

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 25 Jan, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A powerful dance-theatre tribute to activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, part of Penn State's 28-year MLK Day performance tradition.About this EventFor more than three decades, Penn State Harrisburg's School of Humanities has honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an annual play that links art and social change. Continuing that 28-year tradition, and once again in partnership with Sankofa African American Theatre Company and Sharing Our Legacy Dance Theatre, we present The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper with TWO PERFORMANCES.Choose Your Performance• January 24, 2026 — 2:00 p.m.• Kulkarni Theatre; Penn State Harrisburg777 W Harrisburg PikeMiddletown, PA 17057• January 25, 2026 — 2:00 p.m.• Whitaker Center; Sunoco Performance Theater222 Market StreetHarrisburg, PA 17101  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/37cd3d30-c87d-11f0-a4e9-c9193a232180-rimg-w1003-h740-dcf5f1e8-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/middletown/the-artistry-and-activism-of-frances-ellen-watkins-harper/100001975056522225
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, martin-luther-king-day
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Middletown
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Penn State Harrisburg - Kulkarni Theatre
- **lat**: 40.2042456
- **long**: -76.7451742
- **full address**: Penn State Harrisburg - Kulkarni Theatre, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper being held?
  - **A:** The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper takes place on Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 25 Jan, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Penn State Harrisburg - Kulkarni Theatre, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper?
  - **A:** The Artistry and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is organized by Penn State Harrisburg School of Humanities.

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