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The Chinese Lantern Festival began on November 1st and will be continuing until January 5th featuring Chinese Lanterns, food, music and entertainment.

Lanterns illuminate Chinese culture

By Liliana Castañeda, Maydeen Merino on December 6, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Community News, Feature Slider, Fine Art, Music

The Fairplex began holiday celebrations with its annual Chinese Lantern Festival, a colorful event featuring lantern displays that blend both Chinese and western culture.

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Iris Dallas performing at Rallying Cry on Saturday in Sneaky Park. The event was part of senior theater arts major Mallorie Johnson’s senior project to help Joyful Heart’s Policy and Advocacy program called End the Backlog as a way to raise awareness of the backlog of rape kits.

Activism attempts to end backlog

By Melody Blazauskas, Priscilla Applebee on November 22, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Fine Art, Music, Theater

Rallying Cry, an event held by Mallorie Johnson, senior theater arts major, helped advocate for the Joyful Heart’s Policy and Advocacy program End The Backlog in Sneaky Park on Saturday.

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Music Review: The resurrection of Yeezus

By Joey Matsuzawa on November 15, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Music

A chaotic 2018 saw rapper Kanye West once again fall from grace, but West now returns to his gospel-roots with his new project: “JESUS IS KING.”

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The University Chorale and Chamber Singers perform “The Road Not Taken” Friday in Morgan Auditorium. Led by choral director and Associate Professor of Music, Voice and Chorus Irene Messoloras, the choir sang about a range of topics from different walks of life. The Chorale will perform a Holiday Spectacular musical event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 8 in Morgan Auditorium.

Chorale travels ‘Road Not Taken’ in song

By Melody Blazauskas, Rex Sample on November 8, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Feature Slider, Music

The University Chorale and Chamber Singers presented “The Road Not Taken” Friday in Morgan Auditorium. The purpose of the concert was to create a conversation about the hard decision we all make, which can impact our lives.

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Romualdo Sanchez has been a member of the Pomona Student Union youth group for three years. The group helps to raise awareness about different cultures within the city. The student union used art, music and performance to celebrate the Indigenous community while raising awareness for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Pomona students celebrate native heritage

By Eric Rangel, Rex Sample on October 18, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Music

Pomona Student Union kicked off Indigenous Peoples’ Day with Unity Fest 2019 Friday to commemorate the history of indigenous cultures facing oppression.

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Identity, climate change explored through poetry

By David Gonzalez on October 11, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Literature, Music, Theater

The National Coming Out Day Open Mic event provided an open and safe environment for people to share their stories through poetry, music and monumental events in LGBTQ history Wednesday in the Campus Center Ballrooms.

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Concert features eclectic sonatas

By Maydeen Merino on October 4, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Music

Pomona College hosted a duo performance by violinist Jin-Shan Dai and pianist Jennie Jung Sunday at the Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music in Pomona College.

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Concert Review: Indie festival brings high energy to L.A. Fair

By Erica Rae Sanchez on September 27, 2019 in Arts, Etc., Music

Walking into the Los Angeles County Fair can be intimidating with all of the rides, screams, smells of food and crowds of people; but among the chaos was a small detour that led to the Minor League Music Festival the last weekend of the fair.

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