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September 8, 03
Vol. 19 , No. 01
Dinner for the Class of 2007
50 Years of DNA: Where Are We Now?
Popular professor and celebrated scientific scholar Mary Hatcher-Skeers will address the Class of 2007 at this special dinner. All members of the freshman class are automatically signed up for the dinner and must call the Athenaeum (ext. 18244) if unable to attend.
With the increasing popularity of DNA evidence in the courtroom, scientific research involving this molecule has tremendously affected both the medical and legal professions. Perhaps one of the most diversely applicable scientific ideas in the 21st century, the DNA double helix celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Much has been learned about this amazing molecule since 1953 but there remain many questions about its role in biological functions. With numerous years of experience in DNA-related research, Professor Hatcher-Skeers will highlight the significant findings of the past 50 years and describe some of the exciting research being done today.
Associate Professor in the joint Science Department and Clare Booth Luce Chair of Chemistry, Hatcher-Skeers earned her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Washington in 1996. She was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT and Brandeis from 1996-1998. Hatcher-Skeers has been awarded numerous honors for both teaching and research since joining the Claremont faculty in 1998. She is currently working on a project called "DNA Structure and Dynamics in BanHI-DNA Interactions" with a generous grant from the National Institute of Health.
Her research about life and human genomes extends well beyond the classroom as Professor Hatcher-Skeers is a mother expecting her second child in December.
Encore Concert
DEBORAH BUCK, violin
KEVIN FITZ-GERALD, piano
Violinist Deborah Buck is no stranger to the Athenaeum. Strad Magazine has described her as "particularly impressive for her surpassing degree of imagination and vibrant sound." Such power of performance and artistry has brought this Los Angeles native and Manhattan resident before international audiences as a soloist and chamber musician and now, back by popular demand, to Claremont McKenna College.
Highlights of past seasons have included a performance of the Brahms Sextet in G Major with ltzhak Perlman; a recording of all the violin solos for the original silent film, "The Scarlet Letter" (Turner Classics); a twenty-eight concert tour of Brazil and two performances at the Ath in 1999 and 2002. An active collaborator, Ms. Buck is a member of the critically acclaimed "Lark String Quartet".
Ms. Buck has recorded numerous new works on the North South label and is currently on faculty at the Kinhaven Music School in Wesson, Vermont. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School, where she was a Starling Scholarship Student of Dorothy Delay. Her Master of Music degree is from the University of Southern California, where she was as a student of Robert Lipsett, and recipient of the 1996 Jascha Heifetz Violin Prize.
Kevin Fitz-Gerald, professor of piano and collaborative arts at the USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, will join Deborah Buck for this evening's recital. He also enjoys a versatile performing career as recitalist, orchestra soloist, and chamber musician. Fitz-Gerald's concert tours and performances have taken place in such notable venues as Carnegie Recital Hall, New York; National Arts Center, Ottowa; Suntori Hall, Tokyo; and frequent recordings for CBC, NPR, KUSC, and K-Mozart radio networks. Born in British Columbia, Mr. Fitz-Gerald studied at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, the Banff School of Fine Arts, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Deborah Buck and Kevin Fitz-Gerald will perform Beethoven's Piano and Violin Sonata in G Major, No. 8, Poulenc's sonata for Violin and Piano, and Tchaikovsky's "Waltz-Scherzo."
Please join your friends at the Athenaeum for this splendid opening concert.
American Politics Beyond Recall
Broder is not famous like Peter Jennings, he's not glamorous like Torn Brokaw, but underneath that brown suit there is a superman.
-Ron Powers, CBS-TV
David Broder, national political correspondent for The Washington Post, also writes a twice-weekly column, syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group, that is carried by more than 300 newspapers across the globe.
In 1990 a survey by Washingtonian magazine of the opinion-page editors of the largest 200 newspapers rated Broder as "Best Reporter," "Hardest Working," and "Least Ideological" among some 123 columnists. In March 2001 the magazine rated Broder among the top four best and most influential journalists, calling him "the most unpredictable, reliable and intellectually honest columnist working today," adding "no one gets a better sense of the pulse of American opinion."
Broder was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in May 1973 for distinguished commentary. Other awards, include the prestigious 4th Estate Award from the National Press Foundation and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists Lifetime Achievement Award.
