Taken from the January 21 issue of 93106


TUESDAY 21
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
4 p.m., MultiCultural Center

Author Rickie Solinger discusses "Beggars and Choosers: Motherhood Is Not a Class Privilege in America."

RACE MATTERS SERIES
5:30 p.m., MultiCultural Center
Marc Coronado will lead a discussion about "'What Are You?' The Question of Multiracial Identity."

"SEVEN SAMURAI"
7:30 p.m., Campbell Hall

Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece about 16th-century Japanese villagers who hire samurai warriors to thwart bandits will screen.


WEDNESDAY 22
MEDICAL EDUCATION
8 a.m., Student Health

Dr. Margaret Echt discusses "Hormone Replacement Therapy."

LEARN-AT-LUNCH
Noon, UCen Flying A Studio

Terri Dunson of the Lompoc Valley Toastmasters and the UCSB Fiat Lux Toastmasters discuss "Dynamic Delivery: Giving a Fantastic Presentation!"

IHC IRAQ LECTURE
4 p.m., Campbell Hall

Former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson speaks on "Iraq: Disarmament or Conquest? The Case against Regime Change" in a free lecture.

Former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson discusses Iraq on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in Campbell Hall.



DEATH PENALTY LECTURE
4 p.m., HSSB 6030
UCLA Law School professor Stuart Banner will discuss his book, "The Death Penalty: An American History."

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
4 p.m., Webb Hall 1100

Caltech geologist Oded Aharonson discusses "Slope Streaks on Mars."

"THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG"
6 p.m., MultiCultural Center

Romance and an Asian woman with a secret bring William Holden and Nancy Kwan together in Hong Kong.

William Holden and Nancy Kwan star in "The World of Suzie Wong" on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m. at the MCC.



THURSDAY 23
ARTIST'S LECTURE
3 p.m., MultiCultural Center

Los Angeles-based Chicana artist Alma López will discuss the themes of her work.

EIR PUBLIC MEETING
6:30 p.m., Goleta Valley Community Center

The public is invited to comment on changes it wants to see in the Goleta Old Town EIR, including Highway 217.

"THE PINOCHET CASE"
7:30 p.m., Campbell Hall

Patricio Guzmán directs this saga of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's victims and their quest for justice.


FRIDAY 24
CITS LECTURE
Noon, CTL-Trailer 932

Matthew Turk, associate professor of computer science, discusses "A History of Computing."

MEDIEVAL STUDIES COLLOQUIUM
9:30 a.m., HSSB 6020

Nationally known experts will lecture on "Sin and Forgiveness."


SATURDAY 25
HISTORY OF "THE SLEEPING BEAUTY" BALLET
3 p.m., Mary Craig Auditorium, SB Museum of Art

UCSB's Frank Ries, professor of dance, presents a lecture/demonstration featuring mime scenes that have not been performed as part of "The Sleeping Beauty" ballet since 1890.

Professor Frank Reis foreshadows a performance in February of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet with a free illustrated lecture/demonstration on "The Sleeping Beauty." He speaks on Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.


ALMA STRING QUARTET
7 p.m., Geiringer Hall

The Alma Quartet (UCSB Young Artists String Quartet 2002-03), performs works by Hadyn, Schubert, and Shostakovich.

ARABIC MUSIC
8 p.m., MultiCultural Center

The Kan Zaman ensemble performs on traditional instruments of the Arabian Gulf.


SUNDAY 26
JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET
4 p.m., Campbell Hall

The Juilliard String Quartet, including former UCSB violinist Ronald Copes, presents works by Mozart and Beethoven. A pre-concert discussion begins at 3 p.m.

MASTER CLASS
8 p.m., Geiringer Hall

The Juilliard String Quartet presents a master class for UCSB students.


MONDAY 27
DEATH PENALTY DEBATE
4 p.m., 6020 HSSB
Gerry Spence joins a panel of legal experts on the death penalty.

AUTHOR LECTURE
4 p.m., Campbell Hall

American Book Award-winning Denise Chávez has recently published the acclaimed novel "Loving Pedro Infante."

"AFTER 9/11: PRISONERS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES"
7 p.m., MultiCultural Center

Prison rights activist Linda Evans speaks about the post-September 11 impact on civil liberties.


