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Summary View	November 3 - 16, 2009


Tuesday, November 03, 2009
	Resistencia Visual: Woodblock Prints from the Oaxacan Assembly of Revolutionary Artists (Multi-Day Event) All Day 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.
	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.
	Diversity and Inclusion Summit 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Diversity: What’s in it for me? Presented by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement In support of the university’s commitment to building a diverse and welcoming campus with a multicultural perspective, this year’s CU-Boulder Diversity and Inclusion Summit will be held November 2 and 3 in the University Memorial Center. This year’s theme -- “Diversity: What’s in it for me?” -- will address common misperceptions about what diversity is, who is diverse, and the roles diversity plays in our everyday lives as we promote broad perspectives, mutual understanding, and an increasingly inclusive and engaged CU-Boulder community. See the full schedule of events at the Diversity and Inclusion website.
	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.
	"How would Mozart fare in today's musical world?" 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Entrepreneurship Center for Music Keynote Guest Kieren MacMillan, composer, producer, tech entrepreneur
	School of Education Information Sessions 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	School of Education Information Sessions 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	Rumor Has It: A Conversation on Stalking 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "Rumor Has It: Real Talk at the WRC" is a bi-weekly conversation series with the goals of bringing students, faculty, and staff in touch with other campus resources as well as engaging in tough conversations. Join us on Tuesday, Nov 3 in the Women's Resource Center (UMC 416) from 12:30-1:30pm for our next Rumor Has It, "A Conversation on Stalking" with Jessica Ladd-Webert from the Office of Victim Assistance. Additional information: Women's Resource Center Website
	Mindfulness Skills for Daily Living 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM This group will teach you basic skills that will help you change behaviors, manage emotions, engage in effective relationships, and alter thinking patterns that cause distress. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	Body Image Group 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Are you ready to reconnect and redefine your relationship with your body and yourself? Learn how to end your body criticism and fat-talk, build confidence, and empower yourself and others to engage more fully with life! For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	Study Abroad in Xi'an China 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Study abroad this summer in one of the most ancient cities in China and integrate into campus life at Xi'an Jiaotong University. Students will study China in the making through studying local literature and history on site. Excursions include: the Terra Cotta Warriors, the Tang Dynasty tombs, Beijing and the Great Wall. This is a competitive program due to a generous scholarship available to all participants. For more information, please click here.
	Study Abroad: Engineering for Developing Communiies in Israel This Summer 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Don't miss the opportunity to get hands-on experience in sustainable community planning and development in Israel this summer! The 3-credit, 3-week program, led by Professor Bernard Amadei, allows you to work with Israeli students from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology on community development projects, as well as take cultural and Hebrew language courses. Eligibility requirements: 3.0 GPA, junior standing, background in Engineering Design courses. For more information, please click here.
	Bitchcraft: Knitting And Crafts In A Creative Community For Women 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Come join a creative community for women on campus! Bitchcraft is a time for women and allies to come together and learn crafts while spending the evening chatting or venting. We are focusing on knitting, but you are welcome to bring or share any craft you are working on. Please bring your own yarn and knitting needles. Bitchcraft meets on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday. For more information, please click here.
	FREE Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments every Tuesday night! Register at 5:30pm. Play starts at 6:30pm. This is a super popular event - 64 spots for each Tuesday tournament with a Grand Championship at the end of each semester. Cool giveaways and prizes every Tuesday night, and a very cool Grand Prize! This is for EVERYONE - free lessons are available, so come try your hand every tournament! Starts Aug 25 and continues every Tuesday night through Nov 17 (no poker on Nov 24) with the Grand Championship on Dec 1.
	Acting Out: A Life in the Arts 7:00 PM The University of Colorado's CWA Athenaeum Speaker Series is proud to present the play Vita and Virginia - a story of friendship between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West with Tony Award-winning actresses Patricia Elliott (CU Alum) and Kathleen Chalfant. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please click here.
	Lecture Series - Visiting Artist Sarah Lindley 7:00 PM Lecture Series - Visiting Artist The Visiting Artist Program has been a vital component of the Department of Art & Art History since 1972. Each year, 8–10 nationally recognized artists present diverse ideas and their body of work during their visit to the Boulder campus. During their stay, artists give a public lecture, teach a seminar class, participate in a recorded interview and provide individual critiques with graduate students. All lectures in this series are free and open to the public. Ms. Lindley’s structural forms are intended to seem familiar, but not completely clear and decipherable. Chests, desks, and cabinets that are routinely designed to protect, organize and display their contents are reduced to systems and structures, incapable of function. Delicate, wavering clay slabs frame vacant internal spaces, as well as the void around the forms, creating an atmosphere of fragility, reverence and questionable stability. She is an Associate Professor at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. For more information, please click here.
	Strike Night! 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7 to 9pm is STRIKE NIGHT at the UMC Connection! Bowl a strike and you get to spin the Connection prize wheel for very cool prizes! Limited to 3 spins per person per night.
	Faculty Series: Michael Thornton, horn, and friends 7:30 PM An Evening of Music for Horn and Strings Join Michael Thornton in an exciting preview of his upcoming Australian debut with the Melbourne Musicians Chamber Orchestra. The program will include a commissioned concerto by Colorado composer David Waldman, Mozart's Concerto, K. 495, and the Spohr Octet in E Major. Michael Thornton will be joined by his colleagues from the Colorado Symphony and CU-Boulder.
	Tormenta Espacial y Clima en el Espacio (con Tito Salas) 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Ven y descubre las interacciones del Sol con nuestro planeta Tierra. Seguiremos la presentación con una discusión acerca del clima espacial.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
	Beverly Sears Graduate Student Awards All Day Applications for the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Awards are being accepted through Dec. 12, 2009.
	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.
	Dissertation Support Group 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM On-going, bimonthly drop-in support for students starting or already working on dissertations. Support each other in setting and meeting concrete goals while completing your dissertations.
