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UCSB hosts Cal State Fullerton.
Starting with a one-hour tour of the Coal Oil Point Reserve, training for new docents will run until 1:30 p.m. See <http://coaloilpoint.ucnrs.org/subpage1/ SnowyPlover/PloverDocentPgm/indexDocPgm.html> for the training manual and waivers. Call 880-1195 with questions.
UCSB hosts Cal State Fullerton.
UCSB hosts Cal State Fullerton.
The Phoenix Piano Quartet, which has been performing chamber music recitals across the U.S. since its founding in 2005, plays a wide repertoire, from classical masterpieces to new works by modern day composers. Their program will include Mozart, Stephen Hartke's "King of the Sun," and Brahms. Tickets available at the door
The Washington Post's Rajiv Chandrakeskaran, bureau chief in Baghdad from 2003-2004, speaks on "Imperial Life in the Emerald City-Inside Iraq's Green Zone," or life in the American occupation headquarters. For tickets, call x3535.
Premier banjo player Béla Fleck and his band have collaborated with artists as diverse as Sting and Chick Corea to explore jazz, bluegrass, classical, pop, R&B, and soul. For concert tickets, call x3535.
UCSB counselors present an overview of the retirement system, emphasizing the pension plan, CAP accounts, the 403 (b) plan, and the Direct Contribution Plan. No reservation required, but seating is limited.
Los Catanes del Norte will perform music from different regions of Mexico.
Sherri L. Barnes will conduct a brief library orientation about information resources for researching women's feminist and gender issues. Research questions are welcome at this session.
Fulbright Scholar (Cairo) and UCSB CCS alumna Rebecca Johnson will speak about the politics and practice of translation.
The phenomenon of Western corporations outsourcing call centers to India is the focus of this free documentary highlighting the effects of globalization on developing nations.
An aging couple tests their commitment to one another when they face the daily challenges associated with Alzheimer's disease. For tickets, call x3535.
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Alzheimer’s Disease tests the love of a devoted couple, played by Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie, in “Away from Her,” which shows on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Focusing on Asian American women in the performing arts, this panel analyzes the sexuality of these women's images in Western films, pornography, and other visual media. Nationally renowned UCSB cultural critics Mireille Miller Young, Celine Parrenas-Shimizu, and Constance Penley will participate.
A free panel discussion on "New Religions in Santa Barbara and Beyond" includes scholars Catherine Albanese, H. Newton Malony, and J. Gordon Melton.
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell and the orchestra perform classics from Gershwin to Sinatra in their first performance together. For tickets, call x3535.
Brown University's Robert Self discusses his forthcoming book, "The Politics and Gender of Sexuality from Watts to Reagan."
Sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, organizers hope to attract faculty and graduate students interested in the relationship between media and the public understanding of key environmental issues.
Professor Steven Stern of the University of Pittsburgh conducts the free annual James Bradac Lecture, titled "Communication, Disabilities, and New Technologies."
Improvability, UCSB's student improv comic group, returns for another season of fast-paced laughter. Admission at the door.
Raised on the Horn of Africa, Gabriel Teodros addresses his music to topics such as international political oppression and the effects of patriarchy in his own relationships. The show is free.
Keynoted by Dean Jane Close Conoley, the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education presents a sweeping look at what it takes to prepare for and build a career in education. For details, call x4775.
Food booths, music, lectures, and a panel discussion on the Maya--three Maya will participate--as gardeners of the forest make up this fundraiser for UCSB's El Pilar archeological project in Belize. Suggested donations start at $25; call x8191 for details.
Human rights organizer Dedon Kamathi offers a free lecture as to why the peace process in Darfur is stymied and who is responsible.
The History Associates present UCSB historian W. Patrick McCray discussing "Citizen-Scientists and Sputnik: The Dawn of the Space Age." Call Community Relations Office at x4388 by Oct. 12 for reservations and the price of admission.
This documentary explores the music, lives, and heritage of five distinct Gypsy bands as they unite in a six-week concert tour across North America. For tickets, call x3535.
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“Gypsy Caravan—When the Road Bends…” will screen on Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Author and journalist Pete Hamill has covered Vietnam, Nicaragua, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland, as well as murders, fires, and riots in the U.S. He is now a writer in residence at NYU and comes to UCSB as a Regents' lecturer.
Director Cle Shaheed Sloan documents his membership in the Bloods gang and recounts the history of black gangs in L.A. while urging change in modern gang culture. Discussion with Clyde Woods, assistant professor of black studies, will follow.
The author of more than 20 fiction and nonfiction books, Hamill's most recent novel, "North River," offers a look at Depression-era New York City and it's immigrants. His free lecture will draw from his life and work.
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Journalist and novelist Pete Hamill speaks twice as Regents’ lecturer on Oct. 17, first at 4 p.m. in the Old Little Theater and at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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The new ARTstor images database and its tools will be demonstrated for faculty.
Stanford political scientist Shanto Iyengar, a fellow at UCSB's SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind, will discuss "Experimental Designs for Political Communication Research" in a free lecture.
UCLA sociologist Ruth Milkman discusses how minority workers have revitalized the L.A. labor movement and transformed California politics in the last two decades.
The UC Office of the President presents Associate President Linda Williams and staff members Amy Levine and Sheila O'Rourke to solicit ideas and collect information on UCSB programs that address the challenges faced by women faculty.
Italian director Michaelangelo Antonioni's film comments on American youth culture in the 1960s and '70s.
Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's most recent work, "Snow," is a tale of love and poetry that illustrates the political and religious conflicts characterizing modern Turkey. For tickets, call x3535.
Improvability, UCSB's student improv comic group, returns for another season of fast-paced laughter. Admission at the door.
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Turkish novelist and Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk speaks and signs books in Campbell Hall at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19.
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The Drita Albanian Folk Orchestra uses traditional instruments to play music and folk songs. For tickets, call x2064.
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The Albanian Folk Orchestra Drita (Light), which was formed in 1982 by Ian Price, will perform on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center.
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Gershom Gorenberg will talk about "The Struggle for the Temple Mount, a discussion of the most sacred and contested real estate on earth, as well as about the question of peace between Arabs and Israelis.
More than a dozen of Virginia's most accomplished musicians come together to celebrate the Crooked Road, Appalachia's lyrical byway of historical communities. For tickets, call x3535.
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Virginia’s mountain music comes to Campbell Hall on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. when a dozen of that state’s musicians celebrate music from the Crooked Road.
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Acclaimed novelist and educator Peter Bacho will discuss the life of American novelist Carlos Bulosan.
By examining AIDS in some nations in this free lecture, medical anthropologist Paul Farmer discusses how social forces contribute to disease and shape access to effective treatment.
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EXHIBITIONS
The split personality of modern Chinese culture fascinates Hong Kong-born artist Stella Lai, who will have an opening reception on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m.
Part of the Walter Capps 10-Year Commemoration, this free traveling exhibition of portraits by painter Robert Shetterly showcases 50 men and women who fought for civil rights, environmental protection, and other social causes. |
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