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Arts and Culture

Fall is books’ biggest season. Expect some long-awaited returns

NEW YORK (AP) — In the decade since she published her acclaimed debut novel, “The Turner House,” Angela Flournoy has confronted a few delays, welcome and otherwise, en route to completing her second book: her first child, a pandemic, speaking engagements, the occasional essay and, ...

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein dreams are alive

NEW YORK (AP) — On the first day of shooting “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro held up a drawing of the creature he had made when he was a teenager. “He said, ‘This is like Jesus to me,’” recalls Oscar Isaac. For the Mexican-born filmmaker, Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel ...

Penn College exhibition explores 1947 India-Pakistan partition

WILLIAMSPORT — The Gallery at Penn College is pleased to feature internationally acclaimed artist Taha Ahmad in its 2025-2026 season opening. “Drawn into two, which way home?” implores visitors to consider the ways in which the trauma and displacement of the 1947 partition of India ...

Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band brings energy on Sept. 10

UNIVERSITY PARK — High-octane big band jazz returns to Happy Valley with the Penn State debut of the Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band. The three-time Grammy Award-winning drummer and his ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are $52 for an ...

WPSU is nominated for three NATAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards

UNIVERSITY PARK — WPSU has received three Regional Emmy Award nominations from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). WPSU programs given the nod include “The Chance to Wrestle,” “Culinary Connections: Food is Our Love Language” and ...