Sharing his story of resilience and optimism, J.R. Martinez is an Iraqi War hero, daytime television actor, and recent champion of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Tickets for this lecture on September 27, 2012, are now available.

Tickets are now available for the season’s first performances of the Ovations!, Theater-by-the-Grove, and Sound Choices series. All sales are through the HUB Box Office, in person, by phone at 724-357-1313, or online at IUP Tickets.

Check it out, and you’ll hear students, community residents, and more Lively Arts fans as well as director Hank Knerr on all there is to experience about the Lively Arts at IUP: all productions of the departments of Theater and Dance, Music, and Art; the Ovations touring performance series; the Issues and Ideas speaker series; exhibits of the University Museum and Kipp Gallery; the ArtsPath arts education series for IUP and high school students; and more. 

Winner of the Tony Awards “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, Avenue Q will close this summer’s season for Keystone Repertory Theater on August 10–11, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 12, at 2:00 p.m.