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Tickets & Information

Tickets and information for all performance events are available over the phone (562-985-7000), by mail or in person (CSULB Arts Ticket Office, 6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815), or by visiting the CSULB Arts Ticket Box Office website. CSULB Arts Ticket Office Hours are Monday-Friday, 11am-6pm; Saturday, noon-4pm.

August

Art Event

Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibit (GLAMFA)

August 31-September 10; Opening Reception on Sunday, September 6 from 4-9pm

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

This annual juried show, now in its 5th year, is a survey of work being made in master of fine arts programes in the greater Los Angeles area.

September

Art Event

University Art Museum Cory Arcangel: Colors

September 12-December 13: Reception on Saturday, September 12, 6-8pm

University Art Museum

Admission: $4; free for UAM members, those with CSULB, and children under 12

The presentation of the video installation Colors by celebrated New York-based media and performance artist, Cory Arcangel, marks a rare showing of his work on the West Coast. Using the 1988 film Colors as his source material (directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Sean Penn), Arcangel digitally manipulates the image using a “slit scan” technique, with pixels drawn out in length and extended vertically, line by line. The film’s audio unfolds in real time during the installation, while the projected abstract, linear imagery follows its own pace, as each pixel is extended. It would take thirty-three days of continual play to represent every color in the film, were it allowed to run its cinematic course.

Art Event

University Art Museum Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings

September 12-December 13: Reception on Saturday, September 12, 6-8pm

University Art Museum

Admission: $4; free for UAM members, those with CSULB, and children under 12

Using sophisticated computer software and audio boom boxes, this project features constantly changing images and musical compositions which challenge the notion that the artist must be in control. Eno’s input simply sets the trajectory for the work to evolve into patterns that have the potential for surprising him as well as the audience. With carefully designed lighting, relaxed seating, and strategically placed speakers, viewers enjoy an experience that is continuously evolving. The exhibition consists of a wall of twelve monitors (of varying dimensions) that reflect the parameters Eno has programmed into several computers. The images slowly transform into a virtually endless series of visual configurations.

Film Event

Back to School Student Film Showcase

Saturday, September 12 at 7:30pm

William Link Theatre (formerly the University Theatre)

Free Admission

Art Event

CSULB Alumni Exhibit - Josh Agle, AKA Shag/ Camilla Taylor, Printmaking/Jason Segall, Ceramics/Bratton&Salcedo, Drawing and Painting

September 13-17

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

Both Gatov galleries will feature the work of popular commercial artist and painter - and CSULB Alum - Josh Agle, commonly known as "Shag." The Merlino Gallery will feature a group of highly rendered drawings by Chris Bratton and Elisa Salcedo in the style of neo-magic realism. Camilla Taylor's printmaking show in the Dutzi Gallery is a series of 3D relief prints made with fabric that address how we perceived volume. In the Werby Gallery Jason Segall will show 8-10 objects made of cardboard and/or clay that refer to architectural and industrial objects.

Art Event

University Art Museum UAM @ noon with Rychard Cooper

Tuesday, September 15 at noon

University Art Museum

Free Admission

A lunch-hour multi-media presentation by Rychard Cooper, CSULB Sound Technician and Electronic Music Instructor, focusing on the work of Brian Eno. Presented in conjunction with Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings, on exhibition at the UAM from September 12-December 13.

Art Event

Photo Club Group Show/ Kim Zumpfe, Sculpture/ Christine Mazanec, Drawing and Painting/Ryan Flores, Ceramics/Cortes and Noel, Drawing and Painting

September 20-24

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

In the Gatov West Gallery Andrew Cortes and Cari Noel explore the passage of time and thoughts through layers of mixed media interpreted by both realistic and abstract drawing and painting techniques.

Carpenter Center Event

The University Art Museum and the Carpenter Center present An Evening with Brian Eno

Sunday, September 20 at 7pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $75-$100 general public/ $70-$95 students and seniors

Enter the mind of one of the most prolific and diverse artistic innovators of our time. From his originality in '70s glam rock legend Roxy Music, to his creation of modern ambient msuc, to producing tracks for a wide range of artists - including David Bowie, Talking Heads, U2 and Coldplay - Brian Eno's influence has been unmatched during the past three decades. One of his latest innovations, an part plus music exhibit entitled 77 Million Paintings - a kaleidoscope of the world's art accompanied by his music - receives its exclusive Southern California installation at CSULB's University Art Museum. Experience the exhibit then join us as Eno shares insight into his music and his art, and what lies ahead for this pioneering creative thinker.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Faculty Artist Series presents Lorenz Gamma, Violin and Ming Tsu, Piano

Tuesday, September 22 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

University Symphony Orchestra

Friday, September 25 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $15/$10

Conducted by Johannes Müller-Stosch, the evening’s program features Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and his Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, along with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by Sam Chou, director of keyboard studies at the Cole Conservatory.

