Calendar

The College of Liberal & Creative Arts challenges your five senses and the sixth — your brain — with an exciting program of events showcasing the talent and intellect of our students and faculty as well as world-renowned guests.

Image of contemporary woman putting her finger to her lip
Copycat
Saturday, September 21, 2019 to Thursday, October 31, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Fine Arts Gallery
Visual Arts and Media Arts
Photo of Native American feathers
Climate Stories
Tuesday, October 01, 2019 to Friday, May 22, 2020
Fine Arts Building, Global Museum (Room 203)
Visual Arts and Media Arts
Photo of woman and man playing Twister
Color Your World: A Children's Musical
Friday, October 11, 2019 to Saturday, October 19, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Little Theatre
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Performing Arts, Theatre
Philosophy Talk Live: Sanctuary Cities with guest Shelley Wilcox
Monday, October 14, 2019
Cesar Chavez Student Center, Jack Adams Hall
Lectures and Talks, Education
Photo of Sayed Kashua
Sayed Kashua, novelist and screenwriter
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Humanities Building, Room 587
Lectures and Talks, Education
Photo of Tommy Orange kneeling in front of a fence
An Evening with Tommy Orange
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Lectures and Talks, Literary Arts
Photo of John-Carlos Perea playing guitar and percussion instruments
Resounding Witchi Tai-To, 1969 - 2019
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Performing Arts
Graphic image of two human heads showing brains
Toward More Ethical and Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence | Overview of Certificate in Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 121
Lectures and Talks, Education
Photo of three men crouching in the woods
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: Who's Singing Over There?
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of reception after English Department graduation ceremony
M.A. TESOL virtual open house
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
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Photo of Caren Beilin
Caren Beilin, reading and in conversation with Amy Berkowitz
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Humanities Building, The Poetry Center (Room 512)
Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Still image from Sierra Nevada of a man talking
The Seventh Romanian Film Festival
Friday, October 18, 2019 to Saturday, October 19, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of Amy Berkowitz
Amy Berkowitz and Caren Beilin, reading and in conversation
Friday, October 18, 2019
E.M. Wolfman Books, 410 13th Street, Oakland
Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of Peter Nachtrieb holding a pen and notebook while standing in a desert
Peter Nachtrieb and guests
Monday, October 21, 2019
Z Space, 470 Florida Street, San Francisco
Lectures and Talks, Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of student writing with open book and laptop on a desk
Scholarship and Grants Essay Workshop: There's an 'App' (and Essay) for That
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Humanities Building, Room 213
Lectures and Talks, Education
Graphic image of family of four depicted on a briefcase
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: When Father Was Away on Business
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of young woman participating in archaeological dig
So You Want to Be a Professor: A Panel Discussion on Graduate School and Life in Academia
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Room 525
Lectures and Talks, Media Arts, Education
Photo of Peter Nachtrieb sitting at a table with a Macintosh laptop
Peter Nachtrieb: a playwriting workshop and conversation
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Humanities Building, The Poetry Center (Room 512)
Lectures and Talks, Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of student writing at a desk
Grad School Workshop: Application Essentials
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Humanities Building, Room 213
Lectures and Talks, Education
Photo of Inara Morgenstern and Victoria Neve sitting at a piano
Annual Scary Concert
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Performing Arts
Photo of man with a bear over his left shoulder
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: Manifesto
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of student trumpeter performing in a Halloween costume
SF State Wind Ensemble and Orchestra Halloween Concert
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Performing Arts
Photo of the Ensemble Phase quintet
Morrison Artists Series: Ensemble Phase
Sunday, November 03, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
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Performing Arts
Photo of motorcycle driving on a dirt road in a rural area
Abbas Kiaorastami's The Wind Will Carry Us
Sunday, November 03, 2019
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley
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Media Arts
Image of planet Earth at night
Pluralities Nonfiction Film Conference
Monday, November 04, 2019 to Tuesday, November 05, 2019
Cesar Chavez Student Center, Jack Adams Hall
Lectures and Talks, Media Arts, Education
Image of a colorful painting that depicts a woman holding a bottle on the beach
Visiting Artist Lecture: Delia Brown
Monday, November 04, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Room 296
Lectures and Talks, Visual Arts and Media Arts
Photo of Hamid Naficy
Hamid Naficy lecture
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Room 344B
Lectures and Talks, Media Arts, Education
Image of topless man looking toward the sky
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: Time of the Gypsies
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of Hamid Naficy and a woman reading a book together while sitting on a couch
Mouth Harp in G Minor: Hamid Naficy in/On Exile
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
Room 340, Stephens Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley
Media Arts
Photo of Omar Pimienta adjusting his sportcoat, which he is wearing backwards
Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series: Cardboard House Press/Cartonera Collective at The Poetry Center
Thursday, November 07, 2019
Humanities Building, The Poetry Center (Room 512)
Lectures and Talks, Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of Jose Antonio Villaran smiling and wearing an orange shirt
