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CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability holds annual EV car show and draws a crowd

CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability annual EV car show drew a crowd on sunny Wednesday, April 17, where the lucky few had a chance to “experience the thrill” of the powerful Porsche launch control system with a professional driver, and test driving in other electric vehicles provided by Galpin Motors and Lucid. -- Los Angeles Daily News

Faculty members from the UMKC Music Conservatory Joseph Genauldi, Alberto Suarez and Sean Chen performed in the Kansas Public Radio Live Performance Studio April 15, 2024.

Joeseph Genualdi has served on the faculties of Yale University, the University of Oregon, DePaul University, California State University-Northridge and The University of North Carolina School of the Arts. In summers he has taught at The Taos School of Music, Kneisel Hall, and The Euro Arts Festival, Leipzig, Germany. As Artistic Director of The Chicago Chamber Musicians for 17 years until July 2011, Genualdi worked closely with numerous composers including Richard Wilson, John Corigliano, Pierre Boulez, Augusta Read Thomas, John Harbison, Aaron J. Kernis, Bruce Adolphe, Steven Stucky, Joan Tower, David Del Tredici, Ned Rorem, William Bolcom, Ellen Zwilich, Bernard Rands, Robert Chumbley, Gabriela Frank, Dana Wilson, Mason Bates, Lee Hyla, Bright Sheng, Avner Dorman, George Perle, and Peter Lieberson. His recordings are found on Music Master, Pickwick, EMI-Angel, Sony Classics, CRI, Summit, Albany, Naxos, and Cedille. CCM’s release on Summit Records of the Mozart Clarinet and Horn Quintets won a finalist nomination for the 2007 Grammy Awards. A CD with The Chicago Chamber Musicians of the Brahms Horn Trio and Clarinet Quintet released, May 2010. A recording of works by Peter Lieberson, Ellen Zwilich, and John Harbison releases in 2012. -- Kansas Public Radio

#164 California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge is a public university located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Calif. The nation’s second-largest public master’s university, CSU Northridge’s 353-acre campus boasts a community of nearly 40,000 students. Students at CSU Northridge can choose from more than 100 academic programs across nine colleges, with psychology, radio television broadcast, and criminal justice being among the most popular. The university encourages community-engaged learning so that students can apply.. -- Forbes

Finding New Weapons in the Battle Against Hate

The gathering occurred at the Phoenicia Lebanese restaurant in Glendale on April 13. Guest speakers included Mackenzie Anderson, Staff Counsel at the California Civil Rights Department; Dr. Yousef K. Baker, associate professor in the Department of International Studies and co-director of the Middle East Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach; Dr. Rana A. Sharif, professor in Gender and Women’s Studies at California State University, Northridge; and Al-Marayti. -- San Fernando Valley Sun

Palomar Performing Arts presents Emilia Lopez-Yañez and Ruth Weber – Concert Hour

Ruth Weber has performed internationally as a pianist and been an accompanist/coach with numerous organizations including the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, Opera Aguascalientes, and California State University, Northridge. She was a recording artist with the Music-Minus-One division of the Marantz Corporation, and an Artistic Director/coach for operatic productions presented by Jean Will Presents. -- KPBS

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, April 18-25

Kinesis – Emerging Choreography at California State University, Northridge: Student choreographers and dancers present their best at their spring showcase, 7:30 p.m. April 24, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 25. Tickets $20; $10 seniors and students. Plaza de Sol Performance Hall, in the University Student Union, on the east side of the campus off of Zelzah Street. Parking: use Lot G3 at the corner of Zelzah Avenue and Prairie Street (thesoraya.org/en/parking/). Box office, 818-677-2488. Details: tinyurl.com/53w8dcns -- Los Angeles Daily News

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