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Students perform their best for a chance in the upcoming "Rumors"

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:23:43 -0400

Student actors flocked to the Performing Arts Mainstage this week to perform for a chance to be in the upcoming production of Rumors. The play is directed by Gene Putnam, Chair of the Theater Arts Department. It is set to open Oct. 22. and nbsp; ...

Sweeney Todd: Many cuts, some good, some bad

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:53:07 -0400

The stage at Pierce College's Performing Arts Building never looked so attractive. and nbsp;

Pierce College photographers display work for downtown Santa Barbara

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 00:05:07 -0400

By: Gianni DiCrosta/ Roundup

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Current and former Pierce College photographers hosted a gallery displaying their latest work at Gallery 27 in Santa Barbara yesterday.

Gallery 27 is a part of Brooks Institute's Cota Street campus.

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Celebrities and media experience King Kong's return to Universal Studios Hollywood

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 03:38:31 -0400

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Celebrities and the media were treated to an early screening of the new King Kong 360 3-D attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood Tuesday, as the ape returns to the theme park for the first time in two years.

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Student architects design eco-friendly homes

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:56:49 -0400

By: Sienna Jackson/ Roundup

The sun was beginning to set Saturday night as lively guests mingled at the Canoga Youth Arts Center, eager to tour a rather unusual art gallery. One exhibit, a sleek modernist home weighing roughly 4,000 pounds and built entirely from old shipping conta...

Heritage Days a success for the Pierce College Farm Center

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:03:29 -0400

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It begins with the steady sound of galloping horse hooves.

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Several soldiers appear on the horizon, rifles in hand, followed by a group of men lugging cannons.

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Then come...

Debating Truth and Reality at the Philosopher's Cabaret

Fri, 28 May 2010 02:06:46 -0400

By: Alyssa Wejebe

Performance Showcase in Great Hall Last Night with a Philosophical Bent

Overview of the Philisopher's Cabaret in the Great Hall Thursday night, May 27....

Something to remember our fore fathers by...

Tue, 25 May 2010 23:06:42 -0400

By: Natasha Aliabadi / Roundup

Heritage Days gives a lesson in our countries history

Pierce's first ever Civil War reenactment, called 'Heritage Days, and rdquo; will soon be coming to the farm. The Foundation's mission is to support the students by raising public awareness and developing resources for educational programs and for the ca...

Summer performance to ‘take a little off the top’

Tue, 25 May 2010 23:01:29 -0400

‘Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ scheduled as summer musical

The Pierce College Theatre Arts Department never fails to put on a spectacular show and this summer's upcoming musical, Stephan Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is expected to be no different. The show will take place on the Per...

Pianist performs Chopin's finest

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:36:21 -0400

By: Gianni DiCrosta/Roundup

and nbsp; Anita Chang takes a deep breath before her first note.

Two spotlights shine down from above. One on her and one on her piano and nbsp;

She closes her eyes, and lays her ...

Art students recognized at the Annual Student Exhibition

Mon, 17 May 2010 20:21:10 -0400

The Best of Show award went to Davey Moya for his oil painting titled "New York"

Creativity flourishes within the Pierce College Art Gallery for the 2010 Annual Student Exhibition. Amazing artwork of various mediums, including painting, illustration, sculpture, ceramics, and graphite design dot the walls, making the quiet gallery c...

Dancers light up the stage at the annual Spring Dance Concert

Sun, 16 May 2010 23:29:25 -0400

125 dancers performed 21 pieces over the course of the weekend

The annual Spring Dance Concert took place in the Performing Arts Building's Main Stage this past weekend.

It opened Friday with a full house.

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Sat, 8 May 2010 21:55:15 -0400

Depression-Era Play Rich in Storytelling

and nbsp;Review of The Diviners by Jim Leonard, Jr....

Onstage clutter does not dampen harmony

Fri, 7 May 2010 17:19:22 -0400

'The Barefoot Trio' look impressive, despite the backdrop appearing in disarray

Every Thursday at 12:45 p.m., the music department hosts free classical music concerts that vary in performers each week.

The auditorium was flawed from the beginning. Large and dark; a dim light enveloped the st...

Make meals not bombs

Mon, 3 May 2010 21:26:54 -0400

'Victory over Violence' exhibit focuses on peace and nuclear diarmerment

The Great Hall, normally filled with stacks of chairs and little red couches, is now filled with the 'Victory Over Violence and rdquo; exhibit, which aims to instill students with the urgency of world peace. Sitting on the couch listening to music waitin...