University Public EventsPast Performances
2014–2015 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
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2012–2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2011–2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2010–2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2009–2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2008–2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2007–2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2006–2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2005–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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1999–2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1998–1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1997–1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1996–1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1995–1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
president’s lecture series speakers . . . . . 18
on the creek lecture series . . . . . . . . . . 18
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2014–2015
August, 2014
8/29 Wildcat Welcome Concert: Run River North & The Lolos
September, 2014
9/5 Paula Poundstone9/12 Chico World Music Festival:
Funkadesi + Field Trip9/13 Chico World Music Festival: On Ensemble9/13 Chico World Music Festival: Masters of Hawaiian
Music: Led Kaapana, George Kahumoku Jr & “Uncle” Richard Ho’opi’i
9/13 Chico World Music Festival: Kartik Sehadri9/13 Chico World Music Festival: Mossy Creek Band9/16 The National Acrobats of the People’s
Republic of China – Cirque Peking9/25 Blue Room Young Company:
Alice in Wonderland JR9/28 Alpin Hong, piano
October, 2014
10/2 The Lone Bellow10/4 Rosanne Cash10/9 Branford Marsalis with the Chamber
Orchestra of Philadelphia10/13 Okee Dokee Brothers–Field Trip10/16 Mary Chapin Carpenter10/19 The Hot Sardines10/28 MUMMENSCHANZ10/30 The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle
Favorites–Field Trip
November, 2014
11/9 California Guitar Trio & Montreal Guitar Trio11/11 Pilobolus11/12 Pilobolus–Field Trip 11/13 Whose Live Anyway?11/15 Bill Bryson : President’s Lecture Series11/18 The Senegal St Joseph Gospel Choir11/21 Allen Toussaint & the Preservation Hall Jazz
Band
December, 2014
12/4–12/7 Chico Community Ballet: Nutcracker12/5 Chico Community Ballet: Nutcracker–Field Trip 12/11 The United States Air Force Band of the
Golden West12/13 Mariachi Sol de México
January, 2015
1/16 Mavis Staples1/21 Tango Buenos Aires: Song of Eva Perón1/23 North State Symphony: Music By, For, and About
Young People–Field Trip 1/24 Jeff Bridges and The Abiders1/31 The Hot Club of San Francisco: Cinema Vivant
February, 2015
2/2 Garrison Keillor2/4 La Maleta (The Suitcase) – Field Trip Only2/7 Russian National Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake2/10 The Adventures of Harold & the Purple Crayon
Field Trip Only2/18 Zap Mama & Antibalas2/19 Storm Large: Taken by Storm:
Songs of Seduction & Obsession2/22 Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group2/24 Reyna Grande: The Distance Between Us:
Book In Common
March, 2015
3/7 The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth: A Live-Action Graphic Novel
3/10 Cirque Mechanics: Pedal Punk with Field Trip3/15 Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (State
Symphony Orchestra of Mexico)3/17 The Southern Troubadours in the Round– Joe Ely,
Ruthie Foster, Paul Thorn3/22 Dance Chico!: Amy Seiwerts Imagery:
A Contemporary Ballet Company3/23 Amy Seiwert’s Imagery– Field Trip 3/24 Dance Chico!: Spotlight Performances3/26 Dance Chico!: Pageant Theatre:
Film All That Jazz3/27 Dance Chico!: Broadway Boogie3/28 Dance Chico!: Joe Goode Performance
Group –Hush3/30 Million Dollar Quartet
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April, 2015
4/1 The Pink Floyd Experience4/7 Buddy Guy4/9 Ivy & Bean, the Musical– Field Trip 4/11 Arturo O’Farrill Octet
May, 2015
5/6 Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy5/31 Playhouse Youth Theatre – Peter Pan JR
June, 2015
6/1 Playhouse Youth Theatre– Peter Pan JR – Field Trip
2013–2014
