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A Streetcar Named Desire
Comedy Tonight—The Funniest Opera Scenes Ever!
Collegium Musicum
Bill Cunliffe With The Faculty Jazz Sextet
Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead
Fall Dance Theatre
Andrea Dieci, Guitar
Hidden Wounds, Paper Bullets: Contemporary Iranian Art
Ivanov
Jazz Singers With John Proulx, Soloist
Miss Saigon
The Musical Of Musicals
Cancelled event: Ernest Salem, Violin & Friends
Talich Quartet
University Band
University Singers & Concert Choir
University Symphony Orchestra & Talich Quartet
University Wind Symphony With Todd Miller, Timpani
What’s The Rush? Topics On Convenience

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2 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2009 (sold out)
Hallberg Theatre

By Anton Chekhov • Translation by Paul Schmidt
Directed by Maria Cominis

Tickets still available for some October performances.

MISS SAIGON
SOLD OUT!
Tickets may become available 1 hour before each performance. Available at the Box Office only.

(continuing through November 8, 2009)
8 pm: Nov. 6, 7
2 pm: Nov. 1, 7, 8
Little Theatre

MISS SAIGON led the 1991 Tony Awards with 11 nominations and ran for over 4,000 performances. Daring and heartbreaking, this musical tells the tragic tale of an American GI and a Vietnamese bar girl in 1970s Saigon. The New York Times hailed the musical as “gripping entertainment of the old school…it offers lush melodies, spectacular performances…and a good cry.”

Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg. Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. Book by Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil. Musical Direction by Mitchel Hanlon. Choreography by William F. Lett. Directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera.

Tickets: $20 ($18 with advance Titan discount)

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THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS

(November 6 through 14, 2009)

THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!) features five musicals in one, each with the same plot but done in the style of a different famous Broadway composer. This witty musical spoof goes beyond parody to spotlight the trivial profundities of which musicals are made.

Music by Eric Rockwell. Lyrics by Joanne Bogart. Book by Eric Rockwell & Joanne Bogart. Directed by Dean Hess

8 p.m. Nov. 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 & 14
Grand Central Theatre

Tickets: $10 ($5 with advance Titan discount)

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BILL CUNLIFFE
with the FACULTY JAZZ SEXTET

Sunday, November 1, 2009
4 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall

On November 1st, CSUF will present pianist Bill Cunliffe as part of the Cal State Fullerton Faculty Jazz Sextet. Along with Cunliffe, band members include Chuck Tumlinson, trumpet; Jeff Ellwood, saxophone; Ron Eschete, guitar; Paul Kreibich, drums; and Luther Hughes, bass.

The first half of the performance will feature the Bill Cunliffe Trio, (Cunliffe, Hughes and Kreibich) performing selections from Cunliffe’s critically praised trio albums "Bill in Brazil," "Bill Plays Bud," and "Live at Bernie's." His Trio band mates, along with Eschete, were formerly the rhythm section of the Gene Harris Quartet, and are fixtures on the jazz scene in Los Angeles.

Tumlinson, Ellwood and Eschete will join in the second half with selections from Cunliffe's acclaimed album, "The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2," on Resonance Records.

Tickets: $20 ($15 with advance Titan discount)


Learn more about Bill Cunliffe HERE

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ANDREA DIECI, guitar

Friday, November 6, 2009
8 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall

This Italian guitarist is widely acknowledged as one of today’s youthful masters. “Dieci displays marvelous technique…an upcoming talent” (The Times Herald).

Tickets: $20 ($15 with advance Titan discount)

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WHAT’S THE RUSH?
TOPICS ON CONVENIENCE

Opening reception: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2009
Exhibit runs November 7 – December 16, 2009
(Closed Wednesday, November 11 and Thanksgiving week)

Gallery hours: 12 - 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday &
12-2 p.m. Saturdays

Main Art Gallery, CSUF Visual Arts Center, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton CA • Map

Admission is Free

What’s the Rush? Topics on Convenience features artwork from painters Susan Jane Belton, Derek Buckner, Henriette Sonne, and Chris Wright, photographers Chris Jordan and Maya Sutter, and sculpture from artist Kevin Landers.

Curated by Krystal Glasman and Elizabeth C. Tallman, the artists included in this exhibition explore a pop art approach to common objects designed for convenience in our fast-paced lifestyle. These objects are documented, reinvented and sometimes celebrated through painting, photography and sculpture.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a full-color, 100-page catalog will be published and made available during the exhibition.

CSUF Main Art Gallery is on Facebook!

For additional information, call (657) 278-7750

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HIDDEN WOUNDS, PAPER BULLETS: Contemporary Iranian Art

Opening reception: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2009
Exhibit runs November 10, 2009 – January 10, 2010
(Closed Thanksgiving Day)

Gallery hours: Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. with extended hours Fri. & Sat. to 9 p.m. Plus the “First Saturday” of each month galleries are open until 10 p.m.

