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.
Parking on campus is available to the general public in all student lots when a $5 day pass is purchased. Day passes are available at the CSULB Parking Office or through the Yellow Kiosks located near the entrances of each parking lot. Patron parking outside of performance venues is available for $5 in attended lots on the afternoon or evening of performances. Additional information is available at www.csulb.edu/maps.
Art Department galleries exhibit more than 75 shows of CSULB student work during each fall and spring semester. Opening receptions for exhibitions are Sundays from 5-7pm. Weekday viewing hours are 12-5pm Monday through Thursday. The galleries are also open Wednesday evenings from 5-7pm. Design Department Gallery hours vary and are included with each exhibition listing. Admission is free of charge for all Art and Design gallery exhibits. The University Art Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday 12-5, Thursday 12-8pm. Admission is $4 for the general public, free for UAM members, CSULB students, staff and faculty, and children under 12.
Friday, February 1 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Singing Bowl Concert
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Admission
The semester begins with our traditional free, open to all, Singing Bowl concert. Audience members are free to sit on the stage and Tibetan singing bowls will be passed around for all to play and experience.
Saturday, February 2 at 8pm
Carpenter Center Event
Backhausdance
Carpenter Center Tickets: $40
Backhausdance brings an entertaining and artistic repertory of powerful, athletic dances and emotionally charged dramatic pieces that reveal whimsical, humorous glimpses of the human experience.
February 3-7
CSULB School of Art
Group Show in Metals/ Sarah Moor and Hiromi Yokoo, Drawing & Painting/
Mei Wah Lois Koa, Drawing & Painting/ Collaborative Photography Exhibition
Student Art Galleries Free Admission
Tuesday, February 5 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Faculty Artist Series
David Garrett, Cello
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Admission
Wednesday, February 6 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Visiting Guest Artist Series
Ivan Bellocq, Composer
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Wed-Thur, February 6-7
Carpenter Center Cabaret Series
Kurt Elling Quintet
Dinner/Beverage Service 6-6:45pm; Performance at 7pm
Single ticket prices vary, call (562) 985-7000 for details
The New York Times crowned Elling as “the standout male jazz vocalist of our time!” His velvety, elastic baritone effortlessly glides through a wide range of genres—from vocal interpretations of John Coltrane and Miles Davis to modern interpretations of standards and his own compositions!
Friday, February 8 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
University Symphony Orchestra
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Tickets: $15/$10
The program features Verdi's Overture to La forza del destino and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. Special guest conductor Carl St. Clair will lead the orchestra through Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture.
Saturday, February 9 at 8pm
Carpenter Center Wit and Wisdom Series
Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass
Carpenter Center Tickets: $48
What makes a compelling story? Ira Glass, the charismatic creator and host of the award-winning public radio program This American Life, shares the secrets for how he unearths the drama and humor in everyday true stories. Live at his radio desk, Glass will mix funny, memorable and poignant tales with clips, music and his own penetrating narration.
Sunday, February 10 at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm
Carpenter Center presents
Dinosaur Petting Zoo
Carpenter Center Tickets: $20
Children and grown-ups will be fascinated and enthralled as they sit on stage for an up-close experience with amazingly life-like creatures that roamed the world millions of years ago. With baby dinosaurs, raptors, birds and other prehistoric beasts—experience the wonder of childhood as your child interacts with an incredible cast of dinosaurs in this one-hour show. Especially delightful for ages 4 and up!
February 10-14
CSULB School of Art
Annelie McKenzie, MFA Drawing & Painting/ Patricia Rangel, Metals/
Renee Chartier, Photography/ Marcus Thibodeau, Printmaking
Student Art Galleries Free Admission
Monday, February 11 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Faculty Artist Series
Faculty Chamber Music
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
February 14-16
CSULB Department of Dance
The 2013 Contemporary Concert
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater Tickets: $20/$16
A presentation of choreography by undergraduate choreographers Daniel De La Rosa, Jessica Dunn, Lacy Gandenberger, Carina Hodgins, Jaimee Kadish, Molly Matutat, Tamara McCarty, Joey Navarrete, Landon Vo, and Stephanie Yonkovich..
