College Programs

CAL STATE FULLERTON

COLLEGE OF ARTS

800 N. State College Blvd.

P.O. Box 6850

Box office: (714) 278-3371

https://www.arts.fullerton.edu/events

The College of Arts at Cal State Fullerton offers an array of events, from visual to performing guest artists.

The Professional Artists in Residence Celebrity Series brings music, theater and dance attractions to Fullerton for public audiences. Performances are at Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton.

The music department offers Guest and Faculty Artist Series. Performances are at the Little Theatre and Recital Hall on campus.

Season/Exhibition Information

Professional Artists in Residence Celebrity Series:

Ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico--Oct. 6

This acclaimed, 35-member company of virtuoso singers, dancers and musicians rekindles the timeless beauty of Mexico’s colorful folkloric heritage from the pre-Columbian era through the 19th century. Celebrate a glorious riot of rhythm and exuberance in this fast-paced showcase featuring hundreds of the most beautiful costumes ever to grace a stage.

“Vincent”--Nov. 4

A full-length multimedia play by Leonard Nimoy. Vincent Van Gogh’s genius comes to life through actor Jim Jarrett in this play about hope and tragedy, genius and failure. Using projections of the 100 paintings created during the last 70 days before Van Gogh’s death, “Vincent” distills nearly 2,000 letters written to the painter’s brother into an inspiring portrait of two lonely souls striving to find meaning and fulfillment in lives destined for tragedy.

The Forgotten Carols: A Christmas Story

Music narrated & sung by Glenn Yarbrough--Dec. 15

This musical Christmas story is about a nurse who volunteers to care for an elderly patient during the holidays. But this is no ordinary patient: Through story and song, he tries to convince the skeptical nurse he was a witness to the birth of Jesus.

The Gizmo Guys--Jan. 20

Since creating this act in 1987, juggler/comedians Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker have amused as well as amazed--with artistry and offbeat humor. Combining eye-popping feats with the rubbery physical comedy and verbal repartee that has delighted viewers of HBO, Nickelodeon, TNN and Comedy Central, the Gizmo Guys have appeared in more than 2,000 live performances worldwide.

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams, produced by A Noise Within--Feb. 9

With humor and unparalleled insight into the poetry of the human soul, Tennessee Williams’ seductive, timeless masterwork exposes the underpinnings of a Southern family in which gentility and charm often mask malice.

“Jerry’s Girls”--March 10

Musical showstoppers from the pen of Jerry Herman (creator of such musicals as “Mame,” “La Cage aux Folles” and “Hello, Dolly!”) performed by an all-female cast of Broadway performers.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by Jess Borgeson, Adam Long and Daniel Singer--April 8

London’s longest-running comedy hit playing for more than five years in the West End. Three gifted actors romp through all 37 of the Bard’s plays in just under two hours.

Dale Salwak’s Stars of Magic--April 28

International performers appear in this magic show appropriate for all ages: From Caesar’s Magical Empire in Las Vegas comes the fast-paced, colorful magic of Jonathan Neal & Liane; Great Britain’s Mystina brings musical-magical creations; from Broadway’s Sugar Babies comes magician-comedian Dana Daniels and his parrot sidekick Luigi; and the Wilsons offer original illusions.

Music Department Guest Artists

Andrea Dieci, guitar--Oct. 13

Andrea Dieci has received first prize in numerous national and international competitions--notably the International Competition of Gargnano, the International Competition of Lagonegro and the International De Bonis Competition of Cosenza.

Lorenzo Micheli, guitar--Nov. 17

Awards for this Italian guitarist include first prizes at the T.I.M. in Rome, Citta di Alessandria and the International Competition of Gargnano. Micheli frequently tours Europe as a soloist and has been featured with orchestra and in recordings.

Margarita Escarpa, guitar--Feb. 16

This Spanish guitarist has won two national and eight international prizes, including the International Competition in Esztergom, Hungary and the Andres Segovia Competition in Palma de Mallorca. She has recorded several CDs with Opera Tres, RNE, Naxos, and GHA Records.

