, film festivals, "art house" and second run films are just some of the programming ideas being done.
Surface Artist Cooperative
- 201 Elmwood
- State College, PA 16801
- Phone: (814) 769-9398
Unique handmade works of art. Six creative women and their working studios, representing their artistic skills in jewelry design, fused glass, glass beads, pottery, portrait photography, web design, murals & creative consulting. Surface is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10-5pm and by appointment.
Tussey Mountain Ski Resort & Family Fun Center
- 311 Bear Meadows Road
- Boalsburg, PA 16827
- Phone: 814-466-6810
- Tollfree: 800-733-2754
We provide outdoor entertainment for both the summer and winter seasons. Ski the slopes when the snow is falling, and drive our go carts when the temperatures are soaring. Take advantage of all the aspects that Tussey has to offer: Skiing, golfing, driving range, go-karts, concerts and banquet facilities, Paddle boats, Batting cages!Things to do -...