Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Events for May 2009

Lord of Life Student Congregation
the church on campus

Samuelson Chapel

Sunday evening worship

Vis-Po: Visual Poetry by Larkin Higgins

Pearson Library Foyer

These visual poems by CLU art professor and poet Larkin Higgins embody both diagrammatic elements and aesthetic intuition.

Third Annual Festival of Scholars

Campuswide

The Festival of Scholars showcases scholarly work of undergraduate and graduate students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and School of Business.

Into The Woods

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

Into the Woods
Book by James Lapine
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

The Tony Award-winning musical, directed and choreographed by Joshua Finkel, is presented by the Theatre Arts and Music departments as part of the Third Annual Festival of Scholars.

Art Majors Senior Exhibit

Kwan Fong Gallery

CLU’s senior art majors will display their creative work in this extraordinary exhibit.

CLU on the Road: Santa Barbara Zoo

Santa Barbara

Join in the fun for a day at the Santa Barbara Zoo with your family and fellow CLU alumni!

Peter Tokofsky, Art and Memorials: The Aesthetics of Remembering

Nygreen Hall, Room 3

In this public lecture, Peter Tokofsky, Ph.D., an education specialist at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will explore the recent flurry of memorials, and controversies surrounding them, in the United States and Germany.

Celebration of Service
Sembrar las semillas del paz, amor y justicia : Sow the seeds of peace, love, and justice

Samuelson Chapel

Join us for dinner as we celebrate the many ways the CLU community engages in service, sowing the seeds of love, peace and justice in this world! From academics to clubs, athletic teams to study abroad students, Community Service Center program volunteers and individuals... CLU is engaging our world in many ways, and we want to honor the various gifts!

Documentary on Laura Huxley
U.S. premier showing

Richter Hall

L.A. filmmaker Mary Ann Braubach will introduce her hour-long documentary on Laura Huxley.

University Chapel
with Tom McCambridge

Samuelson Chapel

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

Common Ground
a midweek break

Samuelson Chapel

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

National Day of Prayer Breakfast
Father Greg J. Boyle of Homeboy Industries

Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center

Keynote speaker for the Southeast Ventura County YMCA's 10th annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast is Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. The theme of this year's National Day of Prayer is "Prayer...America's Hope."

Books and Brew
The Dress Lodger

Lundring Events Center

A stimulating community program in which Cal Lutheran faculty and special guests review noteworthy books. Each reviewer will offer an engaging lecture, which will include time for audience discussion and questions. Light refreshments will be provided.

Community Pool Grand Opening

Community Pool

Grand Opening of the Community Pool at CLU

CLU Conservatory Cellists
Joyce Geeting, cellist

Overton Hall

Concert features cellist Joyce Geeting playing the music of Zoltan Kodaly. She will be joined by her students performing the cello music of Paul Hindemith, Bela Bartok and Paul Bazelaire.

Trash 2 Treasure

Near your residence hall

Do you have any extra furniture, clothing or miscellaneous items you want to give away? The semester is just about over and the Goodwill Industries will accept your donations. So kindly drop all your donations in one of the Goodwill trucks. Your donations just might turn into treasure!

Cultural Psychology Symposium 2009
A renewed look at the process of meaning-making

Nygreen 4

Students from the Cultural Psychology 317 Seminar will present their term projects.

Violence Against Schools: The Worst Case Scenarios
A Workshop Presented By Jim Biesterfeld

Lundring Events Center

Violence Against Schools: The Worst Case Scenarios is a workshop for school administrators, security and law enforcement personnel presented by Jim Biesterfeld, Special Agent (Ret).

University Chapel
with Scott Maxwell-Doherty

Samuelson Chapel

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

Honors Convocation

Samuelson Chapel

California Lutheran University will recognize the hard work and achievement of many of its students during Honors Convocation.

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