Saturday will go down in history as the first time vegans and animal rights activists will do the chicken dancing while gorging themselves on strudel, sausages and beer. Vegan Oktoberfest was created by David Edward Burke and Jill Ryther, a couple of Los Angeles animal rights attorneys who envisioned a[Read More…]
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The seasons are a-changing
Forty years in, and Saturday Night Live has not lost any of its charm. The show returned this weekend for its season premiere with host Chris Pratt and a couple new cast members. Feature players who were only on the cast for one season John Milhiser, Noël Wells and Brooks Wheelan did[Read More…]
Dark Harbor haunts Queen Mary
The haunted history of the Queen Mary will come to life at the annual Dark Harbor Halloween season event. Monsters, mazes, rides, attractions, food and other live entertainment such as DJ’s and bands will perform at the Queen Mary on selected nights from Oct. 2 to Nov. 2. New attractions this year[Read More…]
Clowning around downtown
Four Clowns partnered with the Art Council for Long Beach on Sunday to conduct a clowning workshop; the event taught physical theater and basic clowning techniques with the help of dance and music. Four Clowns is a Los Angeles company that tours nationally and is five years old, Kevin Klein,[Read More…]
Dance films at the Beach
As the sun to set, dancers, directors and dance enthusiast gathered in the dance department’s courtyard for the 6th annual 4 The Camera Outdoor Dance Film Festival. Around 50 people attended, some people sat on the rock boulders in the courtyard while others brought their own chairs. During the viewing[Read More…]
CSULB gets wild with outdoor selfies
Competitors at Cal State Long Beach’s Outdoor Adventure Club took selfies on the sand for points on Saturday as part of a national Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge that will last eight weeks. Points are tallied individually by the amount of selfies each participant takes of himself or herself doing an[Read More…]
CSULB theater department is rolling along
The Cal State Long Beach University Player’s will roll out the fall semester season with a play-turned-musical from the 1930s: Merrily We Roll Along – book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim – will open on campus on Thursday at 8 p.m. Former CSULB Theater Department[Read More…]
The Queen Mary turns 80
The Queen Mary’s 80th anniversary was celebrated aboard the Queen with displays, singing, dancing and a 20-foot long cake of a replica of the ship. The Grand Ballroom was decorated with balloons and artwork, including oil paintings of the Queen Mary. Everette Hoard, commodore of the ship, read celebration letters originally[Read More…]
A Poetry Reading with Gerhard Falkner
The air-conditioned Academic Services building provided cool respite to the eclectic group of students and faculty who gathered at 5 p.m. on Wednesday to hear the well-known German poet and translator, Gerhard Falkner, recite and discuss some of his work. He began the reading with the words “I’ll try to[Read More…]
Lecture on Mayan agriculture and health practices on Oct. 3
Professor Bernardo Caamal Itzá, cultural promoter on mayan agriculture, will present his conference titled, “The Wisdom of Mayan Health Practices: Understanding the Mayan Cosmovision” on Oct. 3. The event is part of the activities and lectures organized in lieu of Hispanic Heritage Month. It will take place at 4 p.m.[Read More…]