Cable Channel 21 in Santa Barbara
carries UCTV transmissions of UCSB programs. In addition,
the programs below can be seen on Dish Network satellite
(channel 9412) as well as on the Internet or “video-on-demand” at <www.uctv.tv>.
For a complete program schedule, visit <www.uctv.tv/schedule>.
June 22, 8 p.m.: “Iran: The Next War?” Hosted
by the UCSB Center for Middle East Studies, a panel of
experts tries to assess future U.S. actions in the Middle
East;
9 p.m.: “Humanitarian Responses to Conflict
and Crisis with Nicolas de Torrenté.” De
Torrenté, executive director of Doctors Without
Borders, is interviewed on stage about the ongoing challenges
of working in conflict zones.
June 23, 8 p.m.: “Taylor Branch—At Canaan’s
Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68.” Presented
by the Walter H. Capps Center, Branch, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
biographer of Martin Luther King, Jr., explores King’s
relevance to America today.
June 27, 8 p.m.: “Emerging Energy Technologies
Summit 2006: Energy Efficiency/Conservation.” The
Technology Management Program-sponsored summit at UC
Santa Barbara discusses key issues, including more efficient
and renewable energy sources, production of ethanol,
hybrid, electric and hydrogen cars, etc.
June 28, 8 p.m.: “International Strategies for
Changing U.S. Nuclear Policy.” The Nuclear Age
Peace Foundation’s symposium hosts a panel of experts
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Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Barry Spacks, professor of English, will be interviewed on stage and will read from his work. For ticket information, call the box office at 963-0408.
Registration will be taken at the door for the two-day, statewide campus sustainability conference, "Turning the Tide: Implementing Sustainable Strategies," which begins on Monday. See <www.sustainability.ucsb.edu/conference> for full program and admission fees.
The sustainability conference, "Turning the Tide: Implementing Sustainable Strategies," continues with late registration, workshops, and keynote speaker designer David Oakey, of David Oakey Designs. Continues tomorrow.
The Coastal Housing Partnership will provide a step-by-step guide to financing a home purchase. Call 969-1025 for reservations and the address of the seminar or go online <http://coastalhousing.org>.
This live, 3-hour class covers safe work practices in regard
to chemicals, compressed gases, electricity, physical hazards, etc. It is mandatory
for many department lab workers. Register online at <http://ehs.ucsb.edu/4DAction/WebCourseSessionList>.
National holiday
Richard Hecht, professor of religious studies, will initiate four lectures on the cinematic presentation of religious concepts and traditions in "Film and the Sacred," an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course. Call x4200 to register or register at the door.
Guest curator Judith Hoos Fox from Tufts University; several exhibition artists; and an artists group, the Fishbon Event Lab Fashion Cell, will interact with guests.
Flutist Jill Felber, professor of music, will perform a free recital, assisted by pianist Dianne Frazer Gross, of compositions by Caliendo, Doppler, and Copeland. The recital is part of a 4-day series of master classes, which charge admission. For details, call x8608.
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Flutist Jill Felber, professor of music,
will perform a free recital on July 7 at 8 p.m. in Geiringer Hall.
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Guest flutist Marianne Gedigian, from the University of Texas-Austin, will perform a free recital, assisted by pianist Dianne Frazer Gross. Call x8608 for details.
Two UCSB staff members help professional designers remake rooms (a kitchen and
a master bedroom) in each other's homes in this new episode.
A gallery talk and behind-the-exhibition tour of "Pattern Language: Clothing as Communicator" are scheduled for this limited event. Reservations required by June
30; call x2951.
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Fashion and communication fuse in a new
University Art Museum exhibition titled “Pattern Language: Clothing
as Communicator,” which opens on July 7 with a reception at 5 p.m.
Above is Alicia Framis’ creation “Anti_Dog Copywriting Unwanted
Sentences.”
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The monthly, 1.5-hour workshop by the Benefits Office covers pension income options, direct contribution and 403 (b) plans, Fidelity Investments, and other programs. Seating is on a first-come basis.
Bruce Luyendyk, professor of earth science, will initiate five lectures on the peaking of oil production and what this portends in the series "End of the Age of Oil," an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute course. Call x4200 to register.
Opposition to the Vietnam War was not limited to groups outside the military, as documentarian David Zeiger reminds audiences with this re-telling of the underground meetings, publications, boycotts, and peace marches sponsored by the anti-war GI movement. Zeiger won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2005 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.
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“Sir! No Sir!,” which documents the G.I. anti-war movement (with help from Jane Fonda) during the Vietnam War, will screen on July 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Call x3535 for ticket information.
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Golfers may register at the door for the seventh annual tournament sponsored by the UCSB Alumni Association. Call Anna Freedland, x4775, for details, or go to <www.ucsbalum.com/awards/2006_classic.html>.
A campus tour will start at the center and end an hour later with brunch and a program at the Faculty Club. Online reservations are requested <www.ucsbalum.com/awards/GGR/index.html>.
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EXHIBITIONS
This solo show by artist and UCSB aluma Mary Remick Lafond features plein air impressionist paintings of the Eastern Sierras, coastal, and local areas.
Exploring the boundaries between form and function, fantasy and practicality, these wearable works of art by well-known artists and designers--including Joseph Beuys, Issey Miyake, Yoko Ono, and Mimi Smith--fuse fashion and communication. Opening reception is at 5 p.m. on July 7; see <www.uam.ucsb.edu> for details, or call x 7564. |
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