Artisans Collective
Division 9 Gallery
Division 9 Gallery is proud to present Artisans Collective; a weekly arts market, creativity hub and community arts project which will take place during the 2012 Festival of Lights celebration. Artisans Collective encourages the community to buy local, offering a market that represents artisans dedicated to making hand-crafted, unique, one-of-a-kind art, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, paintings, metalworks, garments, stationary, dolls and much more.
When: January 3 – January 5, 2013 | Thursdays – Sundays | 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Where: Downtown Riverside, on Main St. between University & Ninth
Two Legendary Soul Bands
Tower of Power | Average White Band
Fox Performing Arts Center
With 43 years of recording and touring experience behind them, Tower of Power have a 40th anniversary CD/DVD box set and a new album, The Great American Soulbook, which features covers of soul classics with guest singers Joss Stone, Sir Tom Jones, Huey Lewis and Sam Moore. The group still garners rave reviews and leaves the audiences dancing in their seats in the arenas, theatres and outdoor venues they play year round. Melding soul, jazz, funk and rock in a way no group ever has, the ten-piece outfit is, according to the Hollywood Reporter, “tighter than a clenched fist.” The late great James Brown was quoted in HEEB magazine as saying about Tower of Power, “There’s no black group that plays my stuff as good as them.” Well known in the ’70s for tunes such as “What is Hip?” and “You’re Still a Young Man,” Tower of Power toured with Santana, Sly Stone and Credence Clearwater Revival, eventually creating traffic jams when they headlined their own shows. They performed on records with Elton John, Smokey Robinson, Rod Stewart, Aerosmith and Dionne Warwick, influencing a generation of musicians (including Sting, who has told Emilio Castillo, founder of the group, that he once had a “Tower of Power clone band” before he formed The Police). In the 1980s, they backed Huey Lewis and the News, Heart, Eurythmics and Little Feat, just to name a few. Tower of Power, after 40 years, is experiencing more popularity than ever before as they tour year round packing venues in the United States, the Pacific Rim and all over Europe.
When: January 5, 2013 @ 8:00 p.m.
Where: Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please visit foxriversidelive.com
Amahl & the Night Visitors
Riverside Lyric Opera
Back by popular demand, Riverside Lyric Opera is proud to announce their production of Amahl and the Night Visitors for this holiday season. This is the classic story of a crippled shepherd boy, Amahl, and his devoted mother who live in poverty among the shepherds until one starlit night three strangers appear at their door. It is a timeless tale of the power of love and faith. The cast consists of some of the best singers in our community, including soprano Cynthia Leigh as the Mother, tenor Mark Rivas (Kaspar), baritone John Hansen (Melchior) and bass Bob Reinhagen (Baltazar). James Cameron sings the part of the Page. The Riverside Lyric Opera chorus makes an appearance as the shepherds and villagers. Riverside Lyric Opera is a professional regional opera company that has been bringing opera to the Inland area since 2002. Committed to sharing the cultural richness of opera with the whole community, RLO encourages members of the community to be involved with all aspects of its productions. RLO also supports educational programs, such as the City of Riverside’s annual Opera Camp.
When: January 5, 2013 (Landis), January 6, 2013 (La Sierra)
Where: Hole Memorial Auditorium, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Pkwy., Riverside, CA 92505; Landis Auditorium, 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506
For more information please call 951.781.9561 or visit riversidelyricopera.org
Dreamgirls National Tour
Fox Performing Arts Center
This dazzling musical was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical and won six. It was later adapted into a motion picture from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and two Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards. This film marked the debut of Grammy award winning singer and American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson as an actress.
When: January 10, 2013
Where: Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please visit foxriversidelive.com
Painting in Pixels: An Exhibition of Concept Art
Riverside Art Museum
Characters, vehicles, and environments from our favorite movies and video games are often developed years in advance of their public debuts. Early on in the pre-production of movies and video games, concept artists collaborate with directors and producers to create the visual design for intellectual properties. Concept artists are required not only to have the drawing and painting skills of a fine artist and the knowledge of an industrial designer, but they also need to have the vision and creativity to generate entirely new designs and concepts. In the past few decades, concept artists have migrated away from working in oil, acrylic, pencil, and pen and have moved to a more efficient digital medium.
When: Closing Reception: January 12, 2013 | 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Where: Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501
Landscapes
Riverside County Philharmonic
The Riverside County Philharmonic has an incredible roster of extraordinary musicians. In this concert we feature our phenomenal principal oboist Rong-Huey Liu, performing John Corigliano’s adventurous and imaginative Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra. It should be little surprise that from the composer who wrote such film scores as The Red Violin and Altered States comes one of the most unique woodwind works every written. From imitating an orchestra tuning to beautiful lyrical melodies to imitating the Moroccan Rheita (an oboe-like instrument), the Oboe Concerto will take you on an extraordinary journey, unlike anything else you have ever heard. Also on the program will be Jean Sibelius’ famous anthem-like tone poem Finlandia and Antonin Dvořák’s most profound symphony, his Seventh, which is full of memorable tunes, exciting dances, and passionate harmonies. Want to know more about the music? Come early for our traditional Pre- Concert Talk sponsored by Provident Bank. Music Director Tomasz Golka will take the stage to talk about the music on the concert program.
