Clips
Scene in LA – March
Written by Arthur Laurents, with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and directed by Richard Israel, it runs March 10 through March 12 at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge. For tickets, call (818) 677-3000 or visit www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org. -- Crescenta Valley Weekly
‘Battlestar Galactica’ trilogy among movie screening events in the Los Angeles area
Cinematheque at Cal State Northridge: John Cassavetes Retrospective: “Husbands” (1970), 7 p.m. March 16. Free. Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall, Auditorium Room 100. 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
LA Voters Trickle to the Polls on Election Day
The polling place was in the school's auditorium where one section of a wall was decorated with college posters made by students. There were student posters for San Diego State, UCLA, USC, Cal State Northridge, Brown University and Harvard University. -- High Beam Research
Dance Review: ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET (on tour at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge)
Just before Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s (ASFB) program, Valley Performing Arts Center’s Executive Director Thor Steingraber announced that the outfit was signed to be in residence for two more years. Based on last night’s offering, the company’s second visit here, I hope to see much more of this 20-year-old company. Even with a world premiere that ran out of steam and some cast members not completely passing this endurance test of a program, ASFB turned the transience of dance into enduring, grateful memories. -- Stage and Cinema
Injecting stem cells into the brain a breakthrough or quackery?
Duma, with Berman, Lander and Elam as co-authors, tried to begin a study of brain/stem cell injections. But their first attempt at Institutional Review Board approval was denied because they hadn’t done animal testing. So they got Dr. Oleg Kopyov at Cal State Northridge to conduct tests on rats. -- Lake County Record-Bee
Spiritual seekers reconstruct ancient Greek polytheism
Because of the close ties between church and government in Greece, today “the practice of Hellenismos is actually illegal,” said Sabina Magliocco, a professor of anthropology and folklore at California State University Northridge. -- Colorado Springs Gazette
Newest members of college police departments: Bomb-sniffing K-9s
"They just feel safe seeing these dogs and knowing they're at work, helping to contribute to the various things the police department does to keep them safe," said Anne Glavin, police chief at California State University, Northridge. -- Police One
CSUN Workshop Exploring Strategies to Deal with Climate Change
Hoping to tap into the brain power of the California State University and University of California systems and the creative imaginations of members of the community, California State University, Northridge will host a two-day workshop later this month to explore new ways to tackle the issues raised by climate change. -- SCV News
Things to do: Transition Fair, Jazz Festival, Wig and Stache Party
This year’s festival also will include two headliner concert events. The first concert will begin at noon, featuring jazz drummer, percussionist, clinician, author and educator Steve Houghton, who will perform with the CSU Northridge Jazz “A” Band. -- Ventura County Star
Cross-institutional partnership fosters STEM education
Through trainings and lessons supported by the non-profit Project Lead the Way, students are given a series of courses that continue to build upon each other as students move from West Creek and Emblem in the Saugus Union School District to Saugus High School and Valencia High School the William S. Hart Union High School District, and then to College of the Canyons (COC) and California State University, Northridge (CSUN). -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal