Arts & Life

Content that focuses on popular culture, local art and music, entertainment and the events. Common topics include lifestyle, television and film, theater, music, video game, food, etc

A day in the Omani life

Students were drawn by the unmistakable sound of middle eastern drumbeats coming from the University Dining Plaza yesterday. As students followed the sounds and stepped down the stairs, they saw Omani students dressed in traditional garb, who were dressing others as well as dancing, feeding and teaching Cal State Long[Read More…]

From ordinary to outlandish

Students and faculty thronged around a tall, rectangular block made of rough, drab-dried clay material. To the inartistic eye, it’s just that. But to MFA sculptor Nick Gaby, it’s minimalist sculpture with infinite potential. This week’s student art exhibit featured works that were not as outwardly abstract and engaging as[Read More…]

Royalty splashes the Queen Mary

She was once a fashion icon and the world’s most photographed woman. Now, locals can get up close and personal with the legacy of Diana, Princess of Wales. The Diana: Legacy of a Princess exhibition, showcased aboard Long Beach’s famous landmark, the Queen Mary, has been revamped in honor of[Read More…]

Art in many media

A dark gallery is packed with people trying to understand the concept of “Nothing Something,” an exhibit which revolves around the ideas of creation and destruction. Senior graphic design majors Ben DuVall and Brian Mark teamed up to communicate the idea of creation and destruction with their unique exhibit, “Nothing[Read More…]

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