Arts, Lectures, and Gatherings

All Upcoming Events

The Latino GDP Project: Los Que Superan | Those Who Overcome

Preus-Brandt Forum

The Latino GDP Project provides a factual view of the large and rapidly growing economic contribution of Latinos living in the United States. Join David Hayes-Bautista, PhD, and Matthew Fienup, PhD, as they discuss this narrative-changing research.

“Mariposas del Campo” Film Screening and Q&A
Cesar Chavez: La causa sigue

Lundring Events Center

Join us for a screening of Mariposas del Campo followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers Bill Yahraus and Robin Rosenthal and keynote speaker Maricela Morales.

"Mystics, Mavericks and Mozart"
Areté Vocal Ensemble

Samuelson Chapel

The professional vocal ensemble will showcase the music of medieval feminists along with exciting new compositions by contemporary female composers. Wyant Morton will conduct.

Pop Music Singers and Songwriters of the '30s, '40s and early '50s
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Zoom PDT

In this class, you will discover that many "old school" performers and songwriters remained popular during this great music transition.

History and Highlights of the Louvre Museum
Fifty and Better Spring Session

In-person at the Oxnard Center and Zoom PDT

This course provides an overview of the history of one of the most visited art museums in the world and how it came to be.

Color and Symbolism in Art History
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Zoom PDT

In this course, we discuss a variety of paintings throughout art history to understand the artists’ intention and the stories behind the paintings.

Immigration in a Nation of Immigrants: The Economic Impact of Undocumented Immigrants in California's Central Coast
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Zoom PDT

This two-part lecture will examine the humanity and economic value of immigrants, regardless of their legal status.

Assistant/Deputy City Manager Career Panel Webinar
ICMA Club Event

Zoom PDT

In this webinar, assistant and deputy city managers will share their career paths in local government, offer insights on how to enter and advance in the profession and how they are addressing issues facing their organizations and communities.

 

Invisible Histories: Storytelling, Memories and Race in the United States
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Zoom PDT

Each session in this course explores an invisible history of marginalized communities in the United States through research, storytelling and visuals.

Roman Gardens
Fifty and Better Spring Session

In-person at the Oxnard Center and Zoom PDT

Learn about the plants and garden design of the ancient Romans.

You Got the Grant! Now What?

Oxnard Campus

This class is designed to help you successfully manage life after the grant including how to understand the grant relationship, managing the grant process, tips for engaging the funder and reporting on the grant and preparing for the next one.

Emerging Leaders Spring Kickoff - Rescheduled

Peppergrove

Join us at our first event to network and build community with faculty and staff members. Learn about mentorship, career development, wellness and resilience and more. There will be snacks, games and raffles.

The event was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Art and Restitution and the Aftermath of WWII
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Zoom PDT

These four lectures will examine generations of leading collectors, their families and the art they held.

Religion and Genocide
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Zoom PDT

This course explores the relationships between genocide and religion in both its institutional and theological frameworks.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Kickoff
AAPI Heritage Month

Kingsmen Park

Faculty, staff and students are invited to the kickoff lunch and celebration.

Asian and Pacific Islander Employee and Student Mixer
AAPI Heritage Month

Pepper Grove

The API Employee group invites faculty, staff and students to stop by between 3-5 p.m. to connect with us and learn more about our work on campus.

"Almost Maine" by John Cariani
Theatre Mainstage Play

Black Box Theatre

The Spring Mainstage play, Almost Maine by John Cariani, is a comedy presented by the Theatre Arts and Dance Department and directed by Ken Gardner.

Reclaiming Our Hidden History
AAPI Heritage Month

Swenson Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences 119

Join us for a talk featuring Miko Lee, an activist, storyteller and educator who believes in the power of story to amplify voices.

“A Path Forward: Climate Change & Indigenous Land Stewardship”
Nicholas Hummingbird 

Ullman Conference Center 100/101

Join guest speaker Nicholas Hummingbird to learn about the critical role of Indigenous peoples in environmental justice, and everyone’s role and responsibility in caring for the Earth.

History Lecture Series: “Hear Me Roar: Powerful, Violent Women of the Renaissance”
Flipping the Script: Unexpected Moments that Time Forgot

Lundring Events Center

“Flipping the Script” is a history lecture series that highlights people, groups or events in world history that are typically ignored or considered irrelevant in mainstream cultural narratives.

For the final lecture of the series, Samuel Claussen, PhD, will discuss several Renaissance women who wielded power as effectively as their male counterparts.

Senior Art Exhibit 2023
Intertwined

William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art

This year’s graduating senior artists look into relationships that exist in our everyday lives, whether physical or unseen.