	School of Education Information Sessions 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	School of Education Information Sessions 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	Careers In Science Policy, Outreach and Nonprofit Organizations 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Please join this distinguished guest panel who will share valuable insights about alternative careers for scientists. For the first hour, the guest panelists will briefly share their career path and decision-making process. Bring your career questions to start the dialogue! For the second hour, small group dialogue will continue for specific topics (e.g., K-12 teaching, policy, careers in environmental centers). Refreshments will be served during the health break 4:00 – 4:10. Coordinated by CIRES, ATOC and Career Services. Guest panelists include: • Susan Buhr, Director, Outreach Education Division, CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder • Kanesha Baynard, Director of Field Experiences, School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder • Lisa Dilling, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, and a member of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder • Tim Sullivan, Acting State Director, Nature Conservancy • Steve Torbit, Regional Executive Director and Senior Scientist, National Wildlife Federation Rocky Mountain Natural Center, and Faculty Instructor, Colorado State University
	The Nature Of Evil In Macbeth - Free Lecture And Tea 4:00 PM Please come to a free lecture of the Christos Institute on "The Nature of Evil in Macbeth" by Professor Emeritus Doug Burger (English). Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by Canterbury Colorado Episcopal Ministry. RSVP to office@saintaidans.org. Additional information: http://www.canterburycolorado.org
	(Cancelled) Guest Recital: Gilmar Goulart, marimba 4:30 PM Performer: Gilmar Goulart Instrument: marimba Event Type: Guest recital
	B-Girl Break Dancing Workshop 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM In recognition of Hip Hop History Month, the Dennis Small Cultural Center is partnering with Hip Hop Congress to host a FREE B-girl workshop so come to the DSCC and learn some awesome new moves.
	UMC NITE BITE 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UMC NITE BITE - Wednesdays at 5:30, presented by Alferd Packer Grill Competitions, cooking classes, eating contests and more! It's all about food -- and it's all free for CU students! November 4: Celestial Seasonings Tea Tasting Join Steve Spencer from Celestial Seasonings to learn about tea and discover delicious new tastes. Afterwards watch Bravo's Top Chef with us on large screen TV.
	Strategies to Gain Admission to Highly Competitive Graduate Programs 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Business, Law, Medicine, Ph.D., & Master’s programs, including scholarship and fellowship information ~ based on the book, Graduate Admission Essays, the best-selling guide to the graduate admissions process, by Donald Asher. Don Asher’s lecture is Wednesday, Nov 4, 6:00-7:00pm in Humanities 150 and is supported by a generous donation from the Graduate School, Alumni Association, and Engineering BOLD Center. FREE! All students & alumni are welcome!
	Threads Through Time: The Story of Navajo Weaving 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Jackson Clark II will talk about the history of the Navajo people and the corresponding development of the art form of Navajo Weaving. Clark's talk combines personal and family experiences will collected knowledge gained from working with Navajo weavers, traders and museums for over forty years. A storyteller more than a lecturer, Clark's presentation is full of humor, compassion, and insight into this unique American art form.
	Wednesday Night Drop-in Pool Tournaments 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Drop-in and play in a pool tournament! Only $2pp. You get to hone your skills while meeting new friends and learning new techniques! Registration starts at 6pm. Tournament begins at 7pm. Prizes available every Wednesday tournament, with a really cool grand prize! The top 8 people get a spot in the Grand Championship Tournament. For the fall semester, tournaments run Wednesday nights Aug 26 through Nov 18 with the final Grand Championship on Dec. 2.
	Acting Out: A Life in the Arts (Catered Dinner & Lecture - Students Only) 7:00 PM A free catered student dinner and lecture with Tony Award-winning actresses Patricia Elliot (CU Alum) The Conference on World Affairs Athenaeum Lecture series invites you to Acting Out: A Life in the Arts, a free catered student dinner and lecture with Tony Award-winning actresses Patricia Elliot (CU Alumni) and Kathleen Chalfant. For more information or to RSVP email ath@colorado.edu Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/cwa/athen.html
	CU in Broomfield: Jazz South of the Border 7:00 PM Much of jazz music includes roots from Latin America, and this concert will explore some of this wonderful music through Bossa Nova, Samba, and Afro-Cuban styles.
	Noctilucent Clouds on the Edge of Space 7:00 PM Noctilucent Clouds on the Edge of Space - Shedding Light on the Atmosphere Dr. Bodil Karlsson will describe these unusual, high-altitude, "Night-Shinning" clouds. Doors open at 7 p.m. Parking and admission is free. For more information, please visit http://lasp.colorado.edu.
	Queer Women in Community 7:00 PM Are you a queer woman looking for community on campus? QWIC is a casual social gathering for all ages that meets in the Women's Resource Center. Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 6-7:30PM for food, conversation, and fun! We hope to see you there! For more information, please click here.
	Sneak Peek: The Fourth Kind 7:00 PM This fact-based thriller, starring Milla Jovovitch, involves an ongoing mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up. See this free film before it comes out in theaters. Tickets are available now in UMC 401. Additional information: http://www.programcouncil.com
	Diverse Musicians' Alliance - Diversity Concert 7:30 PM CU-students join together to perform music representative of the CU’s diverse student population, including: Italy, Russia, Japan, India, Argentina, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey, Zambia, Guam, Poland, United Kingdom, & USA.
	Alternative Breaks Participant Application 11:59 PM Apply to participate on Alternative Breaks volunteer trips across the country. Spend Spring Break doing community service projects on a variety of issue areas from disaster relief to urban poverty to environmental conservation and youth empowerment. Alternative Breaks- If you think you're too small to make a difference...think again... For more information, please visit Alternative Breaks Website.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
	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.
	24th Annual Navajo Rug Auction 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Silent auction of the fine textiles presented by the Toh-Aton Gallery of Durango, Colorado. Proceeds benefit the Musuem. Held at the Denver Post, 101 Colfax Avenue, Denver.