February 14-March 9
California Repertory Company presents
Tartuffe Lab a devised work by Eberhard Koehler based on Moliére’s Tartuffe
Queen Mary Royal Theater Tickets: $25/$20
Not your drama professor’s Moliére! The Cal Rep ensemble breaks the familiar French comedy Tartuffe into its most fundamental elements and builds it back up into a modern meditation on Moliére’s themes that combines text, performance, and visual effects to create an unexpected theater experience.
February 15-16 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
The Beach Café
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10
The students of the Choral, Vocal and Opera Studies program put on their exceedingly popular cabaret-style show, featuring favorites from the world of Broadway, Jazz, Light Classical and Pop Music.
February 17-21
CSULB School of Art
Kelly Avery and Joe Dubber, Drawing & Painting/ Dalia Tanner, Photography/
Collaborative Shows in Drawing & Painting/ Joshua Gagliardi, Sculpture
Student Art Galleries Free Admission
Kelly Avery and Joe Dubber present oil paintings on canvas dealing with understanding human nature through the use of landscape. An exhibition of collaborative paintings by Jennifer Hipolite and Miki Fujieda focus on imagined structures using small studies of demolished buildings, landscapes, and abandoned sites. Joshua Gagliardi’s installation features rocks and stones sliced into sections, addressing how we manipulate and interact with the Earth and our surroundings. Dalia Tanner’s series of digital photography portraits feature individuals with non-traditional occupations. The collaborative painting exhibition by Ryan Sanchez and Nanako Terasaki revolves around the idea of coincidence and related narratives.
Monday, February 18 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
New Music Ensemble
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Alan Shockley, Director
Tuesday, February 19 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Composers Guild
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Admission
Alan Shockley, Director
Wednesday, February 20 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Alumni Artist Series
Sarah Carrier, Flute
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Thursday, February 21 at 6-8pm
University Art Museum
William Leavitt in Conversation with Stephen Berens
University Art Museum
The CSULB University Art Museum hosts an evening during which artist William Leavitt discusses his practice in conversation with Stephen Berens. This event is in association with the current UAM exhibition Significant Ordinaries.
Sunday, February 24 at 4pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Choir
Los Altos Methodist Church Free Will Offering
Jonathan Talberg, head of Choral, Vocal and Opera studies at CSULB, conducts this off-campus concert, held at the Los Altos Methodist Church, 5450 E. Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90815.
February 24-28
CSULB School of Art
Drawing & Painting Group Show/Chelsea Mosher, Photography/Cynthia Herrera, Photography/Rina Nakano, Photography/Eric Omori, Photography
Student Art Galleries Free Admission
The Drawing & Painting program presents a group show in the Gatov West gallery featuring depictions of the variety of cultures that live and work in California: starlets to field workers. The remaining galleries will hold solo photography exhibits: Chelsea Mosher offers an exhibition of conceptually linked photographs investigating visual language, materiality and the slipperiness of narrative; Cynthia Herrera documents intersecting local existing and preexisting histories in the city of Bell, CA; Rina Nakano showcases drawings and photographs that explore the interpretive possibilities of symbols and diagrams in an attempt to express the abstract human process of thinking; Eric Omori focuses on abstractions of the human form in a studio environment using wet plate collodion, a unique photo process from the 19th century.
Wednesday, February 27 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Woodwind Chamber Music
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
John Barcellona , Director
March 1-16
CSULB University Players present
Jack Goes Boating by Bob Glaudini, directed by Jeff Paul
Players Theater Tickets: $15/$12
A gentle, romantic comedy of love, friendship, and the charm of the ordinary.
March 3-7
CSULB School of Art
MFA Group Advancement Exhibition
Student Art Galleries Free Admission
All CSULB Student Art Galleries will feature a department-wide MFA exhibit, showcasing work by all prospective MFA candidates, as part of their required advancement to degree process. A wide variety of media, genres, aesthetics and artistic disciplines will be represented.
March 4-8
CSULB Department of Design
Interior Design Junior Class Work in Progress Show
Duncan Anderson Gallery in the Department of Design Free Admission
Examples of works in progress from students within the Interior Design program. The exhibition is open from 10am-5pm Monday-Friday.