August, 2013
8/29 Tower of Power
September, 2013
9/5 Peter Rowan9/13 Jake Shimabukuro9/25 Beauty and the Beast JR
October, 2013
10/2 Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell10/3 Eve Ensler10/10 Bonnie Raitt10/15 SFJAZZ Collective10/17–18 STOMP10/22 Ari Shapiro10/24 Momix: Botanica10/27 Alton Brown10/30 VanCliburn Gold medal Winner
November, 2013
11/1 Jack Hanna11/8 Whose Live Anyway?11/14 Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt11/19 Andrew Bird11/21 Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz
December, 2013
12/5 An Irish Christmas12/13–15 Cinderella
January, 2014
1/15 Golden Dragon Acrobats: Cirque Ziva1/26 Pink Martini1/28 Stunt Dog Experience1/30 Tommy Emmanuel
February, 2014
2/6 Béla Fleck & Brooklyn Rider2/7 TAO: Phoenix Rising2/9 Lonestar2/13 True Blues — History of the Blues2/20 The Graduate2/23 Carlos Nuñez2/26 The Manhattan Transfer
March, 2014
3/7–8 Keeping Dance Alive!3/8 Lewis Black3/11 Chamber Orchestra Kremlin3/12 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra3/15 Elvin Bishop, James cotton, and Paul Thorn3/25 Diavolo3/30 Jason Mraz & Raining Jane
April, 2014
4/10 San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers4/12 Arlo Guthrie May, 2014
5/7 Aladdin JR
2012–2013
August, 2012
8/22 The Avett Brothers8/28 Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
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September, 2012
9/5 Ziggy Marley9/14 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy9/20 Don Gonyea9/25 Elvis Costello9/27 Paul Barrere & fred Tackett
October, 2012
10/3 Fiddler on the Roof Jr10/5 Robert Glennon: Unquenchable10/10 Shaolin Warriors: Voices of the Masters10/12 In the Footsteps of Django10/18 Doc Severinsen & the San Miguel 510/26 Reduced Shakespeare Company10/27 An Evening with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
November, 2012
11/3 A Chorus Line11/5 Shirin Ebadi11/7 BB King11/13 Ballet Folklórico de Mexico11/27 Punch Brothers
December, 2012
12/4 Danú: Christmas in Ireland12/5 Comedy Pet Theater12/7 Sweet Honey In The Rock12/13-16 Nutcracker
January, 2013
1/22 Clint Black Trio1/23 Golden Dragon Acrobats1/30 Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo
February, 2013
2/1 Tommy Emmanuel2/6 Cirque Mechanics Birdhouse Factory2/7 Whose Live Anyway?2/12 Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban All Stars2/14 Russian National Orchestra2/17 Eric Bibb & Habib Koité2/20 Paco Peña Flamenco Vivo2/27 Calder Quartet
March, 2013
3/3 African Children’s Choir3/9 Yuval Ron Ensemble3/14 Lula Washington Dance Theatre3/16 Rhythm of the Dance3/22 Buffy Sainte-Marie
April, 2013
4/5-6 Keeping Dance Alive!4/7 Menopause the Musical4/11 The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain4/12 Ray Kurzweil
May, 2013
5/9 Paul Taylor Dance Company5/15 The Little Mermaid Jr
2011–2012
August, 2011
8/24 Garrison Keillor8/27 Willie KSeptember, 2011
9/8 Willie Nelson & Family9/13 Metales M59/16 National Acrobats of the People’s
Republic of China9/20 Herbie Hancock9/28 Academy of St Martin in the Fields9/29 Sir Salman Rushdie
October, 2011
10/5 Into The Woods, Blue Room Jr10/14 Steven Wright10/18 kd lang & The Siss Boom Bang10/19 Orla Fallon10/25 Creole Choir of Cuba10/27 Pilobolus10/28 Planet Money
November, 2011
11/2 Kings of Salsa11/3 Jackson Browne
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11/8 Pink Martini11/15 US Navy Band Commodores11/17 David Sedaris11/18 Whose Live Anyway?11/30 Neil Berg’s Broadway Holiday
December, 2011
12/2 Keb’ Mo’ Band12/9–11 Alice in Wonderland12/14 Banana Slug String Band
January, 2012
1/17 David Hidalgo & Louie Perez1/18 Peking Acrobats1/26 International Guitar Night
February, 2012
2/1 Chamber Orchestra Kremlin2/9 Tao: The Way of the Drum2/11 Hugh Masekela2/14 Martha Graham Dance Company2/22 Los Lonely Boys2/23 Luma Theater2/29 Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble
March, 2012
3/1 Ladysmith Black Mambazo3/7 Nellie McKay3/14 Playing fo Change3/23 Dervish3/27 Branford Marsalis
April, 2012
4/6–7 Keeping Dance Alive!4/8 CATS4/11 Harlem Gospel Choir4/27 Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott with
