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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
 | Navajo Weaving Workshop with Lynda Teller Pete, Master Navajo Weaver (Multi-Day Event)
All Day
Refresh your spirit and creativity in these classes with the tranquil art of Navajo weaving. Beginning students will have the opportunity to learn the art of weaving from Master Navajo Weaver, Lynda Teller Pete. Lynda, a 5th Generation Navajo Weaver, has garnered two First Place Blue Ribbons at the Santa Fe Indian Market for her Navajo tapestries. While instructing and demonstrating, Lynda will share her personal stories and experiences, allowing participants the chance to gain fascinating insights into the world of Navajo weaving. |
 | Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In May of 2009, the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History will open a new exhibition entitled Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes.
Presented in three iterations of 20-30 Navajo textiles each, the
exhibit will showcase the breadth and depth of the Museum's Joe Ben
Wheat Southwestern Textile Collection, considered to be one of the
world's best collections of Navajo textiles.
A full slate of public and school programming will accompany
the exhibit, including a grand opening event; hands-on workshops for
adults, parents and children; guided tours; movie showings featuring
movies with Navajo directors, producers, and actors; and programs and
demonstrations on natural dyes and textile conservation.
Judy M. Newland, Faculty Associate and Exhibit Developer at the Arizona
State University Museum of Anthropology is the Guest Curator for the
exhibition. |
 | Weaving Memory: Monotypes by Melanie Yazzie
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Artist Melanie Yazzie's prints are inspired by the textiles from the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History's Joe Ben Wheat Collection and by memories from Yazzie's childhood with her grandmother Thelma Baldwin, a weaver in Wide Ruins, Arizona. |
 | Americans In a Changing China: 1920-2008
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Documenting China, Contemporary Photography and Social Change is a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit.
The exhibit encompasses three eras of change in China, which is a
timely subject as China and its status on the international stage is
changing so rapidly. Apart from Hinkley’s experience abroad, the
exhibit also includes views of more recent change in China through an
exhibit on loan from Bates College Museum of Art and the Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service from April 11 to June 7, 2009.
It illustrates the country’s development during the past 25 years
through the lenses of seven Chinese photographers. For more information, please click here. |
 | Resistencia Visual: Woodblock Prints from the Oaxacan Assembly of Revolutionary Artists
10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Extended by popular demand!
The UMC Art Gallery, located near the Reception Desk on the second floor of the University Memorial Center, presents a wide variety of art work from national, international, and local artists. |
| Postdoctoral Association of Colorado
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Finding a Path Toward Family and Career that Works for You...
Dr.
Alexis Templeton, Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences
Dr.
Brian DeDecker, Research Associate Professor, Molecular, Cellular and
Developmental Biology
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this workshop, Drs. Templeton and DeDecker will draw on their experiences to
discuss strategies to achieve work/life balance.
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 | Pre-Thanksgiving lunch
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
PAW's 4th annual Pre-Thanksgiving [FREE] lunch. The traditional flavors of Thanksgiving, vegan. |
 | (Rescheduled) Events Calendar Orientation Brown Bag
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Join University Communications for a brown-bag orientation and training session for the campus-wide Events Calendar. The session will include:
- New feature tour
- How to use the submission form
- User resources
Bring your lunch and learn about this valuable tool. Drinks will be provided. Click the "register" icon above to reserve your space in this seminar. |
 | Live at Norlin Presents: "The Movies at Norlin"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
We'll treat you to a favorite beverage from Norlin's Laughing Goat when you join us in Norlin Commons E113 for an equally stimulating presentation. Love to watch movies? Do you know you can rent films for free from the Libraries? Our collection includes Hollywood hits as well as documentary and instructional films. Enjoy some movie clips and learn about the array of films we offer from action flicks to "art" movies.
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 | Culture Sip: International Games
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Explore cultures around the world! Join the Office of International Education and the DSCC in playing games and learning about study abroad during this week's Culture Sip. This is also an opportunity to share your knowledge about different cultural games with students, staff, and community members. Free food provided! Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/umc/dscc |
 | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Are you stressed and overwhelmed? Experience the potential life-changing practices of mindfulness, including meditation and gentle yoga. CDs and other materials will be provided to support practice between sessions. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). |
 | Dynamic Choices
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
A drop-in group for individuals considering behavior change: if you find yourself doing drugs, alcohol, or any other habitual behavior in a way that is not serving you - this group is for you. You will learn to live in alignment with your values by giving and receiving feedback in a safe place.
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 | Department of Integrative Physiology Colloquium
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Adiposity, Calorie Restriction, and Aging
Presented by Luigi Fontana, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor in Medicine
Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Washington University, St. Louis
Division of Nutrition and Aging, National Institute of Health, Italy
(Host: Douglas Seals, seals@colorado.edu) |
| Peace Corps General Interest Meeting
6:00 PM
Peace Corps Volunteers work with community members in more than 70 countries, in areas including education, youth and community development, agriculture, health and HIV/AIDS, business development, the environment, and information technology. The Peace Corps provides volunteers with intensive training in foreign languages, cross cultural awareness, and technical subjects related to their projects. Come to our information session to hear about the challenges and benefits of service! For more information, please click here. |
 | Colorado Skies: Celestial Navigation (with Todd Houghton)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Enjoy a night under the stars learning about the many ways the night sky has helped people navigate. |
 | Doctoral Student Recital: Maria Fernanda Nieto-Pulido, piano
7:30 PM
Fauré - Theme and Variations, Op. 73
Schumann - Kreisleriana, Op. 16
de Falla - Fantasía Baética
de Falla - Love, the Magician: Ritual Fire Dance
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 | Free Showing of Oscar Winning "Motorcycle Diaries"
7:30 PM
Join the Travel Club at CU as we show the Oscar award winning movie the Motorcycle Diaries. Watch two friends as they travel by motorcycle through scenic South America where they discover a lot about themselves and the countries they travel through. |
 | Undergraduate Student Recital: Megan Mattoon
7:30 PM
Marcello - Quella Fiamma
Bizet - "Seguidilla" from Carmen
Bizet - "Habanera" from Carmen
Vaughan Williams - Silent Noon
Rorem - Early in the Morning
Vaughan Williams - Tired
Arlen - "Any Place I Hang my Hat is Home" from St. Louis Woman
Blumenkrantz - I Won't Mind
Sondheim - "Losing My Mind" from Follies
Shiek - "Mama Who Bore Me" from Spring Awakening
Brown - "Still Hurting" from The Last 5 Years
Kander and Ebb - "When You're Good to Mama" from Chicago
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 | Improv Comedy Turkey Celebration!!!
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Soon we'll all be stuffing our pie holes with... well, stuffing and pie. Left Right TIM politely invites you to join us for a festive night of comedy full of enough tryptophan to make you pass out in a coma.
So come cut it up with us this Friday night, Turkey! Check out Boulder's most giblets-to-the-wallsiest improv comedy based on your suggestions!
-FRIDAY, November 20th
-Doors open 7:30 PM / Show starts at 8:00 PM
-In Hale 270
-$3
AND LATER...
A very, very SPECIAL late night show!
Fresh off the heels of reaching the finals of the College Improv Tournament in Austin, TX, LRT presents to you an entirely new format that you won't believe! Want a hint? Let's just say all the hilarious fixin's are included!
-This FRIDAY, November 20th
-Doors 10:15 / Show 10:30PM
-In Hale 270
-$3
Come rage! |
 | Thursday Night DISCO BOWL!
9:00 PM
Every Thursday night, 9pm - close, the mirror ball comes out, the alleys are dark with backlit pins and your favorite tunes are cranked up! Experience the FUN of Disco Bowling! |
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