This month in the Arts and Humanities — a December review
Wrapping up fall 2017, we look back on the final month of this semester. Here are the top five stories from December.
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Keyboard Concert Series presents organist Kimberly Marshall on Jan. 7
The Keyboard Concerts Series presents celebrated organist Kimberly Marshall at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, in the Fresno State Concert Hall. Marshall will perform works by J.S. Bach, Frescobaldi, Buxtehude and Raison. Celebrated as one of the leading concert organists of our time, Kimberly Marshall is widely known for her rare combination of musical creativity and […]
Read MoreUniversity honors late poet with tree, bench, writing prize
~ By Jefferson Beavers, communications specialist, Department of English, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Faculty, students and community friends of the Department of English at Fresno State held a dedication ceremony Dec. 9 for a memorial tree and bench on campus in honor of the late poet and alumna Mireyda “Mia” Barraza Martinez. Barraza Martinez (pictured) died […]
Read MoreAlumni News: Taylor Abels Rodriguez gets in the holiday spirit
Taylor Abels Rodriguez, a 2012 Fresno State Theatre Arts – Acting alumna, is getting into the holiday spirit for the third year in a row as she appears in the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol.”
Read MoreFresno State students present ‘This is Our Voice, This is Our Culture: Latinx Theatre in the U.S.A.’
Fresno State students will present a free performance, presenting scenes with themes significant to the Latino community. “This is Our Voice, This is Our Culture: Latinx Theatre in the U.S.A.” will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Arte Américas, 1630 Van Ness Ave.
Read More‘Normal’ magazine earns high marks for inclusion, notable essays
~ By Jefferson Beavers, communications specialist, Department of English, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State’s locally grown, nationally known literary magazine, The Normal School, has again earned high marks for gender parity in a nationwide report. The magazine also had five essays and stories mentioned in the newest editions of the annual Best American series. Founded […]
Read MoreA campus romance
Fresno State students were actually the ones who inadvertently introduced Arts and Humanities Associate Dean Honora Chapman and William Skuban, a professor in the Department of History, now married five years.
Read More2 CAH professors named ‘Professor of the Game’ during 2017 football season
Two professors in the College of Arts and Humanities were named “Professor of the Game” during Fresno State football games during the 2017 season — Dr. Kathy Adams and Dr. Tina Fernandes Botts.
Read MoreDolores Huerta, Amanda Renteria highlight Human Rights Day
Fresno State’s commemoration of Human Rights Day at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, will feature Dolores Huerta, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, and Amanda Renteria, chief of operations for the California Department of Justice. The free, public event will be held at the North Gym (Room 118) with Huerta delivering a special message and Renteria delivering the keynote address.
Read MoreGospel Choir Club accepting digital auditions until Jan. 16
The Fresno State Gospel Choir Club, organized by the Department of Africana Studies, is now holding a university-wide talent search for up to 15 new voices.
Read MoreMusic Notes: Coro Piccolo presents holiday concert
Coro Piccolo, the chamber choir of Fresno Community Chorus, will present an intimate performance of Gerald Finzi’s “In Terra Pax” and other Christmas choral works at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at St. Anne’s Chapel at San Joaquin Memorial High School (1406 N. Fresno St.). The tender “Shepherd’s Farwell” by Hector Berlioz is also on the program for the concert, which will be directed by Anna Hamre, artistic director for the Fresno Community Chorus.
Read MoreGraduate student symposium features keynote on children’s lit and empathy
English faculty and author Dr. Ruth Y. Jenkins will deliver a keynote address on children’s literature and empathy, as part of the first Students of English Studies Association symposium on Thursday, Dec. 7 on campus.
Read MoreSign up now to Study Abroad in Florence, Italy
Study Abroad in Florence, Italy SPRING 2018 – Travel dates: May 20 to June 10 OPEN TO ALL MAJORS Course: AH 105: Study in Florence Music and art combine to be the eternal heartbeat of this historic city. The goal of this course is to convey the spirit and the “energy” of the Renaissance and […]
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