Annual International Shorts Festival 2008

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Little Theatre (Ayres 106)

Hosted by Nanette Wylde and produced by the Electronic Arts Program, Department of Art and Art History

This year’s program features CSU, Chico student works from the Department of Art and Art History and Applied Computer Graphics.

$3 donation appreciated, 898-4642 More information available online.

A Blueprint for Green Building: Focus on Materials, Waste, & Recycling

Time: 8:00 AM

Location: 8am - 4pm, BMU 210

This one-day workshop will address issues related to recycling and waste handling in LEED certified green buildings. Presenters will address construction and demolition debris recycling, planning for storage & collection of recyclables, reuse of building materials, and recycled-content interior finishings. Who should attend? Architects, contractors, building operators, and recycling or waste managers, students and faculty.

For more information contact Robyn DiFalco, or AS Recycle, (530) 898-5033.

Final Concert: The Best of Both Worlds, A Musical Salute to Hollywood and Broadway

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Rowland Taylor Recital Hall, PAC 134

Don’t miss the CSU, Chico OFF-BROADWAYS Musical Theatre Touring Ensemble as they present their final concert of the year:

The Best of Both Worlds, A Musical Salute to Hollywood and Broadway

This free concert is a celebration of the music this group has performed all over the Northstate, from Sacramento to the Oregon border. Directed by Musical Theatre Professor Mike Mazur and Music Director Allison Rich (CSU, Chico Alum), the Off-Broadways have represented the University as good-will ambassadors of music for the campus, community, and beyond. They also have served as great recruiters for our University.

Rob Davidson, English and Humanities Center Board - Warehouse: Songs & Stories

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, Chico, 898-4642

This is “a one-man, one-hour performance, singular in nature, resplendent in divergence, with a smashing time guaranteed for all.”

Rob Davidson’s first book, Field Observations: Stories (Missouri, 2001), won the 2002 Maria Thomas Fiction Award. His second book is The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells (Missouri, 2005). His honors include an AWP Intro Journals Project Award, a Pushcart Prize nomination, and ranking as a finalist for both the 2008 Glimmer Train Family Matters contest and the 2006 Arts & Letters Fiction Prize (judged by Chitra Divakaruni). Davidson’s fiction, essays and interviews have appeared in Another Chicago Magazine, the AWP Writer’s Chronicle, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Indiana Review, Sycamore Review, ZYZZYVA and elsewhere. As a musician, he has zero credentials—but that is no matter.

Watershed Literary Readings

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Trinity 100

Watershed, CSU, Chico’s student-edited literary magazine since 1977, celebrates its spring 2008 issue with a public reading. The issue of the magazine includes work from local and regional writers, photographers, and visual artists.

For more information, call 898-5983.

Choral Union Concert: Sounds of the Centuries

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Harlen Adams Theatre

Take a journey through five centuries of choral music, beginning with the exquisite beauty and subtle intricacies of motets by Josquin, Palestrina, and Byrd. A dose of Bach, Mozart, and Hadyn follow, with Brahms’ Zieguenerlieder representing the Romantic era. The rich history of Minnesotan choral music concludes the concert with featured pieces by contemporary composers Stephen Paulus, Abby Betinis, Dale Warland, and Carol Barnett.

Advance Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $6 Student/Child

More information is available online.

Blue Room Young Company: Suessical, Jr.

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Laxson Auditorium

So says the mischievous Cat in the Hat at the onset of this fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! The talented young actors from the Blue Room Young Company lovingly bring to life all our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and all of the Whos of Whoville! As each Seuss story unfolds, you will marvel at how relevant and profound Seuss’s subtle themes are, making this musical one that appeals to all ages.

$12 Adult | $10 Senior | $8 Student/Child

More information is available online.