The Assad Brothers
May, 2012
5/7 Dave Eggers5/9 Riders in the Sky5/18 School House Rock Live! Jr
2010–2011
September, 2010
9/1 Asia9/8 Last Comic Standing9/17 Ozomatli9/22 Celtic Fiddle Festival9/23 Naomi Judd9/29 Mulan Jr
October, 2010
10/2 Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers10/14 Last Comic Standing10/15 Jazz Mafia Symphony10/19 Cirque Mechanics: Boom Town10/26 Ruthie Foster & Eric Bibb10/28 Gamelan Çudamani10/29 Omara Portuondo
November, 2010
11/2 Imago Theatre: Zoo Zoo11/5 Orville Schell & David Breashears11/10 Mad Science Presents11/19 Chicago City Limits:America Idles
December, 2010
12/2 Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano12/9–12 Nutcracker12/14 Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
January, 2011
1/18 Peking Acrobats1/20 Guitar Masters1/27 Monty Python’s Spamalot
February, 2011
2/1 Toying with Science2/4 Bonga & The Vodou Drums of Haiti2/9 Tommy Emmanuel2/13 Menopause the Musical2/16 4 Bitchin’ Babes2/24 Harlem Gospel Choir2/25 Brubeck Brothers Quartet2/27 Jonny Lang
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March, 2011
3/2 BaléFolclórico da Bahia3/4 5 Browns3/11–12 Keeping Dance Alive!3/18 Väsen3/22 Maya Angelou3/24 Acoustic Africa2/24 Harlem Gospel Choir
April, 2011
4/2 David Crosby & Graham Nash4/5 Spencers Theatre of Illusion4/8 Paul Poundstone: 100% Paula4/13 Béla Flack, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer4/14 William Kamkwamba
May, 2011
5/10 Scott Simon5/18 School House Rock Live! Jr
2009–2010
September, 2009
9/3 Alice in Wonderland, Jr9/11 Chicago Blues Reunion with Charlie Musselwhite9/12 An Evening with Deepak Chopra9/18 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with
Wynton Marsalis9/29 Merle Haggard
October, 2009
10/1 Van Cliburn Gold Medal Winner: Haochen Zhang10/4 Gillian Welch10/6 Jesse Cook10/9 Sean Carroll (Presidents Lecture Series)10/15 Joan Osbourne, the Homes Brothers,
and Paul Thorn10/21 Sphinx Chamber Orchestra10/ 29 An Evening with Garrison Keillor
November, 2009
11/3 The Hobbit11/6 Daryl Hannah: The Solution Revolution
11/8 Pilobolus11/10 An Evening with John Cleese11/13 American Troubadours, Vol 1: Greg Brown,
John Hammond & David Lindley11/17 BB King11/20 The Nammys on Tour! Joanne Shenandoah,
R Carlos Nakai
December, 2009
12/11-13 Sleeping Beauty12/15 Bowfire: Holiday Heart Strings
January, 2010
1/20 Peking Acrobats1/27 Steve Wozniak1/28 The Second City’s 50th Anniversary Show
February, 2010
2/3 The Edlos: Cappella Broadway2/5 A Year With Frog & Toad2/7 Tommy Emmanuel2/9 The Handsome Little Devils2/11 Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, & Edgar Meyer2/16 Umalali: The Garifuna Women’s Project2/18 The Chieftains2/23 Suzanne Vega2/25 Blind Boys of Alabama2/27 Moscow Circus
March, 2010
3/5-6 Keeping Dance Alive!3/10 Vienna Boys Choir3/11 Comedy Pet Theatre3/20 Altan: 25th Year Celebration Tour3/23 Steve Lopez- The Soloist: Community
Book in Common3/26 Paula Poundstone: 100% Paula
April, 2010
4/8 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet4/10 Ira Glass4/14 Baaba Maal
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May, 2010
5/14 Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem5/19 Willy Wonka, Jr
2008–2009
August, 2008
8/19 Michael McDonald8/27 Asleep at the Wheel
September, 2008
9/11 Dya Singh9/13 Janis Ian + special guest Dan Navarro9/17 Cirque Mechanics-Birdhouse Factory9/19 Tommy Emmanuel, with opener Anthony Snape9/25 The Romeros
October, 2008
10/2 Nunsense starring Sally Struthers10/3 Dr Richard Leakey 10/8 Leo Kottke & Loudon Wainwright III 10/10 Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway10/12 Soweto Gospel Choir10/15 Terry Tempest Williams 10/19 Natalie MacMaster 10/25 Linda Ronstadt with Mariachi Los Camperos de
Nati Cano 10/28 Best of Momix
November, 2008
11/6 John Sebastian & David Grisman 11/9 Mad Science presents CSI: Live11/12 Preservation Hall Jazz Band 11/19 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee11/21 Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul
December, 2008
12/6 Ballet Folklorico IMBA: Posada Navidena12/11-14 Nutcracker12/17 Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas
January, 2009
1/20 Peking Acrobats1/22 The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
1/28 The Second City on Tour 1/30 The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
February, 2009
2/8 Moscow Cats Theatre2/13 The Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile 2/14 The Art of Belly Dance 2/17 ICONS-Turtle Island Quartet with Cyrus Chestnut 2/24 Afro-Cuban All Stars with Juan de Marcos2/26 Cherish the Ladies
March, 2009
3/1 Oh Mr Sousa!3/6-8 Keeping Dance Alive!3/11 Elizabeth Kolbert 3/13 Ailey II3/20 SF JAZZ Collective 3/24 Aquila Theatre: Comedy of Errors 3/26 Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum and Rani Arbo &
daisy mayhem 3/28 An Evening with Lily Tomlin
April, 2009
4/2 San Jose Taiko4/4 Habib Koité & Bamada4/11 Marcus Roberts Trio 4/14 Doug Lansky 4/21 Greg Mortenson 4/30 Joe Craven and Laura Love & Orville Johnson
May, 2009
5/13 Tango First Century 5/20 Beauty and the Beast Jr
2007–2008
August, 2007
8/29 Zap Mama
September, 2007
9/13 Georgian State Dance Company9/16 Tower of Power 9/21 Pink Martini
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9/25: Paul Hawken 9/27: Global Drum Project
October, 2007
10/3 An Evening with Jethro Tull 10/5 Jean-Michel Cousteau 10/6 Shaolin Warriors10/9 Hills of Home: Doc Watson & David Holt
w/Richard Watson10/11 Perla Batalla “Discoteca Batalla”10/13 George Winston 10/14 Miss Nelson is Missing 10/16 Neil berg’s 100 Years of Broadway 10/20 Bill Cosby 10/25 Musafir10/25 Brenda Hillman & Forest Gander
November, 2007
11/1 David Orr 11/3 Ira Glass 11/4 Cherryholmes and Mossy Creek11/8 Ladies of the Slack Key Guitar 11/15 Jake Simabukuro and Joe Craven 11/29 Youssou N’Dour
December, 2007
12/2 Tomaseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas12/5 Chava Alberstein 12/14-16 Cinderella
January, 2008
1/14 Willie Nelson 1/22 Peking Acrobats 1/27 Anonymous 4 with Darol Anger and
Scott Nygaard1/29 Leahy
February, 2008
2/5 les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo 2/7 Ten Tenors 2/8 Assad Brazilian Guitar Festival 2/14 Garrison Keilor 2/19 Kahekili Hawaiian Celebration 2/22 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 2/29 Ladysmith Black Mambazo
March, 2008
3/1 Woven Harmony with Robert and Rebecca Bluestone
3/7-9 Keeping Dance Alive3/13 Celtic Fiddle Festival 3/15 Angelique Kidjo 3/25 Peru Negro
April, 2008
4/1 Tchaikovsky Ballet and Orchestra 4/3 Shidara 4/11 AXIS Dance Company 4/12 Arlo Guthrie 4/15 The Pink Floyd Experience
May, 2008
5/1 Tiempo Libre5/3 Cowboy Junkies 5/10 Lila Downs5/21 Seussical, Jr
2006–2007
September, 2006
9/2 Shidara Taiko9/7 Trout Fishing in America9/10 Carol Channing9/14 David Orr9/16 Shanghai Quartet9/20 Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Co9/23 Chico World Music Festival9/29 Joel Bakan
October, 2006
10/3 Tango Fire10/6 Robert F Kennedy, Jr10/8 Huun Huur Tu10/13 Richie Havens10/20 Acoustic Africa 10/28 Fes Festival of World Sacred Music10/30 Moscow Circus
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November, 2006
11/4 Deepak Chopra11/5 Lou Reed: Songs and Noise11/9 Pink Martini11/10 Highland, Heath & Holler 11/16 Robert Cray Band
December, 2006
12/15 Blind Boys of Alabama12/7-10 Nutcracker
January, 2007
1/17 Peking Acrobats1/26 Ale Möller Band1/24 Cinderella & The Jungle Book1/30 Chieftains
February, 2007
2/8 International Guitar Festival (Paradise) 2/9 International Guitar Festival (Chico)2/13 Urban Bush Women2/14 Los Lobos Acoustic2/17 Baxter Black & Sourdough Slim2/23 (The) Right Hands & Laurie Lewis/Ralph Stanley
& The Clinch Mountain Boys
March, 2007
3/3 Gyuto Monks3/4 Moscow Chamber Orchestra3/8 SFJAZZ Collective3/11 Ives Quartet3/16-18 Keeping Dance Alive!3/22 Lily Tomlin3/26 Romeo & Juliet by Aquila Theatre3/27 Canterbury Tales by Aquila Theatre3/30 Anoushka Shankar
April, 2007
4/1 Inti-Illimani4/5 Jigu! Thunder Drums of China4/10 John Williams & John Ethridge/Together & Solo4/14 Kronos Quartet4/17 Frank Deford
May, 2007
5/23 Aladdin, Jr
2005–2006
August, 2005
8/25 The Johnny Clegg Band
September, 2005
9/1 America Indigena 9/16 Pat Methany Trio 9/17 Spanish Harlem Orchestra 9/22 Rockin Blues Revue: John Mayall and the Blues
