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ELIZABETH, a local to Centre County, has been performing professionally for nearly a decade. She made her New York City debut in March 2019, performing at Birdland Theatre in Manhattan. She has performed multiple times at Birdland since then. She was a featured soloist in THE LINEUP: Broadway’s Variety Show!, in the summer of 2019 and recently in August 2022 at Birdland Theatre on Broadway.

MAC HIMES, guitarist extraordinaire and music professor at Penn State is a staple in the live music scene in Centre County. He performs with several groups in the area. He and Elizabeth have been performing together since 2017.

Our Casual Fare menu and full bar service will be available all evening.

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This month's Writer's Round is hosted by Mike Doyle. Joining Mike is Coltt Winter Lepley, Dave Joyce and Luke Cimbala.

OK OTTER aka Mike Doyle is from State College and has been writing and releasing folk rock music as OK Otter for almost 10 years. OK Otter songs have been used by brands like Lexus and the NHL, as well as popular vloggers like pro surfer, Jamie O'Brien.

COLTT WINTER LEPLEY is originally from Bedford, PA from the Allegheny Mountain region of Appalachia. He is a songwriter, poet, author, and folklorist who tours the nation professionally as a musician. He holds his MFA in Writing from Emerson College in Boston, MA. https://www.facebook.com/colttwinterlepley https://youtu.be/lKMHD2fskLs

DAVE JOYCE is an all American red-blooded rocker from Northeast PA taking part in the rock revival. Sounds like the Who and the Black Keys made a record and produced it in Seattle. With the new single, Fall Back, and previous releases filled with killer hooks, catchy riffs and belting choruses, he is definitely a MUST see. https://www.facebook.com/davejoycemusic

LUKE CIMBALA is a Townie, who’s passion for the music scene influenced him to start a business called The Band Junkies that shines light on local musicians. His music is mostly in E minor, and could be described as dark folk rock.

POP ROXX is State College's newest dance band.... come see what all the rumors are about in their debut show on Thanksgiving Eve. We'll push back the tables and make room for dancing. Pop Roxx features Eric Milinchuk on guitar, Ed Colby on bass, Sarah Young on vocals, Christine Zoerner on vocals and Thom Niuman on drums.

21 + Only. No Cover!

Penn State jazz faculty take the stage with Vardan Ovsepian as he caps off a one week residency with an evening showcasing his compositions. Select School of Music guests playing Ovsepian’s riveting writing will be sure to be an unforgettable treat.

VARDAN OVSEPIAN https://www.vardanovsepian.com/bio-cv

RONEN ITZIK
https://www.ronenitzik.com/about

JOSHUA DAVIS http://www.joshuadavis.org/

Formed in February 2019, the duo Pyxus consists of Robert and Jake Myers. Originally from the foothills of Western North Carolina, Pyxus performs and composes their own style of New Folk/Americana music. With Jake on guitar and vocals, and Robert on mandolin and vocals, Pyxus has performed at venues all over Western North Carolina, and up into Virginia and Central Pennsylvania. This is their first show at Pine Grove Hall. https://www.pyxusmusic.com/

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MEET THE AUTHOR: Dr. Graham Spanier | "In The Lions' Den: The Penn State Scandal and a Rush to Judgment."

In The Lions' Den: The Penn State Scandal and a Rush to Judgment chronicles a criminal justice system run amok, political vindictiveness and retribution, moral panic, and the influence of a twisted media narrative. It is, in short, the anatomy of a smear, a memoir told by the university president who lost his job after an outstanding career in higher education. The story, which is so outlandish that it would be impossible to make up, involves villains and heroes, fear and bravery, the rehabilitative value of friends and family, and coping with adversity.

Graham Spanier served as president of The Pennsylvania State University from 1995 to 2011. His prior positions include chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Oregon State University, and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Doors open at 5pm. Presentation begins at 6pm followed by Q&A and book signing.

Pine Grove Hall's Casual Fare menu and full bar service available throughout the evening. This is a free event, however seating is limited. Make a reservation to confirm a seat.

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Join PSU’s jazz director Joshua Davis, jazz teaching assistant Daniel Spearman, and a host of their most seasoned students, for an evening of original and classic jazz. Take the A Train as a waltz, Sweet Georgia Brown meets YYZ, and countless other twists fill the evening with fun and surprise!

Special guests include Nico Bove on keyboard, Salvatore Chieffo on drums and more. Music by Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Daniel Spearman, Joshua Davis and others.

