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				tick, tick... BOOM! 8:00 pm Free	tick, tick... BOOM! 8:00 pm Free	Waste Not, Want Not: An Urban Event 5:00 pm Free tick, tick... BOOM! 8:00 pm Free Sounding Iran: Musical Pasts, Presents and Futures 8:00 pm
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tick, tick... BOOM! 2:00 pm Free Sounding Iran: Musical Pasts, Presents and Futures 8:00 pm			UCI Symphony Orchestra Express - winter 2026 8:00 pm Free	The Mutable Archive: A Cure for Immortality 5:30 pm Free 100 Years of Music, Wisdom, and Community Centennial Celebration of Miles Davis and John Coltrane 8:00 pm Free	The Mutable Archive: A Cure for Immortality 1:00 pm Free Yuliya Minina, piano: Songs About Love and Sorrows 8:00 pm
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			UCI Jazz Combos - winter 2026 8:00 pm Free	Dance Visions 2026 8:00 pm	Dance Visions 2026 8:00 pm	Dance Visions 2026 2:00 pm Dance Visions 2026 8:00 pm
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			UCI Jazz Orchestra - winter 2026 8:00 pm			UC Irvine Homecoming Festival 2026: Block Party 3:00 pm Song and Wind 8:00 pm

Events this Month

tick, tick... BOOM!

February 5 - February 8

Robert Cohen Theatre

Jonathan Larson’s "tick, tick… BOOM!" is an autobiographical rock musical that invites us into the head and heart of a young composer who feels the clock ticking on his life and dreams. This is not simply a linear narrative, it is a memory play. The events unfold as Jonathan looks back at a pivotal...

Free

tick, tick... BOOM!

February 5 - February 8

Robert Cohen Theatre

Jonathan Larson’s "tick, tick… BOOM!" is an autobiographical rock musical that invites us into the head and heart of a young composer who feels the clock ticking on his life and dreams. This is not simply a linear narrative, it is a memory play. The events unfold as Jonathan looks back at a pivotal...

Free

Waste Not, Want Not: An Urban Event

Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

By Oliver George-Brown, Ph.D. Candidate in Integrated Composition, Improvisation & Technology Waste Not, Want Not features participatory sound artworks developed over the last four years, each of which explore themes of everyday habits and urban waste in the context of co-creative...

Free

Sounding Iran: Musical Pasts, Presents and Futures

February 7 - February 8

Winifred Smith Hall

This two-day interdisciplinary conference is organized by UC Irvine ICIT Alumni Hesam Abedini and University of Florida Professor Payam Yousefi. Each night will be a different concert — highlighting the richness and diversity of music in Iran and its diaspora while featuring performances...

tick, tick... BOOM!

February 5 - February 8

Robert Cohen Theatre

Jonathan Larson’s "tick, tick… BOOM!" is an autobiographical rock musical that invites us into the head and heart of a young composer who feels the clock ticking on his life and dreams. This is not simply a linear narrative, it is a memory play. The events unfold as Jonathan looks back at a pivotal...

Free

tick, tick... BOOM!

February 5 - February 8

Robert Cohen Theatre

Jonathan Larson’s "tick, tick… BOOM!" is an autobiographical rock musical that invites us into the head and heart of a young composer who feels the clock ticking on his life and dreams. This is not simply a linear narrative, it is a memory play. The events unfold as Jonathan looks back at a pivotal...

Free

Sounding Iran: Musical Pasts, Presents and Futures

February 7 - February 8

Winifred Smith Hall

This two-day interdisciplinary conference is organized by UC Irvine ICIT Alumni Hesam Abedini and University of Florida Professor Payam Yousefi. Each night will be a different concert — highlighting the richness and diversity of music in Iran and its diaspora while featuring performances...

UCI Symphony Orchestra Express - winter 2026

Winifred Smith Hall

Symphony Orchestra Express brings the music closer to the audience with performances in alternative venues designed for an intimate listening experience. Featuring a diverse mix of composers and performers, each one-hour program offers a thoughtfully curated journey through the symphonic...

Free

CTSA, Art, Drama

The Mutable Archive: A Cure for Immortality

February 12 - February 13

Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

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...