Theatre Event

California Repertory Company presents: Festen by David Eldridge, directed by Joanne Gordon

September 25-October 17

Queen Mary Royal Theatre

Tickets: $20/$17/$15

An adaptation of the Danish Dogme film by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov, and Bo hr. Hansen. Family reunions: the inevitable laughter and tears. Secrets are shared and truth revealed as shadows of pain penetrate the candle lit perversity of this birthday celebration.

Carpenter Center Event

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet and special guest Iris DeMent

Saturday, September 26 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $45/$40

The Carpenter Center commemorates its 15 years with a Cajun celebration featuring BeauSoliel avec Michael Doucet and special guest Iris DeMent. Grammy winners BeauSoleil have claimed their undisputed role as the most esteemed Cajun group in music. From the Grand Ole Opry to Newport Folk, from concert halls to dance floors, the music of BeauSoleil continues to captivate audiences the world over. Featuring special guest American country/folk singer Iris DeMent.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Beach Café

Saturday, September 26 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $15

Perennial patron favorite-the Beach Café returns, produced by and featuring the students of the Cole Conservatory of Music.

Art Event

Barberi and McKinnon, Photography/Nathan Huff, Drawing and Painting/Young Eun Kim, Metals/Preiss and Yu, Metals/Michelle Rogers, Art Education

September 27-October 1

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

The Gatov West Gallery features photographic works from Barberi and McKinnon that explore self-expression from two different perspectives. Nathan Huff's drawing, painting and collage works create complex dialogues and narratives between various images and means of representation, and will be on display in the Gatov East Gallery. In the Merlino Gallery Young Eun Kim explores the relationship between comedy, humanity and art as it relates to donuts. Mixed media installations by Elise Preiss and Irene Yu are shown in the Dutzi Gallery, while the Werby Gallery showcases recent work from Chernobyl shown by Art Education major Michelle Rogers.

October

Art Event

Kristina Lee, Drawing and Painting/Kri Kawamura, Drawing and Painting/Scout Segotta, Sculpture/INK 4, Printmaking Group Show/ MFA Group Show, Drawing and Painting

October 4-8

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

Kristina Lee's oil paintings exploring the California landscape will dominate the Gatov West Gallery, while in the East Gallery Eri Kawamura's oil paintings will serve as portals to different dimensions. In the Merlino Gallery Scout Segotta uses anthropomorphic bricks piled in two monoliths to explore the implications of societal unity as well as the consequences of individualism. The Dutzi Gallery will feature a group show of printmaking works, while the Werby show will include pieces from four different MFA artists working in different media whose art somehow intersects wtih planned and unplanned built environments in Southern California.

Carpenter Center Event

Cabaret Series Allan Harris: Nat "King" Cole - Long Live the King

Wednesday and Thursday, October 7&8; Dinner/Beverage Service 6-6:45pm/Performance at 7pm

Carpenter Center

Single ticket prices vary, call for details

Three-time winner of New York's Nightlife Award for "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist," Allan Harris commands the stage with his rich velvety voice - projecting warmth, romance and sly elegance as he caresses each song in the repertoire of beloved jazz standards made famous by Nat King Cole.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Woodwind Chamber Orchestra

Wednesday, October 7 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets $10/$7

Directed by John Barcellona

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Concert Jazz Orchestra

Friday, October 9 at 8pm

William Link Theatre (formerly the University Theatre)

Tickets: $10/$7

Come experience the Concert Jazz Orchestra in their first concert since returning from their performance at the 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. Directed by Jeff Jarvis.

Theatre Event

The University Players present: Our Town By Thornton Wilder, directed by Trevor Biship

October 9-24

Players Theatre

Tickets: $15/$12

An intimate and imaginative restaging of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic.

Art Event

Circuit Bending Workshop

Saturday, October 10 from 12noon-5pm

Cole Conservatory, Room A-311

Lab Fee of $15

Peter Edwards of Casper Electronics will conduct a hands-on workshop in Circuit Bending. Participants will learn how to modify and build their own device with a pre-made 30 second sampler. Space limited to 20 people. Call the UAM at (562) 985-4384 to sign up.

