DIVISION OF FINE, PERFORMING AND COMMUNICATON ARTS CALENDAR Communication Dance Music Theatre 2017 2018 State Center Community College District
August and september OCTOBER JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA FACULTY BIENNIAL EXHIBIT August 24 - October 12 Reception: August 24 5:00-8:00 pm This exhibition presents the individual practices of Fresno City College Fine Art faculty. On view are installation, video, painting, drawing and ceramic works that display the breadth of work being made in the Fine Art Department. Join us for artist talks taking place over the course of the exhibition. MUSIC FACULTY RECITAL September 30 7:30pm OAB Auditorium All events at are FREE and open to the public. HOURS: MON & TUE: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm WED & THU: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm FRIDAY: Closed October 2 8:00 pm CSUF Concert Hall For ticket info call (559) 278-2654 COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA October 3 7:30pm OAB Auditorium GREEN DAY S AMERICAN IDIOT October 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 7:30pm October 8, 13,14 2:00pm Theatre $14 General, $12 Students/Staff/Seniors, $8 Group Book and Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong Book by Michael Mayer Music and Lyrics by Green Day Directed by Charles Erven This two-time Tony Award-winning hit is based on the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album and boldy takes the American musical where it s never gone before. Follow Johnny, Tunny and Will as they struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. Mature Audiences JAZZ COMBO RECITAL October 11 2:00 pm MS-135 JAZZ ENSEMBLE & JAZZ SINGERS October 18 7:30 pm Theatre TOASTING THE ARTS October 20 6:00 pm OAB Courtyard $45 Individual, $85 Couple, $325 Table Dinner, Entertainment and Auction Fundraiser to benefit Fresno City College Arts. Toasting the Arts Friday, October 20, 2017
MORE IN OCTOBER... FRESNO COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND: Mother Earth October 22 3:00 & 7:00 pm Theatre FREE EVENT but must have a ticket Call (559) 440-9429 Guest Artist: Elaine Wilkinson, Flute (2017 FCCB Scholarship Winner) For this opening concert of the band s 25th anniversary season, we focus on our planet as we celebrate Earth s beauty through music depicting the sea, mountains, valleys, forests and rivers and man s relationship to it all. LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE & JAZZ COMBOS October 24 7:30 pm Theatre WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT October 25 7:30 pm Theatre NOVEMBER STUDENT RECITAL November 1 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium 40TH ANNUAL FALL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL November 1 & 2 9:30 am - 3:00 pm OAB Auditorium REBECCA CAMPBELL November 3 - December 7 Artist Talk: November 3 5:00-8:00 pm Rebecca Campbell (Los Angeles, CA) presents new works from You Are Here, a quietly confrontational series of portraits that record women artists, writers and performers, and question gender disparities in the art world. Also on view are paintings and sculptures from her series The Potato Eaters, in which Campbell probes her family history, invoking themes of memory, identity, and labor. FALL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHORAL FESTIVAL November 8 6:00-9:30 pm OAB Auditorium Rebecca Campbell Carlee Fernandez (from the You are Here series), 2015 acrylic on paper 30 x 22 1 / 4 inches Copyright Rebecca Campbell Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA Fresno City College Division of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts For Ticket Information please contact the box office: (559) 442-8221 or fresnocitycollege.edu/boxofficetickets
MORE IN NOVEMBER... CITY DANCE FALL WORKSHOP November 10, 11 7:30 pm November 12 2:00 pm Theatre $14 General, $12 Students/Staff/Seniors, $8 Group Directed by Cristal Tiscareno A workshop dance production of exciting dance numbers highlighting both student and faculty choreography. It will include different dance forms such as Modern, Jazz, Ballet and Post Modern. SILENT SKY November 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 7:30 pm November 12, 17, 18 2:00 pm Studio 105 Theatre $14 General, $12 Students/Staff/Seniors, $8 Group By Lauren Gunderson Directed by Janine Christl Magical. Inspirational. True. In a beautiful blend of science, religion, love and passion we watch a pioneer find her voice in a man s world. Told with a captivating poetic and witty tone, Silent Sky will transport you to the stars and back and leave you with the gift of our poignant American history. Finalist for the Jane Chambers Award 2013. INTRAMURAL SPEECH COMPETITION November 15 12:00-4:00 pm MS-212 A public speaking competition open to all FCC students with little or no competitive speech experience. INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED VOICE RECITAL November 17 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE & JAZZ COMBOS November 19 6:00pm Tokyo Garden Restaurant COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA November 28 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium RAMS JAMS: Guitar Showcase November 30 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium $5 donation at door
