| Tuesday, October 2 | |
| 2:30 PM | Art History Lecture "The Art of Salvation in Early Modern Europe," Christine Goettler (Assistant Professor of Art History). Art Bldg 317. Sponsored by the School of Art. For more information please call (206) 543-4876. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert Emerson String Quartet. Meany Theatre. The UW International Chamber Music Series is thrilled to welcome the Emerson String Quartet as they perform the final segments of a unique three-year cycle celebrating the genius and extraordinary influence of Ludwig van Beethoven. This season the Quartet sets its sights on Beethoven's Op. 59 "Razumovsky" quartets and the six string quartets of Béla Bartók in three recitals certain to showcase the stylistic and emotional links between these two great composers. For more information or tickets please call (206) 543-4880. |
| Wednesday, October 3 | |
| 7:00 PM | Art Lecture Mel Chin. Kane Hall Rm 220. Mr. Chin is internationally acclaimed for his artwork that detoxifies pollutants and heavy metal waste. This lecture is co-sponsored by The Public Art Curriculum Faculty and the Seattle Arts Commission for the Public Art 101 conference. Lectures are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 pm; first come-first seated. For more information please visit the website for Public Art Curriculum: http://www.studypublicart.org or call (206) 543-0997. |
| Thursday, October 4 | |
| 12:20 PM | Film "The Diplomat," a film about Jose Ramos-Horta (56 minutes). Mechanical Engineering Building 251. "The Diplomat" was made in 2000 by Tom Zubrycki, Australia. It follows East Timor's Nobel Prize Winner Jose Romas-Horta in the final tumultuous year of his campaign to secure independence for his country, a former Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975. For more information please call (206) 543-9606. |
| 3:30 PM | China Studies Lecture "Who are the Taiwanese? Taiwan in the Chinese Diaspora," Jack Williams (Professor of Geography, Michigan State University). Thomson 317. Sponsored by China Studies Program/JSIS. For more information please call 543-4391. |
| 6:00 PM | Film Two films. Room A102 Physics/ Astronomy Building. "Learning With the Whole Being: An integral service learning program in Auroville , India" follows eighteen students in their journey through a quasi-utopian international community in South India, and their search for sustainable development, community and spirituality. "On Shaken Ground: Relief efforts in post-earthquake Gujarat" follows an NGO's relief efforts in the rural areas after the devastating earthquake that destroyed thousands of people's lives in Gujrat, and the individuals who volunteered their time to support the survivors and rebuild hope." Sponsored by the Comparative History of Ideas Program. For more information please email viraj2singh@yahoo.com or call (206) 325-8492. |
| 7:00 PM 9:20 PM | International Studies Lecture "An Introduction to Islam," Jere L. Bacharach (Director, Jackson School of International Studies, Professor of Middle East History). Kane Hall 210. Part of an ongoing series. Experts will present their perspectives and the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss current events. Sponsored by the Jackson School of International Studies. For more information please call 206-543-4372. |
| Friday, October 5 | |
| 1:30 PM | Concert Seattle Opera Preview: Dvorak's "Rusalka". Brechemin Auditorium. Romantic, ethereal, and hauntingly sad, Dvorak's "Rusalka" is a dark tale based on Czech folklore, retelling the story of The Little Mermaid. For more information please call the School of Music at 543-1201. |
| 7:00 PM | Art/Landscape Architecture Lecture Peter Latz. Kane Hall Rm 220. Mr. Latz, a European based landscape architect, is renowned for his reclamation works in urban industrial waste sites. This lecture is co-sponsored by The Public Art Curriculum Faculty and the Seattle Arts Commission for the Public Art 101 conference. Lectures are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 pm; first come-first seated. For more information please visit the website for Public Art Curriculum: http://www.studypublicart.org or call (206) 543-0997. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert David Shea, clarinet; Alex Ezerman, cello; and Jennifer Garrett, piano: Guest Artist Recital. Brechemin Auditorium. Program: Bruch: From Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola (Cello), and Piano (1910); Lindberg: Steamboat Bill Junior (1990); Montecino: Music for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 40 (1994). $10 general; $8 students/seniors. Notecard event. For more information please call the School of Music at 543-1201. Beethoven: Trio in B flat Major, Op. 11 (1798) |
| Saturday, October 6 | |
| 2:00 PM | Concert Scott Kendall, Voice: Masters Recital. Brechemin Auditorium. For more information please call the School of Music at 543-1201. |
| Sunday, October 7 | |
| 3:00 PM | Concert Scott Shaw, organ: Guest Artist Recital. Walker-Ames Room. Eichinger Memorial Concert Series: Scott Shaw, organ School of Music alumnus, is professor of music at Kwassui Women's College in Nagasaki, Japan. $10 general, $8 student/senior. School of Music Notecard event. For more information please call the School of Music at 543-1201. |