Kristine Allen / WPSU-FM Producer

Penn State’s student choir,”Essence of Joy”, performs music from the African and African American choral traditions. Professor Tony Leach, founder and director of the choir, will lead the group in a concert Saturday afternoo at Penn State’s main campus, part of the Celebration of African American Music Festival. WPSU’s Kristine Allen listened-in during a recent rehearsal.

The play “Sundays in the Park with George,” by Steven Sondheim, is onstage in Central PA this weekend. The composer takes a well-known painting and makes the scene literally come alive; WPSU’s Kris Allen tells how.

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts took place in State College this past weekend. And one of the big draws on the entertainment schedule turned out to be a performance that included a well-known voice from National Public Radio. WPSU's Kristine Allen has the story.

Two Penn State meteorologists went to “Tornado Alley” this spring to take part in VOTEX2, the biggest study ever of the origins of tornadoes. WPSU’s Kris Allen rode along.