Taken from the November 17 issue of 93106
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RIGOBERTA MENCHU TALK 10 a.m., Corwin Pavilion Guatemalan human rights activist and Nobelist Rigoberta Menchu will answer questions at this free public appearance on campus. RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ Noon, MultiCultural Center The Capps Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life presents award-winning journalist Rubén Martínez, author of "Crossing Over." COMMUNICATING SCIENCE Noon, UCen State St. Room American Scientist magazine editor Rosalind Reid speaks to the Women in Science group. RSVP for lunch to jbroughton@umail.ucsb.edu. "DEAR GABE" 7 p.m., Girvetz 1004 Six career-oriented college friends begin to have children at age 35. Meet filmmaker Alex Juhasz for a Q&A following the screening. TUESDAY 18 "MANY SPIRITS" PANEL 6 p.m., MultiCultural Center Students, staff, and faculty discuss the fusion of American Indian and African, Asian, white, Chicano/Latino, and other cultures. CHOIR RECITAL 8 p.m., Our Lady of Sorrows Church The 60-person St. Petersburg State Academic Capella Choir will sing Rachmaninoff's "Vespers" and other sacred music. WEDNESDAY 19 LEARN-AT-LUNCH Noon, UCen Flying A Studio Marilyn Tam, former vice president of Nike and president of Reebok, will share four principles to guide one's career and life when she addresses "How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want." WORLD MUSIC Noon, Music Bowl The UCSB Javanese Gamelan performs and will feature Cirebonese Mask Dance Topeng Rumyang. BOOK SIGNING/TALK 4 p.m., HSSB 6020 Ramón Eduardo Ruiz Urueta, who in 1998 was awarded the National Humanities Medal, discusses his new book, "Memories of a Hyphenated Man." GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES SERIES 4 p.m., Webb Hall 1100 UCSB geologist Cathy Busby discusses "Continental Growth at Convergent Margins Facing Large Ocean Basins." "BETTER LUCK TOMORROW" 6 p.m., MultiCultural Center This film features Hollywood's first ever all-Asian-American cast. After the screening, meet the director Justin Lin, writers Ernesto Foronda and Fabian Marquez, producer Julie Asato, and documentarian Evan Leong. "CREMASTER 3" 7:30 p.m., Campbell Hall In the third of Mathew Barney's five-part art film cycle, artistic creation and destruction are explored, including burrowing into New York City's Chrysler Building.
UCSB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 8 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Guest artist Elin Carslon, Los Angeles-based soprano, is featured in Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915;" also on the program are Dvorak's "Symphony No. 8" and Strauss's "Emperor Waltz." THURSDAY 20 SUPREME COURT WOMEN Noon, Elephant Bar UCSB History Associates' featured speaker is historian Jane Sherron De Hart, who teaches women's history and gender history. She will discuss the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court: "Celia's Daughter: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Celia's Legacy." RSVP by Monday, Nov. 17, to x4388. PWA LUNCHEON Noon, Faculty Club The Professional Women's Association luncheon will feature UCSB alumna Lois Phillips, founding executive director of Antioch University Santa Barbara, talking about her new book, "Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers." POLITICS IN DRAG LECTURE 4 p.m., Women's Center Eve Shapiro, sociology graduate student, will discuss how drag performances can be political in her lecture, "Boy Bands, Boycotts, and Bush: Drag as Political Protest." WHITE PRIVILEGE DISCUSSION 6:30 p.m., MultiCultural Center Sharon Martinas, cofounder of the Challenging White Supremacy Workshops, leads a discussion of how white privilege politics impact social justice movements. POETRY READING 7 p.m., Girvetz 1004 Santa Barbara poet Sojourner Kincaid Rolle reads her poems and commentary on feminism, peace, and social justice: "All My Voices Speak as One: Personas of an Activist Poet." SAN CLEMENTE GRADUATE HOUSING PROJECT 7 p.m., Embarcadero Hall, Isla Vista A public scoping meeting will collect comments on the proposed 278-unit San Clemente Graduate Housing Project and improvement of El Colegio Rd. "METROPOLIS" 7:30 p.m., Campbell Hall The Visions of Technology series ends the quarter with Fritz Lang's 1927 classic "Metropolis," which is introduced by media expert Laurence Rickels, professor of Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic studies. WIND ENSEMBLE 8 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Paul Bambach celebrates America's heritage with Aaron Copland's "Variations on a Shaker Melody" and other distinctly American works. FRIDAY 21 BÉLA FLECK CONCERT 8 p.m., Campbell Hall  TEATRO SABROSO Y DELICIOSO 8 p.m., MultiCultural Center This troupe of Latino UCSB students presents comedic and dramatic plays about homosexuality, acceptance, generational differences, and identity in English and Spanish. UCSB GOSPEL CHOIR 8 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Victor Bell directs works ranging from the traditional to the contemporary.
SATURDAY 22 TURKEY TROT RUN/WALK 8 a.m., Campus Lagoon Call x3253 to save on fees for the walk/run benefiting the Canfield Chicken Soup Fund for medical emergencies. UCSB MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE 8 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Scott Marcus directs "An Evening of Middle Eastern Music and Dance;" also featured is the ensemble's Dance Troupe <http://www.music.ucsb.edu/mee>. MONDAY 24 PETER CINCOTTI CONCERT 8 p.m., Campbell Hall Pop-jazz musician Peter Cincotti's debut CD topped the jazz charts by displaying his vocal expertise and accomplished piano style.
ECM RECITAL 8 p.m. in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Jeremy Haladyna directs the Ensemble for Contemporary Music in a tribute to the late Italian composer Luciano Berio. TUESDAY 25 CAN JUSTICE BE SERVED? 4 p.m., Girvetz 1004 In recognition of International Day Against Violence Against Women, this panel discusses the issues that emerge when considering a sexual assault case involving a high-profile individual, such as Kobe Bryant. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 7 p.m., Events Center UCSB hosts Arizona. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE! 8 p.m., Campbell Hall From Albania to Kosovo to Liberia, Emmy-winning filmmaker Michael Davie brings us the world. He will interweave excerpts from his provocative films in a talk about making documentaries.
THURSDAY 27 THANKSGIVING FRIDAY 28 UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 7 p.m., Events Center UCSB hosts Illinois. |
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