The Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC) will be giving out a number of discounted tickets to CSUN students for as low as $10 to support their student rush program, “Make Tracks to the VPAC.” “Make Tracks to the VPAC is about encouraging the CSUN students, faculty and staff to regularly visit the VPAC ticket office to see world-class performances at the Valley Performing Arts Center. This ticket-pricing program is special because it prioritizes the CSUN community,” said David Mascarina, VPAC… Read more

Plaza del Sol will soon be brought up to date with its campus companion, the VPAC, after USU board of directors voted Monday to replace the hall’s 500 chairs and renovate the lobby. The renovation of the entire hall and lobby was already passed by the university, but the USU is financially responsible for the chairs, said Colin Donahue, assistant vice president of facilities development and operations. The total cost for both the renovation of the hall and the lobby… Read more

Diversity, extremely high quality and attempts to appeal to a broad population in the region were the driving factors behind the upcoming 2011-12 Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC) season. Robert Bucker, dean of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication and VPAC’s executive director said the main difference between the first and second VPAC seasons is the diversity among the artists presented. “The reputations of the artists that we’re presenting this next year are really remarkable,” Bucker said…. Read more

Academy-award winner. Acclaimed author. Truth-seeker. Shirley MacLaine has many titles that can be attached to her name, and this Friday, one more will be added to the list: VPAC performer. On May 6, the internationally-known entertainer will visit the CSUN campus to perform her one-woman act, entitled “An Evening with Shirley Maclaine: Award Winning Hollywood Icon.” In the show, MacLaine invites the audience to reminisce with her as she looks back at her illustrious career as an actress and dancer…. Read more

CSUN will host the “CSU: The Next 50 Years” conference April 22 in the Valley Performing Arts Center lecture hall.  It will address how the university will adapt to changes in the coming years while trying to serve the state. The conference will feature keynote speakers such as CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, California Senator Alex Padilla, President Jolene Koester and Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Harry Hellenbrand. Throughout the event, four discussion panels will be hosted by… Read more

With great flexibility, movement and an array of music, Aszure Barton and Artists left the audience of their VPAC show on Saturday mesmerized by their stunning modern dance performance. Aszure Barton, a Canada native, is the founder and director of the Aszure Barton & Artists dance project, currently based in New York. Since its formation in 2002, this performance team has become an internationally recognized group, known for their arresting choreography for stage and film. The 105-minute show Saturday was… Read more

Valley Performing Arts Center’s (VPAC) Arts Education program offers students the opportunity to see productions they may not otherwise see, and teachers arts workshops with which they can enhance their classroom instruction. Students and teachers of pre-kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to CSUN to participate in classes, workshops and other activities that introduce or further embrace art.  It gives students an opportunity to see performances by CSUN students and professional actors while teachers attend workshops for professional development. Sandra… Read more

Students and faculty filled the seats and the steps of the Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC) lecture hall Wednesday afternoon to listen to Euna Lee speak about her experience in captivity in North Korea. “Many journalists take risks for the important stories. That is the nature of our jobs,” said Lee, a Korean-American journalist turned captive while reporting about defectors from North Korea. Lee and her colleague, Laura Ling, were captured by troops in North Korea while reporting for Current… Read more