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make and take: buttons
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - Friday, February 10, 2012 / 10:00 AM
/ Library Walk
From drawing with markers to stringing beads together, we’ve put together a DIY series, free of charge, just for you. Take a break from the monotony and come make things with your own hands, & take...
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reply all: jazz featuring the kamau kenyatta quartet
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Into good jazz? Then join us for this special night featuring The Kamau Kenyatta Quartet. We're honored to host one of UCSD's favorite Professor, Kamau Kenyatta. His quartet will perform a se...
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ben russell
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Ben Russell, violinist, vocalist, and songwriter, has an unmistakable passion for music. A native of San Diego, Russell moved to New York City in 2006 to form the Bryant Park Quartet—a virtuosic ...
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arttalks! with ben russell
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 / 8:45 PM
/ The Loft
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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concerts in close quarters
Thursday, February 9, 2012 / 5:00 PM
/ Sixth College, The Lodge
Concerts in Close Quarters bring the experience of chamber music listening back to its roots with intimate performances in residence halls. These standing-room only concerts and demonstrations allo...
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arttalks! with st. lawrence string quartet
Friday, February 10, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ Department of Music's Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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st. lawrence string quartet
Friday, February 10, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ Department of Music's Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
Since winning the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has dazzled audiences with its high-contrast, high-stakes playing. For their return visit with Ar...
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white denim
Sunday, February 12, 2012 / 8:30 PM
/ The Loft
White Denim is a bluesy, jazzy, garage-rock band hailing from Austin, Texas. Coming straight off their West Coast tour with Wilco, the four-piece will be bringing their soulful and experimental s...
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milo greene
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
The four voices of Milo Greene weave and blend into one voice, creating songs that live and breathe simultaneously as many and as one, with the breadth of an omniscient, collective consciousness. T...
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the heavy guilt
Friday, February 17, 2012 / 8:30 PM
/ The Loft
Joined by special friends, The Howls and Low Volts, be sure to make The Heavy Guilt at The Loft, UCSD. The Heavy Guilt is as much Americana as it is avant garde garage, as much folk blues as it is...
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r.a.c dj's (remix artist collective)
Saturday, February 18, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
RAC (Remix Artist Collective)’s remixes have been reinventing the art of remixing and gathering widespread acclaim since the collective’s creation in 2007. Since the end of 2007, RAC has been buil...
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dumbfoundead
Sunday, February 19, 2012 / 7:30 PM
/ The Loft
Dumbfoundead is a Korean American battle rapper originating from Los Angeles Underground's Project Blowed. He began to rise in the Hip-Hop scene when he started taking his projects to Youtube. His ...
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k-12 student matinee
Monday, February 27, 2012 / 11:00 AM
/ Mandeville Auditorium
The power of the arts and the power of higher education join together at the ArtPower! Student Matinee Program for local K-12 students. These fifty-minute performances are specifically designed for...
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don't fence me in
Monday, February 27, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ Mandeville Auditorium
Few places in the world capture the imagination like the American West. From the range, ranch, reservation, and roadhouse, from the valley of the Rio Grande to the Bitteroot Mountains, the Nati...
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jayme stone: room of wonders
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Fresh from receiving a 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year, Two-time Juno-winning banjoist Jayme Stone makes music inspired by traditions from around the world, bridg...
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arttalks! with quatuor ebène
Friday, March 2, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ Department of Music's Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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quatuor ebène
Friday, March 2, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ Department of Music's Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
Distinguished by its youth, open-mindedness, and versatility, France’s Quatuor Ebène has had a meteoric rise to the top. Now among the world’s most sought-after quartets, the ensemble made its U....
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jenny owen youngs
Friday, March 2, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Jenny Owen Youngs, singer/songwriter and natural history enthusiast, returns with her third studio album, AN UNWAVERING BAND OF LIGHT. Produced by longtime collaborator Dan Romer (Ingrid Michaelson...
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rachael yamagata
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Rachael Yamagata has reunited with Happenstance producer, John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Liz Phair) for her third studio album Chesapeake, the follow up to her heralded 2 CD Set El...
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make and take: keychains
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - Thursday, March 15, 2012 / 10:00 AM
/ Library Walk
From drawing with markers to stringing beads together, we’ve put together a DIY series, free of charge, just for you. Take a break from the monotony and come make things with your own hands, & take...
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lost in the trees
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ ArtPower! at UC San Diego
The Loft is excited to welcome back Lost in the Trees who will be performing here as part of their spring tour. "For me, classical composition is a very humble thing," says Ari Picker, founder of ...
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anais mitchell
Friday, April 6, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
In case you haven’t met her, Anaïs Mitchell is not a man. She’s a woman, quick to laugh and to cry, a fan of Jane Austen and miniskirts. She came of age reading the diaries of Anaïs Nin and blastin...
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arttalks! with emerson string quartet
Sunday, April 15, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ Department of Music's Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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emerson string quartet
Sunday, April 15, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ Department of Music's Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
Closing the ArtPower! Chamber Music series is another high-powered performance by our friends, the Emerson String Quartet. The ensemble stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unpar...
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seun kuti + egypt 80
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ Price Center East Ballroom
The youngest son of the Nigerian Afrobeat innovator Fela Kuti, Seun has stepped into the spotlight. With funky, soulful, driving, African rhythms and his dad’s old band Egypt 80 behind him, Seun’...
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bill frisell and bill morrison
Thursday, April 19, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ Price Center East Ballroom
The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was an epic disaster, wreaking horrible havoc on an entire region of our country and displacing thousands, including scores of Delta blues performers who took th...
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arttalks! with bill frisell & bill morrison
Thursday, April 19, 2012 / 9:30 PM
/ Price Center East Ballroom
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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rosie thomas
Monday, April 30, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas embarks on a U.S. tour beginning March 15 in support of her upcoming album With Love. Due February 14 on Sing-A-Long Records, With Love is Rosie Thomas’ first full-...
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