Breakers 9/25 Emmylou Harris
October, 2005
10/7 Dr Jane Goodall 10/9 Gillian Welch 10/11 Mark Salzman 10/16 Wadaiko Yamoto10/21 Kim Stanley Robinson10/25 Keb Mo 10/27 Minh Tran and Company 10/29 Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant 40th Anniversary
Massacre tour
November, 2005
11/3 Moscow Ballet – The Nutcracker 11/6 Comedy Pet Theatre 11/9 Ballet Hispanico 11/17 Michael Cooper 11/18 Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer
December, 2005
12/1 Diana Reeves 12/7 Joan Baez 12/13 Riders in the Sky
January, 2006
1/18 Peking Acrobats 1/21 Indigo Girls 1/26 A Mid Summer Night’s Dream
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February, 2006
2/1 Children of Ugunda 2/3 Leahy 2/4 John Cleese2/9 Chick Corea & Touchstone 2/11 Hapa 2/14 Garrison Keillor 2/16 Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio 2/21 Moscow Circus 2/23 The Prisoner of Second Avenue 2/24-25 La Guitar
March, 2006
3/1 Bradley Fields: Magic Theatre and Illusions Show 3/10-12 Keeping Dance Alive 3/18 Three Musketeers 3/19 MacBeth 3/24 Julliard String Quartet3/26 Flying Karamazov Brothers – life 3/29 Kathy Mattea 3/30 Barry Lopez
April, 2006
4/4 The Civil Way 4/7 Miro Quartet 4/10 Swan Lake4/15 Tinawriwen: Festival in the Desert Opener
May, 2006
5/24 Music Man Jr, Blue Room Young Company
2004–2005 August, 2004
8/22 David Byrne featuring the Tosca Strings
September, 2004
9/8 Count Basie Orchestra 9/12 Bobby McFerrin 9/15 Virsky Ukranian National Dance Co 9/17 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 9/18 The Battlefield Band 9/21 John Prine and Mary Gautheir 9/22 Banana Slug String Band
October, 2004
10/2 Bill Maher 10/6 Bale Folclorico da Bahia 10/8 Brandon Marsalis 10/10 Gillian Welch and the Old Crow Medicine Show 10/17 Perla Batalla10/22 Robert Hass10/28 Masters of Mexican Music
November, 2004
11/2 The President’s Own Unites States Marine Band 11/4 American Indian Dance Theatre 11/9 Moscow Ballet Cinderella11/13 Angelique Kidjo 11/11 Jake Simabukuro and the duo with Mike Marshall
and Darol Anger 11/17 Michael Cooper Masked Marvels and Wondertales
December, 2004
12/9-12 Nutcracker
January, 2005
1/19 Peking Acrobats1/27 Juilliard String Quartet 1/28 Natalie MacMaster
February, 2005
2/4 Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Vusi Mahlasela Long Walk to Freedom
2/14 Nanci Griffith and the Blue Moon Orchestra2/18-19 IGF: Men of Steel 2/25-7 Keeping Dance Alive!
March, 2005
3/1 Twelfth Night3/3 Habib Koite and Bamada 3/9 MacHomer3/12 Trinity Irish Dance Co with the Different Drums
of Ireland3/22 Soweto Gospel Choir3/28 National Black Light Theatre of Prague
April, 2005
4/1 Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg & the Assad Brothers
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4/10 Amadeus Trio 4/10 MOMIX – Baseball 4/15 Hansel and Gretel
May, 2005
5/10 Ravi Shankar5/12 R Carlos Naki and Keola Beamer5/25 Into the Woods – the Blue Room Junior
2003–2004
August, 2003
8/29 Tibetan Monks
September, 2003
9/7 Barachois9/27 Drummers of West Africa – CWM9/26 Little Feat – CWM9/9 Dance Company of Siberia9/4 David Grisman Quartet9/18 Anoushka Shankar
October, 2003
10/2 Blind Boys of Alabama10/8 Rennie Harris – Facing Mekka10/10 Jody Williams10/11 Mexican Three Tenors 10/16 Cool Crooners10/23 Waidako Yamato10/24 Burhan Ocal & Istanbul Oriental Ensemble10/28 San Francisco Mime Troupe10/30 Omara Portuondo
November, 2003
11/2 Moscow ballet – Nutcracker11/4 David Lindley D’Gary11/4 MOMIX- Opus Cactus 11/6 Joshua Redman Elastic Band11/11 Garrison Keilor11/19 Chava Alberstein
December, 2003
12/7 Babes in Toyland
12/4 Best of Broadway12/11 Fiesta Navidad
January, 2004
1/20 Peking Acrobats1/29 Peru Negro1/31 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival
February, 2004
2/4 Michael Martin Murphy 2/13 Singin’ in the Rain 2/14 Judy Collins2/20-22 Alice in Wonderland
March, 2004
3/4 Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer3/6 Ailey II3/12 Arlo Guthrie3/21 Celtic Fiddle Festival3/24 Newport Jazz Festival
April, 2004
4/2 My Way 4/5 Ani DiFranco 4/15 Kingston Trio 4/16-18 KDA!
May, 2004
5/26 Blue Room: Once on this Island Jr
2002–2003
August, 2002
8/22 Joan Baez
September, 2002
9/7 Georgian State Dancers9/12 Nickel Creek9/18 Banana Slug Sting Band 9/20 Christopher O’Riley9/26 Bela Fleck and the Fleckstones
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October, 2002
10/1 Cirque Eloize – Nomade10/4 La Bottine Souriante – CWMF10/5 Susanna Baca – CWMF 10/11 Oscar Arias10/13 Porgy & Bess10/15 Fruit & Laura Love10/18 Lula Washington Dance Theatre10/20 Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis10/25 Keb Mo
November, 2002
11/1 Native Trails 11/11 Kila11/12 Moscow Ballet 11/15 Alex Degrassi & Jacob Strain11/21 Juan DeMarcos and the Afro Cuban All-Stars
December, 2002
12/12-15 Nutcracker12/18 Fiesta Navidad
January, 2003
1/23 Habib Koite and Bamada1/29 Peking Acrobats February, 2003
2/7 Daniel Heifetz & The Classical Band 2/14 Best of Andrew Lloyd Weber2/15 Shawn Colvin2/21 North State Symphony2/26 Bimbetta2/28 Kathy Mattea
March, 2003
3/5 Bireli Lagrene & Gipsy Project 3/6 Terry Gross3/9 Lazer Vaudeville3/12 Trinitiy Irish Dance 3/14 Jennifer Paul 3/23 Midsummer Night’s Dream
April, 2003
4/1 Herbie Hancock Quartet4/3 Tango Buenos Aires4/15 Paul Dresher’s Sound Stage
May, 2003
5/29 Children’s Theatre Workshop – Bugsy Malone Jr 5/31 Blue Room Young Theatre –Annie Jr
2001–2002
August, 2001
8/30 Arlo Guthrie
September, 2001
9/7 Khac Chi Ensemble9/12 Trout Fishing in America9/19 Bayanihan Philippine Dance9/26 Diana Gabaldon
October, 2001
10/5 Poncho Sanchez – CWMF 10/6 Iris Dement & Laura Love Duo 10/12 Lech Walsea10/14 Shakespeare Revue 10/16 Anne Fadiman10/19 Bela Flack and Edgar Meyer10/23 Waiko Yamato Taiko Drummers10/30 Red Grammar
November, 2001
11/7 Brad Mehldau11/9 Mark O’Connor Symphony11/15 Mary Black 11/30 Fiesta Navidad
December, 2001
12/7 Don Ross12/14 Riders in the Sky
January, 2002
1/25-27 Coppelia Story Ballet 1/28 Baaba Maal1/30 Peking Acrobats
February, 2002
2/5 Machomer2/8 Forever Plaid2/9 Sam Bush2/12 David Grisman Quartet
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2/14 Mele Hula2/19 Philadanco2/22 Melody of China2/26 WOFA
March, 2002
3/3 King’s Singers3/7 Dubussy Trio3/12 Mahalia3/15 Gyuto Monks3/16 Celtic Fiddle Festival 3/20 Aladdin3/22 Halau Hula Ka No’Eau
April, 2002
4/3 Cinderella4/4 Buena Vista Social Club 4/12-14 KDA!4/19 Natalie MacMaster
May, 2002
5/31 Blue Room: Bugsy Malone Jr
2000–2001
September, 2000
9/3-17 Naughty Marietta9/14 Stefan Milenkovich9/19 Diane Ackerman9/21 Redding World Fest9/22 Rickie Lee Jones9/22-24 Chico World Music Fest9/23 Ladysmith Black Mamozo9/24 Parkening/Sykes9/26 Rositas Kitchen
October, 2000
10/3 Die Fledermaus10/10 Jerry’s Girls10/11 Mikhael Gorbachev10/12 Bulgarian Women Choir10/14 Trinity Dance10/17 Luma10/22 Trio Voronezh10/23 Cole-Unforgettable
10/26 Les Tambours Du Bronx10/28 Joe Goode10/29 Beethovan10/30 Beethovan November, 2000
11/1 Beethovan11/2 La Bottine Souriante 11/6 Frank McCourt11/9 Diane Reeves11/28 Keb’ Mo’
December, 2000
12/3 Bale Folclorico De Bahia12/15-17 Nutcracker
January, 2001
1/8 Cab Calloway Band1/22 Peking Acrobats1/24 Hal Holbrook1/28 Chamber Concert #1
February, 2001
2/1 Lion Heart2/2 Paradise Guitar Fest2/2 (P) International Guitar Fest2/3 (C) International Guitar Fest2/6 Cat On A Hot Tin Roof2/9 Sandra Reaves-Philips2/11 Regina Carter2/14 Mary Cleere Haran2/17 Donald Byrd2/20 Banana Slug String Band2/22 Russian Chorus2/28 Mingus Big Band
March, 2001
3/9 Taraf De Haidouks3/11 Chamber Concert #23/13 Morris Dees3/15 Hayes/O’Flynn3/30-4/1 Keeping Dance Alive (2FT)
April, 2001
4/3 Sergio &Odair Assad
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4/5 Chamber #34/5 Ives Quartet4/7 Mark Morris4/9 Chanticleer4/11 Comedy Of Errors4/12 Rusty Sabella
May, 2001
5/2 Martin Kasik5/24 Chico Youth Theatre
1999–2000
August, 1999
8/9-14 Diavolo
September, 1999
9/8-12 Grease9/29 Monsters, Mozart & Mastisse
October, 1999