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The Mijangos Duo is a musical project featuring Jose Mijangos on keys and Alex Mijangos on bass.

Originally located in Chapas, the southernmost state of Mexico, the father and son of the Mijangos lineage join their creative forces once again to share the stage in the heart of central Pennsylvania.

Jose Mijangos is a prominent musician, composer, songwriter and arranger with a great variety of original material in all musical styles. His virtuosic playing is one-of-a-kind, with rich harmonies and improvisation that invite all backgrounds for a night of vibrant, exciting music.

According to Cuban-born Piano master Daniel Herrera, Alex Mijangos is a "young promise of international bass playing".

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The Keystone Big Band is a group of 18 jazz musicians from central Pennsylvania. The band has been together for over 20 years and includes many professional musicians from the area. After a few years of Covid restrictions, they had the honor of opening Arts Fest in 2022, and have played at numerous festival throughout central PA. They specialize in swing, dance, and ballads intertwined with big band hits. This is their first show at Pine Grove Hall!

NOTE: This event takes place upstairs and there is no handicap access.

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Want to learn to swing dance?! This month, Crooner & Co. will be joined by instructors Hugo Ayala and Erin Blose. Dance instruction starts at 7pm and Crooners start at 8pm. Our dinner menu plus full bar service available all evening.

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To hear ALICE HOWE sing is to be enraptured by the natural, unaffected beauty of her voice. There’s no artifice, no histrionics — just honest, authentic, emotionally resonant singing in the tradition of the roots music that shaped her.

On Circumstance, her second and latest album, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter guitarist displays her vocal prowess and introspective writing in abundance, mining both her heart and her musical tastes for a deep, personal journey across an Americana soundscape dotted with blues, folk, country, soul and rock. Recorded in two sessions at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Etta James and Wilson Pickett once shook the walls, the record channels their spirits with 11 stirring tracks that pull no punches diving into the vagaries of the heart and her own personal journey. As an old soul inside a 30-something millennial, Alice puts her stamp on Americana’s venerable strands with 10 standout originals evoking both the classic singer-songwriters and the seminal music that once filled airwaves, roadhouses and juke joints.

Alice will be accompanied by FREEBO. Freebo is a genuine folk, rock and blues icon who, after over 40 years of recording and touring with many of the great artists of our time (Bonnie Raitt 10 years, CSN, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Neil Young, & many more) is regarded as one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of today. A multi-award winner and finalist in numerous songwriting contests, Freebo was also recognized as the ‘Best Folk Artist 2007’ by the Los Angeles Music Awards. In addition, he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, The Midnight Special, and in concert with the legendary Spinal Tap.

This show will be held Upstairs (no handicapped accessibility.)

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Sam and Steve Christensen bring their guitars and vocals to the stage playing songs by Steely Dan, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and more. The show is free, but reserve your table by clicking the GET TICKETS link below.

Hubba Hubba Ha Ha has the sonic meditation of nikki boombox and Jonny Latenight. Within their inter-dimensional feline starcraft they venture to galaxies both inner and outer, conjuring sensate constellations of love, magic, mystery, and humor along the way.

Their atmospheric reentry at Pine Grove Hall will be on Sunday, October 30th at 6:00pm for Hubba Hubba Ha Ha-lloween in Space. They'll be joined by the pulsar rhythm of drummer Kevin Sims and the cosmic tones of bassist Justin Dorsey.

https://hubbahubbahaha.bandcamp.com/releases?fbclid=IwAR1WJ99L5XC-X54r1_t3LgeyczxxuQRw57QqGJPmqqhlgNQYjwLvmNIkQ0U

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Natascha & The Spy Boys play an eclectic mix of blues, jazz & swing, their musical stylings recalling the smoky atmosphere of a 1920s Berlin night club. The Spy Boys are John "JT" Blues on piano, Robert Gardner on bass and Doug McMinn on sax and clarinets.

The Guitar Brothers--JON ROUNDS, BRUCE TRUITT, JERRY BRESEE--are a trio of seasoned musicians and songwriters who found each other in State College in 2021 after many years playing music in far-flung places. Jam sessions evolved into rehearsals, and a sound emerged featuring original music with a studied interplay between acoustic guitar and electric bass. They played to a sellout crowd at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church at this year's Arts Festival.

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Come meet your fellow Foodies at our second Foodies of State College Gathering at Pine Grove Hall! In the spirit of community building through food and drink, Pine Grove Hall will be hosting a gathering for you and your fellow Foodies on Wednesday, October 26th at 6:30pm.

