Moreno Valley Master Chorale and Orchestra to Present "Operatic Journeys" Concert

Join us on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 8:00 P.M. for an "Operatic Journey" through Europe as the Moreno Valley Master Chorale and Orchestra present an evening of favorite opera choruses and ensembles.  This concert will include famous arias by Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, Donizetti, and many others, sung by our featured soloists Camelia Voin, soprano; Ann Cravero, alto; Andrew Crane, tenor; and Wayne Shepperd, bass.  

This performance will be held at California State University, San Bernardino, located at 5500 University Parkway, (park in lot C) in the Theater for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $15.00 for Adults, and $!0.00 for Students, Seniors, and Children.  Please call (951) 485-8414 for tickets or information.

Art au Soleil Street Fair Coming to MoVal April 24th

Moreno Valley Parks and Community Services and the Moreno Valley Arts Commission will host “Art au Soleil,” a lively street fair showcasing Moreno Valley artists and performers. The fair will take place on April 24 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Stoneridge Ranch Towne Centre located at 27110 Eucalyptus Avenue. Artists and crafters are encouraged to apply for a booth space.


The deadline to apply for booth space is April 15. Booth spaces are $25.00. To register: Exhibiters contact Patricia Korzec, Arts Commissioner at pskorzec@aol.com or Laurie Phillips, Arts Commissioner at 951.247.4848. Performers contact Suzi Zuppardo, Arts Commissioner at DIDCenter@cs.com.
For further information contact the Parks and Community Services Department at 951.413.3280.

Writers - Go from Slush to Plush at the Writers Launch Pad

The Moreno Valley Arts Commission is sponsoring the Writers Launch Pad Saturday, March 20th at 10 a.m.

The Writers Launch Pad is focused on helping writers bring their work to market, and launching their careers.
While novel writing may seem like a quieter life than those lead by our heroes and heroines - at least until it comes time to get it into print.  Learn what it takes to go from writer to published author from those who have done it.

Tuscon-based thriller writer Graham Brown (Black Rain) is winging in to tell how he navigated the jungle of agents and publishers to go from an unknown author to a multi-book contract.

Madelyn Cain is the author of three non-fiction books, the most recent being 2009's Laffit: Anatomy of a Winner.  But she didn't write the book until she sold it.  Selling a work of non-fiction is as much an art as writing the book itself.  And Cain is a master of the non-fiction book proposal - so much so that she teaches the subject in USC's Master of Professional Writing program.  Come learn what it takes to impress agents and publishers before your book is even finished.

While most events of this type cost 20 to 40 dollars, thanks to the Moreno Valley Arts Commission, the Writers Launch Pad is free.  Plus, the first 100 who pre-register will receive free admission to the museum following the event.  That's an eight dollar value.  (Many thanks to the Air Museum for their support.)


To pre-register, send an e-mail to launchpad@ericvonmizener.com before 5pm on March 19th.

New Poets Cafe Program 01/13

Just a quick note.  A new Poets Café program will air tomorrow with me interviewing the talented Alba Cruz-Hacker. The author of No Honey for Wild Beasts, she also teaches poetry in the MFA program at UC-Riverside.

The program will air at 2pm on KPFK, 90.7 FM in Los Angeles. You can also listen via the internet at kpfk.org at the time of broadcast.  And if you miss it, just go to the station's archives on the website. It will be posted there for a limited time.

New Broadcast of Poets Cafe

Moreno Valley poet Eric von Mizener again hosts KPFK’s Poets Café program this Wednesday, January 22^nd..  Airing at 2:00 pm on 90.7 FM, von Mizener will be interviewing Alba Cruz-Hacker. The author of No Honey for Wild Beasts, she also teaches poetry in the MFA program at UC-Riverside.

Von Mizener also serves as a Moreno Valley arts commissioner and is organizing an event to be held at March Field Air Museum on March 20, 2010.


In addition to the broadcast, the Poets Café program can be heard via internet at kpfk.org, at the time of broadcast.  It can also be heard through the station’s show archives after the broadcast.