Robert Watson, piano--Feb. 23

Watson is known for an imaginative and eclectic repertory. He has performed in and created festivals and recitals devoted to such composers and Bach, Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Schubert. Watson’s expertise in American piano music has led him to present All-American Piano Recitals and to record Richard Cumming’s 24 “Preludes for Piano” on the Educo label.

Works by composer Jeremy Beck--March 2

Program includes the world premiere of String Quartet No. 4; String Quartet No. 1; Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano; and “Black Water,” a melodrama for soprano and piano.

James Creitz, viola, and Roberto Porroni, guitar--April 6

CAL STATE FULLERTON ART GALLERIES

Main Art Gallery

Visual Arts Complex

800 N. State College Blvd.

(714) 278-3262

https://www.arts.fullerton.edu/events

Hours: Monday through Thursday, noon-4 p.m.; Sunday, 2-5 p.m.

GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER

125 N. Broadway

Santa Ana

(714) 567-7233

(714) 567-7234

https://www.arts.fullerton.edu/events

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Exhibition Information

Main Art Gallery Exhibition Schedule

Watershed: Sant Khalsa and Geoffrey Fricker--Now through Oct. 5

Photographs by Geoffrey Fricker and an installation by Sant Khalsa focus on the subject of human interaction with California’s rivers, lakes and streams as resource, historical influence and life source.

Modern Romance: David Levinthal--Feb. 3 to March 8

Forty mysterious, evocative images influenced by film noir by this artist are photographs of toy figures and elaborately constructed miniature sets.

Prints for the Cal State Fullerton Collection--April 21 to May 26

The 40 prints on display are a small portion of the Cal State Fullerton collection acquired over the past 25 years. Roy Lichenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Joan Miro, Josef Albers, Ed Ruscha, Emerson Woelffer and Alexis Smith are some of the artists represented.

Grand Central Art Center Exhibition Schedule

The Adventures of Phenobarbiedoll and More: Recent Work by Corey Stein--Sept. 24 through Nov. 4

Conceptually based paintings, drawings, and sculptures relating to the experience of epilepsy by this Southern California artist. Often appropriating folk-art motifs, Stein works in series, pursuing themes that are personal, usually whimsical and frequently sobering.

Arnie Hendrickson--Now through Nov. 26

Velvet Hammer: A Peep at the Neo-Burlesque Show--Nov. 11 through Jan. 21

James Rouvelle-Slater: Installation--Dec. 2 through Jan. 21

The All-Everything Open Call--Feb. 3-24

Motion--March 3-24

Robert Williams--March 31 through April 28

John O’Brien--May 5 through June 30

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

1 University Drive

Orange

Box office: (714) 997-6812

Shakespeare Orange County: (714) 744-7016

Film Series Hotline: (714) 744-7694

https://www.chapman.edu

Chapman University’s School of Music and School of Theatre & Dance present regular concerts featuring faculty and guest artists. Shakespeare Orange County, a unit of the theatre department, stages Shakespearean productions during in the summer.

Chapman’s School of Film and Television offers free evening film series during the week. Screenings are held in Argyos Forum. Call the Film Series Hotline for a screening schedule.

Season Information

School of Music Events

20th Century Music Concert--Oct. 20

Salmon Recital hall

Symphony Orchestra Concert--Nov. 4

Chapman Auditorium

Chamber Orchestra Concert--Nov. 11

Salmon Recital Hall

Guitar Ensemble Concert--Nov. 12

Salmon Recital Hall

Jazz Ensemble Concert--Nov. 14

Salmon Recital Hall

School of Film and Television Film Series

Billy Wilder Film Series--Mondays

Musical Film Series--Tuesdays

Film Classics Series--Wednesdays

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

GUGGENHEIM GALLERY

333 North Glassell St.

Orange

(714) 997-6729

https://www.chapman.edu

Hours: Monday through Friday, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

General Description

The Guggenheim gallery provides a venue for exhibitions that question aesthetic conventions and the role of arts in society, addressing artistic and social issues that are timely and provocative.

Season Information

Brigitte Burns: Intimate Dramas--Now through Oct. 6

Drawings

Katie Grinnan, Alice Konitz and Christie Frields--Now through Oct. 13

Three Los Angeles sculptors

The Waiting Room--Oct. 23 through Nov. 28

An installation dealing with the death penalty by Richard Kamler

CYPRESS COLLEGE

PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY

9200 Valley View St.

(714) 484-7006

(714) 484-7443

Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Cypress College’s Photography Gallery exhibits contemporary works and features regional and international artists. The gallery shows student work in conjunction with regular professional exhibits.

Exhibition Information

Yucatan Passages

Platinum photographs by Robert A. Hansen--Now through Sept. 23

Photography and Library Galleries

Other Views From the Edge

Color Photographs by Jacques Garnier--Oct. 2-28

Photography, Floating Wall and Library Galleries

Fallen Angels: The Butterfly Portfolio

Color photographs by Roger Camp--Nov. 6 through Dec. 9

Photography and Library Galleries

Inertia

Photographs by Dennis Keeley--Jan. 29 through March 3

Photography and Library Galleries

Native American Photography--March 12 through April 14

Photography, Floating Wall and Library Galleries

Rural Relics and Other Cool Stuff

Photographs by Barbara and Peter Conroy--April 23 through May 26

Photography Gallery

Recent Photographs by Fran Chilcote--April 23 through May 26

Library and Floating Wall Galleries

GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE

FINE ARTS GALLERY

15744 Goldenwest St.

Huntington Beach

(714) 892-7711, Ext. 51032

https://www.gwc.cccd.edu

Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-9 p.m.

The Fine Arts Gallery on campus displays fine arts exhibits throughout the academic year.

Exhibition Information

El Nuevo Mundo: The Landscapes of Latino Los Angeles--Now through Oct. 2

Photographs by Camilo Jose Vergara document the changing urban landscape of Los Angeles. This exhibit chronicles the cultural changes in Latino Los Angles since 1992. Focusing on the built environment, Vergara’s images explore how Latinos are building and decorating their homes, landscaping their yards, and transforming their workplaces.

Santa Clara Portraits: A Proud Tradition--Oct. 16 through Nov. 20

FULLERTON COLLEGE DIVISION OF FINE ARTS

321 E. Chapman Ave.

(714 992-7294

Box office: (714) 992-7243

Faculty Art Exhibit--Sept. 13 through Oct. 5

Art Gallery

Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wednesday, 6-9 p.m.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream--Oct. 6-14

Campus Theatre. Oct. 6-7, 12-14 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 8 at 2 p.m.

Patrick Crabb Ceramic Sculpture Exhibit--Oct. 18 through Nov. 9

Art Gallery. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wednesday, 6-9 p.m.

Cabana Boys--Oct. 27

Jazz and rock, Campus Theatre. 8 p.m.

Jazz bands--Oct. 28

Campus Theatre. 8 p.m.

Blade to the Heat--Nov. 2-11

Bronwyn Dodson Theatre. Nov. 2-4, 9-11 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 5 at 2 p.m.

Autumn Serenade--Nov.3

Community Band, Campus Theatre. 8 p.m.

Vocal Jazz Concert & Combo--Nov. 4

Campus Theatre, 8 p.m.

Symphonic Winds Band Concert--Nov. 9

Campus Theatre, 8 p.m.

Song and dance--Nov. 17-18

Bravo Entertainment Co. presentation, Campus Theatre. 8 p.m.

Wallenberg--Dec. 1-10

Bronwyn Dodson Theatre. Dec. 1-2, 7-9 at 8 p.m.; Dec. 3 and 10 at 2 p.m.

Holiday Concert--Dec. 1-2

Concert Choir & Community Band presentation, Campus Theatre. 8 p.m.

Master Chorale Concert--Dec. 9

Wilshire Auditorium, 8 p.m.

GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE

FINE ARTS GALLERY

15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach

(714) 892-7711, Ext. 51032

https://www.gwc.cccd.edu

Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-0 p.m.

The Fine Arts Gallery on campus displays fine arts exhibits throughout the academic year.

* El Nuevo Mundo: The Landscapes of Latino Los Angeles--Now through Oct. 2

* Santa Clara Portraits: A Proud Tradition--Oct. 16 through Nov. 20

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

ROBERT B. MOORE PERFORMING ARTS SERIES

2701 Fairview Road

Costa Mesa

(714) 432-5880

The series presents a comprehensive look at national and international entertainment including music, theater, dance and comedy. Orange Coast College Community Education organizes the series. All performances take place in the Robert B. Moore Theatre on the campus.

Season Information

A Salute to the Glenn Miller Air Force Band--Saturday

Crystal Gayle--Sunday

The 5th Dimension--Sept. 23

A Salute to the Music of Frank Sinatra--Sept. 24

Nanette Fabray--Oct. 6

Anjani’s Kathak Dance of India--Oct. 8

James Darren--Oct. 14

A Tribute to Benny Goodman--Oct. 21

Rainbow Concert--Oct. 27

The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber--Oct. 28

A Tribute to Judy Garland--Nov. 18

The Four Freshmen--Nov. 25

The Fabulous Ladies of Song at Christmas--Dec. 2

The Nutcracker: Festival Ballet Theatre--Dec. 8-10

A Judy Collins Christmas--Dec. 15

Forever Fifties, Vol. 3--Jan. 7

Stars of Magic--Jan. 13

Cab Calloway’s Legacy of Swing--Jan. 14

Momix: Baseball--Jan. 21

The Peking Acrobats--Feb. 3

Jose Greco II, Flamenco Dance Company--Feb. 4

Rhapsody in Taps--Feb. 17

Soap Box Productions in “Forever Plaid”--Feb. 18

St. Petersburg State Ballet on Ice presents “Cinderella”--March 3

Masters of Harmony--March 10

Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret--March 24

Sleeping Beauty: Festival Ballet Theatre--March 31 and April 1

The Woody Herman Orchestra--May 5

Command Performance--May 21

Starring Mickey Rooney, Jan Chamberlin, the Drifters, Pete Barbutti and the Henry Cuestra Big Band

SADDLEBACK COLLEGE

INTERNATIONAL GUEST ARTIST SERIES

28000 Marguerite Parkway

Mission Viejo

Box office: (949) 582-4656

https://www.saddleback.cc.ca.us

Saddleback College, a two-year community college, offers a comprehensive performing arts program for adults and children. All events take place in McKinney Theatre.

Season Information

International Guest Artist Series

Margie Gillis, solo dance artist--Oct. 7

Montreal’s acclaimed modern dance artist Margie Gillis returns to the McKinney stage. Exploring an inner landscape, her performance is an explosion of human emotion that is flamboyant, sensuous and spiritual.

Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats--Nov. 17

The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats perform their 30-foot Tower of Chairs and other feats of daring and balance, dazzling acrobatic displays and explosive kung-fu. Brilliant costumes and even a touch of Chinese comedy are featured.

Anaheim Ballet’s Nutcracker--Dec. 14-17

For 19 years, the Anaheim Ballet (formerly the Coast Ballet Theatre) has performed this holiday ballet.

China Dance Theater of Guangzhou presents the Celestial Phoenix--Jan. 27-28

Celebrating the Chinese New Year in February, the China Dance Theater of Guangzhou’s Celestial Phoenix bursts on the stage with colorful costumes, sets and dancers. Inspired by an ancient Chinese fairy tale, this four-act ballet combines classic Western ballet with traditional Chinese dance movements.

