ONGOING
Theatre UCSB closes its season with Tony Kushner's drama "Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches," directed by Irwin Appel, associate professor of theater. Call x7221 or x3535 for tickets. |
Regalia for commencement ceremonies can be rented from the UCSB Bookstore (x2330). Only cap, stole, and tassel may be kept as souvenirs. Commencement ceremonies are as follows:
Campbell Hall
11 a.m.,
College of
Creative Studies
Speaker: Marlene Zuk, ’77, UC Riverside associate vice provost
Bren Hall
10 a.m., Donald Bren School
of Environmental Science and Management
Speaker: Jerome Ringo, board member and former chair of the National Wildlife Federation
Faculty Club Green
9 a.m., Science
and Mathematics
Speaker: Dawn Wright, Oregon State University professor of geosciences
1 p.m., Engineering
and Science
Speaker: Adam Savage, film special effects artist and co-host of “MythBusters”
4 p.m., Social Sciences I
Speaker: Luis Nogales, managing partner, Nogales Investors
Faculty Club Green
9 a.m., Social Sciences II
Speaker: Natalie Kanem, president of ELMA Philanthropies Services
1 p.m., Arts & Humanities
Speaker: Chris Abani, UC Riverside professor of creative writing
4 p.m., Graduate Division
Speaker: Fred Steck, ’67, investment banker and UCSB Foundation vice chair |
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Theatre UCSB?s version of Tony Kushner?s drama ?Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches,? features Justin Gillman, left, and Kevin Tanouye in concluding performances May 31-June 3. Call x7221 or x3535 for ticket information.
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University of Colorado political scientist Steve Chan will discuss the important historical and theoretical issues over China's recent rise.
Yale University's Erin Mansur speaks on "Averting Enforcement: Strategic Response to the threat of Environmental Regulation."
Free admission for faculty and staff for this show only.
The Associated Students and the UCen sponsor free ice cream and a concert on the lawn, featuring the band Pondera.
Free discussion on the possibility of war with Iran, titled "If You Like the War in Iraq, You Will Love Iran!" includes faculty members Richard Falk, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Salim Yaqub.
Larry Garber, executive director of the New Israel Fund, will make the case for an honest understanding-and portrayal-of Israeli society in response to its friends and enemies.
Dr. P. Joseph Frawley and Debra Stanfield, MFT, will speak about working with patients in chronic pain in a talk titled "A New Era of Hope and Recovery for Chronic Pain."
Carnegie Mellon University's American culture scholar David Shumway tracks the celebrity shift from Hollystars to rock stars in the post-war period to the late 1960s.
For all who have seen the picture of the tanks rolling down Beijing's Avenue of Eternal Peace on June 5, 1989, the lone man facing down a row of tanks is unforgettable. But what became of the peaceful protestor who stood his ground? In this investigative report, filmmaker Anthony Thomas exposes the identity and ultimate fate of the so-called "Tank Man," while exploring the social and historical significance of his bold protest.
The Maurice Faulkner Brass Quintet will perform with the Brass Choir for only the second time since 1979 in a free concert.
When a young German woman arrives in Minnesota in the 1920s to marry a Norwegian farmer, her lack of immigration papers and inability to speak English arouse local suspicion. But the award-winning film ends in a celebration of land, love, and the American immigrant experience. Call x3535 for tickets.
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?Frontline: The Tank Man? will screen on Wednesday, May 30, at 6 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center.
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A student-led town hall meeting will focus on the "Torture and the Future" series.
From the Caribbean edge of Colombia, where accordion-narrated tales spill from shops, homes, bars, and beauty salons, VBC has imported a vintage sound that will shake I.V.'s streets.
Paul Bambach directs the ensemble in a program that ranges from music for military bands to Stravinsky's finale from "The Firebird." Tickets available at the door.
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The Caribbean accent of the band Very Be Careful rolls through I.V. on Thursday, May 31, at 8 p.m.
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The UCSB Wind Ensemble rehearses under the guidance of director Paul Bambach. The ensemble will perform on Thursday, May 31, at 8 p.m. in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. Tickets will be sold only at the door.
