Humboldt State Now: Feature Stories, News, & Events http://now.humboldt.edu en now@humboldt.edu Copyright 2010 2010-05-20T04:00:00-08:00 Cirque Dreams Illumination http://now.humboldt.edu/events/cirque-dreams-illumination/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/cirque-dreams-illumination/ The only show of its kind to ever perform on Broadway! In the newest stage spectacle from Cirque Dreams, everyday occurrences are transformed into astounding feats performed by an international cast of acrobatic urbanites, flexible fanatics, world-class athletes, musicians, and more. This action packed Cirque Dream is enhanced with over 100 inventive costumes and set in a fantastical cityscape of towering buildings, infinite possibilities and special effects. Ablaze with lights and activities, objects and shapes transform into windows and stairways that lead beyond imagination. Cirque Dreams Illumination will surpass its “jaw dropping, family friendly spectacle” proclamation by the Los Angeles Times and exhilarate audiences of all ages.

“Dazzling! A reason to stand up and cheer.”—New York Daily News

Adult $55.00 • Child/Senior $45.00 • HSU $35.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-05-19T20:00:00-07:00 David Grisman Quintet http://now.humboldt.edu/events/david-grisman-quintet/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/david-grisman-quintet/ Jerry Garcia once dubbed David Grisman’s utterly unique blend of bluegrass, Latin and gypsy jazz “Dawg” music. Call it what you will—the undisputed master of the mandolin always delivers an indescribably impeccable evening of awesome acousticity. Making a welcome return to the CenterArts stage after too long of an absence, the ultra-talented members of DGQ are sure to top themselves once again.

Adult $35.00 • Child/Senior $30.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-05-08T20:00:00-07:00 Yuja Wang http://now.humboldt.edu/events/yuja-wang/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/yuja-wang/ Twenty-two year old Chinese-born pianist Yuja Wang is widely recognized for playing that combines the spontaneity and fearless imagination of youth with the discipline and precision of a mature artist. Regularly lauded for her prodigious technique, Yuja’s command of the piano has been described as “astounding” and “superhuman.” As the San Francisco Chronicle writes, “to listen to her in action is to re-examine whatever assumptions you may have had about how well the piano can actually be played.”

Program:
Berg/Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Albeniz/Selection of Spanish songs, TBA
Scriabin/Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
Prokofiev/Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82

Adult $45.00 • Child/Senior $40.00 • HSU $25.00 Fulkerson Recital Hall ]]> Music 2010-04-25T20:00:00-07:00 Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile http://now.humboldt.edu/events/punch-brothers-featuring-chris-thile/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/punch-brothers-featuring-chris-thile/ Mandolin virtuoso/prodigy Chris Thile is best known as a key member of the award-winning newgrass band Nickel Creek. His new project, the Punch Brothers, combines the talents of Thile with the hottest young pickers in modern bluegrass. Together they produce a fresh, cutting-edge sound that seamlessly blends bluegrass traditions with breathtaking innovation. As the San Francisco Chronicle notes, “Why didn’t someone think about mixing bluegrass, jazz and classical music together sooner? Chris Thile is doing it and the result is totally mind-blowing.”

“They bring new life and energy to bluegrass.”—Rolling Stone

Adult $25.00 • Child/Senior $25.00 • HSU $20.00 Kate Buchanan Room]]> Music 2010-04-21T20:00:01-07:00 Baaba Maal http://now.humboldt.edu/events/baaba-maal/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/baaba-maal/ Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal has long been recognized as one of Africa’s greatest musical treasures. Accompanied by his supercharged electric ensemble and dancers, his high-energy music fuses soulful strains of American funk and jazz with the rich rhythms and timeless purity of traditional West African melodies. The hypnotic grooves and soaring vocals always serve to highlight his message—a call for positive change and a peaceful, united Africa.
“Baaba Maal is one of the finest singers in the world.”—The Guardian

Adult $38.00 • Child/Senior $38.00 • HSU $25.00 Kate Buchanan Room]]> Music 2010-04-13T20:00:00-07:00 Hairspray http://now.humboldt.edu/events/hairspray/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/hairspray/ Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon takes you back to 1962 Baltimore, as 16-year old Tracy Turnblad sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a big girl with big dreams—and even bigger hair!—change the world…and still have time to win the boy she loves? This megahit is piled bouffant high with laughter and romance, and enough catchy new songs to fill a nonstop platter party.

“Irresistible! If life were everything it should be, it would be more like Hairspray. Stocked with canny, deliriously tuneful songs and the freshest array of young singers and dancers since Rent.”— The New York Times

Adult $60.00 • Child/Senior $55.00 • HSU $35.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-03-31T20:00:00-07:00 Grad Fair 2010 http://now.humboldt.edu/events/grad-fair-20101/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/grad-fair-20101/ Make sure you are ready for your graduation during the Grad Fair. Get your Cap & Gown, join the HSU Alumni Assoc., purchase graduation announcements, rings, find out about the graduation pledge, create a digital resume, meet with career counselors and representatives from Peace Corps & more!