	Interacting With Media - Seminar 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Leadership Development Seminars - Interacting with the Media, presented by Bronson Hilliard, Broadcast Media Coordinator For additional information, please click here.
	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. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	CHA Presents 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM “Immigration and the Practical Majority?” presentations by and conversations with Patty Limerick and Helen Thorpe. Helen Thorpe is a freelance journalist whose magazine stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, New York magazine, Texas Monthly, Westword, and 5280. She is married to John Hickenlooper, the mayor of Denver. Dr. Patty Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and the Arts and Center of the American West.
	Department of Integrative Physiology Colloquium 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM Effects of Acute Exercise on Fat Balance: Insights from Studies Using Calorimetry Presented by Ed Melanson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Center for Human Nutrition University of Colorado at Denver
	Careers in Chemistry & Biochemistry 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Discover careers in your major & tips to find a job. Join a panel of professionals who work in various chemistry-related occupations to discover what career paths may exist, and get advice on how to get started. Ask them whatever is on your mind!
	Nuclear Power: Hype or Hope? 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Please join us for a special event that will rigorously examine the key economic, environmental, and technological issues of nuclear power generation. Distinguished Speakers Dena Volovar, Clean Energy America; Project Manager, Bechtel Corporation James McNeil, Professor of Physics, Colorado School of Mines Jerry Peterson, Professor of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Moderator: Len Ackland, Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado at Boulder Event Sponsors: Center for Energy and Environmental Security, University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Colorado School of Mines, Nuclear Energy Institute
	(Rescheduled) Ace Your Interview! 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Ask your questions and get interviewing tips from a panel of professionals.
	Noy Holland Fiction Reading 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM The Creative Writing Reading Series presents NEA Fellow and National Book Award Nominee Noy Holland, reading from her new short story collection "What Begins with Bird." Noy Holland, National Book Award nominee for her first work of fiction, “Spectacle of the Body” will read from her new story collection “What Begins with Bird.” Her writing has appeared in The American Voice, Ploughshares, Story Quarterly, Glimmer Train, Conjunctions, Open City, Noon, and other publications. She teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
	Percussion Ensemble 7:30 PM Bizet - Farandole Van der Roost - Canterbury Chorale Bach - Invention in C Major Bach - Invention in D Minor Stout - Mexican Dance No. 2 Levitan - In the Night Kitchen Bach - Chaconne Levitan - Snoozin Down Rouse - Ogoun Badagris Ravel - Trois Chansons Levitan - Yule Flip Beethoven - String Quartet, Op. 1, No. 1 Lipner - Lime Juice Gauger - Gainsborough
	Tales from Nicaragua: Assessing the Potential for Life on Mars (with Dr. Brian Hynek) 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM The search for signatures of past life on Mars is a daunting task. Yet, Mars seems to have had all the ingredients for life to persist in its early history: abundant water, biochemical elements and energy sources for reproductive and metabolic functions. As speculated for Earth, life on Mars may have arisen in hot volcanic environments, relying on chemical energy from interactions of hot water and rock. Come travel into steaming volcanoes deep into the heart of the Americas to find out if Martian life could have existed in similar settings.
	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!
Friday, November 06, 2009
	Spirit Day All Day Spirit Fridays are an opportunity for our faculty, staff and students to show their pride in our world-class university. This is about expressing our spirit for everything we are proud of at CU-Boulder. Are you a Theatre Buff? How about a Film Buff? Sports Buffs, Arts Buffs and all other kinds of Buffs can show their university pride on Spirit Friday.
	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.
	Friday Forum with Faculty 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday Workshop: Putting Your Teaching Portfolio Together Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program Are you getting ready to go on the job market? Are you wondering how your portfolio might compare with portfolios from other applicants? In this workshop we analyze and compare portfolios.
	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.
	Master Class: Marianne Gedigian, flute 2:00 PM
	Technology for the Classroom 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Using Ning to Create a Dynamic Course Site Juliette Bourdier, Doctoral Candidate, French and Italian In this workshop, Juliette Bourdier will discuss the online tool Ning and how it can be used to create interactive course sites. Ning is a free, user-friendly, web-based platform that can function as a course management system or as a private area to communicate with the students. Ning comes with a number of built-in features such as a blog, a discussion forum and a chat tool. You can further customize Ning using the many free apps developed by third parties (video chat and video conferencing for example).
	OASIS: Community Circle 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM OASIS is a student group working to create a vital community dedicated to meaningful connections, healthy activities, and community. NOT a formal therapy or support group. For more information on OASIS, please check out our website: www.colorado.edu/sacs/counseling/oasis
	International Coffee Hour 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The first International Coffee Hour of the Fall semester is Friday, August 28th. Join us for excellent conversation and a free refreshment. Across from Baby Doe's in the UMC Grill. All CU students, staff and faculty welcome! Sponsored by the Office of International Education, CU International and CU Parents Association.
	Professor Peter Stallybrass Lecture: Why We Need To Know How To Write 4:00 PM Professor Stallybrass will deliver a lecture that reconsiders the relationship between manuscript and print culture. Peter Stallybrass, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor in the Humanities, and Director of History of Material Texts at the University of Pennsylvania, is the author of (with Allon White) The Politics and Poetics of Transgression; (with Ann Rosalind Jones) Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory, books on Marx and Benjamin Franklin, and numerous essays on technologies of cultural production.
