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Homer's epic tale springs to life in a new production by director Peter Lackner, UCSB professor emeritus, in this show by the Boxtales Theatre Company.
Call 963-0761 for tickets.
Women's Center
Rob Gym track
<orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/sbdc/>
Contact Carola Alden, x3434 |
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Featured speaker is Norman Solomon,
the founder and executive director of the Institute for
Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers
and analysts. His most recent book is "War Made Easy:
How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death"
which is the focus of his talk.
Mario T. Garcia, professor of history
and Chicano studies, will discuss his new book, "Padre:
The Spiritual Journey of Father Virgil Cordano."
Call Community Relations (x4388) for reservations.
Campus queer social events and political activism are to be discussed.
Lucrecia Martel's Argentine film intimately explores the burgeoning sexuality and religious fervor of two teenage girls. English subtitles.
Professional bicyclist Mike Jones visits campus to launch a wellness program sponsored by Health Net.
New Yorker writer Kathy Gannon will deliver an intimately observed history of Afghanistan, from 1986 to the present, in a free talk titled "'I' Is for Infidel--from Holy War to Holy Terror: 18 Years Inside Afghanistan."
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Veteran journalist Kathy Gannon will talk about her 18 years in Afghanistan in a free lecture on Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Psychologist Relly Nadler will discuss "Emotional Intelligence: Tools for Great Leadership."
Michelle Feynman will read from her physicist father's letters, which she has edited into a book: "Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman." Free to the public.
Following the lives of young African Americans who own 1968-70 Ford Falcons, a cultural icon in the ghettos of Oakland, this documentary unveils the human drama behind caring for these special cars.
A solo recital by 25-year-old Russian Alexander Kobrin, the 2005 Van Cliburn Gold Medal winner, will include works by Haydn, Schumann, and Rachmaninoff.
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An Oakland, Calif., resident stands in front of his restored Ford Falcon, a status symbol in his neighborhood, according to the documentary “Ghetto Fabulous,” which screens on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center.
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Learn the importance of diversified investments in a free workshop presented by Human Resources. RSVP at 1-866-682-7787, press 3 then the # sign. Repeats at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Duke Castle, a pioneer in developing sustainable systems for living, will explain the Oregon Natural Step Network he cofounded at this free event for launching UCSB's own sustainability plan.
Historian and peace activist Howard
Zinn wrote the groundbreaking "A People's History of the
United States." Zinn's talk will explore the notion of
"just" wars.
Thomas Lovejoy, president of the Heinz Center, former U.S. presidential adviser, and leader of the World Wildlife Fund, is the featured guest for this free Bren Colloquium.
Call 966-6950 for information on participating or observing this master dance class featuring nationally known dancer/choreographer Ronald Brown.
Tell your own story or listen to others during the rally celebrating open sexual identity.
As a Pilipina lesbian woman of color, Alison de la Cruz draws from a lifetime of nontraditional experience for her show.
The Women's Studies Program presents a Welcome Back Ice Cream & Dessert Social for all Women's Studies majors, minors, LGBTQ, minors, grad students, friends, and allies.
Ronald K. Brown, choreographer of some of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's most recent works, debuts a program for his dance theater company, Evidence. The music is performed by Nina Simone, Oumou Sangare, and Duke Ellington. Stay after the performance for a meet-the-artists discussion. Ticket information at x3535.
Human Resources presents information on how the UC Retirement System works. No reservation required.
The free workshop addresses how to recognize and handle sexual harassment among student employees. Register online at <http://shpe.sa.ucsb.edu>.
Jim Murdoch, a musician and a professional clown, performs "A Tour of the Immigrant Accordion Music Described in Annie Proulx's Novel 'Accordion Crimes'."
Uruguayan Leonardo Ricagni's debut as a writer/director, this documentary maps the interconnected lives of undocumented immigrants in a post-9/11 New York City. A discussion with the filmmaker follows the free film.
A feisty, teen-aged girl battles the evil Witch of Waste in a new animated adventure by Hayao Miyazaki, the director of "Spirited Away."
A moving documentary about the estimated 50,000 children who have been abducted by rebel groups in northern Uganda, this free film is cosponsored by UCSB's Asian American Christian Fellowship and the Exchange for Life.
Human Resources Benefits presents a workshop on "Scholarshare: 529 College Saving Program." Repeats at 1:30 p.m. No reservation is required.
LA Theatre Works presents a radio
play based on the 1925 Scopes Trial that pit Clarence
Darrow and evolution theory against William Jennings Bryan
and creationism. Voice artists include Edward Asner. A
pre-concert Tennessee Buffet at the Faculty Club starts
at 6 p.m.; reserve by Oct. 7 by calling x3096. Performance
repeats Saturday at 2 p.m.
Live and silent auctions of some 300 items, combined with petition signing, panels, and speeches, will focus on the estimated 50,000 children abducted in Uganda's civil war. UCSB's Asian American Christian Fellowship cosponsors the event with the Exchange for Life.
Chinese writer Ha Jin won the National Book Award for fiction in 1999 and he had been writing in English for little more than a decade. The paperback edition of "War Trash" has just been released. Call x3535 for tickets.
Spanish Harlem-born Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy Award-winning Latin pianist, fuses the rhythms of Puerto Rico with modern jazz influences. Call x3535 for tickets.
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Latin pianist Eddie Palmieri sends his special blend of music throughout Campbell Hall on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.
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UCSB historian Mario T. García, author of "Padre, the Spiritual Journey of Father Virgil Cordano," will sign copies of his book chronicling the life of the Santa Barbara spiritual leader.
Dr. Lois Jovanovic, head of the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, will discuss "The Creation of an Artificial Pancreatic Beta-Cell: The Means to an End of Diabetes." Call x4388 for reservations.
Latin pianist Eddie Palmieri leads a free master class with the UCSB Jazz Ensemble.
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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 various objects. A lecture is set
for Oct. 13 at 4 p.m., followed by a
reception.
Mixed media collages are presented
by Hsiu-Zu Ho, UCSB professor of education and psychology.
An artist's reception will be staged on Oct. 12
at 4:30 p.m.
Iconic dance concert posters from
1965-1971 are the heart of this exhibition. A reception
will be on Oct. 6 at
5 p.m.
The photographic essay by Ruth Marion
Baruch and Pirkle Jones looks at the families as well
as leaders of the Black Panthers political action group.
A reception will be held on Oct. 6 at
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