OC Live announces Fall events starting with ‘A Celebration of Flamenco!’

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WELCOME BACK!

OC LIVE returns to the Performing Arts Building stage at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, with a celebration of Flamenco! Sit back and enjoy the sultry rhythms and intoxicating movements of this specially curated performance with LA-based musicians and guest dancer Misuda Cohen!

Enjoy a fresh take on Flamenco in this special event curated for Oxnard College by dancer and choreographer Wendy Castellanos. Musicians Gabriel Osuna on guitar and voice, Gerardo Morales on percussion and Mateo Amper on piano are joined by a special guest dancer to set the stage on fire with entrancing rhythms and heart wrenching expressions. Grounded in tradition, while remaining fresh and inspired, this event features the Latin Jazz side of Flamenco. Visit the artists on the web.

And that’s just the beginning of our Fall season…

We have a collaborative performing arts showcase with artists and students from VCCD and CSUCI and a lively look at climate change with our very own Professor Jim Danza. We welcome OC alumnus Dr. David Garcia – now Prof. of Education at UCLA –  whose new book explores education history in Oxnard. And we have two – count ’em, two! – hilarious comedy shows lined up to relieve your mid-semester blues: Chicano Secret Service and Jason Love’s all-star revue, Live from LA!

 

OC LIVE is the performing arts and lecture series at Oxnard College (OC). We bring dynamic and inspiring speakers and artists to OC’s state-of-the-art Performing Arts Building throughout the academic year. In addition to academic lectures and panels across varying fields, other events include visual art discussions, film and video screenings, theater and dance performances, music concerts, literature readings, scientific considerations, comedy nights, and more. To ensure the series speaks to our community and supports our educational mission, event planning includes the collaboration of OC students, staff, and faculty. OC LIVE creates community and expands the horizons of our students through talks and performances that delight, inspire, and inform. OC LIVE presentations take place a varying times of day and night, see below for more information on our upcoming events.
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If you need ASL interpreting services for this OC LIVE event, please contact director Dr. Amy Edwards at aedwards@vcccd.edu seven days prior to the event and it will be provided free of charge.

Fall 2019 Events

A Celebration of Flamenco!

For Hispanic Heritage Month

 

Tuesday, September 17 @ 6pm

Enjoy the entrancing rhythms of Flamenco in this specially curated performance with Gabriel Osuna, Gerardo Morales, Mateo Amper, and a special guest dancer! From Spain to LA, this performance features the Latin Jazz side of Flamenco.

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Performing Arts Education in Ventura County

Regional Transfer Success in the Performing Arts

Organized by Project ALAS

 

Thursday, September 26 @ 7pm

Explore the performing arts with artists from our local colleges and universities! Join students and faculty from Oxnard College, Moorpark College, Ventura College, and Cal State Channel Islands in this special presentation organized by Project ALAS (Aligning Learning and Academic Success). Opportunities for performing arts students at all levels are showcased. This event includes a panel discussion and Q&A on transfer.

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Comedy from Chicano Secret Service

 

Thursday, October 10 @ 6pm

 

Get ready for some undercover intelligence with Chicano Secret Service! Edgy, topical, political and keyed to the beat of today’s Los Angeles, this comedy troupe mixes Franz Fanon, Paleo Fieri and, yes, Monty Python. See it to believe it!

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Strategies of Segregation

 

Wednesday, October 23 @ 6pm

OC alumnus Dr. David Garcia returns to discuss his recent work on racially separate and unequal schooling for Mexican American and Black students here in Oxnard. Dr. Garcia is Professor of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. His new book is Strategies of Segregation: Race, Residence, and the Struggle for Educational Equality (UC Press, 2018).
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Mud & Dust: Our Climate Future

 

Thursday, November 7 @ 4pm

 

From mud (heavy rains) to dust (prolonged drought), we are feeling climate change here in Ventura County. Join Geography professor Jim Danza in this interactive presentation, from global warming in Alaska to extreme heat in California.

Jason Love presents

LIVE FROM L.A.!

 

Thursday, December 5 @ 6pm

 

Join us for our annual comedy showcase with Jason Love and an all-star cast of stand-up comedians! t’s always a good time as Jason brings Hollywood to Oxnard!

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OXNARD COLLEGE: 4000 S. ROSE AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93033

For more information about the series, or to submit your proposal,

contact OC LIVE at aedwards@vcccd.edu

Director ~ Dr. Amy Edwards

 

These events are FREE to the public and are interpreted for the deaf and ha