To top off the Christmas season, the Vanguard University Theater Arts Department has premiered its very own stage production, Open All Night, written and directed by instructor of Musical Theatre, Vanda Eggington. "I had an idea of a homeless woman,” she said. “I had an experience with a homeless person. My husband's wallet went missing. He [the homeless man] used his precious quarter to call my husband! That was my inspiration, that start with … [Read more] about Quirks, Hope, and Healing at Open All Night
Christmas Fantasia 2016
Darkness falls upon the wide, spanned-out space as audience members settle in their seats. Then, with a certain careful and sequential awe, small glimmers of light appear with a heart-silencing host of reverent voices singing “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep … [Read more] about Christmas Fantasia 2016
Fair Weather Feelings
It’s that time of year again. The weather patterns in Southern California are shifting from classic 80-degrees and above to the occasional rain and cold breeze. At a ethnically and culturally diverse campus like Vanguard University, it seemed appropriate to … [Read more] about Fair Weather Feelings
Steve Valdez: Man with the creative plan
Steve Valdez is a Vanguard University alumni with over fourteen years of youth ministry experience, a former Christian rap artist from the 90s into the early millennia, a crafty DJ, a high school theater student with honors, a health care worker, and a … [Read more] about Steve Valdez: Man with the creative plan
Global Center for Women’s and Justice “Priceless Luncheon”
On Saturday, twenty-one Vanguard students of all ages and majors served 370 guests at the Global Center for Woman and Justice’s (GCWJ) fourth annual “Priceless Luncheon to End Human Trafficking”. This event was held at the Island Hotel in Fashion Island. … [Read more] about Global Center for Women’s and Justice “Priceless Luncheon”