Before joining the Post in 1966, Broder covered national politics for The New York Times, The Washington Star and Congressional Quarterly. He has covered every national campaign and convention since 1960.
Broder is a regular commentator on CNN's "Inside Politics" and makes regular appearances on NBC's "Meet the Press" and "Washington Week in Review." He is author or coauthor of seven books including: Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money (Harcourt, 2000) and Changing of the Guard: Power and Leadership in America (Simon & Schuster, 1980 and Penguin, 1981).
Broder received his bachelor's degree and an M.A. in political science from the University of Chicago, served two years in the U.S. Army, and began his newspaper career at the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph. He has been a Fellow of the Institute of Politics of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Fellow of the Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs at Duke University.
Political Dissent During National Security Crises: A Panel Discussion
JOHN MEANY, moderator
The United States Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and association, as well as protection against unreasonable search and seizure. In the wake of catastrophic crises and national tragedies, such as those on September 11, patriotic zeal and campaigns to protect the nation against domestic and international terror may threaten those liberties. Although it may identify criminal activity, many citizens and immigrants may find their rights curtailed by enhanced surveillance, investigations of political groups and charitable donations, guilt by association and profiling, and deportations and detentions of 'persons of interest.'
This program will feature an excerpt from the documentary film, "Point of Order" (1963), a review of the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, a landmark event in American media politics and the first nationally televised Congressional investigation.
After the film, there will be a moderated panel discussion with audience participation. The panel will feature James Walsh and the award-winning students of The Claremont Colleges Debate Union (CCDU). Walsh is executive director of Harvard University's Managing the Atom project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and founder and chair of the Harvard International Working Group on Radiological Weapons. An expert in terrorism, the production of weapons of mass destruction, security studies, and civil liberty issues, Walsh has testified before the United Stares Senate on the issue of nuclear terrorists and served as an expert witness in federal deportation litigation. He has appeared on a variety of television and radio programs, from the BBC, NPR, and CNN to MTV. Walsh's writings have appeared in scholarly journals and editorial pages, including the The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Times of London.
The 5-college CCDU is the nation's premiere college debating society, winning scores of awards annually in national and international competition in addition to public debate and educational outreach honors.
John Meany, director of the successful Claremont Colleges Debate Union since 1987, will moderate the panel discussion.
Racism: The Social Consequences of Personal Prejudices
How are personal prejudices manifested in society? And can people work to change them? In his Athenaeum talk, John Dovidio will discuss the nature of racism in contemporary American society, psychological processes that are associated with racism, and ways to reduce racism and discrimination "People want to be non-prejudiced, but we have unconscious biases which are expressed in subtle ways," states psychologist John Dovidio. Dovidio believes that psychology can allow people to learn more about human behavior in order to improve their own behavior. "If you understand the principles operating around you, you can be free of them."
John Dovidio is a professor of psychology at Colgate University, where he also serves as interim provost and dean of the faculty. Dovidio's research focuses on issues in stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination; social power and nonverbal communication; and altruists and helping. He has published more than 100 books, articles, and book chapters on these topics; he has recently contributed a chapter, "On the nature of contemporary prejudices: the causes, consequences and challenges of aversive racism" to a book on the problems and response to racism. He is editor-elect of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology-Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes.
Dovidio received his A.B. from Dartmouth College and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Delaware. In 1985 and 1998 he shared the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize with Samuel L. Gaertner for their work on aversive racism and ways to reduce bias; in 2000 he won the prize with Kerry Kawakami for their research on reducing spontaneous stereotyping. He has presented to the Panel for the President's Initiative on Race and has worked as a consultant for the Department of Defense, the Air Force, and the New York Senate on race and bias issues.
U.S.-German Relations in the Aftermath of the Iraq War
A career foreign service officer, Tom Kelsey currently serves as Country Desk Officer for Germany in the United States State Department. In this role, he is responsible for the daily monitoring and overview of U.S. political relations with one of the most important allies of the United States and involves intensive and continual interaction with senior officials in both the German and U.S. governments. Prior to his current posting, Kelsey has been at the center of American foreign policy, serving as special assistant to U.S. Secretaries of State Madeline Albright and Colin Powell.
