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Skip to today's events. Saturday, November 1, 2008
 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Six Yards to Democracy"
At a political event in Lucknow (the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India) that was promising free saris, a gruesome stampede kills 22 women and injures many others. This seemingly stray incident hints at the sordid side of Indian democracy, but also goes deeper, to explore the daily humiliations forced upon these women and their families. As Lucknow’s boomtown dynamics pushes them further to the margins, the women struggle to keep their homes, hopes and dignity intact, all the while petitioning an apathetic state to pay heed to their needs. India, 2006, directed by Nishtha Jain and Smriti Nevatia; 55 minutes. Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
1 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Ayodhya Gatha"
For two decades now, the destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya has influenced national events in India. But beyond the symbolism that the Uttar Pradesh town holds for the rest of the country, how has that event affected life in Ayodhya itself? As this film relates, today the streets of Ayodhya seem to have lost touch with the feet of its residents. Blocked and barricaded, the only access to the citizens is through memory: the telling of stories, the hearing of tales, the very "gatha" of Ayodhya’s people. India, 2007, directed by Vani Subramanian; 60 minutes. Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
2 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Living Goddess"
Three Kumaris, living goddesses, of Katmandu Valley go about their ritualized lives against the backdrop of the agitations that marked the April 2006 People’s Movement. Long sought for annual blessings by Nepal’s monarchy, the Kumaris suddenly find themselves caught amidst a fight to define the country’s future. The film spends extra time with Sajani Shakya, the precocious, camera-friendly Kumari of Bhaktapur, who went on a trans-Atlantic visit that made news in the summer of 2007. Nepal, 2006/07, directed by Ishbel Whitaker; 96 minutes. Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
3:15 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Rally: *CANCELED* Gloria Steinem, Swanee Hunt, Katherine Archuleta and Rev. Alexia Salvatierra: Energizing Women's Vote
Women's Voting Circles presents this rally featuring Gloria Steinem, a feminist icon and founder of Ms. magazine; Ambassador Swanee Hunt, founder of the Harvard Kennedy School's Women and Public Policy Program; Katherine Archuleta, who along with Hunt is co-chair of the Women's Voting Circles and Rev. Alexia Salvatierra. The rally is aimed at encouraging women to think about the issues that matter most to them and their families and to help decide the next presidency. In September, Hunt and Archuleta launched an independent campaign called Women's Voting Circles; the campaign’s goal is the civic engagement of 10,000 of "least likely to vote" women. Steinem also is an author and co-founder of the Women's Media Center; Hunt is a lifelong champion of women and founder of Hunt Alternatives Fund. Sponsored by Ambassador Swanee Hunt's Hunt Alternatives Fund and Colorado College Feminist and Gender Studies Program.
5 p.m., Gates Common Room, third floor of Palmer Hall, 1025 N. Cascade Ave. (east of Tutt Library) (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Chaama Deu! Tara Nabirsa!" (Forgive! Forget Not!)
This experimental documentary is the narrated story of a journalist who was detained inside Katmandu’s infamous Bhairabnath Barracks for 15 months. It provides a mirror to the terrible times just past in Nepal, during the "people’s war" and the state’s reaction to the Maoist insurgency. Nepal, 2007, directed by Pranay Limbu; 59 minutes. Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
6 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "A Life with Slate"
In a mountain village east of Katmandu, the harsh lives of Thami slate miners take on almost poetic dimensions. We learn how to separate slate slabs from the precipitous rock faces. Women work alongside men, carrying heavy loads down to the village and distant markets. "A Life with Slate" emphasizes how cooperation between the laboring families ultimately makes a tough life bearable and depicts intimate scenes of village life. Nepal, 2006, directed by Dipesh Kharel; 59 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
7 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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Concert: Rock for Melghat
This is a fundraiser for this year's International Service Project to India. Rock out with some of campus's all-time greatest bands, including Fruit of the Loomis, Sort of Ambiguous, Sexy and Funktionals and Legend of the West. Sponsored by the Center for Service and Learning, Sigma Chi and LiveSounds.
8 p.m., Gaylord Hall, main floor of Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave. (map), $3; tickets at Worner Campus Center Information Desk, 902 N. Cascade Ave.
