Posts by: Mary Platt

One of Orange County’s largest and most important business events – the 37th Annual Chapman University Economic Forecast – will take place before an audience of more than 2,000 business, government and community leaders on Wednesday, December 3 at 2 p.m. in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Tickets are on sale now.

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Giselle Blondet, popular Latina actress, TV host and author, will give a talk based on her new book, “Tengo 50…Y que?” (“I’m 50…So What?”) at Librería Martínez de Chapman University on Thursday, December 11 at 5 p.m., followed by a book signing. Her book will be on sale at the bookstore beginning December 9 and at the event, which is free and open to the public with book purchase.

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Chapman University has received a major gift of California art, valued at in excess of $7 million, from noted collectors Mark and Janet Hilbert of Newport Coast, in addition to $3 million from the couple toward establishing a museum on campus in which to permanently display the collection to the public. Chapman will celebrate the gift at a dedication event at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the former Villa Park Orchards Packing House, 350 N. Cypress Street in Orange. The event will feature a display of paintings from the collection; a lecture by Jean Stern, director of the Irvine Museum; and remarks by the Hilberts and Chapman President Jim Doti.

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Chapman University has appointed Chinary Ung, DMA as Senior Composer in Residence in its Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. Dr. Ung has had many associations with Chapman over the years, including a long collaboration with Sean Heim, Ph.D., associate professor of music composition.

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The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA), the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF), and Chapman University are pleased to announce the launch of their online fundraising campaign with the world’s most established crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, for the 2nd Annual “Keep Calm and Beat H.E.A.T. Rocking & Rally” on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at Chapman University.

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The popular WordTheatre: Giving Voice to Great Writing® series returns to Chapman University this fall, with the first performance scheduled on Monday, September 22 at 7 p.m. in the beautiful Fish Interfaith Center. The featured author will be bestselling novelist Allan Gurganus (“Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All”), who will be in attendance, participate in a Q&A and will sign books following the event. The performance is free and open to the public.

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Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s debut feature “The Barber” (formerly “Trigger”), starring Scott Glenn (“The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Training Day”), and directed by Chapman alumnus Basel Owies, has been made an official selection of the 19th Busan International Film Festival – Asia’s largest film festival – which will host the World Premiere of the film on October 3rd.

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The Little Film Company has acquired worldwide sales rights to Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s thriller “The Barber” (formerly known as “Trigger”), starring Scott Glenn (“The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Training Day”), it was announced today.

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The popular WordTheatre: Giving Voice to Great Writing® series returns to Chapman University this fall, with the first performance scheduled on Monday, September 22 at 7 p.m. in the beautiful Fish Interfaith Center. The featured author will be bestselling novelist Allan Gurganis (The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All), who will be in attendance, participate in a Q&A and will sign books following the event. The performance is free and open to the public.

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Chapman University’s TEDx Event Features 14 “Icons, Geniuses and Mavericks,” Including Fuel Freedom’s Eyal Aronoff, Heroic Tornado Mom Stephanie Decker, Soprano Robin Follman, Perinatal Researcher Laura Glynn,Authors Gillian Lauren and Alyson Noel, Toy Inventor Brian Kessler, and More

 

ORANGE, Calif., June 9, 2014 – Don’t miss your chance to grab a ticket to TEDxChapmanU, […]

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