Art Event

Remake/Remodel the Future - Concert

Saturday, October 10 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Free Admission

Pushing the boundaries between sound, noise, and music, these artists use a comprehensive range of approaches to the sculptural sonic art of circuit bending. The performance will feature Loud Objects, univac, Casperlectronics and Jeff Boynton.

Carpenter Center Event

Spectacle Series Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats

Saturday, October 10 at 2&8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $30/$25

The mesmerizing acrobats from Peking are back with a high-energy performance that combines daring and balance, explosive Kung-Fu, brilliant costumes and the beauty of centuries old tradition -- dazzling the audience with non-stop thrills while making the impossible look easy!

Art Event

Candidate Advancement Shows/Lydia Hall, Metals/Michael Walsh, Metals/Wilson and Velasco, Woods

October 11-15

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

Both Gatov galleries will feature work created by MFA advancement candidates, while the Merlino Gallery will showcase the metal fiber work of Lydia Hall. The Dutzi Gallery displays Michael Walsh's small to medium sized kinetic and/or mirrored objects that question the relationship of viewer to art object within the gallery context. Brianna Wilson and Chris Velasco's sho in the Werby Gallery includes two to three wooden structures. The dome/orb installations are both interactive and build around the concept of mediation, relaxation and organic elements.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Guest Artist Series Robert Dick, Flute

Sunday, October 11 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets $10/$7

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Composition Recital

Monday, October 12 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Program to be announced.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band

Thursday, October 15 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $10/$7

Directed by John Carnahan and Joan DeAlbuquerque.

Dance Event

MFA Concert

October 15-16 at 8pm, October 17 at 2&8pm

Martha B. Knoebel Theatre

Tickets:$16/$10

Featuring choreography by CSULB MFA students.

Carpenter Center Event

Wit & Wisdom Series Joan Collins

Friday, October 16 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $50/$45

Share an intimate evening with actress, author and columnist Joan Collins, as she takes an irreverent look at the highs and lows of her rollercoaster career and life - from her early pin-up model days, through years working with some of the biggest names and legends in Hollywood, to her infamous you-love-to-hate-her role on television.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Faculty Artist Series presents Robert Frear and University Brass Ensemble

Friday, October 16 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/free for students with valid ID

Conducted by Johannes Müller-Stosch.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Faculty Artist Series presents Craig Richey, Piano with Evan Richey, Cello

Saturday, October 17 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Art Event

Lala Ragimov - MFA, Illustration/Todd Ciborowski, Sculpture/Heather Kent-BFA, Ceramics/Advertisement Group Show, Graphic Design/Maile Iwanga, Ceramics

October 18-22

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

Lala Ragimov's show, titled "Metamorphoses," deals with images of transformation and the stories of Ovid and will be shown in the Gatov West Gallery. The Gatov East will feature Todd Ciborowski's sculptures of glass, glue, hydrocal, metal, paint, plastic and wood. Heather Kent's work in the Merlino Gallery incorporates ceramcs and fabric, evoking remembrances of musty rooms with curious objects. The Dutzi Gallery will showcase work in Advertising by Graphic Design juniors and seniors, while Maile Iwanga's large scale ceramic installation will take over the Werby Gallery.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Faculty Artist Series presents John Van Houten, Tuba

Sunday, October 18 at 6pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Design Event

Department of Design Industrial and Interior Design Senior Works In Progress Show

Monday, October 19-Friday, October 23

Design Gallery

Free Admission

Exhibition is open 10:00am-5:00pm M-F

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Guest Artist Series Robin Cox Ensemble with Andrew Russo, Piano

Tuesday, October 20 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

University Brass Ensemble and Concert Band

Thursday, October 22 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Rob Frear and Joan deAlbuquerque, directors.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Cole Conservatory of Music University Symphony Orchestra

Friday, October 23 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $15/$10

Conducted by Johannes Müller-Stosch, the evening features Adams’ “Short Ride in a Fast Machine,” Barber’s Violin Concerto performed by 2008 Concerto Competition Winner Chika Emori, Barber’s “Knoxville – Summer of 1915” performed by Megan Lyne, winner of the 2008 Voice Concerto Competition, and finally, Bernstein’s “Symphonic dances from West Side Story.”