Grand Central Arts Center, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA Map

Admission is Free

Hidden Wounds, Paper Bullets: Contemporary Iranian Art featuring 8 Iranian artists living in diaspora from their homeland. As a result of the Iranian Revolution of the 1970s, the artists participating in this exhibition fled their native country and now openly explore western culture and Iranian traditions through their art. These artists offer insight into a community torn between democratic and theocratic values, and a Persian past and Islamic present. In the Project Room Gallery Shirin Neshat’s DVD, Turbulent, will be showing. Curated by Elizabeth Little

For additional information, call (714) 567-7233 or view the WEBSITE

Grand Central Art Center is on Facebook!

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UNIVERSITY SINGERS & CONCERT CHOIR

Saturday, November 7, 2009
8 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall
Robert Istad, director

Join Robert Istad and the University Singers & Concert Choir as they present an evening of choral treasures. The program includes J.S. Bach's Singet dem Herren ein neues Lied, BWV 225, Robert Schumann's Zigeunerleben Op. 29, No. 3, Johannes Brahams' O Schöne Nacht and Morten Lauridsen's etherial Nocturnes, among others. The concert also features the premiere of Eric Whitacres' Sleep My Child.

Tickets: $15 ($10 with advance Titan discount)


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CANCELLED EVENT:
ERNEST SALEM, violin & FRIENDS
Sunday, November 8, 2009

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COMEDY TONIGHT—An Evening of the Funniest Opera Scenes Ever!

November 12, Thursday (through November 15, 2009)
8 pm: Nov. 12, 13, 14
5 pm: Nov. 15
Recital Hall
Janet Smith and Mark Salters, directors

Tickets: $10 ($8 with advance Titan discount)

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TALICH QUARTET

Friday, November 13, 2009
8 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall

Considered one of the world’s finest string quartets for over 40 years, this virtuoso ensemble from Prague is a brilliant prize-winning favorite all around the world. The program features Mozart: Quartet in A Major, K. 465, “Dissonance;” Bartok: Quartet No. 1; and Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Talich Quartet is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Click here to learn more about Talich Quartet

Tickets: $25 ($20 with advance Titan discount)

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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

November 13, Friday (through December 6, 2009)
8 pm: Nov. 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, Dec. 3, 4, 5
2 pm: Nov. 15, 21, 22, Dec. 5, 6
Young Theatre

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play has thrilled and captivated both stage and film audiences since its debut in 1954. Gripping, seething and sensuous, this is the story of Blanche du Bois, Stanley, Stella and New Orleans. The New York Post calls it “a play of tremendous dramatic impact” and “enormous theatrical power.” One of the greatest stories in the history of the American theatre.

Tickets: $10 ($9 with advance Titan discount)

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UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA &
talich quartet

Saturday, November 14, 2009
8 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall
Kimo Furumoto, director

Tickets: $30 ($25 with advance Titan discount)

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Jazz singers with
john proulx, soloist

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall

The jazz scene is abuzz about John Proulx. His piano playing is hot and swinging, and his voice recalls the smooth, mellow sounds of a young Chet Baker.

Click here to learn more about John Proulx

Tickets: $10 ($8 with advance Titan discount)

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COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
8 p.m. • Recital Hall
Bianca Hall, director

Admission is Free

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UNIVERSITY BAND

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
8 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall
Mitchell Fennell, director

Admission is Free

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FALL DANCE THEATRE

November 19, Thursday (through December 6, 2009)
8 pm: Nov. 19, 20, 21, Dec. 3, 4, 5
2 pm: Nov. 22, Dec. 6
Little Theatre

Captivating, eclectic, joyous dance! CSUF’s choreographers and dancers weave compelling stories, capture life’s frail, frantic and most precious moments, and remind us why spending a brief time in the theatre sharing the joy of dance should be one of life’s mandatory experiences. Coordinated by Gladys Kares

Tickets: $10 ($9 with advance Titan discount)

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DOG SEES GOD: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

November 19, Thursday (through December 12, 2009)

8 pm: Nov. 19, 20, Dec. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
Grand Central Theatre

Always trying to understand life's darker meanings and still plagued with his endless identity crisis, CB turns to his gang of friends to find answers to his many life questions in this “unauthorized parody” of characters from the popular comic strip Peanuts as teenagers. Directed by Patrick Pearson

Please Note: This play contains Sex, Drugs, Language, Violence and The Truth Uncensored.

Tickets: $10 ($5 with advance Titan discount)

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UNIVERSITY WIND SYMPHONY with MARGARET WORSELY, Clarinet

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Friday, November 20, 2009
8 p.m. • Meng Concert Hall

Featuring Marco Putz’s Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Orchestra with soloist Margaret Worsely. Directed by Mitchell Fennell.

Tickets: $10 ($8 with advance Titan discount)

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