DECEMBER OPERA WORKSHOP: The Beggar s Opera December 1 & 2 7:30 pm December 3 2:00 pm Theatre STUDENT RECITAL December 1 12:00 pm Recital Hall FRESNO COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND: Happy Holidays! December 3 3:00 & 7:00 pm Shaghoian Concert Hall (Clovis North High School) $12 General, $7 Children under 12 Call 559-440-9429 for tickets Our annual holiday concert filled with music for the entire family! INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED PIANO RECITAL December 4 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA December 4 7:30 pm Roger Rocka s Dinner Theater Call 559-266-9494 for tickets BRASS/PERCUSSION/ WOODWIND WINTER CONCERT December 5 7:30 pm Theatre WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT December 6 7:30 pm Theatre JAZZ COMBO RECITAL December 6 2:00 pm MS-135 JAZZ ENSEMBLE & JAZZ SINGERS December 7 7:30 pm Theatre STRING ENSEMBLE December 7 5:00 pm Recital Hall STUDENT RECITAL December 8 12:00 pm Recital Hall CHORAL HOLIDAY CONCERT: Winter World Celebration featuring the New Wrinkles chorus! December 8 7:30 pm December 9 3:00 pm OAB Auditorium STUDENT HOLIDAY ART SALE December 12 & 13 The gallery will be open to all FCC students who wish to display their works for sale. Stop by and get a head start on your holiday shopping! Fresno City College Division of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts For Ticket Information please contact the box office: (559) 442-8221 or fresnocitycollege.edu/boxofficetickets
JANUARY INAUGURAL WINTER WINDS FESTIVAL January 12 8:00 am - 9:00 pm MS Classrooms & Theatre NEW WRINKLES IS BROADWAY BOUND: Silent & Live Auction, Dinner & Show January 15 6:00-10:00 pm Roger Rocka s Dinner Theater Call (559) 266-9494 for tickets FRESNO COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND: Super Concert XII - Curtains Up! January 21 3:00 & 7:00 pm Theatre FREE EVENT but must have a ticket Call (559) 440-9429 Guest Artists: Dan Peña-Trumpet, Eric Sherbon-Trombone, Hanna York-Soprano, Brian Lummis, Tenor A super concert with music from Hollywood to Broadway and beyond! FEBRUARY MLK CELEBRATION CONCERT: City Singers & CSUF Choirs February 9 7:30 pm CSUF Concert Hall Call (559) 278-2654 for ticket information SAMUELE AMIDEI, PIANIST February 26 7:30pm OAB Auditorium Samuele Amidei studied music at the Arrigo Boito Music Conservatory in Parma, Italy. He has studied under internationally renowned musicians - Roberto Cappello, Franco Rossi, Piernarciso Masi, Lovro Pogorelich, Malcolm Bilson and Bart van Oort. Amidei is a winner, as a soloist and pianist duo, of numerous prizes in national and international competitions. He currently teaches piano at the Petrarch Music Academy in Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA February 27 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium RICARDO RIVERA: Synthetic Images January 18 - February 16 Reception: January 19 5:00-8:00pm The presents a new body of work by Fine Art instructor Ricardo Rivera (Fresno, CA). Rivera s expansive practice includes performance, drawing, and immersive installations that blend projections, video, sound, and sculpture.
MARCH WE CAN MEND THE SKY A Concert of World Music March 2 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium THE WHALE March 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 7:30 pm March 4, 9, 10 2:00 pm Theatre $14 General, $12 Students/Staff/Seniors, $8 Group By Samuel D. Hunter Directed by Charles Erven With guest Actor Brad Myers On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a six-hundred-pound recluse hides away in his apartment and slowly eats himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen. Big-hearted and fiercely funny, The Whale tells the story of a man's last chance at redemption, and of finding beauty in the most unexpected places. Mature Audiences THICKETS March 2 - April 6 Reception: March 2 5:00-8:00 pm Thickets explores the rich art of quilting, and its relationship to mathematics, code, and cosmic ideas of time and space. Taking the richly symbolic quilts of artist Tina Williams Brewer (Pittsburg, PA), as a starting point, this group exhibition expands to include digital works, painting, sculpture, and mixed media. FCC THEATRE FESTIVAL March 7 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Theatre Arts & OAB The Whale By Samuel D. Hunter LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE, JAZZ SINGERS & COMBOS March 13 7:30 pm Theatre WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT March 14 7:30 pm Theatre STORYTELLING FESTIVAL March 14 7:00 pm OAB Auditorium OPERA WORKSHOP: A St. Patrick s Celebration March 17 7:30 pm Recital Hall FRESNO COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND: LOL (Laugh Out Loud) March 18 3:00 & 7:00 pm Theatre FREE EVENT but must have a ticket Call (559) 440-9429 A concert sure to tickle your funny bone! From toy instruments to syncopated clocks to sit-coms! Fresno City College Division of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts 28TH ANNUAL CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL Awards Concert March 22 7:30 pm Theatre $15 General, $12 Staff/Seniors/JazzFresno $10 Students Student Performances March 22 & 23 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Theatre For Ticket Information please contact the box office: (559) 442-8221 or fresnocitycollege.edu/boxofficetickets