Theatre Event

The University Players present: Zibaldone directed by Orlando Pabotoy

October 23-31

Studio Theatre

Tickets: $15/$12

Art Event

University Art Museum Complexity and Beauty: the Art of Eno

Saturday, October 24 at 7pm

University Art Museum

Free Admission

A multi-media presentation by Rychard Cooper, CSULB Sound Technician and Electronic Music Instructor, focusing on the work of Brian Eno. At the core of Brian Eno's creativity is great complexity and striking beauty that grows from very simple processes. Presented in conjunction with Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings, on exhibition at the UAM from September 12-December 13.

Carpenter Center Event

Dance Series Complexions Ballet

Saturday, October 24 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $40/$35

Born in New York City and raised on U2, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Muddy Waters - this contemporary dance company literally rocks! From pointe to pop, Complexions ponders the human condition coupling cutting edge music and choreography with the roots of classical dance.

Art Event

Lah and Ramirez, Drawing and Painting/En-gage-ment - Art Education Group Show/Neil Mathis, Woods/Diana Ishimizu-BFA, Metals/Ya'el Pedroza-MFA, Printmaking

October 25-29

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

The drawing and painting exhibit by Jessica Lah and Luis Ramirez, in the Gatov West Gallery, will showcase the work created while they studied for the past year in China at the Guangzhou Academy of Art. In the Gatov East Gallery, the Art Education group show, En-gage-ment, will exhibit projects developed by art students in collaboration with community groups. Neil Mathis' exhibit in the Merlino Gallery focuses on the idea of vesseled meaning and "rational structure," while the metals exhibition in the Dutzi Gallery, by Diana Ishimizu, features pieces that seek to make the viewers feel they have gound a faraway place of peace. In Ya'el Pedroza's work, displayed in the Werby Gallery, the artist uses trash, printmaking, drawing and painting to make sculptural and two-dimensional work that comments on human interactions with nature.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Drums and Drummers

Monday, October 26 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Directed by Michael Carney.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

The Music Guild presents The Henschel String Quartet

Tuesday, October 27 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: (323) 954-0404

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

University Woodwind Quintet/Conservatory Brass Quintet

Wednesday, October 28 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

World Percussion Concert

Friday, October 30 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets:$10/$7

Directed by Michael Carney.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Combined Choral Extravaganza

Saturday, October 31 at 8pm

Los Altos United Methodist Church

Tickets: $10/$7

This extravaganza, featuring multiple and combined choirs, is being put together by Jonathan Talberg. The Los Altos United Methodist Church is located at 5950 Willow Street in Long Beach.

November

Art Event

Gretchen Jankowski-MFA, Printmaking/Jenn Reifsneider, Fiber/Alyce McQueen, Photography/Paul Kaloper-BFA, Printmaking

November 1-5

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

Gretchen Jankowski's project, exhibited in both Gatov galleries, includes several large and soft wall sculptures, and the Merlino Gallery will showcase Jenn Reifsneider's fiber works. Alyce McQueen's photography will be on display in the Dutzi Gallery, showing the role of women in the car culture of Southern California. The Werby Gallery features Paul Kaloper's printmaking exhibit, includign portraits inspired by pop art and religious iconography.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Brass Chamber Music

Wednesday, November 4 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Directed by Robert Frear and David Clovis.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Faculty Artist Series presents John Barcellona, Flute

Friday, November 6 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Art Event

Kelly Nye-MFA, Metals/Nathan Rico, Illustration/Kristina Moore, Metals/AESA - Art Education Group Show

November 8-12

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

Kelly Nye's fashion show displaying wearable sculptures made of metal, wool, felt, and silicone rubber will be in the Gatov galleries. The Merlino Gallery hosts a show by Nathan Rico that focuses on the illustration process as well as the final product. Kristina Moor's metal works explore themes of social, mental and physical dismemberment and will be on display in the Dutzi Gallery. A juried exhibition featuring works created by Art Education students will be featured in the Werby Gallery.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Studio II Jazz Concert

Sunday, November 8 at 4pm

William Link Theatre (formerly the University Theatre)

Tickets: $10/$7

Gerhard Guter, Director

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

New Music Ensemble

Monday, November 9 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Saxophone Ensemble

Tuesday, November 10 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Program to be announced.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

University Brass Ensemble

Thursday, November 12 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Rob Frear, Director.

Theatre Event

The University Players present: Songs of the Siren; Greeks Remixed

November 12-December 14

Players Theatre

Tickets: $15/$12

A journey through tales of torture, murder, mayhem, seduction, love and faith—Greek myths dissected, deconstructed and reinvented by the students of CSULB's Department of Theatre Arts.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Concert Jazz Orchestra

Friday, November 13 at 8pm

William Link Theatre (formerly the University Theatre)

Tickets: $10/$7

Directed by Jeff Jarvis.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

CSULB Opera Institute Presents Opera Scenes

Saturday, November 14 at 8pm and Sunday, November 15 at 4pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Program to be announced.

