See 'Dancing on the Edge' in Orchesis Concerts
Award-winning guest artists from New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco join Cal Poly students and faculty to present the Orchesis Dance Company's 37th annual concert, "Dancing on the Edge." Under the direction of Professor Maria Junco, "Dancing on the Edge" traverses the physical, psychological, emotional and cultural boundaries of dance, and features works in a variety of styles, including aerial dance, ballet, modern, jazz, tap, ballroom, Filipino and Mexican traditional dance. Evening performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. Feb. 8-10.
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'Night at the Mission' Concert February 10 Benefits U Music Programs
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Saturday, Feb. 10, the Cal Poly Music Department presents "A Night at the Mission," a benefit chamber concert at 8 p.m., Old Mission Church, San Luis Obispo. “A Night at the Mission” has become a popular traditional concert in the department's annual series of performances. Once again Cal Poly invites alumni and the community to a beautiful evening of music performed by its chamber ensembles in the Old Mission Church. Performing at this event will be the Early Music Ensemble, String Quartet, Wind Quintet, Saxophone Quartet, Horn Ensemble, Trombone Choir and Brass Choir. Tickets are $10 general and $8 seniors and students.
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra Plays 'Salsa Dura' February 11
Cal Poly Arts presents the Spanish Harlem Orchestra in concert Sunday, Feb. 11, in Harman Hall in the Christopher Cohan Center at 7 p.m.
Come see music director Oscar Hernandez and the hottest salsa band in the world. Rounding up 13 seasoned sidemen, the creative force behind such legends as Ruben Blades, Tito Puente, and Celia Cruz has formed the salsa super group Spanish Harlem Orchestra, a glorious throwback to the 60s and 70s and the heyday of New York salsa. Their first album, the sweltering, horn-heavy "Un Gran Dia en El Barrio", won a Grammy and returned salsa to its exuberant, energetic roots.
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Author Maxine Hong Kingston Speaks on Campus February 14
Maxine Hong Kingston is widely regarded as one of the major authors of contemporary American literature. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 8-10 p.m., she will discuss her newest book in in Cal Poly's Philips Hall (Bldg. 06, Rm. 124). The book is "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace." For more than 23 years, the National Book Award-winning author has led writing and meditation workshops for veterans and their families. The contributors to this volume are combat veterans, medics, and others who served in war; gang members, drug users, and victims of domestic violence; draft resisters, deserters, and peace activists. Sponsored by Cal Poly Women's Studies.
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Les Ballets Trockadero
Performs All-Male Ballet February 16
Cal Poly Arts presents Les Ballets Trockadero Friday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. in
Harman Hall in the Christopher Cohan Center.
The Trocks, as they are affectionately known, dance the fine line between high art and high camp. Combining a devoted respect for classical dance with a wicked comic sensibility, the 16- member, all-male “Clown Princes of Ballet” perform parodies of 19th and 20th Century classics like "Swan Lake" and "Giselle" with impressive technique and more than a bit of diva attitude. Can ballet be funny? Can men dance en pointe? And can they really get away with it? Find out.
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'Vagina Monologues' Performances Set for February 16-18
The Cal Poly Women's Center is hosting benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues Feb. 16-17. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Feb. 16 and 17, with a 2 p.m. matinee Feb. 18. All performances are in The Pavilion of the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center. If you haven't seen the performance yet, get tickets now. Tickets are $12 for students and $15 for general admission. All ticket sales benefit Cal Poly Women's Programs and Services.
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23rd Annual Cal Poly Western Bonanza
Coming
to Paso Robles Event Center February 16-18
Hundreds of young exhibitors and their families will put their cattle, swine, sheep and goats on display at Cal Poly's 23rd Annual Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show Feb. 16-18 at the Paso Robles Event Center. Youth livestock exhibitors from throughout California gather on the Central Coast every year over the President's Day weekend for the livestock show to compete for top honors. More than 500 entrants, all between the ages of nine and 21, are expected at this year's show. They will be competing for more than $30,000 in cash prizes and $40,000 in goods and awards from show sponsors. The event also includes a trade show featuring everything from furniture to jewelry. Admission and parking are free.
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'Just Jazz' Concert is February 24 in Cohan Center
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Saturday, Feb. 24, the University Jazz Bands' Just Jazz Concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Christopher Cohan Center. An eclectic mix of jazz standards and modern compositions will be performed by the University Jazz Bands No. 1 and No. 2 and the Cal Poly Jazz Combo. The concert will also feature a surprise guest artist. Tickets are $12 & 15 general, $10 & 13 seniors and Jazz Federation members, $6 & $10 students.
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'Town & Gown Extravaganza'
Winter Concert is Sunday, February 25
The Cal Poly Music Department Presents its annual Winter Concert, a “Town & Gown” Musical Extravaganza at 3 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. The Cal Poly Wind Orchestra has been invited to team up with the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande for a wonderful afternoon of “boisterous brass, windy woodwinds and powerful percussion.” The Cal Poly Wind Orchestra will include works by James Barnes (Symphonic Fanfare), Alfred Reed (Armenian Dances Part II), Eric Ewazen: (Southern Landscapes), John Philip Sousa: (The Thunderer), and more.
Tickets are available from the Clark Center, at 805-489-9444, or online at http://www.clarkcenter.org.
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