*MEDIA
ADVISORY*
WHAT:
Jitterbug Ball, taking place at the American Legion in Hollywood
and featuring Los Angeles’ renowned swing band Campus Five and The
Jonathan Stout Orchestra, will do more than provide entertainment
and dancing—it will help military veterans at Cal State L.A. earn
their college degrees.
Taking place Saturday, Feb. 4,
proceeds generated by the Jitterbug Ball will be used by CSULA’s Office
of Veterans Affairs to help veterans navigate their college military
benefits, develop programs, and build camaraderie among the University’s
more than 600 student veterans.
“We are responsible for ensuring they
[student veterans] have access to a streamlined system of support,” said
CSULA Veterans Affairs Coordinator Laura Shigemitsu. “Besides helping
them manage and receive their Montgomery GI Bill or Post-911 GI Bill
benefits, we [her team of work-study student veterans] provide a variety
of assistance to those on campus who have served, often in ways they
might not necessary think of.”
At 7 p.m. in the American Legion hall,
Shigemitsu and Mike Mizgalaski will provide swing dancing lessons that
will enable participants to quickly try out their new moves when open
dancing begins at 8 p.m.
Shigemitsu is a world champion dancer and
accomplished dance teacher. She is skilled in a variety of ballroom and
social dances, and has been invited to teach at dance camps and
festivals in Hong Kong, Canada, and across the U.S.
“This will be a wonderful and exciting
event,” said Shigemitsu. “The music will be exceptional, the dancing
will be fast paced and everyone will have a blast. Swing dancing isn’t
only fun to do—just watching is a great time as well.”
WHEN/WHERE:
The Jitterbug Ball will take place Saturday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., at
American Legion Post 43 in Hollywood, located at 2035 North Highland
Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90068. Click
here for a map.
Tickets: (event is free for the media)
• Presale tickets are
available at CSULA for $10 for students/$15 non-students: call (323)
343-5080. Cal State L.A. is located at 5151 State University Dr. in Los
Angeles at the Eastern Avenue exit, San Bernardino (I-10) Freeway, at
the interchange of 10 and 710 freeways (click
here
for a campus map).
• Day-of-event tickets are
available starting at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Best Western Hollywood
next to the American Legion: $15 students/$20 non-students. # # #
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the Honors College for high-achieving students.
Programs that provide exciting enrichment opportunities to students and community include an NEH-supported humanities center; a NASA-funded center for space research; and a growing forensic science program, housed in the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center. www.calstatela.edu
Jitterbug Ball features renowned L.A. swing music band,
swing lessons
and dancing to help
Cal State L.A. assist its student military veterans
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