| Tuesday, March 27 | |
| 11:00 AM | Art Lecture John Bowers, a final candidate for the Visual Communication Design faculty position. Art 247. Faculty and students are particularly encouraged to attend. For more information, please call the School of Art at 206.543.0970. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert Richard Goode. Meany Theatre. With over 25 years of international touring, Richard Goode has emerged as one of the truly great pianists of our time. An astute musician with a passionate-yet-unaffected style, Goode returns to Meany in a performance certain to showcase the tremendous emotional power, depth and expressivity that have earned him one of the most devoted fanbases in the business. Program: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812; Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2; Six Mazurkas; Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60; -intermission- Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110. Single tickets: $35. Call the UW Arts Tickets office at 543-4880. |
| Wednesday, March 28 | |
| 3:30 PM | Linguistics Colloquium "Word Order and Binding in Toba Batak", Peter Cole (University of Delaware). Denny 209. Sponsored by the Department of Linguistics. For more information please call 543-2046. |
| 5:30 PM | Art Lecture Steve Smith, a final candidate for the Photography faculty position, will be giving a public lecture. Art 317. Faculty and students are particularly encouraged to attend. For more information, please call the School of Art at 206.543.0970. |
| 5:30 PM | Int. Studies/Education Lecture and
Din "The Coming Collapse of Russian Education? Demographics and the Fate of Schooling in the Former Soviet Union," (part of the series "International Updates: Trends and Transitions in Your World") Stephen T. Kerr (College of Education, UW). Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers/JSIS, CIBER, REECAS. Cost for dinner/lecture is $22. Registration & info: 543-1675. |
| 7:00 PM | Anthropology Reading “The Myth of the Noble Savage," Ter Ellingson, Associate Professor, Department of Ethnomusicology, UW. University Book Store. Ter Ellingson will read from his recently published book, "The Myth of the Noble Savage." In his provacative new book, anthropologist Ellingson traces the evolution of the idea of the "noble savage"-and the impact that notion has had on all of us from colonial times to the recent Makah whale hunt. Dr. Ellingson will be answering questions and signing copies of his book following the talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center and University Book Store. For more information please call 634-3400. |
| Thursday, March 29 | |
| 12:15 PM | Art Tour Tamara Moats, curator of education, speaks on the Wolfgang Laib exhibition. Stroum Gallery, Henry Art Gallery. Free with admission. For more information please call 206-543-2281. |
| 3:30 PM | South Asia Lecture "Women in Pakistan," Farzana Bari (Quid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan). Faculty Club Conference Room (lower level). Sponsors: South Asia Center/JSIS; American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Info: 543-4800. |
| 3:30 PM | **MUSIC/ANTHROPOLOGY LECTURE** "Dancing Prophets: Musical Construction of Clinical Reality," Steven Friedson, (University of North Texas). Art Room 3. The UW Program on African presents Professor Friedson speaking on his research in Malawi. Professor Friedson (Univ. of N.Texas, School of Music / Anthropology) received his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology here at the University of Washington. Friedson is also a Research Associate for the International Centre for Music and Dance at the University of Ghana, West Africa. Friedson's work includes *Dancing Prophets; Musical Experience in Tumbuka Healing* (University of Chicago Press, 1996), based on several field trips to Malawi. He is producer of the documentary *Prophet Healers of Northern Malawi* (African Encounters Series 1989). Friedson is also currently working on, *Northern Gods in a Southern Land*, on music and trance in the Volta Region of Ghana, based on a number of trips to Ghana, West Africa. Friedson will also hold an informal meeting in the "Fishbowl" of the Music Building on Friday, March 30th at 3:30pm to discuss his field research in Ghana. For more information please email kirs@u.washington.edu. |
| 7:30 PM | Reading "Dreamer: A Reading and Commentary" by Charles Johnson, UW Faculty member and recipient of the 1990 National Book Award for 'Middle Passage'. Walker Ames Room, 225 Kane Hall. Free and open to the public. Reception following, please RSVP at 206-543-1760 or klinda@u.washington.edu. Sponsored by the Daniel and Ellen Blom Endowed Library Fund Lecture. For more information please call 206-543-1760. |
| 7:30 PM | Concert/Poetry Reading Ahmad Karimi-Haddad, professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, presents a reading from Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic, accompanied by New York concert pianist Ariana Barkeshli. Henry Auditorium, Henry Art Gallery. Tickets: $12 general / $10 members / $4 UW students. The work of Jala-ud-din Rumi, a Sufi poet and leader of the Mevlevi order, based on the pursuit of perfection and the mystical union with God through music and dance, has been influential to artist Wolfgang Laib, whose work the Henry Art Gallery is currently exhibiting. For more information please call 206-543-2281. |
| Friday, March 30 | |
| 3:30 PM | Critical Asian Studies Lecture "Visual Representations of Political Struggle in Twentieth Century Japan," Vera Mackie (Curtin University of Technology, Perth). Simpson Center for the Humanities, Communications 206. Vera Mackie is Foundation Professor of Japanese Studies at the School of Languages and Intercultural Education, Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. Her primary research focuses on gender and politics in modern Japan. Dr. Mackie's publications include Imagining Liberation: Feminism and Socialism in Early Twentieth Century Japan, Creating Socialist Women in Japan: Gender, Labour and Activism, 1900-1937, and the recent collaboratively edited volume Human Rights and Gender Politics in Asia and the Pacific. Sponsored by the The Project for Critical Asian Studies. For more information please email critas@u.washington.edu. |
| 3:30 PM | Linguistics Colloquium "Constructing L2 Aspect: A Longitudinal Study of Spanish Preterit/Imperfect", Julia Herschensohn (UW) and Karyn Schell (Stanford University). Thomson 325. Sponsored by the Department of Linguistics. For more information please call 543-2046. |
| 3:30 PM | Medieval Studies Lecture "A Millennial Archaeology of Theory," Bruce Holsinger (U Colorado, Boulder). Loew 113. Bruce Holsinger's talk is drawn from a current book project that traces the relationship between medieval studies and the development of critical theory. Holsinger has published widely on medieval music and the body, and his recent work includes research on medieval heresy and on the liturgy and the early Reformation. Presented by EMERGE: the Early Modern Research Group and sponsored by the Center for Western European Studies, the Department of English, and the Medieval and Renaissance Research Group. For more information please email sanok@u.washington.edu. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert Spanish clarinetist Josep Sancho plays contemporary works by Guinjoan, Llanas, Chyrzinsky, Carter, Stravinsky, Berio, and Durand. Brechemin Auditorium, Music 126. Tickets: $8-$10. For more information please call the School of Music at 685-8384. |
| Saturday, March 31 | |
| 5:00 PM | Concert Yu-Jin Kim, Voice/Soprano: Masters Recital. Brechemin Auditorium, Music 126. For more information please call the School of Music at 543-1201. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert "The Mastery of Natural Things," an Evening of Irish Music with Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill and Liam O'Flynn & The Piper's Call Band. Meany Theatre. Irish fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes and American guitarist Dennis Cahill possess a rare musical kinship, performing with a relaxed, understated virtuosity that combines traditional Irish sounds with jazz, blues and classical rhythms. Legendary uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn has been called a "living embodiment" of a glorious piping tradition that dates back over 300 years. Together with members of his Piper's Call Band (guitarist Arty McGlynn, keyboardist Rod McVey and percussionist Liam Bradley) O'Flynn presents a magical evening of music-making that stretches the boundaries of Irish music to reveal its inherent artistry and universal appeal. Single tickets: $26. Call the UW Arts Tickets Office at 543-4880. |