BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.35.1//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:The State Theatre, State College, PA X-WR-CALDESC:Come home to The State. 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DESCRIPTION:“The movie’s then-state-of-the-art mechanical beasties aren’t entirely convincing, but this archetypal ’50s monsters-on-the-loose flick can still tingle your carapace, thanks to taut direction, an intelligent script, a believable cast, and a nail-bitingly effective climax in the sewers of Los Angeles.”\n―Entertainment Weekly\nHumanity confronts its most awesome challenge from hideous hordes of gigantic ant mutations spawned by atomic fallout. A golden oldie and a horror landmark, bristling with tension, thrills, and Academy Award-nominated special effects. Starring Academy Award-nominee James Whitmore (“The Shawshank Redemption”) and Emmy-nominee James Arness (“Gunsmoke”).\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/them/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/THEM-poster.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-5a07b9dcaf56fd34c1a3a6c1a478d3c1@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T150000 DURATION:PT1H30M DTSTAMP:20260629T151144Z RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T193000,20260808T193000,20260809T150000,20260814T193000,20260815T193000,20260816T150000 CREATED:20260629 LAST-MODIFIED:20260629 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Maytag Virgin DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n Director: Jason Zanitsch \n \n with Elizabeth Baptista and Mike Waldhier \n \n Is it the story of two complex people facing loss and fear?Or is it a romantic comedy?-Yes! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About The Next Stage Theatre Company \n \n Independent since it was founded in 1996, The Next Stage produces three plays a year, focusing on non-musical plays by major and upcoming playwrights – work you might see Off-Broadway. The Next Stage offers inventive, streamlined productions in a 50-seat wraparound space, as well as readers’ theater and adult acting classes. \n \n \n \n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/maytag-virgin/ ORGANIZER;CN=The Next Stage Theatre Company:MAILTO: CATEGORIES:Comedy,Local,Theatre LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/M-V-State-Ticket-Thumb-450-x-450.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-e5e63e1b118dabdbd6b5d2e7cf43b72c@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T212000 DTSTAMP:20260619T115526Z CREATED:20260619 LAST-MODIFIED:20260727 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Apollo 13 DESCRIPTION:“With no frills and no commentary, Howard and company have made the kind of absorbing thriller we have in mind when we wistfully sigh, “They don’t make movies like they used to.”\n―San Francisco Examiner\nThis Hollywood drama is based on the events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) find everything going according to plan after leaving Earth’s orbit. However, when an oxygen tank explodes, the scheduled moon landing is called off. Subsequent tensions within the crew and numerous technical problems threaten both the astronauts’ survival and their safe return to Earth.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/apollo-13/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/apollo-13-poster.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-1f26274cf175d14ae59f3ffe75563ab5@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T210000 DTSTAMP:20260731T115549Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Step Brothers DESCRIPTION:“While Ferrell and Reilly are great together, hatching harebrained schemes that have no basis in reality, part of the unexpected treat of Step Brothers is watching Jenkins and Steenburgen sink to such blithely immature levels of rude and crude comedy.”\n―Philadelphia Inquirer\nBrennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy. Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert. When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/step-brothers/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMB-Step-Brothers.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-b231775cd526337853019cef1eab2b3c@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T220000 DTSTAMP:20260623T115527Z CREATED:20260623 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nIn 10 years as a band, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have covered a lot of miles. Their love of bluegrass — playing it, sharing it, growing it — has been the fuel for their remarkable journey through every corner of America and into the hearts of fans drawn to their hard-charging, true-blue sound.\n“We live what we play and sing about,” says bandleader C.J. Lewandowski. Indeed, the band has weathered their fair share of the highs and lows that bluegrass songs are known for (except for the murders, of course). They’ve been road-weary, longing for home. They’ve felt the heartbreak of band members leaving and embraced the joy of welcoming new ones. They’ve worked hard to see their dreams come true, playing on some of music’s most celebrated stages. And they’ve been nominated for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album (2019’s Toil, Tears & Trouble) and for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award.\nAmid all their travels, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have seen every nook and cranny of the country, met people from all walks of life, and kept a keen eye toward the truth, which rings out loud and clear in the songs they write. “Wanderers Like Me,” the title track from their most recent album and the band’s first No. 1 song on the Bluegrass Unlimited chart, shoots straight from the heart: “Wanderers like me don’t settle down for no one / don’t mind being lonesome, chasing dreams is all I ever need.”\nLately, they’ve been chasing their dreams in a new configuration, one that expands the band’s age span and geographical roots. Guitarist John Gooding from California and fiddle player Max Silverstein from “the great bluegrass state of Maine,” as the band likes to say during onstage introductions, are the newest additions, both in their 20s. They join Lewandowski on mandolin, Jereme Brown on banjo, and Jasper Lorentzen on bass, relative elders in their 30s. Lewandowski describes this new chapter for the band as one of “expansion and growth.” There’s a new energy to the group onstage, with appreciative glances and the occasional good-natured laugh between them as they play. They’re listening to each other and responding. And audience members feel like part of the conversation.\nThe Po’ Ramblin’ Boys have always been known for barreling bluegrass forward, and as they move into their second decade as a band, they’re maintaining that momentum, both onstage and in the studio. Lewandowski envisions the band’s next project as “kicking it back to the beginning and cutting a record that is solid damn ’grass.” And then, of course, they’ll take it right back on the road, living what they sing about and sharing it with others, just the way they like it.\n“We take bluegrass and put it where bluegrass isn’t,” says Lewandowski. “It’s not about putting music that is different into bluegrass music to attract more people.”\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-po-ramblin-boys/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/THUMBNAIL.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-9ec53bd19dd81ddd33912cf4003aa035@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T223000 DTSTAMP:20260731T115542Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:The Dark Knight DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n \n ""Batman" isn't a comic book anymore. Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. It creates characters we come to care about. That's because of the performances, because of the direction, because of the writing, and because of the superlative technical quality of the entire production."\n \n \n \n \n \n ―Roger Ebert\n \n \n \n \n \n \n With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in Gotham City. But when a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker (Heath Ledger) suddenly throws the town into chaos, the caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism. \n \n \n \n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-dark-knight/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DARK-KNIGHT-1-jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-fc45efdc2a351a5eeee3268204677741@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T211500 DTSTAMP:20260731T115529Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260803 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:The Devil Wears Prada DESCRIPTION:“The Devil Wears Prada is a movie that revels in pleasure: the pleasure of fashion, of luxury, of power and ambition. It’s also a tremendous pleasure to watch.”\n―Slate\nBased on the hilarious best-selling novel, this sinfully funny movie stars Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. As assistant to impossibly demanding New York fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (Streep), young Andy Sachs (Hathaway) has landed a job that “a million girls would die for.” Unfortunately, her heaven-sent appointment as Miranda’s personal whipping girl just might be the death of her!\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-devil-wears-prada/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMB-Devil-Wears-Prada.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-15df288a9f4e1a1ff88b0a1ae34a4cef@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T212500 DTSTAMP:20260731T115503Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days DESCRIPTION:“It’s about as close to French farce as romantic comedies get, and the closer the better.”\n ―San Francisco Chronicle\nShe’s playing a part—the clingy, crazy girlfriend—all for the sake of an article. He’s putting on an act—the perfect, smitten boyfriend—to land the account of his dreams. For Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) and Ben Barry (Matthew McConaughey), it’s all supposed to be a game.\nBut between the calculated mishaps and feigned affection, something unexpected happens. They start to break their own rules. It’s a story that asks a timeless question: can something real ever grow from a foundation of lies?\nWitness the scheme that became one of the most beloved romantic comedies of its generation.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/800x1200_HOW-TO-LOSE-A-GUY.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-47648d4793a97f09d9440bd7caf3869e@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T220000 DTSTAMP:20260414T115518Z CREATED:20260414 LAST-MODIFIED:20260428 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Chris Canterbury DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\n“When I sat down to write this project, I tried to present each topic as a straight-forward Saturday morning kitchen conversation. That’s how I approach songwriting and it’s worked for me for a long time” says Chris Canterbury, a Louisiana native singer-songwriter, now based in Nashville.\nThe project Canterbury is talking about is Quaalude Lullabies, a nine track collection of mostly sad songs that offers on-the-nose lyrical phrasing, subtlety loose production, and an honest insight into razor-edge topics like addiction, depression, and loneliness.\nIn what started as a thought experiment, Quaalude Lullabies was self-produced by Canterbury, his first opportunity to be on both sides of the control room window. “I wanted to woodshop a record together that felt like Nebraska,” says Canterbury. “I wanted it to be loose like a box of bedroom demo tapes, but cohesive enough to stand on its own. I feel like we ended up with a solid album.”