	Early Music Ensemble 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Fantini – Sonata detta del Nero Fantini – Sonata detta del Niccolini Vivaldi – Concerto for Viola d’Amore Handel – "Let the Bright Seraphim" from Samson Bach – Suite in B Minor
	Graduate Student Recital: Sarah Stoneback, trumpet 4:30 PM Jolivet - Concertino pour Trompette Peaslee - Nightsongs Vizzutti - Cascades Britten - Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury Vizzutti - Salutations Méndez - Scherzo in D Minor Clarke - Carnival of Venice
	CU Club Tango 7:00 PM Come to CU Club Tango to learn what the Argentine Tango craze is all about. Meet new people and learn some new moves. No partner required, just wear soft-soled shoes and come ready to dance! Join us every Friday in the basement of Carlson Gym. Beginner classes start at 7pm and intermediate at 7:45pm followed by an open dance. For more information, please visit us at www.cutango.com
	China Through the Lens of Piano Music, a multi-media recital featuring pianist Hsing-ay Hsu 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM The performance presents CU music faculty and award-winning pianist Hsing-ay Hsu and her perspective on Chinese culture through the music of China. The production includes a wide variety of Chinese piano music from ancient melodies to new commissions. Interwoven film segments show a historical and philosophical overview of Chinese aesthetics, and the Chinese experience as lived by Ms. Hsu and her family. Reserve your seat: http://chinathroughthelens.eventbrite.com/ Get more information: http://www.colorado.edu/atlas/hsingay/
	Doctoral Student Recital: Marcin Arendt, violin and Shu-Wei Tseng, piano 7:30 PM Mendelssohn - Sonata in F Major for Violin and Piano Franck - Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
	Tales from Nicaragua: Assessing the Potential for Life on Mars (with Dr. Brian Hynek) 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM The search for signatures of past life on Mars is a daunting task. Yet, Mars seems to have had all the ingredients for life to persist in its early history: abundant water, biochemical elements and energy sources for reproductive and metabolic functions. As speculated for Earth, life on Mars may have arisen in hot volcanic environments, relying on chemical energy from interactions of hot water and rock. Come travel into steaming volcanoes deep into the heart of the Americas to find out if Martian life could have existed in similar settings.
	Laser Queen 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM Galileo, Galileo, magnifico! Enjoy the best of this legendary glam band whose guitarist, Brian May, now has a PhD in astrophysics! See it to believe it at Fiske.
	Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall 10:45 PM - 11:45 PM Music, video, lasers, and special effects meet in Fiske's presentation of the timeless classic album, Pink Floyd's The Wall.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
	UMC KICKOFF Enjoy delicious pre-game BBQ before every home game! Start gameday right - with a barbecue! The fun starts 1.5 hours before every CU BUFFS home game at the UMC KICKOFF. It's the easy and delicious way to warm up and stay energized throughout the game! Enjoy grilled brats, buffalo burgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, UMC Bakery cookies, and ice cold beverages - all at fantastic prices. It's the best deal on campus - bring your family and friends! UMC South Terrace
	2009 CU Football Season: CU vs Texas A&M All Day Get in the game with your Colorado Buffaloes as they take on For more information, please visit the CU Athletics website.
	Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes 9:00 AM - 4:00 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.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
	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.
	Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes 10:00 AM - 4:00 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.
	Doctoral Student Recital: Anna Jesaitis, viola 2:00 PM Rolla - Duo Concertant in C Minor for Violin and Viola, Op. 4, No. 2 Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Sonata for Violin and Viola, Op. 127 Brahms - Two Songs for Alto Voice with Viola and Piano, Op. 91 Schumann - Märchenerzälungen
	World Musics 2:00 PM Japanese, Gamelan, and Mariachi Ensembles
	Graduate Student Recital: Sarah Cranor, violin 4:30 PM Handel - Sonata in F Major, HVW 370 Mozart - Sonata in E Minor, K. 304 Copland - Sonata for Violin and Piano
	Sunday Bowling Leagues 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Bowling League is a fantastic value and a lot of fun! You can get your own team together or we'll find a spot on one for you. Competitive League starts at 7pm and Recreational League starts at 9pm, Sunday nights. The first session begins Sep 13 and runs until Oct 11. The second session runs Oct 18 through Nov 8. http://umc.colorado.edu/theconnection
	University Choir 7:30 PM Montoya - Jambo rafiki yangu Duruflé - Ubi caritas Palestrina - Sitivit anima mea Bach - "Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn" from Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 Schubert - Lebenslust, D. 609 Schubert - Schiksalslenker/Der Tages Weihe, D. 763 Schubert - Der Tanz, D. 826 Whitacre - Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine Hundley - Come Ready and See Me Bernstein - "I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet" and"New York, New York" from On The Town Barber - "Under the Willow Tree" from Vanessa Traditional - Great Day!
Monday, November 09, 2009
	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.
	Wellness Warriors 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM In this workshop, you will work with yoga, mindfulness skills, guided visualization, philosophy, poetry, nutritional exploration, and interpersonal sharing to progress toward wellness. Learn to trust the unknown, overcome limiting habitual patterns, unveil new possibilities, beome alert, awake, and open to others. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	Social Networking in Education 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Join us for this brown bag discussion about social networking/media in education. We will look at key networking tools and specific examples of their use in education. Open discussion, tips, ideas, reflections, and best practices.
	"New Mexico at the Borderlands of Popular Music of Greater Mexico" with Brenda Romero 2:00 PM New Mexico at the Borderlands of Popular Music of Greater Mexico Brenda Romero, Associate Professor - Ethnomusicology, University of Colorado - Boulder
	Asian Language and Literature Graduate Students, Interviewing. 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM This interactive workshop will review the interview process for academic careers. Location: Humanities 230 Contact Name: Valentine Roche Phone: 303-492-0520 Email: valentine.roche@colorado.edu
	The Courage to be Imperfect 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Do you think you're a perfectionist? Is your perfectionism getting in the way of your ability to enjoy life? Explore alternatives to perfectionism with other interested CU students. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	SALARY NEGOTIATIONS 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Learn how to negotiate your salary offer from an industry professional! Rick Walker from Lockheed Martin will be here to help you learn to negotiate your salary. Open to all students & alum.
	Monday Night Bowling 6:00 PM Join us for Monday Night Bowling. For a great deal of $7 per person, you will enjoy two hours of bowling, shoes and soft drinks. Come alone or bring your friends! The Connection is on the 1st floor at the UMC.