Wednesday, March 6 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
New Music Ensemble
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Alan Shockley, Director
Thursday, March 7 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony
Carpenter Center Tickets: $10/$7
John Carnahan and Jermie Arnold, Directors
Friday, March 8 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
University Symphony Orchestra
Carpenter Center Tickets: $15/$10
Conducted by Johannes Müller-Stosch, the evening features Humperdinck’s Prelude to Hänsel & Gretel, Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5, and a performance with the orchestra by the winner of the 2011-2012 Instrumental Concerto competition.
Saturday, March 9 at 8pm
Carpenter Center Wit and Wisdom Series
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Carpenter Center Tickets: $25
Get thee to the theatre for a night of off-the-cuff comedy inspired by the language and themes of William Shakespeare. Methinks there will be power struggles, star-crossed lovers, sprites or perchance you will delight in sword-play, rhyming couplets, asides, insults or persons in disguise. One thing is certain—though this be madness, there be laughter in’t!
Sunday, March 10 at 2pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Studio Jazz Band
University Theater Tickets: $10/$7
Jeff Jarvis, Director
Sunday, March 10 at 5pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Jazz Orchestra
University Theater Tickets: $10/$7
Under the direction of the CSULB Director of Jazz Studies, Jeff Jarvis, the Concert Jazz Orchestra (CJO) performs works ranging from big band compositions to extended works for jazz orchestra.
March 10-14
CSULB School of Art
David De Boer, MFA Drawing & Painting/Ji Sun Park, MFA Printmaking/
Dawn Ertl, Sculpture
Student Art Galleries Free Admission
A performative installation by David De Boer involves turning the gallery into an art dealing business for the duration of the exhibition. Ji Sun Park uses linoleum and screen print assemblages to present a psychological portrait of the average South Korean citizen. Dawn Ertl presents an installation in which the artist creates an abstract city scape using mixed media.
Monday, March 11 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Band
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Jermie Arnold, Director
Wednesday, March 13 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Visiting Guest Artist Series
Daniel Epstein, Piano
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
March 14-16
CSULB Department of Dance
The Spring 2013 MFA Dance Concert
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater Tickets: $20/$16
A presentation of choreography by Master of Fine Arts candidates Liz Curtis, Alison Hart, and Maggie Phillips. . Performances are March 14-15 at 8pm, February 16 at 2&8pm.
Friday, March 15 at 8pm
Carpenter Center Music & Stage Series
Pink Floyd LaserSpectacular
Carpenter Center Tickets: $28
After four sold out appearances, the cult favorite returns by demand! Experience the legendary music of Pink Floyd, including Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, as never before—with vivid multi-screen video projections, cutting edge laser technology, and Carpenter Center’s new state-of-the-art sound system! All the excitement of a live concert, with two hours of thrilling visuals choreographed to one of the greatest bands of all time. Includes special 3-D prism glasses to enhance the experience!
Friday, March 15 at 8pm and Saturday, March 16 at 4pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
World Percussion/Steel Drum Concert with CSU Humboldt Calypso Band
CSULB University Theater Tickets: $10/$7 for Friday; $5 for Saturday
The CSULB percussion program, and two of its premiere performance ensembles -- the World Percussion Ensemble and the Steel Drum Band, welcome the Calypso Band from CSU Humboldt for this pair of concerts.
March 15-30
CSULB University Players present
Spring Awakening by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, directed by Joanne Gordon
Studio Theater Tickets: $15/$12
Based on Wedekind's explosive classic and winner of 8 Tony Awards, this exhilarating alternative rock fusion dramatizes teenage angst and the tumultuous journey to adulthood.
Saturday, March 16 at 8pm
Carpenter Center presents
Makem & Spain Brothers
Carpenter Center Tickets: $25
The three sons of ‘The Godfather of Irish Music’ Tommy Makem—Shane, Conor, and Rory Makem—combined forces with brothers Liam and Mickey Spain to preserve traditional folk songs and introduce the next generation to a rich musical history. With strong male vocals, a mix of boisterous sing-alongs and touching ballads, The Makem & Spain Brothers are hailed by the New York Chronicle as “the definitive Irish folk singers of their generation!”
