WPSU presents World Kitchen: Peru
Chefs Tati & Derek share their favorite authentic Peruvian recipes, including Ceviche and Causa! Continue »
Sunday, May 22, at 2:00 p.m. on ZOOM
Upcoming Events
Grief Webinar: Minimizing Burnout in Death Care Professionals
Death care and other caretaking professions are facing unprecedented levels of burnout as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, experts will identify warning signs of compassion fatigue, and offer strategies for balancing empathy with self-care. Continue »
Tuesday, May 24, at 6:00 p.m.
Free PBS KIDS Movies Summer 2022
Bring the family to the free movie of "Elinor Wonders Why: A Wonderful Journey." Continue »
Sunday, June 5, from 2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
World Kitchen
Special Edition: We Are…
Join World Kitchen host Tamra Fatemi for an in-person workshop at the WPSU studios in Innovation Park (State College) as guest chefs share their favorite recipes. Continue »
Thursday, June 16, at 7:00 p.m.
Storytelling Workshop
Bring your kids (ages 3-7) to attend this FREE hands-on workshop exploring how to create and share a story. Dinner will be provided. Continue »
Thursday, June 23, from 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Event Highlights
Multicultural Children’s Festival
An estimated 800 people attended the first annual WPSU Multicultural Children's festival at WPSU Studios in Innovation Park, on Saturday April 22. Continue »
Black Maternal Health and Medical Equity
On Thursday, February 17, 2022, WPSU hosted an online discussion about Black maternal health and medical equity and the documentary Voices: A Childbirth Crisis. Continue »
WPSU Eventapalooza 2021
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 Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting Event
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 »
PBS KIDS Day at DelGrosso’s Park
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 »
Jet Propulsion Vists Schlow Library
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 »
Finding Your Roots Screening at the State Theatre
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 »
2019 Conn Dinner Highlights
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 »
2019 Cooking Demo
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 »
Let’s Go Luna! Event Highlights
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 »
Eventapalooza 2018
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 »
The Cat in the Hat at Altoona Curve
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 Visits Schlow Centre Region Library
Bubbles visited Schlow Centre Region Library to meet with the community on Friday, July 27. Thanks to everyone who came to visit! Continue »
Bubbles visits East Penns Valley Library
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 »
Katerina Kittycat Visits People’s Choice Festival
Thanks for visiting Katerina Kittycat at the WPSU tent! We hope you enjoyed all the activities and imagination stations! Continue »
Nature Cat Visits Huntingdon Library
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 »
Nature Cat at the State Theatre
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 Kids Day at DelGrosso’s Highlights
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 »
Daniel Tiger at Altoona Curve
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 »
WPSU Tour with OLLI from Penn State
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 »
Science-U @Home at Mount Nittany Middle School
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 »
Mister Rogers’ 50th Anniversary with Mr. McFeely
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 »
2018 Connoisseur’s Dinner and Auction Highlights
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 »
2018 Cooking Demo
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 »
2018 Cooking Class
We hope everyone enjoyed the Cooking Class with Chef Grace Pilato this year! Thank you for your kind support. Continue »
Super Why! at Bryce Jordan Center
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! at Altoona Area Public Library
Super Why! and WPSU visited Altoona Area Public Library on Friday, January 26! Thank you to everyone who came down to visit! Continue »
“Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together” Screening at The State Theatre
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 »
The Traveling Wall at Penn State: Retrospective
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 »
Eventapalooza 2017 Highlights
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 »
The Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall Closing Ceremony
Watch the Closing Ceremony of the Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall in Innovation Park, Penn State. Continue »
The Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall Opening Ceremony
Watch the Opening Ceremony of the Vietnam War Traveling Tribute Wall in Innovation Park, Penn State. Continue »
The Wall Arrives in Innovation Park
A video of The Vietnam War Traveling Memorial Wall arriving in Penn State. Continue »
A Time To Heal Screening at the State Theatre
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 »
Rockhill Trolley Museum Visit Highlights
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 »
Arts Fest Highlights
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 Kids’ Day at Delgrosso’s Park
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 »
Connoisseur’s Dinner 2017 Highlights
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 »
Cosmic Carnival Highlights
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 »
