Reporter

  Music notes, brush strokes, and words from acting folks will fill the air at this year’s Taste of the Arts. This event will be on Sunday, Oct. 15 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at CSU Bakersfield at the Doré Theatre.

  This “annual event is designed to showcase the excellent work of our students working in visual arts, music, and theater,” said Sarah Vanderlip, professor and chair of CSUB’s department of art and art history.

  It is open to the CSUB community and the local community.

  Treat your tastebuds to wine, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and “tastes” provided by Cafe Med. Treat your ears to short excerpts of music performances by the Jazz Collective, Concert Band, Chamber Singers, and more.

  “It’s a nice time to bring art, music and theater together,” said Mandy Rees, music and theater department chair.

  “It’s a chance just to appreciate the arts,” Rees added.

  The Chamber Singers will be performing in a geodesic dome. It will be 30 feet in diameter. CSUB is the second college campus in California to have one, said Vanderlip.

  Make your way over from the geodesic dome to the arena theater, choir, and band room. There you’ll be able to take small bites of opera, jazz, piano, just to name a few. Plus, monologues from the children’s show called “Unsorted” and a scene from the main stage show called “The Profane.” Each performance is 15 to 20 minutes long. If you miss a performance, don’t worry, most events are done twice.

  “It will be a fun social time to discover what we offer,” said Nico Salum, a student who will be performing in the Jazz Collective and Concert Band

  Also, there will be a throwing demonstration on the potter’s wheel, children’s face-painting, and a brief lecture on Buckminster Fuller by one of CSUB’s art history students. You’ll also be able to tour all studios in visual arts. Each one is filled with art work.

  This event is to “highlight the great creative work of our students and invite people to get to know us. It’s a gift to the community,” said Rees.

  So, if you’re craving a slice culture make sure to attend the Taste of the Arts. It’ll be one of the most delicious dedications to art this year.