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The Soraya Readies a Big Los Angeles Celebration of Martha Graham
It’s not every day that nearly 100 Los Angeles students and dancers have the opportunity to work with members of the Martha Graham Dance Company. But that’s precisely what will happen on April 26 when the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Cal State Northridge presents “LA Dances Graham100,” closing out the venue’s newest initiative, LA Seen, with a terpsichorean bang. --SF Classical Voice
Catherine Deneuve in BELLE DE JOUR (1967) Beautifully restored | Free screening
CSUN Cinematheque screenings are Free and Open to the Public. Cinematheque Spring 2025 Screening Schedule. The Armer Screening Room is in Manzanita Hall on the CSUN campus. Parking is available in Lot B1 at Nordhoff & Darby. Take Mike Curb College Arts Walkway to the Armer. Parking Permits are $8.75 for four hours, and may be purchased from a parking permit dispenser in B1. --Patch
Gavin Turley sets all-time homerun mark at Oregon State
Gavin Turley set the mark with a two-run shot in the 9th inning of the Beavers’ 15-12 victory over Cal State Northridge on Saturday. --KLCC
This company’s surveillance tech makes immigrants ‘easy pickings’ for Trump
The company lobbied to expand the surveillance, said Jason Morín, a political science professor at California State University, Northridge, who studies Geo Group. Ahead of the 2024 election, a Geo Group subsidiary gave more than $2 million in campaign contributions to Republican candidates, with the bulk going to groups supporting Trump and those running for Congress, according to Federal Election Commission records. --The Seattle Times
Carson Schwesinger’s journey from UCLA walk-on to NFL draft prospect
Several college football programs were interested in Dennis, who went to Chaminade College Preparatory on a scholarship. But with his younger siblings in mind, he chose to work full time at a Domino’s Pizza while taking courses at Cal State Northridge. --Redlands Daily Facts
OSU’s Gavin Turley breaks school’s career home run record
Oregon State Beavers outfielder Gavin Turley broke the program’s career home run record in a 15-12 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday, the school announced. --FOX 12
Beaver Baseball Sweeps CSUN; Turley Sets Record
Gavin Turley hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to set Oregon State's career record, surpassing Travis Bazzana, in the Beavers' 15-12 win over CSUN Saturday at Hiegert Field. --247Sports.com
Brookwood's Amaya Jackson Commits to Cal State Northridge
Brookwood junior Amaya Jackson committed Friday to the California State University, Northridge women’s soccer program. --Gwinnett Daily Post
L.A.'s Top Dancers Come Together to Celebrate the Legacy of Martha Graham
The grande dame of dance lived to be 96 and performed until her last days. We asked four CSUN performers from the show about jumping, stretching, kinesiology and how movement affects every aspect of health and wellness. --Los Angeles Magazine
How ‘Luke Cage' Composer Adrian Younge Went Brazilian for His ‘Something About April' Album and Launched the Jazz Is Dead Label to Ensure the Genre Lives
On April 18, Younge releases "Something About April III," the operatic conclusion - and culmination - of a trilogy whose origins reach back almost twice that long, to the first days of his career. The album's musical influences draw upon the many Brazilian legends (including Marcos Valle, Azymuth and João Donato) and other international artists (including Ghanian guitarist Ebo Taylor and late Nigerian drummer Tony Allen) he's recorded and performed live with via Jazz Is Dead. It additionally symbolizes a transition Younge calls "from sampler to symphony," commemorated with a concert series (including an April 17 date at the Soraya on the campus of Cal State Northridge) featuring a 35-piece orchestra he'll conduct himself. --MSN