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Prop 30 opponent highlights Cal Poly political seminar
Cal Poly’s Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy gathered six leading political minds in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center October 11 to discuss solutions to California’s political problems.
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Meet the Blue Men: Two PAC shows and discussion on campus
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Making its Central Coast debut, the Blue Man Group will be taking over the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The quirky multimedia entertainment group will be performing a new theatrical show featuring wacky instruments, musical selections and water elements to engage the audience. The performance […]
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Award-winning Russian National Orchestra to perform at PAC
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net The Russian National Orchestra, which has been described as “awe-inspiring” and “as close to perfect as humans can get,” will bring its super-human talent to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center Saturday at 8 p.m. This performance is part of an annual tradition to bring a world-renowned orchestra to San […]
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“Hair”-raising Broadway show to rock PAC
Aryn Sanderson arts@mustangdaily.net Does a futile war, a disappointed younger generation and an outrageous anti-establishment movement sound a little too familiar? “Hair” — a groovy musical jam-packed with sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll — will hit the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center tonight. “We have found a much younger audience coming to see this […]
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Carville and Matalin: holding hands across the aisle
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net James Carville and Mary Matalin are proof opposites do attract. But they do not always agree. In fact, this staunch Democrat and steadfast Republican, respectively, love to debate — and will onstage Oct. 14 at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC), just in time for the November elections. “James and Mary are very […]
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Social media, technology highlight TEDxSLO
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net TED speaker and Google employee Gopi Kallayil paced the stage of the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) and claimed he’d found human’s 79th organ. He smiled, then pulled his Smartphone out of his pocket. As vital as any other working part of the human body, smartphones have become as ingrained in […]
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Cal Poly Arts announces 2012-13 lineup
The 2012-13 Cal Poly Arts season is shaping up to be the best one yet, according to Cal Poly Arts Director Steve Lerian. “I’m very bullish,” he said. “This is our best line up since I got here.” Lerian said he finally booked shows he’s been trying to get for a long time. He said […]
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Comedian Craig Ferguson revisits Cal Poly
Craig Ferguson, a man responsible for entertaining insomniacs everywhere since he began hosting “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” is coming to Cal Poly. The Scottish comedian and actor will put on a comedy show at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on April 24. Also known for his roles in the sitcom “The Drew […]
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CP, SLO 'Celebrating Diversity' together
The “Learn By Doing” method of teaching sets Cal Poly apart from so many other schools. However, if students want to prepare for the real world, it is important to learn how to interact with a diverse array of people. In honor of this, Cal Poly and the city of San Luis Obispo will host “Celebrating […]
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Annual Bandfest concert returns to PAC
Once every year, three bands come together in a concert that members say is unlike any other Cal Poly band concert. That time of the year has arrived again. More than 200 students will perform this year in Cal Poly’s Bandfest concert, which will feature the wind ensemble and orchestra as well as the marching […]