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A stage and instruments being set up in C209 for the music clubs open mic night. Photo by Joel Nevarez/City Times Media

City College Music Club to host open mic night

All musicians, poets and comedians are invited to perform on March 23
Joel Nevarez, Sports Editor March 23, 2023
The San Diego City College Music Club will be hosting an open mic night on March 23 at C-210 from 4-7 p.m.
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Jesus Sandoval, right, directing actors during rehearsals of The First Date

City College festival brings dream to life for student playwright

8th annual event showcasing student productions returns to City College March 17-25
Joel Nevarez, Sports Editor March 17, 2023
For Jesus Sandoval, a film major at San Diego City College, the opportunity to have his original play “We Were Men” produced was a dream come true.
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Festival of New Play stage

VIDEO: City College to host 8th Annual Festival of New Plays

The festival opens on March 17 and runs through March 25
David Baughier and Sydney Dull March 17, 2023
The 8th annual Festival of New Plays, hosted by the San Diego City College Dramatic Arts Program, will take the stage for the first time on March 17.
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San Diego City College Fine Art Gallery

Staffing issues keep City College gallery partially closed

Only open for 4 hours a day, the gallery is rarely open to students with tight schedules
Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist March 11, 2023
The Fine Art Gallery at San Diego City College opened a new exhibit last month titled “Mindful,” but you’d be hard-pressed to see it.
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A white wall in the City Art Gallery displays colorful artwork.

City College ‘Mindful’ art exhibit focuses on mental health

Show in on-campus gallery runs through March 16
Luke Bradbury, Multimedia Journalist February 23, 2023
The fine art gallery at San Diego City College is hosting works created by local artists with the collective theme of mental health and the ways we deal with it.
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Kevin Martinez celebrates his birthday while telling his story about being a deported veteran

Documentary chronicling deported veterans stories comes to City College

The award-winning film ‘Bring Them Home’ to be screened on Feb. 22
Shamere Grimes, Multimedia Reporter February 21, 2023
San Diego City College will be screening an award-winning documentary on Feb. 22. “Bring Them Home” is a documentary telling the stories of veterans who served in the United States military only to be deported after completing their service.
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Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther (2018)

REVIEW: ‘Black Panther’ sparked a cultural phenomenon

2018 film first in series of movie screenings in honor of Black History Month at San Diego City College
Shamere Grimes, Multimedia Journalist February 7, 2023
San Diego City College’s Umoja program is hosting a film viewing in honor of Black History Month every Friday in February. The series began with “Black Panther” on Feb. 3 in MS-162. The sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be screened on Feb. 10, with “42” set for Feb. 16 (due to the Lincoln Day holiday) and “King Richard” shown on Feb. 24.
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San Diego City College Professor of Fine Art Terri Hughes-Oelrich guides Miss Kumeyaay Nation 2022-2023 Priscilla Ortiz Lachappa and the crowd to view murals in the AH drive through parking garage on Jan 31, 2023. Photo by Susana Serrano/City Times

City College celebrates the Kumeyaay culture

The campus community gathers to learn about Kumeyaay history and culture
Kathryn Gray, Susana Serrano, and Shamere Grimes February 2, 2023
San Diego City College, located on unceded Kumeyaay land, hosted a land acknowledgment and celebration of local Kumeyaay people on Jan. 31, bringing students, faculty, staff and local community members together on a cloudless San Diego afternoon.
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Øogaloö by S. Mola at Quartyard

REVIEW: Øogaloö’s crossover style ‘a memorable experience’

Concert at Quartyard a night full of funk, jazz and soul
Sarah Imani Mola, Contributor December 5, 2022
Throughout the semester in the History of Music class at San Diego City College, I learned how new music developed from previous genres. For my musical review, I wanted to go to a jazz concert that had a strong influence from other genres I enjoyed.
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Imam Taha Hassane

Imam to City College: ‘I’m your neighbor’

Taha Hassane shared insight into Muslim community culture, influence
Shamere Grimes, Multimedia Journalist November 29, 2022
Students and faculty at San Diego City College had the opportunity to speak with an Imam, which is a religious leader in the Muslim culture, in an effort to learn more about the Muslim community.
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San Diego City College celebrated Dia de los Muertos at the Learning Resource Center

City College LRC celebrates Dia de Los Muertos

The Learning Resource Center hosted various activities including making paper flowers, sugar skulls and papel picado
Joel Nevarez, Multimedia Journalist November 5, 2022
The San Diego City College Learning Resource Center celebrated Dia de los Muertos on Tuesday, Nov. 1 and Wednesday, Nov. 2. 
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Lead actress, Valynsia Sims, faces off with a bear on the set of the play “Imogen Says Nothing”

REVIEW: Actress Valynsia Sims gives unforgettable performance in play “Imogen Says Nothing”

Performances continue through Nov. 5 at San Diego City College Black Box Theater
Candise Berry, Multimedia Journalist November 3, 2022
The Black Box Theater at San Diego City College welcomed a packed audience for the West Coast debut of “Imogen Says Nothing” earlier this month.
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