Free UC South Lounge]]> Clubs & Campus Organizations 2010-03-25T10:00:00-07:00 Grad Fair 2010 http://now.humboldt.edu/events/grad-fair-2010/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/grad-fair-2010/ Clubs & Campus Organizations 2010-03-24T10:00:00-07:00 Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra http://now.humboldt.edu/events/moscow-state-radio-symphony-orchestra/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/moscow-state-radio-symphony-orchestra/ One of Russia’s prized musical jewels, the magnificent Moscow State Radio Orchestra was founded in 1978 to perform national radio broadcasts much like the BBC Symphony Orchestra in England. This is a not-to-be missed opportunity to hear a full symphony orchestra as acclaimed Maestro Kornienko leads an exhilarating evening of Russian masterworks performed by the artists who know them best.

“A crack ensemble that brings a rigorous approach to music-making”—Los Angeles Times
Program:
Rimsky-Korsakov/Tsar’s Bride Overture
Tchaikovsky/Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Rimsky-Korsakov/Scheherazade Symphonic Suite for Orchestra, Op. 35
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Adult $65.00 • Child/Senior $60.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-03-18T20:00:00-07:00 Capitol Steps http://now.humboldt.edu/events/capitol-steps/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/capitol-steps/ What could be more amusing than Congress? How about a troupe of former congressional staffers-turned-comedians who travel the country skewering the people and places that once employed them! Regularly featured on NPR, Capitol Steps’ brilliant song parodies and hilarious sketches are up-to-the-minute send-ups of all things political—satirizing everything that makes the red states red and the blue states blue.

Adult $38.00 • Child/Senior $35.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-03-12T20:00:00-07:00 SF Jazz Collective http://now.humboldt.edu/events/sf-jazz-collective/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/sf-jazz-collective/ An all-star, mega-band launched in 2004 by the San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Collective has quickly become one of the most exciting and acclaimed groups on the jazz scene. Balancing classic works by great jazz composers with new compositions commissioned for the band, the Collective embodies the message that jazz is an exciting, living, ever-changing, and ever-relevant art form. Each year the group performs works by a modern master—this year, legendary jazz pianist Horace Silver—and one new piece by each of the Collective members. It’s the ultimate jazz lover’s evening!

Mark Turner, Saxophones
Miguel Zenón, Alto saxophone, flute
Avishai Cohen, Trumpet
Robin Eubanks, Trombone
Stefon Harris, Vibes & marimba
Renee Rosnes, Piano
Matt Penman, Bass
Eric Harland, Drums

Adult $35.00 • Child/Senior $30.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-03-06T20:00:00-07:00 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo http://now.humboldt.edu/events/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo/ Fabulous, funny and always outrageous, the Trocks dance the fine line between high art and high camp. An audience favorite around the world, these hilarious all-male “ballerinas” present loving parodies of classical ballet with impeccable comic timing and to-die-for technical skills. With hairy-chested men en pointe and in tights, tutus and plus-size toe shoes, the Trocks take the art form’s conventions to the limits of absurdity, combing excruciatingly funny slapstick with a genuine respect for classical ballet. Channeling an old-style Russian Ballet company, full of stroppy ballerinas, runaway egos, and diva glamour, they send up the classics from Giselle to Swan Lake.

Adult $45.00 • Child/Senior $40.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-02-23T20:00:00-07:00 Suzanne Vega http://now.humboldt.edu/events/suzanne-vega/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/suzanne-vega/ uzanne Vega personifies the neo-folk revival with her beautifully crafted, literate songs. She created an international sensation with her hits, “Luka,” “Tom’s Diner” and “Marlene on the Wall,” and she continues to carve out an almost singular niche. Recalling the beat poets as well as confessional singer-songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Ms. Vega’s poetic stories and exquisite melodies—accompanied by her sparse guitar playing and a crack back-up band—make for a stunning evening that inspires and moves.

“…Vega is as original, gritty and gorgeous as ever.” —Newsweek

Adult $35.00 • Child/Senior $30.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-02-20T20:00:00-07:00 Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas & Edgar Meyer http://now.humboldt.edu/events/sam-bush-jerry-douglas-edgar-meyer/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/sam-bush-jerry-douglas-edgar-meyer/ This once-in-a-lifetime newgrass supergroup provides a unique showcase for the unlimited sonic possibilities of acoustic instrumentation. Featuring Jerry Douglas, perhaps the hottest Dobro player on the planet, who is taking time off from his “day job” backing up Alison Krauss to join the group; mandolin virtuoso Sam Bush, who brings his mile-a-minute, jaw-droppingly fancy fretwork; and holding down the low-end is the phenomenal double bassist Edgar Meyer, a musician as equally at home playing with Yo Yo Ma as with a bluegrass band. This is surely an acoustic music lover’s dream team!