Opening reception: Saturday, April 22, 5-6:30 p.m.
Artist walk-through: Friday, April 28, 2 p.m.

 

CLUFest 2059
Exhibition

William Rolland Art Center

Senior Multimedia students invite you to imagine different interpretations of the future.

Opening reception: Saturday, April 22, 6-7:30 p.m.

CLU String Symphony
Andrew Towsey-Grishaw, conductor

Samuelson Chapel

Join us for works composed by masters of the string orchestra genre including Gerald Finzi, Maurice Ravel, Ralph Vaughan Williams and more.

Opening reception: Intertwined

William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art

Join this year’s graduating senior artists for the opening reception of Intertwined, which runs from April 21 through May 11.

Faculty Recital: Eric Kinsley, Piano

Samuelson Chapel

Faculty member Eric Kinsley presents a recital of piano and harpsichord music.

Festival of Scholars
Student Project Showcase

Campuswide

The Festival of Scholars showcases projects by undergraduate and graduate students at Cal Lutheran.

PRiME Annual Event

Lundring Events Center and Zoom

The PRiME Annual Event at Cal Lutheran’s School of Management (SOM) brings together students, faculty, community members and business executives to speak about ESG (environmental, social and governance) and sustainable development goals.

Spring Concert
CLU Wind Ensemble

Samuelson Chapel

The Wind Ensemble, conducted by Michael Hart, will perform a varied and eclectic program for woodwind, brass and percussion. The Wind Ensemble and String Symphony will join to close the concert with music for full orchestra.

The Church's Blindspot: Latinos and the American Catholic Church
Fifty and Better

In-person in Thousand Oaks and Zoom PDT

This two-part lecture will cover how the history, organization and culture of American Catholicism complicate the acceptance and integration of Latinos as equal members and leaders within the Church.

CLU Film Showcase

Preus-Brandt Forum

Join us for a showcase of film and television projects produced by Cal Lutheran students.

Jazz Collective Concert
Student Ensemble

Preus-Brandt Forum

Student performers in the jazz ensemble will play standards and modern classics. Uziel Colón will conduct.

New Venture Fair

Lundring Events Center and Soiland Recreation Center

At the New Venture Fair (NVF), a valuable part of Cal Lutheran’s entrepreneurial education experience, student teams share their innovative startup projects in a competitive environment.

Mariachi Concert
Cal Lutheran Mariachi Ensemble

Samuelson Chapel

The Cal Lutheran Mariachi Ensemble will perform classic songs from the mariachi repertoire. 

A History of Genetics and Biotechnology
Fifty and Better Spring Session

Zoom PDT

This two-part lecture will cover topics related to the progression of this field of study, starting with Mendel and Darwin’s seminal work that inspired early geneticists and the beginnings of what is called the Modern Synthesis of Genetics.

Afternoon Organ Recital Series
Adan Fernández

Samuelson Chapel

Join us for a 30-minute organ concert of Baroque music from composers such as Bach, Buxtehude, Telemann, Pachelbel and more.

12 Months of Fundraising: Creating an Annual Development Plan

Oxnard Campus

Workshop participants will create an annual plan that incorporates different types of fundraising and flows smoothly over the course of a year.

Afternoon Organ Recital Series
Adan Fernández

Samuelson Chapel

Join us for a 30-minute organ concert of Baroque music from composers such as Bach, Buxtehude, Telemann, Pachelbel and more.

Community Active Resistance’s Juneteenth Freedom Celebration

Kingsmen Park

Cal Lutheran is proud to partner with Community Active Resistance, a local, Black-led community organizing organization, in celebration of Juneteenth

26th Annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival
"Two Gentlemen of Verona"

Kingsmen Park

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company presents one of our region’s most popular outdoor theatrical events. The Two Gentlemen of Verona, thought to be one of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies, plants many of the seeds that grow to full bloom in later plays

Festival grounds open at 5:30 p.m. for pre-show picnicking and entertainment.

Afternoon Organ Recital Series
Adan Fernández

Samuelson Chapel

Join us for a 30-minute organ concert of Baroque music from composers such as Bach, Buxtehude, Telemann, Pachelbel and more.

26th Annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival
"King Lear"

Kingsmen Park

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company presents one of our region’s most popular outdoor theatrical events. King Lear, an aging pagan king of ancient Briton, divides his kingdom among his two daughters who express their love for him, and banishes the third, who is less flattering to him.

Festival grounds open at 5:30 p.m. for pre-show picnicking and entertainment.

 

Measuring Your Mission

Oxnard Campus

How do you measure the impact of your organization and the services it provides? Join us as we introduce an outcomes-based approach to program evaluation.

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