"Books Printed in Mexico During the Colonial Period, (1600-1800)"
Dates: Through the end of April
Times: During regular library hours
Place: Oviatt Library lobby
Hot Shots: David Hume Kennerly's
Journey in Recent American History
David Hume Kennerly is a widely acclaimed photojournalist whose photo journal of recent American history covers the years from Vietnam to the Clinton presidency.
Dates: Through April 18
Times: Mon. & Sat., noon-4 p.m.; Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Place: Art Dome, located on the Music Lawn
Art and Craft of Southwest China
Artist Shayne Huang's paintings integrate elements from ethnic minorities of Southwest China with western artistic forms in distinctive oil paintings.
Dates: Through April 18
Times: Mon. & Sat., noon-4 p.m.; Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Place: South Gallery
Athletics (home games)
Baseball:
Apr. 21, UC Santa Barbara, 2 p.m.
May 2, Cal Lutheran, 1 p.m.
May 3, Cal Lutheran, 1 p.m.
Admission to all music events (unless otherwise specified):
$6.50 general, $5 faculty and staff, $3.50 students and seniors
Vladislav Blaha
Classical guitarist from the Czech Republic performs as a part of the American Guitar Society International Series.
Date & time: Sat., Apr. 18, 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: $12 general
An Afternoon of Brahms Lieder
The songs of Johannes Brahms performed by the students of Linda Stones.
Date & time: Sun., Apr. 19, 3 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: Free
April Fool's Concert
CSUN music department faculty and students celebrate the lighter side of their art. Proceeds to music scholarships.
Date & time: Sun., Apr. 19, 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
CSUN Percussion Ensemble
The percussion ensemble performs this annual recital of music written to spotlight various percussion instruments.
Director: John Magnussen
Date & time: Mon., Apr. 20, 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: Free
CSUN Jazz Combos
Jazz faculty Matt Harris and Gary Pratt present some of their finest jazz students performing in combos.
Date & time: Wed., Apr. 22, 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Guitar Solo Recital
Graduate and undergraduate classical guitar performance majors. Director: Ron Purcell
Date & time: Thu., Apr. 23, 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: Free
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
One of the world's legendary ensembles performs in this exclusive Southern California engagement.
Date & time: Fri., Apr. 24, 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $25 general
Afternoon Delight
The guitar students of Ron Borczon and Greg Newton present a concert of classical, contemporary and jazz.
Date & time: Sat., Apr. 25, noon
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: Free
Chamber Music Summit III
Third annual musicale bringing together some of the West Coast's finest professional musicians. Presented by the music department and alumnus Darryl Tanikawa.
Date & time: Sun., Apr. 26, 3 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $8 general
CSUN New Music Ensemble
A mix of recent works and 20th century classics. Director: Kevin Murphy
Date & time: Sun., Apr. 26, 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
CSUN Vocal Jazz Ensemble
With an abundance of a capella blending, this upbeat group presents a program of swing and contemporary jazz. Director: Matt Falker
Date & time: Mon., Apr. 27, 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Theater/Performance
Roosters
This humor-laced drama by Milcha Sanchez-Scott pits father against son in a fight for the control of a Southwestern Latino family.
Dates: Apr. 17-19, 22-26
Times: 8 p.m., Thu.- Sat.; 7 p.m., Wed.; 5 p.m., Sun.
Place: Little Theatre
Tickets: (818) 677-3093
Pilipino Culture Night
The Filipino American Student Assn. presents an extravaganza celebrating the traditional Pilipino culture and the Pilipino-American culture through song, dance and theatrics.
Date & time: Sat., Apr. 18, 2 & 7 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: Free
Bad Boys of Comedy V
Union Programs Council sponsors this popular annual comedy event.
Date & time: Thu., Apr. 23, 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Tickets: (818) 677-2488
The Mex Files
Lalo Lopez and Esteban Zul from POCHO magazine satirize the conditions of today's Chicano in mainstream America and his dubious absorption into the media melting pot.
Date & time: Sat., Apr. 25, 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $10 general
Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures
Featuring master Butoh dancer Oguri. A highlight of this past fall's Monterey Jazz Festival, Rudolph's exploratory ensemble is grounded in the American improvisational tradition but embraces music forms, languages, instrumentation and cosmologies of the world.
Date & time: Sun., Apr. 26, 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: Free
Reservations: (818) 677-3943