	Before the Fieldwork Begins: Archaeological Politics in the Eastern Mediterranean 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Dr. Hohlfelder--a long time national Archaeological institute of America lecturer--will discuss archaeological politics in the eastern Mediterranean. The challenges of archaeological fieldwork in that region have lessons for fieldwork around the globe.
	Chinook Winds 7:00 PM Alina Windell, flute; Leah Biber, clarinet; Daren Weissfisch, oboe; James Massol, bassoon; and Scott Warburton, horn Tomasi - Cinq Danses pour Quintette à Vent Kirchoff - Midsummer in the Cottonwoods Barber - Summer Music Milhaud - La Cheminée du Roi René
	Graduate Student Recital: Derek McDonald, trumpet 7:30 PM Dukas - Fanfare Pour précéder "La Peri" Telemann- Concerto in D Major Stevens - Dialogues II for Trumpet and Tuba Böhme - Sextet in E-flat Major for Brass Instruments, Op. 30
	World Musics 7:30 PM Caribbean and African Ensembles
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
	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.
	School of Education Information Sessions 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	Join the Conversation: Camarasaurus Feet and Trace Fossils 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM How do paleontologists correlate body fossils with trace fossils? And what is a trace fossil anyway? This is your chance to find out while enjoying some free cookies. Discussion with Karen Chin, Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences and Curator of Paleontology.
	School of Education Information Sessions 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	Sleeping with Eazzzzzzzzzzzzz 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Do you toss and turn at night? Wake up feeling exhausted? Find your mind racing as you stare at the ceiling at bedtime? Come learn about the science of healthful sleep and learn skills for quieting the body and mind to support you in feeling more rested
	Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Group Interpretation 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Why am I the way I am? What am I naturally good at? What do I want to do with my life? If you ask yourself any of these questions, you may find some of your answers by taking the MBTI. Join other CU students for a one-time group interpretation of your results. FEE: $15/student. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	Body Image Group 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Are you ready to reconnect and redefine your relationship with your body and yourself? Learn how to end your body criticism and fat-talk, build confidence, and empower yourself and others to engage more fully with life! For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	JOB SEARCH WORKSHOP 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM What are you going to do...After you graduate? During the summer? Attend this workshop to learn practical tips to successfully find a job or internship! Bring a laptop (if you have one) and if you have a resume, we will be providing resume critiques at the end of the workshop Please RSVP on CSO: http://careerservices.colorado.edu/students/CSO.aspx RSVP TODAY as space is limited to 40 students! Open to all students and alum! *Optional resume critiques: 6:30-7:00pm
	Kitchen Table 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Kitchen Table is a casual, networking, social gathering for conversation about the experience of women of color and multiracial women. Students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend. Enjoy food and music, network, strategize and relax together, while creating an affirming and empowering oasis. Kitchen Table meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday. For more information, please click here.
	FREE Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments every Tuesday night! Register at 5:30pm. Play starts at 6:30pm. This is a super popular event - 64 spots for each Tuesday tournament with a Grand Championship at the end of each semester. Cool giveaways and prizes every Tuesday night, and a very cool Grand Prize! This is for EVERYONE - free lessons are available, so come try your hand every tournament! Starts Aug 25 and continues every Tuesday night through Nov 17 (no poker on Nov 24) with the Grand Championship on Dec 1.
	Planetary nebulae: Previewing the fate of the solar system 7:00 PM Part of the CU @ the Boulder Public Library series. CASA Research Associate Kevin France will take the audience on a tour of the solar system in its final stages, with special focus on new images from the revamped Hubble Space Telescope.
	Strike Night! 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7 to 9pm is STRIKE NIGHT at the UMC Connection! Bowl a strike and you get to spin the Connection prize wheel for very cool prizes! Limited to 3 spins per person per night.
	Faculty Series: Matthew Dane, viola, and friends 7:30 PM Songs of Mourning, Dances of Joy Matthew Dane, viola, with pianist David Korevaar, soprano Jennifer Bird, and violinist Lina Bahn Each work on this program was written with a specific person in mind. Three pieces were written for legendary violists William Primrose, Lillian Fuchs, and Milton Thomas to showcase their talents; the other three were written by living American composers William Bolcom, Christopher Theofanidis, and Gabriela Lena Frank to commemorate people close to their hearts.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
	Beverly Sears Graduate Student Awards All Day Applications for the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Awards are being accepted through Dec. 12, 2009.
	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.
	School of Education Information Sessions 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	School of Education Information Sessions 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how! Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
	CHA's Work-in-Progress Series 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CHA's Work in Progress series, featuring Antje Richter, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, entitled "What’s in a Cliché: Expressing Emotions in Early Medieval Chinese Letters." Everyone is invited to these work in progress sessions. We encourage you to read the work before the session -- please contact Paula Anderson and a copy of the work will be sent to you electronically. Professor Richter will present the work, leaving time for questions and discussion. Refreshments are provided.
	(Rescheduled) CU Pan-Asia Alumni & Friends Homecoming Event 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM The CU Pan-Asia Alumni Chapter invites all Asian & Desi-identified students, alumni, faculty and staff to attend this free Homecoming Week Welcome Event. Please join us Wednesday from 5 to 7pm, October 28 at the Koenig Alumni Center as we welcome new students to campus and help connect CU Buffs - new and old - by building a dynamic alumni chapter. Refreshments will be served and prizes will be given out!. Please RSVP and invite others with this link: www.evite.com
	UMC NITE BITE 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UMC NITE BITE presents the UMC "Top Chef" Competition. Are YOU the UMC Top Chef? Enter to participate in the competition, or come watch the fun and cheer! You don't have to know how to cook to compete. You just have to know what you like! Enter to participate by emailing umc-food@colorado.edu with the words "Top Chef" in the subject line. Afterwards, watch Bravo's "Top Chef" with us on large screen TV! Learn all the details and see the other UMC NITE BITE events and competitions at umc.colorado.edu/nitebite. It's all about food, and it's all free! Eating contests, cooking classes, tastings, competitions and more FUN! Wednesday evenings, UMC Alferd Packer Grill, 1st floor UMC
	UMC NITE BITE 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM UMC NITE BITE - Wednesdays 5:30pm, presented by the Alferd Packer Grill Eating contests, cooking classes, competitions and more - It's all about food and it's all free for CU students! Wednesday November 11: UMC "Top Chef" Competition Round 3 You don't need to know how to cook to compete; you just need to know what you like! Enter to participate by emailing umc-food@colorado.edu with the words "Top Chef" in the subject line. Afterwards watch Bravo's Top Chef with us on large screen TV.
