Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kristine Gobbo
561-297-1168,
kgobbo@fau.edu
FAU Calendar of Events for Week of September 6, 2010
BOCA RATON, FL (September 7, 2010) – Florida Atlantic University will host the following events:
FAU Libraries Host Inter-Florida Fluxus Tour at the
Jaffe Center
The free event will take place on
Tuesday, September 14, at 12:31 p.m.
at the
Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts
at FAU Libraries, 777 Glades Road,
Boca Raton campus
.
The Inter-Florida Fluxus Tour will perform as part of the
Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center’s current exhibition,
“The Carbon Alternative: 1980s Book Arts Subculture
– Copy Art, Mail Art, Fluxus.” The event will
feature a series of performances by artists Ginny Lloyd, Keith
Buchholz, Reid Wood, Reed Altemus and Bibiana Maltos. Fluxus
practitioners specialize in collage, sound art, music, video
and poetry, with an emphasis on sound poetry, visual poetry and
concrete poetry. Scores usually consist of a few lines
and descriptions of actions to be performed, rather than
dialogue. Most performances are brief and simple, some are
meant to blur the lines between performer and audience, and
others are meant to blur the lines between performance and
reality. The performances seek to elevate the banal, to be
mindful of the mundane, and to question what is considered high
culture art. John Cage, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Geoffrey
Hendricks and Alison Knowles are among the artists who practice
Fluxus. Donations are encouraged. For more information on
the event, go to
www.jaffecollection.org
and click “events,” or contact John Cutrone at
jcutrone@fau.edu
or 561-297-0455.
FAU Jupiter Hosts “Coffee with the
Professor” for Eighth Year
The free series begins on
Friday, September 17, at 8 a.m.
at
FAU’s Dining Hall Annex
, 5353 Parkside Drive,
Jupiter
.
The “Coffee with the
Professor” series provides members of the community an
opportunity to visit campus and attend a lecture without having to
register for a class. Each session of the series is comprised
of a 20-minute talk by an FAU faculty member, followed by questions
and answers, and discussion. Coffee and a continental
breakfast are served. The speaker for September 17 is Dr.
Herbert Weissbach, distinguished research professor and director of
the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at FAU’s
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, who will be speaking on the
topic “Some Thoughts on Aging.” Since seating is
limited, reservations are required. Contact Katherine Yates at
561-799-8105 or
kyates3@fau.edu
.
Fall semester sessions are sponsored by BankAtlantic. Scheduled dates for the remainder of the academic year are Fridays, October 15, November 19, January 21, February 18 and March 18.
FAU Libraries Host Letterpress Appreciation Day Open
House at the Jaffe Center
The
free event will take place
on Saturday, September 18, from noon to 5:30
p.m. at the
Arthur
and
Mata Jaffe Center for Book Artsat FAU Libraries, 777 Glades
Road, Boca Raton campus.
The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts Gallery is
hosting an inaugural “Letterpress Appreciation Day Open
House” in celebration of the 0.918-inch height of
standard Anglo-American type materials. The open house
offers an introduction to the print aspects of the Jaffe
center, which is home to four different relief presses that are
used by students and artists to create hand-printed books and
literary broadsides. Guests may tour the shop, print on the
center’s antique Wesel Iron Handpress and learn the
difference between pressing print and actually printing. Since
Constitution Day falls on the day prior to the open house,
participants will print a piece on the 14th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution, which has been the subject of much recent
political debate. Metered parking for visitors is available in
the lot outside of the library. For more information on the
open house, visit
www.jaffecollection.org
and click “events,” or contact John Cutrone at
jcutrone@fau.edu
or 561-297-0455.
FAU’s School of Accounting Hosts “The
Celebration Golf Tournament”
The event will take place
Monday, September
20
, at
Boca Lago Country
Club,
Boca Raton
.
The Celebration Golf Tournament at Boca Lago Country Club is an annual event in which students, faculty and friends of FAU’s School of Accounting gather for some friendly competition and fundraising. Participants have the opportunity to build both personal and professional relationships, and to strengthen ties with the university. All proceeds will support students in FAU’s School of Accounting. For more information about participating in the golf tournament or to learn about other ways to get involved with the School, visit www.soa.fau.edu/celebration .
FAU’s Department of Music Presents a Concert with
Cellist Robert De Maine and Pianist Heather
Coltman
The free event will take place on
Saturday, September 25,
at
7:30 p.m.
in the
University Theatre
on
FAU’s Boca Raton campus
, 777 Glades Road.
These world renowned musicians will present a program
including sonatas by J.S. Bach, Frank Bridge, Frederick Delium
and Felix Mendelssohn. For more information, call
561-297-3820.
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About
Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the
fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves
more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven
campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching
university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges:
the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the College
of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the
College of Education, the College of Engineering
& Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L.
Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of
Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the
Charles E.
Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit
www.fau.edu
.