Adult $38.00 • Child/Senior $35.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-02-12T20:00:00-07:00 St. Lawrence String Quartet http://now.humboldt.edu/events/st-lawrence-string-quartet/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/st-lawrence-string-quartet/ Having walked on stage together nearly 2000 times in the last 20 years, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has established itself among the world-class chamber ensembles of its generation. The group continues to build on its reputation for imaginative, spontaneous music making that The Washington Post calls “emotionally high charged,” while The New Yorker writes, “The St. Lawrence are remarkable not simply for the quality of their music making, exalted as it is, but for the joy they take in the act of connection.” They recently presented the world premiere of a new piece composed for the Quartet by American composer John Adams, which will be performed on this program.

Program:
Haydn/String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4
Ravel/String Quartet in F Major
Adams/String Quartet (2008)

Adult $45.00 • Child/Senior $40.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-02-06T20:00:00-07:00 The Second City http://now.humboldt.edu/events/the-second-city/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/the-second-city/ The instigators behind SCTV and the original inspiration for Saturday Night Live, Second City is “a comedy empire”—The New York Times. With a superstar alumni list that includes a virtual Who’s Who of comic masters—Mike Myers, Steve Carell and Tina Fey to name a few—the company has been the springboard for generations of the comedy world’s best and brightest. Hilarious, spontaneous and insightful, the seven member troupe performs a blend of classic sketches from their nearly 50 year archive, topical material ripped from the day’s headlines and their trademark, over-the-top improvisation.

Adult $25.00 • Child/Senior $25.00 • HSU $15.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-01-29T20:00:00-07:00 Spirit of Uganda http://now.humboldt.edu/events/spirit-of-uganda/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/spirit-of-uganda/ To the melodic tones of standing drums, with dramatic choreography, bright, layered rhythms and gorgeous call-and-response vocals, a vibrant cast of performers, aged 8-18, bring to life the sounds and movements of East Africa. Ambassadors for Uganda’s 2.4 million orphans, these children personify the resilience and promise of Africa’s next generation as they promote awareness of Uganda’s dual crises of AIDS and civil war, and raise funds to support themselves and others displaced in their homeland.

“Young, proud, and marvelously spirited musicians and dancers. Whatever these performers do, in whatever different bright attire, they do with discipline, fervor, and joy. The pounding feet and agile bodies, the drums and vibrant human voices all send a message—one of courage and hope.”—Village Voice

Adult $45.00 • Child/Senior $40.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-01-27T20:00:00-07:00 Peking Acrobats http://now.humboldt.edu/events/peking-acrobats/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/peking-acrobats/ Direct from the People’s Republic of China, this elite group of gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists, and tumblers roll spellbinding 2000-year-old Chinese traditions and exotic Chinese music into a gravity-defying kaleidoscope of uplifting, awe-inspiring entertainment for the whole family!
“The Peking Acrobats regularly passed from the seemingly impossible to the virtually unbelievable.” —Los Angeles Times

Adult $35.00 • Child/Senior $25.00 • HSU $20.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2010-01-19T19:00:00-07:00 Preservation Hall Jazz Band, A Creole Christmas http://now.humboldt.edu/events/preservation-hall-jazz-band-a-creole-christmas/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/preservation-hall-jazz-band-a-creole-christmas/ The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is known for its signature brand of jazz originating from the Mardi Gras parades, saloons and riverboats of turn-of-the-century New Orleans. In this special show, the band puts a “Big Easy” spin on celebratory songs of the season. And of course, no Preservation Hall show is complete without a Bourbon Street-style parade as the band plays their classic finale, “When the Saints Go Marching In.” A genuinely uplifting experience, this Grammy Award-winning ensemble exemplifies what true New Orleans jazz is all about.
“The best jazz band in the land.”—San Francisco Examiner

Adult $35.00 • Child/Senior $30.00 • HSU $25.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2009-12-18T20:00:00-07:00 Jenny Scheinman Trio http://now.humboldt.edu/events/jenny-scheinman-trio/ http://now.humboldt.edu/events/jenny-scheinman-trio/ Truly a case of “local girl makes good,” acclaimed composer, jazz violinist and singer, Jenny Scheinman grew up right here in Humboldt County’s Petrolia. Since moving to New York City in 1999, Ms. Scheinman has found herself working and recording alongside such lauded artists as Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Lucinda Williams, Madeleine Peyroux, and countless others. For the past five years, Scheinman has taken the #1 Rising Star Violinist title in the Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll and has been listed as one of their Top Ten Overall Violinists. Her fourth instrumental release, 12 Songs, was named by the The New York Times as one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005.
“…an artist who, like those with whom she regularly works, sees little point in constraining herself with rigidly defined boundaries.”—All About Jazz

Adult $25.00 • Child/Senior $20.00 • HSU $15.00 Van Duzer Theatre ]]> Music 2009-12-12T20:00:01-07:00