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This free panel discussion will feature UCSB professors Jon Cruz, providing context for the power of musical cultures, and Celine Parrenas Shimizu, who will speak on Filipina women; filmmaker Patricio Ginelsa,; Apl De Ap of the Black Eyed Peas; music scholar and critic from CSULB Oliver Wang; UCLA professor Lucy Burns, and writer Barbara Jane Reyes.
Norwegian Rognvaldur Hannesson, from the Center for Fisheries Economics, will speak on "Cooperative Equilibria in Fisheries: How Many Players?"
The Polynesian cultural group Iaorana te Otea will perform a two-hour concert of island dances and songs.
Ethnomusicologist Scott Marcus directs "An Evening of Middle Eastern Music and Dance" with guest singer and ud (lute) player Naser Musa. Also featured is the ensemble's Dance Troupe, directed by Alexandra King. Visit <www.music.ucsb.edu/mee> for information, or call x2064 to buy advance tickets.
Irwin Appel, associate professor of theater, will lead the program titled, "Angels in America (Where Were America's Angels in the Reagan Decade?)." This event begins with a luncheon in HSSB, then moves to Hatlen Theater for a lecture and performance. Call x4388 by May 30 for reservations.
Dances, skits, music, and other performances to demonstrate aspects of Persian culture and history will be on view during this free, 2.5-hour long show.
The UCSB Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of conductor Jon Nathan, will perform a tribute to jazz drummer/band leader Buddy Rich. Visit <www.music.ucsb.edu/faculty/jnathan/jazz > for more information; purchase tickets at the door.
This year's free, public Faculty Research Lecture will be delivered by neurobiologist Steven Fisher, founding director of the UCSB Neuroscience Research Institute. A reception will follow.
Lilia Soto's free talk, "Girls and Migration: From México to 'La Movida'," will address the lives of immigrant girls who are part of transnational households where either a father or mother lived and worked in Napa, Calif., while the girls lived in México, and how their parent's absence affected them.
University of Virginia professor David Summers will give a brief history of the modern ideas of optimism and pessimism, and talk about "Is it Really the End of Everything?"
Jon Nathan directs Christopher Rouse's "Kuka-ili-moku" and John Cage's "Third Construction," as well as new student compositions. Tickets will be available at the door.
Dr. Lynn Nisbet will give a "Global HIV Update" at this free lecture.
The escalation of student mental health cases has seriously taxed UC's capacity to meet the demand for services. Michael Young, vice chancellor, student affairs, will talk about "Responding to Student Mental Health Needs," and whether the campus currently has the resources to provide a necessary level of such services.
Brian Onderdonk conducts a program of Liszt, Schubert, and Dvorak featuring Naomi Chen, student winner of the annual Concerto Competition. Tickets will be available at the door.
Scott Marcus directs "An Evening of North Indian Classical Music." Tickets will be available at the door.
Jeremy Haladyna directs "Streaming the New America," in ECM's season finale.
Victor Bell directs the choir in a staged production with selections spanning the entire history of gospel: from spirituals to traditional gospel, contemporary to hip-hop gospel, and also featuring choreography including praise dancing and stepping. Tickets will be available at the door.
UCSB's choirs celebrate spring with a program of 16th- and 17th-century madrigals and love songs from Italy, France, and Britain, including "Sestina Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata." Michel Marc Gervais is the conductor. A donation is suggested at the door.
Jeff Evans presents "Tasks of Change," and offers a model for dealing with rapid and intentional change by looking at change as something that you do, rather than something that happens to you.
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EXHIBITIONS
The annual exhibition of work by the students in the Department of Art and the College of Creative Studies art programs will showcase painting, sculpture, photography, and video. Opening reception will be on Thursday, May 31, at 5 p.m.
Sexually abused women speak up with this multimedia collection, "Courageous Recollections: Creative Works by Women Who Have Remembered Their Sexual Abuse." Local resources to aid the healing are also listed.
The Channel City Camera Club presents the varied work of 16 different photographers.
Drawn from the museum's permanent collection, more than 20 pieces of abstract art from the 1960s and '70s emphasize Los Angeles artists. |
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