Central’s Popular ‘Popcorn Show’ Back for Another Run
Phoebe Buras, Contributing Writer
March 6, 2020
The San Jacinto College Central Campus Department of Theatre and Film is presenting “The Perils of Truly Sweet” March 25-29, an interactive melodrama meant for audiences of all ages. The show, a story that pits good against evil, features villain Larson E. Blacklash attempting to take over a town by opening...
Brick Exhibition Examines Labor, Migration Themes
Julissa Herrera, Contributing Writer
March 6, 2020
Houstonians see bricks on every corner and do not give them a second thought, but visitors attending San Jacinto College Central Campus’s art exhibition, Earthly Bodies: The Houston Brick Archive, will think otherwise. The display features the work of Alexander Squier and showcases over 300 brick...
South to Present ‘Passionate’ Lorca Drama
Alonzo Guadarrama, Contributing Writer
March 6, 2020
A wedding is coming to the San Jacinto College South Campus but not a very happy one. “Blood Wedding,” a production by the Department of Theatre and Film about how love and passion turn tragic when someone follows their heart instead of their head, kicks off March 5. Fine Arts major Stephanie Garza, ...
Mixed-Media Installation Showcases Multiple Art Forms
Maggie Habermas, Contributing Writer
February 21, 2020
A new mixed-media exhibition is on display in the San Jacinto College South Campus art gallery, showcasing three artists whose work brings together multiple art forms, including assemblage, painting, and photography. The Ways They Are features pieces from Carris Adams, Sebastien Boncy, and Matt Manalo....
Group Exhibition Features 7 UH Alums
February 21, 2020
North Gallery, the art gallery on the San Jacinto College North Campus, is hosting the work of seven artists in a group exhibition titled Moving Still. The art of Charis Ammon, Tracey Ceniceros, Gao Hang, Melinda Laszczynski, Caroline Roberts, Erika Whitney, and Amy Beth Wright will be on display unt...
Dance Program Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
Sharde Hawkins, Contributing Writer
November 15, 2019
The San Jacinto College dance program, located on the South Campus, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary on Nov. 22-23 with a packed lineup of events including two dance concerts, eight free master classes, and a closing night reception in the campus art gallery. The two-day celebration is a chance...
Fine Arts Week Events Take Place Across College
November 15, 2019
The San Jacinto College community had a chance to celebrate all things artistic Nov. 5-7 when the three academic campuses hosted a wide range of events for Fine Arts Week 2019: Celebrate the Americas. Jeff McGee, the South Campus Fine Arts Department Chair, said the plan to showcase the College's...
Christmas Show Returns to Central Campus
November 15, 2019
Dropping temperatures and the smell of pumpkin spice are typically associated with the beginning of the holiday season. However, on the Central Campus of San Jacinto College, they signal the return of an annual holiday tradition, Santa’s Christmas Magic: The Musical. The Department of Theatre and...
Exhibition Presents Tech Program Student Art
Victoria Williams, Contributing Writer
November 1, 2019
The San Jacinto College Art and Design technical program on the South Campus is unveiling an exhibition Nov. 4 that showcases the talents of the department’s workforce students. South Campus Art Professor Brian Piana said this is the first exhibition since 2011 to “shine a light” on the design-centered...
Central Debuts Shrek the Musical
Xitlalic Valles, Contributing Writer
October 18, 2019
The San Jacinto College Central Campus Department of Theatre and Film debuted Shrek the Musical last night, a show based on the Oscar-winning animated film. Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, Shrek the Musical is the story of a hulking ogre who, after being mocked and feared his...
Exhibition Inspired by Artist’s Stroke
Sharde Hawkins, Contributing Writer
October 18, 2019
The San Jacinto College South Campus art gallery kicked off a new exhibition titled BrainTree Oct. 7 featuring the work of artist John Bavaro, a professor of illustration at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. This showcase is Bavaro's first solo show in Texas, where his work illustrates his experience...
South Theater’s Thoreau Production Looks at Morality; Promises ‘Individuality’
Osasere Ewansiha, Contributing Writer
October 4, 2019
In 1846, Henry David Thoreau spent a night in jail. In 2019, the San Jacinto College South Campus Department of Theatre and Film is revisiting the writer’s infamous incarceration in its fall production, “The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail.” Theater Professor Kevin Holden, also the show’s director,...