Thursday, November 17, 2005
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
54-522 Dramaturgy Spring 2006 MW 2-2:50 4 units
What the $^&% is a DRAMATURG?
Dramaturgy is to dramatic literature what metallurgy is to raw steel. Dramaturgy is the first and last line of attack in the theatrical process. Join the ranks of such luminaries as G.E. Lessing, Ludwig Tieck, Bertolt Brecht, and Heiner Muller (hm, they?re all Germans). Transcend! Illuminate! Walk the dark shamanic pathways of theatre history and theory and bring light onto the stage! Join Carnegie Mellon University?s fabulous Ghost Light Cohort and make history live!
How, you ask?
54-522 Dramaturgy Spring 2006 MW 2-2:50 4 units
Professor: Dr. Michael M. Chemers
335 PCA
8-2399
chemers@andrew.cmu.edu
Dramaturgy is to dramatic literature what metallurgy is to raw steel. Dramaturgy is the first and last line of attack in the theatrical process. Join the ranks of such luminaries as G.E. Lessing, Ludwig Tieck, Bertolt Brecht, and Heiner Muller (hm, they?re all Germans). Transcend! Illuminate! Walk the dark shamanic pathways of theatre history and theory and bring light onto the stage! Join Carnegie Mellon University?s fabulous Ghost Light Cohort and make history live!
How, you ask?
54-522 Dramaturgy Spring 2006 MW 2-2:50 4 units
Professor: Dr. Michael M. Chemers
335 PCA
8-2399
chemers@andrew.cmu.edu
Face cachée de la lune - The far side of the moon
PITTSBURGH FOREIGN FILM SERIES presents...
Runtime: 105 min Country: Canada Language: French
WINNER Berlin International Film Festival Panorama WINNER Genie Awards Best Adapted Screenplay WINNER Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film Best Film
"Far Side of the Moon imbues the weightiest issues of human existence with a zero-gravity grace and charm."
For more reviews of "Face cachée de la lune" http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/far_side_of_the_moon/
Official "Face cachée de la lune" website http://www.farsideofthemoon.com/
For more information contact Pittsburgh.Foreign.Film.Series@gmail.com
www.pitt.edu/~sorc/yinzling/PFFS.html
Face cachée de la lune - The far side of the moon
Frick Arts Building Auditorium - across Schenley Dr. from the Carnegie Library Tuesday, November 22
7:30 PM FREE!!!
Frick Arts Building Auditorium - across Schenley Dr. from the Carnegie Library Tuesday, November 22
7:30 PM FREE!!!
Runtime: 105 min Country: Canada Language: French
WINNER Berlin International Film Festival Panorama WINNER Genie Awards Best Adapted Screenplay WINNER Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film Best Film
"Far Side of the Moon imbues the weightiest issues of human existence with a zero-gravity grace and charm."
For more reviews of "Face cachée de la lune" http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/far_side_of_the_moon/
Official "Face cachée de la lune" website http://www.farsideofthemoon.com/
For more information contact Pittsburgh.Foreign.Film.Series@gmail.com
www.pitt.edu/~sorc/yinzling/PFFS.html
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Special ULS lecture tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 16th 5:00pm
Rangos 3, University Center Carnegie Mellon campus
The promise of technology is to level the playing field, and to make our world more global by providing access for all people to information that can change their lives. But the reality has been quite different. Imagine a world where technology is created by a diverse population and where the results had a significant social impact.
This talk explores both technology creation, as it is today, and looks at why more people aren't choosing to participate in the creation of technology. We also look at the some of the innovative techniques such as service learning that are proven to attract a different population to the study of technology.
Finally we close with the work being done at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology to empower a new kind of technology leader, and to increase the participation of women in technology.
Rangos 3, University Center Carnegie Mellon campus
Telle Whitney, President & CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Technology: The Unfulfilled Promise and the Opportunity Changing the World for Women and for Technology
Technology: The Unfulfilled Promise and the Opportunity Changing the World for Women and for Technology
The promise of technology is to level the playing field, and to make our world more global by providing access for all people to information that can change their lives. But the reality has been quite different. Imagine a world where technology is created by a diverse population and where the results had a significant social impact.
This talk explores both technology creation, as it is today, and looks at why more people aren't choosing to participate in the creation of technology. We also look at the some of the innovative techniques such as service learning that are proven to attract a different population to the study of technology.
Finally we close with the work being done at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology to empower a new kind of technology leader, and to increase the participation of women in technology.
Building Virtual Worlds
It's three weeks away, but please mark your calendars...
This semester, 50 students with backgrounds in Art, Architecture, Design, Drama, Computer Science, Engineering, English, HCI, Music, Philosophy, and Psychology took an Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) course where they worked in small teams to build interactive Virtual Reality Worlds. We would like to share with the campus community the "best of the best" -- a demonstration of the beauty, cleverness, creativity, humor, and hard work that has characterized this course and its talented students.
Lasting approximately an hour, this exhibition will show a number of short Virtual Reality Worlds and other interactive pieces (for some, the *audience* will get to control the action!) The Exhibition will be followed by a reception where audience members can talk directly with the students, and enjoy refreshments.
We hope to see you there!
For further information on the Entertainment Technology Center: www.etc.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center Presents:
"Building Virtual Worlds"
Wednesday, December 7th 5:00pm, Followed by a Reception with Free Food McConomy Auditorium, University Center
"Building Virtual Worlds"
Wednesday, December 7th 5:00pm, Followed by a Reception with Free Food McConomy Auditorium, University Center
This semester, 50 students with backgrounds in Art, Architecture, Design, Drama, Computer Science, Engineering, English, HCI, Music, Philosophy, and Psychology took an Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) course where they worked in small teams to build interactive Virtual Reality Worlds. We would like to share with the campus community the "best of the best" -- a demonstration of the beauty, cleverness, creativity, humor, and hard work that has characterized this course and its talented students.
Lasting approximately an hour, this exhibition will show a number of short Virtual Reality Worlds and other interactive pieces (for some, the *audience* will get to control the action!) The Exhibition will be followed by a reception where audience members can talk directly with the students, and enjoy refreshments.
We hope to see you there!
For further information on the Entertainment Technology Center: www.etc.cmu.edu
Monday, November 14, 2005
Production Planning - Exhibit Project Management
Here are a couple of things from today's class saved for posterity - or perhaps for your future use...
They wouldn't let me use the flash.
They wouldn't let me use the flash.
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Friday, November 11, 2005
SMAART
SMAART (Student Mentorship Advocacy & Academic Resource Team)
We are starting a mentorship program and peer support group for students at CMU. Our program is specifically targeted to help/aimed at helping students with disabilities, though anyone is welcome to join. We would like the experiences of students to be learning tools as well as inspirational pieces for other students with disabilities and challenges of all types.
If you know a student who you think would benefit from our group or who you think would like to join, please email Alanna Williams (awilliam@andrew.cmu.edu) or Christine Butler (cmbutler@andrew.cmu.edu).
We are starting a mentorship program and peer support group for students at CMU. Our program is specifically targeted to help/aimed at helping students with disabilities, though anyone is welcome to join. We would like the experiences of students to be learning tools as well as inspirational pieces for other students with disabilities and challenges of all types.
If you know a student who you think would benefit from our group or who you think would like to join, please email Alanna Williams (awilliam@andrew.cmu.edu) or Christine Butler (cmbutler@andrew.cmu.edu).
Playground talkback
Next Monday, Nov. 14 the Conservatory Hour is devoted to a discussion of Playground - what worked, what didn't. Whether you loved it or hated it, please join the discussion so that we can find ways of improving the entire event.
Mon., Nov. 14
4:30pm in the Checco Studio A
Mon., Nov. 14
4:30pm in the Checco Studio A
Thursday, November 10, 2005
JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE
The JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE will present a concert of Jazz Standards this Sunday at 7:00 pm Alumni Concert Hall in CFA.
The 10-member ALL WOMEN ensemble will be accompanied by Andrew Young on bass, Rich Kawood on drums, and Thomas Douglas on piano.
Come early to get a seat.
The 10-member ALL WOMEN ensemble will be accompanied by Andrew Young on bass, Rich Kawood on drums, and Thomas Douglas on piano.
Come early to get a seat.
Avian influenza
Dear Members of the Campus Community:
Avian influenza (subtype H5N1), also known as the "bird flu," is an issue receiving much attention worldwide as confirmed cases of bird-to-human transmission have been reported in Asia. Scientists, public health authorities and government officials have expressed concern over a future pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible from human to human. As a result, world health organizations, U.S. health organizations and many institutions are making preparations in the event an outbreak among humans occurs, and Carnegie Mellon is among them.
Our Environmental Health and Safety Department and the Student Health Service have developed an emergency response plan in collaboration with several other areas of campus, including senior management, University Police and Facilities Management Services. We are ensuring that on-campus health care providers and first responders are prepared to respond by providing ongoing education about avian influenza, affirming emergency protocols, and having medical supplies and equipment readily available.
We are also following the latest developments by monitoring the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Web sites, maintaining an open line of communication with the Allegheny County Health Department, and benchmarking the activities of other colleges and universities.
Finally, we realize that you may have questions about avian influenza. To help answer some of those questions, we have prepared the following list of frequently asked questions and answers for your edification.
You can also learn more about avian influenza and the pandemic threat at the following Web sites:
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
Department of Health and Human Services http://pandemicflu.gov/
If necessary, updates and announcements will be distributed via email from "Official Communications" and the subject line will read "Avian Flu Update." All updates will also be posted to www.cmu.edu, the official.cmu-news and cmu.misc.news electronic bulletin boards, and the main university phone line at 412-268-2000.
Rest assured that we are taking proactive measures to be prepared in case the avian flu affects our campus community. Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Anita Barkin Director of Student Health Service
Madelyn Miller Director of Environmental Health and Safety
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT AVIAN INFLUENZA
What is avian influenza?
Avian influenza, or "bird flu," is a contagious viral disease that normally infects only birds and on occasion, pigs. The highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, has been persistent and tenacious. Despite the fact that an estimated 150 million birds have died or been destroyed, the virus has become endemic in some areas and is being spread by migratory birds.
Which countries have been affected?
Outbreaks in wild and domestic birds have been reported in 14 countries: the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Loa Peoples Democratic Republic, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Romania.
What are the implications for human health?
Widespread persistence of H5N1 in poultry populations poses two main risks for human health. The first is the direct infection from poultry to humans. The second threat is the emergence of a mutant strain that spreads easily from person to person.
Confirmed cases of bird-to-human transmission have occurred in four countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. As of Nov. 7, 2005, there have been 124 confirmed cases and 63 deaths.
How is the virus transmitted?
The bird-to-human transmission occurs from direct contact with infected poultry or surfaces and objects contaminated by their feces. Exposure to the virus is most likely during slaughter, de-feathering, butchering and preparing poultry for cooking. Currently, there is no evidence that properly cooked poultry or eggs are a source of infection.
What changes are needed for the H5N1 virus to affect humans and become pandemic?
The virus can become transmissible among humans by either a "reassortment" event or by a more gradual process of adaptive mutation.
In "reassortment" genetic material is exchanged between human and avian viruses when there is co-infection in a human or pig. This results in a new potent strain that is fully transmissible to humans. The process of adaptive mutation is a more gradual process by which the virus becomes more efficient at binding to human cells.
A pandemic can start when three conditions have been met: a new virus subtype emerges; it infects humans; and it spreads easily and is sustained among humans. The first two conditions have been met in that a new subtype has emerged and humans have been infected through contact with infected birds.
Are vaccines and antivirals available for prevention and treatment?
Some vaccine clinical trials are currently under way. Because the antigen needs to closely match the pandemic virus, large scale production will not start until the virus has emerged. Current vaccine production capacity cannot meet demand.
Tamiflu and Relenza are oral antivirals that are available and are effective for reducing the severity and duration of the illness. These medications can also be used prophylactically to decrease the number of new cases when an exposure has occurred.
Can I travel safely to areas affected by avian influenza?
The CDC and WHO are not recommending that individuals avoid traveling to affected areas at this time. Both health organizations have posted recommendations regarding safe travel to these regions. Recommendations include avoiding direct contact with birds, poultry and livestock, and eating only poultry and eggs that have been thoroughly cooked. Before traveling to these regions, check the CDC or WHO Web sites for up-to-date information. Links are provided below.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_influenza_se_asia_2005.htm
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/avian_faqs/en/index.html
References:
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
Avian influenza (subtype H5N1), also known as the "bird flu," is an issue receiving much attention worldwide as confirmed cases of bird-to-human transmission have been reported in Asia. Scientists, public health authorities and government officials have expressed concern over a future pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible from human to human. As a result, world health organizations, U.S. health organizations and many institutions are making preparations in the event an outbreak among humans occurs, and Carnegie Mellon is among them.
