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Seven new plays, written and performed by UCSB students under playwright Naomi Iizuka's direction, will be presented. Tickets at x3535.
John Walch's drama probes the mysteries of family. Ticket information is at x3535. |
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John W. I. Lee, assistant professor of history, gives the
free Plous lecture, "Beyond the Battlefield: New Perspectives on the History
of Warfare."
The speakers will present a collaborative project and lead a roundtable discussion on the question of the second generation of immigrants born in France and their involvement in the recent unrest.
Nancy Cleeland, Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter for the Los Angeles Times, discusses the hows and whys of the "labor beat." A dinner precedes the talk, so to reserve: ellie@umail.ucsb.edu.
Mike Pievac directs gamelan "Kyai Selamet" in a performance of music and dance with guest director Djoko Walujo. Tickets sold at the door.
World-renowned artists A.J. Racy and Souhail Kaspar lead the audience through the world of Near Eastern Arab music. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at x2064.
Matthieu Ricard, a former geneticist who become a Tibetan Buddhist monk, will discuss how to actualize humans' inherent potential with writer Pico Iyer.
Howard Giles, professor of communication, gives the free lecture, "Talking Age and Aging Talk," about intergenerational communication.
Inspired by a true hostage situation in Greece, the film explores the issue of Greek-Albanian relations. Filmmaker Constantine Giannaris will attend. Ticket information is at x3535.
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?Hostage? screens today, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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The free "Steps to a Healthy Body, Mind and Spirit" will offer guest speakers, booths, and interactive exhibits. For details on speakers, visit <http://hr.ucsb.edu/wellness/fair/>.
"Mindfulness Meditation" is Judith Smith's free demonstration on how to connect to inner strength and peacefulness. No experience required.
Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, local poet, playwright, and multimedia writer, will discuss the poet's role during times of war.
Adoptions of Chinese babies by Americans have skyrocketed since 1992 and, since girl babies constitute the huge majority, have raised questions about the effects on multicultural families.
The Writing Program honors business writing with awards of $1,000 for the best business plan produced by a student team, and $250 for two individual, nonbusiness plan writing submissions. Jim Satori, an expert on global marketing, will keynote the free, public event.
Joy DeGruy Leary's theory, called "Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome," explains adaptive survival behaviors in African American communities throughout the United States.
A free panel discussion on a possible U.S. military engagement with Iran will be moderated by Lisa Hajjar, professor of law and society, and includes Richard Falk, Juan Campo, Reza Aslan, and Mateo Farzaneh.
The legendary B.B. King, who has for 50 years defined the blues for a worldwide audience, will play his guitar Lucille locally for one night only. Tickets x3535.
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Joy Leary explains African Americans? survival behavior in a lecture on Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center.
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Bluesman B.B. King performs on Tuesday, May 16, at 8 p.m. in the Arlington Theatre.
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Free food, drink, and raffle prizes to celebrate UCSB bicyclists.
Call x5509 with any questions about the book sale.
The UCSB Music of India Ensemble, under the direction of Scott Marcus and Homnath Upadhyaya, performs North Indian music.
The multi-talented Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara and professor of literature in CCS will talk about his writing and music.
Curatorial intern Jessica Tade will offer a free gallery talk on "R.M. Schindler Discovers America." For details, call x7564.
Growing up in Missouri, Korean filmmaker Grace Lee was the only Grace Lee that she knew, but when she moved to California, everyone knew "another Grace Lee." That became her project.
Thomas Riedelsheimer's latest film is about percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who has been deaf since childhood. For tickets, call x3535.
Free and open to public observation.
Student-faculty research collaborations are celebrated in a free, public poster exhibition.
Brad Epps, professor of romance languages and literature at Harvard University, will discuss "The Ethics of Promiscuity."
Kimberle Crenshaw Williams, professor of law at Columbia University and UCLA, discusses how race-, class-, and gender-based prison systems shape understandings of citizenship. For details, go to <www.newracialstudies.ucsb.edu>.
Whittier College's Gustavo Geirola, professor of Spanish, will focus on some key playwrights on the Argentinean scene today.
Ohio University's Chester Pach will speak on the role of the U.S. news media in the Vietnam War.
André Watts was 16 when he made his piano debut with the New York Philharmonic. More than 40 years later, he remains one of the country's most celebrated pianists. Tickets x3535.
In conjunction with the UCIRA State of the Arts conference, I.V Teen Theatre Project and director Luis Alfaro present a free performance of local writers' work.
The
festival's opening documentary (see
story) on the
reemergence of Peruvian democracy raises questions
about the abuses of civil authority and social breakdown
that racked the Andean nation for decades. Ticket information,
x3535.
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?State of Fear?the Truth about Terrorism,? a documentary about Peru?s struggle to regain the democracy it lost (at a cost of thousands of citizens) in fighting terrorism, will screen on Friday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lobero Theater. It launches a two-day human rights film festival.
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To close the UCSB State of the Arts conference, critic and cultural theorist Brian Holmes (Bureau d'Etudes, Paris, France) will lecture on the lab's past and future, followed by a reception and exhibition opening at the Makrolab (a portable environment/laboratory) site on Campus Point.
Los Cenzontles plays traditional, popular, and original songs on a variety of folk guitars as well as violin, percussion, and zapateado dance. For ticket information, contact the A.S, Ticket Office at x2064.
Playing chamber-inspired Americana music, composer/violinist Mark O'Connor made history beside Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer. This champion fiddler repeats his performances at 5 p.m. Call x3535 for tickets.
Donna Nelson surveyed the faculty race/ethnicity, gender, and rank of "top 50" departments in 14 science and engineering disciplines to document a general disparity of females and underrepresented minorities on these faculties.
Ten years in the making, this documentary re-examines the 1955 Mississippi murder of a black 15-year-old accused of whistling at a white woman, an incident that helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement. Tickets x3535.
In a celebration of expression and creativity, UCSB students unveil their talents as singers, musicians, dancers, actors, filmmakers, and artists.
Bible scholar Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg will blend ancient Hebrew commentaries with modern literary and psychoanalytic insights into the Bible. Call x2317.
UCSB's Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Mike Pievac, will perform.
Parent Project, a program designed for parents with children 10-18 years of age, suggests how to change children's behaviors.
This free documentary about legendary Native American poet and activist John Trudell chronicle his travels, performances, and politics.
Ana Castillo has a reputation as one of the country's most
powerful writers, exploring Chicana and feminist themes in books like "The Mixquiahuala
Letters." The lecture is free.
Playwright John Walch joins others to discuss "On the Verge: How New Plays and Playwrights Emerge in the American Theater."
College of Engineering student teams compete to win the Best Business Plan Award of $10,000. Register at <www.tmp.ucsb.edu> as seating is limited.
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Searching fruitlessly for his son drives Jerry (Brennan Kelleher) into a frustrated rage in ?The Dinosaur Within,? which opens on May 26 at 8 p.m. in Hatlen Theatre. For tickets, call x3535.
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EXHIBITIONS
The struggle to balance security and civil liberties is evident in artistic expression and is the theme of this show.
Students celebrate color and consciousness in competitive works informed by race, class, gender, and sexual orientation.
Photographs, figure and landscape studies, and architectural drawings of Internationally acclaimed Los Angeles designer Rudolph M. Schindler (1889-1953) document how the Viennese architect's first experiences in the United States shaped his unique vision.
This solo show by artist and UCSB alum Mary Remick Lafond features plein air impressionist paintings of the Eastern Sierras, coastal, and local areas. |
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