TUESDAY 28
ANABEL FORD
4 p.m., Women's Center

Anabel Ford, director of the Meso-American Research Center at UCSB, discusses "Life's Decision Making Tree: Shaping Your Life and Building a Career."


WEDNESDAY 29
"BORN IN EAST LA"
6 p.m., MultiCultural Center

A Mexican American, born in East Los Angeles, is deported by mistake and experiences the racism he hadn't known before. A discussion will follow.

"DRACULA: PAGES FROM A VIRGIN'S DIARY"
7:30 p.m., Campbell Hall

Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin has adapted the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's version of Dracula, which is set to music by Mahler.

A film adaptation of a ballet of the Dracula story will screen on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.


THURSDAY 30
ELDER CARE LECTURE
Noon, UCen Harbor Room

Insurance consultant Diane Doiron discusses "What You Should Know About Long Term Care Insurance." For reservations, call x7323.

MAKE PEACE, NOT WAR
4 p.m., Girvetz 1004

Leah Wells, peace educator with the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, discusses her recent trip to Iraq.

DIVERSITY PANEL
4 p.m., MultiCultural Center
Francisco Lomelí, professor of Chicano studies, moderates a panel that will look at diversity and integration.

ECONOMICS FORUM
5:15 p.m., Chase Palm Rec Center

Economist Donald Loster discusses "Accounting Scandals: What Happened? Is There a Cure?" Call x4388 for reservations.

EIR PUBLIC MEETING
6:30 p.m., Goleta Valley Community Center

The public is invited to comment on changes it wants to see in the Goleta Old Town EIR, including Highway 217.

VIOLIN & GUITAR RECITAL
8 p.m., Campbell Hall

Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg joins guitarists Sérgio and Odair Assad to perform classical, traditional, and gypsy songs.

Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs with guitarists and brothers Odair (left) and Sergio Assad in a program of gypsy songs on Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.


FRIDAY 31
MASTER CLASS
10 a.m., Geiringer Hall

Guitarists Sérgio and Odair Assad work with students.

"DEFINING IDENTITY"
8 p.m., MultiCultural Center

Pioneering Asian-American music artist Magdalen Hsu-Li performs.


FEBRUARY


SATURDAY 1
"STORIES FOR EVERY CHILD"
3 p.m., MultiCultural Center

This video series reframes traditional tales like "Jack and the Bean Stalk" and "Little Red Riding Hood" into a multicultural context.


SUNDAY 2
OPERA LECTURE
2:30 p.m., SB Art Museum

Composer William Kraft and director Michael Sokol talk about Kraft's new opera, "Red Azalea."

"BEYOND SHARON AND ARAFAT"
1 p.m., Corwin Pavilion

Israeli journalist and historian Tom Segev will analyze the January 28 Israeli elections.

ARIANA HUFFINGTON
3 p.m., Campbell Hall

Syndicated columnist Ariana Huffington will discuss her book "Pigs at the Trough," which deals with corporate greed and corruption.

"TOSCA"
7:30 pm, Campbell Hall

Puccini's classic opera is re-imagined in this film with superstar soprano Angela Gheorghiu and her husband, tenor Roberto Alagna.
EXHIBITIONS
CHICANO/A ART EXHIBIT
Jan. 22–March 17
MultiCultural Center

The 6th Annual Chicano /a Art Exhibit features Los Angeles-based Chicana artist Alma López, whose art uses digital technology coupled and feminist iconography. Opening reception is Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 3 p.m.

"THE POWER OF WOMEN"
Jan. 23–March 14
Women's Center

A variety of artists interpret what it means to be a powerful woman. Opening reception is Thursday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m.

"THE ART OF LUXURY"
Through March 2
University Art Museum
John Elgin Woolf's firm designed luxurious Beverly Hills residences for motion picture stars such as Fanny Brice, Gary Grant, and Bob Hope.

"FROM LEAVE IT TO BEAVER TO FRASIER"
Through March 2
University Art Museum

Inspired by TV sitcoms, Mark Bennett's art looks at the way Hollywood has shaped expectations of the middle-class American home.
 
ONGOING
"9 SANTA BARBARA CHOREOGRAPHERS"
Jan. 24-26; 8 p.m.
Paseo Nuevo

New, original works of modern dance, ballet, and jazz, including some from UCSB faculty, grace the Center Stage Theater. Box office: 963-0408.

HIV/AIDS INFORMATION
Call Carola Alden, x3434