Gallery Installation Commemorates Women’s History Month
Jeni Grizzaffi, Contributing Writer
March 28, 2019
They are wise, brave, and strong – yet they are fragile, gentle, and unsure. They are among us as leaders, wives, mothers, sisters, friends, and March is the time to celebrate them all. In honor of Women’s History Month, the San Jacinto College Central Campus art gallery opened an exhibition March...
North Grad Presents First Art Exhibition
March 8, 2019
Pictures have the power to bring back memories and artist Naomi Lemus, a San Jacinto College alumnae, recreates that feeling of nostalgia in her paintings that are currently on display in an exhibition titled Recuerdos, memories in Spanish, that kicked off Feb. 21 at Galeria del Norte. Art and Design...
Traveling Theater Troupe to Perform in South Gallery
Aren Sackett, Contributing Writer
March 8, 2019
It is not the traditional theater. There are no bright lights or red velvet seats. Instead, attendees of the play “Raymondo” will gather in the multidisciplinary exhibition room of the San Jacinto College South Campus on March 18 to witness the inventiveness of writer and performer, Annie Siddons. “Raymondo”...
Students Stage ‘Weird, Creative’ Space Adventure
Olivia Bell, Contributing Writer
March 8, 2019
The San Jacinto College South Theater Department is literally reaching for the stars these days as students are hard at work putting together an extraterrestrial production featuring planets, aliens, and space adventures of all kinds. “The Anaconda Lounge” features the adventures of Egghead, a...
Neil Simon Comedy Coming to Central
March 8, 2019
San Jacinto College’s Department of Theatre and Film on the Central Campus is presenting Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning comedy “Barefoot in the Park” beginning March 27. Simon, one of the theater’s most prolific playwrights, passed away last year leaving a void in the dramatic arts acc...
Solo Exhibition Highlights ‘Rational and Irrational’
February 22, 2019
The San Jacinto College South Campus art gallery is hosting an opening reception Feb. 28 to kick off a solo exhibition titled Super Tuning featuring the work of artist Trey Duvall. Duvall will attend the reception to give an artists talk. Gallery Curator Bradly Brown said all the details are not yet...
Inaugural Canstuction Exhibitions Benefit College Food Pantries
M.A. Salinas, Contributing Writer
November 16, 2018
In honor of Veterans Day, the offices of Student Engagement and Activities (SEA) of the San Jacinto College North, South, and Central Campuses introduced a unique new tribute event called Canstruction to celebrate the men and women of the armed forces. As part of the contest, competing teams built...
‘The Acting Class’ Opens at Flickinger Fine Arts Center
November 1, 2018
Lights, camera, action! The San Jacinto College South Campus Department of Theatre and Film is staging a unique piece of modern classical theater titled “The Acting Class” beginning Nov. 8. During the play, audience members audit a “professional” acting class where they ultimately become part...
Concert Jazzes Up Central Campus
November 1, 2018
Vibrant and soulful sounds will fill Corbin Hall Nov. 13 when the SJCC Jazz Ensemble takes the stage for a concert on the San Jacinto College Central Campus. Jazz Ensemble Director Graham Tobin said, in addition to exposing the San Jac community to the music of jazz greats like Miles Davis, the concert...
South Gallery Exhibits Work of Legendary Warner Bros. Animator
October 18, 2018
Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd are together again, but this time as part of an exhibition titled Carrot Cake: The Life and Career of Chuck Jones running until Nov. 7 in the art gallery on the San Jacinto College South Campus. Jones, the legendary artist, animator, and director is best known for his work...
Theatre Dept. Presenting ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ Production
Naomi Gudino, Contributing Writer
October 4, 2018
Nanny Mary Poppins is descending from the sky using her magical umbrella, but not on Broadway. While Disney prepares to debut the new Mary Poppins film later this year, the San Jacinto College Central Campus Department of Theatre and Film will present “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical” beginning...
La Speranza Presents ‘Bach and Friends’ Concert
April 12, 2018
The sounds of Baroque music will fill Corbin Hall on April 19 when the music department of San Jacinto College Central Campus presents Bach and Friends, a concert featuring La Speranza performing pieces from the famed eighteenth-century composer and his contemporaries. La Speranza is a chamber music...