Keyboard Concert Series presents pianist Barry Douglas

Keyboard Concert presents pianist Barry Douglas

The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series presents renowned Irish pianist Barry Douglas at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. Douglas will perform works by Schubert, Brahms and Mussorgsky.

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Fresno State partners with FCC for High School Journalism Day

Fresno State will partner with Fresno City College for High School Journalism Day from 9-1 p.m. Friday, March 9, to present a variety of workshops concerning journalism. The event will be held at Fresno City in the Old Administration Building (the building numbered 2 on the parking map).

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Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Spotlight on Students’ March 3

From left, Matthew Wheeler, Keegan Bamford and Mason Lamb will be featured at the Spotlight on Students

The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, will present its third concert of the season at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in the Department of Music Concert Hall. The concert, titled “Spotlight on Students,” will focus on three students from the Music Department.

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‘Lydia’ premieres under direction of Latinx theatre professor

Promotional image for the play "Lydia"

University Theatre is pleased to present the Fresno premiere of Octavio Solis’ “Lydia” under the direction of Dr. Gina Sandí-Díaz, professor of Latinx Theatre at Fresno State. The production will run March 16-24 in the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre in the Speech Arts Building at Fresno State. This production marks the directorial debut of Dr. Gina Sandí-Díaz.

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Creative Writing students perform at 2018 Rogue Festival

Fresno Writers Live at this year's Rogue Festival

Graduate creative writing students from the Fresno State Master of Fine Arts program will headline the “Fresno Writers Live” performances at the 17th annual Rogue Festival, scheduled March 1-10 in Fresno’s Tower District.

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Keyboard Concert Series presents the Chilingirian-Bagratuni-Hakobyan Trio

Keyboard Concert Series presents the Chilingirian-Bagratuni-Hakobyan Trio

The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series presents the Chilingirian-Bagratuni-Hakobyan Trio at 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. This is the second of three special events this year, in conjunction with the International Chamber Music Series. This concert brings together three of today’s most prominent Armenian musicians Levon Chilingirian on […]

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Memorial tribute concert planned for Dr. Brad Hufft

Memorial Concert for Dr. Brad Hufft

Fresno State music faculty and students will present a tribute concert to honor the memory of composer Dr. Brad Hufft, longtime music faculty member who passed away suddenly last spring. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, in the Fresno State Concert Hall.

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Peach Blossom Diamond Jubilee celebrates festival’s 60 years

Photo by Cary Edmondson: A student performs at the Peach Blossom Festival.

The Peach Blossom Festival has touched the lives of many in Fresno over the past 60 years. The festival, presented by Fresno State’s Department of Communication, helps young people realize the importance of reading literature aloud and teaches them about interpretation, performance and being an audience member. Each year, Fresno State communication students spend months planning […]

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‘Van 1915: The Great Events of Vasbouragan’

Ara Sarafian will speak on "Van 1915: The Great Events of Vasbouragan"

Ara Sarafian, director of the London-based Gomidas Institute, will present a lecture entitled “Van 1915: The Great Events of Vasbouragan” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191. The presentation is part of the Spring Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program.

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German Club to screen ‘Look Who’s Back’

German Club presents the film "Look Who's Back"

The German Club presents the first film in the German Film Series lineup for the spring semester. Based on the bestselling German satirical novel “Look Who’s Back” (“Er ist wieder da,” 2015), this film adaptation is a critical look at contemporary society. 

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Violin and Viola Festival culminates in two concerts

The Fresno State Music Department will present the sixth annual Violin and Viola Festival, an intensive weekend of master classes and performances for violinists and violists with three or more years of experience. Dr. Limor Toren-Immerman is the music director for the festival.

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CineCulture presents ‘Our Little Sister’ Feb. 9

CineCulture present "Our Little Sister" Feb. 9

CineCulture will present “Our Little Sister” at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). Dr. Ed EmanuEl will lead the post-screening discussion. Directed by famed Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda,”Our Little Sister” is based on and adapted from the “Umimachi Diary,” a popular “manga” or comic strip […]

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‘Me Too Moment’ kicks off Ethics Lecture Series

A discussion about “Me Too Moment: Sexual Harassment and Professional Life” will be the first event in the spring 2018 lineup of the Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series, from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the Alice Peters Auditorium, University Business Center.

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Dr. Sergio La Porta and Dr. Alison Vacca to present on ‘An Armenian Narrative on Early Islam: Ghevond’s History’

Armenian Studies Lecture: Dr. Sergio La Porta and Dr. Alison Vacca on "An Armenian Narrative on Early Islam: Ghevond's History"

Dr. Sergio La Porta and Dr. Alison Vacca will present a lecture entitled “An Armenian Narrative on Early Islam: Ghevond’s History” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191. The presentation is the second in the Spring Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program. The Leon S. Peters Foundation is a co-sponsor of the event.

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Music faculty presents annual gala concert

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra

Fresno State’s Department of Music will present its annual faculty concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, in the Concert Hall. This year’s concert will present a symphony orchestra comprising faculty members as principal players alongside selected students.

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Keyboard Concert Series presents organist Kimberly Marshall on Jan. 7

Organist Kimberly Marshall

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 […]

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Music Notes: Coro Piccolo presents holiday concert

Coro Piccolo

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.

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