The Movin' On music festival, Walker Hayes at the Bryce Jordan Center, and Noche Latina are among the cultural highlights across Penn State through the end of the semester.
Things to Do at Penn State: April 29-May 7
A selection of virtual and in-person cultural events happening at Penn State through the end of the spring semester
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April 28, 2021
Editor s Note: This is the final edition of Things to Do at Penn State for the spring semester. The weekly column will return with the start of fall semester classes. Penn State Today will continue to announce and highlight campus events throughout the summer.
What s happening at Penn State? Here s a look at some of the cultural events both in-person and virtual taking place at the University this weekend and next week:
Monday, April 26
11 a.m. â Pockrass Memorial Lecture Series will host Francesca Sobande of Cardiff University to present âSpectacularized and Branded Digital (Re)presentations of Black People and Blackness.â The event will analyze digital racism and the virtual experiences of Black people, including with the increased digital presence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The event is free and will take place virtually via Zoom. To register, visit here.
4 p.m. â The 2021 EESI EarthTalks series will host a panel of Penn State experts to discuss possible solutions to reducing global warming that have been brought up in previous EarthTalk series events. The event âEnergy and climate policy: How to avoid a global hothouseâ is free and open to the public via Zoom, and can be attended here.