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "The Sky Below"
"The Sky Below" paints a contemporary portrait of the India-Pakistan "mind-frontier" six decades after the two were parted. Director Sara Singh explores the lingering commonalities, as well as the remaining possibilities for reconciliation based on the countries’ interwoven histories, cultures and faiths. The movie features first-person recollections from the time of Partition, as well as the views of former militants, politicians, royalty, ordinary citizens, historians and others from both Pakistan and India. India/Pakistan, 2006/07, directed by Sara Singh; 75 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
8:15 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Eisenfresser" (Ironeaters)
The annual famine in Northern Bangladesh forces two farmers, Kholil and Gadu, along with several of their relatives, to leave their homes and go to work as seasonal laborers in the ship-breaking yards far to the south. Here, on the beaches of Chittagong, they dismantle the discards of the Western world -- decrepit oil tankers and enormous container ships, many of which harbor a vast range of perils, toxic and otherwise. These yards also trap their workers, as the seasonal workers who do the most dangerous work are also forced into an endless cycle of debt. Bangladesh, 2007, directed by Shaheen Dill; 85 minutes. Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
1 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears"
A moving account of two rebellious Bangladeshi sisters, born and raised in London, who are forced to go back to their parents’ homeland for arranged marriages. Through footage of some of their most personal moments, the film explores the conflicts between migrants to the West and their children. It also dispels some myths about Islam’s treatment of women, and puts a human face on one of the communities that is being targeted as a result of the U.S.-led war on terror. UK/Bangladesh, 2006, directed by Simon Chambers; 62 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
2:45 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "From Dust"
Filmed following the devastating 2004 tsunami, this is a damning expose of the Colombo government’s ulterior motives during the course of disaster relief. The local survivors have been prevented from rebuilding their homes along the coastline, while developers eye the lucrative beaches. Told through the stories of two survivors and an aid worker, "From Dust" is a sensitive depiction of lives that waited in tents while the tourism industry repositioned itself on their properties. Sri Lanka, 2005, directed by Dhruv Dhawan; 60 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
4 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Remembrance of Things Present"
How is a teenager supposed to deal with an arranged marriage? How does one resolve the conflict of a displaced life after years of nomadic existence abroad? In "Remembrance of Things Present," the filmmaker, now living in Canada, returns to Bangalore to confront her parents with the former question, while she herself tries to resolve the latter. Long-divorced and newly remarried, she records some profoundly touching conversations with her parents – while also finding her past being repeated in the life of her parents’ household help. India, 2007, directed by Chandra Siddan; 81 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
6 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "The Miseducation of Pakistan"
Schools with no teachers, no buildings, no drinking water, no electricity and overflowing with garbage – this is what so many students of public schools in Pakistan look forward to. Little wonder that a vast majority of the country’s primary-school graduates are not even considered literate by international standards. All the while, a corrupt hierarchy of officials and school staff line their pockets with funds meant for the children’s education – and no one is held accountable. This is the story of a generation lost, and of a country where basic education remains a distant dream for millions. Pakistan, 2005, directed by Syed Ali Nasir; 30 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
7:30 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Gallery talk: Lida Abdul: The Architecture of Desire Part II
Jessica Hunter Larsen, curator of the InterDisciplinary Experimental Arts Program, will give an informal gallery talk on Afghani artist Lida Abdul, whose work is featured in the exhibition "The Architecture of Desire Part II," which opens Nov. 4. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust.
6:15 p.m., I.D.E.A. Space, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Motherland Afghanistan"
The filmmaker follows her father, who specializes in women’s medicine, back to Afghanistan, where one in seven women dies during childbirth. "Motherland Afghanistan" takes in two different trips, one to a maternity ward in Kabul, and the other to a rural hospital in Ghazni. In the juxtaposition of these two situations, the film finds and highlights the inspiring grace and courage of Afghanistan’s women. Afghanistan, 2006, directed by Sedika Mojadidi; 74 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
7 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Lecture: The Combat Paper Project
This lecture is being held in conjunction with the Combat Paper workshop, which takes place Nov. 1 and 2 and brings together Fort Carson veterans and Colorado College and UCCS art students.
Combat Paper's mission is to give voice to the soldier in military service during a time of war. The project uses art as a means to help veterans reconcile their personal experiences. Through papermaking workshops, veterans use their uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beat and formed into sheets of paper. Veterans use the transformative process of papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their experiences as a soldier in war. Combat Paper was created as a means of dealing with veteran's experiences is intended to honor all men and women involved in war. It offers hope and support to those who are currently involved in combat as a vehicle for them to express their experiences. The Combat Paper Project is based out of Green Door Studio in Burlington, VT and has traveled throughout the United States. Sponsored by the Colorado College art department.
