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 Violinist Acord to Present Recital Featuring Women Composers

IUP’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance will present a faculty recital by violinist Kaleigh Acord on Tuesday, October 13, at 7:00 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall, on the second floor of Sutton Hall. Admission is free, and the public is invited.

  • 02 October 2026

IUP to Welcome Gillian and John Riesen for Sims Guest Artist Recital

IUP’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance will welcome mezzo-soprano Gillian Riesen and tenor John Riesen for a Sims Guest Artist recital on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Gorell Recital Hall, located on the second floor of Sutton Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

  • 02 October 2026

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

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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
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