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Golfers may register at the door for the seventh annual
tournament sponsored by the UCSB Alumni Association.
A campus tour will start at the center and end an hour
later with brunch and a program at the Faculty Club.
Bruce Luyendyk, professor of earth science, will continue his 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 or register at the door.
Aptin Khanbaghi, lecturer in religious studies, speaks on "Islam and Other Religions" as part of a free series on world religions. A potluck dinner and meditation precede the talk.
This sardonic look at today's "culture of spin" shows how the chief spokesman for Big Tobacco launches a PR offensive against the anti-tobacco movement. Free for UCSB students, but ticket information at x3535.
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Aaron Eckart, as the voice of Big Tobacco, tells it like it isn?t in Jason Reitman?s satire ?Thank You for Smoking,? showing on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Co-sponsored by UCSB's Resource Center for Sexual and Gender
Diversity, the show features "queer-positive performances" in burlesque and drag
for the benefit of a campus student group. Tickets at the door; for details: mdase@cox.net.
This free summer workshop offers the opportunity to discuss an emerging play by acclaimed Asian-American novelist and playwright Jessica Hagedorn.
Eugene Jarecki's portrayal of the U.S. military-industrial complex examines the perils of empire and questions when seemingly good intentions overseas become imperialist profiteering. Call x3535 for tickets.
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The Eugene Jarecki documentary ?Why We Fight,? which examines the military-industrial complex?s influence in America and opposition to it, will screen on July 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Eight free plays by UCSB playwrights with a theme of stem cell research will be performed in two groups of four. Commissioned by the San Francisco-based Magic Theatre, the groups of plays are called the Sloan Projects.
Stephanie Nugent, associate professor of dance, coordinates an evening of dance and discussion with some of Southern California's most innovative choreographers. Tickets are available from the box office (963-0408) or <www.iridianarts.com> for this work-in-progress.
August
The Campo Santo theater ensemble acts and directs "La Fe in the Desert," a new play written by Jessica Hagedorn. The free play focuses on a Filipino-American family and their quest for belonging in the United States. A discussion with Hagedorn and the actors will follow.
Juliette Binoche and Daniel Aute star in a tale about secrecy and security as viewer and camera interchange perspectives, casting the audience in the role of incidental voyeur to one family's terror. English subtitles. Tickets x3535.
"Memory of Running" by Ron McLarty is the Professional Women's Association's discussion book for August. Open to everyone.
UCSB students perform Johanna Meyer's original dance theater work.
Revealing American marketing strategies to be a key element to the "spread of democracy" overseas, this documentary follows a team of hired U.S. political consultants, including James Carville, during a presidential campaign in Bolivia. For tickets, call x3535.
Author and writer Sojourner Kincaid Rolle will offer a free reading in conjunction with an exhibition of her poems, which is co-sponsored by the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research. Call 962-5322 for more information.
A female judge and a female prosecutor help Muslim village women in Cameroon fight cases of abuse in a traditional, patriarchal society in this award-winning documentary. Tickets x3535.
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Justice Beatrice Ntuba, left, and state prosecutor Vera Ngasse?s fight for justice for women in a courtroom in the West African nation of Cameroon is documented in ?Sisters in Law,? which will screen on Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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This free documentary follows award-winning investigative reporter Greg Palast on the trail of the Bush family, from the Florida election to the secret State Department plans for post-war Iraq. It is based on Palast's reports for the BBC and his best-selling book, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy." For more details, go to <www.gregpalast.com>.
UCSB hosts the Blue and Gold Game. Free admission.
UCSB hosts Cal State Dominguez Hills. Admission charge.
UCSB hosts Westmont.
Based on unpublished transcripts of her interrogation, this Oscar-nominated historical drama follows the last five days of Scholl's life after she was arrested for distributing anti-Nazi pamphlets. English subtitles. For tickets, call x3535.
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Actress Julia Jentsch plays the real-life German heroine in ?Sophie Scholl: The Final Days,? which will screen on Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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This free film argues for a direct connection between the New York Trade Towers attacks on September 11, 2001, and the United States government. Evidence is offered from television network news footage, scientific facts, and eyewitnesses. For more information, go to <www.loosechange911.com>.
Author and writer Sojourner Kincaid Rolle will offer a free workshop in conjunction with an exhibition of her poems, which is co-sponsored by the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research. Call 962-5322 for reservations.
Laura Poitras' documentary focuses on the U.S. occupation of Iraq and its effects on Iraqis living with the contradictions inherent to the spread of democracy by force. Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi physician, is the central figure. Some English subtitles. Ticket information is available at x3535.
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?My Country, My Country,? screening on Aug. 30 at
7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall, documents how the U.S.
occupation affects the Iraqi people, particularly
as seen by Dr. Riyadh, above, at Abu Gharib prison.
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September
UCSB hosts San Diego State.
National holiday
UCSB hosts Cal Poly.
"Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder is the Professional Women's Association's discussion book for September. Open to everyone.
UCSB hosts Wisconsin.
UCSB hosts Chicago.
UCSB hosts Arizona State.
UCSB hosts Loyola Marymount.
UCSB hosts UC Davis.
The one-hour ceremony extends the campus's traditional welcome to all new students.
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EXHIBITIONS
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. See <www.uam.ucsb.edu> for details, or call x 7564.
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Designer Yinka Shonibare’s outfit
is part of the University Art Museum’s “Pattern Language: Clothing
as Communicator” exhibition.
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A new display shows the range of artists with developmental disabilities who are part of the Alpha Resource Center's art studio. |
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