UNIVERSITY NEWS - February 2005

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 21 and February 28

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 look at the role of the Bible in today's world.

Monday, February 21, 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
Presented by FAU's Classical Studies Program.

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.

Tuesday, February 22 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 features art made in a variety of media including ceramics, painting, sculpture, video and environmental installation.

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.

Monday, February 28, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Wittgenstein's Family Resemblances," with Prisca Augustyn, FAU Department of Languages and Linguistics
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, March 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ceramics Workshop and Demonstration
Visual Arts Building, Room 112, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3870

Tuesday, March 1, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Ceramics Artist Slide Lecture
Social Sciences Building, Room 250, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public.
Information: 561-297-3870

Wednesday, March 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ceramics Workshop and Demonstration
Visual Arts Building Room 112, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3870

Wednesday, March 2, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Choice of Form and Choice of Meaning: A Linguistic Analysis of English Translations of Ancient Chinese Poems," with Guowen Huang
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-1328

Friday, March 4, 12 noon
"The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth," with Barbara Seaman, renowned journalist and women's health advocate
Administration Building, Room 305 - Board of Trustees Room, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-0163
This lecture is part of the Women's History Month celebration at FAU.

Sunday, March 6, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "The Holocaust and the Catholic Search for Forgiveness," with Donald Dietrich of the Department of Theology at Boston College.
University Center, Majestic Palm Room, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-2979
This lecture is presented by Alan L. Berger, Raddock Eminent Scholar Chair of Holocaust Studies.

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