WPSU, in partnership with WQED, is encouraging children in Pennsylvania in Kindergarten through 5th grade, to create their own stories and take part in the PBS KIDS Writers Contest! Continue »
Guest chef Deyo Olorunnisola will be cooking three dishes that are ubiquitous in West Africa. Continue »
Join your friends at WPSU for an online event featuring PBS Celebrity Chef Julie Taboulie. Julie will offer a live demonstration of her favorite signature dishes. We’ll also have an exciting online auction! Continue »
In celebration of Black History Month, make plans to attend an advance screening of American Experience: The American Diplomat hosted by WPSU. Continue »
Conscious Coach and previous school teacher, Jennifer Hepton, will share insights on how uncertainty and trauma can affect our nervous system and how this awareness will allow you space for you to thrive as an educator. Continue »
Create and learn with artists from the touring production of Small Island Big Song, being presented by the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. Explore how songs and chants can be integrated into your classroom to support your community of students. Continue »
During this session you will develop strategies to meet this challenge with care through an inquiry based, trauma-informed approach to using media when teaching about difficult topics. Continue »
WPSU is excited to bring back to our largest community event of the year. We’re moving Eventapalooza outside and hope to take advantage of the beautiful and cool fall weather. We’ll have plenty of space in the Outreach Building parking lot for participants to spread out, stay safe, and have a blast! Continue »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 visited Schlow Centre Region Library to meet with the community on Friday, July 27. Thanks to everyone who came to visit! Continue »
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 »
Thanks for visiting Katerina Kittycat at the WPSU tent! We hope you enjoyed all the activities and imagination stations! Continue »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
We hope everyone enjoyed the Cooking Class with Chef Grace Pilato this year! Thank you for your kind support. Continue »
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! and WPSU visited Altoona Area Public Library on Friday, January 26! Thank you to everyone who came down to visit! Continue »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Watch the Closing Ceremony of the Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall in Innovation Park, Penn State. Continue »
Watch the Opening Ceremony of the Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall in Innovation Park, Penn State. Continue »
A video of The Vietnam War Traveling Memorial Wall arriving in Penn State. Continue »
WPSU hosted a screening of previews from Ken Burns' The Vietnam War and A Time to Heal. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this a memorable evening! Continue »
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 and Nature Cat visited the Central Pennsylvania Festival for the Arts on Wednesday, July 11 for a day of fun and exploration. Click here to view photos from the event. Continue »
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 »
WPSU would like to thank everyone who supported A Taste of Innovation, a benefit event for WPSU-FM. We had special appearances by Clifford, the Big Red Dog, chef demonstrations, live music and almost 30 food and wine vendors! Visit WPSU’s Flickr stream for photos from the event. Continue »
WPSU would like to thank our sponsors, auction item donors, guests, staff, and volunteers, and especially Chef John Folse for a wonderful evening, and a successful event! Visit WPSU Penn State’s Flickr Gallery for photos from the dinner and cooking demonstration. Continue »
Astronaut James Pawelczyk stopped by WPSU studios on Sunday, October 23, 2016 for the WPSU Cosmic Carnival. Visit WPSU’s Flickr stream for photos from the event. Continue »