Broadway Composer Stephen Schwartz and Friends--Feb. 2

Featuring Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte

Annual Comedy and Magic Show--Feb. 10

Singer Jane Oliver--April 8

SANTA ANA COLLEGE AND ART GALLERIES

Santa Ana College Main Gallery

1530 W. 17th St.

(714) 564-5615

Hours: Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Santa Ana College at the Santora Building

207 N. Broadway, Suite Q

Santa Ana

(714) 564-5605

Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, noon-4 p.m.

The Main Gallery on campus was established to provide an educational site for art. An additional gallery, Santa Ana College at the Santora Building, opened in 1996 in Santa Ana’s Artists Village. Both galleries are devoted to the display of current work by professional and faulty/student artists.

Exhibition Information

Diego Rivera: A Multimedia Exploration of the Pan American Unity Mural--Today through Oct. 25

Santa Ana College Main Gallery

A five-panel reproduction of the fresco at City College of San Francisco completed by Rivera and featuring an interactive kiosk.

Coneheads--Oct. 11 through Nov. 10

Santa Ana College at the Santora Building

Survey of clay sculpture featuring contemporary work of five Southern California artists: Waylon Dobson, Charlene Felos, Sara Floor, Steve Gaskey, and David Kiddie.

Invitational Group Exhibition--Dec. 6 through Feb. 9

Santa Ana College at the Santora Building

Works by prominent artists in and around Orange and Los Angeles counties who work in a variety of media.

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

300 Arts

Irvine

Box office: (949) 824-2787

https://www.arts.uci.edu/performances/

Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and one hour before performance

UC Irvine School of the Arts’ 2000-01 performance season showcases the diversity and talent of its students, faculty and distinguished guests in drama, dance and music.

Exhibition Information

AbunDANCE--Nov. 9-12

Irvine Barclay Theatre

A dance concert with variety, innovation and surprise. The program includes the premiere of Tony-nominated Donald McKayle’s “JamNation,” a salute to a century of jazz; the premiere of guest choreographer Douglas Becker’s “Appear to Be”; Paul Vasterling’s one-act ballet “Dracula”; and the are premiere of David Allan’s “Etc.”

“The Time of Your Life”--Nov. 9-18

Winifred Smith Hall

Set in 1939 in a San Francisco waterfront bar frequented by eccentrics, William Saroyan’s whimsical ode to ordinary people and the simple values of life has made this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy an American classic.

“Ode to Joy”--Nov. 17

Irvine Barclay Theatre

UCI Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir with guests Lorna Griffitt, piano; Rodney Gilfry, baritone; Cynthia Jansen, alto; and Bruce Sledge, tenor perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”) and Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58.

“Come Rain or Shine”--Nov. 18

Irvine Barclay Theatre

UCI Jazz Orchestra with guests Kenny Burrell, guitar; and Grammy-nominated vocalist Yvette Freeman pay tribute to the legendary Dinah Washington.

UC IRVINE

BEALL CENTER FOR ART AND TECHNOLOGY AND UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY

300 Arts

(949) 824-6206

https://beallcenter.uci.edu

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; Thursday, noon-8 p.m.

A new art and technology center and art gallery showing contemporary art, the Beall Center for Art and Technology is dedicated to furthering the relationship between techology and the arts. It opens Oct. 17.

Exhibition Information

SHIFT-CTRL: Computers, Games and Art--Oct. 17 through Dec. 2

An international interactive exhibition

ArtsBridge Exhibition--Jan. 16-21

Work by children taught by UC ArtsBridge Scholars in public schools in communities throughout the state.

Margaret Crane/Jon Winet, Democracy: The Last Campaign--Now through December

A yearlong, multimedia documentary focusing on the 2000 election.

Shawn Brixey: EON--Feb. 3 through April 7

A digital installation.

Center for Land Use Interpretation: Orange County and Suburbia--April 21 through June 16