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Imagination is brought to life by students in the Chico State ceramics lab. Photo credit: Chelsea Jeffers

Chico State’s ceramic club creates imaginative art

Sarah Scharf // May 15, 2014
The Chico State Ceramics Club creates and sells original works of art and has exciting plans for the fall semester.
Sylvia Bowersox captures the audience with her performance while reciting a poem about her time serving in Baghdad. Photo credit: Chelsea Jeffers

English students present poetry, projects at festival

Sarah Scharf // May 7, 2014
Chico State student writers showcased their work with research, essays and poetry at the Write On! Festival Tuesday in Colusa Hall.
Photo Courtesy of School of the Arts and Joe Paul DiMaggio. Tobin Roye, faculty member and guitarist, is the leader of Chico State’s Guitar Ensemble.

Guitar Ensemble delivers refreshing take on classical guitar

Sarah Scharf // May 3, 2014
The Chico State Guitar Ensemble showcased their musical talents in "Camaieu" Friday night in the Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall.
Max Valentine and Hayden Senter, both art majors, making prints for the Thursday Night Market attendees. Photo credit: Chelsea Jeffers

Market showcases artistic offerings

Sarah Scharf // April 20, 2014
School and community arts groups showcased all that Chico has to offer at Thursday Night Market.
Chico State’s School of the Arts presents the student directed Donna Stone Breed Memorial One-Acts, at 7:30 p.m April 10-12, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on April 13. Photo Courtesy of Chico School of the Arts and Joe Paul DiMaggio.

One-acts lingers after curtains close

Sarah Scharf // April 11, 2014
Student directors and actors treat audiences to a thought-provoking performance with a series of one-act plays.
Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy performs at Cafe Coda for the 2014 Cammies hard rock/metal award. Photo credit: Matthew Vacca

Cammies Music Festival kicks off with local hard rock and metal talent

Sarah Scharf // April 4, 2014
Local metal bands rocked the house at part of the Cammies Music Festival Thursday night at Cafe Coda.
Danielle Silveira singing soprano and David Rothe playing the organ at the Bach Festival. Photo credit: Chelsea Jeffers

Student musicians showcase classical talent

Sarah Scharf // March 28, 2014
Chico State music students performed works by great composers on Thursday as part of the Chico Bach Festival.
Lisa Valentine singing her lungs out with Saxophonist playing at Cafe Flo Friday night. Other musicians included trumpet, base, piano and drums. Photo credit: Shayla Ramos

Local bands rock the house at Cafe Flo

Sarah Scharf // March 17, 2014
Three local artists treat the audience to a variety of great sounds Friday night.
People come together at the Chico Womens Club on Friday night for international folk dancing. Photo credit: Chelsea Jeffers

Community gathers for global folk dance

Sarah Scharf // March 8, 2014
The Chico Women's Club hosted a world folk dance party on Friday night.
Sarah Pike, director, introducing the two guest speakers Meryl Natchez and Kate Transchel at the Wednesday night reading in Trinity Hall. Photo credit: Maisee Lee

Poems convey voices from Russian history

Sarah Scharf // March 6, 2014
A translator presented a series of Russian poems accompanied by a discussion of Russian history led by a Chico State professor.
Andrew Meyerson and Travis Andrews of The Living Earth Show perform during the New Music Symposium Friday night at Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall.Photo credit: Matthew Vacca

Modern classical music moves symposium audience

Sarah Scharf // March 1, 2014
The Living Earth Show gave a thought-provoking performance during Friday night's New Music Symposium.

Americana harmonies amaze cafe audience

Sarah Scharf // February 23, 2014
Mossy Creek, a local bluegrass band, showed Cafe Coda a foot-stomping good time on Saturday night.
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