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India's esteemed musical ambassador performs with his daughter, Anoushka Shankar. For ticket information,
call x3535.
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The world’s most famous sitar player, Ravi Shankar, will appear at the Arlington Theater on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.
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A panel discussion will address topics such as racial profiling, civil rights, incarceration, and other topics on race relations in America. Free.
"Quarterly Market Perspective" is followed by "Determining Investment Strategy."
The author of "Up from the Cradle of Jazz, New Orleans Post Katrina," will present a video of jazz funerals in New Orleans and discuss the state of music and politics since Hurricane Katrina. Free.
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose an incident of animal abuse and a threat to human health.
"Taking Charge of Your Financial Fitness" is followed by "Determining Investment Strategy."
Directed by Mike Pievac, the ensemble will perform traditional music of Central and Western Java. Free.
Simon Hutchins, expedition director on the film "The Cove" is joined by Toni Frohoff, a marine mammal biologist, for a panel discussion moderated by Janet Walker.
A screening of the film "Alcatraz Is Not An Island" will be followed by a discussion with director James M. Fortier. Free.
Benefits Office staff will give an overview of changes for the Postdoctoral Scholars Benefits Program.
Jennifer Washburn will give a talk titled "University Inc.: Why Public Knowledge and Public Education Are At Risk," and David Marshall will speak on "The Plight of the Public Research University. A roundtable discussion will follow. Part of IHC's Future of the University series. Free
UCSD anthropologist Kathryn A. Woolard will speak on "The Ideology of Linguistic Naturalism: Reflexes and Reformulations in Contemporary Catalonia." Free.
Acupuncturist Laurie Hope Peterson will demonstrate simple self-acupressure and meridian-stretching techniques. Free.
Benefits Office staff will present a side-by-side comparison of UC medical plans as well as an overview of changes for the new year.
This daylong seminar will explore new materials, ideas, policies, and design solutions for the post-carbon future. Free.
Chancellor Henry T. Yang, Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas, others welcome new women faculty and administrators to the UCSB community.
Scot Gresham-Lancaster, Phil Stone, Tim Perkis, John Bischoff, Mark Trayle, and Chris Brown present computer network music as practiced by The Hub over the last two decades. Free.
With jug, banjo, fiddle, and hands as their instruments, Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson are leading the revival of the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music in Carolina's Piedmont. For ticket info, call
x 3535.
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Carolina Chocolate Drops bring their traditional fiddle and banjo music to Campbell Hall on Friday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.
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The high wire artist and subject of the Academy Award-winning film "Man on Wire" will explore the creative process through props and audience interaction. For ticket information, call x3535.
Benefits Office staff will present a side-by-side comparison of UC medical plans as well as an overview of changes for the new year.
Author Colin Beavan vowed to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year. This candid and entertaining documentary follows his family's struggle with their radical lifestyle change. Tickets are $5 and $6 at the door.
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No Impact Man
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An interdisciplinary panel discussion will examine the role oil has played in the development of southern California, both economically and as a regional culture. A screening of the film "There Will Be Blood" will begin at 7 p.m.
John Bowers will speak on "Waste Heat Recovery Using Novel Thermoelectrics" as part of the UCSB Affiliates Science Lite Series. Tickets are $8 and $10. Call x4388 for reservations.
The acclaimed author of "The Red Tent" will discuss her recent work, "Day After Night." Free.
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"Day After Night" by Anita Diamant
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Compositions projected on the pluriphonic sound projection system developed at the Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE) will feature GENDY 3, a rarely heard work by the late Iannis Xenakis. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
The 18th Annual Santa Barbara Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival opens with a collection of film shorts. A reception follows. Free.
Irwin Appel directs Theater UCSB in a production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Additional performances at 8 p.m. on November 17-21; and at 2 p.m. on November 14, 15, and 21. Tickets are $13 and $17.
The renowned theater company makes its Santa Barbara debut with William Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost." Additional performances at 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. For ticket information, call x3535.
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Mistaken identity rules in “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” performed at The Granada Theater at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14.
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The San Francisco Bay Area's premiere Chinese music ensemble features professional musicians from some of the most prestigious music conservatories in China. Tickets are $5 and $15 at the door.
Parents and children alike can rock and roll to tunes such as "Zeroes," "Seven Days of the Week," and "Nine Bowls of Soup" in the special family performance.
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They Might Be Giants
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Thomas Dunne, a professor at the Bren School, and Alicia Glassco, a Bren School graduate student, will speak on Fire and Flood in Southern California." $15 in advance. Call x4388 for reservations.
The award-winning writer for the New Yorker will discuss "Denialism - How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives." Free.
Benefits staff will give a presentation on managing flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care.
Robert Stone's visually stunning and vastly entertaining film looks back to the dawn of the environmental movement, beginning with its post-war rustlings in the 1950's. Tickets are $5 and $6.
Directed by Victor Bell, the choir will perform traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions. Free.
Benefits Office staff will present a side-by-side comparison of UC medical plans as well as an overview of changes for the new year.
The coming-of-age drama about a lesbian teenager who unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family will be followed by a discussion with producer Nekisa Cooper. Free.
"Foundational Texts: Translation, Circulation, Diffusion, and Adaptation" focuses on canonical or sacred texts in a global perspective. Continues through Friday, November 20.
Using concrete code samples and examples taken from real-world applications, Marco Cova will review the most common vulnerabilities found in Web applications, the techniques used to exploit them, and methods to defend them. Pre-registration is required at http://ehs.ucsb.edu/training. Questions can be directed to webstandards@ucsb.edu.
All staff members are invited to attend. For more information, go to www.staffassembly.ucsb.edu.
London's contemporary Dance and Video 8 offers a poetic and unflinching exploration of intolerance, religion, and sexuality. Additional performances at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20. For ticket information, call x3535.
Find inner peace and improved physical and mental health through Mindful Meditation. Free.
Chris G. Van de Walle will discuss "The Solid State Lighting Revolution" as part of the UCSB Affiliates Science Lite Series. Tickets are $8 and $10. Call x4388 for reservations.
Residents and activists associated with the Los Angeles Community Action Network will present their stories, poems, and short films on the resilience of residents in the face of economic recession, homelessness, displacement policies, and negative media representations. Free.
Paul Bambach conducts the ensemble in its annual fall concert. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Thomas Anderson of the University of Washington will speak on "A Case for OneSwarm." For more information, go to www.cs.ucsb.edu.
Screens again at 10 p.m. on Monday, November 23. Tickets are $4.
Michel Mar Gervais conducts the UCSB Chamber Choir in scenes, arias and choruses from Handel's "Belshazzar" and "Solomon," two rarely heard oratorios. Donation of $7 and $15 at the door.
"Speak What We Feel: Affects, Symbols, Change" focuses on dream symbolism, neuronal "mirroring," Rorschach testing, and the stories we tell about the signs we perceive. Free.
Jon Nathan directs the ensemble in an evening of jazz. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Faculty member Ned Canty leads students in an evening of opera scenes. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
This heartwarming family drama by Michel Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson delves into the world of autism, incorporating theories from experts in the field to examine the nature of healing. Tickets are $5 and $6.
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The Horse Boy
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