Art Event

Shock & Awe - Art History Group Show/Christina Alegria, Art History/Marcel Nagy - MFA, Illustration/Alicia Minette - BFA, Metals

November 15-19

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

In the Gatov galleries the Art History group show features works selected based on the Art History seminar, "Shock and Awe: The Sublime Meets the Abject in Contemporary Art." Chrstina Alegria's exhibition in the Merlino Gallery explores the work of art as objects and its evolution from the wunderkammer to the conceptual. The Dutzi Gallery will feature Marcel Nagy's large drawings in carbon on paper, while Alicia Minette's work in the Werby Gallery will focus on the process of creation and introspection through metal manipulation

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

String Chamber Music

Monday, November 16 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Althea Waites and Gregory Maldonado, Directors.

Design Event

Faculty Exhibit

Monday, November 16-Friday, November 20

Design Gallery

Free Admission

Examples of the award-winning, professional work by our CSULB Design Department Faculty. Gallery hours are 10am-5pm.

Carpenter Center Event

An Evening with John Cleese

Tuesday, November 17 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $50/$45

He's back! The creative force behind the legendary Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda - John Cleese returns for an irreverent evening of casual fun and unrelenting comedy. Often named "the funniest man alive," John Cleese enthralls packed audiences worldwide with his unique comedic style!

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

The Music Guild presents The Borromeo String Quartet

Tuesday, November 17 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: (323) 954-0404

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Woodwind Chamber Music

Wednesday, November 18 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Program to be announced.

Dance Event

Faculty and Guest Artist Concert

November 18-20 at 8pm, November 21 at 2&8pm

Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theatre

Tickets: $20/$16

Works by the acclaimed teachers and choreographers on the CSULB Dance Faculty, as well as from our guest artist.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Percussion Ensemble

Thursday, November 19 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

David Gerhart, Director.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

University Symphony Orchestra

Friday, November 20 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $15/$10

The program features two works by Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, featuring Cole Conservatory Faculty Member James Atkinson, and “Till Eulenspiegel lustige Streiche.” The evening concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, conducted by Johannes Müller-Stosch.

Theatre Event

California Repertory Company presents: Current Nobody by Melissa James Gibson, directed by John Langs

November 20-December 12

Queen Mary Royal Theatre

Tickets: $20/$17/$15

Riffing on Homer's "Odyssey," Gibson flip-flops genders in this Greek classic to create a dazzling tale about the ultimate working mom. The aggressive machinations of the modern world reveal this ancient story in an hilarious, sometimes brutal, but always surprising way.

Art Event

Drawing and Painting - BFA Group Show/Satoe Fukushima - BFA, Sculpture/Lawrence Rubin - BFA, Sculpture/ Khadija Razzah - BFA, Metals

November 22-26

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

The Gatov galleries showcase the large Drawing and Painting group show, while the Merlino Gallery welcomes Satoe Fukushima's conceptual work on language, and the meaning of specific symbols. Lawrence Rubin's kinetic sculptures and simple machines, found in the Dutzi Gallery, are extensions and explorations of the relationship between art, science and life. In the Werby Gallery, Khadija Razzah's mixed media sculptural work refers to captured dreams and animals.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Vocal Jazz Concert

Sunday, November 22 at 4pm

William Link Theatre (formerly the University Theatre)

Tickets: $10/$7

Performances by the Cole Conservatory's two vocal jazz ensembles, Jazz and Tonic and Pacific Standard Time - the 2009 winner of the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation College and University Level competition. Directed by Christine Guter.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Piano Showcase

Sunday, November 22 at 4pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Directed by Shun-Lin Chou.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

University String Quartet

Monday, November 23 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Lorenz Gamma, Director.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Jazz Combos

Tuesday, November 24 at 8pm

DiPiazza's Restaurant and Bar

$5 at the Door

Art Event

Sean Flaherty - BFA, Sculpture/Nicole Silvera - BFA, Sculpture/Nathan Olsen - MFA, Illustration/Sho Noro - BFA, Printmaking/Rosalie Lopez - BFA, Printmaking

November 29-December 3

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

Sean Flaherty's video and sculpture exhibit in the Gatov West Gallery explores male anxiety in relation to the body, while Nicole Silvera's installation featuring latex reproductions of aging household doors will be the focus of the exhibit in the Gatov East Gallery. Nathan Olsoe will display an illustrated passage of Willa Cather's novel, My Antonia, in the Merlino Gallery, Sho Noro's philosophical prints and drawings on paper will be seen in the Dutzi Gallery, and in the Werby Gallery, Rosalie Lopez will display prints on paper and a large installation that deals with the artist's Latino community in South Central Los Angeles.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Collegium Musicum

Monday, November 30 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Gregory Maldonado, Director.

