Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart
A free PBS KIDS Movie "Nature Cat: The return of Bad Dog Bart" is coming to the State Theatre! Register to reserve your seats. Continue »
Sunday, August 14, from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Upcoming Events
WPSU’s World Kitchen presents Take Me to Pemberley
Guest chef Colleen Connolly-Ahern shares three dishes from her recent book, “Make Book Club Lit Again.” Featuring Jane Austen’s book, “Pride and Prejudice” as its inspiration, Colleen will demonstrate foods you can prepare for your gathering. Continue »
Sunday, August 28, at 2:00 p.m. on ZOOM
Effective Outreach Strategies for Connecting Underserved Communities with Grief Support Services
While telehealth and virtual services have becoming more common, grief support remains out of reach for many populations throughout the U.S. In this webinar, experts will share insights on how to reach those in underserved settings and how to build trust within marginalized communities in a way that opens the door for meaningful, on-going support. Continue »
Tuesday, August 30, from 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Restaurant Giveback
What could be more rewarding than going to your favorite restaurant? Supporting your NPR station, WPSU-FM while enjoying delectable food! We thank these local restaurants for donating a portion of your food order back on WPSU-FM Giveback events. Support local restaurants and WPSU-FM! Continue »
Tuesday, September 6, from 5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at The Greek
Fundraising Event at RE Farm Café at Windswept
Make plans to enjoy an evening of tapas and beverages and live music at RE Farm Café at Windswept Farm to benefit WPSU-FM. Continue »
Thursday, September 8, at 5:00 p.m.
Save the date for WPSU Eventapalooza 2022
WPSU is excited to bring back to our largest community event of the year. This year's theme is creativity and imagination! This is a free event, check back in September for event details and registration. Continue »
Saturday, October 15, from 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Event Highlights
Storytelling Workshop
This event has already taken place. Click through for photo archive. Continue »
Multicultural Children’s Festival
An estimated 800 people attended the first annual WPSU Multicultural Children's festival at WPSU Studios in Innovation Park, on Saturday April 22. Continue »
Black Maternal Health and Medical Equity
On Thursday, February 17, 2022, WPSU hosted an online discussion about Black maternal health and medical equity and the documentary Voices: A Childbirth Crisis. Continue »
WPSU Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting Event
WPSU Penn State welcomed more than 1,200 Sesame Street fans of all ages to the Outreach Building to celebrate Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting with walk-around Cookie Monster. Thank you to @Aetna Better Health. Continue »
PBS KIDS Day at DelGrosso’s Park
We could not have asked for a better day for our annual WPSU Kids’ Day at DelGrosso’s Park on Saturday, June 22, 2019! The weather was absolutely PERFECT, which was reflected in the 475 visitors who came out to participate in all of our activities. Continue »
Jet Propulsion Vists Schlow Library
On Saturday, June 1, 2019, Jet Propulsion from Ready Jet Go! visited the Schlow Library for a day of fun family activities! Thank you to our Jet Propulsion character meet and greet business supporter The Rotary Club of State College. Continue »
Finding Your Roots Screening at the State Theatre
Thanks for joining us for the Finding Your Roots screening event. We hope you enjoyed the night! Click continue to view photos from the event. Continue »
2019 Conn Dinner Highlights
This year we had Diane Kochilas as our host chef for the 27th Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner at the Nittany Lion Inn! Thanks again to everyone who attended and for your support for public media. Continue »
2019 Cooking Demo
Thank you to everyone who attended the Cooking Demo hosted by Chef Diane Kochilas! We hope you enjoyed the experience and had a good time! Continue »
Let’s Go Luna! Event Highlights
Thanks for joining us for the Let's Go Luna! Screening Event! We hope you enjoyed learning about all the different cultures around the world! Continue »
Eventapalooza 2018
Did you solve the mystery? Did you find Cat? Thanks for joining us at Eventapalooza! We hope you had a lot of fun with the whole family! Click continue to view photos from the event. Continue »
The Cat in the Hat at Altoona Curve
Hope you had great fun meeting the Cat in the Hat at Altoona Curve on August 4, 2018! Find photos from the event on flickr! To be notified of all WPSU events, character appearances, and news subscribe to WPSU Connect. Continue »