Other postings have included Watch Officer in the State Department Operations Center, Economic Officer in the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, and Vice Consul and Political Officer in the Embassy in Athens.
Before being commissioned into the Foreign Service in 1994, Kelsey served in the U.S. Army, commanding a company, and was deployed to Operation Desert Storm. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service in the first Iraq war.
Kelsey has had an extremely successful career in one of the most competitive and demanding arenas of public service. We are pleased to welcome him back to CMC where he will lead a timely discussion about current U.S-German relations. This talk should provide important insights into the differing views of the Iraq War, international relations, and relations with Germany, an historic and vitally important ally.
Tom Kelsey will also meet separately with students who are interested in careers in the Foreign Service. Please check with the Career Services Center for further information on this session.
A Conversation with Tony Kushner
By the time Angels in America premiered on Broadway in 1993, Tony Kushner was already a well-known playwright with one important work to his credit, a challenging drama of the Nazi era called A Bright Room Called Day (1985). Even so, though Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1993) was years in the making and already nearly a legend by opening night, nobody could have predicted the astonishing impact of this capacious, extravagant political fantasia of America in the eras from McCarthy to Reagan and beyond. To say that it is the most important American play of the 1990s is surely no exaggeration; it has been said often, and a raft of prizes -the Pulitzer, the Tony, the Drama Desk and Dramatists Guild awards, to name only a few - attests to that judgment.
Kushner's work is marked by fierce political conviction and extraordinary dramatic resourcefulness. A political play in the tradition of Bertolt Brecht-whose work Kushner has adapted into English -Angels in America equals the commitment and adventurousness of Brechtian drama with none of the shrillness. His subsequent work has been both remarkably prescient and dauntlessly theatrical: Slavs (1995) concerns the breakdown of the Soviet republic, and Homebody/Kabul (2000) was treating political crises in Afghanistan well before the Taliban was known to most Americans. Like Kushner's earlier work, both plays deal with the necessity of moral choice in periods of political turmoil -which is to say, almost always- and they derive from a very distinctive aesthetic. "You have to be interesting and you have to be daring and you have to be willing to write things that shock," says Kushner. "Shock is part of art. Art that's polite is not much fun."
Kushner remains one of the most active figures in modern American theater. A new version of Homebody/Kabul will open in Chicago and Los Angeles in the coming months, and a film version is being directed by Mira Nair. Meanwhile, a miniseries based on Angels in America premieres on HBO this Fall, and Kushner continues to work with author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, a collaboration that resulted most recently in the acclaimed children's opera Brundibar (2003). We are delighted to welcome him to the Athenaeum in conjunction with the Gould Center Seminar on Gay and Lesbian writers of the 20th Century.
James Morrison, associate professor of literature and film studies at CMC, will conduct the onstage interview with Tony Kushner.
Seating for the program is on a first-come basis, with overflow viewing in McKenna Auditorium.
Spoken Word Performance
He is like nothing you have ever seen before at the MMCA. Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Taylor Mali wows every audience with his dynamic, and brutally honest wit. An Oxford-educated actor with an M.A. in English literature, Mali recently put those skills to use teaching math to sixth graders. Such a background explains his major source of inspiration . . . teaching. What teachers make, or, You can always go to law school if things don't work out is one of Mali's most popular works thanks to its biting humor and his obvious theatrical expertise. In the words of one teacher, "his work is filled with the energy, joy, pathos, and humor of everyday life in the classroom."
Taylor Mali will perform original pieces from his newest CD, Conviction (2003), as well as two previously released CD's entitled Poems from the Like Free Zone (2000) and The Difference Between Left and Wrong (1995). In addition to being a poet and teacher, Mali penned the book, What Learning Leaves (Hanover Press, 2002). The actor has also graced the eternal stage in two 1998 films: Slam, the Sundance Film Festival winner, and Paul Devin's documentary SlamNation. The slam poet recently showcased his new one-man show, Teacher Teacher (2000) for NBC after performing numerous times on HBO's Def Poetry Jam.
Described as "a ranting comic showman and literary provocateur . . ." by the New York Times, Taylor Mali's appearance at the Athenaeum will be an unforgettable event.
Mali's performance is jointly sponsored by the Dean of Students Office and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
Independent Cuban Short Films
JUAN ANTONIO GARCIA BORRERO, critic and film historian
EVERARDO CHAVEZ, film and performing arts producer
ERNESTO FUNDORA, film and video director, screenwriter
ALEJANDRIO RIOS, drama and literary critic, essayist
While Cuban cinema-which began with newsreel footage of the Spanish-American War-was born in the last decade of the 19th century, it was not until the 1959 revolution that it broke free of Hollywood's influence and the United States' concurrent cultural domination. Within three months of the rebels' victory over Batista's forces, the revolutionary government established the Cuban Institute of Art and Film Industry (ICAIC), which over the next several decades devoted itself to producing feature films, short subjects, and documentaries that cultural arbiters determined were the kind of cinema best suited to the needs of the people and rulers of the new Cuba.
Twentieth-century history has amply demonstrated that genius finds ways to prosper in even the most authoritarian, repressive, and isolationist of regimes. Such has been the case with Cuban cinema, which has emerged as a prevailing force in the collective memory of the Cuban people. For more than 40 years, master filmmakers like Tomas Gutierrez Alea (whose studies in Rome imbued his and others' work with the influence of Italian neorealism), Santiago Alvarez, Sara Gomez, and Humberto Solas have celebrated the lives of their fellow islanders by conscientiously and uncompromisingly addressing the domestic, socioeconomic, and political realities of everyday life. With such landmark films as Lucia (1969), Memories of Underdevelopment (1968), The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin (1966), and The First Charge of the Machete (1969), these and other directors established a perspective and a sense of place unique to, and reflective of, the Cuban experience.
This Athenaeum program will feature screenings of excerpts from several contemporary Cuban short films, with a presentation and commentary by prominent film and video directors and critics. These include film and performing arts producer Everardo Chavez, who will serve as program coordinator for this event; critic and film historian Juan Antonio Garcia Borrero, author of Guia critica del cine cubano de ficcion ("A Critical Guide to Cuban Fiction Cinema") La edad de la herejia ("The Age of Heresy"), and Rehenes de la sombra ("Hostages of Shadows"); film and video director, screenwriter, and Latin Grammy nominee Ernesto Fundora; and drama and literary critic and essayist Alejandro Rios. This event, coordinated by Professors Esther Hernandez and Mercedes Limon, is sponsored by the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies.
Note from the Director
The 2003-2004 academic year marks the 20th anniversary of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, sometimes referred to as the "Jewel of the Claremont Colleges". It is always a challenge to meet these high expectations, but the Athenaeum team is once again ready to welcome you to what will be an engaging and occasionally provocative series of guest speakers and performances this fall, all accompanied by a gourmet meal prepared by our very own kitchen staff.
I urge you to read the Fortnightly with care. While celebrating our anniversary you will notice that we are also recognizing other significant landmarks. It has been fifty years since the McCarthy hearings, Brown vs. Board of Education, the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the end of the Korean War, and the discovery of the DNA double helix. You will find lectures and discussions about such diverse topics as election politics, the First Amendment, economics, personal and public health, conflict resolution, ethical leadership, perspectives on the Holocaust, gay and lesbian writers of the 20th century, and the environment in crisis. Not wishing to slight the arts, you will have the opportunity to meet world-class musicians, poets, and writers.
There are two ways to reserve space at the meal preceding each program. You may fill out the reservation form on the last page of the Fortnightly and deposit it in the box in the Athenaeum lobby, or simply reserve online at www.claremontmckenna.edu/mmca. Reservations are not required if you prefer to attend just the program that begins at 6:45 p.m. CMC students may also sign up to sit with distinguished guests during dinner. Sign up sheets for the head table are in the office.
The Athenaeum was created to enrich the lives of everyone in this college community. The entire staff extends a very warm welcome to you all.
From the Athenaeum Student Fellows
Justin is a dual major in economics and legal studies, however this could still possibly change. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, watching movies, and keeping up on the latest political news. This year Justin well also be working as an educational technology assistant, writing for The Claremont Political Journal, and participating in many Intervarsity and Student Alumni Relations Council activities. After graduation, which is fortunately still some time away, Justin plans to attend graduate school for either business or law. Justin encourages everyone to enjoy the Athenaeum's diverse and exciting program for the upcoming academic year.