7 p.m., Gates Common Room, third floor of Palmer Hall, 1025 N. Cascade Ave. (east of Tutt Library) (map), free
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 Film: Traveling Film South Asia Festival: "Rabba Hun Kee Kariye" (Thus Departed our Neighbors)
"Rabba Hun Kee Kariye" (Thus Departed our Neighbors) tracks a shared history of Punjab - a sub-continental culture, language and a way of life - that was torn asunder in the fateful year of 1947. It captures the documentary filmmaker’s unexpected encounter with feelings of guilt and remorse about the genocidal violence of the partition. These informal tales, almost like folklore, are strewn across the memory-scape of Punjabi countryside. This documentary invokes it in the public domain for the first time. India, 2007, directed by Ajay Bhardwaj; 65 minutes.
Sponsored by International Programs, Asian Studies and the I.D.E.A. Space.
8:30 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
 Exhibit: The Architecture of Desire Part II: Lida Abdul
The second part of The Architecture of Desire features video work by Lida Abdul. Forced to leave Afghanistan as a child, Abdul’s work addresses the ramifications of exile, war and oppression. Her compelling images of bombed and ruined buildings challenge conventional thinking about architecture by forcing the viewer to confront the destroyed building not as a ruin or as empty space, but as an expression of architecture of absence. Born in Kabul in 1973, Abdul left Afghanistan when the Soviets invaded in 1979. A 2006 recipient of the Prince Claus Laureate award, Abdul was the first Afghani artist to participate in the Venice Biennale (2005). Sponsored by the Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation and Bee Vradenburg Foundation.
Noon, I.D.E.A. Space in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, free
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 Celebration: THE Election Viewing Party of the Decade!
Please join us for a non-partisan viewing party to watch the returns of 2008 presidential election in what has been a remarkable political year. We'll be showcasing several different television channels and interspersing the viewing with commentary and analysis from Colorado College Political Science Professors Bob Loevy and Tom Cronin, Psychology and Feminist and Gender Studies Professor Tomi-Ann Roberts and Colorado College President Richard F. Celeste, former governor of Ohio. Wear your "I Voted" sticker and get your first drink for $1. Free snacks; cash bar. Party goes from 5 to 10 p.m. Sponsored by Colorado College Alumni Relations and the 1874 Society.
5 p.m., Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
 Lecture: Aficionados Luncheon and Lecture: Joe Gordon: "Riding the Range into Retirement: Starting Over with Spirit Bears"
After a long career as professor of American literature, co-creator of CC's Southwest Studies Program and director of the Hulbert Center at Colorado College, Joe Gordon began building his dream ranch in the canyon area of the Arkansas River in Southern Colorado. His intention was to build barns, not books, and almost unintentionally he ended up doing both. There will be a book sale and signing of "Spirit Bears" after the luncheon. Reservations due Monday, Nov. 3; call 389-6649. Sponsored by the Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies.
Noon, Gaylord Hall, main floor of Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave. (map), $13.25
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Performance: Kafka: The Shorter Stories
A handful of Franz Kafka's "Shorter Stories" dramatized by an ensemble cast. Directed by Lian Amaris of the Colorado College Drama/Dance Department. Sponsored by Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust and the CC Drama/Dance Department.
7 p.m., Studio A, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Film: South American Film Series Presents Argentinian Movie: "XXY"
Alex is a 15-year-old teenager with a secret. Soon after her birth her parents decide to leave Buenos Aires to make a home out of an isolated wooden cabin tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan shoreline.
XXY begins with Alex´s parents receiving a couple of friends and their 16-year-old son Álvaro from Buenos Aires. Álvaro´s father is a plastic surgeon who accepted the invitation because of his medical concern for their friend´s daughter. The inevitable attraction between both teenagers forces them all to face their worst fears…
Rumours are spreading around town. Alex gets stared at as if she were a freak. People´s fascination with her can become dangerous.
7 p.m., Max Kade Theatre, inside Armstrong Hall Room 300, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St. (map), free with a CC ID
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Lecture: Answering the Question "What is Life?"
Dr. Carol Cleland, professor of philosophy at University of Colorado-Boulder, will speak on the nature of life. Cleland specializes in the philosophy of science and metaphysics, and is interested in how we might recognize unusual forms of life -- including extraterrestrial life -- in the absence of a definition of "life." Sponsored by CC's philosophy department.