APRIL STUDENT RECITAL April 4 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium 35TH ANNUAL BRASS BASH April 6 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium CENTRAL VALLEY GUITAR SUMMIT: Student Soloists & Ensembles April 13 All Day OAB Auditorium Concert April 13 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium Tickets sold at the door only $12 General, $8 Students, Staff & Seniors FRESNO COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND: Band Geeks and Proud of It! April 15 3:00 & 7:00 pm Shaghoian Concert Hall (Clovis North High School) $12 General, $7 children under 12 Call (559) 440-9429 for tickets Guest Artists: Sanger High School Symphonic Band, Dan Peña - Conductor, Alan Moffett - Assistant Conductor The Fresno Community Concert Band hosts the Sanger High School Symphonic Band in a concert of band music played by some of the area s finest young musicians. Not only will they be featured separately, they will also join the FCCB in several great band works. STUDENT ART SHOW April 19 - May 11 Reception: April 19 5:00-8:00 pm Students enrolled in any FCC art department class are invited to submit artworks. INTRAMURAL SPEECH COMPETITION April 18 12:00-4:00pm MS-212 CITY DANCE SPRING CONCERT April 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 pm April 22 at 2:00pm Theatre $14 General, $12 Students/Staff/Seniors, $8 Group Directed by Jimmy Hao A formal setting dance production, a dynamic concert with many different styles of dance. All works will be choreographed by faculty, selected students and guest artists. WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT April 23 7:30 pm Theatre BRASS/PERCUSSION/ WOODWIND SPRING CONCERT April 24 7:30 pm Theatre JAZZ SHOWCASE: The Road to Reno April 25 7:30 pm Theatre PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE April 26 & 27 7:30 pm Studio 105 Theatre $5 donation at door An evening of monologues, scenes, songs and dances. Enjoy the best and most dynamic student performances of the year! INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED VOICE RECITAL April 27 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium TEASERS: An Evening of 10-Minute Plays April 30, May 1, 2 7:30 pm Studio 105 Theatre $5 donation at door One of the most popular events of the Theatre Arts season, Teasers is an evening of student written, performed and directed plays. Come out early as these performances are a sell out!
MAY COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA May 1 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium SIX-STRING SHOWCASE May 3 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium $5 donation at door STUDENT RECITAL May 4 12:00 pm Recital Hall PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE: 28 Years of Jazz at FCC May 7 7:30 pm Theatre JAZZ SINGERS & LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE May 8 7:30 pm Roger Rocka s Dinner Theater Call (559) 266-9494 for tickets HONORS RECITAL & SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS May 9 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium STRING ENSEMBLE May 10 5:00 pm Recital Hall OPERA WORKSHOP: Dido & Aeneas May 12 7:30 pm May 13 2:00 pm OAB Auditorium NEW WRINKLES PRESENTS: ON THE ROAD TO BROADWAY May 24 7:30 pm Theatre Donor Event - Check for donor ticket pricing May 25, 26, June 1, 2, 8, 9 7:30pm May 27, 31, June 1-3, 7-10 2:00pm $16 Reserved Seating FRESNO COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND : Bob s Big Bash! May 27 3:00 & 7:00 pm Shaghoian Concert Hall (Clovis North High School) $12 General, $7 Children under 12 Call (559) 440-9429 for tickets Guest Artist: Irene Klug Nielsen, Flute Celebrating 25 years of music making with conductor Robert Nielsen, this concert highlights some of his favorite works as his tenure draws to a close. Congratulations Bob! INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED PIANO RECITAL May 4 7:30 pm OAB Auditorium SPRING CHORALE CONCERT: Passages: Moving Through the Journey of Life May 6 3:00 pm OAB Auditorium Fresno City College Division of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts For Ticket Information please contact the box office: (559) 442-8221 or fresnocitycollege.edu/boxofficetickets
2017-2018 FLEX TICKET FOTA MEMBERSHIP Includes: Benefits: Cost: 1 - Dance, 2-Mainstage Theatre, 1 - New Wrinkles and 4 - Music Performances Early secured reserved seating, New Wrinkles tickets prior to public release, option to exchange tickets $75 for one flex ticket or $135 for two flex tickets Bronze: $60/year* - includes 2 tickets to one event of choice Silver: $120/year* - includes complimentary admission for 1 to most events Gold: $240/year* - includes complimentary admission for 2 to most events * SCCCD employees have monthly payroll deduction option FOR MORE INFORMATION and TO ORDER FLEX TICKETS and BECOME A FOTA MEMBER, CALL 559-442-8221 2017 2018 FLEX TICKET Build your own season - 8 performances, 1 low price! Save up to $45 when you purchase 2 tickets! Only $75 for 1 ticket Two tickets for $135 - BEST VALUE! JOIN FRIENDS OF THE ARTS (FOTA)! Your membership supports the Performing Arts Take advantage of these benefits: Invitations to all FOTA events Complimentary tickets FOR MORE INFORMATION and TO ORDER FLEX TICKETS and BECOME A FOTA MEMBER, CALL 559-442-8221