Smith Center Performance Calendar
The Arts Come Alive!
2008-2009 Season of the Arts
| Event | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | ||
| Fremont Opera with the Fremont Symphony - The Barber of Seville - Classic comic opera, super-titled in English - Buy tickets at www.fremontopera.org | Friday, August 22 | 8:00pm |
| Sunday, August 24 | 2:00pm | |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Reception: "Botanicals & Landscapes" | Friday, August 22 | 7:00pm |
| September 2008 | ||
| Bliss Dance Company in Mirror Mirror On The Wall and iLLusion Dance Company in Reflections (NUMMI Studio Theatre) | Thursday - Saturday, September 11-13 | 8:00pm |
| Smith Center Presents! All the Way Live - Bay Area Urban Dance Festival: Performance with Storm (Outdoor Amphitheatre) | Friday, September 12 | 7:30pm |
| All the Way Live - Bay Area Urban Dance Festival: Workshops (Outdoor Amphitheatre) | Saturday, September 13 | 11:00am - 3:00pm |
| All the Way Live - Bay Area Urban Dance Festival: BBoy and BGirl Battles (Outdoor Amphitheatre) | Saturday, September 13 | 4:00pm - 10:00pm |
| Smith Center Presents! Sweet Can Circus presents "Habitat" - SF-based circus performers | Saturday, September 20 | 2:00pm & 8:00pm |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Reception: "Reality" Realism Show | Saturday, September 20 | 7:00pm |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: "Reality" Realism Show | Exhibit runs September 19 - October 17 | |
| Fremont Symphony - Opening Night Pops Concert: Gershwin and Friends - Featuring: NaGuanda Nobles, soprano, and Trente Morant, tenor | Saturday, September 27 | 8:00pm |
| October 2008 | ||
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: "Reality" Realism Show | Exhibit runs September 19 - October 17 | |
| Carlos Reyes In Concert, harpist, Latin fusion; presented by Fremont Symphony Guild and sponsored by Fremont Bank Foundation | Sunday, October 5 | 3:00pm |
| Smith Center Presents! Richard Glazier, Pianist, Salutes the American Popular Song - A musical tour of 20th century popular music with inside stories and film clips | Saturday, October 18 | 8:00pm |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: "Dark Designs" Theater Show - Dark Designs showcases some of the more sinister design elements for Ohlone’s current theatre production of “Halloween Trilogy” as well as past Ohlone Theatre Department shows dealing with the supernatural. Also included, to satisfy your craving for the macabre, will be Madhouse of Mystery and House of Oddities and Curios from around the world, showcasing a selection of those things that do go bump in the night… |
Exhibit runs October 23 - November 1 | |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Reception: "Dark Designs" Theater Show | Thursday, October 23 | 6:30pm |
| Halloween Trilogy, week 1 - Three spine-tingling tales of horror by Poe, Wilde and Kipling | Thursday - Saturday, October 23-25 | 8:00pm |
| Halloween Trilogy, week 2 - Three spine-tingling tales of horror by Poe, Wilde and Kipling - with midnight shows | Thursday, October 30 | 8:00pm |
| Friday - Saturday, October 31, November 1 | 8:00pm & 11:00pm | |
| November 2008 | ||
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: David Tomb "The Plumbed Serpent" Show | Exhibit runs November 8 - December 20 | |
| Ohlone Wind Orchestra | Sunday, November 9 | 2:00pm |
| Ohlone Community Band | Wednesday, November 12 | 8:00pm |
| Chops Big Band (NUMMI Studio Theatre) | Friday, November 21 | 8:30pm |
| Ohlone Chamber Orchestra | Sunday, November 23 | 2:00pm |
| December 2008 | ||
| Winter Dance Showcase - Ohlone Dance Department (NUMMI Studio Theatre) | Date changed to: Thursday - Saturday, December 3-6 | 8:00pm |
| Special Performance: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Ballet - Choreographed by Yoko's Dance and Performing Arts Academy Yoko Young - With and the Fremont Symphony Orchestra | Friday - Saturday, December 5-6 | 7:00pm |
| Saturday - Sunday, December 6-7 | 2:00pm | |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Reception: David Tomb "The Plumed Serpent" | Saturday, December 6 | 7:00pm |
| Ohlone Jazz/Rock Combos | Friday, December 12 | 7:00pm |
| A Christmas Spectacular! featuring Ohlone Wind Orchestra, Ohlone Community Band, and Tuba Ensemble, plus special guests Silicon Valley Brass Band | Saturday, December 13 | 3:00pm |
| 23rd Annual Christmas at the Mission: “Carols and Lullabies” with Ohlone Chamber Singers (Old Mission San José) | Saturday, December 13 | 8:00pm |
| Sunday, December 14 | 4:00pm | |
| January 2009 | ||
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: People | Exhibit runs January 9 - February 21 | |
| StarStruck Theatre: The Wizard of Oz | Saturday, January 10 | 7:00pm |
| Sunday, January 11 | 2:00pm | |
| Friday - Saturday, January 16-17 | 7:00pm | |
| Sunday, January 18 | 2:00pm | |
| Thursday - Friday, January 22-23 | 7:00pm | |
| Saturday, January 24 | 1:00pm and 7:00pm | |
| Sunday, January 25 | 2:00pm | |
| February 2009 | ||
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: People | Exhibit runs January 9 - February 21 | |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Reception: People | Saturday, February 7 | 7:00pm |
| Fremont Symphony - Winter Concert: Composers Young and Old - Wagner, Brahms, and others | Saturday, February 7 | 8:00pm |
| Smith Center Presents! Voices of London - Á capella vocal group | Friday, February 20 | 8:00pm |
| March 2009 | ||
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: Photo Show: The Educated Eye: Photographs by Bay Area Educators | Exhibit runs February 27 - April 4 | |
| Dr. Michael Shermer: Why People Believe Weird Things, presented by the Ohlone College Psychology Club | Friday, March 6 | 7:00pm |
| Ohlone Chamber Orchestra | Sunday, March 8 | 2:00pm |
| Ohlone Wind Orchestra | Sunday, March 15 | 2:00pm |
| Student Repertory Theatre I (NUMMI Studio Theatre) | Thursday - Saturday, March 19-21 | 8:00pm |
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Reception: Photo Show: The Educated Eye: Photographs by Bay Area Educators | Saturday, March 21 | 7:00pm |
| Ohlone Chamber Singers: The Glory of the Baroque | Saturday, March 21 | 8:00pm |
| Ohlone Community Band | Wednesday, March 25 | 8:00pm |
| April 2009 | ||
| Louie-Meager Art Gallery Exhibit: Photo Show: The Educated Eye: Photographs by Bay Area Educators | Exhibit runs February 27 - April 4 | |
| Smith Center Presents! Spotlight: Kres Mersky: Isadora Duncan - One-woman show exploring the life of early 20th century dancer Isadora Duncan | Friday, April 3 | 8:00pm |
| High School Theatre Festival | Friday-Saturday, April 3-4 | |
| Smith Center Presents! Jay Soto, Jazz Guitar - Performer, composer and vocalist Soto sings and performs with his band | Friday, April 17 | 8:00pm |
| Auditions for Summerfest 2009: Sweet Charity | Saturday, April 18 | 1:00pm |
| Chalkdust and Friends | Friday, April 24 | 7:30pm |
| Sole to Soul: Spring Dance Concert - Department of Theatre and Dance presents Student dance and choreography pieces | Thursday - Saturday, April 30 - May 2 | 8:00pm |
| Chops Big Band (NUMMI Studio Theatre) | Friday, May 8 | 8:30pm |
| Fremont Symphony - Spring Concert: Sparkling Schumann - Mozart, Schumann, Ives and Prokofiev - Guest Artist: Roy Bogas Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor | Saturday, May 9 | 8:00pm |
| May 2009 | ||
| Student Repertory Theatre II (NUMMI Studio Theatre) | Thursday - Saturday, May 14-16 | 8:00pm |
| Ohlone Jazz/Rock Combos | Friday, May 15 | 7:00pm |
| Ohlone Wind Orchestra | Sunday, May 17 | 2:00pm |
| Ohlone Chamber Orchestra | Sunday, May 17 | 5:00pm |
| Summer 2009 | ||
| Summerfest 2009: Sweet Charity (Outdoor Amphitheatre) | Thursday-Saturday, July 9-11 and Thursday-Saturday, July 16-18 | 8:30pm |
| Works-In-Progress Dance Show (Dance Studio, Smith Center) | Sunday, July 19 | 8:00pm |
| Starving Artists Dance Show (Dance Studio, Smith Center) | Tuesday - Wednesday, July 28-29 | 8:00pm |
| CATS by StarStruck Theatre (Outdoor Amphitheatre) | Friday-Saturday, July 31-August 1; Thursday-Saturday, August 6-8; Thursday, August 13-15 | 8:00pm |
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