CSUSM Spring Event Series Showcases People, Culture and the Arts
Arts & Lectures, a long standing event series at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), kicks off its spring lineup with an informative and entertaining American blues performance with David Vidal and Greg Snear on Tuesday, February 10. This season boasts a diverse selection of nearly a dozen events as the University welcomes renowned guest speakers, performances and concerts, as well as noted Community Organizer and Social Justice Activist Dolores Huerta.
All attendees must purchase or reserve tickets online via the Arts & Lectures website at www.csusm.edu/al. Complimentary parking is available for all events in specified lots.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
American Roots Music: History of the Slide Guitar in Americana Blues—With David Vidal and Greg Snear
When: Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, Arts Building, Performance Hall 111
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $6
Community Members: $12
Kids 12 & Under: Free with online ticket
The uniquely homegrown American music of world class musician David Vidal springs from the synergy of myriad traditions. The music performed on the slide guitar is cathartic and haunting, but ultimately meditative and uplifting! Such is the irony of Americana Blues…you feel good after experiencing them.
This is an informative and entertaining performance that plumbs the very soul of American history.
Gender, Race & Money—With Kimberly Dark
When: Wednesday, February 18 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, University Student Union, Ballroom
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $6
Community Members: $12
One of America’s great stories is that anyone can work hard and become wealthy. However, many work hard and feel as though they are personally to blame for their lack of prosperity. The gap between rich and poor is widening, particularly in communities of color and for women. During this entertaining and interactive lecture, Kimberly Dark teaches participants about historical and current day trends on the distribution of wealth in America and how those trends affect us. Participants come to understand "the one percent" and how to work toward a more just economy. To learn more about this performance, please visit Kimberly Dark's website.
Co-sponsored by the Departments of Sociology and Women’s Studies.
Determined Hearts: A WWII Paratrooper, Nurse & One Couple’s Unbreakable Bond—With Dr. Linda Dudik
When: Tuesday, February 24 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, Markstein Hall, Room 125
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $5
Community Members: $10
Kids 12 & Under: Free with online ticket
Dr. Linda Dudik will share fascinating stories and artifacts from the lives of four individuals from WWII. Dick Field risked his life to save a wounded comrade during the Battle of the Bulge. Lillian Krell Swerdlow, an Army nurse stationed in England, received American casualties from the European Theater. Married couple Ray and Joan Klinke endured separations as Ray trained to be a B-17 pilot, flew missions over Germany and eventually became a POW. The best part? The individuals you will be learning about will be present for a Q&A at the end of the presentation. Come hear their stories and be transported to life in a wartime era.
Spicy Storytelling—With Erin O’Brien
When: Tuesday, March 3 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, University Student Union, Ballroom
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $6
Community Members: $12
Kids 12 & Under: Free with online ticket
How does food illustrate our relationship to ourselves, our multifaceted identities and our communities? Artist Erin O'Brien seeks to answer this question and more in Spicy Storytelling, an interactive multi-sensory cooking experience. With over 50 flavors and spices from around the world, O’Brien will explore how the depths and complexities of modern life can bring friends and strangers together. Everyone will get to bring home a unique spice packet creation!
Co-sponsored by the CHABSS Engaging Diverse Dialogues Initiative.
Rudy Francisco: Poet. Spoken Word Artist.
When: Tuesday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, University Student Union, Ballroom
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty & Staff: $5
Community Members: $10
Rudy Francisco will perform original spoken word poetry that will explore the issues of race, gender, class and religion. As an artist, Rudy combines social activism and poetry to enlighten the minds of his audience. He eloquently converts his stories into poetry using introspection, honesty and humor. Amongst many other awards, Francisco notably won the 2010 Individual World Poetry Slam Championship. To learn more about Rudy Francisco, visit his YouTube page
Co-Sponsored by ASI CAB, the Department of Communication and the CHABSS Engaging Diverse Dialogues Initiative.
Hybrid 7/An Ever Never Animal Mud Loves Love—A Dance Performance by Sara Shelton Mann
When: Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, Arts Building, Performance Hall 111
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $6
Community Members: $12
This evening of dance by Master Artist Sara Shelton Mann is a collaborative series of solos created through self-inquiry and conversation. It is radically alive and poetic. It is a puzzle without a beginning or end. The work functions as both façade and transparency, to look through and listen into. Imagine what the performers will do next and what they are thinking. Watch in retrograde. So now is the time from the heart. Form is relentless. Enjoy.