April Wilson is an International Relations and Spanish dual major entering her final year here at CMC. Originally from Seattle, she enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, soccer, tennis, and going to the beach. When she is not chatting at the Athenaeum, you will find April planning projects at the Community Service Office, working as ESL-tutoring director, or dancing around her apartment to 80's music. This member of the class of 2004 enjoys singing at Intervarsity activities and eating food at I-Place with cool people from around the world. In the spring, you can find her on the stage in CMC Musical Theater and dancing Flamenco at the International Festival . . . until then, she asks that you please come meet her at the Athenaeum to enjoy delicious food, great company, and incredible speakers.
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Cody Simpson Biography & News
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About Cody Simpson
Aussie sensation livin' the dream in a Surfer's Paradise (created June 5, 2013)
You hear that sound? The one that starts at an octave above the normal shriek of a teenage girl and eventually gets loud enough to render anyone nearby completely deaf? That's what it sounds like when Cody Simpson (aka 'Australia's Justin Bieber') hits the stage, his shaggy blonde hair blowing in the breeze while crooning out hits like "iYiYi" and "Summertime."
Just like Bieber, Simpson started out as an Internet sensation and was discovered on YouTube during the summer of 2009 after performing songs like "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz and "Senorita" by Justin Timberlake. But what Simpson and Bieber have in common now will only bring more comparisons. Simpson, for instance, is also signed to a US record label (Atlantic Records). As of 2011, he had also hired Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun.
Simpson was a touring machine from the very beginning, playing middle schools and malls over arenas and amphitheaters. Along the way he recorded two EPs, 2010's "4 U" and 2011's "Coast to Coast." The latter sold some 24,000 copies and reached number 12 on the Billboard 200. Both projects served as a prequel to 2012's full-length debut, "Paradise," which bowed on October 2, spawning a European tour where Simpson actually opened for Bieber.
Simpson will release "Surfer's Paradise," his second full-length album on July 16, 2013. He'll also publish an autobiography, "Welcome To Paradise: My Journey," through HarperCollins in October. The teen has already released the album's first single, "Pretty Brown Eyes," and recently posted a video for another track called "Awake All Night" to YouTube.
Cody Simpson Announces North American Tour
Cody Simpson Concert Tickets Tour Dates Videos Cutie preteen singer-turned-teen heartthrob Cody Simpson is fresh off a UK tour, as well as a tour with Carly Rae Jepsen and the Bieber himself. If you weren't fortunate enough to travel abroad or get tickets for Bieber, you're in luck - Simpson has just announced a teaser…Read more
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Cody Simpson Tour Dates 2015
date city state venue 05/18/2015 Madrid Mad Palacio Vistalegre 05/17/2015 Barcelona Catalonia Sala Razzmatazz 05/14/2015 Zurich ZH Dynamo 05/12/2015 Paris Ville De Paris Theatre De L'alhambra 05/10/2015 Utrecht TivoliVredenburg 05/08/2015 Manchester Man The Ritz 05/07/2015 Birmingham War The Institute 05/06/2015 London Lnd O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 05/04/2015 Koln NW Die Kantine 05/03/2015 Hamburg HH Grunspan 05/01/2015 Warsaw MZ Palladium Club 04/29/2015 Berlin BE Postbahnhof 04/28/2015 Aarhus 070 Train 04/27/2015 Stavanger 11 Folken 04/26/2015 Bergen 12 USF Verftet 04/13/2015 San Francisco CA Great American Music Hall 04/07/2015 Toronto ON The Opera House 04/06/2015 New York NY Bowery Ballroom 04/05/2015 Philadelphia PA World Cafe Live 04/04/2015 Washington DC U Street Music Hall 04/03/2015 San Francisco CA Great American Music Hall 04/02/2015 San Francisco CA Great American Music Hall 04/01/2015 West Hollywood CA The Roxy Theatre
