CALENDAR OF EVENTS
OCTOBERATHLETICS LONG BEACH STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. UC SANTA BARBARA George Allen Field Sun., Oct. 3 1 p.m. $8 adults $5 Alumni Association members For a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, bring your friends and family to support your 49ers as they host Big West Conference rivals UC Santa Barbara. For a full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit www.longbeachstate.com.
LONG BEACH STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. UC SANTA BARBARA The Walter Pyramid Sat., Oct. 30 7 p.m. $8 adults $6 Alumni Association members
NOVEMBERARTS FALL CHORAL CONCERT Bob Cole Conservatory of Music Daniel Recital Hall Sat., Nov. 6 8 p.m. $10/$7 An evening devoted to choral music, featuring the 49er Chorus, Collegium Musicum and the CSULB men's and women's choruses.
OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET CSULB University Players Players Theater Fri., Nov. 12-Sat., Dec. 4 Call for pricing At the wake of Sister Mary Rose, strangers gather to mourn the Harlem nun who nurtured and tormented them. Stephen Adly Guirgis’ widely popular dark comedy gives a contemporary voice to an eternal problem. Directed by Edgar Landa.
As the defending Big West Champions, the 49er women’s volleyball team looks to repeat their title with a win over rival and 2010 Big West Conference runner up UC Santa Barbara. For a full schedule and to purchase tickets, visit www.longbeachstate.com.
OCTOBERGENERAL THE ENGINEERING DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS: CALIFORNIA'S WATER CHALLENGE College of Engineering & The Engineering Advisory Council The Pointe Event & Conference Center, The Walter Pyramid Thurs., Oct. 14 4-6 p.m. RSVP required Free admission Water is life! We simply need it to survive. Where does our water come from? The faucet is only the final stop. The state’s world-renowned plumbing is now perilously stressed, forcing mandatory water restrictions for many residents. Members of a distinguished panel will discuss California’s water challenge from a supply and quality perspective, focusing on available technologies, policy and potential solutions. Panel of experts: Kip Lipper, chief policy advisor, Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment Office of the CA Senate Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg; Scott Taylor (’90), senior vice president with RBF Consulting and chair of the California Stormwater Quality Association; Shane Chapman, assistant manager of Water System Operations, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; and Kent Peterson (’86), moderator; vice president and chief engineer, P2S Engineering, Inc.
Fourth Annual CSULB Distinguished Speaker Series Presents ARIANNA HUFFINGTON: “POLITICS AND THE NEW MEDIA” Carpenter Performing Arts Center Thursday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. Reserved Seat Ticket: $45 ($40 with Early Bird purchase) Preferred Seating: $60 Sponsor Ticket: $100 Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, nationally syndicated columnist and author of 13 books, will share her perspective on the political scene and the enormous influence of the new media on the political landscape. Sponsor ticket includes a reception (5 p.m.) and dinner (6 p.m.) with the speaker in The Pointe at The Walter Pyramid. Parking is $5, payable on site. To order tickets or for more information, go to www.DistinguishedSpeakerSeries.com or call 562-985-5673.
OPERA MASTERPIECES Bob Cole Conservatory of Music Daniel Recital Hall Sat., Nov. 13-Sun., Nov. 14 8 p.m. $10/$7 Scenes, arias, duets, trios and ensemble numbers from some of the world's greatest operas—contemporary and classic—performed by the outstanding students who are talented enough to have earned entry into CSULB's rigorous opera studies program.
NIGHT OF THE TRIBADES California Repertory Company Royal Theatre on the Queen Mary Thurs., Nov. 18-Sat., Dec. 11 Call for pricing Does art imitate life? Playwright August Strindberg's passions, fears and decaying personal life explode onstage in P.O. Enquist's powerful biography as the ultimate chauvinist is subjugated by his wife's lesbian ecstasy.
CSULB DANCE AND ORCHESTRA CONCERT Dance Department & Cole Conservatory of Music Carpenter Performing Arts Center Fri., Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 20, 2 & 8 p.m. $25/$20 For the first time in the history of the College of the Arts, the Cole Conservatory of Music and the Department of Dance collaborate on a concert that brings together live music and dance. Choreographers Colleen Dunagan, Susan McLain, Sophie Monat and Lorin Johnson, along with guest choreographer Holly Johnston (artistic director of Ledges and Bones dance company in Los Angeles and one of Dance Magazine’s 25 to watch), create new work inspired by the expert performance of the Cole Conservatory Orchestra.
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