Taken from the December 1 issue of 93106


DECEMBER


MONDAY 1
FOOD DRIVE
All day, campus kiosks
Campus Cares Canned Food Drive begins; foodstuff drop-offs accepted through Dec. 12 at east and west entrance kiosks and the Transportation and Parking Services sales office.

The Women's Center Gallery's "21st Century Woman: New Ideas on Femininity," which ends Dec. 8, accents ironic humor.


TUESDAY 2
UCSB CHAMBER CHOIR
8 p.m., Lobero Theatre
The Chamber Choir helps cele­brate the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra's 25th anniversary; Heiichiro Ohyama conducts the orchestra. Tickets range from $32.50 to $37.50; call the box office at 963-0761.


WEDNESDAY 3
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES LECTURE SERIES
4 p.m., Webb Hall 1100
Student presenters are featured.

NANNY DOCUMENTARY
6 p.m., MultiCultural Center
"When Mother Comes Home for Christmas" documents the experiences of a Sri Lankan widow and mother of three who travels to Greece where she is a paid nanny for a Greek child. English subtitles.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
7 p.m., Events Center
UCSB hosts Pepperdine.

ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION
8 p.m., Arlington Theatre
These bluegrass/country musicians helped make the Grammy-winning record "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" a surprise hit. Krauss' wonderful vocals and her championship-caliber violin playing are matched by a band that includes dobro ace Jerry Douglas and vocalist/guitarist Dan Tyminski. Call x3535 for ticket information.

Bluegrass/country superstars Alison Krauss + Union Station come to Santa Barbara for a town-gown concert on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Arlington Theatre. Call x3535 for ticket information.


THURSDAY 4
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY EVENT
5 p.m., MultiCultural Center
Amnesty International invites the public to send greetings to prisoners of conscience and celebrate the holidays.


FRIDAY 5
IHC LECTURE
3:30 p.m., South Hall 2635
H. Porter Abbott, professor of English, will discuss the autobiographical writing of South African author J.M. Coetzee, recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature, in a lecture titled "Writing Outside of History: J.M. Coetzee and the Absolute Absence of the Future."


SATURDAY 6
AFGHAN CRAFTS BAZAAR
9 a.m., 435 E. Pedregosa St. Santa Barbara
A holiday benefit sale of handi­crafts, jewelry, carpets and apparel made by Afghan women and children will be sponsored by the Women's Center and Supporters of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.

The Women's Center Gallery's "21st Century Woman: New Ideas on Femininity," which ends Dec. 8, accents ironic humor.



WEDNESDAY 10
MEN'S BASKETBALL
7 p.m., Events Center
UCSB hosts Westmont College.


THURSDAY 11
CAPPS CENTER LECTURE
8 p.m., Victoria Hall
Alan Wolfe speaks on "The Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our Faith."


SATURDAY 13
MEN'S BASKETBALL
7 p.m., Events Center
UCSB hosts San Diego.


MONDAY 15
TOWN FORUM
7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Does the California electorate's recent use of the initiative and recall violate their original spirit and purpose? The UCSB Affiliates Town forum presents Gregory Graves, lecturer in history, discussing "Power to the Voters: Initiative and Recall in California, an Historical Perspective." Call x4388 for reservations.


THURSDAY 25
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY



FRIDAY 26
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY



SUNDAY 28
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
7 p.m., Events Center
UCSB hosts Ohio State.


TUESDAY 30
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
7 p.m., Events Center
UCSB hosts Mississippi State.


JANUARY 2004


THURSDAY 1
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 7 p.m., Events Center
UCSB hosts Long Beach State.


FRIDAY 2
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY



MONDAY 5
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
7 p.m., Events Center
UCSB hosts UC Irvine.
EXHIBITIONS
"LOT-EK: MOBILE DWELLING UNIT"
Through Dec. 7
University Art Museum Plaza
The Mobile Dwelling Unit is a shipping container with customized extrusions.

"21ST CENTURY WOMAN: NEW IDEAS ON FEMININITY"
Through Dec. 8
Women's Center
Women artists challenge misogynistic views of femininity with expressions of their power and intelligence.

AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES
Through Dec. 15
MultiCultural Center
Philadelphia-based artist John Abner's creations are titled "American Perspectives: The Visual Artist as a Social and Political Commentator."

INSIGHTS: BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY ART
University Art Museum
Through May 16, 2004
Artworks from the museum's permanent collection link contemporary American art with Buddhist philosophy and practice.
This detail of a Buddha, from "Insights: Buddhist Perspectives on Contemporary Art" at the University Art Museum, is by American artist Dinh Q. Le.

 
ONGOING
SWING & BALLROOM DANCE CLUB
8:30-10:30 p.m., Mondays
Rob Gym 2320
<www.sa.ucsb.edu/orgs/sbdc/>

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP
Noon, 2nd Wednesdays
Women's Center

TOASTMASTERS
Noon, Thursdays
SAASB 4101WW

AIDS INFORMATION
Contact Carola Alden, x3434.
 
UC television programming includes cablecasts of past UCSB events and speakers over Cox's cable Channel 21 on the South Coast. Currently, UCTV is on Chan. 21 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon, and 8-10 p.m.; on Saturdays and Sundays it airs 7-11 p.m. UCSB-originated programs run during the evening hours, but may be recablecast at different times.
For a complete program guide, go to <www.uctv.tv>. A sample of the material follows:
Dec. 1, 9 a.m.: "Legacy of Slavery...Unequal Exchange Conference: Panel 1: Slavery and Freedom in the Caribbean and Latin America" is part of a conference to address the economic and political legacy of slavery, the roles of governments and businesses, and the issue of reparations for slaves' descendants.
Dec. 5, 9 a.m.: "Christian Behavior: Roberta Hestenes" considers the historical significance of author C.S. Lewis and his writings.
Dec. 8, 9 a.m.: "Legacy of Slavery... Unequal Exchange Conference: Panel 2: Slavery in North America."
Dec. 10, 10 a.m. (repeats Dec. 13 at 9 p.m.): "C.S. Lewis: My Life's Journey." David Payne stars in this one-man play recalling the life and times of C.S. Lewis.
Dec. 12, 11 a.m.: "Billy Collins: An Evening with the U.S. Poet Laureate." Collins delights a UCSB audience with his poetry, which he sees as a "form of travel writing."
Dec. 15, 9 a.m.: "Legacy of Slavery...Unequal Exchange Conference: Panel 3: Slavery and Development." Historian Joseph Inikori, of the University of Rochester talks about "The Atlantic World Slave Economy and the Development Process in England, 1650-1850."
Dec. 22, 9 a.m.: "Legacy of Slavery...Unequal Exchange Conference: Panel 4: Life and Labor Among Enslaved Women." At 11 a.m.: "Sister Helen Prejean: Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues." In this talk, she describes the researching and writing "Dead Man Walking" and discusses why she feels capital punishment should be banned.
Dec. 26, 9 a.m.: "Jesus: Legend, Teacher, Critic, or Son of God." Robert Price of the Jesus Seminar and Gregory Boyd engage on the subject of the historical Jesus.
Dec. 29, 9 a.m.: "Legacy of Slavery... Unequal Exchange Conference: Panel 5: Racism and Discrimination After Emancipation."