March 17-21
CSULB School of Art
Tina Linville, MFA Fibers/Erynn Richardson, MFA Printmaking/
BFA Sculpture Group Show/Amanda Vazquez-Villapudua, Photography
Student Art Galleries Free Admission
Tina Linville’s installation concerns the interior and exterior experience, revealed and concealed through a process of wrapping space and objects with fabric and other materials. Erynn Richardson presents a series of 12 works on paper entitled “Other People’s Treasures. The photography of Amanda Vazquez-Villapudua focuses on themes of constructed imagery, documenting artificial landcapes while challenging assumptions of artificial and factual. The Dutzi and Werby galleries will feature work by CSULB’s BFA seniors in Sculpture.
Tuesday, March 19 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
University Choir and Chamber Choir
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Recognized as two of the finest collegiate choral ensembles in the US, the Chamber Choir and University Choirs have sung with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Pacific Symphony, the Long Beach Symphony, and the Pasadena Pops Orchestra. Dr. Jonathan Talberg directs both ensembles.
Thursday, March 21 at 8pm
University Art Museum
Prumsodun Ok - Khemara: A Country in Three Acts
University Art Museum Free with Admission
The University Art Museum presents the premiere of choreographer and dancer Prumsodun Ok's Khemara: A Country in Three Acts (2013). In the first piece, Prumsodun Ok reprises Robam Apsara in which he performs in a role traditionally played by women, and that has come to symbolize the highest ideal of Cambodian national identity and feminine beauty. The evening concludes with Khemara, an interpretation of Khmer classical dance accompanied by a Khmer tune reimagined with original English language lyrics.
Friday, March 22 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Visiting Guest Artist Series
Solomon Liang, Violin
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Saturday, March 23 at 8pm
Carpenter Center Music & Stage
Kronos Quartet Sun Rings
Carpenter Center Tickets: $48
The internationally-acclaimed Kronos Quartet makes their Carpenter Center debut with Sun Rings, a piece originally commissioned by NASA. Combining an evocative score with actual intergalactic sounds and multi-media display, Sun Rings blends art and the cosmos to stunning effect. The Quartet will be accompanied by the CSULB University Choir—Dr. Jonathan Talberg, conductor.
Sunday, March 24 at 2pm
Carpenter Center Sunday Afternoon Concert Series
Susan Werner
Carpenter Center Tickets: $35
Susan Werner made her first public performance at age five, playing guitar and singing at church. Over the course of her colorful career, the singer/ songwriter has cultivated a reputation as a daring and innovative songwriter with a killer live show. She boldly weaves together genres of music, infusing traditional styles and methods with her unmistakable contemporary worldview.
Sunday, March 24 at 4pm
Cole Conservatory Faculty Artist Series
Althea Waites, Piano and Linda Rose, Violin
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
March 24-28
CSULB School of Art
BFA Fibers Group Show/Photography Club Group Show/Metals Group Show
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
The week’s exhibitions include group shows in Fiber work and in Metal work by BFA seniors from both programs, and in Photography offered by the Photography Club.
Monday, March 25 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Visiting Guest Artist Series
Michael Lowenstern, Bass Clarinet
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Tuesday, March 26 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Percussion Chamber Group presents Steve Reich's Drumming
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Wednesday, March 27 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Conservatory String Chamber Orchestra
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Thursday, March 28 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Percussion Ensemble
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Friday, March 29 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
University Symphony Orchestra
Carpenter Center Tickets: $15/$10
The Freischütz Overture by v.Weber opens the concert, followed by a performance by the winner of the CSULB Voice Concerto Competition. The evening concludes with Symphony No. 4 by Beethoven, under the baton of Johannes Müller-Stosch.
Saturday, March 30 at 8pm
Carpenter Center Dance Series
Rennie Harris
Carpenter Center Tickets: $45
Urban dance guru and Alvin Ailey Award recipient Rennie Harris puts a hot spin on the coolest moves around, delivering street dance with spirit and straight up Philly soul in Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works. With music as diverse as its dance styles, RHAW features a fresh company of sensational dancers who pop and lock, b-boy and boogaloo to create funky, upbeat depictions of city life, young love and growing up. RHAW reflects Rennie’s commitment to bringing the artistry of hip-hop to contemporary audiences by making it not only accessible but relevant, fun and inspiring!
