Arts And Entertainment

The Department of Dance, Music & Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt presents Contemporary Music for Percussion performed by the Cal Poly Humboldt Percussion Ensemble; the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of Ile Aiye performed by the World Percussion Group; and the Festive Steel Drum Sounds of the Caribbean performed by the Humboldt Calypso Band.

The documentary will screen online Nov. 22-29 as part of American Indian Heritage Month.

Liminal bodies and space by visiting artists Linh Dao and Amanda Stojanov opens to the public on Thursday, Nov. 7, with an opening reception that evening from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Reese Bullen Gallery. The exhibition will run through Dec. 14.

CenterArts is being renamed Cal Poly Humboldt Presents to more directly connect the University with a cultural institution of the North Coast.

Thanks to the Humboldt Arts Council’s Permanent Collection, a new art show celebrates the visual arts of former Cal Poly Humboldt faculty who have long been a part of campus and community life.

The Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation partnered with the Ceramics Area of the Department of Art + Film’s Ceramics Club of Cal Poly Humboldt to create and produce over 400 Cal Poly Humboldt-inspired ceramic mugs as a unique gift for the University’s most generous recent donors.

With the support of thousands of families, the campus community, and local partners, Cal Poly Humboldt celebrated the Class of 2024.

The 11th Annual Cal Poly Humboldt Hip Hop Conference: Power to the People will feature a keynote address from Chuck D, and three days of presentations, performances, food, and celebrations of hip-hop culture from April 23-25.

The Department of Dance, Music & Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt presents Dance Visions—an annual spring dance concert featuring 36 dancers and 10 different pieces in the diverse styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and tap.

According to California Native American cultural traditions, Tribes would gather over multiple days to strengthen bonds and make significant decisions about their families and the future. Although there is no direct English translation of the Native word for these gatherings, the term “Big Time” was adopted to mean significant, decision-making, or major importance.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery presents the Wa Hinthil Come North group exhibition, curated by Meyo Marrufo. The exhibition runs March 28 through May 11.

Join other Cal Poly Humboldt students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and family on Wednesday, April 3, for this 24-hour fundraising campaign to support the program on campus you care most about.

Cal Poly Humboldt Film professor Sarah Lasley recently returned from screening her film “Welcome to the Enclave” at Slamdance, a prestigious film festival.

Cal Poly Humboldt Theatre Arts presents "Into the Woods," the iconic hit Broadway musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine.

This year, the University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the student-led Social Justice Summit with five days of engaging workshops, speakers, and interactive sessions.

The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music & Theatre presents the second annual “Fiesta Folklórica,” a celebration of the diverse cultures, music, and dances of Mexico.

One Cal Poly Humboldt student is amplifying the role of communities of color in the fight for environmental justice through the docu-series, Sowing Seeds: Racial Justice and the Environmental Movement.

Celebrando su 25o aniversario, Cal Poly Humboldt y College of the Redwoods presentan el Festival Anual de Cine Latino Internacional en el cine Mill Creek Cinema, los días 27, 28 y 29 de febrero de 2024 de 6:00 p.m. a 10:20 p.m.

Celebrating its 25th year, Cal Poly Humboldt and College of the Redwoods present the Annual International Latino Film Festival at Mill Creek Cinema, February 27, 28, and 29 from 6 p.m. to 10:20 p.m.

The Reese Bullen Gallery at Cal Poly Humboldt showcases an exhibition curated by professor and Art + Film Department Chair Nicole Jean Hill. Through research and collaborative preservation with the archive located in Wyoming, the exhibition features works by photographer Lora Webb Nichols (1883-1962) who created and collected thousands of negatives over the course of her lifetime in the mining town of Encampment. The images chronicle the domestic, social, and economic aspects of the sparsely populated frontier of south-central Wyoming.

The Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence will host several campus events to celebrate Black Liberation and History Month. Activities will feature a movie screening, trivia night, karaoke, paddle boarding, and conversations about this year’s theme: Black Joy, Uninterrupted.

Those who attend Cal Poly Humboldt often discover their love for the outdoors, their community, or a particular discipline—some even find the love of their lives.

The Department of Dance, Music & Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt presents “The Cal Poly Humboldt Recital Series: Welcome to Spring Semester Faculty Concert.” Join the department for classic and contemporary performances on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m. in Fulkerson Recital Hall at Cal Poly Humboldt.

The Department of Dance, Music, & Theatre at Cal Poly Humboldt presents performances by the Percussion Ensemble, World Percussion Group, Humboldt Calypso Band, opera workshop, Mariachi de Humboldt, and jazz combos Dec. 1 through Dec. 4.

The Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation will present the premiere screening of the feature documentary film 'A'-t'i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On, in partnership with Cal Poly Humboldt, on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Forum (BSS 162).