BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming: Events at The State Theatre PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091231T150000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Under Milk Wood presented by Nittany Valley Shakespeare Festival DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897533/ ] Under Milk Wood is a 1954 play for radio by Dylan Thomas\, later adapted for the stage. A film version\, Under Milk Wood directed by Andrew Sinclair\, was released in 1972. An all-seeing narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of an imaginary small Welsh village\, Llareggub ("bugger all" spelled backwards – though spelled in early editions as Llaregyb so as not to offend). They include Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard\, relentlessly bossing her two dead husbands\; Captain Cat\, reliving his seafaring times\; the two Mrs. Dai Breads\; Organ Morgan\, obsessed with his music\; and Polly Garter\, pining for her dead lover. Later\, the town wakes and\, aware now of how their feelings affect whatever they do\, we watch them go about their daily business. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897533/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897533/ DTSTAMP:20091204T120220 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T120220 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100103T190000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Sweeney Todd presented by Singing Onstage Studios DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897537/ ] The rare instance of a musical thriller\, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's chilling\, suspenseful\, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers\, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897537/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897537/ DTSTAMP:20091204T120658 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T120658 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100122T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897539/ ] “You’ve got to feel it!” is the first thing that comes from the mouth of seasoned soul singer\, Sharon Jones\, when asked what makes great music. Feel it in your bones\, your heart\, in everything and everywhere! If you’ve ever been to a Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings show\, you know you can’t help but to feel their music. From the rumble and grumble of thick funk pulling you to the dance floor to the soaring soul guaranteed to make you sigh\, one thing is for sure: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are legitimate heavy-hitters. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897539/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897539/ DTSTAMP:20091204T121105 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T121105 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100126T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Brandi Carlile: The Give Up the Ghost Traveling Show DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897541/ ] Brandi Carlile's third album\, Give Up The Ghost\, unveils her talents in their truest form. After two albums and non-stop touring\, she has let her guard down and offers her most candid recording to date. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897541/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897541/ DTSTAMP:20091204T121325 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T121325 CATEGORIES:Music ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100130T160000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:The Capitol Steps present Obama Mia! DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897542/ ] Saturday\, Jan 30 at 4 & 8 pm The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. In the years that followed\, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom ("Don't quit your day job!")\, and although not all of the current members of the Steps are former Capitol Hill staffers\, taken together the performers have worked in a total of eighteen Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897542/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897542/ DTSTAMP:20091204T121737 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T121737 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100202T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:David Sanborn with Joey DeFrancesco DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897544/ ] David Sanborn\, a renowned saxophone player\, is an artist\, whose music has been an inspiration for countless musicians across several genres\, including jazz\, R&B and pop. Sanborn helped define the saxophone’s modern sound while influencing a generation. In 1975\, Sanborn released his first solo album\, Taking Off\, eventually scoring massive popular hits with 1980’s Hideaway and 1981’s Grammy winning Voyeur. David won his second Grammy in 1986 for the album Double Vision\, and in the late 1980s he hosted one of the most remarkable musical television programs of all time\, Night Music. Sanborn is both a musician and artist. He is as eager today as he was in his youth to continue pushing boundaries and to continue making music that challenges the mind while rewarding the heart and soul. Joey DeFancesco Joey DeFrancesco is claimed to be the baddest B-3 burner in the business by organ enthusiasts. It is an accusation supported by his five consecutive DownBeat Critics Poll awards for 2002\, 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. With over 20 solo releases and historic associations with legends such as Miles Davis\, Jimmy Smith\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Elvin Jones and John McLaughlin\, DeFrancesco's place in the idiom’s history is cemented. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897544/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897544/ DTSTAMP:20091204T122034 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T122034 CATEGORIES:Music ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100206T130000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:The Met Opera Live in HD - Simon Boccanegra DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897551/ ] Four decades into a legendary Met career\, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller\, which is written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka\, Marcello Giordani\, and James Morris are his co-stars in this moving and tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897551/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897551/ DTSTAMP:20091204T122840 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T122840 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100212T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Harlem Gospel Choir DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897553/ ] The world famous Harlem Gospel Choir is the most famous gospel choir in America today. It travels the globe\, sharing its joy of faith through its music and raising funds for children's charities. The Choir was founded in 1986 by Allen Bailey\, who got the idea for the Choir while attending a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. at the Cotton Club in Harlem. The Choir presents the finest singers & musicians from Harlem's Black Churches & the New York/Tri-State area. The Harlem Gospel Choir has shared its message of love and inspiration with hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Through its dynamic performances the Choir strive to create a better understanding of the African-American culture & the inspirational music called Gospel as it relates to the Black Church. The theme of every performance is "bringing people & nations together & giving something back". In this new era of hope and change\, the Choir's voices reflect the renaissance of Harlem's culture. Their songs of gospel and inspiration will touch the depths of your soul and lift your spirit to angelic heights. Every performance will take your breath away! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897553/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897553/ DTSTAMP:20091204T122957 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T122957 CATEGORIES:Music ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100213T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Dr. Dog with special guest The Growlers DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897555/ ] FATE is the record Dr. Dog was destined to make\, a timeless yet contemporary distillation of the band’s open-armed\, big-hearted sound taken to new heights of craft and creativity. Dr. Dog bonded FATE with the sound of one of the album’s most frequent lyrical symbols\, the train. A romantic\, distinctly American metaphor\, the railroad ties the songs together\, spanning the many parallels in the process in which Dr. Dog was immersed. They viewed themselves as hard-working craftsmen\, delighted in the homonymy of the railroad and recorded tracks. Most significantly\, it seemed an ideal physical manifestation of fate itself. Forward-thinking but reflective\, searching yet remarkably confident\, FATE is the work of an extraordinary band operating full steam ahead and perhaps\, inevitably. Dr. Dog has always trod its own analogous path\, a band of outsiders from the start\, now more than ever holding true to its own inimitable place in the universe. The Growlers The Growlers are a rock and pop group formed in Long Beach\, Ca.\, in 2006. With their years of stardom yet to come\, the band consists of Brooks Nielson (vocals) Scott Montoya(bass guitar\, vocals\,)\, Matt Taylor(lead guitar\, vocals) and Brian “don’t surf” Stewart (drums\, vocals). Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1960s rock n’ roll and skiffle\, the group works with different musical genres\, ranging from ice flossing hip-hop to psychedelic rock. Their clothes\, style and statements have made them trend-setters\, while their growing social awareness sees their influence extend into cultural revolutions. During the release of their first album and their ongoing singles releases\, they have experimented with recording techniques that have the ability to bend sound in ways only drugs can. The Growlers sound is best exemplified through Nielson’s cryptic lyrics and the relationship it has with Taylor’s vocals\; they sound as if they were made for each other. And\, though they complete each other\, they compel and challenge one another in ways a Growler fan can truly understand. Perhaps it is what The Growler fan feels while taking part in the drug wave of bent sound. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897555/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897555/ DTSTAMP:20091204T123110 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T123110 CATEGORIES:Music ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100224T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:North Mississippi Allstars DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897556/ ] The North Mississippi Allstars were founded in 1996. RL Burnside\, Jr. Kimbrough\, Otha Turner and their musical families were at their peak--making classic records and touring the world. Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson soaked up the music of their father\, Jim Dickinson and absorbed the North Mississippi Blues legacy while playing and shaking it down at the juke joints with their blues ancestors. Luther (guitar and vocals) and Cody (drums and vocals) joined up with bassist Chris Chew to form the core of their own band\, The North Mississippi Allstars. Through the filter of generations of Mississippi Blues men\, the Allstars pioneered their own blues-infused rock and roll. After touring as an opening act for a variety of artists and honing their chops as a unit\, the North Mississippi Allstars issued their debut album\, Shake Hands With Shorty in the spring of 2000. Their debut proved to be a success and earned them a Grammy nomination for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” Bringing their hill country blues infused rock’n roll to stages all over the country and the world (including multiple toursin Europe and Asia)\, the Allstars quickly gained a loyal fan base. The band gained additional popularity for their work in the Gospel-Blues band The Word\, which also featured John Medeski and Pedal Steel player Robert Randolph. By 2005\, the North Mississippi Allstars had released four studio records\, three of which were Grammy nominated\, and earned the reputation as one of the most intriguing acts to emerge from the loam of southern blues and roots rock. The band released Hernando in early 2008\, which represented a return to the blues-rock roots the band started with more than a decade ago. It was also the first release on the trio’s own label\, Songs of the South Records. The band finished their retrospective record entitled Do It Like We Used To Do in January 2009. The two-CD-one-DVD package features two discs of music that chronologically highlight the band’s live performances over their first twelve years together\, and also includes a full-length documentary DVD on the history of the band. The documentary captures rare live footage\, interviews with the guys\, and tells the story of a classic American band. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897556/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897556/ DTSTAMP:20091204T123256 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T123256 CATEGORIES:Music ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100327T130000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:The Met Opera Live in HD - Hamlet DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897570/ ] The works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any other writer’s. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia\, the French composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897570/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897570/ DTSTAMP:20091204T124620 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T124620 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100329T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Robert Cray and Shemekia Copeland DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897615/ ] Robert Cray Robert Cray’s This Time – the first studio album on singer-songwriter-guitarist Cray’s own imprint Nozzle Records\, distributed by Vanguard Records – arrives at a vital juncture in the musician’s career\, marked by creative renewal and a key reunion with an old performing partner. The five-time Grammy Award winner summarized 35 years of mastery on the debut Nozzle release Live From Across the Pond (2006)\, an electrifying two-CD concert set drawn from a series of shows (opening for Eric Clapton) at London’s Royal Albert Hall. When the time came to follow up that widely praised collection with a studio recording\, Cray viewed it as an opportunity to move his sound in other directions. As ever with Robert Cray’s undefinable sound\, the music on This Time remains stubbornly beyond category. He has been internationally admired as a stylist whose innovations have brought new life to the blues\, and such punchy outings as “Chicken in the Kitchen” and “That’s What Keeps Me Rockin’” should satisfy the most demanding blues fans. But the new album’s barrier-busting material – whether it’s the soulful “Love 2009” or the profound balladry of “This Time” and “Forever Goodbye” – demonstrate once again that attempting to slot Cray in a single genre is an exercise in futility. “Blues is one of the foundations of our music\, but it’s not all that we play\,” Cray says. “When I first started playing guitar\, I wanted to be George Harrison – that is\, until I heard Jimi Hendrix. After that\, I wanted to be Albert Collins and Buddy Guy and B.B. King. And then there are singers like O.V. Wright and Bobby Blue Bland. It’s all mixed up in there.” He continues\, “Every time somebody asks me about where my music comes from\, I give them five or six different directions – a little rock\, soul\, jazz\, blues\, a little gospel feel. Then there are some other things that maybe fall in there every once in a while\, like a little Caribbean flavor or something. You just never know. I always attribute it to the music we grew up listening to\, and the radio back in the ‘60s. It’s pretty wide open. It’s hard to put a tag on it.” Shemekia Copeland At only 19\, Shemekia Copeland stepped out of her father’s shadow with the Alligator release of 1998 debut recording\, Turn the Heat Up!\, and the critics raved. The Village Voice called her “nothing short of uncanny\,” while the Boston Globe proclaimed that “she roars with a sizzling hot intensity.” A year later\, she appeared in the Motion Picture Three To Tango\, while her song “I Always Get My Man\, was featured in the film Broken Hearts Club. Her second album\, Wicked\, released in 2000\, scored three Handy Awards (Song of the Year\, Blues Album of the Year\, Contemporary Female Artist of the Year) and a Grammy nomination. Two years later\, New Orleans R&B legend Dr. John stepped in to produce her third recording\, Talking To Strangers (2002)\, which Vibe called “a masterful blend of ballsy rockers and cheeky ballads.” Copeland released The Soul Truth in 2005. The album was produced by legendary Stax guitarist Steve Cropper (who also played on the CD)\, and featured generous doses of blues\, funk and Memphis-flavored soul. She joined Telarc International for the February 2009 release of Never Going Back. This new chapter in the Shemekia Copeland story represents a crossroads on her ongoing artistic journey – a place where numerous new avenues are open. While she will always remain loyal to her blues roots\, Never Going Back takes a more forward view of the blues\, and in so doing points her music and her career in a new direction. We’re happy to welcome Shemekia back to the State for her second visit! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897615/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897615/ DTSTAMP:20091204T133319 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T133319 CATEGORIES:Music ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100330T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Henry Rollins- Frequent Flyer Tour DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897620/ ] Henry Rollins is a spoken word artist\, writer\, publisher\, singer-songwriter\, actor\, radio DJ and amidst his extensive globetrotting\, Rollins the actor\, author\, and radio host remains as busy as ever. Rollins recently concluded an extended guest run as rival thug A.J. Weston on the FX biker drama Sons of Anarchy. He continues to do his weekly radio show on L.A.’s revered NPR affiliate KCRW. Rollins’ latest book\, A Mad Dash\, is now available at www.henryrollins.com\, through his own 2.13.61 imprint. Picking up where 2007’s A Preferred Blur left off\, A Mad Dash is a frenetic travelogue spanning over one hundred live performances and the filming of five documentaries on five continents. Rollins has also been tracking his travels – and sharing his thoughts on politics and the state of the world – on his “Straight Talk Espresso” blog at VanityFair.com. For more on Henry Rollins and the Frequent Flyer Tour\, go to www.henryrollins.com. To read Rollins’ blog at VanityFair.com\, go to http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/straight-talk-espresso/. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897620/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897620/ DTSTAMP:20091204T133931 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T133931 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100409T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:The Second City's 50th Anniversary Tour DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897625/ ] Age Restriction: 17 and over This year\, The Second City will celebrate 50 years of innovative satiric revues as well as being the launching pad for generations of comedy superstars. From Broadway stars Mike Nichols and Elaine May to Tina Fey\, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell\, The Second City continues to develop the leading voices in comedy while transforming into an international entertainment company. The Second City has won over 30 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations in Chicago and over 35 Dora Award nominations in Toronto\, which honor its excellence in professional theatre. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897625/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897625/ DTSTAMP:20091204T134155 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T134155 CATEGORIES:Comedy ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100425T140000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:The Habit of Art presented by National Theatre DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897628/ ] From stage to the big screen. The Habit of Art a new play by Alan Bennett Auden often said that metre and rhyme led him down unexpected paths to thoughts he wouldn’t otherwise have had\, and in this respect versification and fornication are not so different. Benjamin Britten\, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera\, Death in Venice\, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend\, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting\, their first for twenty-five years\, they are observed and interrupted by\, amongst others\, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. You are a rent boy. I am a poet. Over the wall lives the Dean of Christ Church. We all have our parts to play. Alan Bennett’s new play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men\, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old\, on creativity and inspiration\, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately\, on the habit of art. “In the end\,” said Auden “art is small beer. The really serious things in life are earning one’s living and loving one’s neighbour.” NT Live – performances of National Theatre plays broadcast live to cinema screens around the world. The Habit of Art will be performed live in London in high definition and presented exclusively at participating movie theatres across the US. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897628/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897628/ DTSTAMP:20091204T134439 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T134439 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100430T200000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Freddy Cole DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897634/ ] Freddy Cole has been a recording artist since 1952\, when his first single "The Joke’s on Me" was released on an obscure Chicago-based label. During the 1970’s\, Cole recorded several albums for European and English companies that helped him develop a loyal overseas following. A resident of Atlanta\, Georgia since 1972\, he currently leads a quartet that regularly tours the United States\, Europe\, the Far East and South America. Cole doesn't apologize for sounding like his brother\, Nat "King" Cole. There are certain unmistakable similarities. He plays piano and sings and performs live with guitar and upright bass\, just like Nat. Yet his voice is raspier\, smokier\, jazzier even. But he has emerged from the awesome shadow cast by his elder brother. In truth\, his phrasing is far closer to that of Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday than that of his brother and his timing swings a little more. His vocals are suave\, elegant\, formidable and articulate and are among the most respected in jazz. Cole’s career continues to ascend as he has moved into the front ranks of America’s most precious art form with a style and musical sophistication uniquely his own. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897634/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897634/ DTSTAMP:20091204T134725 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T134725 CATEGORIES:Music ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100501T130000 DURATION:PT0S GEO:-77.8618;40.794 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:The Met Opera Live in HD - Armida DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897636/ ] This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers\, including Gluck\, Haydn\, and Dvorˇák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini’s version\, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman returns to direct this new production of a work she describes as “a buried treasure\, a box of jewels.” The fanciful and magical tale\, Zimmerman says\, “has an epic\, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element.” URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897636/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4897636/ DTSTAMP:20091204T134856 LAST-MODIFIED:20091204T134856 CATEGORIES:Performing/Visual Arts ORGANIZER;CN=thestate:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255768/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/149843/":The State Theatre @ 130 W. College Ave\, State College\, Pennsylvania 16801 US END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR