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TASCAM’s DR-40X used by Gilbert Mares
Catfish graduated from Cal State Northridge with a Bachelor’s degree in radio, TV, and film. Prior to hosting his own show, he worked for seven years in the LA radio market and gained a wealth of experience. His Catbluz Radio Hour show takes place on Tuesday evenings at 7 PM and past episodes are archived online. Catfish purchased his DR-40X 2 years ago and since that time, the versatile recorder has been central to his work. He discussed his experience with the DR-40X. -ProAudio Tech
Joe Estacio to Sign Copies of his Delightful Children’s Book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Joe Estacio is a Filipino-American writer. He earned his bachelor's degree in Theatre from California State University, Northridge. As a student, Joe took acting classes. He was inspired to write children's books for his kids after becoming a father. His first published book, “When I Was Young,” is an illustrated book for young readers. Reading and writing are lifelong passions for him, but the idea of publishing a book began a decade ago from reading to his children. He was able to realize how different his life was from that of younger generations by telling his own stories and listening to what his children had to say. --WebWire
CSUN Alumni Awarded National Medal of Arts
World-renowned muralist and California State University, Northridge, distinguished alumna Judy Baca ’69 (Art), M.A. ’80 (Art), Hon.D. ’18 was honored March 21 with the National Medal of Arts, in a ceremony at the White House. President Joe Biden presented the medal — the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. government — to Baca in a ceremony in the East Room. First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman and fellow Matador Doug Emhoff ’87 (Communication Studies) were present for the ceremony, which honored 21 people and two organizations with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medals. --SCV News
Bombay Beach Lit Fest to Highlight Desert Settings
Goldberg grew up in Contra Costa County but moved to Coachella Valley at 14. He attended California State University, Northridge and eventually returned to Coachella Valley at 29 with his wife, just before the publication of his first book, “Fake Liar Cheat” in 2000. --Calexico Chronicle
Stephanie Harris Named Director of Community Services for the City of Beverly Hills
Harris joined the city in 2014 as a Management Analyst in the Community Services Department, later promoting to Senior Management Analyst and Community Services Manager before joining the City Manager’s Office in 2022 as Community Outreach Manager. Prior to joining Beverly Hills, Harris worked for the City of Rosemead’s Parks and Recreation Department for 11 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and her master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge. --Beverly Hills Courier
Looking at what’s real. Artist uses her body to challenge perceptions of the female form
Q: Can you talk about how you arrived at this work of exploring self-worth and validation, and their connection to the ways that people perceive us?
A: I received my degree from California State University Northridge in 2010. I was working on my master’s degree (I have my degree in both art history and studio art) in 2008 and I had a panic attack, the first panic attack I’ve ever had. It scared the heck out of me, so I started going to therapy and through that time is the first time I realized I have an eating disorder. It’s the first time where I really started talking about body image and my body in relation to food and in relation to the space that I take up in the world. My master’s thesis was I compared myself in real life to my avatar in Second Life [an online virtual world allowing users to create avatars for themselves to interact with other users; Schomaker describes her avatar as having been “tall, thin, beautiful, classy, everything that I’m not”] and that was a project called “My Life as an Avatar,” so that was kind of the start of exploring body image. After I graduated, I just started to use other modes of using my body in many different ways to talk about being plus size and what that means in the world.
--The San Diego Union Tribune
Malanchi Whitson Quintet + "Something w/ Soul" Presented by 18th Street Arts Center & The 'new' World STAGE Sat Mar 25th, 2023 *6PM* PT *updatez*
David Otis
David Otis from Downey, California, is one of the upcoming saxophonists of today. A graduate from Cal State Northridge w/ a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies, David also has a Masters degree from the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute (which is currently named the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz from UCLA). Through the Institute, David has performed, toured, & studied w/ Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Stefon Harris, Dee Dee Bridgewater, & more. --Leimert Park Beat
Dope science: Bangkok budtender Tian Scherer on why the scene needs more nerds (Interview)
“My background was nutritional science, so I learned about organic chemistry, biology, and human anatomy so I am able to use that to help my patients better understand how cannabis works with their body,” said Tian, who studied nutrition at California State University, Northridge, in Southern California. -- Coconuts
Beverly Hills appoints community services director
She earned her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and her master’s in public administration from California State University, Northridge. -- Beverly Press
John Sonsini at Inman Gallery
John Sonsini was born in Rome, NY in 1950, and earned a B.A. from California State University Northridge, CA in 1975. He has exhibited his paintings extensively for the past thirty years, including recent solo exhibitions at ACME. Los Angeles, CA (2010, 2008, 2006); the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT (2010); Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA (2007); Cheim & Read, New York, NY (2007); and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA (2005). His work is included in several prominent public collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA. Sonsini lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. -- E-Flux Journal