\nOn the album opener “The Devil, The Dealer, & Me”, he lyrically paints a self-portrait of despair and its brutal anticipation thereof. Lines like “The truth doesn’t care if you choose it, a heart only breaks when you use it,” and “Cold as a shoulder, dry as a bone, a memory is worthless if you make it alone,” haunt their way through the waltzing arraignment. Its threadbare production, consisting only of an upright bass, Wurlitzer organ, and a buttery telecaster, sets the sonic signature of the project.\n“Fall Apart” continues the eloquent brokenness in Canterbury’s autobiographical musings. Here he highlights the veracity of being a solo working musician, juxtaposing the lonely lyrics with a somewhat playful melody from an acoustic guitar.\nThe only cover on the album, written by Will Kimbrough, “Yellow Mama” tells the tale of the singer’s last moments before succumbing to the courtesies of the Alabama electric chair. The traditional-sounding song was tracked live in a single take, subtly building anxiety as the singer reaches his demise.\nClosing out the A-side of the album, “Felt The Same” stays in that minimalistic production lane with only a B3 organ and a Tele played through a Leslie. Lyrically, Canterbury intertwines concrete imagery of self-described illegitimacy with metaphorical insight.\nAs we come to the first song tracked with the full band, “Kitchen Table Poet” showcases the central tenet of Quaalude’s ethos, which is there’s no limit on how far to lyrically describe a setting, while maintaining a casual conversation with the listener. “I met a man in Waverly, Alabama once that said he’d never left the county. He also said he made the best apple brandy in the state. I remember everything about that day”, says Canterbury, “His Winston Lights, the grit under his nails, and his bottomless bag of on-liners – but I can’t remember his name. That’s where this song was born.”\nKeeping with the band trend, “Heartache For Hire” blends the genre-standard idea of heartbreak with a swampy pedal steel and organ-forward groove. “Sweet Maria”, the only love song on the album, places the listener in the back seat of the singer’s car as he and his “sweet Maria” take the long way home. The juxtaposition of these two tracks side-by-side on the album demonstrate the wide-open range of the project, without sounding misplaced at all.\n“Over The Line” layers the finality of reality over a driving country groove, perfectly possibly, since the song describes the final long haul of the aging protagonist, a career over-the-road truck driver. It’s a solemn topic presented, once again, in conversational prose that feels neither sullen, nor predictable.\nAlbum closer, “Back On The Pills”, as the title suggests, is subdued only in production, with a lonely acoustic guitar and the haunting of a gentle B3 organ tucked in the mix. Lyrical offerings such as, “I found Jesus in the nightstand, the sunrise on the wall, I’d like to call an old friend if I still had a friend to call”, and “Father forgive me, I know I’ve sinned, but I’m well aware of the shape that I’m in” paint a portrait of desperation and addiction (and acceptance of the aforementioned) that’s far more complicated than the track seems at first.\nGetting out of the way of the story and letting it speak for itself has been a guiding force for Canterbury for almost his entire songwriting career, and it’s evident in Quaalude Lullabies that he’s perfected that area of his craft. Instead of waxing poetic over hackneyed issues and tropes, Canterbury eloquently illustrates the complexities of life with a millworker’s vernacular and a hefty southern drawl.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/chris-canterbury/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THUMBNAIL-Chris-Canterbury.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-4c51b2742b5de999681962dcea2c0639@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T210500 DTSTAMP:20260731T115502Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Lady Bird DESCRIPTION:“Watching Lady Bird is like flipping through a high school yearbook with an old friend, with each page leading to another anecdote, another sweet-and-sour memory. It’s a tonic to see any movie, especially in this late-Harvey Weinstein era, that does right by its female characters, that explores what it means to be a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, and that speaks the languages of sincerity and wit.”\n―Chicago Tribune\nChristine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mum (Laurie Metcalf), a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird’s father (Tracy Letts) loses his job. Lady Bird is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/lady-bird/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMB-Lady-Bird.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-ffec51567543679f01ce65724adca743@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T210000 DTSTAMP:20260731T115514Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Shrek DESCRIPTION:“[Shrek] Lives happily ever after because it’s such a feisty but good natured embrace of the inner ogre in everyone.”\n―Entertainment Weekly\nOnce upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Determined to save their home — not to mention his — Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) to be Farquaad’s bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/shrek/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shrek-jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-10ce671d55af2d7a7be6fbc8d028cdf1@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T213000 DTSTAMP:20260731T115553Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Pitch Perfect DESCRIPTION:“Pitch Perfect is still aca-exciting a decade after its release.”\n― Solzy At the Movies ( https://solzyatthemovies.com/2022/10/06/pitch-perfect-marks-10-year-aca-anniversary/ )\nCollege student Beca (Anna Kendrick) knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that’s exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/pitch-perfect/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/PITCH-PERFECT-THUMB--jpg.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-696fb322493073d42be4fafa2a7b6f77@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T171500 DTSTAMP:20260729T130858Z CREATED:20260729 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2026 DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the 35th anniversary of an iconic Grateful Dead show as it makes a high-energy return to the big screen! On August 8th & 10th, join Dead Heads in your neighborhood – and around the world – for the 2026 Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies. This can’t-miss event features the complete June 17, 1991 concert from Giants Stadium.\nThe performance launches with a shocking “Eyes Of The World,” finding the band in peak form from the very first notes. The setlist continues, seamlessly blending beloved classics like “Truckin’” and “Uncle John’s Band” with rarities such as “Saint Of Circumstance,” “Might As Well,” “New Speedway Boogie,” and “China Doll.” The major highlight of the night is the continuous teases of “Dark Star” edging its way in and out through the evening at six different points before finally exploding into the full song. The Dead capped off the spectacular night with The Band’s “The Weight,” a perfect song to send the crowd on its way.\nConsidered one of the greatest shows of the band’s final decade of performing, 6/17/91 offers a unique auditory experience as one of only two shows captured on 48-track tape. Enjoy a masterful surround sound mix by Jeffrey Norman and multi-camera visuals, featuring a rare cinematic appearance by both Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick.\nAs a bonus, this extraordinary screening will also feature an exclusive sneak preview of the legendary “Shakedown Street” from the upcoming Merriweather 6/30/85 release, and a special introduction by Grateful Dead Legacy Manager and Audio archivist, David Lemieux.\nJoin us, won’t you?\nPlease Note: This is a Grateful Dead show, so dancing is strongly encouraged. The bar and concessions will be open throughout the movie.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/grateful-dead-meet-up-at-the-movies-2026/ CATEGORIES:Amplified,Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MOVIE-POSTER-THUMBNAIL.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-b98859722a4380d48f67f0fd064e0fc1@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T215000 DTSTAMP:20260731T115521Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition DESCRIPTION:“Backrooms could have easily been disposable internet-horror junk food—a feature-length extension of creepypasta aesthetics with nothing underneath. Instead, Parsons delivers something far more haunting: an affecting horror film about imprisonment, memory distortion, and the private hell of mistaking isolation for refuge.”\n―The Playlist\nIncludes 16 minutes of new, theatrically exclusive post-credit bonus footage from Kane Parsons!\nA strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom, leading to an endless network of interconnected rooms where time bends and the only thing scarier than getting lost is the sense that something is laying in wait. Directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, Backrooms transforms internet folklore into a real-world nightmare. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/backrooms-everything-must-go-edition/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMB-Backrooms.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-5960da740b2265cd212a7500a88abb1f@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T154000 DTSTAMP:20260731T115501Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:CatVideoFest 2026 DESCRIPTION:“Watching silly cat videos is good for you”\n―The Wall Street Journal\nJoin us for another year of this meow-velous cat-munal experience! CatVideoFest 2026 is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos pulled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Bring the whole family to this clowder-pleasing, family-friendly event.\nAbout Hope’s Dream Rescue and Sanctuary\nHope’s Dream Rescue and Sanctuary is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to changing the lives of cats, dogs, and other animals in Centre and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania.\nThey do this by providing temporary shelter in the form of foster homes for stray, abandoned, and surrendered cats and dogs, as well as other animals as needed. These animals are in thier care until suitable forever homes are found. In that time we test, vaccinate, microchip, and spay/neuter each one.\nThey are also passionate about decreasing the overpopulation of stray and feral cats in our area through Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR)\nWhile they are a small organization, they make a large impact on improving the lives of animals in our area, bringing a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/HopesDreamRescue\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/catvideofest-2026/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMB-Cat-Video-Fest.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-73dc680c73e6a18c296d5889e67b6b55@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T215000 DTSTAMP:20230308T115936Z CREATED:20230308 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Everything Everywhere All At Once DESCRIPTION:“A pure firework display of technical bravado, wild invention, emotional storytelling, comedic genius, action mastery and outstanding performances, Everything Everywhere All At Once is everything cinema was invented for.”\n―Empire ( https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/ )\nWhen an interdimensional rupture threatens to unravel reality, the fate of the world is suddenly in the hands of a most unlikely hero: Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), an overwhelmed immigrant mother. As bizarre and bewildering dangers emerge from the many possible universes, she must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight to save her home, her family, and herself, in this big-hearted and hilarious adventure through the multiverse.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/EVERYTHING-EVERYWHERE-THUMB-jpeg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-89ac3847f89c59936579cfc2ce0454ca@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T220000 DTSTAMP:20260414T115529Z CREATED:20260414 LAST-MODIFIED:20260518 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Tim Easton DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\nConsummate troubadour and songwriter Tim Easton wrote much of his new album beneath a painting of a red horse. The artwork—created by his sister, visual artist Susan Easton Burns—was executed in an abstract-realist style using gardening tools instead of paintbrushes, forming a vivid image out of fragmented strokes. It now serves as the cover art for fIREHORSE, Easton’s 14th commercially released record. Made with zero artificial intelligence, the album also arrives just as the Chinese calendar enters the Year of the (Fire) Horse—an apt coincidence given that Easton himself, born in 1966, is a Fire Horse.\n“Whether the painting influenced the songs or the album was shaped to fit the painting makes no difference anymore,” Easton says. “The theme was decided on, and actions were taken to finish the project. If anything, I’m influenced more by my sister’s commitment to art than anything else.\nThe result is a personal collection of songs rooted in travel, love, accidents, perseverance, and the ongoing survival of a working songwriter. “One thing for sure is that this was conceived as an album,” he adds. “I like a collection with a theme, and if push comes to shove, the theme here is perseverance.”\nRecorded primarily in two Nashville studios, the ten original songs feature production from multi-instrumentalist and arranger Kevin Nolan, plus the rhythm section from country superstar Lainey Wilson—a band of hard-working Nashville musicians Nolan is also a member of. Sonically, the record stretches the boundaries of Americana, a genre Easton helped shape in the late ’90s with his 1997 solo debut Special 20.\n“In my mind, the Beatles, the Stones, The Band, and the Dead are the greatest Americana bands,” Easton says. “They showed America how expansive and fun our music could be.” His own education came from studying their influences and eventually supporting legends like Willie Nelson and Townes Van Zandt during their Ohio stops. Before that, Easton spent seven years busking across Europe—hitchhiking, learning, and living the true vagabond life. Those experiences echo throughout fIREHORSE, an album that moves freely between country-blues, folk, pop, and classic rock while maintaining the sharp songwriting voice of a storyteller more than two decades into his craft.\nThe opening track, “River,” arose from a near-fatal rafting incident in Alaska—a place Easton has returned to since releasing 2001’s The Truth About Us (New West Records), which featured three members of Wilco as his backing band. Inspired by a line from a book of riddles he read with his daughter, Easton expanded the idea into three verses written in an interrogative style meant to mimic swift, churning water. The recording features a single Travis-picked chord on a 1960s Kay acoustic guitar, run through a vintage Fender tube amp “set on swamp.” Harmonic lift comes from drummer Kevin Nolan and the soul-soaked background vocals of Rosa Pullman, with swirling Hammond B3 and electric guitar hooks courtesy of producer Nolan.\n“Lucinda Williams has always been a major influence on my writing,” Easton adds. “Watching her play a one-chord blues she learned from the masters showed me that I needed to write simpler songs—ones you could play around a campfire with whoever’s there.”\nThe album quickly pivots with “Heaven & Hell,” an agnostic prayer and one of the poppiest songs in Easton’s catalog. Its emotional spark came from a phrase his daughter said as a toddler—“You hold me, and I’ll hold you”—which Easton wrote down and returned to years later, during a divorce. Other lyrics arrived after hearing one friend lament their lack of success and another struggle through a painful breakup. “Some songs drop out of the sky immediately,” Easton says, “and others take 15 years.”\nBacking vocals from Jeremy Lister (currently touring with Post Malone) also appear on the following track, “Cottonfields,” written on Easton’s drive home from the 30A Songwriters Festival.\nA skipping Hank Williams record and backwards piano introduce “615 Heartbreaker,” written after Easton saw a photographer at a show with those words tattooed inside an outline of Tennessee. Nikki Barber adds backing vocals, while the groove rides the vintage chug of a Maestro Rhythm King drum machine.\n“Son of a Tyrant” features the album’s standout electric guitar solo, enhanced through a rotating Leslie speaker. Its lyrics draw from personal history, existential turbulence, and the chaos of life on the road.\nSide Two opens with “Don’t Let Your Mind Grow Dark,” written and taught to the band on the spot during recording. Anchored by open-E Travis picking, it provides the album’s most free-spirited moment. “I wanted something uplifting for anybody feeling out of sorts,” Easton says. “This is what arrived on the last day of sessions at Club Roar.”\nThe mood shifts again with “Another Good Man Down,” a slide-guitar-driven track—possibly the world’s only cocaine-themed song that openly indicts the cartel rather than glorifying the outlaw. Influenced in part by Mexican narcocorridos, Easton steers the narrative toward the devastation the drug causes on both sides of the border.\n“Hallelujah,” built on just two chords and an open-G rubber-bridge guitar, includes more harmonies from Jeremy Lister. Easton notes the fascination of being unable to copyright a title—especially when his song and Leonard Cohen’s explore similarly spiritual terrain. The verses open with the Romanian people’s 1989 overthrow and execution of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, a historical moment Easton recalls witnessing from afar while roaming Europe as a street musician.\nThe album closes with two narrative-driven highlights:\n“Never Punch the Clock Again,” a Little Feat–inspired tale of a drifting rounder whose life mirrors Easton’s own existence on the fringes of the music business; and “HWY 62 Love Song,” written for his former home in the High Mojave desert of Joshua Tree, where he lived for seven years. “I return there often to get that wide-open feeling,” he says. “It’s a great place to turn inward and write.”\nfIREHORSE stands as another sturdy entry in the lifelong catalog of a songwriter committed to carving his own path—independent, driven, and devoted to craft, much like the Fire Horse itself.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/tim-easton/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1080x1080_Tim-Easton_THUMBNAIL.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-a1e1f162f218dfeee8c0eb887f0c57d0@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T224000 DTSTAMP:20260729T131057Z CREATED:20260729 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2026 DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the 35th anniversary of an iconic Grateful Dead show as it makes a high-energy return to the big screen! On August 8th & 10th, join Dead Heads in your neighborhood – and around the world – for the 2026 Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies. This can’t-miss event features the complete June 17, 1991 concert from Giants Stadium.\nThe performance launches with a shocking “Eyes Of The World,” finding the band in peak form from the very first notes. The setlist continues, seamlessly blending beloved classics like “Truckin’” and “Uncle John’s Band” with rarities such as “Saint Of Circumstance,” “Might As Well,” “New Speedway Boogie,” and “China Doll.” The major highlight of the night is the continuous teases of “Dark Star” edging its way in and out through the evening at six different points before finally exploding into the full song. The Dead capped off the spectacular night with The Band’s “The Weight,” a perfect song to send the crowd on its way.\nConsidered one of the greatest shows of the band’s final decade of performing, 6/17/91 offers a unique auditory experience as one of only two shows captured on 48-track tape. Enjoy a masterful surround sound mix by Jeffrey Norman and multi-camera visuals, featuring a rare cinematic appearance by both Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick.\nAs a bonus, this extraordinary screening will also feature an exclusive sneak preview of the legendary “Shakedown Street” from the upcoming Merriweather 6/30/85 release, and a special introduction by Grateful Dead Legacy Manager and Audio archivist, David Lemieux.\nJoin us, won’t you?\nPlease Note: This is a Grateful Dead show, so dancing is strongly encouraged. The bar and concessions will be open throughout the movie.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/grateful-dead-meet-up-at-the-movies-2026-night-2/ CATEGORIES:Amplified,Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MOVIE-POSTER-THUMBNAIL.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-ff2eddb9f95fc26f5a3d08f1a77e6f82@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T220000 DTSTAMP:20260811T125839Z CREATED:20260811 LAST-MODIFIED:20260814 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:The Wizard of Oz DESCRIPTION:Nearly ninety years later, The Wizard of OZ needs no introduction.\nSomehow, it still has something to show us.\nHeart. Wisdom. Courage. Home.\nThis September, The Wizard of Oz opens State on 35, bringing great movies back to The State Theatre on 35mm film.\nState on 35\nHard to describe. Easy to Feel.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-wizard-of-oz/ CATEGORIES:Movies LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THUMB-OZ-revised.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-9678fa54dc9751a0633fe25843f900b4@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T210000 DTSTAMP:20260723T105810Z CREATED:20260723 LAST-MODIFIED:20260723 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:A Great Big World DESCRIPTION:Proceeds Benefit The State College Food Bank\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nLink\n\nTrue to the meaning of its name, A Great Big World embodies the GRAMMY® Award-winning artistry of Ian Axel and Chad King. Over nearly 20 years of collaboration, the duo has garnered widespread recognition for their exceptional songwriting and creative partnerships, which have spanned across film, television, animation, and numerous critically acclaimed music releases. Their shared passion for musicals and the art of songcraft led to a deep creative connection when they first met at New York University in 2005.