3:30 p.m., W.E.S. Room, lower level of Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Concert: * CANCELED * Rajeev Taranath, sarod, with Abhiman Kaushal, tabla accompaniment
Internationally acclaimed performer, Rajeev Taranath is one of the world's leading exponents of the Sarod. A distinguished disciple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, his performances masterfully combine the depth and rigor of the tradition of Hindustani classical music with an inspired imagination and emotional intensity. Rajeev has toured extensively as a performer in India, Australia, Europe, Yemen and throughout the U.S. He also has composed music for several nationally and internationally acclaimed Indian films. He is the recipient of the Indian government's highest award in the arts, the Sangeet Natak Academi Award for 1999-2000, given in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of Hindustani Instrumental music. Abhiman Kaushal is an outstanding tabla artist who is much sought after for his sensitive accompaniment and intense solo playing. He represents the Farukkabad and Lucknow styles of tabla. Having been initiated into the art by his father, R. B. Kaushal, who was a disciple of the legendary Ustad Amir Hussain Khan, Abhiman later continued his training under the famous Ustad Sheikh Dawood of Hyderabad, India, and the Ustad's senior most disciple, Pandit B. Nandkumar. Abhiman has accompanied most of the leading musicians, singers and dancers of North Indian classical music. He has toured around the world performing in prestigious venues. Sponsored by the Colorado College music department.
7:30 p.m., Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St. (map), free
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 Exhibit: Artist's Reception and Talk: "Keiji Shinohara: Color, Harmony and Tradition in Japanese Printmaking"
An artist's reception and gallery talk will be held for the exhibit "Keiji Shinohara: Color, Harmony and Tradition in Japanese Printmaking." The exhibit will be on display through Dec. 18. Shinohara is a a Japanese woodcut printmaker currently living and working in the United States. He combines a traditional apprenticeship training in Japanese woodcut printing techniques (he is a certified master printer) with a contemporary approach to imagery and experimental processes. This union of technical mastery and contemporary explorations into color, layers and texture result in unique, shimmeringly beautiful prints. Also on display will be a selection of 18th-century Edo-period Japanese woodblock prints and copies of 15th-century illustrated scrolls. Gallery hours are 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Sponsored by the Colorado College art department, Asian Studies Program and the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust.
4:30 p.m., Coburn Gallery, main floor of Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Concert: Los Angeles Baritones in Concert
The Los Angeles Baritones will perform in a fund-raising concert to raise money for the Shiver Fund Scholarships. Sponsored by the Shivers Fund of the Pikes Peak Library District, Cultural Attractions Fund and the Colorado College music department.
7 p.m., Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.
(map), $20.00, $0 for students, or $10.00 with a CC ID; tickets at Worner Campus Center Information Desk, 902 N. Cascade Ave.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Film: French movie night : Jeux d'enfants (With English subtitles)
Jeux d'enfants ('Child's play') or 'Love me if you dare' is a love story born of a game of truth or dare gone out of control.
Film director Samuell explains: “All I knew in the beginning is that I wanted to make a movie about love, games and the search for a never-ending childhood – and that I wanted it to take place in a mythical setting where everything would be larger than life. I also had the idea of writing a romantic comedy with the structure of an ancient Greek tragedy, where the characters are prisoners of their destinies (…)”
7 p.m., Max Kade Theatre, inside Armstrong Hall Room 300, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St. (map), free
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
 Lecture: Michael Kimmel: "Guyland: A Time and a Place"
Michael Kimmel, professor of sociology at SUNY Stony Brook, is probably the leading researcher and writer on men and masculinity in the world today. The author or editor of more than 20 volumes, his books include "Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity," "Men Confront Pornography," "The Politics of Manhood," "The Gender of Desire" and "The History of Men." His documentary history, "Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990," chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. His book "Manhood in America: A Cultural History" was hailed as the definitive work on the subject. Kimmel also co-edited "Privilege: A Reader" with UCCS professor Abby Ferber. His recent work addresses some of society’s most pressing issues, ranging from terrorism to school shootings, and their gendered dimensions. Kimmel will talk about his newest book, "Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men." Colorado College will provide a bus for the first 45 CC students and faculty who wish to attend. Please RSVP to ewynhorst@coloradocollege.edu or call 719-389-6909 to reserve a seat on the bus. Sponsored by CC's Feminist and Gender Studies Program, UCCS Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion and UCCS's Women's and Ethnic Studies.
