| Monday, March 11 | |
| 11:30 AM 12:30 | **MUSIC LECTURE** "Mimomania: Allegory and Embodiment in Wagner's Music Dramas," Mary Ann Smart (Associate professor, University of California, Berkeley). Sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities, Allen Endowment Fund of the University Libraries, and the School of Music. 11:30 AM, 202 Communication Building. |
| 1:30 PM | Poetry Talk Poet Robert Creeley. 1:30 pm, Communications 206. |
| 3:30 PM | Sociocultural Colloquium "Teaching Globalization: From the Empire of Inevitability to Where?" Matt Sparke (UW, Department of Geography). For more information, e-mail anagnost@u.washington.edu. 3:30-5 PM, Denny 401. |
| 4:00 PM | International Studies Lecture "Language and Culture in Saudi Arabia: An Illustrated Lecture," Alan Kaye (Cal State University, Fullerton). For more information, call (206) 543-6033. Sponsored by Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. 4 PM, Denny 310. |
| 4:30 PM | **NEW BOOKS CELEBRATION** "New Books Celebration and Reception," featuring books published in 2001 by UW Faculty in the Humanities and related fields. 4:30 PM, Simpson Center for the Humanities, Communications 206. |
| 7:00 PM | International Studies Lecture "Russia and the West after 9/11," Steve Hanson. Part of the series "9/11: A Global Perspective". Professor Hanson will discuss the nature of the new U.S.-Russian strategic partnership after the events of September 11th, and how this partnership is likely to affect the evolution of Russian national identity after the collapse of communism. Hanson specializes in Soviet- and Russian affairs and comparative politics, and is the Director of the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) Program in the Jackson School of International Studies. He recently co- authored (with Steven Fish, Richard Anderson and Phil Roeder) Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy. He is also author of Time and Revolution: Marxism and the Design of Soviet Institutions, which received the 1998 Wayne S. Vucinich book award from the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies; co-editor (with Willfried Spohn) of Can Europe Work?: Germany and the Reconstruction of Postcommunist Societies, as well as author of numerous articles analyzing postcommunist Russia in comparative perspective. Sponsored by REECAS and the Jackson School of International Studies. Please call 206-543-4852 for more information. 7-8:30 PM, 220 Kane Hall. |
| 7:30 PM | Concert The Contemporary Group (Joel-Francois Durand, director) perform works including Hoffman's "Quick Poses," Webern's "Concerto, Op.24," Donatoni's "Arpege," and Dillon's "Zone...de azul." Tickets ($5-8) available at door, or call: (206) 543-4880. For more information call: (206) 685-8384. 7:30 PM, Meany Theater. |
| Tuesday, March 12 | |
| 4:00 PM | **EXHIBIT OPENING** "Images of the Silk Road: Photographs by Wu Jian and Gary Tepfer." An exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery of the School of Art(March 12-April 10) and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (March 20-April 7). An opening reception will be held in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 4-6 PM, on March 12. |
| 5:00 PM | Music Lecture "The Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Architecture, Agony, Intensity ... and Humor!" John O?Conor. 5 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| 6:00 PM | Physical Computing Presentation / Show Smart/Responsive Environments Exhibit: Designers, Programmers, and Engineers need a vocabulary to understand the relationship, to design for it, and to communicate with each other about the process. The Physical Computing class gives students the freedom to explore a topic in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment while designing and building a computationally enhanced installation. This quarter's topic, Smart/Reactive Environments, has led to three unique projects. Each project explores different technology and each explores a different facet of the topic. The results are both compelling and worthy of future exploration. http://courses.washington.edu/arch498z. Sponsored by the Design Machine Group, Dept of Architecture. For more information, contact Ken Camarata (kcamarat@u.washington.edu) or Ellen Do (ellendo@u.washington.edu). 6-7:30 PM, Court in Gould Hall. |
| 6:00 PM | Art Lecture A slide lecture by CMA Visiting Artist, Katsushige Nakahashi (Seian University, Japan). Nakahashi's work was included in the recent Super Flat show at the Henry Art Gallery. This event is free and open to all. For more information, please call (206) 543-0178. 6 PM, CMA Building. |
| 7:00 PM | International Studies Lecture "The State of Ecology and Human Rights in Russia," Alexander Nikitin. Russian whistleblower Alexander Nikitin, famous for exposing Russian nuclear navy radiological pollution in the North Sea, will discuss the state of ecology and human rights in Russia-emphasizing the freedom to speak out on environmental matters. In 1996, Nikitin was charged with high treason and divulging state secrets for co-authoring a report for the Norwegian-based Bellona Foundation that documented the environmental dangers posed by the abandoned nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Kola Peninsula. The charges were based on unconstitutional secret retroactive acts and legislation. Nikitin's case was finally closed in 2000 after five years and he was awarded compensation for being called a "spy". By that time, he had already spent nearly a year in prison for calling the world's attention to an environmental disaster waiting to happen. In 1997, he won the Goldman Environmental Prize, sometimes known as the Nobel Prize for the environment, and in 2000, he was granted the PEN Center USA West's "Freedom to Write" prize. Sponsored by REECAS and the Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies in JSIS and the Government Accountability Project. Call (206) 543-4852 or email reecas@u.washington.edu for more information. 7-9 PM, 110 Kane Hall. |
| 7:30 PM | Ensemble Concert Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble: J. Bradley McDavid, David Waltman, and Timothy Salzman, directors. Tickets: $5-8. For more information, call the School of Music: (206) 685-8384. 7:30, Meany Hall. |
| Wednesday, March 13 | |
| 4:00 PM | Art Lecture "Masterworks of Photography: Art Caves and Ancient Ruins." A slide illustrated lecture by photographer Wu Jian in conjunction with the Silk Road photo exhibit. 4 PM, Henry Art Gallery Auditorium. |
| 7:00 PM | German Film Series "Germany in Autumn." Part of a series of German movies with English subtitles about "Terrorism in Germany". Sponsored by the Department of Germanics. Free for UW students. Wednesdays, Feb 13-March 13. 7:00 pm, Thompson 101. |
| 7:30 PM | Concert "Elijah," UW Combined Chruses and Symphony. Abraham Kaplan conducts Mendelssohn's monumental oratorio, performed by more than 200 members of the UW choirs and the University Symphony. Tickets ($5-8) available at door, or call (206) 543-4880. For more information, contact the School of Music at (206) 685-8384. 7:30 PM, Meany Theater. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert UW President's Piano Series presents Andras Schiff. Hungarian-born Andras Schiff has long been considered a musician's musician, celebrated for his ability to sweep away all barriers between listener and music. An intellectual artist with breathtaking technique and remarkable control, Schiff performs with a "generosity of spirit, mind, and risk-taking" virtually unmatched in the classified music world. Tickets ($30) available through UW Arts Ticket Office: (206) 543-4880. 8 PM, Meany Theater. |
| Thursday, March 14 | |
| 3:00 PM | Film and Lecture "Turf Wars: Conservation Claims in the Great Himalayan National Park," Vasant K. Saberwal (Wildlife Biologist and Sociologist; Executive Editor, Conservation and Society). In 1999, the Great Himalayan National Park was brought under the regulations of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act. As a result, local rights to graze animals and extract medicinal herbs within the national park were terminated. Simultaneously, however, a part of the park was deleted from the originally demarcated boundaries of the park, to enable the construction of a large hydroelectric power project. Turf Wars explores the contradictions that seem to characterize the government's policies towards conservation. It is a film that aims to provoke discussion rather than provide answers to problems that are, inevitably, complex, context and heavily politicized. Sponsors: Department of Anthropology, Center for South Asian Studies, Program on the Environment. Film screening: 3-4 PM. Lecture and discussion: 4-5 PM. 258 Mary Gates Hall. |
| 3:30 PM | International Studies Lecture "U.S. Role in the Irish Peace Process," a public lecture by Gerry Adams (MP, president of Sinn Fein). Sponsored by the School of Law. For more information, call (20) 329-5514. 3:30-4:30 PM, 130 Kane Hall. |
| 3:30 PM | International Studies Lecture "The Partition of India and Retributive Genocide in the Punjab, 1946-47: Means, Methods, and Purposes," Paul Brass (University of Washington). Part of the Sawyer Seminar Series on Empires and Ethnic Conflict. Sponsors: International Studies Center, Center for the Study of Ethnic Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Sociology Department, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, call (206) 685-2354. 3:30-5:30 PM, Parrington Hall Forum. |
| 4:00 PM | Art Lecture "Ten Years of Fieldwork: Photography of the Altai Mountains in South Siberia and Mongolia," a Slide illustrated lecture by photographer Gary Tepfer in conjunction with the Silk Road photo exhibit, 4 PM, Henry Art Gallery Auditorium. |
| 7:00 PM | Jewish Studies Lecture "From Rabbi to Aryan: The Politics of Jesus in the Jewish-Christian Dialogue," Professor Susannah Heschel (Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College). Heschel has written _Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus_ (1998) and edited _On Being a Jewish Feminist: a Reader_ (1983), _Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity_ (1996), _Insider/Outsider: American Jews and Multiculturalism_ (1998), and _Betrayal: German Churches and the Holocaust_ (1999). Following the lecture, a reception and further discussion with Prof. Heschel will be held at the University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave. NE., across the street from the University. The lecture is co-sponsored by Jewish Studies and the University Congregational United Church of Christ as part of a series, the Dale and Leone Turner Lectures on Faith and Culture, which has brought to campus speakers such as Harvey Cox, Martin Marty, and Robert Bellah. For more information, call (206) 543-4243. 7:00 pm, 110 Kane Hall. |
| 7:30 PM | International Studies Lecture "Israel and Palestine: Can the United States Revive the Peace Process?" William B. Quandt (Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia). Quandt is a former member of the National Security Council and participant in negotiations leading to Camp David Accord. Part of the "September 11, A Global Perspective" lecture series. Sponsored by the Jackson School of International Studies. 7:30-9 PM, 130 Kane Hall. |
| Friday, March 15 | |
| 1:30 PM | Film "Caribbean Close up: Haiti / Dominican Republic" (1998, 28 min.) Follows a 14-year-old Haitian girl and her daily life including her family chores, cockfighting, and experience with Haitian proverbs. A 13-year-old boy in the Dominican Republic talks about his daily life including baseball, and the history of his country. Friday Film Series, presented by Latin American Studies. For UW faculty, students and staff only. 1:30 PM, Kane 19. |
| 1:30 PM | Germanics Lecture "Drama, Narration, Mythos: Werben mit den Mitteln der Poesie," Dr. Urs Meyer (University of Fribourg; Feodor-Lynen Fellow, UW Department of Germanics). 1:30 PM, William H. Rey Library, Denny 308 |
| 3:30 PM | Linguistics Colloquium Rochelle Lieber (University of New Hampshire). For more information, contact the Department of Linguistics at (206) 543-2046. Fridays, 3:30 PM, Communications 226. |
| Saturday, March 16 | |
| 8:30 AM 4:30 PM | Teacher Workshop "Québec in Seattle: History and Culture of Québec," a workshop for teachers (grades 7-12). Sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center/Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Registration required. Presenters are specialists from Québec, the UW, Western Washington University and SUNY Plattsburgh. For more information, call (206) 221-6374 or e-mail canada@u.washington.edu. 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. |
| 8:00 PM | Collegium Musicum Traditional Irish songs in classical and folk settings (JoAnn Taricani, director). Features performers on fortepiano and Irish flute. Songs include works from Thomas Moore's famous collection "Irish Melodies." Cost: $8-10. For more information, contact the School of Music: (206) 685-8384. 8 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| Sunday, March 17 | |
| 2:00 PM | Drama Performance Closing "Radium Girls" by Dolores Whiskeyman, directed by Shanga Parker. West Coast Premiere. 1926. Radium is a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage, until the girls who paint them begin to fall ill. Tickets: $5 Previews; $8 Sun.-Thurs.; $12 Fri. & Sat. Students w/valid ID always $7; $1 Discount for Seniors/Groups. Sponsored by the School of Drama, 206-543-4880. Performances: 3/6-3/17, 7PM Wed. & Thurs., 8PM Fri. & Sat., 2PM Sun. Playhouse Theatre. |
| 2:00 PM | Concert Student Chamber Music Ensembles: A variety of chamber works performed by School of Music instrumental students. Free. For more information, contact the School of Music: (206) 685-8383. 2 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| 8:00 PM | Ensemble Concert Masters Recital: Nikolas Caoile, conducting. Free. 8 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. |