\nIn 2025, A Great Big World  released their first collection of new music in years, beginning with the emotionally charged single “then there were sparks,” available across all streaming platforms. The track beautifully showcases the duo’s signature, melody-driven style, exploring themes of rediscovery and new beginnings. With its anthemic chorus—“then there were sparks, all around me, right where the end meets the start”—the song takes listeners on a reflective journey, igniting a sense of hope and renewal that only A Great Big World can evoke. Following this release, a five-track EP of the same name dropped on February 21st, 2025, featuring another powerful new song, “Go On.” To support the new project, the group embarked on a four-date mini-tour, performing at City Winery venues across the Northeast. The tour made stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and New York.\n“‘then there were sparks’ is a really personal song for me! Over the last few years, I had found myself gradually singing and performing less. And as time passed, I just became more and more afraid of it,” reflected Ian Axel. “I kept making excuses for myself, and I felt like I was losing my ability to dream. I knew there was still this fire, or this spark within me that I had been ignoring, and it needed nurturing. So for me, this song is about re-discovering myself as an artist, and the magic that comes when you tap into your heart to create something new.”\nThe world first fell in love with A Great Big World when the group delivered a defining anthem with “Say Something,” featuring Christina Aguilera. The single achieved six-times Platinum status, surpassed one billion streams, and earned a 2015 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.” Their 2014 full-length debut, Is There Anybody Out There?, debuted in the Top 3 of the Billboard 200 chart, later achieving Gold status and solidifying the duo’s undeniable cultural influence. This success was followed by a series of captivating studio albums, including 2015’s When The Morning Comes and 2021’s Particles.\nOver the years, the impact of “Say Something” has only deepened, and in October 2024, A Great Big World marked the milestone of the song’s release with a reimagined acoustic version. Titled “Say Something (revisited),” this new rendition features string arrangements by Grammy Award-winning arranger Rob Moose (known for his work with Taylor Swift, Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers, John Legend, and Sara Bareilles). The release invites global audiences to revisit the timeless track that touched so many hearts a decade ago. As part of the celebration, the duo also released a ukulele version, “Say Something (ukulele version),” which pays tribute to the song’s original composition. Both versions will be featured on the upcoming then there were sparks EP, due in February.\n“Say Something’ is the song that changed our lives forever,” said the duo in a joint statement. “We are incredibly humbled that so many people have connected to it in the ways that they have. As we begin the next chapter as a band, we wanted to bring things full circle and celebrate the moment with these new recordings.”\nAs creators, the group’s presence has unassumingly coursed through popular culture. Among countless sync licenses, the cast of Glee famously performed their song “This Is The New Year” in a 2013 episode, as well as their song “Rockstar” shortly thereafter. In 2018, they penned the song “Fall On Me” for Andrea Bocelli with his son Matteo Bocelli, which appeared on the legendary singer’s 16th studio album Si, and graced the soundtrack and end credits of the film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. That same year, they wrote “Return to Love” for Bocelli and Ellie Goulding, and recently wrote “Holding On,” a new collaboration for Bocelli and Gwen Stefani that is featured on his latest 2024 Duets album.\nIn 2023, they contributed music to popular children’s brand Slumberkins® and recently released “Nothing’s Impossible” featuring Rachel Platten, an original composition the group wrote for Studio Ponoc’s critically praised Japanese animated feature film, The Imaginary. Directed by Yoshiyuki Momose (Modest Heroes, Tomorrow’s Leaves), the film was released worldwide through Netflix in July of 2024.\nIan and Chad maintain a commitment to vulnerable, clever, earnest, and heartfelt songwriting above all.\n“The thread between everything we do is our writing,” notes Ian. “We’re like brothers, and our connection inspires how we write. We found each other, stayed together through all of this time, and our writing together has become a form of therapy for us.”\n“We chose the name A Great Big World as an umbrella for everything we want to do,” adds Chad. “The goal is for all of our creativity to exist under this.”\nA Great Big World has ventured into the world of theater with the musical adaptation of Wonder, based on the beloved novel by R.J. Palacio and the hit Lionsgate film. With their exceptional talent for storytelling through music, the duo has expanded their artistic reach into the realm of live theater, further solidifying their versatility and creative vision. This new project marks an exciting chapter in their evolving career, and with their passion for both music and storytelling, A Great Big World’s journey is only just beginning. As they continue to push boundaries and explore new creative landscapes, their impact on the entertainment world will undoubtedly keep growing, captivating audiences in even more inspiring ways.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/a-great-big-world-2026/ ORGANIZER;CN=State College Food Bank:MAILTO: CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMBNAIL-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-a98847f5feb2d1908268e5466806da34@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T220000 DTSTAMP:20260731T124805Z CREATED:20260731 LAST-MODIFIED:20260731 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Come Back To Earth: Mac Miller Live Band Tribute DESCRIPTION:\n\nFacebook\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nInstagram\n\nCome Back To Earth, the world’s first and only Mac Miller tribute band is known for their captivating live performances, thoughtful arrangements and heartfelt dedication to honoring Mac. The focus on authenticity and attention to detail ensures that every note, every lyric, and every moment captures the essence of Mac Miller’s unique artistry. The incredibly talented lineup includes Marco Cirigliano on drums & musical director, Noah Fense as the emcee, Ryan Bauer of guitar & vocals, Ben Chilbert on bass & Jesse Clayton on synth. Performing classics from Mac’s entire discography — from K.I.D.S. to Balloonerism — with a full live band & MC.\nPlease Note: There is a 10 ticket limit per customer. This is a general admission event, the first 3 rows will be removed for a standing section.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/come-back-to-earth-mac-miller-live-band-tribute/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMBNAIL-4.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-820f7970418d010d52a1c1db2d3c1d65@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T220000 DTSTAMP:20260721T115542Z CREATED:20260721 LAST-MODIFIED:20260720 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Smilo & the Ghost DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nSmilo & the Ghost is an Americana-grit folk band born from the rustbelt and rooted in redemption. Fronted by singer-songwriter Tyler Smilo, the band blends raw lyricism with vintage tones, cinematic storytelling, and a touch of cosmic twang. Their sound drifts somewhere between dusty desert highways and dimly lit city bars — a fusion of folk, alt-country, and soul with deep emotional bite.\nFormed in Erie, PA in 2016, Smilo & the Ghost have shared stages with Grammy winners, national acts, and underground legends alike. Their ever-growing discography includes Ghost Writers, Fingers Crossed & Godspeed, Twang & Fire, Live from PACA, and their newest EP Phantom. Smilo’s lyrics are deeply personal, often exploring recovery, survival, and the ghosts we carry — because he’s lived it.\nMore than a band, Smilo & the Ghost is a movement of misfits, musicians, and truth-tellers. Whether it’s on stage or on the record, the band invites you to feel something real — and maybe even find a piece of yourself in the process.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/smilo-the-ghost/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMBNAIL.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-ed0fa43d037c5d43cf136a6f17671aae@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T220000 DTSTAMP:20260414T115508Z CREATED:20260414 LAST-MODIFIED:20260421 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nKieran Kane’s seminal work in The O’Kanes and Kane Welch Kaplin, as well as co-founding the independent label Dead Reckoning Records, laid the foundation for the contemporary world of Americana music. A successful solo artist, collaborator, and songwriter (with songs recorded by Alan Jackson, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, and many more), Kieran is a musician’s musician: his playing is always understated, always groove-oriented, and always serving the song.\nIf Rayna Gellert seems a preternaturally gifted songwriter, it’s because she’s seen farther into the old songs than most. Growing up in a musical family, she turned to Appalachian old-time music at a young age, becoming a prodigious fiddler and leading a new revival of American stringband music through her work with the acclaimed roots band Uncle Earl. An in-demand collaborator, she has toured and recorded with artists such as Scott Miller, Abigail Washburn, Joachim Cooder, and Robyn Hitchcock.\nKieran and Rayna first met, fittingly, at San Francisco’s celebrated Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, which led to their cowriting songs for Kieran’s solo album Unguarded Moments. They joined forces again for Rayna’s 2017 release, Workin’s Too Hard (StorySound Records), which they also co-produced. Their first duo album, The Ledges, was released in February of 2018 on Dead Reckoning Records, followed up quickly by 2019’s When the Sun Goes Down.\nIn 2022, this “unlikely musical couple” released The Flowers That Bloom in Spring, which found the duo digging deeper into their exploration of minimalist writing and production. Their fourth album—simply titled Volume 4—arrived in the spring of 2025.\nFans of either artist will recognize the musical kindred-spiritedness in their restrained and roots-oriented approach to both songs and arrangements.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/kieran-kane-rayna-gellert-2026/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THUMBNAIL-Kane-Gellert.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-edc11ad645bab544e01f77d9d4e7cff3@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T220000 DTSTAMP:20260409T105547Z CREATED:20260409 LAST-MODIFIED:20260429 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:St. Paul & The Broken Bones DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\nSt. Paul & The Broken Bones are a powerhouse soul ensemble from Alabama known for their electrifying live shows and impassioned vocals. Formed in Birmingham in 2011, the band features Paul Janeway (vocals), Jesse Phillips (bass), Browan Lollar (guitar), Kevin Leon (drums), Al Gamble (keyboards), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), Chad Fisher (trombone), and Amari Ansari (saxophone).\nTheir new self-titled sixth album marks a creative renewal—melding the band’s adventurous spirit with a return to soulful, song-focused roots. Recorded at the legendary FAME Studios and produced by Eg White (Adele, Celine Dion), the record blends psych-funk grooves, gospel-tinged ballads, and cinematic rock flourishes. Tracks like “Sushi and Coca-Cola” and “Going Back” reflect both personal introspection and the band’s deepened identity after a decade of evolution.\nSt. Paul & The Broken Bones have shared stages with The Rolling Stones, Lizzo, and Black Pumas, and performed at major festivals like Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo. Even Sir Elton John took notice, inviting them to perform at his Oscar party. Blending rock & roll, soul, R&B, and more, the band continues to captivate audiences around the world.\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nOnce every millennia, the forces of nature and the stars above, align to give the human race a gift from the Gods. For this chapter in our existence, that gift is The Psycodelics.\nThe group embodies and glorifies Black American Music. Elements from Funk, Blues, Gospel and R&B leave the audience in awe with sounds that hit you like a freight train. Audience members and fans have compared the band to the likes of Parliament Funkadelic, Prince and Morris Day & The Time. Their debut album “Please Keep Off The Grass” has already garnered Grammy Recording Academy attention and is set to release Easter Sunday, April 20th.\nThe band has already established a buzz amongst the festival scene by capturing audiences at Peach Fest, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Jam Cruise and many more. The Psycodelics have traveled the country supporting Neal Francis, Fearless Flyers and Durand Jones and the Indications. .\nThe Psycodelics are Cameron Wescott (bass, vox), Sean Bing (drum, vox), Noah Jones (keys), Whitt Burn (guitar) and Chris Barnwell (percussion).\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/st-paul-the-broken-bones/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/St.-Paul-THUMBNAIL.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-dda4087216e15d1784efc310005dd683@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T220000 DTSTAMP:20250506T103520Z CREATED:20250506 LAST-MODIFIED:20260505 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:TUSK The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute DESCRIPTION:\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nLink\n\nNo fancy tricks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood Mac tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating. Authentic-sounding and always respectful, TUSK leaves no stone unturned in replicating the sounds of one of the world’s best loved, top-selling bands.\nPlaying hits and deep cuts spanning the careers of Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac, TUSK has been crisscrossing the country since 2008 as The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute. Five pro musicians turned into masters of their trade through decades of individual music study, live performance, creative risk, and devotion to the art. TUSK features note-perfect renditions of both the solo and full band songs, with each member specializing in one of the core lineups of Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood). They possess an electric stage presence that can only come from well over a decade of touring together. Truly the best at what they do, TUSK is unmatched in their tribute to one of the greatest bands of all time.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/tusk-the-classic-fleetwood-mac-tribute/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1080x1080-Tusk-THUMBNAIL.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-fab69eaff79e0c77c68cc47c0fdfc6b6@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T220000 DTSTAMP:20251028T095536Z CREATED:20251028 LAST-MODIFIED:20260609 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:A Tale of Two DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nCombining the best of Americana and blues melodies with timeless Southern storytelling, award winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitarist Aaron Lessard draw influence from the likes of Tom Waits and Ray LaMontagne, along with bedrock artists such as Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Sr. A Tale Of Two has opened for notable artists such as Mary Gauthier, Grayson Capps, and Peter Mulvey. Not unlike the artists who inspired them, the duo’s songs frequently dabble in stories of revenge, drinking and feature sinners of all stripes and persuasions.\nOozing an infectious stage presence and chemistry that carries over from the music to the back and forth banter between songs, “A Tale Of Two” offers a different kind of Americana – storytelling by a swampy pair of retro raconteurs spinning blues arias with soul, intrigue and power.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/a-tale-of-two-2026/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/800x800_SQUARE-THUMBNAIL.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-4002628957f70084918b0d02535b3bca@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T220000 DTSTAMP:20260428T115503Z CREATED:20260428 LAST-MODIFIED:20260505 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Splintered Sunlight DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nFormed in 1992, Splintered Sunlight has been captivating audiences with their authentic tribute to The Grateful Dead for decades. The band’s faithful following reflects their deep understanding of the improvisational traditions of The Grateful Dead. From its authentic double-drum kit lineup, to Butchy Sochorow’s soaring lead guitar and naturally dead-on Jerry-like voice, Splintered can do it all in a big way. If you have never heard them, get ready! They’re musically superb, imaginative, and always changing set lists, like the Dead. Experience them for yourself, c’mon out & dance!\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/splintered-sunlight/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1080x1080_splintered-sunlight_THUMBNAIL.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-d9d60b7a1937e200df7852bf20ea210d@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T170000 DTSTAMP:20260709T123922Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Così fan tutte DESCRIPTION:The Met: Live in HD season kicks off with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love, one of the composer’s most sublime creations. Phelim McDermott’s “colorful, inventive” (The New York Times) staging, inspired by Coney Island in the 1950s, sets the uproarious story at a boardwalk amusement park, where the two pairs of lovers at the heart of the tale find themselves on one emotional—and literal—thrill ride after another. Soprano Federica Lombardi and mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey sing Fiordiligi and Dorabella, opposite tenor Duke Kim and baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky as Ferrando and Guglielmo. Bass-baritone Gerald Finley reprises his portrayal of the cynical Don Alfonso, with soprano Ana María Martínez as the witty maid Despina. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/cosi-fan-tutte/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cosi-fan-tutte.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-8efada2b3d4c7acb1a733be531121ac7@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T220000 DTSTAMP:20260616T115510Z CREATED:20260616 LAST-MODIFIED:20260626 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:The Youngers DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nHailing from Pennsylvania, The Youngers are an indie rock band rooted in classic American songwriting, blending harmony vocals, guitar-driven arrangements, and timeless storytelling with a modern alternative edge. Formed in 1999, the band has spent more than 26 years building a sound that moves naturally between indie rock, heartland rock, AAA, and American roots music.\nTheir 2022 album Nashville Again climbed to #2 on the Roots Rock Chart and spent four months on the Americana Chart, helping lead to a standout appearance at MerleFest in 2023. The band has also performed at DelFest, Musikfest, and Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble, sharing stages with artists including Levon Helm, Marty Stuart, Lee Rocker, and Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters.\nIn 2024, the band entered Wilco Loft in Chicago to record their fifth full-length album, Dreaming (2026), produced and engineered by Tom Schick (Wilco, Mavis Staples). The album expands the band’s sonic palette with cinematic textures, lush harmonies, jangling guitars, lap steel, and emotionally charged songwriting while pushing confidently into indie rock territory while retaining their American roots foundation.\nKnown for harmony-rich live performances and a wide instrumental palette that includes lap steel, mandolin, baritone guitar, twelve-string electric, and upright bass, The Youngers balance intimacy and energy in equal measure. Their music has earned support from NPR, SiriusXM, WMOT, WNCW, Relix, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.\nWhether on record or on stage, The Youngers deliver emotionally cinematic American rock — music built for late-night drives, worn-in memories, and the spaces between heartland rock and modern indie songwriting.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-youngers/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/THUMBNAIL-The-Youngers.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-5f0defdea77928719eec823841163756@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T220000 DTSTAMP:20260505T125523Z CREATED:20260505 LAST-MODIFIED:20260512 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:The Best of The Second City! DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Youtube\n \n \n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n \n \n Instagram\n \n \n \n \n X-twitter\n \n \n \n \n Tiktok\n \n \n \n \n Link\n \n \n \n \n \n Celebrating its 65th anniversary year, the world’s most influential name in comedy, The Second City, is thrilled to return to The State Theatre, in State College, PA with The Best of The Second City!From the stages that launched icons like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Keegan-Michael Key, and so many more comes The Best of The Second City! This high-energy show blends our signature improv comedy with hilarious songs, classic characters, and timeless sketches – handpicked from our rich comedy archive, written by the world’s funniest minds, and reimagined by today’s boldest comedic voices. Step into the legacy that’s been redefining comedy for 65 years. About The Second CityThe Second City opened its doors in 1959 as a small comedy cabaret and has since grown to become the world’s most influential name in improvisation and comedy. Celebrating its 65th year in business on December 16th, 2024, The Second City’s stages, Touring Companies, and Training Centers across North America have proudly been the launch pad and artistic home for many of the funniest performers, writers, directors, and comedy creators on the planet. Our illustrious alumni list includes names such as John Belushi, John Candy, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Eugene Levy, Tim Meadows, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Suzy Nakamura, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Gilda Radner, Sam Richardson, Joan Rivers, Amber Ruffin, Jason Sudeikis, and Steven Yeun, among countless others. The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years. \n \n \n \n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-best-of-the-second-city/ CATEGORIES:Comedy LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1080x1080_second-city_THUMBNAIL.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-a2816f807f2001d46e4d06248790f850@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T220000 DTSTAMP:20260512T115540Z CREATED:20260512 LAST-MODIFIED:20260803 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Garrison Starr DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nGarrison Starr is the quintessential musical triple-threat, singer, songwriter, Grammy-nominated record producer, and her soon-to-be-released latest full-length album, Garrison Starr and The Gospel Truth reveals her at the height of her powers.\nStarr calls the new collection of songs, “Swamp Gospel Hymns for Humans,” the next chapter in her story of recovery and healing from her Evangelical Christian upbringing. Her previous album, “Girl I Used To Be,” released during the pandemic in March 2021, launched her exploration of deconstruction on the path towards self-love and forgiveness. “Girl I Used To Be” is the story of saying goodbye to what was, and The Gospel Truth is the story of the journey over the bridge to freedom.\nStarr has been releasing singles from the new record over the last several months, following a number of TV placements on Monarch, Bull, and most recently, Walker: Independence, a consistent pattern for Starr throughout her remarkable career.\nStarr is a celebrated singer of such remarkable reputation that music icons go out of their way to praise her. Glen Phillips declares, “Garrison’s voice goes straight to the gut. She reminds you of what it means to be human.” Mary Chapin Carpenter adds, “She just writes and sings her heart out. In the American Idolized landscape that constitutes today’s music business, she is someone to be thankful for.”\nHer frequent collaborations with other artists have been both in the studio and on stage – Starr has toured with the likes of Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Cockburn, Patty Griffin, Mindy Smith, Glen Phillips, Jason Isbell and The Indigo Girls, to name a few, logging hundreds of thousands of touring miles across the country and around the world.\nThe forthcoming record is called Garrison Starr and The Gospel Truth.\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\nL. Rodgers is an Autistic and LGBTQIA+ Americana/Soul artist from Baltimore, MD. You may recognize her from Team Reba on Season 25 of the Voice where she was the recipient of the coveted Playoff Pass and made the Top 12 Live Shows. Rodgers began writing her own music after experiencing a trauma she couldn’t speak about, but found she could sing about. As a survivor, she brings her unique understanding of Vulnerability, Strength and Connection into her music; with a calm intensity and nostalgic melodies that feels as though she’s slowly pouring herself into you. Rodgers has built a community of almost 400K people by sharing her story through songs.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/garrison-starr/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/THUMBNAIL_garrison-starr.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-5a82e1764dd93b64072fcde33fd4b38f@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T220000 DTSTAMP:20260519T115516Z CREATED:20260519 LAST-MODIFIED:20260609 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Griffin House DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nGriffin House is an American singer-songwriter and storyteller. Touring and making records for over 20 years, House has a discography that includes over 13 albums. His debut record “Lost and Found” (2004) was featured on CBS Sunday Morning by music critic and then VP MTV/VH1, Bill Flanagan, who named House one of the best emerging singer-songwriters of our time.\nAfter forging a loyal fan base through years of grassroots touring as an opener for acts such as John Mellencamp and the Cranberries, House broke through as a national headliner in 2009 with an appearance on Late Night with Craig Ferguson and the release of his underground hit “The Guy That Says Goodbye to You is Out of His Mind.”\nThe music documentary “Rising Star,” released on Amazon Prime in 2019, chronicles House’s journey through the music business, as he attempts to balance the challenges of life as a traveling modern-day troubadour with marriage, fatherhood and sobriety.\nHouse’s music has been featured on prime time television shows such One Tree Hill, Rescue Me, Party of Five, and Everwood, and reviewed in magazines such as Paste, No Depression and Rolling Stone. American Songwriter writes “if you want to be blown away by raw talent, look no further than Griffin House.”\nHis latest release “The Tides” is a five song EP recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacquire King and is set for release on Aug 29, 2023. House will appear this year at Sisters Folk Festival and will continue his US tour in 2023-2024.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/griffin-house-2026/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/THUMBNAIL-griffin-house.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-911810c4b60d28180721b9c20cd0108d@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T163000 DTSTAMP:20260709T123925Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Macbeth DESCRIPTION:Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/macbeth/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/macbeth.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-44cfe43185dcc68d637a9a0580c04a8f@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T220000 DTSTAMP:20260609T115521Z CREATED:20260609 LAST-MODIFIED:20260616 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:John Gallagher Jr. DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nJohn Gallagher Jr. is a Brooklyn based singer-songwriter who has been seen on stage and screens both small and large.\nNotable film and TV roles include The Newsroom, Short Term 12, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and Hush. He won a Tony Award for his performance in Duncan Sheik’s hit musical Spring Awakening, portrayed the Jesus of Suburbia in the Broadway adaptation of Green Day’s Grammy winning rock opera American Idiot, and most recently starred in Swept Away – a new musical featuring songs by The Avett Brothers. But when it comes to his music, that’s a bit more personal.\nBorn in the Small Wonder to folk musicians, John wrote his first song at the ripe age of 5. Rather, just the chorus, as he would earnestly admit to his listeners today. In the years between he has played in a half-dozen bands ranging from roots rock to pop punk. He gigs most often as a solo performer, wielding his Gibson J-45 and red lightning bolt strap. Taking inspiration from Prine, Costello, Springsteen, Westerberg and Schlesinger – his music is raw, honest, and heartfelt. Emo folk rock, if you will.\n“Write what you know – I don’t go for that,” John joked while sharing his latest crop of songs at Rockwood Music Hall – the venue on NYCs Lower East Side that has hosted him since 2006 and released his debut album Six Day Hurricane (2016). The wry humor is par for the course at a Gallagher gig. Produced by guitarist Thad DeBrock, this LP drew comparisons to the jangly Laurel Canyon guitars of The Byrds and the lean bar band dynamics of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Following the release, John hit the road as an opening act for Anaïs Mitchell and Aaron Lee Tasjan.\n2021 saw the online self release of 8th and Jane, a short but sweet 8 song sophomore effort. It’s a fast and fierce postcard jammed with power pop rock and roll numbers, smoothed out by several soul searching acoustic ballads. An almost tragicomic blend of the rootsy bravado and vulnerable heart-on-sleeve reflection that has become a staple of his music.\nJohn writes with an emphasis on the confessional, cathartic, and emotional. His third record, Goodbye or Something, was released on June 28th, 2024 on the indie label Grand Phony Music. Tracked at Studio G Brooklyn and featuring Zach Jones, Oscar Albis Rodriguez, Chris Cubeta, Hannah Winkler, and Todd Caldwell, it’s his most personal and profound LP to date. Goodbye or Something is a heart-wrenching and sometimes humorous reflection on lost love and the power of music, familial bonds, and a good meal to see us through.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/john-gallagher-jr/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/THUMBNAIL-John-Gallagher-Jr.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-7b2a79b48eb09ce94cd6cb554e785506@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T220000 DTSTAMP:20260609T115537Z CREATED:20260609 LAST-MODIFIED:20260812 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:The Brothers Comatose DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nFusing old school string band instrumentation with rock and roll exuberance, The Brothers Comatose cement their status as standard bearers of a thriving, innovative West Coast roots movement on their intoxicating new album, Golden Grass. Recorded with co-producers Greg Holden and Tim Bluhm, the collection is as diverse and enthralling as the California landscape itself—at times carefree and breezy, at times wild and rugged—with lush, organic arrangements full of rich vocal harmonies and driving guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, and upright bass. While the record marks the group’s first release with newest member Addie Levy, the result is quintessential Brothers Comatose: a warm, joyful reflection on identity and the ties that bind from a band that knows exactly who they are (and exactly where they come from).\nFounded by Ben and Alex Morrison in 2008, The Brothers Comatose first emerged from San Francisco with their 2010 debut, Songs From The Stoop, which helped earn dates with the likes of Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Greensky Bluegrass, and Trampled By Turtles. In the decade-and-a-half that followed, the critically acclaimed quintet would go on to release five more full-length LPs, rack up nearly 50 million streams, land festival slots at Outside Lands, High Sierra, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, tour with Lake Street Dive, The Devil Makes Three, and Yonder Mountain String Band, and build up a devoted following thanks to their raucous live shows and relentless schedule.\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nFounded in 2020, Caledonia began as a duo formed by William Ryan (vocals, guitar) and Daniel Collins (vocals, fiddle). Blending the styles of American Folk, Roots Country, Appalachian Bluegrass, and Traditional Irish, the duo set out to create authentic music that many listeners can connect with. Caledonia has twice been awarded first place in the Pennsylvania Heritage songwriting contest for their original songs “Four Mile Road” and “Pennsylvania Grass”. Following the success of their 2 track E.P. “Indian Creek Sessions” produced by Grammy award winning musician Chance McCoy (Old Crow Medicine Show), the band evolved to its current line up to include Bob Baronner (Banjo), Alex Sterbenz (Bass), Noah Connolly (Drums), and when the stars align, Natty Lou Race (accompanying vocals). Their first full length album “Four Mile Road” is available now.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/the-brothers-comatose-2026/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/THUMBNAIL-Brothers-Comatose.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-f32196295a6f0c13d5bedc880d3d66a2@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T220000 DTSTAMP:20260728T115500Z CREATED:20260728 LAST-MODIFIED:20260727 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nEvery town has them.\nThe underdogs. The people who never quite fit in. The ones who are misunderstood. The ones who strive, stumble, and keep going anyway.\nWith his second album, One for the Losers, Colby T. Helms tells their stories.\nRaised in the Blue Ridge foothills of Southwest Virginia, Helms launched his career as a teenager, writing raw and ragged songs that drew from the people, places, stories, and struggles that shaped him. If his debut album chronicled his own experience, then One for the Losers widens the frame by looking outward. Across a dozen tracks, Helms shines a light on the overlooked and misunderstood characters who’ve crossed his path, from troubled friends and fallen mentors to moonshiners, immigrants, and working-class Virginians trying to survive in a world that threatens to leave them behind.\n“This is a record for people who don’t feel like they have a voice,” he says, speaking with a southern drawl colored not only by his Appalachian roots, but by the years he’s spent singing at folk festivals, fiddlers’ conventions, campgrounds, and dive bars, too. “I wrote my first album while I was still in high school, then I spent a few years on the road, playing those songs every night. One for the Losers delves into what it’s like to be a road musician, as well as the characters and challenges you encounter along the way — and some of the ones waiting for you back home, too.”\nCountry. Bluegrass. Folk. Helms’ interpretation of American mountain music bears the fingerprints of them all. Largely recorded in Nashville with producer David “Ferg” Ferguson, the album is as diverse as its influences, balancing electric full-band performances with intimate, stripped-back recordings that place Helms’ storytelling front and center. For Helms, that balance feels like an extension of a childhood spent on the borderlines, embracing the grey areas between social groups.\n“In high school, you were either an artistic kid who did choir and theater, or you were a redneck in FFA,” he remembers. “I did it all. I never fit into any one category, and I think my music is the same way. I play multiple instruments. I play multiple genres. I’ve got more than a few sides of music in me.”\nThat diversity springs to life on the album’s title track, which was inspired by a childhood friend whose struggles with alcohol ended in tragedy. Rather than offering easy answers, Helms uses the song to wrestle with grief, survivor’s guilt, and resilience. “Young and Dumb” examines addiction through the eyes of someone losing a battle with it. “Deadhead on the Weekend” tells the true story a troubled former boss whose self-destruction ultimately cost him his job, while acknowledging the lessons he still left behind.\nElsewhere, Helms broadens the album’s perspective. “Armed and Dangerous” tells the story of his girlfriend’s father, who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a child and survived hardships that forced him into a life few Americans could imagine. Built around cinematic imagery and rhythms inspired by Mexican music, the song offers a perspective rarely heard in contemporary country songwriting. Then there’s “Ballad of the Bondurant Boys,” an epic acoustic narrative inspired by Franklin County’s infamous moonshine era. Like many of Helms’ best songs, it blurs the line between history lesson and folk tale, preserving a piece of regional culture while emphasizing more universal themes like power, injustice, and survival.\nYou can take Helms out of Virginia, but you can’t take Virginia out of Helms. His songwriting incorporates waltzes, ballads, and old-school rhythms that once formed the backbone of Appalachian dances but have become rare in modern roots music. Songs like “Fool’s Gold,” “Voices Shot,” and “Ballad of the Bondurant Boys” pay tribute to those traditions, while tracks like “Welcome to the Freak Show” serve as a mission statement, reminding us that regardless of background, geography, or circumstance, everyone deserves a seat at the table. “Backwoods or suburbs, you know we are all just the same,” he sings, “’cause no matter where you come from, we all got red blood and it’s coursing through all of our veins.”\nThat idea may be the thread connecting every song on One For the Losers. Whether he’s singing about a struggling musician, a moonshiner, a man crossing the desert in search of a better life, or a friend lost too soon, Helms approaches each story with compassion. He isn’t interested in dividing people into winners and losers. He’s more interested in understanding them…and maybe drawing a few connections between them, too.\nFor Helms, that responsibility carries extra weight because of where he comes from. Appalachia is one of the most misunderstood regions in America, often flattened into stereotypes that ignore its complexity and creativity. As a proud resident of the area, he hopes to offer a fuller picture. “Appalachia isn’t represented to its fullest extent,” he says. “Artists like me, it’s our job to carry that torch and shed some light on that region.”\nWith One for the Losers, Colby T. Helms does more than shine a light on Appalachia. He shines a light on the people living within it: the dreamers, outcasts, survivors, cautionary tales, and everyday souls whose stories rarely make the spotlight, but are just as deserving as everybody else.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/colby-t-helms-the-virginia-creepers-2026/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Attic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/THUMBNAIL-3.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-0b76fdf0c77a7c5b8b15b0eeb68109b8@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T220000 DTSTAMP:20260512T095504Z CREATED:20260512 LAST-MODIFIED:20260526 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Steve Earle – 51 Years of Songs & Stories DESCRIPTION:\n \n Spotify\n \n \n Music\n \n \n Youtube\n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n Instagram\n \n \n Link\n \nSteve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and is now regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Most recently, Earle’s 1988 hit Copperhead Road was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023.\nSubsequent releases like The Revolution Starts…Now (2004), Washington Square Serenade (2007), and TOWNES (2009) received consecutive GRAMMY® Awards. Jerry Jeff, released in 2022, consisted of Earle’s versions of songs written by Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his mentors.\nEarle has published both a novel I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011) and Dog House Roses, a collection of short stories (Houghton Mifflin 2003).\nEarle produced albums for other artists such as Joan Baez (Day After Tomorrow) and Lucinda Williams (Car Wheels on A Gravel Road).\nAs an actor, Earle has appeared in several films and had recurring roles in the HBO series The Wire and Tremé. In 2009, Earle appeared in the off-Broadway play Samara, for which he also wrote a score that The New York Times described as “exquisitely subliminal.” Earle wrote music for and appeared in Coal Country, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Earle is the host of the weekly show Hard Core Troubadour on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country channel.\nIn 2020, Earle was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. And in 2023, Steve was honored by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. Steve’s latest album, “Alone Again (Live)”, released on July 12th, 2024. Most recently, Steve was honored with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry and was officially inducted on September 17th, 2025.\n \n \n Spotify\n \n \n Music\n \n \n Youtube\n \n \n Facebook\n \n \n Instagram\n \n \n Link\n \nChris Pierce has been a singular voice in American roots music for more than two decades. Over the course of eight solo albums, many side projects, and more guest appearances than most could do in one lifetime, his powerful songs have given voice to the voiceless and shed light into dark and hidden corners of the American dream.\nPierce’s newest record, Songs For The Heavy Hearted, captures moments in the lives of everyday people as they struggle with crisis and encapsulates everything that has been so powerful about his music to date.\nAt its core, Songs For The Heavy Hearted is a diary of — and love letter to — freedom fighters everywhere; its constant refrain is that love, joy, hope, and softness are not things we need to sacrifice to fight the good fight. In fact, they are integral.\nAs Pierce explains, “Even as we refuse to take our rights for granted, it’s getting harder to find a little bit of light to keep us going. Whatever happens, we have to find a way to count our blessings and seek liberty for ourselves and fight for the liberty of others.”\nThese are lessons Pierce learned early on. Growing up in an interracial household when his parents’ marriage still wasn’t recognized as legal in 16 states, he witnessed a cross burned on his front lawn as a child. “I held optimism near to my heart, even with the stuff we went through as a family, we never gave way to despair.”\nWhen he was 15 and developed a rare hearing disorder called Otosclerosis that led to total hearing loss (before a surgery that regained partial hearing in one ear), he did not back down. “That could have been it for me, but instead I learned resilience,” Pierce says. “I turned a crisis into a superpower. It’s what you have to do.”\nWith supporting performances from Allison Russell, Steve Earle, Grey DeLisle, and Garrison Starr, Songs For The Heavy Hearted embodies the belief that ‘we shall overcome’ and the sentiment has never sounded more uplifting and within reach.\nOver decades of touring, Pierce has performed as both a headliner and sought-after support act alongside Neil Young, B.B. King, Al Green, Steve Earle, Seal, Aaron Neville, Jill Scott, Allison Russell, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and many others. Pierce has appeared on NPR’s World Cafe, Mountain Stage, American Folk Show and has had performances at Newport Folk Festival, AmericanaFest, Folk Alliance, MerleFest, Bottlerock, Calgary Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, and more.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/steve-earle/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/THUMBNAIL_steve-earle.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-a1ad46372861ecf61fdab04c7bf5082e@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T155500 DTSTAMP:20260709T123927Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Samson et Dalila DESCRIPTION:Sacred, scandalous, and irresistibly alluring, Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece of French grand opera is a feast for the eyes and ears. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley, transmitted live to cinemas worldwide. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/samson-et-dalila/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/samson.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-d2108470e2824da1f619e91a0e4784d0@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261209T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261209T220000 DTSTAMP:20260812T095515Z CREATED:20260812 LAST-MODIFIED:20260812 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Tab Benoit w/ Bonerama DESCRIPTION:\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nX-twitter\n\n\nTiktok\n\n\nLink\n\nTab Benoit is a 4x Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues, acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way, as well as 5 Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.\nAfter a 13-year hiatus, Tab is back with his latest effort, I Hear Thunder, on his own label, Whiskey Bayou Records. The new album was his first #1 in the Billboard charts in over 30 years. Read more about it in Billboard here. Benoit’s 2013 release, Medicine, was co-produced with Anders Osborne for Concord International, and garnered three Blues Music Awards. Following this notable success, Benoit took a step away from music, taking a 13-year sabbatical from recording and entering a period of creative exile.\nTab’s accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. The notoriety achieved by his success provided him with a mouthpiece to promote his growing concern for the Louisiana Wetlands and coastal erosion from the region he calls home. Benoit is the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. In 2010, he received the Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Benoit has also starred in the iMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina’s effects and a call to protect and restore the Wetlands.\nBenoit has recorded and/or performed with Junior Wells, George Porter Jr, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Billy Joe Shaver, Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kenny Aronoff, Allen Toussaint, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musslewhite, Kenny Neal, Chris Layton, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Hall, Jim Lauderdale, Anders Osborne, and Alvin Youngblood Hart to name a few.\n\nSpotify\n\n\nMusic\n\n\nYoutube\n\n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram\n\n\nLink\n\nBonerama is a force of nature. It is a band that in many ways defies categorization. A funky rock band with brass…a funky brass band that rocks. Pick Yer Poison. Bonerama is a New Orleans-based band that fuses everything that has made that city’s music famous into a genre defying gumbo. The band has taken the best elements of rock, soul, fusion, pop, jazz, funk, brass, gospel and blues to forge its unique sound.\nFormed in 1998 by New Orleans trombonists Mark Mullins and Craig Klein, Bonerama is now in their 26th year. Currently comprised of Mullins (founding member, trombone, electric trombone and lead vocals), Greg Hicks (trombone and vocals), Chris Butcher (trombone), Bert Cotton (guitar), Matt Perrine (sousaphone) and Eric Bolivar (drums), Bonerama is one of the funkiest and most unique bands to ever come out of New Orleans.\nEqually adept at delivering extraordinary originals or blistering covers of artists as diverse as Led Zeppelin; The Beatles; The Allman Brothers; Jimi Hendrix–even Black Sabbath, Bonerama’s distinctive, inimitable, genuine, one-of-a-kind sound is unmatched, high-energy, fun, dynamic and bold.\nOver the years, Bonerama has joined forces with many prominent musicians on stage or in the studio such as R.E.M., Little Feat, OKGo, Nicole Atkins, George Porter Jr., The Radiators, Ivan Neville, Galactic and many more. Whoever Bonerama teams-up with gets an interesting and personal take on Bonerama’s style of music infusing a piece of their own genetics into the band vibe of whoever they are joining. Simply put, Bonerama’s sound is a mélange unlike anything else. By placing the trombones, up front and center stage as the lead instrument, Bonerama is “different” in the best possible way. Not only is the band’s music unique but it is drenched with the New Orleans’s DNA that flows through the veins of the band’s members…and it works!\nA Bonerama concert is life-changing and will permanently alter how one views popular music. When seeing Bonerama live, attendees are treated to a masterclass that is both a musical time machine and a trip through 20th and early 21st Century popular music. Audience members are magically transported to old New Orleans (via tunes like “Mr. Okra,” an original about the New Orleans character and treasure Arthur Robinson who sold vegetables from his truck, “Let The Four Winds Blow,” “Iko Iko,” “Big Chief,” and “Indian Red”); current New Orleans (with its funk, rock and jazz-flavored originals such as “Shake Your Rugalator,” “Bad Dog,” “Hard Times,” and “Hot Like Fire”); Classic or Alternative radio (through unconventional and unsuspected covers of “When The Levee Breaks,” “Frankenstein,” “Helter Skelter” “Whipping Post,” “Crosstown Traffic,” “War Pigs” and “Paranoid Android”) as well as familiar traditional gems and nuggets (such as “What A Wonderful World,” “When My Dreamboat Comes Home” and “Down By The Riverside”). Every song is performed with a high-energy and spicy concoction of deliciously Southern funky New Orleans attitude and joy.\nBonerama has appeared on national television shows including Late Night with David Letterman and in 2006 was the house band for HBO’s Comic Relief. The band’s appeal and fan-base is spread across the globe. Over the past 20+ years, Bonerama has been recognized as one of New Orleans’ best-loved touring bands—making numerous stops each year in New York City; Washington, DC; Chicago; Philadelphia; St. Louis and many other U.S. markets. The band regularly performs at well-known music festivals and venues across the country and in the fall of 2018 Bonerama performed three nights at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles while opening for Mullins former boss, Harry Connick Jr. More than a New Orleans band, Bonerama also has a huge international following. It makes frequent trips to Brazil with tour stops in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other locations in that country playing to large scale audiences of all ages that are wowed by the band’s unique sound, catalog and deep New Orleans roots.\nDuring its career, Bonerama has delivered seven major releases. It’s current full-length album, Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (Basin Street Records), was one of the best-selling albums at Jazz Fest in 2019. The band’s most recent release, the “Empty World” single, is a tribute to the late Allen Toussaint that features Michael McDonald (who will be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Doobie Brothers at the 2020 Induction Ceremony).\nBonerama is a band that truly resides in a class of its own. Its jazzified, funkified, rhythmic and rockin’ brass band music is unequaled and unparalleled. Once heard, it leaves an indelible imprint upon the listener that can never be forgotten.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/tab-benoit-w-bonerama/ CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/THUMBNAILTabBenoit-1200-x1200.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-8402c8d4a177b4e6c0913290cc746382@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270123T161500 DTSTAMP:20260709T123929Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:La Fanciulla del West DESCRIPTION:Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones, marking the company’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes an important Met debut as the larger-than-life Minnie, the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold who finds love when she least expects it. Tenor SeokJong Baek is the dashing bandit who rambles into the remote California mining town to steal her heart, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as the lawman determined to deliver rough justice—and win Minnie for himself. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson takes the podium to conduct one of opera’s most action-packed adventures, live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/la-fanciulla-del-west/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/la-fanciulla.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-419503081d19da6921ec70b5e5ac8dfb@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270320T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270320T160000 DTSTAMP:20260709T123931Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Silent Night DESCRIPTION:Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning first opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, when soldiers spontaneously set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed the trenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. A poignant depiction of shared humanity in the most inhumane circumstances, Puts’s grand, cinematic opera—with a libretto by Mark Campbell based on the film Joyeux Noël—has been widely acclaimed since its 2011 premiere, hailed as “an overwhelming emotive experience” by The Guardian. Silent Night receives an evocative staging by James Robinson that takes the audience directly to the battlefields of the Western Front. The star-studded cast, featuring soprano Elza van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, among many others, is conducted by debuting maestro Dalia Stasevska live from the Met to cinemas worldwide. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/silent-night/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/silent-night.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-7f3998170c5afdabcf87fa6e94c293ae@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270403T162500 DTSTAMP:20260709T123932Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Manon DESCRIPTION:Following her radiant performance in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette—which garnered raves for “high notes that spun like liquid gold … Sierra touched the operatic firmament” (The New York Times)—superstar soprano Nadine Sierra takes on another alluring French heroine, the irresistible title character of Massenet’s passionate drama, live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading tenor Matthew Polenzani is her idealistic lover, the Chevalier des Grieux, with rising-star baritone Andrzej Filończyk as her stalwart cousin, Lescaut, in a breathtaking Belle Époque staging by director Laurent Pelly. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/manon/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/manon.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-2fb2c0b63768c3c73ef007ed0f753663@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270424T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270424T162000 DTSTAMP:20260709T123934Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Otello DESCRIPTION:One of today’s leading dramatic tenors, Brian Jagde takes on the tour-de-force title role of what many consider the ultimate Italian opera, live to cinemas worldwide. Verdi’s monumental Shakespearean tragedy also features soprano Ailyn Pérez in her company role debut as the long-suffering Desdemona, alongside baritone Artur Ruciński as the sinister Iago. Michele Mariotti leads the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus in the exhilarating score. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/otello/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/otello.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-2043e7432dfc8838fa7f9a2086cea077@thestatetheatre.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270605T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270605T180500 DTSTAMP:20260709T123936Z CREATED:20260709 LAST-MODIFIED:20260709 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Parsifal DESCRIPTION:A profound philosophical meditation on compassion and reconciliation, this transcendent rendering of a medieval knight’s heroic quest for the Holy Grail returns to the big screen in François Girard’s celebrated production, a “thoughtful and intrepid staging, full of striking imagery” (The New York Times). Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast of Wagnerian superstars, including tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as the enigmatic Kundry, baritone Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the sorcerer Klingsor, and bass Jongmin Park as the wise Gurnemanz. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.\n URL:https://thestatetheatre.org/events/parsifal/ CATEGORIES:Opera LOCATION:The Friedman Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://thestatetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/parsifal.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR