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Kenyan Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first African woman so honored, is internationally recognized for her persistent struggle for democracy, human rights, and environmental justice. Pre-signed books will be available for purchase. Call x3535 for details.
UCSB's Victor Bell leads LA-based Halel gospel vocal group. Brunch and concert tickets are separate. For ticket details, contact the A.S. Ticket Office at x2064
7 p.m., Arlington Theatre
Legendary sitarist and teacher Ravi Shankar continues to bring Indian classical music to the West, with help from his daughter and protégé, Anoushka. Tickets x3535.
Caroline Swearingen, a doctoral candidate at the University of Oregon, will cover media imagery, body image, and how to develop an ideology on health.
John W. I. Lee, assistant professor of history, gives the free Plous lecture, "Beyond the Battlefield: New Perspectives on the History of Warfare."
Distinguished visiting professors in religious studies Daniel Bornstein and J. E. and Lillian Byrne Tipton will speak about "Relics, Ascetics, and Living Saints in Medieval Christianity: Holy Bodies, Sacred Flesh." Call x4388 to reserve a space.
Jane Fonda's memoir "My Life So Far," is the basis for her talk. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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Oscar-winning actress, entrepreneur, and political
activist Jane Fonda will speak today, May 1,
at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Ngeta Kabiri examines the conflict over access and control of natural resources in Kenya and Tanzania, with specific reference to wildlife.
Marko Peljhan, associate professor of art, talks about the evolution of performance art and will present samples of the dance-based works produced in weightless conditions under his directorship.
Ashanti Alston, a former political prisoner, Black Panther, and longtime community organizer who now works with Estación Libre speaks about student organizing and community building in a post-9/11 environment.
Romain Duris plays a brilliantly conflicted man torn between a life of crime and his dream of becoming a concert pianist.
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“The Beat that My Heart Skipped” screens on Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Musical storytellers and political satirists Charlie King and Karen Brandow will perform.
Christopher Ridgway, curator of Castle Howard in York, England, will talk about the magnificent 10,000-acre Baroque mansion used as the setting of the acclaimed PBS series "Brideshead Revisited." Call x2951 for more information.
A small boy is thrown into World War II in Belarus, fighting alongside a badly equipped resistance movement against the German army.
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The 300-year-old baroque mansion Castle Howard in York, England, is the focus of its curator’s talk on May 3 at 6 p.m. in the University Art Museum.
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Laura Romo, assistant professor of education, and Marisela
Marquez, Academic Senate faculty outreach director, lead this free panel.
A free lecture by NPR science reporter Richard Harris and refreshments highlight the public launch of the new social science center.
The University of British Columbia's Paul J. Quirk will speak on the administration's use of deliberation as a political tool. Call x3740 for details.
Mark Schuller leads a discussion on the effects of international assistance to Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere.
Storyteller Michael Downey will share mythical accounts of the American Indian trickster character Anansi, the spider.
A free family activity, the University Art Museum will provide materials for collage and journal making. Call x7564 for details.
This free film is a personal journey by English Professor Jacqueline Rose, of Queen Mary University, London, to investigate the relationship between America and the conflict in Israel.
Two of France's best young actors, Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric, tell the story of the intersecting lives of former lovers. Tickets x3535.
Archaeologist Anabel Ford will discuss the interdisciplinary strategy to landscape the El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna with ancient forest practices.
Daphne Taylor-Garcia will explore the deployment of sexuality in the emergence of racial categories from the first European voyages to Africa and the Americas.
The Division of Social Sciences hosts a free panel discussion about "The Politics of Educational Testing," focusing on UCSB political scientist Lorraine McDonnell's new book on the subject.
Medieval historian and editor Robert N. Swanson, University of Birmingham, will discuss "Praying for Pardon: Devotional Indulgences in Late Medieval England."
Arts & Lectures and the Music Department offer a free concert with a professional orchestra and UCSB students.
Santa Barbara-based photojournalist Kevin McKiernan wrote and directed the award-winning PBS documentary "Good Kurds, Bad Kurds." His illustrated lecture will explore the plight of the Kurds, the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state. Call x3535 for tickets.
"Training for Computer Athletes" is the topic of UCSB ergonomics expert Julie McAbee's practical demonstration.
Classical guitar master Sharon Isbin joins UCSB students in a free jam-session.
Mariachi Esencial will perform songs from various regions of Mexico, with special guest dancers from the folklore group Raises de mi Tierra.
The lecture examines late 18th- and 19th-century geographic texts written in northeastern Tibet about definitions of Tibetan territory.
Bei Dao was a well-known poet in China when he was accused of inciting the demonstration at Tiananmen Square in 1989 and went into exile.
Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin is the only guitar instructor in The Juilliard School's history. Isbin's program will complement the museum show "Renaissance to Rococo." Repeats
at 7:30 p.m. Ticket information is at x3535.
A handsome but poor village boy who, despite his affection for woman's clothing and make-up, wants to join the ranks of the great kick-boxers.
Curator Natalie Sanderson leads a free discussion on the work of the late photojournalist Dan Eldon. Call x2951 for details.
This prize-winning documentary tells the stories of seven men wrongfully imprisoned for decades and then released after DNA evidence proved their innocence.
UCSB Affiliates present political scientist John Woolley to discuss the current state of the U.S. Electoral College. Call x4388 to reserve a space.
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University Art Museum curator Natalie Sanderson will discuss the work of photojournalist Dan Eldon, seen here in 1992 with Somali children, on May 11 at 6 p.m. in the museum. Call x2951 for details.
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The speakers will present a collaborative project and lead a roundtable discussion on the question of the second generation of immigrants born in France and their involvement in the recent unrest.
Nancy Cleeland, Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter for the Los Angeles Times, discusses the hows and whys of the "labor beat." A dinner precedes the talk, so to reserve: ellie@umail.ucsb.edu.
Mike Pievac directs gamelan "Kyai Selamet" in a performance of music and dance with guest director Djoko Walujo. Tickets sold at the door.
World-renowned artists A.J. Racy and Souhail Kaspar lead the audience through the world of Near Eastern Arab music. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at x2064.
Matthieu Ricard, a former geneticist who become a Tibetan Buddhist monk, will discuss how to actualize humans' inherent potential with writer Pico Iyer.
Howard Giles, professor of communication, will give the free lecture, "Talking Age and Aging Talk," about intergenerational communication.
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EXHIBITIONS
This solo show by artist and UCSB alum Mary Remick Lafond features plein air impressionist paintings of the Eastern Sierras, coastal, and local areas.
Photographs, figure and landscape studies, and architectural drawings of Internationally acclaimed Los Angeles designer Rudolph M. Schindler (1889-1953) document the Viennese architect's first experiences in the United States. Urban Chicago; Taos, New Mexico; and Frank Lloyd Wright's signature studio/home Taliesin in Wisconsin all shaped Schindler's unique vision.
Photojournalist Dan Eldon's promising career ended in Somalia at age 22, but his family carries on his compassionate journey with this exhibit.
The struggle to balance security and civil liberties is evident in artistic expression and is the theme of this show.
Students celebrate color and consciousness in competitive works informed by race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. |
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