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Join us for a reception for Lida Abdul, whose video works are featured in "The Architecture of Desire: Part II," currently on display in the I.D.E.A. Space. Abdul was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1973. Displaced in 1986 by the Soviet invasion, Abdul lived in India and Germany before moving to the United States. She returned to Afghanistan in 2001; her subsequent video works address issues of war, exile and reconciliation. Abdul earned a B.A. from California State University and an M.F.A. from the University of California at Irvine. Abdul's work was featured last year in "Global Feminisms" at the Brooklyn Museum. A 2006 recipient of the Prince Claus Laureate award for art and activism, Abdul's works have been featured in the 2006 Sao Paulo Biennial, the 2006 Gwangju Biennial, the 2005 Central Asian Biennial and the 2005 Venice Biennale. Sponsored by the Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, NEH Distinguished Professorship and CC's art department and feminist & gender studies.
The third lecture in the Fall/Winter State of the Rockies Speaker Series provides an intimate look at the future of ranching amid increasing predator populations. Jon Robinett, ranch manager at the Diamond G Ranch in Dubois, Wyo., and his wife, Deb, are featured speakers for "Wolves on the Range: Threat to Ranching or Essential Wildlife Management Force?" Due to severe depredation, in March 2008 the Diamond G Ranch worked with the National Wildlife Federation to retire 35,000 acres of grazing allotments in the Shoshone National Forest.
Francesco Luti is an Italian writer and arguably the most important Italian translator of the major contemporary poets in Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan. As a writer his first book was "Profili"(Verona, Gutemberg, 1989), published when he was only 19. His most recent novel is "Millepiedi, dietro cose dimenticate"(Polistampa, Firenze, 2006). One of his present research projects examines the several literary movements centered in Tuscany and includes a detailed biographical account of the writers involved in them.
Luti will speak with members of the Colorado College community about Florence and Tuscany through the works of 20th century writers.
Sponsored by Venture Grants; Maytag Fund in the Comparative Literature Department; Francophone and Mediterranean Studies Department. 
Was it true love? God only knows. She loved him, very much. Crazy for love. This is the story of an extremely tormented, but equally passionate and intense relationship.
The life of narrator and poet, Sibilla Aleramo, is revisited via a narrative and temporal arc moving from her adolescence to maturity, concentrating on the two years between 1916 and 1918, a period in which she was linked to Dino Campana.
Sponsored by Romance Languages Department
Colorado poet Juan Morales is the author of "Friday and the Year that Followed," a collection of poems that span time and place. The poems stretch from Ecuador to Puerto Rico to Vietnam and points in-between, and cover witches, superstitions, earthquakes, war, jokes and ghosts. Steven Wingate, who grew up in Colorado Springs and attended CC from 1981-83, is the author of the collection of stories "Wife-Shopping," which won the 2007 Katharine Bakeless Nason Prize in Fiction. "Wife-Shopping" centers on the ultimate human quest: the search for companionship, love and understanding. The event is part of the Colorado College Visiting Writers Series. Sponsored by the MacLean Visiting Writers Endowment.
This year's Andrew Norman lecturer is Elliott West, a professor of history at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, who specializes in the American West and Native American History. The annual Norman Lecture, supported by an endowment from the Andrew Norman Foundation, allows the Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies to bring to campus a distinguished scholar in the American Southwest. Sponsored by the Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies and the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.
Very funny French comedy! Great dialogues and acting.
Synopsis:
"An upper middle-class French dysfunctional family's weekly dinner begins as an evening of delightful memories but quickly transforms into a grudge match of tension filled squabbling and comedic feuds". An adaptation of a popular French play, UN AIR DE FAMILLE has won three Césars (the French equivalent to the American's Academy Awards.)
With English subtitles. Snacks will be served.
Quality arts and crafts, made by Colorado College students and professional artists, are available at this three-day event. Arts and crafts include painting, photography, fiber arts, jewelry, pottery, wood and more. Artists represent and sell their own original work. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7. Sponsored by Colorado College's Arts and Crafts Program.
A musical revue performed by nine CC students in Sacred Grounds. A fun and free night of 11 songs from the past 50 years of musical theater. Sponsored by the Student Musical Theatre Group (SMTG).
This interfaith event will feature performances of Odissi dance by Tejas Hemsell of the Shakti Dance Troupe and her students. These sacred temple dances from the Hindu tradition originate in the East Indian region of Orissa, as taught by Tejas’ guru, Shri Mati Sangeeta Dash. Following the dance, Matt Frum will lead a short Buddhist meditation. The evening will close with devotional singing of Kirtan. This event is a fundraiser for The Goat Project, which provides sustainable income to the people of Haiti. Proceeds go to InKind, a non-profit organization directed by Corey Almond, a native of Colorado Springs. A freewill offering will be accepted.
Sponsored by the Colorado College chaplains' office.
Teton Gravity Research, one of the world's premier action sports filmmakers, proudly presents its latest 16mm/HD ski and snowboard offering: UNDER THE INFLUENCE. This film is about the people, places and moments that define our riding. Follow the exploits of today’s top riders as they traverse the globe in search of the unique terrain and conditions that emerged from one of the deepest winters in recorded history. With UNDER THE INFLUENCE, TGR continues to rule the world of action sports cinematography, capturing the mind-blowing efforts of these athletes as never before seen. The Jackson Hole-based film crew scattered the planet as they filmed virgin spines in Alaska, cowboy park jumps at Grand Targhee, pillow popping deep in the Northwest, relentless powder in the Jackson Hole backcountry and so much more.
Locations:
Jackson Hole, Haines AK, Switzerland, Romania, Eagle Pass Heli-Skiing, Pemberton BC, Utah, Montana, Grand Targhee WY, North Cascade Heli-Skiing
Starring:
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dylan Hood, Seth Morrison, Ian McIntosh, Erik Roner, Sammy Carlson, Jeremy Jones, Jeremy Nobis, Dana Flahr, Kye Petersen, Shroder Baker, Wiley Miller, Chris Collins, Victoria Jealouse, Dash Longe, Gigi RUf and many more…
This event is a joint fundraiser for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) and the Freeriders Union at Colorado College(FUCC). Please come out to support this lifesaving organization and our ski club.
Get stoked and check out the trailer here: 
This Christian candlelight service of scripture readings, congregational carols and musical presentations to observe Advent has been held for more than 45 years in the stately beauty of Shove Memorial Chapel. Modeled after the traditional service at King's College, Cambridge, England, the celebration reflects the unique non-denominational nature of the CC chaplains' office. Musical selections, including medieval carols and early American hymn tunes, are presented by the CC Chamber Chorus in a sanctuary filled with bright poinsettias, flickering candles and the swell of the mighty pipe organ played by Colorado College Organist Frank Shelton. Sponsored by the CC chaplains' office.
Spike Lee is an Academy Award-nominated writer, director, actor, producer and author who is widely regarded for films such as “Inside Man,” “Do the Right Thing,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” and, most recently, “Miracle at Saint Anna.” Lee will speak with members of the Colorado College and greater Colorado Springs community about his experiences as an independent filmmaker.
CC’s new faculty member Steven Hayward is author of the brilliant novel "The Secret Mitzvah of Lucio Burke" and an acclaimed collection of stories, "Buddha Stevens." Part of the Colorado College Visiting Writers Series. Sponsored by the MacLean Visiting Writers Endowment.
A live taping of the nationally syndicated radio show Etown will be held in Armstrong Hall. This event features a broad spectrum of outstanding new music from two excellent artists -- Flobots, the progressive hip-hop collective that is Denver's biggest musical breakout story of 2008, and Nada Surf's front man, Matthew Caws. Caws will present Nada Surf's poppy, thinking man's indie-rock songs in a stripped-down setting. Throw in an inspirational e-chievement award interview and the one-of-a-kind collaborative finale and you have a can't-miss evening of righteous entertainment. For more information, go to: 
Can we tell, from his writings, what Shakespeare's own political persuasions may have been? David Bevington, the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, professor in English language and literature and comparative literature and chair of interdisciplinary studies in the humanities at the University of Chicago, presents a lecture entitled "Shakespeare's Political Philosophy." Speakers in Shakespeare's plays defend the monarchy, divine right and inveigh against disorder; other speakers are more heterodox, justifying political takeover, de facto rule and a kind of Machiavellian pragmatic statecraft. Will the real Will Shakespeare please stand up? Sponsored by the Comparative Literature Program.
Under the direction of Ricky Sweum, the Colorado College Tiger Jazz Ensemble will perform their winter concert. Sponsored by the Colorado College music department.
Come to Cossitt Gym to see a free showing of some of the final pieces we choreographed! Sponsored by Drama/Dance Dept.
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