	Wednesday Night Drop-in Pool Tournaments 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Drop-in and play in a pool tournament! Only $2pp. You get to hone your skills while meeting new friends and learning new techniques! Registration starts at 6pm. Tournament begins at 7pm. Prizes available every Wednesday tournament, with a really cool grand prize! The top 8 people get a spot in the Grand Championship Tournament. For the fall semester, tournaments run Wednesday nights Aug 26 through Nov 18 with the final Grand Championship on Dec. 2.
	Jazz Combos 7:00 PM
	Doctoral Student Recital: Benjamin de Kock, double bass 7:30 PM Bottesini - Grand Duetto No. 2 in C Minor Rossini -Duetto for cello and double bass Dvorák - Quintet No. 2, Op. 77
	Pendulum New Music Series 7:30 PM
	Philistines 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM The University of Colorado, Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present Maxim Gorky’s first play, “Philistines.” A pre-revolutionary play that blends sharp-edged drama with black comedy and politics, “Philistines” is centered around a family of ordinary, provincial and small bourgeois Russians. The Bessemenov family is headed by a reactionary and miserly father and a cruel and vindictive mother. This couple subjects their three adult children – a daughter, a son and an adopted son – to their tyrannical nature. Also subjected are the lodgers – a group sharing the residence – who constantly provoke the family with their sharp criticism and joie de vivre. The drama is rooted in the irreconcilable differences between fathers and sons, who long to break free from the suffocating rigidity of their elders. Gorky crafts a sharp and ironic commentary on a wide range of issues through his mirror of Russian society, from class differences to provocative issues of sex, economics, politics, love and marriage. Directed by P.R. Berton and presented by the students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, tickets for this University Theatre production are now on sale.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
	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.
	Perfectionism 101 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Is perfectionism affecting your work, relationships, or ability to succeed? Come to this workshop to learn the basics of perfectionism and how to deal with it.
	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. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	CHA's 3rd Annual Eaton Lecture 4:00 PM CHA's 3rd Annual Eaton Lecture, featuring Silvio Torres-Saillant, Department of English at Syracuse University. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts with endowed funds from Woody and Leslie Eaton.
	Department of Integrative Physiology Colloquium 4:00 PM Response of the Human Motor Control System to Mechanical Perturbation Presented by Ziaul Hasan. Ph.D. Professor Departments of Movement Sciences and Physical Therapy University of Illinois at Chicago (Host: Alaa Ahmed, alaa.ahmed@colorado.edu)
	Remedies for a New West Book Release 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Join us as we celebrate the release of our newest book, Remedies for a New West: Healing Landscapes, Histories, and Cultures. Published by the University of Arizona Press, this exciting new collaborative volume, edited by Patty Limerick, Andrew Cowell, and Sharon Collinge, offers a kaleidoscope of viewpoints from engineers, biologists, linguists, musicians, lawyers, and others - on strategies for restoration, repair, and remediation in response to historical injuries to the people and landscapes of the West. More than "dealing with" or "solving," the concept of healing addresses not just symptoms but their underlying causes, offering not just a temporary cure but a permanent one. The books editors, and some of the contributors, will be on hand to read and talk about this project. Books will be for sale after the event.
	Colorado Skies: Galaxies 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Enjoy a night under the stars at Fiske Planetarium and learn about the wonders of galaxies!
	Doctoral Student Recital: Lisa Phillips, flute 7:30 PM Debussy - Syrinx Weber - Trio in G minor for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 63 Dutilleux - Sonatine Varèse - Density 21.5 Telemann - Sonata No. 3 in F minor for treble recorder and basso continuo from Der getreue Music-Meister, TWV 41:f1 Chaminade - Concertino, Op. 107
	Guest Recital: Borup-Ernst Duo 7:30 PM Hasse Borup, Violin and Mary Kathleen Ernst, Piano "The dialogue between the two musicians is seamless." (Allmusic.com) "Their collaboration is intuitive, their technique amazing, and their musicality superb." (Deseret News, Salt Lake City) Experience an evening filled with passion and pyrotechnics. This captivating, internationally acclaimed duo presents Mozart's sparkling Sonata K. 454 in Eb, the Colorado premiere of American Leon Kirchner's fiery Duo No.2, and Sonata for Violin and Piano, the romantic masterpiece of French composer Cesar Franck. A reception follows the recital.
	Philistines 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM The University of Colorado, Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present Maxim Gorky’s first play, “Philistines.” A pre-revolutionary play that blends sharp-edged drama with black comedy and politics, “Philistines” is centered around a family of ordinary, provincial and small bourgeois Russians. The Bessemenov family is headed by a reactionary and miserly father and a cruel and vindictive mother. This couple subjects their three adult children – a daughter, a son and an adopted son – to their tyrannical nature. Also subjected are the lodgers – a group sharing the residence – who constantly provoke the family with their sharp criticism and joie de vivre. The drama is rooted in the irreconcilable differences between fathers and sons, who long to break free from the suffocating rigidity of their elders. Gorky crafts a sharp and ironic commentary on a wide range of issues through his mirror of Russian society, from class differences to provocative issues of sex, economics, politics, love and marriage. Directed by P.R. Berton and presented by the students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, tickets for this University Theatre production are now on sale.
	Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band 7:30 PM
	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!
Friday, November 13, 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.
	Spirit Day All Day Spirit Fridays are an opportunity for our faculty, staff and students to show their pride in our world-class university. This is about expressing our spirit for everything we are proud of at CU-Boulder. Are you a Theatre Buff? How about a Film Buff? Sports Buffs, Arts Buffs and all other kinds of Buffs can show their university pride on Spirit Friday.
	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.
	Friday Forum with Faculty 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday Forum: What’s the Difference Between an Advisor and a Graduate Mentor? Joanne Belknap, Professor, Sociology Have you ever wondered who you should ask to be your thesis or dissertation advisor and who you should ask to be your faculty mentor? If so, this workshop is for you.
	CHA's Performance Friday! 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CHA's Performance Friday! featuring Tamara Meneghini, Assistant Professor of Theatre, who will present excerpts from Great Goddess Bazaar, a one-woman show by David Rush. Doors open at 11:30 for a free, light lunch.
	International Graduate Teacher Workshop Series 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Public and Classroom Speaking: Moving from Terror to Confidence Vivek Kaila, PhD Candidate, Aerospace Engineering The speaker shares ideas and methods that international TAs and GPTIs can use to build their personal confidence level in public speaking. Vivek is an international graduate student who has taught in the US for about five years.
	Guest Master Class: Hasse Borup, violin 3:00 PM
	OASIS: Community Circle 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM OASIS is a student group working to create a vital community dedicated to meaningful connections, healthy activities, and community. NOT a formal therapy or support group. For more information on OASIS, please check out our website: www.colorado.edu/sacs/counseling/oasis
	International Coffee Hour 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM The first International Coffee Hour of the Fall semester is Friday, August 28th. Join us for excellent conversation and a free refreshment. Across from Baby Doe's in the UMC Grill. All CU students, staff and faculty welcome! Sponsored by the Office of International Education, CU International and CU Parents Association.
	Graduate Student Recital: Alyssa Koay, piano 4:30 PM
	CU Club Tango 7:00 PM Come to CU Club Tango to learn what the Argentine Tango craze is all about. Meet new people and learn some new moves. No partner required, just wear soft-soled shoes and come ready to dance! Join us every Friday in the basement of Carlson Gym. Beginner classes start at 7pm and intermediate at 7:45pm followed by an open dance. For more information, please visit us at www.cutango.com
	City of Stars 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Look into the night sky and see the lights shining from our cosmic neighbors. In this original presentation produced at Fiske, learn about our city of stars-The Milky Way-and galactic neighbors that include nebulae and clusters.
	Graduate Student Recital: Noah Barkan, piano 7:30 PM
	Jazz Ensembles 7:30 PM
	Philistines 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM The University of Colorado, Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present Maxim Gorky’s first play, “Philistines.” A pre-revolutionary play that blends sharp-edged drama with black comedy and politics, “Philistines” is centered around a family of ordinary, provincial and small bourgeois Russians. The Bessemenov family is headed by a reactionary and miserly father and a cruel and vindictive mother. This couple subjects their three adult children – a daughter, a son and an adopted son – to their tyrannical nature. Also subjected are the lodgers – a group sharing the residence – who constantly provoke the family with their sharp criticism and joie de vivre. The drama is rooted in the irreconcilable differences between fathers and sons, who long to break free from the suffocating rigidity of their elders. Gorky crafts a sharp and ironic commentary on a wide range of issues through his mirror of Russian society, from class differences to provocative issues of sex, economics, politics, love and marriage. Directed by P.R. Berton and presented by the students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, tickets for this University Theatre production are now on sale.
	Undergraduate Student Recital: Anna Seda, cello 7:30 PM Performer: Anna Seda Instrument: cello Event Type: student recital
	Laser Led Zeppelin 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM Climb the stairway to heaven with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in this rockin laser show.
	Pink Floyd: Welcome to the Machine 10:45 PM - 11:45 PM Gathering some of the most memorable moments of Pink Floyd's music, "Laser Floyd: Welcome to the Machine" is a tribute to one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
	Engineering Sampler 7:30 AM - 3:45 PM High school juniors and seniors can explore the engineering majors and the many great programs CU-Boulder has to offer in this full-day program. For more information, please click here.
	Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes 9:00 AM - 4:00 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.
	CU Wizards Series: H2O!!! 9:30 AM Professor Casey Hines will continue the series of free, public science shows with H₂O!!! CU Wizards is held the second or third Saturday of each month during the academic year and cover a wide range of topics. The shows feature demonstrations and experiments and are geared toward science enthusiasts and children in grades in five to nine. Each show lasts about an hour. For more information about the CU Wizards program visit CU Wizards Website.
	Stars and Lasers 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM This program is a blend of pure entertainment and some fun education. First, you are given an introduction to the night sky. Then sit back and relax with family-friendly laser fun!
	Laser: Peter and the Wolf 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Prokofiev's masterpiece in laser light. The story of Peter and his adventures comes to life through laser images and animation. "Peter and the Wolf" is an entertaining story that teaches children of all ages about music.
	(Cancelled) Graduate Student Recital: Alyssa Koay, piano 4:30 PM
	Celebrating Shlomo Carlebach with Songs, Story and Film 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Known as Reb Shlomo, ‘The Singing Rabbi’ and ‘The Pied Piper of Judaism’, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach is widely considered the foremost Jewish religious songwriter of the 20th century who continues to influence Jewish rock bands. His influence also continues to this day in the Carlebach minyanim (small communities or prayer groups) located in many cities around the globe. Although his roots lay in traditional Orthodox yeshivot (traditional Jewish institutions of higher learning), he branched out to create his own movement combining Hasidic-style warmth and personal interaction, public concerts, and song-filled synagogue services. Carlebach was also considered a pioneer of the Baal Teshuva (one who embraces or returns to Orthodox Judaism) movement encouraging disenchanted Jewish youth to re-embrace their heritage. Often considered a radical rabbinic figure, his influence transformed modern Judaism. For questions and RSVP's, please visit www.jewishmovers.org or www.colorado.edu/jewishstudies.