3 p.m., UCCS University Center Room 303, free
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 Lecture: Paul Crenshaw: "Rembrandt's Hundred Guilder Print"
Paul Crenshaw, assistant professor of art history and archaeology at Washington University in St. Louis, will discuss "Value and Judgment in Rembrandt's Hundred Guilder Print." Sponsored by CC's art department.
4 p.m., Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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 Presentation: Catholic Spirituality through Pilgrimage
Please join us for a presentation on the 3 week pilgrimage in Ireland and Scotland that 12 CC pilgrims took. The pilgrims will be talking about the experiences they had there, what they learned about Catholic Spirituality, and what they walked away from the pilgrimage with.
Afterward we will have informal conversation with scones and tea.
We look forward to seeing you! Sponsored by The Sheffer Fund and the Chaplain's Office
4 p.m., Shove Memorial Chapel, 1010 N. Nevada Ave. (map), free
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 Presentation: Pianist Kevin Asbjornson: “Artistry of Leadership” Leadership as a Performing Art Series
Pianist Kevin Asbjornson, who works with leaders around the globe, presents his interactive “Artistry of Leadership” program, using music to investigate issues of leadership. The last of three Leadership as a Performing Art presentations (earlier events included Shakespeare with Richard Olivier on Sept. 22, and poetry with David Whyte on Oct. 15.) Sponsored by ABC Bank and the Colorado College Cultural Attractions Fund.
7 p.m., Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.
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 Performance: Nancy Cartwright: "My Life as a 10-Year Old Boy"
Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, comes to Colorado College to share her “Life as a 10-Year Old Boy.” Come spend an entertaining evening with the Emmy Award-winning actress who not only crafted the voice of an idol, she scribed the ultimate insider’s guide to “The Simpsons,” the longest-running animated show of all time. In her multi-media presentation, Cartwright tells hilarious anecdotes about the most precocious, yet impudent, 10-year-old boy to enter American’s heads. While Cartwright recounts her comedic journey as a voice-actor in film and television, she inspires audiences everywhere by addressing how to fulfill one's aspirations and dreams. Tickets for the CC community are free with CC identification and available at the Worner Information Desk. Tickets for the general public are $10 and available at both the Worner Desk and Ticketswest.com. Sponsored by Great Performers and Ideas.
7 p.m., Armstrong Theatre, inside Armstrong Hall, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St. (map), $10; tickets at Worner Campus Center Information Desk, 902 N. Cascade Ave., and www.Ticketswest.com.
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Film: Shoot Out Boulder 2008 Top 10 Film Screening
CC alum Michael Conti will be here to screen the top 10 films from this year's Shoot Out Boulder, a 24-hour filmmaking festival in Boulder. The short films will be shown in the new EKG Cornerstone Film Screening Room. Sponsored by CC Film Union.
7:30 p.m., Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
 Film: ITALIAN MOVIE NIGHT: "THE MISSING STAR"
Don't miss "The Missing Star"!!!
If you haven't seen it yet, make a mental note to catch "La stella che non c'è" ("The Missing Star"), it's the newest movie by Italian director Gianni Amelio, a maestro.
The film presents an idealistic Italian machinist who finds his world view altered when he travels with a young female guide into the heart of China’s new industrial landscape in an effort to replace defective technology. The story is a beautiful and moving narrative regarding the evolving cultural conflicts between the West and the East. Sponsored by ROMANCE LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
7:30 p.m., W.E.S. Room, lower level of Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave. (map), free
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Friday, November 14, 2008
 Reception: Sculptor Patrick Dougherty
From Oct. 27 to Nov. 14, internationally renowned sculptor Patrick Dougherty will create a site-specific sculpture on the Colorado College campus. On Nov. 14, join us to help celebrate the sculpture's completion. In the last 20 years, Dougherty has created more than 150 sculptures in the United States, Europe and Asia. Comprised of hundreds of woven tree saplings and twigs, Dougherty’s unique, site-specific sculptures integrate natural and man-made environments. Simultaneously intricate and effortless, the sculptures seem almost to have been made through a force of nature, swirled together by prairie winds or constructed by birds. Dougherty's sculpture at Colorado College should last for approximately two years. Sponsored by the Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust.
4:30 p.m., Armstrong Lobby, free
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 Performance: Into the Woods
Have you noticed how many fairy tales require their characters to go into the wood in search of something? "Into the Woods" is the untold story of how these fairy tale characters find each other in the wood. But its truer underlying story involves the exploration of the dark side of every wish, the consequences of our actions and the attempts to right our wrongs. It is about fathers and mothers, daughters and sons. There are extraordinary characters such as witches and giants, and ordinary characters like the baker and his wife. The music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim bring these characters and their situations to life. With a cast of 24 CC voice students, this is a larger-than-life musical and not to be missed. Sponsored by the Colorado College music department.
7:30 p.m., Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St. (map), free
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
 Demonstration: Cool Science Presents: A Day of Science
This event is FREE and open to the public. We'll start with an amazing science show from 10:00-11:00 for everyone in the Science building (Room 221) then we'll lead everyone over to the University Center Gym where we will have 8-10 activity stations, each offering a different hands-on on activity for kids 2nd - 6th grade. The kids can stay at each station as long as they like, and many of the stations will have something that they can make and take home. Sponsored by Cool Science Company, CC Cool Science Club, UCCS Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society, Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society, Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society
10 a.m., UCCS Science Building and University Center, FREE
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 Performance: Into the Woods
Have you noticed how many fairy tales require their characters to go into the wood in search of something? "Into the Woods" is the untold story of how these fairy tale characters find each other in the wood. But its truer underlying story involves the exploration of the dark side of every wish, the consequences of our actions and the attempts to right our wrongs. It is about fathers and mothers, daughters and sons. There are extraordinary characters such as witches and giants, and ordinary characters like the baker and his wife. The music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim bring these characters and their situations to life. With a cast of 24 CC voice students, this is a larger-than-life musical and not to be missed. Sponsored by the Colorado College music department.
7:30 p.m., Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St. (map), free
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Exhibit: SEEMS A Live Installation
Empty or full of spirits? A prison or an open space? Dead or alive? A response to the vastness of the main space of the new Cornerstone building from Drama Professor ANDREW MANLEY - an installation with live elements and some Shakespeare! Drop in anytime between 8pm and 10pm
8 p.m., Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Concert: USAF Academy Band Chamber Series
Members of the United States Air Force Academy Band perform chamber music.
7:30 p.m., Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St. (map), free
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 Concert: Distinguished Organist Series presents Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin
Considered by her peers to be one of the best improvisers of her generation, Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin has an extensive international career. She serves as Titular assistant of the Great Organ of St. Sulpice in Paris. This 31st concert in the Colorado College Distinguished Organist Series features Cauchefer-Choplin performing on the historic Shove Memorial Chapel pipe organ. In addition to an "Improvisation on a Given Theme," she will play works by Mendelssohn, Franck, Widor, Rachmaninoff and Bedard. The concert will be followed by a reception honoring the artist. Sponsored by the Colorado College Distinguished Organist Series and the chaplains' office.
7:30 p.m., Shove Memorial Chapel, 1010 N. Nevada Ave. (map), free
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
 Lecture: Kirk Johnson: "Deep Time Climate Change and its Relevance to Our Understanding of Global Warming"
The Southeastern Colorado Renewable Energy Society presents this live Webinar featuring speaker Kirk Johnson in real time from the CRES meeting in Golden. Johnson is the vice president and chief curator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He is best known for his research on fossil plants, which is widely accepted as some of the most convincing support for the theory that an asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. Since 1997, he has supervised the Denver Basin Project, a multidisciplinary NSF-funded effort to understand and interpret the paleontology, geology and hydrology of the rocks beneath Denver. This work led to the discovery and analysis of a 64 million-year-old tropical rainforest in Colorado. His research also has taken him to Alaska's Bering Sea, the Brazilian Amazon, the Canadian High Arctic, the rainforests of New Zealand, the Gobi desert, India, China, Patagonia and the American West. He currently is working on research projects in Patagonia, Manchuria, Wyoming and Denver, and is involved in the initial stages of designing a new Hall of the Earth at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Sponsored by Southeastern Colorado Renewable Energy Society.
5:30 p.m., Armstrong Theatre, inside Armstrong Hall, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St. (map), free
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Monday, November 24, 2008
 Lecture: K2: The Ascent of the Savage Mountain
A multimedia presentation about climbing K2 brought by the professional mountain climber, Don Bowie. Hear stories of the terrifying peaks and the rural mountain communities he has helped along the way. Free, but donations greatly appreciated. Sponsored by backcountry.com and Event Waterproof Fabric.
7 p.m., Shove Memorial Chapel, 1010 N. Nevada Ave. (map), free; tickets at Worner Campus Center Information Desk, 902 N. Cascade Ave.
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