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MEDIA ADVISORY
November 24, 2000
Contact: Jim Manke University Relations 956-6106
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University of Hawai'i |
(808) 956-8856 Telephone |
MEDIA ADVISORY |
November 24, 2000 |
Contact: Jim Manke University Relations 956-6106
|
This Week at the University of Hawai'i Events at UH Campuses for the Week of Nov.
26-Dec. 2 |
The UH Wind Symphony and UH Wind Ensemble will perform a range of concert selections, from modern to classical to pop. The premiere band has been selected to perform at the American Bandmasters Association convention in March. 7 p.m. Nov. 27. Blaisdell Concert Hall. Tickets: $8 general, $4 students, seniors and UH staff. For more information, call 956-7657 or visit www2.hawaii.edu/uhband.
UH Manoa Outreach College and the Distinguished Lecture Series presents the free public talk "Snapshots: Glimpses of America in Change," which will be given by Anna Deveare Smith. Smith, awarded a prestigious "Genius" fellowship by the MacArthur Foundation, explores the American character and multifaceted national identity. 7 p.m. Nov. 28. Campus Center Ballroom, UH Manoa. For more information, call 956-3836 ot visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
The UH Manoa Earle Ernst Lab Theatre will perform "Machinal," a production that uses expressionist techniques to depict the plight of an Everywoman struggling to be an individual during the Industrial Revolution. The play, written in 1929 by Sophie Treadwell, is based on the sensational murder trial of Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray. Nov. 28, 30 and Dec. 1-3. Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, UH Manoa. Call 956-7655 for more information, or visit www.hawaii.edu/theatre.
UH Manoa Outreach College will give a free showing of the 1983 New Zealand film "Utu," which is set in 1870 during the wars between the Maoris and the Pakeha (Caucasian) amid the beauty of the New Zealand landscape. 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29-30. Krauss Hall 12, UH Manoa. For more information, call 956-3836 or visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
The UH Hawaiian Chorus and UH Hula and Chant Ensembles present their semester concert with the theme "Aloha 'Aina," or "Love for Our Land." The performance will include songs and dances about the preservation and conservation of Hawaiian land and people and will feature students from the Music Department's Hawaiian music and dance programs. Tickets: $5 general/$3 students and seniors. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Orvis Auditorium, UH Manoa. For information, call 956-8742 or visit www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic.
Prospective UH Hilo students and their families are invited to the first "Explore Your Future at UH Hilo" college night. The event will provide graduating high school seniors, Hawai'i Community College and current UH Hilo students the chance to explore the school's programs and learn about admissions, financial aid and scholarship. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Campus Center Dining Room, UH Hilo. For more information or to RSVP (Nov. 24 deadline), call (808) 974-7414.
John Cheng, UH Hilo professor of philosophy, will speak about "The Chinese Civilization and the Silk Road." The lecture relates aspects of Chinese history and philosophy to Cheng's personal experiences leading summer tours of China for UH students and community members. The free lecture is part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. 5 p.m. Nov. 30. Classroom E-101, UH West O'ahu. For information, call 454-4750 or visit www.uhwo.hawaii.edu.
Signe Lindskov Hansen of the Department of History of Medicine at the University of Copenhagen will give this week's Brown Bag Biography lecture, "Biographies of Danish Scientists and Scholars from the 17th Century to Today." Noon-1:15 p.m. Nov. 30. Cottage 96-36 between Burns Hall and Hale Manoa, UH Manoa. For more information, call the Center for Biographical Research at 956-3774.
The UH Manoa Anthropology Department will host its last colloquium of the fall semester, which will feature the panel discussion "Repatriation and the Making of the 'Anthropological Object.'" The panel includes UH Manoa doctoral students Kehau Abad, April Drexel and Ty Tengan and Guy Kaulukukui of the Bishop Museum. 3 p.m. Nov. 30. Social Science Building Room 345, UH Manoa. For information, call 956-8415.
UH Manoa music composition students will discuss and perform works in progress at the free Young Composers' Symposium. 8 p.m. Nov. 30. Orvis Auditorium, UH Manoa. For information, call 956-8742 or e-mail uhmmusic@hawaii.edu.
The UH Manoa Colleges of Arts and Sciences will present "Universal Values for a Democratic Society" as part of the Nisei Veterans Forum Series. The forum will feature a distinguished panel of Native Hawaiians: Aunty Mary Malia Craver of the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center; Thomas Kaulukukui Jr., a trustee of the Queen Lili'uokalani Trust; Kaipo Hale, interim director of the Hawaiian Studies Institute at Kamehameha Schools; and Kamana'opono Crabbe, program administrator for the Institute of Family Enrichment. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 1. Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, 2454 South Beretania St. For information, call 944-7773.
The UH choirs will present an evening of choral music under the direction of Karen Kennedy and Mary Chesnut. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1. Orvis Auditorium, UH Manoa. Tickets: $5 general /$3 students and seniors. For more information, call 956-8742 or visit www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic.
The UH Manoa Art Gallery presents its annual graduate student exhibition of multimedia works. "Beyond Soap" includes paintings, ceramics, glass, sculpture and electronic media created by graduate students in the UH Manoa Art Department. Now-Dec. 15. UH Manoa Art Gallery. Admission is free. For more information, call 956-6888.
The East-West Center Gallery features an exhibition of work by contemporary Native Hawaiian artists from Hawai'i and throughout the world. "Mai Na Ku puna Mai, Ho'i I Ka Pu 'olo," or "That which comes from the ancestors is returned as gifts," is running now-Dec. 22. East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall, UH Manoa. For information, call 944-7341.
For the latest on the University of Hawai'i, check the Web site events
calendar at www.hawaii.edu.
