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UCI Students Only: LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY
Dance, Performance
“The company still carries that indescribable magic that brought it to the forefront of American modern dance so many years ago.”— Wendy Liberatore Daily Gazette The Limón Dance Company, founded in 1946 by José Limón and Doris Humphrey, is a cornerstone of American modern dance and one of the world’s most acclaimed dance companies. Celebrated for its dramatic expression, technical mastery, a...
9/25/2025
8:00pm
Private Location ...

UCI Students Only: Joshua Redman Quartet
Orchestra, Concert
Renowned saxophonist Joshua Redman brings his second Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, to life in concert. This exceptional album serves as the introduction of his new quartet featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris, and drummer Nazir Ebo, which was formed as a working band for the world tour behind the saxophonist’s 2023 label debut where are we. As the quartet performed stea...
9/27/2025
8:00pm
Private Location ...

Free Your Gut, Free Your Mind: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Food-Stress-Money with Professors Katrine Whiteson and Daphne Lei - Students Only
Cooking, Conversation Kitchen, Healing, Health
Do you often wonder why you can’t study effectively despite lots of caffeine? Are you stressed about the high food cost and living expenses? Are you so overworked that you’re too exhausted to cook and eat out a lot? Have you ever thought about the close connection between academic stress, unhealthy eating, and money worries? How about starting fresh for the new academic year with some affordabl...
10/7/2025
5:30pm
Anteater Demonstr...

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hamilton: A Book Talk by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
Author, Book Talk
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hamilton: A Book Talk by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner Location: The McCormick Screening Room Date: October, 8 2025 Time: 5:30 pm PST Lin-Manual Miranda’s Hamilton, the hit musical about American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and early American political history premiered in 2015. With its groundbreaking music, performance style, and casting choices, Hamilton, a st...
10/8/2025
5:30pm
The McCormick Scr...

Tianlong Jiao: Exploring The Wonder of Terracotta Warriors
Museum, Culture, Chinese, Talk, Free, History
Tianlong Jiao: Exploring the Wonder of Terracotta Warriors October 9, 2-4:30pm Humanities Gateway 1030 Wonderful news! Do you know that The Terracotta Warriors from ancient China are in town? The Anteater community will have a great opportunity to meet and learn from the expert, Dr. Tianlong Jiao, the Vice President and Chief Curator of Bowers Museum. “The World of Terracotta Warriors”...
10/9/2025
2:00pm
Private Location ...

Students Only: The World of Terracotta Warrior Exhibition at the Bowers Museum, with Guided Tour by Dr. Tianlong Jiao
Museum, Exhibit, Free, History
Image(s) provided by the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center Collaborating with the Bowers Museum, Illuminations offers UCI students a once-in-a-lifetime experience: The World of Terracotta Warrior Exhibition: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century, with a special guided tour by Dr. Tianlong Jiao, the Vice President and Chief Curator of the Bowers Museum. Th...
10/11/2025
10:00am
The Bowers Museum...

Beauty and the Beast: Exploring Nature through Theater
Theatre
Join us on the beautiful campus of Harbor Christian Church, across from the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Preserve, for scenes from "La Belle et la Bête," which premiered at UC Irvine in April 2025. The show was created/directed by Annie Loui, Professor of Drama and artistic director of CounterBalance Theater, a company dedicated to constructing physical theater based on great works of literatur...
10/11/2025
12:00pm
Harbor Christian ...

Stories from the Edge of the Sea: Vietnamese in America, 50 years after the Fall of Saigon
Vietnamese, Author, Book Talk
Reading and Discussion with author Andrew Lam. Response by Long Bui and Diu-Huong Nguyen. Andrew Lam is a Vietnamese American author and journalist based in San Francisco. The son of General Lâm Quang Thi of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, he lived a privileged life in Đà Lạt, attending Lycée Yersin, until his family fled during the fall of Saigon in 1975 when he was 11. They resettle...
10/15/2025
4:00pm
Humanities Gatewa...

Call For Submissions: Food Stories
Contest
In this series, we choose one ingredient that is common in many cultures and invite students to share their recipes which use the key ingredient. Selected students will speak about their recipes and the Demonstration Kitchen chef will create a multicultural meal of dishes with the same key ingredients but different culinary traditions. Selected students will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. Se...
10/20/2025
9:00am
Online Event

Call for Submissions: Family Recipes Show & Tell (& Eat)!
Food, Contest
. Family Recipes Show & Tell (& Eat)! Do you have a favorite family recipe? What’s the signature dish of your parents, (great) grandparents, or other family members? What is the food you miss most when you are away from home? We invite you to submit your favorite recipe. The chosen students will tell us their food stories and cook the dish at the Demonstration Kitchen at the Anteater Recre...
10/20/2025
9:00am
Online Event