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High-tech farming and industrial food production are the focus of the film “Our Daily Bread,” showing at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, in Campbell Hall. x3535 for tickets. Part of the Food Matters series.
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UCSB hosts Utah State
The Gevirtz School's Tine Sloan and Willis Copeland will give an interactive demonstration of cutting edge classroom technology. RSVP to Nikkia Pannell at nikkia@education.ucsb.edu or x5994. Free.
This roundtable conversation includes Hans Küng, president of the Foundation for a Global Ethic; Mark Juergensmeyer, director of the Ofalea Center for Global and International Studies; and Wade Clark Roof, director of the Capps Center. Free.
This community project offers a glimpse into the local immigrant community's everyday struggle for basic human rights. Free.
Mix a rock and roll tour with New York City's Eyebeam Art and Technology Center and out comes the Eyebeam Roadshow. Workshops at noon are followed by a talk at 5 p.m. in Broida 1610. Free.
In his talk, "Your Own Backyard, Elings Park," executive director Steen Hudson explores some of the recreational opportunities the 230-acre park offers. Free.
Ronald Tobin, a professor in the French and Italian department, discusses the strong ties between gastronomy and literature. Part of IHC's Food Matters series. Free.
Ava Du Vernay's award-winning documentary examines the musical boundaries of hip hop by focusing on a collective of young artists and the alternative music movement they developed, and their international influence on the art form. Free.
ISBER director Barbara Walker and geography graduate student Michael Robinson discuss "Marine Protected Areas, Economic Development, and Gendered Access to Fishing Resources in Moorea, French Polynesia." Free. Call x4388 for information.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maureen Dowd will discuss writing on Washington, politics, and the newly elected administration. Call x3535 for ticket information.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Maureen Dowd talks about her new book at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, in Campbell Hall. x3535 for tickets.
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Marking the 40th anniversary of the black student takeover of North Hall, this three-day conference examines student activism around the world. More information can be found at <www.blackstudies.ucsb.edu/1968/index.html>.
John Woolley, professor and chair of political science, moderates a panel of political science faculty and affiliated faculty in a discussion of the election results. Free.
An aspiring New Orleans rap artist turns her video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors before and after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Call x3535 for ticket information.
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An aspiring rap artist turns her video camera on herself and her post-
Hurricane Katrina neighbors in “Trouble With Water,” which screens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, in Campbell Hall. x3535 for tickets.
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Visual and multimedia artist Jack Ox's Color Organ project, Gridjam, is both a world-class work of art and a research project into collaborative high performance network computing. Free.
Paul Bambach directs a stage full of eager young players. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Bring a dessert and enjoy delicacies from around the world in this festival of sweets. To submit a dessert, please contact rebekah.meredith@sa.ucsb.edu.
This one-day conference marks the 40th anniversary of El Plan de Santa Barbara, a Chicano student, faculty, staff conference held at UCSB in 1969. Free.
UCSB hosts North Carolina
Tickets are $4 at the door.
The Peruvian ensemble performs native music and dance in this 20th anniversary signature event. Call x2064 for ticket information.
Nice and naughty shows at 8 and 10 p.m., respectively. Tickets are $4 at the door.
The UCSB Chamber Choir celebrates St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, with a program of 20th century choral works, including Benjamin Britten's "Hymn to St. Cecilia." Free.
UCSB students and faculty perform original choreography. Additional performances are at 8 p.m. on November 21 and 22; and at 2 p.m. on November 23.
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Envision student choreographers, from left, Eva Faizi, Monica Ford, and Sarah C. Anderson will perform in UCSB’s Fall Dance Concert at 8 p.m. on November 21 and 22; and 2 p.m. on November 23 in Hatlen Theater.
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Scott Marcus directs an evening of Middle Eastern music and dance." Call x2064 for ticket information.
UCSB hosts Riverside
Jon Nathan directs outstanding UCSB students in an evening of jazz. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
The choir celebrates the patron saint of music with Benjamin Britten's "Hymn to St. Cecilia." Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Four families gather in the diverse Fairfax neighborhood of West Los Angeles for the Thanksgiving holiday in this film by Gurinder Chadha. Part of IHC's Food Matters series. Free.
A penniless rogue shocks 19th century France with his engagement to the virginal gem of the aristocracy in this offering from Arts & Lectures Fall Cinema 2008 Call x3535 for ticket information.
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A penniless rogue falls in love with a 19th-century French aristocrat in “The Last Mistress,” which screens at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 24, in Campbell Hall. x3535 for tickets.
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Tickets are $4 at the door.
Karl Grossner, a doctoral candidate in geography, will review "IssueBrowser: The first (spatial) history of 2008 U.S. presidential campaign speech." Free.
John Durham Peters, the Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor of Media History and Social Theory at the University of Iowa will give a free talk.
DECEMBER
In recognition of World AIDS Day, Adina Nack will discuss her book "Damaged Goods? Women Living with Incurable Sexually Transmitted Diseases" and the facts and fiction around the marketing of the Gardasil vaccine. Free.
The UCSB Women's Chorus performs "Litanies à la Vierge Noire" and "Missa Brevis," while the Men's Chorus offers sacred and secular 20th-century music. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Beth Witherell, editor-in-chief of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau, will discuss "Henry David Thoreau and Climate Change: The Writer as Scientist." Cost is $8 and $10. Call x4388 for reservations and information.
Director Jeremy Haladyna leads "One-of-a-Kinds," a program of curious new music stand-alones. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Noon, UCen Flying A Studios Room
In "Change: The Inevitable Opportunity," clinical psychologist Richard Steinberg examines change in individuals, relationships, and organizations. He also looks at general responses to change, the opportunities change presents, and how to plan the change we want. Free.
Richard Rintoul conducts "Sacred and Profane," as well as the world premiere of Tim Simonec's arrangement of "Dreaming Gypsy" by James Sitterly. Sitterly, a UCSB graduate, will perform a violin solo. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Victor Bell directs the highly popular group, which has been featured in concerts, public events, and university celebrations. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door. |
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