Cody Simpson Tour Dates 2014
date city state venue 09/13/2014 London ON Western Fair Grandstand 09/10/2014 Puyallup WA Puyallup Fairgrounds 08/25/2014 Edmonton AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 08/23/2014 Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 08/22/2014 Halifax NS Scotiabank Centre 08/20/2014 Montreal QC Metropolis 08/19/2014 Rhinebeck NY Dutchess County Fairgrounds 07/14/2014 Lisbon 11 TMN AO VIVO 07/11/2014 Barcelona ?? Sala Bikini 07/08/2014 Paris Ville De Paris Le Trabendo 07/06/2014 Birmingham War The Institute 07/05/2014 Manchester Gtm Manchester Academy 2 07/04/2014 Dublin D Bord Gais Energy Theatre 07/02/2014 Edinburgh Edinburgh Queens Hall Edinburgh 07/01/2014 Norwich Nfk Norwich Waterfront 06/30/2014 London London IndigO2 06/28/2014 Brussels Bru Ancienne Belgique 06/27/2014 Eindhoven NB De Effenaar 06/26/2014 Amsterdam ?? Melkweg 06/24/2014 Hamburg HH Grunspan 06/23/2014 Copenhagen Danish Capital Regio Amager Bio 06/22/2014 Stockholm ?? Klubben 06/21/2014 Oslo 03 Sentrum Scene 06/19/2014 Helsinki ?? Nosturi 06/01/2014 Wantagh NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 01/31/2014 Denver CO Marquis Theater 01/28/2014 Indianapolis IN Old National Centre 01/26/2014 Nashville TN Mercy Lounge 01/25/2014 Birmingham AL Workplay Theatre 01/24/2014 Atlanta GA The Loft 01/22/2014 Washington DC The Hamilton 01/21/2014 New York NY Highline Ballroom 01/20/2014 Cambridge MA The Sinclair 01/19/2014 Philadelphia PA Prince Music Theater 01/18/2014 Montreal QC Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre 01/17/2014 Toronto ON Mod Club Theatre 01/16/2014 Toronto ON Mod Club Theatre 01/15/2014 Detroit MI Saint Andrews Hall 01/11/2014 Los Angeles CA El Rey Theatre 01/10/2014 Santa Ana CA Constellation Room
Cody Simpson Tour Dates 2013
date city state venue 11/23/2013 Pasadena CA Rose Bowl 11/02/2013 San Diego CA House of Blues San Diego 08/21/2013 Lancaster PA Chameleon Club 07/25/2013 Toronto ON Air Canada Centre 07/20/2013 Boston MA House of Blues Boston 07/18/2013 New York NY Best Buy Theater 07/17/2013 New Brunswick NJ Ukrainian Museum 07/14/2013 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall 07/13/2013 Munhall PA Carnegie Library Music Hall 07/12/2013 Upper Darby PA Tower Theater 07/10/2013 Montreal QC Metropolis 07/08/2013 Toronto ON Massey Hall 07/05/2013 Rosemont IL Rosemont Theatre 07/03/2013 Milwaukee WI Marcus Amphitheater 07/03/2013 Milwaukee WI BMO Harris Pavilion 07/02/2013 Minneapolis MN State Theatre 06/30/2013 Winnipeg MB Burton Cummings Theatre 06/28/2013 Edmonton AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 06/27/2013 Calgary AB MacEwan Hall 06/24/2013 Vancouver BC Orpheum Theatre 06/23/2013 Seattle WA Paramount Theatre 06/22/2013 Portland OR Roseland Theater 06/21/2013 Sacramento CA Community Center Theater 06/20/2013 San Francisco CA The Warfield 06/19/2013 Fresno CA William Saroyan Theatre 06/14/2013 Los Angeles CA Club Nokia 06/12/2013 Phoenix AZ Celebrity Theatre 06/09/2013 El Paso TX The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center 06/08/2013 San Antonio TX Lila Cockrell Theatre 06/07/2013 Dallas TX South Side Ballroom 06/06/2013 Houston TX Bayou Music Center 06/04/2013 Atlanta GA Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 06/02/2013 Birmingham AL BJCC Concert Hall 05/31/2013 Tampa FL Carol Morsani Hall 05/30/2013 Jacksonville FL Times Union Ctr Perf Arts Moran Theater 04/27/2013 Los Angeles CA Nokia Theatre LA Live 03/19/2013 Paris Ville De Paris Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 03/16/2013 Barcelona Cat Palau Sant Jordi 03/14/2013 Utrecht Utrecht Tivoli de Helling 03/10/2013 Antwerpen Vlg Lotto Arena 03/08/2013 London The O2 03/07/2013 London The O2 03/05/2013 London The O2 03/04/2013 London The O2 03/03/2013 Manchester Lan Manchester Opera House 03/02/2013 Nottingham Nottinghamshire Capital FM Arena Nottingham 03/01/2013 London London IndigO2 02/28/2013 Birmingham Warwickshire NIA Academy 02/27/2013 Birmingham Warwickshire NIA Academy 02/26/2013 Dublin D Vicar Street 02/24/2013 Liverpool Msy Liverpool Echo Arena 02/23/2013 Birmingham Warwickshire Alexandra Theatre 02/22/2013 Manchester Lancashire Manchester Arena 02/21/2013 Manchester Lancashire Manchester Arena 02/19/2013 Glasgow Glg Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 02/18/2013 Dublin D The O2 - Dublin 02/17/2013 Dublin D The O2 - Dublin 01/27/2013 Miami FL American Airlines Arena 01/26/2013 Miami FL American Airlines Arena 01/25/2013 Orlando FL Amway Center 01/23/2013 Atlanta GA Philips Arena 01/22/2013 Charlotte NC Time Warner Cable Arena 01/21/2013 Red Bank NJ Count Basie Theatre 01/20/2013 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory 01/19/2013 Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum 01/18/2013 Nashville TN Bridgestone Arena 01/16/2013 Birmingham AL Legacy Arena at The BJCC 01/15/2013 New Orleans LA Smoothie King Center 01/12/2013 San Antonio TX AT&T Center 01/10/2013 North Little Rock AR Verizon Arena 01/09/2013 Tulsa OK BOK Center
Cody Simpson Tour Dates 2012
date city state venue 12/12/2012 Charlotte NC The Fillmore Charlotte 12/10/2012 Norfolk VA The Norva 12/08/2012 Kansas City MO Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland 12/08/2012 Kansas City MO Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland (formerly The Midland By AMC) 12/02/2012 Toronto ON Air Canada Centre 11/20/2012 Dublin D Vicar Street 11/18/2012 Glasgow Glg Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 11/17/2012 Manchester Lan Manchester Opera House 11/16/2012 Birmingham Warwickshire Alexandra Theatre 11/15/2012 London London IndigO2 11/13/2012 Antwerpen Antwerp Koningin Elisabethzaal 11/08/2012 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory 09/25/2012 Mexico City Dif Palacio de los Deportes 09/21/2012 Wheatland CA Toyota Amphitheatre 09/20/2012 Reno NV Reno Events Center 09/18/2012 Portland OR Moda Center 09/17/2012 Puyallup WA Puyallup Fairgrounds 09/16/2012 Vancouver BC Rogers Arena 09/15/2012 Vancouver BC Rogers Arena 09/14/2012 Calgary AB Scotiabank Saddledome 09/13/2012 Edmonton AB Rexall Place 09/12/2012 Regina SK Brandt Centre 09/11/2012 Moline IL i wireless Center 09/10/2012 Winnipeg MB MTS Centre 09/09/2012 Grand Rapids MI Van Andel Arena 09/08/2012 Toronto ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 09/07/2012 Kanata ON Canadian Tire Centre 09/05/2012 London ON Budweiser Gardens 09/04/2012 Montreal QC Bell Centre 09/02/2012 Hartford CT Xfinity Theatre 09/01/2012 Manchester NH Verizon Wireless Arena 08/31/2012 Bangor ME Darling's Waterfront Pavilion 08/29/2012 Charlotte NC PNC Music Pavilion 08/28/2012 Orlando FL Amway Center 08/26/2012 San Juan PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico 08/25/2012 Tampa FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds 08/24/2012 West Palm Beach FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre 08/22/2012 Raleigh NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek 08/21/2012 Virginia Beach VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach 08/19/2012 Bristow VA Jiffy Lube Live 08/18/2012 Holmdel NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 08/17/2012 Wantagh NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 08/16/2012 Des Moines IA Iowa State Fair 08/14/2012 Saratoga Springs NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center 