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The UCR Taiko Ensemble, a ground-shaking Japanese drum group, will be among the performing and fine artists celebrating creativity with 120 local high school arts students during Sweeney Arts Day, Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the University of California, Riverside.

Students from a dozen high schools in Riverside and San Bernardino counties will explore photography, dance, creative writing, film and other performing arts inside UCR’s new Arts building, a 55,000-square-foot venue for performances and exhibits.

Chancellor Raymond L. Orbach and Dean Patricia O’Brien of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences will welcome the group at 8:30 a.m., before students split into small groups for hands-on sessions in creative writing, music composition, digital photography and dance. Another session includes a visit to the nearby Sweeney Art Gallery.

All the participants will gather at 11 a.m. in the outdoor patio of the Arts building for a performance by the Taiko Ensemble. The day ends at 1 p.m. after lunch and a tour of the campus.

This is the third annual Sweeney Arts Day, sponsored by Jack and Marilyn Sweeney, which offers a chance for students who have already excelled in the arts to see opportunities that await in college. The theme for the day is “The Arts and Your Future.”

Participating high schools are (Names of students are available upon request):

Corona:

Centennial High School

Santiago High School

Desert area:

Amistad High School

Indio High School

La Quinta High School

Palm Desert High School

Rialto:

Eisenhower High School

Fontana:

A.B. Miller High School

Idyllwild:

Idyllwild Arts Academy

Riverside:

Riverside Christian High School

Perris/Menifee:

Paloma Valley High School

Banning:

New Horizons High School

The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment has exceeded 21,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.

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