	Doctoral Student Recital: Jung Woo Kim, baritone 7:30 PM Performer: Jung Woo Kim Instrument: baritone Event Type: student recital
	Philistines 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM The University of Colorado, Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present Maxim Gorky’s first play, “Philistines.” A pre-revolutionary play that blends sharp-edged drama with black comedy and politics, “Philistines” is centered around a family of ordinary, provincial and small bourgeois Russians. The Bessemenov family is headed by a reactionary and miserly father and a cruel and vindictive mother. This couple subjects their three adult children – a daughter, a son and an adopted son – to their tyrannical nature. Also subjected are the lodgers – a group sharing the residence – who constantly provoke the family with their sharp criticism and joie de vivre. The drama is rooted in the irreconcilable differences between fathers and sons, who long to break free from the suffocating rigidity of their elders. Gorky crafts a sharp and ironic commentary on a wide range of issues through his mirror of Russian society, from class differences to provocative issues of sex, economics, politics, love and marriage. Directed by P.R. Berton and presented by the students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, tickets for this University Theatre production are now on sale.
	Undergraduate Student Recital: Morgan Black, harp and Elizabeth Vancura, soprano 7:30 PM Performers: Morgan Black and Elizabeth Vancura Instruments: harp and soprano Event Type: student recital
Sunday, November 15, 2009
	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.
	Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes 10:00 AM - 4:00 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.
	Graduate Student Recital: Kells Nollenberger, jazz string bass 2:00 PM
	Philistines 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM The University of Colorado, Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present Maxim Gorky’s first play, “Philistines.” A pre-revolutionary play that blends sharp-edged drama with black comedy and politics, “Philistines” is centered around a family of ordinary, provincial and small bourgeois Russians. The Bessemenov family is headed by a reactionary and miserly father and a cruel and vindictive mother. This couple subjects their three adult children – a daughter, a son and an adopted son – to their tyrannical nature. Also subjected are the lodgers – a group sharing the residence – who constantly provoke the family with their sharp criticism and joie de vivre. The drama is rooted in the irreconcilable differences between fathers and sons, who long to break free from the suffocating rigidity of their elders. Gorky crafts a sharp and ironic commentary on a wide range of issues through his mirror of Russian society, from class differences to provocative issues of sex, economics, politics, love and marriage. Directed by P.R. Berton and presented by the students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, tickets for this University Theatre production are now on sale.
	Graduate Student Recital: Cobus du Toit, flute 4:30 PM
	Jewish Pirates of The Caribbean: Book Festival 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Ahoy Vey! Enjoy a Caribbean dinner and hear the fascinating history of Jewish merchants and adventures who escaped the Spanish Inquisitions at the dawn of the age of exploration. Assuming new identities in the New World, they became aligned with enemies of the Spanish in the Caribbean and lived off plunder, which helped break the Spanish empire and the evil Inquisition it spread around the world. Author Edward Kritzler, a historian and former USA today reporter who lives in Jamaica, has produced a breezy historical tale of swashbuckling exploits, with a journalist’s eye for detail. For more information, please visit www.jewishmovers.org.
	Undergraduate Student Recital: Kathryn Bloise, oboe 7:00 PM Vivaldi - Sonata in C minor, RV 53 Britten - Phantasy - Oboe Quartet, Op. 2 Mozart - Oboe Quartet in F Major, KV 370
	Artist Series: REBEL Baroque Ensemble - ($) 7:30 PM In the 1600s and 1700s, Spain ruled a vast region from Europe to Central and South America and beyond. A lively musical scene developed among the indigenous populations of these territories. "Kingdoms and Viceroys: The Music of Spain and its Dominions" is presented by New York-based Baroque ensemble REBEL (pronounced "Re-BEL"), which has enchanted audiences with its virtuosic, highly expressive and provocative approach to the Baroque and Classical repertoire.
	Doctoral Student Recital: Ryan Van Gilder, trombone 7:30 PM
	University Singers 7:30 PM
Monday, November 16, 2009
	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.
	Wellness Warriors 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM In this workshop, you will work with yoga, mindfulness skills, guided visualization, philosophy, poetry, nutritional exploration, and interpersonal sharing to progress toward wellness. Learn to trust the unknown, overcome limiting habitual patterns, unveil new possibilities, beome alert, awake, and open to others. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	The Courage to be Imperfect 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Do you think you're a perfectionist? Is your perfectionism getting in the way of your ability to enjoy life? Explore alternatives to perfectionism with other interested CU students. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
	Graduate Student Recital: Tyler Benjamin, euphonium 4:30 PM
	Monday Night Bowling 6:00 PM Join us for Monday Night Bowling. For a great deal of $7 per person, you will enjoy two hours of bowling, shoes and soft drinks. Come alone or bring your friends! The Connection is on the 1st floor at the UMC.
	Radical Artists: Jewish Art in Diaspora 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM What is modern Jewish art? What is its place in our secular, multi-cultural art world? How does it convey Jewish diasporic experience; does it declare or affirm our hyphenated (Jewish-American) identities? Professor Zemel will explore these questions through consideration of work by cutting-edge contemporary artists including Hannah Wilke, Ken Aptekar, and Tobaron Waxman. Featuring Carol Zemel, professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at York University, Canada. Co-sponsored by the CU Art Museum. For more information and RSVPs, please visit www.jewishmovers.org or www.colorado.edu/jewishstudies.
	Graduate Student Recital: Catherine Compton, soprano 7:30 PM Performer: Catherine Compton Instrument: soprano Event Type: student recital

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