Community Events (page 12)
Versa-Style Dance Company
Scripps Dance Department presents Versa-Style Dance Company, an ensemble of committed and conscientious artists serving the Los Angeles community with highly energetic dance works and educational programming that fuses 90s Hip-Hop, House, Popping and Locking, with Afro-Latin styles such as Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Afro-Cuban dance. In Richardson Dance Studio, Versa-Style will share three choreographic […]
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Scripps College Olive Oil Sale
The 2015 Scripps College Olive Oil has just arrived!! This year we are offering two sizes, our standard 200ml bottle for $45 and a limited selection 100ml bottle for $22.50. As always, proceeds from olive oil sales support sustainability initiatives at Scripps College. Visit us in Seal Court Monday, December 14th and Friday, December 18th […]
Read MoreSleep Train’s Secret Santa Toy Drive
Sleep Train believes all children should experience the joy and excitement of the holidays. But for foster children who have been separated from family, friends and familiar faces, the holidays can be an especially difficult and lonely time. The good news is we can help! Something as simple as a special gift that shows someone […]
Read MoreThe Threat Hologram: Specters and Shadows of Race
The unrest is palpable. And the war declared is permanent. From Baltimore to Gaza, the geographies of state violence are proliferating with impunity, sanctioned and justified by the racial logic of the “War on Terror.” This talk will reflect on the histories that inform what Aime Cesaire called a “compass of suffering,” exploring the links […]
Read MoreThe Design of Gay (Male) Desire: Race, Gender, Labor, and the Southern California Built Environment
Jih-Fei Cheng holds a B.A. in Communication with minors in Chinese Studies and World Literatures from the University of California, San Diego; an M.A. in Asian American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles; and a Ph.D. in American Studies and Ethnicity, with emphasis in Visual Studies, from the University of Southern California. He is developing a […]
Read MoreKentifrican Interventions: Navigating the Historical Present
The featured work is a heavily curated selection of works from three concurrent studio projects that Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle has been working on for the past eight years. The show will highlight her work with historical documents and research in which she re-mixes and re-imagines new mythologies or ways of engaging with the black body […]
Read MoreState of the European Union Address: A Panel Discussion with David Andrews, Hilary Appel, & Juli Minoves-Triquell
The EU Center of California holds a long-lasting tradition of presenting a biannual “State of the European Union Address.” This Fall, we are honored to host a panel discussion on current events in the European Union led by the Director of the European Union Center, Dr. David Andrews (Scripps College). He will be joined by […]
Read MoreIn the Works: A Concert of Student Danceworks
“In the Works…” is the annual fall concert by students of the departments of dance at Scripps and Pomona Colleges. The concert takes place Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 3, 4, and 5 at 8:00pm and Saturday, December 5 at 2:00pm Admission $5 – tickets will be sold at the door (Cash or check only please). […]
Read MoreDiscussion & Book Signing with Steven Lee Myers
Steven Lee Myers, New York Times Journalist and author of “The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin,” will discuss details of Putin’s climb to power as Russia’s president from his childhood of abject poverty in Leningrad, to his rise through the KGB. Myers will shed light on what informs Putin’s worldview, what […]
Read MoreSummer Fellowships Information Session
Interested in on campus research? Funding is available for summer! Come hear about what the Mellon, Johnson, Easterly, and Hearst fellowships have to offer.
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