The Sweethearts of Swing Present: Songs from the World War II Era: 1937-1945
When: Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, Markstein Hall, Room 125
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $5
Community Members: $10
Kids 12 & Under: Free with online ticket
By the early 1900’s, swing music had become the most popular musical style in the U.S. Three young sisters from Minnesota, The Andrews Sisters, hit the stage and became America’s most famous singing trio. The Sweethearts of Swing—Janet Hammer, Shelley Smith and Kim Royster—bring the songs and style of The Andrews Sisters into the 21st century. Enjoy major hits like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and other popular songs from the World War II era that greatly impacted the time and American history.
Transnational Labor: A Struggle Within the Struggle: Featuring Dolores Huerta
When: Wednesday, April 8 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, University Student Union, Ballroom
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $5
Community Members: $10
Dolores Huerta is one of the most influential civil rights and labor activists in the United States. For more than 50 years she has worked as a community organizer and social justice.
Among her many accolades, Huerta is a two-time United States Presidential Award Recipient. She received the Medal of Freedom Award from President Obama in 2012, the highest civilian award in the United States, and the Eleanor D. Roosevelt Human Rights Award from President Clinton in 1998. She co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez advocating for farm workers in this country.
As one of the most famous and celebrated Latinas in the U.S., Huerta has been an advocate for social justice, women’s rights, reproductive freedom and LGBT civil rights. She continues working to develop community leaders to advocate for the working poor, immigrants, women and youth through her work with the Dolores Huerta Foundation. She speaks on issues of public policy, social justice, and advocacy influencing thousands of young people to serve their communities. To learn more about Dolores Huerta, please visit her website.
You will not want to miss this event, so get your tickets early.
Co-Sponsored by Palomar College; Palomar Faculty Federation; Extended Learning; Social Justice and Equity Grant; Diverse Dialogues; Dr. Gerardo Gonzales; College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences; College of Education, Health and Human Services; Global Commitment Initiative; Modern Language Studies; Department of Communication; Department of Sociology; Department of Anthropology; the Cross Cultural Center; Department of Native Studies and the California Indian and Culture Sovereignty Center.
What the Taliban Couldn’t Destroy—With Ashraf Anzurgar
When: Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, University Student Union, Ballroom
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $6
Community Members: $12
Ashraf Anzurgar is one of the most prominent fine artists in Afghanistan and a lecturer of fine arts at Kabul University. Americans tend to view Afghanistan as a dangerous no man’s land filled with the Taliban and terrorists, violence and suppression. Anzurgar seeks to show us a different Afghanistan—its history and culture, its everyday people—through his eyes and in the form of his brilliant artwork. Come view images of what life was like before, during and after the war. You will hear his story and how he loves his country despite the fact that the Taliban burned 250 of his own works of art.
Behind the Scenes in the Walt Disney Animation Research Library—With Lella Smith
When: Monday, April 27 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, Arts Building, Room 240
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: $5
Community Members: $10
Kids 12 and Under: Free with online ticket
Lella Smith, former creative director for The Walt Disney Animation Research Library, will share her many experiences working at the repository for approximately 60 million works of Disney animation art. She will reveal some of the highlights, challenges and elements of the various complex projects that she oversaw, including tales of travelling worldwide with Disney art critically important to the emergence of animation as an art form in its own right. In addition, Ms. Smith will show animation artwork never before seen by the general public.
¡Voy a Tocar! With Local Children’s Orchestral Groups
When: Tuesday, April 28 at 6 p.m.
Where: CSUSM, University Student Union, Ballroom
CSUSM Students: Free with online ticket
CSUSM Faculty/Staff: Free with online ticket
Community Members: Free with online ticket
Kids 12 and Under: Free with online ticket
Kim Stephens-Doll, music director of El Sistema Oceanside, and her students invite you to share their experiences and discoveries as part of a worldwide organization for social change through music. Inspired by the program established in Venezuela as a means of social rescue for young people living in impoverished situations, El Sistema Oceanside helps transform young lives. Enjoy an interactive orchestral performance and learn how the idea, “Each one teach one,” empowers families to strive for artistic excellence together with widespread positive effects on students’ future success. To learn more about El Sistema, please visit their website.