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Choose Your Next Lively Arts Event

IUP Lively Arts and departments from the College of Arts, Humanities, Media, and Public Affairs will announce events and performances throughout the coming months. In addition to the events shown here, please continue to check our Events Calendar and Facebook page for the most up-to-date information.

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We encourage you to purchase your tickets online in advance of the show. Please provide correct contact information so we may reach you if needed.

Have Questions?

If you have questions or need assistance, please call the Lively Arts office at 724-357-2787 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. when classes are in session. You can also reach us by email at lively-arts@iup.edu.

Lively Arts Venues

The IUP Performing Arts Center lobby at night with light shining through the tall wall of glass windows.Check out Lively Arts Venues for details about your show or event location.

Plan an Exciting Year of Arts and Entertainment


You can enlarge and flip through the pages of our Season Brochure by clicking the “expand” icon below it. The brochure includes all events—both free and ticketed.

Since new events can be added, and show details can sometimes change, please check IUP Lively Arts’ social media channels and the IUP Arts and Entertainment Calendar of Events for the most up-to-date information. Enjoy the Lively Arts!

News

IUP Theatre Program Announces Ambitious Season of Interdisciplinary Performances

Theater-by-the-Grove, the performance ensemble of IUP’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, has announced a season of theatre productions designed to foster interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration between different fields of study on campus.

  • 24 August 2026

Curt Scheib Retires from IUP, Where He Got His Start

Curt Scheib’s love of music shapes his outlook on retiring just as it shaped his long, successful career – from opera singer to dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, Media, and Public Affairs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. As he leaves the role this month, he takes a fond look back at what IUP means to him.

  • 16 June 2026

IUP Symphony Orchestra and Altoona Symphony Orchestra Present Selections from The Planets”

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, will present a special performance titled “Cosmic Voyage,” featuring selections from Gustav Holst’s iconic orchestral suite “The Planets” on Sunday, April 12, at 3:00 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium.

  • 07 April 2026

IUP’s Theater-by-the-Grove Presents “Ride the Cyclone,” A Darkly Comic Musical

IUP’s Theater-by-the-Grove, a student performance organization in the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, presents the cult-favorite musical “Ride the Cyclone.” Performances will take place April 9–11 at 7:30 p.m. and April 12 at 2:00 p.m. on the Waller Hall Mainstage.

  • 01 April 2026

The Moth Brings Acclaimed Storytelling Keynote to IUP on March 31

IUP’s Lively Arts will host a special keynote and live storytelling performance celebrating IUP’s 150th Anniversary featuring The Moth, the internationally renowned storytelling organization, on Tuesday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium. The event will take place on IUP’s campus and is open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.

  • 30 March 2026
College of Arts, Humanities, Media, and Public Affairs
  • Lively Arts
  • Performing Arts Center, Room 202
    Fisher Auditorium
    403 South Eleventh Street
     Indiana, PA 15705-1008
  • Phone: 724-357-2787
  • Fax: 724-357-7899
Office Hours
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