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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 
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