10/1-3 Chico World Fest-Day Time10/1-3 cwm Inti-Illimani10/1-3 cwm Paco Pena10/1-3 cwm Sharon Shannon10/1 Watson & Grisman10/5 Swingtime Canteen10/12 Desmond Tutu10/12 Don Giovanni10/14 Bharata Kalanjali 10/14 Da Vinci Quartet10/17 Mary Black10/19 Promised Land10/26 Master Class10/28 Frances Mayes
November, 1999
11/1 Ferid Murad11/3 US Marine Band11/4 Massenkoff Russian11/7 Flook11/10 Zap Mama11/12 Wendy Chen11/14 Master of Steel String11/17 Andrew Lloyd Webber
11/30 Fiesta Navidad
December, 1999
12/5 Anonymous 412/9 Keb’ Mo
January, 2000
1/28 Joshua Redman1/28 Sleeping Beauty (Wall St)
February, 2000
2/1 Lazer Vaudeville (2FT)2/3 Stephan Loges2/4 San Jose Taiko2/7 Billy Taylor/Ramsey Lewis2/10 Momix Orbit2/19 LuLu Washington 2/20 Organ Concert2/24 Harlem Boys Choir2/26 International Guitar Fest
March, 2000
3/2 Grand Opera & Broadway/SF Opera3/8 Celtic Fiddle Fest3/10 SF Symphony3/16 Antony de Mare (PAC 144)3/31 Diavolo
April, 2000
4/3 David Sedaris4/5 Mandinka4/8 Kronos Quartet Organ Concert4/9 Organ Concert4/13 Theatre Voices4/14-16 Keeping Dance Alive4/20 Michael Wolfe
May, 2000
5/5 Tim Fain5/12 Kitka & Linda Tillary5/25 Chico Youth Theatre/Dear Edwina
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1998–1999
August, 1998
8/30 Fall Organ ConcertSeptember, 1998
9/9-13 Student Prince9/17 Le Ballet National Du Senegal9/20 Persuasions & House Jacks9/23 Nels
October, 1998
10/3 Matalin & Carville10/6 Eroica Trio10/9 Donald Byrd/Jazz Train10/15 US Air Force Band10/20 Clark Terry/Swing Fever10/22 Anna Deavere Smith10/24 Rachel Rosenthal 10/24 Perla Batalla
November, 1998
11/1 Flying Karamazov Bros11/5 Mark O’Connor11/14 Alvin Ailey11/18 Watts Prophets
December, 1998
12/3 Elaine Thornburgh12/4-6 Nutcracker12/8 Fiesta Navidad12/17 Gregg Scott
January, 1999
1/26 Cowgirls1/27 Peking Acrobats
February, 1999
2/4 Vienna Boys Choir2/10 Ivan Doig2/13 Philadanco 2/14 Gershwin By Request2/16 Bakra Bata2/21 Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues2/23 Miko The Mime2/25 Anne Lamott2/27 Hawaiian Guitar Festival
March, 1999
3/1 Core Ensemble’s 3/4 Lisa Kron’s 2/5 Min Ride3/9-11 Keeping Dance Alive3/12 Freddy Kempf3/16 Boys Of The Lough3/16 Mokoto Nakura3/18 Shimon Peres
April, 1999
4/12 Radio Days4/17 Jack DeJohnette & Oneness4/18 Beehive4/18 Spring Organ Concert4/19 Jose Ramos-Horta4/27 Natalie MacMaster
May, 1999
5/4 Carlos Nunez 5/7 Anton Barachovsky5/27 School House Rock
1997–1998
August, 1997
8/29-31 La Cage Aux Folles
September, 1997
9/4-7 La Cage Aux Folles9/18 Carmen9/21 Fall Organ Concert9/25 Seattle Mime Theatre
October, 1997
10/3 Shapiro & Smith Dance10/12 Gershwin W/ L Bates10/14 US Airforce Band10/16 Kartik Seshadri10/23 Inti Illimani 10/26 Solas10/30 Julius Caesar
November, 1997
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11/1 Birds11/4 Blues Festival 1111/6 Paul Dresher11/13 Pam Ramajay11/15 Irish Fire11/18 Caskinakuy11/19 5 Guys Named Moe11/20 Bimbetta
December, 1997
12/7 Christmas Carol12/10 X-Mas W/ Judy Collins 12/10 Judy Collins
January, 1998
1/13 How To Eat Like A Child1/30-31 Cinderella
February, 1998
2/1 Cinderella2/6 Jan-Erik Gustafsson2/7 Glass Menagerie 2/8 Bill Taylor Trio2/14 New Pickle Family Circus2/16 Boys Choir Of Harlem2/27 Brubeck Brothers
March, 1998
3/5 Wind In The Willows3/11-15 Comedy Of Errors3/10 Secret Garden3/12 Cyrus Chestnut 3/13 Romain Guyot3/14 Gamelan Sekar Jaya3/16 Cleo Laine’s Tribute3/31 SWARM
April, 1998
4/4 John Handy & Jazz Express4/5 Troika Balalaikas 4/17-19 Keeping Dance Alive
May, 1998
5/8 Mikail Yanovsky
1996–1997
August, 1996
8/30-31 Jesus Christ Superstar
September, 1996
9/1 Jesus Christ Superstar9/5-7 Jesus Christ Superstar9/8 Jesus Christ Superstar9/16 Tales Of The Ashanti9/25 Cusan Tan
October, 1996
10/1 Kartik Seshadri 10/8 Klezmatics10/11 Donald Byrd/The Group10/16 Don Mclean10/21 The Commodores10/26 Evening Of Blues
November, 1996
11/3 Carnegie Hall Jazz11/12 Grisman & Taylor11/14-17 La Boheme11/15 Margie Gillis11/17 Blind Boys Of Alabama 11/18-19 Shakespear Company11/19-21 Christmas In Wales11/21 San Fran Girls Chorus