Bubbles Visits Schlow Centre Region Library
Bubbles visited Schlow Centre Region Library to meet with the community on Friday, July 27. Thanks to everyone who came to visit! Continue »
Bubbles visits East Penns Valley Library
WPSU and Bubbles visited East Penns Valley Library on Thursday, July 26. Thanks for having us! And thanks to everyone who came down to meet with Bubbles. Continue »
Katerina Kittycat Visits People’s Choice Festival
Thanks for visiting Katerina Kittycat at the WPSU tent! We hope you enjoyed all the activities and imagination stations! Continue »
Nature Cat Visits Huntingdon Library
WPSU and Nature Cat visited Huntingdon County Library Saturday, June 30. Thanks for having us! And thanks to everyone who came down to meet with Nature Cat. Continue »
Nature Cat at the State Theatre
Thanks to everyone who visited Nature Cat during the PBS KIDS Summer of Adventure screening at the State Theatre! Join WPSU for more screenings end of July. Continue »
WPSU Kids Day at DelGrosso’s Highlights
WPSU Penn State and Daniel Tiger had a great day visiting with guests at DelGrossos’s Park on Saturday, July 23. View photos from the event. Continue »
Daniel Tiger at Altoona Curve
On Sunday, April 22, Daniel Tiger visited Altoona Curve to meet with the neighborhood! Visit our Flickr gallery to view photos from the event. Continue »
WPSU Tour with OLLI from Penn State
On Wednesday, April 4 2018, OLLI from Penn State visited WPSU for a tour. Thanks OLLI, for making the time to engage with us! Continue »
Science-U @Home at Mount Nittany Middle School
On Wednesday, March 28 2018, WPSU and Penn State Science came together to exhibit the lemon battery experiment as seen on science-u.org! Thanks to everyone who came to visit. Continue »
Mister Rogers’ 50th Anniversary with Mr. McFeely
On Saturday, March 24 2018, WPSU partnered with the American Philatelic Society in Bellefonte to celebrate Mister Rogers’ 50th Anniversary with a stamp release dedication with Mr. McFeely! We had visitors come from out of state to celebrate with us. Continue »
2018 Connoisseur’s Dinner and Auction Highlights
This year we had Nick Stellino as our host chef for our Carnevale de Venezia themed dinner! Thanks again to everyone who attended and for your support for public media. Continue »
2018 Cooking Demo
Thank you to everyone who attended the Cooking Demo hosted by Chef Nick Stellino! We hope you enjoyed the experience and had a good time! Continue »
2018 Cooking Class
We hope everyone enjoyed the Cooking Class with Chef Grace Pilato this year! Thank you for your kind support. Continue »
Super Why! at Bryce Jordan Center
Super Why! and WPSU visited Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, January 27, during the Penn State’s Men’s Basketball game. We had a lot of fun! Continue »
Super Why! at Altoona Area Public Library
Super Why! and WPSU visited Altoona Area Public Library on Friday, January 26! Thank you to everyone who came down to visit! Continue »
“Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together” Screening at The State Theatre
WPSU hosted a screening of "Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together" at The State Theatre on Tuesday, December 19. Slovenian bobbin lacemaker, Alexandria Marguccio showcased some of her beautiful work and talked to the public about her passion for the art. Continue »
The Traveling Wall at Penn State: Retrospective
On October 4, 2017, WPSU brought The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall–an 80% replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.–to Centre County, Pennsylvania. Continue »
Eventapalooza 2017 Highlights
More than 900 people visited WPSU studios for our annual open house event on October 22, 2017. Click here to view photos from the event. Continue »
The Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall Closing Ceremony
Watch the Closing Ceremony of the Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall in Innovation Park, Penn State. Continue »
The Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall Opening Ceremony
Watch the Opening Ceremony of the Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall in Innovation Park, Penn State. Continue »
Rockhill Trolley Museum Visit Highlights
WPSU and Daniel Tiger visited Rockhill Trolley Museum again this year! Daniel had lots of fun with everyone who visited! Visit our Flickr page to view photos from the event. Continue »
WPSU Kids’ Day at Delgrosso’s Park
WPSU and Ready Jet Go had some out-of-this-world fun on Saturday, June 16, 2017 for WPSU Kids’ Day at DelGrosso’s Park. Visit our Flickr page to view photos from the event. Continue »