Tripwire Cross-Cultural Poetics Series: Cardboard House Press/Cartonera Collective at The Green Arcade
Friday, November 08, 2019
The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco
Lectures and Talks, Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of Kyozo Nakamura in a Kabuki peformance
Invitation to the Splendor of Kabuki: Kyôzô Nakamura
Friday, November 08, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
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Lectures and Talks, Performing Arts, Theatre
Photo of Lisa Newmark
Jewish Studies and Disability Advocacy
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Humanities Building, Room 415
Lectures and Talks, Education
Photo of John-Carlos Perea playing the flute
Alcatraz Reflections
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Performing Arts
Photo of two men embracing in front of an orchestra
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: Underground
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of man in black veil looking toward woman in black veil
The Ghost Sonata by August Strindberg
Thursday, November 14, 2019 to Friday, November 22, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Little Theatre
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Performing Arts, Theatre
Photo of protestors holding red balloon and sign that reads No More Jails No More Cops
The End of Policing
Thursday, November 14, 2019
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 121
Lectures and Talks, Education
Photo of Bao Phi standing in a street
The Poetry Center Book Award: Bao Phi with Sarah Menefee, reading and in conversation
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Humanities Building, The Poetry Center (Room 512)
Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Black and white photo of The Holloways jazz a cappella ensemble
The Holloways
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Performing Arts
Photo of SF State Jazz Choir on a flight of stairs
SF State Jazz Choir
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Performing Arts
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: Documentaries about Civil Wars in Yugoslavia
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of Elizabeth Rynecki holding her great-grandfather's painting
Chasing Portraits
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Humanities Building, Room 587
Media Arts
Photo of Raquel Salas Rivera
In Common Writers Series: Raquel Salas Rivera and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal at The Poetry Center
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Humanities Building, The Poetry Center (Room 512)
Lectures and Talks, Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of Joshua Ochoa delivering slideshow presentation on Little Theatre stage
Associated Students Town Hall Meeting
Friday, November 22, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Little Theatre
Lectures and Talks
Self-portrait photo of Vanessa Angelica Villareal
In Common Writers Series: Raquel Salas Rivera and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal at Moe's Books
Friday, November 22, 2019
Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley
Lectures and Talks, Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of Jered Weiss
Vered Weiss: Juda, Judaism and Vampirism
Monday, December 02, 2019
Humanities Building, Room 415
Lectures and Talks, Media Arts, Education
Leo Stillwell self-portrait
Stillwell 32
Tuesday, December 03, 2019 to Thursday, December 12, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Fine Arts Gallery
Visual Arts and Media Arts
Black and white photo of Bertolt Brecht
The Brecht Effect by Joel Schechter
Wednesday, December 04, 2019 to Saturday, December 07, 2019
Creative Arts Building, The Studio
Performing Arts, Theatre
Photo of young men on a hiking trail
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: Before the Rain
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Photo of Maria Donjacour leaping off of the ground
New Moves Student Choreography Showcase
Thursday, December 05, 2019 to Sunday, December 08, 2019
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
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Performing Arts, Dance
Photo of Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble of SF State
Thursday, December 05, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Performing Arts
Photo of Tyrone Williams
George Oppen Memorial Lecture: Tyrone Williams
Friday, December 06, 2019
Unitarian Center, 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco
Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of the SF State Chamber Singers in performance
Fall Choral Concert
Sunday, December 08, 2019
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
Music, Performing Arts
Photo of Alexis Herr
Alexis Herr: Voices of Genocide and Echoes of the Holocaust
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Humanities Building, Room 415
Lectures and Talks, Education
Photo of man handcuffed in front of a car and police officers
The Best of Yugoslav Cinema: How I Killed A Saint
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre
Media Arts
Kelsey Street Press 45th Anniversary Celebration: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Ching-In Chen, Andrea Abi-Karam
Friday, December 13, 2019
McRoskey Mattress Company, 1687 Market Street, San Francisco
Performing Arts, Literary Arts
Photo of the Curium trio standing in Alamo Square Park In San Francisco
Morrison Artists Series: InterMusic SF Showcase
Sunday, February 09, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
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Performing Arts
Photo of the seven members of Septura holding their instruments
Morrison Artists Series: Septura
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
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Performing Arts
Poster for Art Faculty Exhibition
School of Art Faculty Exhibition
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 to Thursday, April 02, 2020
Fine Arts Building, Fine Arts Gallery
Visual Arts and Media Arts
Black and white photo of the Core Ensemble trio and Shinerrie Jackson taking a bow on stage
Morrison Artists Series: Core Ensemble with Shinnerrie Jackson
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
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Performing Arts
Morrison Artists Series: Juilliard String Quartet
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
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Performing Arts