April 7-11
CSULB School of Art
Natalie Hribar-Kelly, MFA Sculpture/Chen Carmi, MFA Photography/
Collaborative Show, Drawing & Painting/ Khara Cloutier, Graphic Design/
BFA Printmaking Group Show
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
A sculpture exhibit by Natalie Hribar-Kelly features a kinetic installation that is altered by the viewers breathing, as large forms inflate and deflate, while Kara Cloutier’s video installation is focused on the poem “Balloons” by Sylvia Plath. A collaborative group show focuses around the musical phenomenon “Chopped and Screwed” includes drawings, soundworks and sculptures. Chen Carmi’s photography investivation on birds who inhabit the local urban environment features short video clips as well as still photos. The BFA Printmaking group show features work by senior students in the discipline.
April 8-12
CSULB Department of Design
Industrial Design Works in Progress Show
Duncan Anderson Gallery in the Department of Design Free Admission
Examples of works in progress from students within the Industrial Design program. The exhibition is open from 10am-5pm Monday-Friday.
Tuesday, April 9 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
University Brass Ensemble
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Wednesday, April 10 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
University Woodwind Quintet
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
The University Wind Quintet is composed of the finest wind performers in the CSULB Cole Conservatory of Music. Known for its consistent superior quality of performance, the group is very active – performing in concerts, presentations, and in competitions throughout the West, including the renowned Coleman and Monterey Chamber Competitions.
Thursday-Saturday, April 11-13 at 8pm
Sunday, April 14
at 2pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Mozart's Don Giovanni
University Theater Tickets: $25/$15
Friday, April 12 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Saxophone Ensemble
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Saturday, April 13 at 4pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Multi-Piano Extravaganza
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
A spring tradition at the Cole Conservatory, the Multi-Piano Extravaganza, now in its seventh edition, continues delight its audience in an afternoon of musical celebration. The entire piano faculty will join their creative forces in performing tuneful works and arrangements for one through six (!) pianos. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Keyboard Foundation, which provide scholarships for talented piano students.
Saturday, April 13 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Darrin Thaves, Flute
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Sunday, April 14 at 4pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Brass Chamber Music
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
April 14-18
CSULB School of Art
Illustration and Animation Group Show/Nina Lodico, Photography/ Ink 11, Printmaking
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
A BFA Senior show presents the work of Illustration and Animation students, while Ink 11 showcases thematically curated prints and mixed media with printed elements. Nina Lodico exhibits a video series exploring connection and interaction between people and how the surrounding space changes in the moments of connectivity.
Monday, April 15 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
New Music Ensemble
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Wednesday, April 17 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Woodwind Chamber Music
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Thursday, April 18 at 7pm
Cole Conservatory - Off Campus Performance
Jazz Combos
DiPiazza's in Long Beach Tickets: $5 at the door
DiPiazza's is located at 5205 E. Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach.
Thursday, April 18 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Percussion Chamber Music
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Friday, April 19 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Composition and Cello Studio Recital
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Admission
Friday, April 19 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Vocal Jazz Concert - Pacific Standard Time and Jazz and Tonic
University Theater Tickets: $10/$7
April 19-May 4
California Repertory Company presents
The Thugs by Adam Bock, directed by Anne D'Zmura
Queen Mary Royal Theater Tickets: $25/$20
For Adam Bock, the banal banter of the water cooler gives way to a far more ominous and foreboding malevolence.
Saturday, April 20 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Piano Showcase
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Sunday, April 21 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Laptop Ensemble
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
April 21-25
CSULB School of Art
BFA Senior Photography Group Show/BFA Senior Ceramics Group Show
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
BFA Senior shows feature the work of graduating students in the BFA Photography and Ceramics programs.
Monday, April 22 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Collegium Musicum
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Tuesday, April 23 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
String Chamber Music
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
April 24-26 at 8pm; April 27 at 2&8pm
CSULB Department of Dance
CSULB Dance in Concert
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater Tickets: $20/$16
A presentation of premiere choreography by CSULB Dance faculty Gerald Casel, Keith Johnson, Lorin Johnson, and Sophie Monat, and a re-staging of Andrew Vaca's Swoon, Croon, & Swing.
