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Barron Ryan, sitting at a piano, with a cello and violin

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The Kulkarni Cultural Series will present “Barron Ryan Trio – There Arises Light (in the Darkness)” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre.

Barron Ryan, sitting at a piano, with a cello and violin

Barron Ryan

The Kulkarni Cultural Series will present “Barron Ryan Trio – There Arises Light (in the Darkness)” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre.

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Bestselling and award-winning children’s author Kate Messner will visit Penn State Harrisburg on March 17 to lecture on how to inspire lifelong reading through writing and sharing nonfiction for kids.

Graphic: AI IN SALES SYMPOSIUM Feb. 12 2025; Keynote Speaker Michael Rodriguez, associate professor, East Carolina University; Details and registration at harrisburg.launchbox.psu.edu

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The Penn State Harrisburg Professional Sales Education Center, together with the Harrisburg Launchbox Powered by Penn State and Truist Foundation, will host the inaugural AI in Sales Symposium on Feb. 12 in the Capital Union Building (CUB) on campus.

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Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies will host Julie R. Ancis at noon on Friday, Feb. 7, via webinar.

Fire Through Dry Grass promotional poster showing four men in assisted chairs

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Penn State Sustainability and WPSU are hosting this online film screening of “Fire Through Dry Grass” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, online via Zoom. The film details the experience of disabled African American artists in a New York City nursing home trying to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting the disproportionate impacts the pandemic had on communities of color and those with health preconditions. A panel discussion will follow featuring experts from Penn State about lessons from COVID-19 about the social determinants of health and how we can better support community health for all. Free and open to all campuses to attend. Pre-registration is required at this link.