When: January 19, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.
Where: Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please call 951.787.0251
Victoire
Barbara & Art Culver Center for the Arts
Victoire, a Brooklyn-based band founded by composer Missy Mazzoli, has been dubbed an “all-star, all-female quintet” by Time Out New York. This quirky ensemble combines strings, clarinets, keyboards and lo-fi electronics (including samples of sewing machines and answering machine tapes) to create their “minimalist, post-rock bliss”. Victoire is as much a child of composer Philip Glass as of instrumental post-rock ensembles Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Sigur Ros. They’ve been making waves in New York’s downtown music scene for several years. Members of Victoire have performed at BAM, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and other prestigious venues around the world. Their debut album, Cathedral City, released on New Amsterdam Records was the hit-darling of 2010, making several top-ten lists including NPR’s best classical album and The New Yorker’s most memorable album lists. Unique to Victoire’s west-coast concert at the Culver Center is an exciting collaboration with UCR MFA dance students who will channel the free-spirited ensemble’s waves of sound in live performance. Their conceptualized choreography will provide a seamless conversation of movement matching the tone, structure and imagery of Victoire’s immersive and imaginative soundscape.
When: January 23, 2013 | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Barbara & Art Culver Center for the Arts, 3834 Main St., Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please visit culvercenter.ucr.edu
Farragut North
Riverside Community Players
Stephen Bellamy is a wunderkind press secretary who has built a career that men twice his age would envy. During a tight presidential primary race, Stephen’s meteoric rise falls prey to the attacks of backroom politics of more seasoned operatives. How far will Stephen go to quench his lust for power and save his precious career?
When: January 18 – February 3, 2013
Where: Riverside Community Players, 4026 Fourteenth St., Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please visit http://www.riversidecommunityplayers.com
A Love Affair With Fashion
IE Law & Operation SafeHouse
IE Law presents a fashion show, silent auction, food, and no-host beer tasting. Event will raise funds for SafeHouse! We look forward to enjoying a day of fashion and fun with you!
When: February 9, 2013 | 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Tamale Factory, 3663 Main Street Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please visit http://www.operationsafehouse.org
Hello Dolly
Performance Riverside
Hello, Dolly! is an ebullient and irresistible story of the joy of living, glittering with happy songs, loving scenes and one of the greatest icons of the musical stage…Dolly Gallagher Levi! Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Before the Parade Passes By, Elegance, It Only Takes a Moment and of course, Hello, Dolly! ignite this whirlwind race around New York at the turn of the 20th century, as we follow America’s most beloved matchmaker!
When: February 8 – 17, 2013
Where: Riverside Community Players, 4026 Fourteenth St., Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please visit http://www.performanceriverside.org
The Ugly Duckling
Riverside Community Players
Sometimes you feel like you just don’t fit in. Your wings are too small and your feet are too big. Whenever you waddle you fall on your tummy. Your feathers stick out and your beak is all funny. The other birds laugh at your voice when you sing but we know a secret that will change everything.
When: February 15 – 17, 2013
Where: Riverside Community Players, 4026 Fourteenth St., Riverside, California 92501
For more information please visit http://www.riversidecommunityplayers.com
John Muir & the Personal Experience of Nature
Riverside Metropolitan Museum
John Muir was a California conservationist, naturalist and wilderness explorer during an important time in US history. As American expansionism neared completion, industry and agriculture flourished during the 19th century, the land’s natural resources were exploited and wildlife populations dwindled. Like Emerson and Thoreau of his time, Muir sought out nature for insight and inspiration. As John Muir traveled places such as the Sierras, Alaska and American west, he passionately studied the nature around him. Carefully documenting his travels, Muir collected specimens, wrote and sketched about his personal experiences in journals and from these wrote letters, books and articles sharing his passion for nature and the importance of protecting it. The John Muir and the Personal Experience of Nature exhibit focuses on Muir’s contributions as a scientist – mainly as a botanist – but also examines nature’s role in the lives of individuals and the history of the United States. Explore the life of John Muir as well as the human need to experience nature through images of Muir’s botanical specimens, hands-on activities, photographs, Native American material culture and other natural history objects.
When: December 2, 2012 – January 19, 2014
Where: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA 92501
For more information please visit www.riversideca.gov/museum/john-muir-exhibit
