π Catch the next wave of theater at UCRβs New Works Festival! Two nights of brand-new plays by graduating MFA writers. FREE admission & livestream options available! π
π² June 3: BEASTHOOD
π₯ June 5: COYOTE HAZING
π Studio Theatre (ARTS 113) | 7 PM
π https://t.co/NWH8cuzjNK
The performers for this concert will be David Christensen and guest carillonneur Makena James. The concert will include Chaconne by John Knox, Voluntary in F Major by John Stanley, Folksongs from the British Isles, and popular music by Jerome Kern, Barry Mann, and Paul Williams.
Don't miss filmmaker Raed El Rafei at UCR tomorrow, May 29! Catch the screening & Q&A of his powerful documentary Tripoli: A Tale of Three Cities at 10:30 AM, followed by an exclusive student workshop on documentary filmmaking at 3 PM.
ποΈ Details & RSVP links below!
May 30: MUSIC
6 PM: Twilight Carillon Recital @ UCR Bell Tower
8 PM: UCR Chamber Singers, Chorale & Orchestra @ University Theatre
May 31: MUSIC
3 PM: UCR Chamber Singers, Chorale & Orchestra @ University Theatre
UCR Performing Arts events May 26-31, 2026:
May 26-27: THEATRE
7 PM: Playworks @ Studio Theatre
May 27: MUSIC
12 noon: Student Performance & Composition @ ARTS 157
May 28-29: DANCE
7 PM: Spring Forward: Stories Awakened @ ATHD 102
Tickets & Info: https://t.co/VxdsuH9JCl
May 29: TFDP
10:30 AM: Screening & Conversation: Tripoli / A Tale of Three Cities with Filmmaker Raed El Rafei
3 PM: Student workshop with Filmmaker and Scholar Raed El Rafei
May 30: FILM
3 PM: Tripoli: A Tale of Three Cities @ UCR ARTS
πΆ From Havana to LA, salsa has shaped global culture!
Check out how UCR music scholar Dr. XΓ³chitl ChΓ‘vez helped bring a major new salsa exhibition to the @Smithsonian, featuring icons like Sheila E. and Nora Suzuki. π
https://t.co/NepfBQutLA
The program features a showcase of original works for violin and piano, written especially for this occasion and performed by the distinguished ensemble Duo Γlma.
UCR is Composing
Tuesday, June 2 at 8 PM
ARTS 166
Admission is free and open to the public.
The UC Riverside Department of Music presents UCR is Composing, a concert celebrating new music created by UCR composition students.
https://t.co/pkuCQKsV6G
This week at UCR Performing Arts, join us for:
May 19
7pm: TFDP Film Showcase @ University Theatre
8pm: UCR Chamber Music @ ARTS 166
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Info & tickets at https://t.co/VxdsuH9JCl
Highlights from the UCR MFA Showcase at Writers Week!
Pictured:
Lenika Cruz (2nd year Fiction MFA student)
Dan Kuo in the front row (3rd year Fiction MFA student), and Professor Steve Erickson.
Tuesday, June 2 at 12 noon
πThe Barn Outdoor Stage
Taiko Ensemble Recital
Free and open to the public
https://t.co/oaXm953gAi
The Barn opens for lunch at 11 a.m.
The UCR community and the general public are invited to enjoy the music from the Bell Tower in the park-like atmosphere surrounding the Bell Tower on the UCR campus.
Join @UCRiverside for the 14th Annual Art History Graduate Student Conference! π¨ποΈ
"Portraiture, Modernity, and the Materiality of Objects"
β¨ Keynote: Dr. Jenni Sorkin
π Sat, May 16 | 1β5:30 PM
π» Free via Zoom (RSVP required)
Register: https://t.co/nhogxmgArO