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It’s been a year since Penn State’s Student Programming Association (SPA) hosted an in-person event.
It seems like just yesterday students were sleeping in the HUB to secure their free David Dobrik ticket. Then, the pandemic hit and the in-person Q&A event was forced online.
Let’s face it. Virtual concerts and lectures are a decent alternative, but there’s something special about seeing your favorite, oddly specific performers face-to-face in Alumni Hall. While there’s no indication that an in-person SPA event will occur anytime soon, it doesn’t hurt to dream!
Our staffers compiled a list of musicians and celebrities they hope SPA will host for the first in-person event when the pandemic is over.
Now, with a new year, some Penn State students are eagerly anticipating new music.
Hunter Smith said he is hoping for new drops from two particular artists.
âFirst one that comes to mind is the new SZA album,â Hunter (junior-public relations) said. âThat is the one I am looking forward to the most. Another big one that I think is probably going to come out this year is the new Adele album.â
It has been some time since either artist released a project â nearly four years since the release of SZAâs debut album âCtrlâ in 2017 and nearly six years since Adeleâs third project â25â was released, according to Pitchfork.
Tony and Grammy-award winning actor Leslie Odom Jr. brought storytelling, wisdom, discussions about race and even a brief moment of âHamilton tunes to Penn State.
The Student Programming Association hosted Odom Jr. for a virtual lecture at 7 p.m. on Jan. 29 as part of the âSPA Dayâ event.
The event was moderated by musical theater student Melody Munitz, who asked a variety of her own questions before taking questions from the live chat.
Odom Jr. did not always anticipate a career in the performing arts. In fact, despite his early start â he appeared in the Broadway show âRent at only 17 years old â Odom Jr. said he â[didnât] necessarily have that much talent.â