Audiences’ and musicians’ heads bobbed as their feet tapped and hands clapped to the rhythm of the Studio Jazz Band and Concert Jazz Orchestra Sunday in the Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall. Both award-winning ensembles performed their second and final concert of the semester with a program that featured contemporary[Read More…]
Events
Lifestyle events that occur on or off campus should be categorized under “events.” Events differ from performances in that performances stage or present a play, concert or other forms of entertainment while events do not. Examples of events include the Long Beach Zombie Walk, Week of Welcome and Queen Mary’s Dark Harbour.
La Raza’s Day of the Dead celebration honors loved ones
A hoard of students followed to the College of American Indian Studies director Craig Stone to the burial grounds on campus located on Beach Dr. as one is entering campus from Bellflower Blvd. Students followed Stone to the burial grounds while leaving a path of marigold flowers behind and singing[Read More…]
A rainbow dance performance celebrates joy and self-expression
Strips of rainbow-colored cloths that once adorned the audience seats were waved in the air by attendees. They stood up in their aisles to dance along with the performers on stage and embrace a movement of joy. CONTRA-TIEMPO premiered its dance performance, joyUS justUS, at the Richard and Karen Carpenter[Read More…]
The living celebrate the dead
The Southwest Terrace of the University Student Union was filled with students enjoying the musical atmosphere and Mexican food of the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead festivities hosted by Beach Pride Events last Thursday. Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday that is celebrated[Read More…]
Snaps all around at PAC Poetry Night
The sounds of clapping, singing and laughter from an audience of hundreds of attendees that filled the outside of the Kin Courtyard as students performed both original and covered works on stage. The Pilipino American Coalition hosted its PAC Poetry Night on Thursday. The night welcomed PAC club members and[Read More…]
ComplexCon brings fashion and music to Long Beach
The essence of marijuana hanging in the air and the eager faces of shoppers and hip-hop heads were sure markers of this year’s ComplexCon Saturday. The two-day fashion event and music festival garnered thousands of style enthusiasts to its third annual convention who wore the latest trends ranging from yellow[Read More…]
joyUS justUS radicalizes joy with movement and live music
A vibrant and engaging dance performance from CONTRA-TIEMPO explores issues in today’s society through diverse movements and the expression of joy. CONTRA-TIEMPO, a dance company that combines multiple styles such as salsa, Afro-Cuban and contemporary, is collaborating with Los Angeles band Las Cafeteras to premiere its show joyUS justUS 8[Read More…]
CSULB Concert Band delivers spooky songs for the Halloween season
The Daniel Recital Hall was filled with family members and close friends enjoying, applauding every melodic piece that played at the annual Spooktacular concert. The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music presented a concert and costume contest Thursday in honor of the Halloween season. The event is a collaboration[Read More…]
HoHouse Halloween Drag Show brings yaas to the queens
The booming music and cheering crowd flashing dollar bills filled the room as drag queens donned in flamboyant wigs and dramatic makeup performed. Hamburger Mary’s in Long Beach decorated for Halloween with orange and black fabric strewn across the ceiling and swirling disco balls glittering the room in honor of[Read More…]
Corgis storm the beach to celebrate Fall Corgi Beach Day
Swaths of exuberant corgis clumsily stumbled over heaps of sand at the Huntington Dog Beach Saturday to celebrate the 2018 Fall Corgi Beach Day. A sea of corgis of all shapes and sizes, along with corgi enthusiasts, could be seen a half a mile up and down the coast of[Read More…]