Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Events for March 2009

Common Ground
a midweek break

Samuelson Chapel

Midweek student-led worship service begins at 9:11 p.m.

Lord of Life Student Congregation
the church on campus

Samuelson Chapel

Sunday evening worship service.

Assemblage Exhibit

Kwan Fong Gallery

The Assemblage exhibit gives us a delightful view into the mysterious world of re-invention and reconstruction. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.

University Soloists and the University Symphony

Samuelson Chapel

Faculty soloists Mark Holmstrom, organ, and Melissa Phelps, violin, will perform well-known symphonic repertory.

The Gleaners and I (2000)
Reel Justice Documentary Series

Ullman Commons

The Reel Justice Documentary Series features films that touch on the themes of equality and social justice.

University Chapel
with Louise Johnson

Samuelson Chapel

Weekly worship service begins at 10:10 a.m.

Master Chorale of Ventura County
Leipzig: Clavierubung III

Samuelson Chapel

Burns Taft directs the Master Chorale of Ventura County in one of the season’s most intriguing programs.

Donna M. Matson: Sami Duodji - Timeless Handicrafts
American Scandinavian Foundation Lecture Series

Roth Nelson Room

Donna Matson, a prominent leader in the Finnish-American community, will incorporate objects from the Scandinavian Center and her own private collection as touchstones in exploring the historical, spiritual and functional aspects of Sami handicraft.

Artists in Residence Lecture and Reception
Megan and Murray McMillan

Kwan Fong Gallery

International installation artists Megan and Murray McMillan will use the Kwan Fong Gallery as their studio to produce an installation built especially for California Lutheran University. Exhibition runs March 14 through April 5.

Linda Olsson, best-selling Swedish author

Preus-Brandt Forum

In addition to reading from her books, Linda Olsson will talk about her life, discuss the cultural aspects of living in two cultures, and tell us why she wrote her latest book in English rather than in Swedish, her native tongue.

CLU Choir Home Concert

Samuelson Chapel

Following a weeklong concert tour of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, the CLU Choir presents its annual Home Concert.

University Chapel
with Warren Chain

Samuelson Chapel

Weekly worship service begins at 10:10 a.m.

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
All Religions Believe in Justice

Roth Nelson Room

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo is a professor of sociology at USC and the author of Gendered Transitions: Mexican Experiences of Immigration and Doméstica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence (UC Press), which she will be discussing at this event.

Common Ground
a midweek break

Samuelson Chapel

Student-led worship service begins at 9:11 p.m.

HOLI
Indian Color Festival

Kingsmen Park

Indian Festival of Colors - a waterfight with colored powder, fun, laughter, music and food! Colors will stain clothes, so wear appropriate clothing.

Hein-Fry Lecture Series
Craig L. Nessan, Th.D.

Samuelson Chapel

Craig L. Nessan, Th.D., Academic Dean and professor of contextual theology at Wartburg Theological Seminary, will present a lecture on Hearing the Word: Lutheran Perspectives on Biblical Interpretation.

The Sounds of CLC - CANCELLED

Samuelson Chapel

The Conejo “Pops” Orchestra and Sherwood Singers perform music heard on campus and on Music Department tours during the early years of California Lutheran College.

Homeless Shelter

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Holy Trinity Lutheran is hosting the Conejo Valley Meal and Shelter Program this coming Monday. We'll meet at Samuelson Chapel at 5:15 and then walk on over to Holy Trinity. Come help the Rotary Club set up and then stay to connect with the homeless!

Silhouette City

Samuelson Chapel

Screening of the documentary Silhouette City about American religious extremism will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers.

A School for the Kids in the Bush
Fundraiser for ACM Ministries of Uganda

California Pizza Kitchen

Please join us at California Pizza Kitchen for a fundraising event to support the building of a school in eastern rural Uganda. Print this flyer and present it to your server when ordering (dine in or to go).

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