Cuban author Aida Bahr at Fresno State
Award-winning Cuban writer Aida Bahr will lead several discussions at Fresno State on Oct. 3 and 4. The events will be bilingual.
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International Cello Festival Oct. 5-8 features renowned cellists, classes
The International Cello Festival will take place from Oct. 5 through 8 on the Fresno State Campus, taking the final gala concert into the community at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall. The festival focuses on talent from the Central Valley taking part in three days of intense master classes, cello ensemble rehearsals, two concerts and more.
Read MoreBarking Bulldogs have strong showing at San Francisco tournament
Last weekend, the Barking Bulldogs Debate Team attended the Golden Gates Debate Tournament at California State University, San Francisco and had a very strong showing.
Read MoreTransformative power of the arts and humanities
Last night, Ret. U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly appeared in Fresno as the featured speaker kicking off this year’s season of the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall lecture series. As a member of the Town Hall board, Honora Chapman, the associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, had the pleasure of introducing Kelly to the audience at the William Saroyan Theatre
Read MoreThis month in the Arts and Humanities — a September review
It’s been an eventful second month of the semester, and we’ve been busy celebrating the successes of our students and welcoming our new faculty and staff to the college!
Read MoreNEW FACES: Linguistics welcomes Dr. Jaydene Elvin
Dr. Jaydene Elvin joins the Department of Linguistics as an assistant professor, coming to Fresno State from Western Sydney University in Sydney, Australia.
Read MoreArmenian Studies presents ‘Armenians and Turks: Challenges and New Paths Forward toward Reconciliation’
“Armenians and Turks: Challenges and New Paths Forward towards Reconciliation” will be the topic of a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The event is part of the Fall Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program.
Read MoreJuan Felipe Herrera exhibition, catalog celebrates Laureate’s journey across America
The Center for Creativity and the Arts and the Department of Art and Design paid tribute to Juan Felipe Herrera’s two-term tenure as poet laureate of the United States in an exhibition titled “Magnifying the People’s Voice: A Laureate’s Journey Across America” and with the publication of a companion catalog, documenting the work was on display in the exhibition
Read MoreKeyboard Concerts presents De Maeyer and Kende
Belgian duo Jolente De Maeyer, violinist, and Nikolaas Kende, pianist, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, in the Music Building Concert Hall, doing works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Beethoven. This concert is a special event of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert series, and the first concert of the 2017-18 International Chamber Music Series.
Read MoreNEW FACES: Four new staff members join Theatre Arts Department
Four new staff members bring with them a diverse range of experience and expertise in the theatre arts. Though each artist works in different capacities, they all work toward the same end goal: producing phenomenal theatre productions.
Read MoreInspire a child — adopt a school
Fresno State’s Theatre for Young Audiences has provided quality theatre productions for children throughout the Valley since 1928, while giving college students vital performance and touring experience.
Read MoreCineCulture presents ‘The Promise’ Sept. 29
CineCulture presents “The Promise” at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.).
Read MoreHispanic Heritage Month: Rebozo Fest revives Sept. 25-29
The Rebozo Revival Festival, “El Renacimiento del Rebozo,” returns to Fresno for a week-long celebration with the opening ceremony and art exhibition 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25, at Fres.co (1918 Fresno Street).
The festival, which is part of Fresno State’s Hispanic Heritage Month observance, is presented by the University and Lourdes Sevilla (founder and creator of the festival) in collaboration with several community partners for the Center for Creativity and the Arts 2017-18 lineup.
Read More‘Don Giovanni’ lecture-recital brings together musical artists and humanists
Spanish and voice students took their learning outside of the traditional classroom and into Fresno State’s Concert Hall on Friday, for a cross-disciplinary lecture-recital that examined Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”
This collaborative effort between the Department of Music and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures combined operatic singing, lecture and a question-and-answer segment in a 50-minute class performance.
Read MoreBarking Bulldogs Debate Team competes in Kansas City
The Barking Bulldogs Debate Team traveled to Kansas City, MO, last weekend to participate in the University of Missouri-Kansas City debate tournament.
Read MoreFresno State ranks 3rd in U.S. News for graduation rate performance
The U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College rankings issued today again placed Fresno State among the top three best public universities in graduation rate performance nationwide.
Fresno State scored third highest among public national universities and was No. 4 overall this year. Last year, the University ranked No. 1 among public national universities and No. 3 among all national universities.
Read MoreCenter for Creativity and the Arts presents its lineup for fall 2017
The Center for Creativity and the Arts 2017-18 theme will be “Voice and Silence: Expressions of the Human Spirit and Community.”
“’Voice and Silence’ will look at the various ways in which we communicate our ideas, points of views and concerns regarding current events,” said Cindy Urrutia, coordinator of the center.
Read MoreRemembering, honoring Poet Laureate Philip Levine
California State University, Fresno continues to find new ways to honor the late U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor emeritus of English, more than two years after his death. In May 2017, Fresno State dedicated the new Philip Levine Reading Room inside the Henry Madden Library, a room that now houses Levine’s extensive collection of more than 2,000 books. Levine’s wife, Frances, donated their personal library, a gift made to inspire future generations of poets and readers.
Read MoreConcert: Classical Hindustani Music featuring Debasis Chakroborty
Debasis Chakroborty will perform a concert of classical Hindustani music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. Chakroborty performs using a modified Hawaiian slide guitar. He will be accompanied on the tabla (a South Asian membranophone percussion instrument) by Shashanka Bakshi, a senior student of Samta Prasad of Banaras Gharana.