08/12/2012 Mansfield MA Xfinity Center 08/11/2012 Hershey PA Hersheypark Stadium 08/10/2012 Camden NJ Susquehanna Bank Center 08/09/2012 Darien Center NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 08/08/2012 Wantagh NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 08/07/2012 Bethel NY Bethel Woods Center For The Arts 08/05/2012 Burgettstown PA First Niagara Pavilion 08/04/2012 Tinley Park IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 08/03/2012 Louisville KY KFC Yum! Center 08/01/2012 Cuyahoga Falls OH Blossom Music Center 07/31/2012 Clarkston MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 07/29/2012 Noblesville IN Klipsch Music Center 07/28/2012 Minneapolis MN Target Center 07/27/2012 Kansas City MO Sprint Center 07/25/2012 West Valley City UT USANA Amphitheatre 07/23/2012 Paso Robles CA California Mid-State Fair 07/22/2012 Mountain View CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 07/21/2012 Costa Mesa CA Pacific Amphitheatre 07/19/2012 Irvine CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 07/17/2012 Phoenix AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion 07/15/2012 Tulsa OK BOK Center 07/14/2012 Dallas TX Gexa Energy Pavilion 07/13/2012 The Woodlands TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 07/11/2012 Pelham AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 07/10/2012 Atlanta GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 07/08/2012 Cincinnati OH Riverbend Music Center 07/07/2012 Maryland Heights MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 07/06/2012 Milwaukee WI Marcus Amphitheater 07/05/2012 Columbus OH Nationwide Arena 06/13/2012 Del Mar CA Del Mar Fairgrounds 05/22/2012 Philadelphia PA Wells Fargo Center 03/09/2012 New York NY Radio City Music Hall 03/07/2012 Nashville TN Bridgestone Arena 02/26/2012 Orlando FL House of Blues Orlando 02/25/2012 Fort Lauderdale FL Revolution Live 02/24/2012 Tampa FL The Ritz Ybor 02/23/2012 Atlanta GA Center Stage Theatre 02/21/2012 Norfolk VA The Norva 02/20/2012 Silver Spring MD The Fillmore Silver Spring 02/17/2012 Cincinnati OH Bogarts 02/14/2012 Chicago IL House of Blues 02/12/2012 Pontiac MI Crofoot Ballroom 02/11/2012 Cleveland Heights OH Grog Shop 02/10/2012 Clifton Park NY Upstate Concert Hall 02/07/2012 Toronto ON Phoenix Concert Theatre 02/05/2012 Philadelphia PA Theatre of Living Arts 02/04/2012 New York NY Gramercy Theatre 02/02/2012 Boston MA Paradise Rock Club
Cody Simpson Tour Dates 2011
date city state venue 12/10/2011 Sunrise FL BB&T Center 12/02/2011 Phoenix AZ US Airways Center 09/23/2011 Bakersfield CA Rabobank Arena 09/01/2011 Louisville KY Louisville Palace 06/28/2011 New Orleans LA House of Blues New Orleans 05/17/2011 Seattle WA The Showbox 05/16/2011 Milwaukee WI The Rave/Eagles Club/Eagles Ballroom 05/13/2011 Chula Vista CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre 05/11/2011 West Hollywood CA House of Blues Sunset Strip 05/08/2011 Dallas TX House of Blues Dallas 05/06/2011 Houston TX House of Blues - Houston 05/04/2011 Atlanta GA Center Stage Theatre 05/01/2011 Fort Lauderdale FL Culture Room 04/29/2011 North Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues Myrtle Beach 04/28/2011 Washington DC Sixth & I Synagogue 04/27/2011 New York NY Gramercy Theatre 04/23/2011 Foxboro MA Showcase Live 04/22/2011 Hampton NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 04/21/2011 Westbury NY NYCB Theatre at Westbury 04/20/2011 Lancaster PA Chameleon Club 04/19/2011 Cleveland OH House Of Blues Cleveland 04/17/2011 Royal Oak MI Royal Oak Music Theatre 04/16/2011 Milwaukee WI The Rave/Eagles Club/Eagles Ballroom 04/15/2011 Chicago IL House of Blues 04/14/2011 Saint Louis MO The Pageant 04/11/2011 Englewood CO Gothic Theatre 04/09/2011 Ivins UT Tuacahn Amphitheatre


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