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The Paco de Lucia Project Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of First Solo Recording

For fifty years, the feverish and fierce art of flamenco guitar has spread like wildfire from Spain to points around the globe, ignited by the late Paco de Lucía. Honoring that legacy, Javier Limón, producer of Paco's later GRAMMY-winning albums, reassembles the original band that toured with Paco de Lucía in this tribute performance, The Paco de Lucía Project arriving at Valley Performing Arts Center (The Soraya) on Saturday, November 4 at 8:00pm. -- Broadway World Los Angeles Times

Student Athlete of the Week: Nickeisha Williams

This student athlete came from a family of track and field athletes but found her niche in volleyball. Senior Nickeisha Williams is an outside hitter for the Cal State Northridge Matadors, aiding them with their 4-2 record in Big West play. -- Los Angeles Sentinel

Bulldogs to land

The Bulldogs this season are playing in the Cancun Challenge, which includes home games against Cal State Northridge and Montana State, a Nov. 21 game in Cancun against Evansville and a Nov. 22 spot in the third place or championship game in their division. -- Fresno Bee

Hawaii’s NCAA postseason streak in jeopardy

The task deepens with this week’s stops at Long Beach State on Friday on ESPNU and Saturday at Cal State Northridge. The 49ers, UH’s longest enduring rivals but no longer with a Brian Gimmillaro vs. Dave Shoji head coach component, were picked third in the preseason coaches poll. -- Hawaii Tribune Herald

Local College Scholarship Recipient Hired by her Alma Mater as a Professor and Pens First Book of a Series

Former scholarship recipient of the Betty Ferguson Foundation Scholarship, the Soroptimist International of Greater SCV, L. Nicole Franklin-Cervantes started her new position as a Sociology professor at California State University Northridge, Monday, August 28, 2017. She also launched her new book, The Butterfly Chronicles: A Journey of Radical Transformation, on September 9. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal

CSUN Students from Spanish-Language Program Win Emerging Youth Voice Award

California State University, Northridge student reporters for El Nuevo Sol — CSUN’s Spanish-language journalism program’s first publication — received the Emerging Youth Voice award from New America Media (NAM) in September for the students’ 22-story project — Trabajadores Jóvenes en Los Angeles (Young Workers in Los Angeles) — about millennial challenges and experiences in the workplace. -- SCV News

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