When the blue curtain rises, audiences will be immersed in the contemporary and veteran works of faculty and guest choreographers as the Cal State Long Beach College of the Arts and Department of Dance presents “CSULB Dance In Concert.” Performances will take place at the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater[Read More…]
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UAM offers first on campus free farmer’s market
University Art Museum presented its first free on-campus farmer’s market on Monday after collaborating with Food Forward, a nonprofit organization that rescues excess produce from farmers markets and links it with people in need. “Produce on the Plaza,” which took place next to the UAM on lower campus, was created[Read More…]
Review: Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.”
“My left stroke just went vi-raaaaal!” These days, it’s almost impossible to turn on the radio without hearing that lyric from Kendrick Lamar’s top charting song, “HUMBLE.” His new album: “DAMN.” was released April 14, shooting to the number one spot on the Billboard 200 Chart in less than a[Read More…]
Phenomenal filmmakers strut CityWalk
Steven Spielberg, Jordan Peele, and other directors helped unveil Universal CityWalk’s multi-million dollar renovated movie theater, the Universal Cinema. Ron Meyer, the vice chairman of NBCUniversal and Karen Irwin, president and COO of Universal Studios Hollywood, were in attendance to give speeches and celebrate the theater’s opening. Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker[Read More…]
Beach Hacks at CSULB
Musk still lingers in the University Student Union ballrooms from the hundreds of computer and electrical engineering students who spent the night in the auditorium for Beach Hacks. The 24-hour hackathon invited students of varying specialties and skill sets to gather and create. From April 22-23, students worked through the[Read More…]
Pete Lee at CSULB
They say that nice guys finish last, but that doesn’t seem to apply to introverted comedian Pete Lee, who finished as a semi-finalist on “Last Comic Standing,” and later won Best of the Fest at the 2012 Great American Comedy Festival. The nice guy routine is paying off for Lee,[Read More…]
Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach will be hosting over 55,000 attendees while featuring over 350 films from over 50 countries at the 18th annual Newport Beach Film Festival. The event will take place from April 20-27 and show films from both independent and studio backgrounds. Among the various countries and cultural backgrounds being[Read More…]
Chainsmokers’ new album: ‘It Won’t Kill You’
On April 7, The Chainsmokers came out with their first album, “Memories.. Do Not Open.” However this wasn’t always part of The Chainsmokers’ plan — in past interviews they have mentioned that an album was not a top priority. They just wanted to continue to put out singles. But, it[Read More…]
Feminist noir in Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Nora’
Producing an adaptation of a century old play can be tricky: there has to be a balance between the modern and just enough reference to the past. In Ingmar Bergman’s play “Nora,” the classic Henrik Ibsen play “A Doll’s House” is reworked to highlight gender roles in modern times exceptionally[Read More…]
Environmental sustainability is promoted in Earth Week Eco-Fair
Sustainability, renewability and personal well-being: these were the themes of the Cal State Long Beach Eco-Fair held on Tuesday in celebration of Earth Week. The Eco-Fair took place in front of the Speaker’s Platform and featured kiosks from a plethora of groups, including Cease Animal Torture, Student Health Services, Long[Read More…]