Cable Channel 21 in Santa Barbara
has had problems with the satellite that retransmits UCTV
programming and has not been carrying UCSB programs. However,
the programs below can be seen on Dish Network satellite
(Channel 9412) as well as on the Internet at <www.uctv.tv>.
Dec. 8, 8 p.m.: Science writer Dava Sobel tours
“The Planets— A Solar System Journey;”
9 p.m.: Rupe Conference on Media Ownership: Ethics,
Research and Regulation, session 4: “Model Media Firms.”
Dec. 9, 10 p.m.: “Let My People Go Surfing—the
Education of a Reluctant Businessman” features legendary
businessman and environmentalist Yvon Chouinard.
Dec. 10, 8 p.m.: “An Evening of Middle Eastern
Music and Dance” features the UCSB Middle East Ensemble
and its Dance Troupe.
Dec. 16, 8 p.m.: Entrepreneur Roland Bryan discusses
“WIFI: Smart Security Networks and Their Implications;”
10 p.m.: scholar Jared Diamond examines
what we can learn from the collapse of great civilizations
in “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.”
Dec. 20, 8 p.m.: John W. Fitzpatrick, director
of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, reveals the
rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker to an American
Ornithologists’ Union meeting at UC Santa Barbara.
Dec. 21, 8 p.m.: Former AP White House Bureau
Chief Helen Thomas interviews Daniel Ellsberg and Douglas
Roche, who received awards from The Nuclear Age Peace
Foundation.
Dec. 22, 8 p.m.: “Reconciling Love—A Millennium
Mandate” is the title of remarks by South African Archbishop
Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize-winner;
9 p.m.: activist and historian Howard
Zinn explores the idea of a “just war” in “Embracing Humanity:
Truth in a Time of War.”
Dec. 30, 8 p.m.: Jonathan Rauch and
Maggie Gallagher clash over the definition of marriage.
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Photographer Morgan
Alexander takes her cameras into Cuba, Mexico, and
the United States for an intimate look at AIDS and
its impact on families like that of Maria from Cienfuegos,
Cuba (above).
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UCSB
hosts Saint Mary's.
Soprano Julianne Baird joins
the Aulos Ensemble for a Baroque Christmas concert at
the English Gothic-styled Trinity Episcopal Church, which
was built in Santa Barbara in 1912. A second concert is
set for 5:30 p.m. Ticket information is at x3535.
Free pizza and video for dance
club members, but dance workshops and other activities
are free to potential members. Contact Steve Carlan (steve.carlan@ngc.com)
for more information.
Free
demonstration of medieval combat practices by people who
want to restore the Middle Ages as they should have been.
The Capps Center presents a free
conference on "Religion and California."
John C. Green, director of the Bliss Institute of Applied
Politics, presents the keynote address, "The Christian
Right and the 21st Century." Conference continues on Thursday.
Contact x2317 for details.
Representatives from the Dalian
Institute for Chemical Physics in China and UCSB's Chemistry
and Biochemistry Department offer an all-day series of
scientific and business talks open to the public.
The second day of the free
conference features a panel discussion with Wade Clark
Roof and Mark Silk, co-editors of "Religion and Public
Life in the Pacific Region: Fluid Identities." Call x2317.
The History Associates will present
Robert O. Collins, professor
emeritus of history, who will discuss "Alms for Jihad:
Charities and Terrorism in the Islamic World." Call x4388
for seating reservations.
The annual event is sponsored
by the Professional Women's Association, the I.V./UCSB
Community Liaison Office, and various UCSB student groups.
The intense Emerson String
Quartet, winner of six Grammy Awards, plays classical
and contemporary music. Call x3535 for tickets.
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The Grammy Award-winning
Emerson String Quartet presents its classical repertoire
on Dec. 9 at Abravenel Hall on the campus of the
Music Academy of the West (1070 Fairway Road) in
Montecito. Call x3535 for ticket information.
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The traditional holiday classic
adds a "lost" dance, performed by Frank Ries, UCSB professor
of dance, to Tchaikovsky's ballet. Repeats on Sunday at
7:30 p.m. Call 963-4408 for ticket information.
Learn about dental conditions
common to the aging process, as well as how to maintain
oral health, from Santa Barbara dentist Dr. Frederic V.
Hepp. Limited seating so RSVP to x7323.
UCSB hosts UCLA.
The Montecito School of Ballet
presents an original ballet based on "The Night Before
Christmas." For tickets call 963-0761. Repeats Sunday
at 2 p.m.
UCSB hosts Arizona.
Certified Medical Hypnotherapist
David Beamer talks about techniques useful for self-healing
and how they can support any medical program in this free
program sponsored by Staff Assembly. RSVPs are requested
to x7323.
UCSB hosts Portland University.
UCSB hosts Pepperdine.
UCSB hosts UC Riverside.
UCSB hosts Alberta.
UCSB hosts Cal State Fullerton.
UCSB hosts Trinity Western.
UCSB hosts Long Beach State.
UCSB hosts UC Irvine.
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EXHIBITIONS
Seattle
artist James Lawrence Ardeña re-imagines the political
and emotional constructs from the American colonial period
of the Philippines (circa 1898- 1945) through recycled
objects.
This exhibition
of photographs by Morgan Alexander spotlights AIDS in
the world. They include images from the United States,
Mexico, and Cuba.
Local artist
Bob Dickey, designer of "Sideways: The Map," will display
digital paintings of vineyards, waterfronts, and architecture
in Santa Barbara and France.
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E. Alterman
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T. Carlson
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With a focus on the American news media,
the annual Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate has been scheduled
for Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, at 3 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
It will examine the question, “The American News
Media—Liberal or Conservative Bias?” The debate features
author and Nation magazine media columnist Eric Altman
on the left, and Tucker Carlson, formerly with CNN’s
“Crossfire” and now hosting MSNBC’s “The Situation
with Tucker Carlson,” on the right. It is open to
the public. Call x3535.
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