Weekender

Best bets: 4 things to check out this week

Art

With sculptural installations by Penn State School of Visual Arts Graduate Student Nicole Lau, “Coded Language” tackles themes including identity politics. A public reception for the HUB-Robeson Galleries exhibit will be held Feb. 9.

  • When: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 9; show runs through March 3
  • Where: HUB-Robeson Galleries, University Park
  • Info: www.studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries

Music

Jazz pianist and composer Billy Childs will make his Center for the Performing Arts debut with “Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro.” Childs will be joined by guest vocalists Becca Stevens and Alicia Olatuja.

  • When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5
  • Where: Schwab Auditorium, University Park
  • Info: www.cpa.psu.edu

Art

The Palmer Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Small Prints, Big Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces from Carnegie Museum,” features more than 100 intimately scaled woodcuts, engravings and etchings. that trace the development of printmaking during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

  • When: through May 15
  • Where: The Palmer Museum of Art, University Park
  • Info: www.palmermuseum.psu.edu

Art

The Bellefonte Art Museum will hold a grand opening reception for its new Photography Gallery and Art Library. Photographer Dan Weiss will be the first artist on display in the new space.

  • When: grand opening reception 1-4 p.m. Feb. 7; show runs through Feb. 28
  • Where: Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte
  • Info: www.www.bellefontemuseum.org

This story was originally published February 4, 2016 at 2:35 PM with the headline "Best bets: 4 things to check out this week."

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