December

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Piano Plus!

Tuesday, December 1 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Program to be announced.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Composer's Guild

Wednesday, December 2 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Free Admission

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band

Thursday, December 3 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets:$10/$7

Conducted by John Carnahan and Joan DeAlbuquerque.

Carpenter Center Event

Troubadour Theater Co.

Friday, December 4 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $25/$20

Hold on to your Santa hat, and get set to deck the halls with howls of laughter as the Troubadour Theater Company gives everyone the gift of holiday hilarity! Whether you're naughty or nice, you'll enjoy this fantastically fun selection from the stockingful of Troubie-style holiday classics. From "It's a Stevie Wonderful Life" to "A Charlie James Brown Christmas," even Ebenezer Scrooge will be laughing. We'll unwrap which selection as we get closer to the holidays, but be sure and get your tickets before it sells out!

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Winter Festival Concert

Saturday, December 5 at 4&8pm, Sunday, December 6 at 4pm

1st Congregational Church

Tickets: $25/$15/$8

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Caribbean Christmas

Saturday, December 5 at 2&8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $15/$10

Program to be announced.

Art Event

Art Department Holiday Sale

December 6-10

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

For more than 40 years, the annual Holiday sale of student and faculty art works has drawn hundreds of patrons. More than 3,000 unique and individual pieces will be available in genres ranging from photography to fiber, ceramics to illustration, sculpture to metals, graphic design to drawing and painting.

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Faculty Artist Series Iron Works Duo -- David Gerhart and Axel Clarke, Percussion

Sunday, December 6 at 1pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets: $10/$7

Design Event

Department of Design Design 360 Works in Progress Show

Monday, December 7-Friday, December 11

Design Gallery

Free Admission

Exhibition is open 10:00am-5:00pm M-F

Cole Conservatory of Music Event

Concert Band

Tuesday, December 8 at 8pm

Gerald Daniel Recital Hall

Tickets:$10/$7

Joan deAlbuquerque, conductor.

Film Event

Student Film Showcase

Friday-Saturday, December 11-12 at 7:30pm

William Link Theatre (formerly the University Theatre)

Free Admission

Art Event

Photography - BFA Group Show/ Ceramics - Visiting Artist Exhibit/Dana Herkelrath - MFA, Graphic Design

December 13-17

Art Department Student Galleries

Free Admission

The Gatov and Merlino galleries will feature the BFA Photography Students Group Show, while the Dutzi Gallery will be given over to a visting artist whose work will be presented. Dana Herkelrath's Graphic Design exhibition will explore the relationship of the individual to the whole using a series of hanging banners and a video presentation. That work will be seen in the Werby Gallery.

January

Carpenter Center Event

Westminster Choir

Thursday, January 14 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $25/$20

One of America's most renowned choral ensembles, the Westminster Choir has performed with major orchestras under virtually every internationally known conductor of the last 70 years, including more than 300 performances with the New York Philharmonic alone!

Carpenter Center Event

Wit & Wisdom Series Capitol Steps

Friday, January 15 at 8pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $40/$35

Funnier than Congress, this group of former congressional staffers puts the mock back in democracy with their up-to-the-minute political satire song parodies taking potshots at the outrageous goings-on in Washington.

Carpenter Center Event

Spectacle Series Aga-Boom

Saturday, January 16 at 8pm and Sunday, January 17 at 2pm

Carpenter Center

Tickets: $30/$25

No matter your age, unbridled fun awaits as the Aga-Boom clowns spin circus wizardry that will bring you back to the excitement, pure delighted amazement, and wonder of childhood!

Carpenter Center Event

Cabaret Series Kevin Spirtas - Night and Days

Wednesday and Thursday, January 20-21; Dinner/Beverage Service 6-6:45pm/Performance at 7pm

Carpenter Center

Single ticket prices vary, call for details

This Broadway star and Days of Our Lives Hunk celebrates his journey from New York to Hollywood with a tour-de-force performance of Broadway and pop standards.