You’ll order from our current Cuban-themed Casual Fare menu (each guest is responsible for their own food and drink tab) and enjoy an opportunity to converse with Sous Chef Brittany Pereda who was inspired by her Cuban grandmother to design this menu. Foodies of State College founder Hector Cruz will be joining you to share his enthusiasm and knowledge of our local food scene.

This is a semi-private event, held in our beautiful second floor dining room. Seating will be limited to the first sixteen reservations.

A $20 prepayment will be collected to hold your reservation and will be applied to your bill at the end of the evening.

Our October Writers' Round is hosted by Mark McLeod. Joining Mark will be Samantha Press, Matt Wagner and Jon Spearly.

MARK MCLEOD is a musician and professor of economics at Penn State. Mark didn't learn guitar until after he graduated from college. Immediately after graduate school, he went on the road for eight years as front man for the Grateful Dead cover band The Kind." He finished his PhD in Economic and came to Penn State in 2004. The lyrics on Mark's solo CD "Out Loud" run the gamut and are not without a fair dose of philosophical ramblings. As host of this month's Writers' Round, we sense another circle back 'round to music.

SAMANTHA PRESS is a Bedford-based singer and songwriter. Samantha has been growing her fan base with her brand of personable and heartfelt acoustic music. She paints pictures and tells stories with her lyrics, and brings those words to life with her expressive voice. Her love for poetry and storytelling is evident in her extensive catalog of original music. https://www.facebook.com/samanthapressmusic/

MATTHEW WAGNER is an acoustic musician based in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania with nearly two decades of performance experience. He taught himself early on how to play guitar after realizing he needed an instrument to accompany his already developed vocal abilities in order to perform live. Influenced heavily by artists like Dave Matthews and John Mayer, his style is best described as acoustic based soft rock. https://www.facebook.com/MatthewWagnerMusic

JON SPEARLY is a State College-based musician and a member of many innovative and creative musical endeavors including his latest project "Hubba Hubba Ha Ha." Past projects include Phobos Anomaly and The Melodic Plague.
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Pastor Paul Tomkiel from St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Pine Grove Mill's hosts a "Hops & Hymns" hour at 4pm on the 4th Sunday of each month. Order your hops from the bar on the 1st floor and stroll up to the 2nd floor to meet your fellow singers! Open to all - no reservation needed!

This dynamic jazz trio winds their way through the soulful music of Horace Silver, Yusef Lateef, the Beatles, Eddie Harris, Bobby Timmons and more.

Kevin Lowe is the drummer in the Zeropoint Big Band, Erin Condo & the Hoofties, and Lemont. He’s a brilliant ensemble player known for his sensitive touch on drums. Bassist Bob Hart is in Zeropoint and Pure Cane Sugar, and has tours the world with vocalist Kat Edmondson. Bob’s is a world-class bassist and lyrical improviser. And saxophonist Rick Hirsch is the musical director of Zeropoint, the saxophonist in Erin Condo & the Hoofties, and an internationally-performed jazz composer. He’s a forward-looking improviser with strong roots in the traditions of jazz.

Third Man Records artist Todd Albright is a country blues, twelve string guitar player and vocalist based in Detroit, Michigan. Grounded in the pre-war era of the blues tradition (1880-1939), Todd is a mindful purveyor of blues history. His repertoire upholds musical pillars such as Blind Willie McTell, George Carter, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. His life’s work continues the distinguished tradition of the very roots of American music as told by the African American musicians who created it.

Todd's vigorous, gritty and soulful performances are accompanied by stories of the masters and a deep intuitive sense of respect for craft, providing audiences with a meaningful experience while creating a transcendent moment. One of the top blues guitarists in the world, Todd is the only contemporary twelve string player in his genre.

Todd began playing the blues while still a teenager, some twenty-five years ago. Initially, he was drawn to the sound of the finger-picked style and has since immersed himself in the foundational music and narratives of American culture. Over the years, Todd has shared the stage with artists such as Roy Book Binder, Charlie Parr, Paul Geremia, and Dakota Dave Hull.

Todd's first full-length LP, Fourth Floor Visitor, was released by Jett Plastic Recordings out of Detroit, Michigan (2017). His latest album, Detroit Twelve String: Blues & Rags, is out now on Third Man Records (2017).

https://www.toddalbright.com/