December, 1996
12/5-8 Christmas In Wales12/5-7 Nutcracker12/7-8 Nutcracker12/12 Glenn Yarbrough12/14-15 Messiah And More
January, 1997
1/15 Zorba1/30 To Kill A Mockingbird
February, 1997
2/7 Peggy Baker
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2/12 Throat Singers Of Tuva2/18 Peking Acrobats2/21 Tandy Beal2/26 Baltimore Consort
March, 1997
3/4 Beausoleil 3/7 Eroica Trio3/7 Philip Glass3/8 Heather Bishop3/17 Amherst Sax Quartet 3/18 Hamza El Din
April, 1997
4/2 It’s A Slippery Slope4/3 LA Guitar Quartet4/8 Lewitzky Dance Co4/15 Lazer Vaudeville4/19 Jelly Roll4/25 Dansurreal4/30 Pancho Sanchez
May, 1997
5/16-18 Keeping Dance Alive
1995–1996
September, 1995
9/1-3 Hello Dolly!9/7-10 Hello Dolly!9/9 Michael Gurt9/29 Ethel Merman’s Broadway
October, 1995
10/3 Wynton Marsalis 10/12 Dell’ Arte Players’10/18 Scott Yoo10/20 Maynard Ferguson10/24 Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues
November, 1995
11/2 Echoes Of Africa11/5 Naa Kahidi Theatre11/8 Talujon Percussion Quartet 11/16 Beach Front Property
December, 1995
12/1-3 Nutcracker 12/14 Theatre Of Voices
January, 1996
1/30 Samulnori
February, 1996
2/4 Ramona Quimby2/9-10 Liz Lerman Dance Exchange2/14 Rusty Sabella2/20 Makoto Nakura2/22 Joshua Redman2/23 Dancers/Musicians Of Bali2/25 Shirley Valentine
March, 1996
3/4 Scholars Of London3/7 Les Ballet Africains 3/13 Beethoven Piano Trio3/16 Altan3/21 Festival Of Strings3/28 The Queen’s Garden
April, 1996
4/10 Street Sounds4/15 La Tania Flamenco Co 4/16 Glenn Miller Orchestra4/21 Eaken Piano Trio4/23 Alex Slobodyanik
May, 1996
5/18 Hudson Valley Vagabond Puppets
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President’s Lecture Series Speakers
10/3/1998 Mary Matalin & James Carville, Political Consultants
1998 Ferid Murad, winner NP-Physiology & Medicine 1998
3/18/1999 Shimon Peres, Foreign Minister to Israel –NPP 1994
4/18/1999 Jose Ramos-Horte, Human Rights Activists –NPP 1996
10/8/1999 Arch-Bishop Desmond Tutu –NPP 198410/18/2000 Mikhail Gorbachev, Former Pres Of Soviet
Union –NPP 199010/12/2001 Lech Walesa, Former Pres Of Poland –NPP
198310/6/2002 Oscar Arias, Former president of Costa Rica
–NPP 19874/22/2003 Scott Carpenter, Original Mercury Astronaut
and NASA executive10/10/2003 Jody Williams, ICBL NPP 199710/22/2004 Robert Hass, US Poet Laureate from 1995-
199710/7/2005 Dr Jane Goodall: United Nations Messenger
of Peace10/6/2006 Robert F Kennedy Jr10/5/2007 Jean Michel Cousteau10/3/2008 Dr Richard Leakey10/9/2009 Sean Carroll9/23/2010 Naomi Judd; “How to Have a Breakthrough
Not a Breakdown”9/29/2011 Salman Rushdie, Public Events, Private Lives:
Literature and Politics in the Modern World11/5/2012 Dr Shirin Ebadi: Human Rights Activist, NPP-
20034/12/2013 Ray Kurzweil, Author Scientist, Inventor and
Futurist10/3/2013 Eve Ensler, Author, Playwright, TED Speaker11/15/2014 Bill Bryson: Humorist & Adventurer
On the Creek Lecture Series
3/30/2006 Barry Lopez: Naturalist Author9/29/2006 Joel Bakan: Author — The Corporation10/16/2006 Mike Madison: “The Chico Bioregion in the
Year 2020”2/21/2007 Denise Low-Weso: “From Physics to Poetry:
A Language of Sustainability for the 22nd Century”
2/27/2007 Frances Moore Lappe: “Living Planet, Living Democracy: Lessons for the Citizens of the World”
3/2/2007 Gary Snyder: Poet, Essayist, Author3/15/2007 Dan Dagget: “Rediscovering Our Importance
to Nature”9/25/2007 Paul Hawken: Author and Environmentalist10/25/2007 Brenda Hillman & Forest Grander: Activism &
Poetry11/1/2007 David Orr: Keynote Speaker: “This Way to
Sustainability Conference III”3/11/2008 David Quammen: Science, Nature and Travel
Writer10/15/2008 Terry Tempest Williams: Environmental
Advocate and Author3/11/2009 Elizabeth Kolbert: Environmental Author4/14/2009 Doug Lansky: Author, Adventurer10/9/2009 Sean Carroll: “Evo Devo”11/6/2009 Daryl Hannah: “Solution Revolution” 11/8/2010 Orville Schell & David Breashears: “Climate
Change in the Himalayas”
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