MEDIA CONTACTS: Polly Burks
561-297-2595, pburks@fau.edu or
Stacia Smith
561-297-2971, ssmith@fau.edu

FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Events for the Weeks of February 14 and February 21

Monday, February 14, 9:30 a.m.
Lecture: "Recreating Ancient Greek Ceramics Today," with Lisa Kahn, Eckerd College; and John Wisinger, Tampa Museum of Art
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 954-236-1062

Monday, February 14, 4 p.m.
"The Traffic in Saigon & Other Observations from Two Years in Vietnam," with Don Adams, FAU Professor of English
Social Sciences Building, Room 100, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-0155
This lecture is part of the Ph.D. in Comparative Studies Colloquium Series.

Tuesday, February 15 through Saturday, April 9
Art Exhibition: "southXeast: Contemporary Southeastern Artists"
Tuesday through Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m.
Ritter and Schmidt Art Galleries, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-2966
The exhibition, which features art made in a variety of media including ceramics, painting, sculpture, video and environmental installation, presents a small number of artists in order to show several examples of often large-scale works by each artist.

Tuesday, February 15, 7 p.m.
Hate Conference
Grand Palm Room, University Center, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-2979
The "3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Hate and Violence" conference is co-sponsored by FAU's Raddock Eminent Scholar Chair of Holocaust Studies and the American Jewish Committee.

Thursday, February 17, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Why Black History Matters: The Meaning of Black History for the 21st Century," Derrick White, Ohio State University
Live Oak Pavilion, University Center, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3920
This lecture is presented by FAU's Ethnic Studies program; Black History Month.

Thursday, February 17, 6 p.m.
Lecture: "This-Worldly Immortality in Ancient China," with Paul Goldin of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-1328

Thursday, February 17 through Sunday, February 20
Theatre presentation of Ronald Ribman's "Journey of the Fifth Horse"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Tickets, $16; FAU faculty, staff and alumni, $10; FAU students, free
Information: 561-297-3810
J. Barry Lewis guest directs this Obie award-winning drama set in 19th century Russia.

Sunday, February 20, 12 noon to 8 p.m. and Monday, February 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Symposium: "Reading the Bible in the 21st Century"
Live Oak Pavilion, University Center, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Registration is $25, which includes lunch on Monday
Information: 561-297-0645
Scholars from around the country will take part in this symposium that will look at the role of the Bible in today's world.

Monday, February 21, 4 p.m.
Lecture "Trust the Mob: Antinomies of Myth, Science and Cyberspace," with Vincent Mosco, Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society at Queen's University in Canada
University Center, Room 174, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-0155
This lecture is part of the Ph.D. in Comparative Studies Colloquium Series.

Thursday, February 24, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Octoroon, Quadroon, Mulatto and Mariah Carey: Blackness as Stigma and Badge of Color," with Sike Dagbovie of the University of Illinois
Live Oak Pavilion - D, University Center, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3920
This lecture is presented by FAU's Ethnic Studies program; Black History Month.

Thursday, February 24, 6:30 p.m.
Former Tuskegee Airmen talk about their service to this country during
World War II
Friedberg Auditorium, Life Long Learning Bldg, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Fee: $10
Information: 561-297-3185
This lecture is presented by FAU's Ethnic Studies program; Black History Month.

Friday, February 25, 4:30 p.m.
Lecture: "Blind Spot: The Secret History of U.S. Counterterrorism," with Timothy Naftali of the Miller Center for Public Affairs
Live Oak Pavilion, University Center, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3840
This is the inaugural FAU Department of History John O'Sullivan lecture. The lecture gives a preview of a new book on the U.S. secret war on terrorism that has been waged since the 1960s.

Friday, February 25, 7 p.m.
Film: "La Traviata," by Franco Zeffirelli
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3860
The film is part of FAU's 2005 Music Festival: "Virtuosi & Vino."

Saturday, February 26, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hip Hop Symposium
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3920
The symposium will include critical investigations and discussions of the phenomenon of Hip-Hop culture and music.
This lecture is presented by FAU's Ethnic Studies program; Black History Month.

Saturday, February 26, 6 p.m. Reception, 7:30 Concert
Music Festival: "Virtuosi and Vino," presented by Bank of America
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Concert: $15, Concert and reception: $45
Information: 561-297-2977
Opera star Cristina Fontanelli will perform with FAU's Symphony Orchestra. FAU President's Reception will precede the concert.

Sunday, February 27, 3 p.m.
Music Festival: "Virtuosi and Vino"
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton, 777 Glades Road
Concert: $15
Information: 561-297-2977
FAU's brass ensembles, choruses and pianists present a showcase of Italian music.

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