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California Wind Band Festival Concerts Continue March 8-10
Photo of saxophone The Cal Poly Music Department and the American Bandmasters Association are sponsoring a four-day concert series featuring seven of the nation’s finest wind bands. The California Wind Band Festival began Wednesday, March 7 and continues through Saturday, March 10. All performances begin at 8 p.m. in the Christopher Cohan Center on campus, and tickets are still available.

On Thursday, March 8, the St. Cloud State University Wind Ensemble, Rikard Hansen, conductor, and the Arizona State University Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds, Gary Hill, conductor, will perform. On Friday, March 9, the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra, William Johnson, conductor, Randy Brion, guest conductor, and the Ohlone Wind Orchestra of Fremont, Tony Clements, conductor, will perform. On Saturday, March 10, the United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” Col. Thomas Rotondi Jr., conductor, will perform. Admission is free; seating is limited.
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Angela Davis to Speak on Campus
To Kick Off Women's History Month March 9
Angela Davis, one of the most well-known feminist scholars and activists of the late 20th century, will be headlining Cal Poly’s Women’s History Month celebration at 7 p.m. Friday, March 9, in Chumash Auditorium. Davis will speak on “Building Communities of Resistance,” focusing on her experiences in activism, prison reform, and her belief in non-violent resistance. The UC Santa Cruz professor will recount her experiences being on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list for a crime she didn’t commit, as well as her role in the civil rights movement.
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Oxford University Brecht Scholar to Speak After Matinee March 10
Leading translator and scholar Tom Kuhn of Oxford University will present a free discussion session Saturday, March 10, following Cal Poly’s 2 p.m. performance of Bertolt Brecht’s politically charged play, “Round Heads and Pointed Heads.” Kuhn is the series editor of the main English-language edition of Brecht’s works. At Oxford, he teaches German language and literature, and 20th-century literature. Cal Poly’s Theatre and Dance Department is presenting the play Thursday through Saturday March 8-10. Curtain time is 8 p.m. both evenings, with a matinee at 2 p.m. March 10 only. All showings will be in the Spanos Theatre on campus.
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Photo of student playing a cello Cal Poly Symphony Winter Concert is March 11
The Cal Poly Symphony Winter Concert, "Student Soloist Showcase," begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, in the Christopher Cohan Center. Come hear the winners of the Music Department's annual student solo competition for a taste of Mustang musical talent. Also to be heard: music from the movies, classic and contemporary. Tickets are $10 & $12 general, $8 & $10 seniors, $6 students.
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'Old School Freight Train'
Barrels into Spanos Theatre March 27
Cal Poly Arts presents the Virginia quintet Old School Freight Train in concert Thursday, March 22, at 8 p.m. in the Spanos Theatre. By sporting a banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and bass, Old School Freight Train certainly looks like a traditional string band. But they mix lightning-fast bluegrass numbers and toss in jazz, Latin, Celtic, and pop styles. Listen for their outrageous acoustic version of Stevie Wonder's 1982 funk classic, "Superstition." The hit of bluegrass festivals across the country, including Telluride and Rockygrass.
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Cirque Eloize Performs March 27
Cal Poly Arts presents Cirque Eloize at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in Harman Hall in the Christopher Cohan Center. In its latest production, set in a theater where performers busy themselves rehearsing acts of juggling, contortion, and acrobatics, Cirque Eloize returns with a festive celebration of music and dance, a world of joyful, childlike characters and virtuoso circus performance.
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