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…]
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New music this week: Best Coast’s “Fade Away”
“I don’t know how to tell you it’s right, when it feels so wrong,” Best Coast lead singer Bethany Cosentino sings on the band’s new EP titled “Fade Away.” Set to hit shelves tomorrow, “Fade Away” is a musical hybrid of Best Coast’s two previous albums “Crazy For You” and[Read More…]
New music this week: Beats Antique’s “A Thousand Faces-Act I”
Beats Antique is a group unlike any other that blends uniquely sounds into musical fusions that transcend the genre itself. Their new album, “A Thousand Faces-Act 1” is a fusion of Celtic, gypsy, electronic, rock and hip-hop, with an adventurous progression that pays homage to the late American mythologist Joseph[Read More…]
‘ReguL8ing’ the Long Beach Music Scene
Under the name of DJ ReguL8, Cal State Long Beach alumnus Edward Saldana has been an inspiration to aspiring local DJs. During his time at CSULB, Saldana said he frequently switched majors from being undeclared to exploring journalism and business marketing, until he finally settled into studying communications. Saldana said[Read More…]
Imaginative, dark films screen at the University Theatre
The Queen of Chain sits atop her dais on a golden balcony at the helm of a velvet theater auditorium, with her doll-like ushers at each side, and watches as her Diva, decked in Shakespearian peach garb, twists himself up a vine to her balcony. Meanwhile, the Queen’s Giant, a[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…]
Flavor Focus: George’s Greek Cafe
Did you know that a Mediterranean diet is found to be associated with significant health benefits that include lower rates of heart disease, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s? At least it is according to the British Medical Journal. The diet has its own food pyramid, where it shows vegetables, fruits,[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…]
Ririe-Woodbury visits the Carpenter Center
The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company stopped at Cal State Long Beach’s Carpenter Performing Arts Center as part of it’s 50th anniversary tour, featuring a myriad of dance pieces that changed in tone and style throughout. Students and dance enthusiasts filled the Carpenter Center Saturday evening to help Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company (RWDC)[Read More…]
inFocus: Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem”
Cirque du Soleil’s TOTEM is the group’s newest act, which blends acrobatics and dancing narratives to symbolize the evolution process of species. The performance will continue in Los Angeles through November 10.