Thursday, April 25 at 7pm
Cole Conservatory - Off Campus Performance
Jazz Combos
DiPiazza's in Long Beach Tickets: $5 at the door
DiPiazza's is located at 5205 E. Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach.
Friday, April 26 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Chamber Choir Concert
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
April 26-May 11
CSULB University Players present
Lobster Alice by Kira Obolensky, directed by Robert Prior
Players Theater Tickets: $15/$12
Kira Obolensky combines a pinch of surrealism with dashes of Dada, Dali, and Disney into a deliciously absurd concoction as her pair of clumsy lovers grope their way to a happy ending.
Saturday, April 27 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Caribbean Extravaganza
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $15/$10
Sunday, April 28 at 2pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Studio Jazz Band
University Theater Tickets: $10/$7
Sunday, April 28 at 5pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Jazz Orchestra
University Theater Tickets: $10/$7
April 28-May 2
CSULB School of Art
Debbie Carlson, Metals/Yibin Zhang, Graphic Design, Dan Hilbert, MFA Sculpture/Meeson Pae Yang, MFA Sculpture/Becca Shewmake, MFA Drawing & Painting
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
Dan Hilbert’s MFA exhibition features a samba concert by musical instruments made by the artist, while Becca Shewmake’s large scale paintings combine humor and pathos in depictions of abstract characters reacting to their environment. Debbie Carlson’s autobiographical installation incorporates found materials and hand crafted objects to show connections between the elements in space as a metaphor for how people connect with one another. Yibin Zhang shows his interactive digital piece titled “Crossroads,” which allows the viewer to follow different historical figures who lived during World War II. Meeson Pae Yang’s multi-media installation includes video, sculpture and mechanical elements exploring the intersection of science, art and technology.
Monday, April 29 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Composers Guild
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: Free Admission
April 29-May 3
Department of Design
Portfolio Exhibition
Duncan Anderson Design Gallery Free Admission
Exhibition is open 10am-5pm.
Tuesday, April 30 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Piano Plus!
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Shun Lin Chou directs an eclectic program featuring selected Cole Conservatory piano students in collaboration with instrumental and vocal students.
Wednesday, May 1 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
One Minute Wonders
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Alan Shockley, Director
Thursday, May 2 at 6pm
Friday, May 3 @ 8pm
Saturday-Sunday, May 4-5 @ 2pm
COTA Student Council and ASI
Down in the Valley - A Folk Opera
Studio Theater Free Admission
Directed by Dennis Frayne, this student-produced folk opera features performers from throughout the CSULB College of the Arts – a true collaboration. All shows are free and include refreshments and a mixer/reception beginning one hour before the start of each show.
Thursday, May 2 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
University String Quartet
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Thursday, May 2 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Carpenter Center Tickets: $10/$7
Saturday, May 4 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Celebrating Music: Ravel and Mozart
Carpenter Center Tickets: $15/$10
Johannes Müller-Stosch conducts the University Symphony Orchestra in Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2, and Jonathan Talberg conducts the orchestra and the combined Cole Conservatory choirs in Mozart’s Requiem.
Sunday, May 5 at 4pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Jazz Lab Band
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
May 5-9
CSULB School of Art
Drawing & Painting Group Show/Yevginia Mikhailik, MFA Illustration/Collaborative Exhibition/Julian Rubalcaba, Graphic Design
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
The BFA Senior show features the work of graduating students in the Drawing & Painting program. Taylor Whiting and Alina Bohm collaborate on a show using prints, drawings and paintings that explore feelings of loss and its relation to feminist perspectives. Julian Rubalcaba’s installation uses a garden bed, posters, t-shirts, video, documentation and peat moss pots.
Monday, May 6 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Women's and Men's Chorus Concert
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Michael Ushino conducts the Men's Chorus; Shannon Johnson conducts the Women's Chorus.
Tuesday, May 7 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Band
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Wednesday, May 8 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory Faculty Artist Series
Arnel Ignacio, Brian Farrell, David Garrett
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9
Carpenter Center Cabaret Series
Pokey LaFarge
Dinner/Beverage Service 6-6:45pm Performance at 7pm
Single ticket prices vary call (562) 985-7000 for details
Hailed as “Best Discovery” by Spin magazine at the 2010 Newport Folk Music Festival—Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three continue their meteoric rise with their creative mix of string ragtime, country blues and western swing!