Free

Register for Free

100 Years of Music, Wisdom, and Community Centennial Celebration of Miles Davis and John Coltrane

Winifred Smith Hall

February is African American Heritage Month, a fitting time to honor Black artists whose creativity and innovation have shaped American culture. The year 2026 also marks a milestone in music history: the centennial birthdays of Miles Davis (1926–1991) and John Coltrane (1926–1967), two modern jazz...

Free

Register for Free

CTSA, Art, Drama

The Mutable Archive: A Cure for Immortality

February 12 - February 13

Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

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...

Free

Register for Free

Yuliya Minina, piano: Songs About Love and Sorrows

Winifred Smith Hall

Yuliya Minina will be exploring the usage of song forms in instrumental music. She will be joined by her friend and colleague, Sarah Koo Freeman. The program will consist of solo piano and piano‐cello pieces, featuring works of Pauline Viardot, Clara Schumann, Jean Sibelius, Viktor Kosenko and...

UCI Jazz Combos - winter 2026

Winifred Smith Hall

UC Irvine’s undergraduate jazz students take the stage for their quarterly concert, featuring small ensembles guided by the Department of Music’s jazz faculty. This performance showcases the students’ creativity, skill, and collaborative spirit through an evening of vibrant music and improvisation...

Free

Dance Visions 2026

February 19 - February 21

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Presented by the Department of Dance, Dance Visions 2026 is the department’s annual premier showcase highlighting the range and depth of faculty choreography. Featuring original works performed by UCI’s exceptional dance students, the concert blends contemporary and classical forms with theatrical...

Dance Visions 2026

February 19 - February 21

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Presented by the Department of Dance, Dance Visions 2026 is the department’s annual premier showcase highlighting the range and depth of faculty choreography. Featuring original works performed by UCI’s exceptional dance students, the concert blends contemporary and classical forms with theatrical...

Dance Visions 2026

February 19 - February 21

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Presented by the Department of Dance, Dance Visions 2026 is the department’s annual premier showcase highlighting the range and depth of faculty choreography. Featuring original works performed by UCI’s exceptional dance students, the concert blends contemporary and classical forms with theatrical...

Dance Visions 2026

February 19 - February 21

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Presented by the Department of Dance, Dance Visions 2026 is the department’s annual premier showcase highlighting the range and depth of faculty choreography. Featuring original works performed by UCI’s exceptional dance students, the concert blends contemporary and classical forms with theatrical...

UCI Jazz Orchestra - winter 2026

Winifred Smith Hall

Experience the energy of large-ensemble jazz with the UCI Jazz Orchestra, performing a vibrant mix of big band classics and contemporary works. This concert highlights the ensemble’s versatility and celebrates the richness of the jazz tradition. Tickets $10

UC Irvine Homecoming Festival 2026: Block Party

Get ready for the ultimate Anteater celebration! This year's Homecoming is extra special as we honor UC Irvine's 60th anniversary. Join us for a block party-style street festival on Mesa Road, featuring carnival games, festival eats, live performances, pep rally, fireworks and more before UC Irvine...

Winifred Smith Hall

Flutist and UC Irvine Professor Patricia Cloud presents a program of expressive works for flute as part of this season’s Artist Series. Showcasing her artistry and versatility, the concert offers an engaging exploration of sound and breath. Tickets General Admission: $20 Senior Age 62+: $17...

Exhibitions this Month

Against Outer Space

November 18 to February 28

Beall Center for Art + Technology

Artists: Kelly Akashi Beatriz Cortez and rafa esparza Anna Friz and Rodrigo Ríos Zunino Charles Gaines Erin Genia Julie F Hill Rob Reynolds Sarah Rosalena Alice...

Free

Art, Art Gallery

The Unworld to Come. Imagining an Otherwise...

January 24 to April 4

Contemporary Arts Center Gallery

This event was formerly known as The Neganthropocene (part 1) and later Proceeding in Brokenness. Artists: Marwa Arsanios, Ashley Hunt, Natascha Sadr...

Free

Art, Art Gallery

Limited Hang: M.F.A. 2nd Year Exhibition

February 7 to February 28

Room Gallery, University Art Gallery

Artists: Yadira Dockstader, Kayla Ephros, Chella Foster-Flynn, SeeVa Kitslis, Beatrice Schleyer and Anya Zalevskaya Featuring works by second-year M.F.A. students, this...

Free