Groove and mingle to music by Mohamed Abozekry at the Move and Mix Festival on Sept. 25. PHOTO PROVIDED

UNIVERSITY PARK — The community is invited to experience dance and music from near and far at the Center for the Performing Arts third annual Move Mix Festival.

The free, family-friendly event will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at Eisenhower Auditorium. Registration is required. Visit Move Mix Festival online for more details and to register.

A free, family-friendly block party featuring food, dance and jazz

Food trucks will flank the building starting at 5 p.m., and a DJ will provide entertainment on the patio starting at 5:30 p.m. Limited seating will be available, but visitors are welcome to bring a folding or camp chair.

Kikora Franklin, a dance professor in the Penn State School of Theatre, will join Mojah Dance Theatre of Atlanta for their performance of “Move Mix: Join the Mojah Movement.” Mojah is a celebratory, stylish fusion of modern, jazz and West African dance techniques.

Egypt-born oud prodigy and world-versed musician Mohamed Abozekry is parked at the intersection of Arabic modality, Middle Eastern classical music and international jazz fusion. He leads his sextet with his playful “bass slap” performance style, which blends hints of blues with his take on jazz for a unique experiment at contemporary folk music. His works have been featured in many Egyptian TV shows and French films.