Read MoreALUMNI NEWS: One theatre grad’s path from student to NYC stage manager
A Q&A with 2008 theatre arts alumna Samantha Watson, now a successful New York City stage manager.
Read MoreCineCulture presents ‘Paper Lanterns’ Sept. 22
Fresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “Paper Lanterns” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium.
Read MoreArmenian Studies: ‘Armenians, Greeks, and Kurds: A People’s History of the Ottoman Empire’
“Armenians, Greeks, and Kurds: A People’s History of the Ottoman Empire” will be the topic of a major conference organized by the Armenian Studies Program at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 22, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. There will be a reception from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, immediately preceding the first night’s session. The conference will feature eight scholars from through the United States and Turkey.
Read MoreNEW FACES: Two new professors join the Department of Communication
Dr. Robert B. Lull and Dr. Brian Cozen join the Department of Communication as assistant professors, both with scientific communication backgrounds.
Read MoreArt Notes: ‘Curiosity’ by Charles Shields at Phebe Conley Art Gallery
The Department of Art and Design presents “Curiosity,” artwork by recently retired faculty member Charles Shields in the Phebe Conley Art Gallery at Fresno State. Shields will give a talk from 4:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, with a reception to follow.
Read MoreConcierto Viva México!
Several groups from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California will perform a free concert Thursday at Fresno State – the Concierto Coro Ensenada, Banda de Guerra and tenor José Ortega. The groups are in Fresno to participate in the Aniversario de Independencia de México at Fresno City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Read MoreGlobal Music Series presents Dr. Tammy Kernodle Sept. 21-22
Fresno State’s Department of Music and the Center for Creativity and the Arts present Dr. Tammy Kernodle, a musicologist and specialist on women in jazz. This lecture is part of the Global Music Series and part of the CCA’s 2017-18 theme “Voice and Silence: Expressions of Community, Advocacy and the Human Spirit.”
Read MoreUniversity Theatre presents Fresno premiere of ‘A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)’
~ By Miguel Gastelum, communications specialist for University Theatre Fresno State University Theatre presents its first show of the 2017-18 season, “A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations),” written by Sam Shepard and directed by J. Daniel Herring. “A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)” is the last play written by the late American playwright, Sam Shepard. Shepard was […]
Read MoreCineCulture presents ‘The Fencer’ Sept. 15
Fresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “The Fencer” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium.
Read More‘Real Men Sing’ festival to be held Sept. 14-15
From Sept. 14-15, young men from across the Valley will come together to perform in the 16th annual “Real Men Sing Choral Festival.”
Read MoreRediscover Tokyo: 2020 Olympics
Akira Ichioka, the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco, will give a presentation on Tokyo from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, in the University Business Center at Fresno State, PB 191. A reception will follow the presentation.
Read More‘Constitution Day’ kicks off fall 17 Ethics Lecture Series
The Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series begins its fall semester line-up with “Constitution Day: A Dialogue for Democracy” from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 16, in North Gym 118. Topics will be free speech, American values, civility and opportunities for civic action.
Read More‘New Faculty Works’ art exhibition opens Sept. 7
The Fresno State Art and Design Department will present “New Faculty Works,” an exhibition of professional artwork created by two new faculty members, Dr. Ahran Koo and Dr. Laura Huisinga, on Sept. 7 and Sept. 16, at the M Street Graduate Art Studios in downtown Fresno.
Read MoreNEW FACES: Art and Design welcomes two new professors
Dr. Luis J. Gordo Peláez and Dr. Ahran Koo join the Department of Art and Design as assistant professors.
Read MoreArmenian literature lecture kicks off Fall Lecture Series
A lecture on “Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France: A Zenith of Diasporan Literature,” by author and translator Christopher Atamian at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, is the first presentation in the Armenian Studies Program’s 2017 Fall Lecture Series, supported by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
Read MoreKeyboard Concert Series presents pianist Mauricio Náder on Sept. 17
Pianist Mauricio Náder will kick off the 46th season of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series at Fresno State. The series opens at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, in the Concert Hall. The Mexican Consulate of Fresno and Arte Américas are co-sponsors of this event. “The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series brings to campus […]
Read MoreCSU Chancellor White, President Castro and CAH deans express support for #DACA students
University leaders — including CSU Chancellor Dr. Timothy P. White, Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro and the dean and associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities — all spoke out in support of DACA students in response to the announcement of the impending end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Read MoreCineCulture, Filmworks present ‘Pop Aye’ Sept. 8
Fresno State’s CineCulture film series and Fresno Filmworks present “Pop Aye” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Tower Theatre (815 E. Olive Ave.). “Pop Aye,” by Singapore-born filmmaker Kirsten Tan, is a road film about a disenchanted architect named Thana who bumps into his long-lost elephant, Pop Aye, on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand.
Read MoreMusic of America Concert Series: Fresno Blues Review Sept. 9
The Music of America Concert Series presents “The Fresno Blues Review” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union. The concert will feature four local blues acts: Bobby Logan, Ed Burke, Square One and Deja Blues. Dr. John Karr, who teaches music history and ethnomusicology in the Department of Music, says […]
Read MoreNEW FACES: Two new professors join the Department of English
Dr. J. Ashley Foster and Dr. Alexander Adkins Jaramillo both join the Department of English as new faculty members.
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