Our Environmental Health and Safety Department and the Student Health Service have developed an emergency response plan in collaboration with several other areas of campus, including senior management, University Police and Facilities Management Services. We are ensuring that on-campus health care providers and first responders are prepared to respond by providing ongoing education about avian influenza, affirming emergency protocols, and having medical supplies and equipment readily available.
We are also following the latest developments by monitoring the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Web sites, maintaining an open line of communication with the Allegheny County Health Department, and benchmarking the activities of other colleges and universities.
Finally, we realize that you may have questions about avian influenza. To help answer some of those questions, we have prepared the following list of frequently asked questions and answers for your edification.
You can also learn more about avian influenza and the pandemic threat at the following Web sites:
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
Department of Health and Human Services http://pandemicflu.gov/
If necessary, updates and announcements will be distributed via email from "Official Communications" and the subject line will read "Avian Flu Update." All updates will also be posted to www.cmu.edu, the official.cmu-news and cmu.misc.news electronic bulletin boards, and the main university phone line at 412-268-2000.
Rest assured that we are taking proactive measures to be prepared in case the avian flu affects our campus community. Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Anita Barkin Director of Student Health Service
Madelyn Miller Director of Environmental Health and Safety
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT AVIAN INFLUENZA
What is avian influenza?
Avian influenza, or "bird flu," is a contagious viral disease that normally infects only birds and on occasion, pigs. The highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, has been persistent and tenacious. Despite the fact that an estimated 150 million birds have died or been destroyed, the virus has become endemic in some areas and is being spread by migratory birds.
Which countries have been affected?
Outbreaks in wild and domestic birds have been reported in 14 countries: the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Loa Peoples Democratic Republic, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Romania.
What are the implications for human health?
Widespread persistence of H5N1 in poultry populations poses two main risks for human health. The first is the direct infection from poultry to humans. The second threat is the emergence of a mutant strain that spreads easily from person to person.
Confirmed cases of bird-to-human transmission have occurred in four countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. As of Nov. 7, 2005, there have been 124 confirmed cases and 63 deaths.
How is the virus transmitted?
The bird-to-human transmission occurs from direct contact with infected poultry or surfaces and objects contaminated by their feces. Exposure to the virus is most likely during slaughter, de-feathering, butchering and preparing poultry for cooking. Currently, there is no evidence that properly cooked poultry or eggs are a source of infection.
What changes are needed for the H5N1 virus to affect humans and become pandemic?
The virus can become transmissible among humans by either a "reassortment" event or by a more gradual process of adaptive mutation.
In "reassortment" genetic material is exchanged between human and avian viruses when there is co-infection in a human or pig. This results in a new potent strain that is fully transmissible to humans. The process of adaptive mutation is a more gradual process by which the virus becomes more efficient at binding to human cells.
A pandemic can start when three conditions have been met: a new virus subtype emerges; it infects humans; and it spreads easily and is sustained among humans. The first two conditions have been met in that a new subtype has emerged and humans have been infected through contact with infected birds.
Are vaccines and antivirals available for prevention and treatment?
Some vaccine clinical trials are currently under way. Because the antigen needs to closely match the pandemic virus, large scale production will not start until the virus has emerged. Current vaccine production capacity cannot meet demand.
Tamiflu and Relenza are oral antivirals that are available and are effective for reducing the severity and duration of the illness. These medications can also be used prophylactically to decrease the number of new cases when an exposure has occurred.
Can I travel safely to areas affected by avian influenza?
The CDC and WHO are not recommending that individuals avoid traveling to affected areas at this time. Both health organizations have posted recommendations regarding safe travel to these regions. Recommendations include avoiding direct contact with birds, poultry and livestock, and eating only poultry and eggs that have been thoroughly cooked. Before traveling to these regions, check the CDC or WHO Web sites for up-to-date information. Links are provided below.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_influenza_se_asia_2005.htm
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/avian_faqs/en/index.html
References:
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Arts in Society Minor Courses
Center for the Arts in Society Courses
Spectacles are often defined as events taking people out of their everyday, to locate them in a festive or a creative context that both educates and entertains. This class aims to verify/challenge the validity of this definition by looking at the history of street spectacles, popular theater, urban entertainment, national commemorations and summer festivals in Europe from 1600 to the present. Covering four centuries of history and geographic and national contexts stretching from France and Scotland to Poland and Russia via Germany, Austria and Italy, in this class we will look at the links between spectacle, carnival and politics, festive events and public space, theater and mass pageants, including a historical contextualization of the reasons that led to the creation of the summer festivals dedicated to the performance of music and theater and related arts in Bayreuth, Salzburg, Edinburgh and Avignon.
Geographer Yi Fu Tuan defines place as a ?concretion of value,? a space which has, through conscious and unconscious human effort, become invested with identity. This interdisciplinary, upper-level class will consider the importance of notions of place in American culture and society, from the 19th century to the present. Drawing on the work of historians, cultural geographers, urbanists, art and architectural critics, and film theorists, this class will investigate how notions of place have been the site of struggle, invested with meaning, and inflected by gender, race, and class. Topics will include the frontier experience; landscapes of industrialization; urban decline; suburbanization, segregation and 'white flight;' tourism; public memorials; and the 'non-places' of globalization.
The course will consist of a series of lectures by prominent specialists in the field reflecting upon the field of historical studies across a series of disciplines in the plastic, visual, and performing arts, and a concurrent weekly seminar. In this interdisciplinary course, students will have the opportunity to participate in a group of seminars on the topic of ?arts histories? - an approach which deliberately situates particular types of art or experience in multiple and perhaps conflicting historical, ideological or disciplinary frames. Seminars will complement a series of lectures by distinguished visiting scholars that will include the lecturer as a participant. Students will be expected to prepare for these seminars through outside reading and to participate in discussion, documenting their experience throughout the course.
The Arts in Society Minor (AIS) offers students the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research and practice across traditional institutional boundaries at the University. Combining the resources of the five schools within the College of Fine Arts and the four humanities departments within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, it aims to train students in combining thinking across disciplines and using both the humanities and the fine arts as a means of creation and interpretation.
Public Spectacles and Summer Festivals in Europe, 1600-Present
Alexander Vari, Ph.D.
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00 - 1:20 p.m.
Wean Hall 6423
9 Units
History #79-381 or Drama #54-464
Alexander Vari, Ph.D.
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00 - 1:20 p.m.
Wean Hall 6423
9 Units
History #79-381 or Drama #54-464
Spectacles are often defined as events taking people out of their everyday, to locate them in a festive or a creative context that both educates and entertains. This class aims to verify/challenge the validity of this definition by looking at the history of street spectacles, popular theater, urban entertainment, national commemorations and summer festivals in Europe from 1600 to the present. Covering four centuries of history and geographic and national contexts stretching from France and Scotland to Poland and Russia via Germany, Austria and Italy, in this class we will look at the links between spectacle, carnival and politics, festive events and public space, theater and mass pageants, including a historical contextualization of the reasons that led to the creation of the summer festivals dedicated to the performance of music and theater and related arts in Bayreuth, Salzburg, Edinburgh and Avignon.
Making the American Landscape: Space, Place, Conflict, and Transformation
Bill Anthes, Ph.D.
Wednesday, 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.
Baker Hall 235B
9 units
History #79-380 or Architecture #48-566
Bill Anthes, Ph.D.
Wednesday, 6:30 - 9:20 p.m.
Baker Hall 235B
9 units
History #79-380 or Architecture #48-566
Geographer Yi Fu Tuan defines place as a ?concretion of value,? a space which has, through conscious and unconscious human effort, become invested with identity. This interdisciplinary, upper-level class will consider the importance of notions of place in American culture and society, from the 19th century to the present. Drawing on the work of historians, cultural geographers, urbanists, art and architectural critics, and film theorists, this class will investigate how notions of place have been the site of struggle, invested with meaning, and inflected by gender, race, and class. Topics will include the frontier experience; landscapes of industrialization; urban decline; suburbanization, segregation and 'white flight;' tourism; public memorials; and the 'non-places' of globalization.
Aesthetics Out of Bounds/History and Art Outside the Frame
Melissa Ragona (Permission from Instructor requested)
Tuesday 1:30 - 4:20 p.m.
CFA 303
6 units
HSS Interdisciplinary #66-261 or CFA Interdisciplinary #62-260 Art #60-660 (GRADUATE LEVEL requirements TBA)
Melissa Ragona (Permission from Instructor requested)
Tuesday 1:30 - 4:20 p.m.
CFA 303
6 units
HSS Interdisciplinary #66-261 or CFA Interdisciplinary #62-260 Art #60-660 (GRADUATE LEVEL requirements TBA)
The course will consist of a series of lectures by prominent specialists in the field reflecting upon the field of historical studies across a series of disciplines in the plastic, visual, and performing arts, and a concurrent weekly seminar. In this interdisciplinary course, students will have the opportunity to participate in a group of seminars on the topic of ?arts histories? - an approach which deliberately situates particular types of art or experience in multiple and perhaps conflicting historical, ideological or disciplinary frames. Seminars will complement a series of lectures by distinguished visiting scholars that will include the lecturer as a participant. Students will be expected to prepare for these seminars through outside reading and to participate in discussion, documenting their experience throughout the course.
CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN SOCIETY-ARTS IN SOCIETY MINOR
The Arts in Society Minor (AIS) offers students the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research and practice across traditional institutional boundaries at the University. Combining the resources of the five schools within the College of Fine Arts and the four humanities departments within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, it aims to train students in combining thinking across disciplines and using both the humanities and the fine arts as a means of creation and interpretation.
CFA Announcement: WEEK of November 14-20
CFA Centennial____________________________________________
Attention College of Fine Arts faculty, staff, students and alumni: The planning process for the CFA Centennial Beaux Arts Ball has started and the committee is looking for hard working individuals that would like to help plan one of Carnegie Mellon's largest events.
E-mail Cathy Meaney at cmeaney@andrew.cmu.edu to get involved.
Visit the College of Fine Arts Centennial web-site at www.cmu.edu/centennial for activities celebrating the College's anniversary.
Campus events____________________________________________
Ted Kooser, the U.S. poet laureate and 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 as part of the Adamson Visiting Writers Series. His collection "Winter Morning Walks: One Hundred Postcards to Jim Harrison" was published in 2000 by the Carnegie Mellon University Press. His talk will take place in the Adamson Wing of Baker Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. _____________
Winston James, a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, will speak at 4:30 p.m. November 17 in Gregg Hall (Porter Hall 100) as part of the Humanities Center Lectures. His talk is titled "The Caribbean Diaspora and Black Internationalism: Evidence and Explanation" and is free and open to the public.
Call for artists__________________________________________________
The Riverlife Task Force in Pittsburgh, PA is initiating a very exciting design competition for a West End Pedestrian Bridge. We thought members of your organization would be interested in the competition. The competition website is www.riverlifecompetition.org and the press release is attached. Please direct any questions to bridge@riverlifetaskforce.org application attached _______
ESPN is looking for students to help with the TV production of the Steelers-Browns game on Sunday. The work, which pays $50 for the night, involves helping with organization of the TV equipment on the field, including pulling cables. The job begins at 4:45 p.m. and ends following the evening game. Interested students should contact: Matthew Kwok at kwokman@kwokmanproductions.com. His phone number is: 949-679-2089.
PGH Events___________________________________________
Attack Theater presents:
November 14 - The annual Pittsburgh Opera Cabaret Benefit - A fun evening of Broadway music performed by the Pittsburgh Opera Center. Michele and Jeff created the lighthearted choreography for these talented singers. For information and reservations call 412-281-0912 x225 _______________
Expand your musical horizons at The Warhol this November. On November 12, enjoy laid-back pop with Austin's American Analog Set. Then, on November 15, African street-band Konono No.1 makes their Pittsburgh debut. Konono's trance-like songs-composed from homemade electronics, thumb pianos and car part-percussion-have earned them acclaim from both electronica and world music fans. Indie-rock favorite Calvin Johnson rounds out the month with a post-Thanksgiving Good Fridays show on November 25. For details and advance ticket information. ________________
The 2005 Three Rivers Film Festival, presented by Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Dollar Bank, runs from November 3 through November 17.
This exciting 15-day event features over 40 films ? independent American cinema, documentaries, and several critically-acclaimed international films. This year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the movie-going experience: the world's first Nickelodeon opened in Pittsburgh in 1905. For ticket information: 412-681-5449 or www.3rff.com ________________
STEVE FORBERT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005 @ 8PM THE CABARET 655 Penn Avenue Tickets: $15 at the Box Office at Theater Square | (412) 456-6666 | www.pgharts.org In the past quarter-century, the Mississippi-bred, Nashville-based singer/songwriter has built a deeply personal body of work that's won him a reputation for clear-eyed insight and plainspoken eloquence. In the process, he's evolved from the wide-eyed young troubadour of his early classics Alive On Arrival and Jackrabbit Slim to the mature, bittersweet outlook of his more recent work, which surveys darker territory with hard-won empathy and deeply-ingrained rock 'n' roll soul. www.steveforbert.com _________________
The Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform in concert at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Washington Road, Upper St. Clair at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2005. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Ticket available at the door or prior to concert by calling (412) 441-6652 or by e-mail themcp@earthlink.net.
The program will include Benjamin Britten's “Choral Dances From Gloriana,” EmmaLou Diemer's “Madrigals Three,” and Leonard Bernstein's “Chichester Psalms.” The Junior Mendelsshon Choir is lead by Music Director and Conductor Christine Frattare.
Attention College of Fine Arts faculty, staff, students and alumni: The planning process for the CFA Centennial Beaux Arts Ball has started and the committee is looking for hard working individuals that would like to help plan one of Carnegie Mellon's largest events.
E-mail Cathy Meaney at cmeaney@andrew.cmu.edu to get involved.
Visit the College of Fine Arts Centennial web-site at www.cmu.edu/centennial for activities celebrating the College's anniversary.
Campus events____________________________________________
Ted Kooser, the U.S. poet laureate and 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 as part of the Adamson Visiting Writers Series. His collection "Winter Morning Walks: One Hundred Postcards to Jim Harrison" was published in 2000 by the Carnegie Mellon University Press. His talk will take place in the Adamson Wing of Baker Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. _____________
Winston James, a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, will speak at 4:30 p.m. November 17 in Gregg Hall (Porter Hall 100) as part of the Humanities Center Lectures. His talk is titled "The Caribbean Diaspora and Black Internationalism: Evidence and Explanation" and is free and open to the public.
Call for artists__________________________________________________
The Riverlife Task Force in Pittsburgh, PA is initiating a very exciting design competition for a West End Pedestrian Bridge. We thought members of your organization would be interested in the competition. The competition website is www.riverlifecompetition.org and the press release is attached. Please direct any questions to bridge@riverlifetaskforce.org application attached _______
ESPN is looking for students to help with the TV production of the Steelers-Browns game on Sunday. The work, which pays $50 for the night, involves helping with organization of the TV equipment on the field, including pulling cables. The job begins at 4:45 p.m. and ends following the evening game. Interested students should contact: Matthew Kwok at kwokman@kwokmanproductions.com. His phone number is: 949-679-2089.
PGH Events___________________________________________
Attack Theater presents:
November 14 - The annual Pittsburgh Opera Cabaret Benefit - A fun evening of Broadway music performed by the Pittsburgh Opera Center. Michele and Jeff created the lighthearted choreography for these talented singers. For information and reservations call 412-281-0912 x225 _______________
Expand your musical horizons at The Warhol this November. On November 12, enjoy laid-back pop with Austin's American Analog Set. Then, on November 15, African street-band Konono No.1 makes their Pittsburgh debut. Konono's trance-like songs-composed from homemade electronics, thumb pianos and car part-percussion-have earned them acclaim from both electronica and world music fans. Indie-rock favorite Calvin Johnson rounds out the month with a post-Thanksgiving Good Fridays show on November 25. For details and advance ticket information. ________________
The 2005 Three Rivers Film Festival, presented by Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Dollar Bank, runs from November 3 through November 17.
This exciting 15-day event features over 40 films ? independent American cinema, documentaries, and several critically-acclaimed international films. This year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the movie-going experience: the world's first Nickelodeon opened in Pittsburgh in 1905. For ticket information: 412-681-5449 or www.3rff.com ________________
STEVE FORBERT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005 @ 8PM THE CABARET 655 Penn Avenue Tickets: $15 at the Box Office at Theater Square | (412) 456-6666 | www.pgharts.org In the past quarter-century, the Mississippi-bred, Nashville-based singer/songwriter has built a deeply personal body of work that's won him a reputation for clear-eyed insight and plainspoken eloquence. In the process, he's evolved from the wide-eyed young troubadour of his early classics Alive On Arrival and Jackrabbit Slim to the mature, bittersweet outlook of his more recent work, which surveys darker territory with hard-won empathy and deeply-ingrained rock 'n' roll soul. www.steveforbert.com _________________
The Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform in concert at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Washington Road, Upper St. Clair at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2005. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Ticket available at the door or prior to concert by calling (412) 441-6652 or by e-mail themcp@earthlink.net.
The program will include Benjamin Britten's “Choral Dances From Gloriana,” EmmaLou Diemer's “Madrigals Three,” and Leonard Bernstein's “Chichester Psalms.” The Junior Mendelsshon Choir is lead by Music Director and Conductor Christine Frattare.
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