Wednesday, May 8-July 3
The School of Art and the University Art Museum
Insights 2013: The Annual Student Exhibition
Admission: Free to UAM members and CSULB students, faculty, staff
General Public: $4, children under 12 free if accompanied by an adult
The University Art Museum and the School of Art present the annual student exhibition, Insights 2013. The exhibit will feature work by both graduate and undergraduate students from the School of Art at California State University, Long Beach. Juried by the faculty members and distinguished alumni, the exhibition highlights work by students in programs including Art Education, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Fiber, Graphic Design, Illustration/Animation, Metal, Photography, Printmaking, and Wood. Opening Reception and School of Art Scholarship Awards - Wednesday, May 8 at 5pm.
Friday, May 10 at 7:30pm
Department of Film and Electronic Arts
Student Documentary Showcase
University Theatre Free Admission
Saturday, May 11 at 5pm
Department of Film and Electronic Arts
Films a la Mode
University Theatre Free Admission
A screening of select and highly personal films created by CSULB students.
Saturday, May 11 at 7:30pm
Department of Film and Electronic Arts
Spring 2013 Student Film Showcase
University Theatre Tickets: $5 in advance; $6/$10 at the door
A screening of select student films -- offering both works in progress and completed views of the creativity and artistry at work in CSULB film classes.
May 12-16
CSULB School of Art
Mike Schmidt, MFA Drawing & Painting/Lance Morris, MFA Printmaking/
Collaborative Show/Stefan Meyer, MFA Sculpture/ Robert Brown, MFA Printmaking
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
Mike Schmidt uses a mix of paintings, drawings and prints that deal with the figure in groups, exploring a range between image and abstraction. The sculpture exhibit by Stefan Meyer uses an array of objects and strategies of display to engage in a contextual narrative of the juxtaposed. Michelle Alberto and Ciana Lee utilize audio and mixed media to formulate questions about the attachment between language and sound to images. Through his printmaking exhibition, Lance Morris addresses his current urban explorations and walks, displaying thematic maps that are constructed with laser-etched acrylic and screenprints. Robert Brown shows prints, drawings and sound works that are non-objective systems used to process external concepts.
Tuesday, May 14 at 8pm
Cole Conservatory of Music
Iron Works Duo, Percussion
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $10/$7
Sunday, May 19 at 2pm
Carpenter Center Sunday Afternoon Concert Series
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Carpenter Center Tickets: $35
‘The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,’ Tommy Dorsey was a master at creating warm, musical moods. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is recognized as one of the best all-around big bands, and when it comes to playing ballads—no other band comes close! With countless hits like Night and Day, I’ll Never Smile Again, Marie, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Song of India, Opus One and Skylark—the Dorsey legacy continues today under the leadership of Terry Myers.
May 19-23
CSULB School of Art
Foundation Group Show/Andrew Chavez, Drawing & Painting/
Drawing & Painting Group Show
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
Mike Schmidt uses a mix of paintings, drawings and prints that deal with the figure in groups, exploring a range between image and abstraction. The sculpture exhibit by Stefan Meyer uses an array of objects and strategies of display to engage in a contextual narrative of the juxtaposed. Michelle Alberto and Ciana Lee utilize audio and mixed media to formulate questions about the attachment between language and sound to images. Through his printmaking exhibition, Lance Morris addresses his current urban explorations and walks, displaying thematic maps that are constructed with laser-etched acrylic and screenprints. Robert Brown shows prints, drawings and sound works that are non-objective systems used to process external concepts.
May 22-24
Department of Design
Senior Show
Duncan Anderson Design Gallery, and Design Rooms 111-113 Free Admission
The work of graduating CSULB Design BA and BFA students will be on display from 10am-5pm, Wednesday through Friday.
July 15-August 9
CSULB School of Art
Visiting Artist Exhibitions
CSULB Student Art Galleries Free Admission
No other public events for June, July or August are currently scheduled through the College of the Arts
