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CSUN Open House Welcomes Prospective Students to Campus
California State University, Northridge is hosting its annual Open House on Saturday, Oct. 28, offering local high school and community college students an all-access look at the campus and its programs. -- SCV News
Vigil at Congregation Emanu El in Redlands shows support for Israel
The gathering in Redlands Thursday joined a growing number of vigils and rallies held across Southern California, including several in the Los Angeles area and one at California State University Northridge, in the past few days in response to the mounting conflict in the Middle East. -- Redlands Daily Facts
The Verdi Chorus' 40th Anniversary Season Continues With Its Landmark Fall 2023 Concert 40!
Music Director and Founding Artistic Director ANNE MARIE KETCHUM has been the conductor of the Verdi Chorus since its beginning in 1983. Well recognized as a singer, conductor, stage director and educator, she taught on the voice faculty of Pasadena City College for 34 years until her recent retirement. During her tenure at Pasadena, she directed a full opera each spring to critical acclaim. As a singer, she has appeared internationally and is well known for her performances of contemporary art music, vocal chamber music, solo recitals, and opera. Her recordings of Morten Lauridsen's Cuatro Canciones and of Aurelio De La Vega's Recordatio were both honored with Grammy nominations. She has premiered numerous works by such composers as Ernst Krenek, Aurelio De La Vega, Schulamit Ran, and Hans Werner Henze. Among Ms. Ketchum's creative activities is This and My Heart: A Portrait of Emily Dickinson in Text and Song – a concert/theater piece which she co-wrote and performs with actress Linda Kelsey and pianist Victoria Kirsch. This was first presented as part of Grand Performances in Los Angeles and made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cultural Affairs Department of Los Angeles. She has also served on the faculty of OperaWorks, Angels Vocal Art and at California State University, Northridge. Ms. Ketchum and the Chorus have received commendations on several occasions from the county of Los Angeles and from the city of Santa Monica. -- Broadway World Los Angeles
Cinematheque presents John Singleton's unsung western ROSEWOOD starring Jon Voight, Don Cheadle
The Cinematheque and Armer Screening Room are in Manzanita Hall on the CSUN campus, next to Parking Lots B1 and B2. Parking Permits are $8.75 for four hours. They may be purchased from a parking permit dispenser (available in each student/visitor parking lot) or from an attendant in one of the Information Booths. -- Northridge-Chatsworth Patch
Celebrating International Student Members—Premier America Credit Union
CUES member Richard Dedor says his CU will be hosting a mid-day networking event featuring international students who attend California State University, Northridge, where Premier America Credit Union is the official credit union. -- Credit Union Management
Required Reading
The project is the result of an unlikely partnership of three tribes — Chumash, Tataviam, and Kizh-Gabrieleño — as well as geographers, historians, biologists, and computer scientists from USC, UCLA and Cal State’s Northridge, Los Angeles and Long Beach campuses. -- HyperAllergic
On the heels of Proposition 28, California colleges pave new pathways for arts teachers
Helping students find their creative voice is a key reason Engdahl spearheaded an online credential program in theater and dance at Cal State East Bay in 2021, making it the first CSU to offer those credentials just as Proposition 28 promises to create thousands of new arts teaching jobs at California schools. Similarly, Cal State San Marcos will soon become the first CSU to create a pathway specifically for undergraduate art majors who wish to teach. Cal State Northridge is poised to launch a dance credential program next spring. Given the anticipated demand for newly minted arts educators in the wake of Proposition 28, the state’s 2022 groundbreaking initiative to bring arts education back into schools, many expect other campuses to follow their lead. -- EdSource
Oct. 15: CSUN Hosting Annual All Abilities Resource Fair
The California State University, Northridge Family Focus Resource Center is hosting its 10th annual All Abilities Resource Fair on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the university. -- SCV News
Peso Pluma in concert, a catrina costume exhibit and more things to do this weekend
Lila Downs Dos Corazones Día de Muertos: The Oaxacan-born singer with Mixtec and American roots pays tribute to the ancient holiday with her infamous soulful ballads and ballet folklórico dancers at this captivating Cal State Northridge performing arts theater. Having lost her husband last year, Downs honors her own dearly departed with songs from her recently released album “La Sánchez,” a love letter to the northern Mexican rancheras, cumbia and corridos that have influenced the southern Mexican artivist. -- Los Angeles Times
Choral anniversary season performance serenades through iconic poetry
McDonald met Ketchum while the latter was filling in for a voice teacher at California State University, Northridge, helping the young singer prepare for her graduate recital. Currently a section leader with Verdi, McDonald said her performances with the group introduce audiences to “what opera is without sitting through the three-hour opera.” Ho echoed her fellow singers’ sentiment, calling it a “unique experience to explore so many different operas in one concert alone.” -- Santa Monica Daily Press