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Michelle Coltrane: Oral History and Legacy of Alice and John Coltrane
Jazz, Music, Lecture
Date: February 10 Time: 5-6:30pm Location: CAC Colloquium Room (3rd floor, Contemporary Arts Center, Claire Trevor School of the Arts) Sita Michelle Coltrane is a musician, vocalist, and composer. She is the daughter Alice and John Coltrane and the Artistic Director of the John & Alice Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, New York. She furthers her family legacy through her leadership on Coltra...
2/10/2026
5:00pm
CAC Colloquium Ro...
The Mutable Archive
Performance, Museum
The Mutable Archive: A Cure for Immortality is an expanded cinema performance work written and edited by Patricia Olynyk, produced and directed by Adam Hogan and Patricia Olynyk, and featuring a live score performed by Adam Hogan, presented in collaboration with the UC Irvine Departments of Art and Drama. The Mutable Archive: A Cure for Immortality is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary mult...
2/12/2026
5:30pm
Experimental Medi...
100 Years of Music, Wisdom, and Community Centennial Celebration of Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Jazz, Concert
February is the African American heritage month and the perfect time to honor Black artists’ contribution to American culture. 2026 is also a significant year for music—the centennial of Miles Davis (1926-1991) and John Coltrane (1926-1967), the two American modern jazz giants who have changed the world of jazz forever. This celebration features a jazz concert by some of the most renowned ja...
2/12/2026
8:00pm
Winifred Smith Hall
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Multicultural Culinary Experience
Cooking, Food, Lunar New Year
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:30-7:00pm **UCI students only! Sustainability Reminder: Please bring your own utensils (chopsticks!), water bottle, and to-go containers for extra food! We are striving for a zero waste event. Happy Lunar New Year! Does your family celebrate lunar new year? What are some of the fun traditions you’d like to share? What’s your favorite lunar new year food?...
2/17/2026
5:30pm
ARC Demonstration...
York Chang and Miljohn Ruperto: Unnamable Aftermaths: Asian American art as Theory for Democracy, Part 1
Art, Film and Media Studies, Asian American
“Unnamable Aftermaths: Asian American art as Theory for Democracy” is a mini-symposium on contemporary Asian American Art in two acts. Inspired by Susette Min’s groundbreaking book, Unnamable: The ends of Asian American Art, which challenged the conceptualization of the category as a site of reconciliation for historically marginalized artists to enter the canon in favor of a re-conception of...
2/18/2026
3:30pm
Contemporary Arts...
UCI International Film Club Presents: Rafiki (2018)
Film Screening, Theatre
83 minutes, English, Swahili, English subtitles Taking its euphemistic title from the Swahili word for ‘friend,’ Wanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki (2018) is a dramatic and tender exploration of social obligation, family, and queer womanhood in 21st century Kenya. Set against the backdrop of a hotly contested local election in Nairobi, Rafiki follows Kena (Samantha Mugatsia) and the free-spirited Ziki ...
2/18/2026
7:00pm
McCormick Screeni...
Screening of From Island to Island (由島至島)
Culture, History
During World War II, Taiwan was part of the Japanese Empire. This documentary explores the experiences of Taiwanese soldiers, doctors, and overseas residents in Southeast Asia during that time. Using cross-generational memory dialogues, family letters, diaries, and videos, the film addresses the complexities of Taiwan's historical memory and diverse identities during that period. Watch the trai...
2/21/2026
11:00am
Private Location ...
Biophelia
Shakespeare, Food, Play / Performance
Kirk Davis Jr. Annual Public Shakespeare Lecture | 2026 A Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network event Free and open to all. RSVP recommended. Hamlet tells us that the purpose of playing is to hold "a mirror up to Nature.” In Shakespeare’s Elsinore, violets, pansies, daisies, and columbines nestle amidst rosemary and rue. An ancient weeping willow grows aslant a brook. Yet Oph...
2/22/2026
2:00pm
Humanities Gatewa...
Irvine Barclay Theatre: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Jazz, Concert
A perennial favorite at Irvine Barclay Theatre, the world-renowned Preservation Hall Jazz Band returns for the 23rd time to bring the soul of New Orleans to the Barclay! Steeped in the vibrant history of New Orleans jazz, Preservation Hall Jazz Band's singular style is filled with the unmistakable harmonies, melodies and rhythms that are the lifeblood of saloons, riverboats, street parades, and...
2/22/2026
5:00pm
Irvine Barclay Th...
Food & Thought From Kitchen to Stage: Black Women’s Contribution to Jazz
Food, Cooking, Jazz
**UCI students only! Sustainability Reminder: Please bring your own utensils, water bottle, and to-go containers for extra food! We are striving for a zero waste event. For the last event of the celebration of African American Heritage Month and the centennial of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, Illuminations hosts a special event to honor Black women’s contribution to jazz in a sp...
2/25/2026
5:30pm
ARC Demonstration...