Events

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Book Launch Celebration | Why the Arts Matter
October 6, 2026 | 6:00pm
Celebrate the launch of Why The Arts Matter by Professors Aleksandra Sherman and Clair Morrissey.
Location: Oxy Arts on York (4757 York Boulevard)
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Jessy Lanza DJ Demonstration & Lecture
October 8, 2026 | 1:20pm - 2:40pm
The John Branca Institute for Music welcomes world-renowned recording artist Jessy Lanza to Professor Ramona Gonzalez’s MUSC 195 History of Electronic Dance Music class.
Location: Choi Auditorium
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HERS: Music Ensemble Faculty Recital
October 9, 2026 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Join us for our first Faculty Recital Series performance, featuring Oxy Voice Instructor, HERS Founder and Director Karen Hogle Brown. Featuring Oxy students and a secret guest star... Reserve your...
Location: Bird Studio (Booth Hall)
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Spirit in the Dark Body: Black Queer Expressions of the Im/material
October 15, 2026 | 7:00pm
Presentation by El/yse Ambrose and Jessica Susan Oler
Location: Oxy Arts on York (4757 York Boulevard)
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Japanese Classical Dance Demonstration
October 20, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Back in Los Angeles by popular demand, Ichinosuke Umekawa will give a special demonstration in Choi Auditorium, followed by a Q&A.
Location: The Choi Auditorium
The cover of Refugee Cinema by Bruce Bennett and Katarzyna Marciniak shows a close-up of a woman in a headscarf looking down at a Canon camera's flip screen while filming, set against a weathered plaster wall.
Book Launch Celebration | Refugee Cinema
October 20, 2026 | 4:00pm
Celebrate the launch of Refugee Cinema by Occidental Professor Katarzyna Marciniak.
Location: Oxy Arts on York (4757 York Boulevard)
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Community Book: A Conversation with Henry Hoke
October 21, 2026 | 1:20pm - 2:15pm
A conversation with author Henry Hoke about Open Throat, Occidental's 2026 Community Book
Location: Thorne Hall
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Mix and Swap: Trans Mutual Aid Mixer and Clothing Swap
October 27, 2026 | 7:00pm
Join us for a meet up mixer and clothing swap.
Location: Oxy Arts on York (4757 York Boulevard)