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Low & Slow at CSUN

Saturday, June 24, 2023 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm

The University Library

Things will be going “low and slow” on Saturday, June 24, at California State University, Northridge as CSUN hosts the first of what university officials hope will be an annual lowrider car show at the university.

Performances by: Ballet Folklórico Aztlán (BFA) de CSUN, Poetry by LA Poet Society, Teatro Aztlán de CSUN and music by DJ Mestizo.
Lowrider cars displayed in Parking Lot B4. Read more

HOME: A Multimedia Project on Climate Change

Thursday, May 4, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm

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Two Performances: Thursday May 4, 2023 at 7:30pm and Friday May 5, 2023 at 2pm. CSUN showcases a new multimedia performance that addresses climate change and the anxiety related to this environmental crisis. This new work includes students and faculty from three different colleges (Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication (event hosts), College of Health and Human Development, and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) and five different departments (Africana Studies, Environmental and Occupational Health, Kinesiology, Music, and Theatre). Find Out More About This Event and Register

Rebel Vision: Black Female and Non-Binary Photographers - a Photographic Presentation and Conversation with Tara Pixley

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Tara Pixley

Photographer and scholar Tara Pixley will talk about how her work and that of other Black female and non-binary photographers charter alternative futures for critically-engaged photography that challenges colonialism, heteronormativity, and racism, making visible structural forms of violence and patriarchy. Pixley will be in conversation with the Bradley Center's director, José Luis Benavides, and archivist, Keith Rice. Read more

Colaboratoria Dance Concert (Nov. 10 @ 7:30pm)

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 7:30pm

Colaboratoria

The Department of Kinesiology invites you to two performance events: Fall Semester (1) Colaboratoria: Graduate Student, Alumni and Faculty Dance Concert, and (2) Kinesis: Emerging Choreography.  The annual fall and spring dance concerts provide rich opportunities to integrate the art and science of human movement, in fact, psychophysiology data will be gathered during each performance. Both performance events are supported by the Institutionally Related Activities program; this program is integral to the vitality of our dance programming at CSUN. Read more

Colaboratoria Dance Concert (Nov. 10 @ 2pm)

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 2:00pm

Colaboratoria

The Department of Kinesiology invites you to two performance events: Fall Semester (1) Colaboratoria: Graduate Student, Alumni and Faculty Dance Concert, and (2) Kinesis: Emerging Choreography.  The annual fall and spring dance concerts provide rich opportunities to integrate the art and science of human movement, in fact, psychophysiology data will be gathered during each performance. Both performance events are supported by the Institutionally Related Activities program; this program is integral to the vitality of our dance programming at CSUN. Read more

Colaboratoria Dance Concert (Nov. 9)

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 7:30pm

Colaboratoria

The Department of Kinesiology invites you to two performance events: Fall Semester (1) Colaboratoria: Graduate Student, Alumni and Faculty Dance Concert, and (2) Kinesis: Emerging Choreography.  The annual fall and spring dance concerts provide rich opportunities to integrate the art and science of human movement, in fact, psychophysiology data will be gathered during each performance. Both performance events are supported by the Institutionally Related Activities program; this program is integral to the vitality of our dance programming at CSUN. Read more

The Politics of Low & Slow: Exhibition Opening Reception

Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Car on rear hydraulic lifters

Join us for our opening reception of The Politics of Low and Slow exhibit, curated by Denise Sandoval, CSUN Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. This year's exhibit celebrates Chicano lowrider culture in Los Angeles. Explore this unique exhibition for a better understanding of lowrider culture, and the history and spirit of a cultural expression that today crosses regional, national, and international boundaries. Read more

Creative Maker Studio Launch Party

Thursday, September 8, 2022 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Creative Maker Studio Launch Party

Celebrate and Discover the Newly Renamed CMS

The University Library invites you to the Creative Maker Studio Launch Party as we celebrate the department’s new name and brand new services. Read more

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