With a title like “Something Old, Something New,” it’s only fitting that the Cal Poly Choirs’ winter concert on Saturday will not only celebrate classic composers like Johann Sebastian Bach but also debut works by Cal Poly’s own talent.
Bringing “something new” to the stage, music professor Antonio Barata’s composition “Recordare” will make its world premiere at the winter concert.
Certain cultural icons from comic books stand out in childhood memories – Marvel Comics’ Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men or even The Hulk included.
Now, more than a decade after creator Jack Kirby’s death, his unfinished ideas have been completed and compiled into a hardbound edition of six issues called “Galactic Bounty Hunters, Volume One.
What happens when the sophistication of jazz collides with the raw grit of hip-hop? The Crown City Rockers, that’s what. And they’re bringing their unique sound to Cal Poly’s University Union tomorrow. If you talk about innovative and eclectic hip-hop bands, the Rockers are bound to surface.
“All people deserve to fulfill potential.” This is the line reiterated throughout “The Heidi Chronicles,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Wendy Wasserstein, that portrays the play’s main theme.
This resonating line is the writer’s definition of feminism, according to Pamela Malkin, a Cal Poly theatre professor and director of the upcoming performances.
French music is hot. HOT. OMG HOT. Like, I only listen to French music when I rollerblade in spandex along the Paris Plage. I put on my rollerblades. Oh, god. You all like Justice, right? You all know the song “D.A.N.C.E.” And you all worship Daft Punk. “Oh, Daft Punk, I love you, Daft Punk.
Artist and UC Berkeley professor Squeak Carnwath’s brain is on display at Cuesta College. Well, not exactly, but as much as she could fit on nine huge canvases is. The exhibit showcases newer paintings and prints from the highly awarded Oakland-based painter whose career began in 1971.
From filmmaker, musician and artist Miranda July comes “No One Belongs Here More Than You,” a compilation of short stories, many of which were originally published individually in literary journals and magazines such as The New Yorker and The Paris Review.
Not everyone may find a ball of meat, goatee-laced floating box of fries and yellow-gloved shake cohabitating funny. But if those general descriptions arouse a grin or if specific episodes are called to mind, then it may be of interest to you that “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” season five is now available on DVD.
Huh-ha-huh-ha-ha-ha! Well, I’m the master of this trend-crackin’ game. You can call me The King, but Brian’s my name. I’m so damn fresh and I’m always on track. Now listen up close ’cause the ’80s are back. This is the column I’ve wanted to write since I began this whole TRENDASAURUS business in the fall.
“If gender is something that’s given by God, and you believe that God has given it to you, what do you do when you feel like God’s made a mistake?”
“The Believers,” a documentary that will be shown on campus tonight, attempts to answer this question and others, religious studies professor Stephen Lloyd-Moffett said.
Saturday night’s Just Jazz concert, featuring well-known songs from famous artists, including Dizzy Gillespie and Tower of Power, was packed with energy and precision.
The University Jazz Band No. 2 and the Friday Jazz Combo, the first two groups to perform, were sharp.