Campus Events (page 7)
Scripps College Hosts Events for Campaign to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement
Scripps College hosts two panel discussions and a film screening on April 13 to mark the weekend-long launch of the “Stop the Torture” campaign, which calls for the end of long-term solitary confinement in California. All events are free and open to the public and take place in the Humanities Auditorium, 981 N. Amherst Ave.
Read More“Scripps Dances” Presents Original Works by Students and Faculty at Annual Event
“Scripps Dances,” the annual spring concert of the Scripps College Dance Department, takes place on April 12 at 8 p.m. and on April 13 at 2 p.m. and at 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. The program features original dance pieces choreographed by students and faculty.
Read MoreScripps College Presents Encountering Indigeneity: Mexico City Virgen de Guadalupe Basilica Celebrations
Associate Professor of Music Cándida Jáquez lectures on indigenous dance and music and religious pilgrims who pay homage to La Virgen de Guadalupe in Mexico City’s Basilica plaza beginning at noon on April 3 in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, 345 E. 9th St. This talk is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSearching for the Perfect Red: Selections from the Scripps College Collections
Anger, passion, love, power. These are all words associated with the color red. Across time and culture, red has played an influential role in art. The Ruth Chandler Williamson Wilson and Turk interns present¬¬ Searching for the Perfect Red: Selections from the Scripps College Collections, an exhibition showcasing work from around the globe radiating the color red. The exhibition, on view from April 1st through April 12th, 2013, illuminates the use of the color red in textiles, ceramics, and prints. The opening reception, which will feature live music and light refreshments, will be held on April 2, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gallery 112, in the Lang Art Building at Scripps College, located at 250 E. 12th St., between Columbia and Dartmouth avenues.
Read More“Lifespan of a Singing Society or Talk About Holding a Note”
The Six Nations Women Singing Society, one of the most influential female Native American contemporary singing groups, performs at 7:30 p.m. March 26 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. Consul General of Canada David Fransen introduces the group, which was formed at the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nations in Ontario, Canada. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College and Mount St. Mary’s College Host Opening Ceremony of the Inaugural Institute for Women’s Leadership in Latin America
Scripps College and Mount St. Mary’s College will co-host the first Women in Public Service Project (WPSP) Institute for Women’s Leadership in Latin America with the opening ceremony scheduled at 7 p.m. on March 12. The ceremony will feature former Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton Maria Echaveste and 2012 Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vázquez Mota.
Read More“Making Cordelia, a Modern Noh Play Innovating Shakespeare’s King Lear”
The San Francisco-based Theatre of Yugen lectures and performs excerpts from “Cordelia,” a unique Japanese Noh interpretation of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” beginning at 7:30 p.m. March 5 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Presents “Transforming Lives through Music”
As the conductor of an orchestra charged with exposing Latino communities to classical music, Sonia Marie De León de Vega lectures on “Transforming Lives Through Music” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College Presents “Chican@ Artivistas at the Intersection of Hope and Imagination”
Martha Gonzalez, a feminist music theorist, Chicana activist and a founding member of the East Los Angeles rock band Quetzal, gives a multimedia presentation on the ways in which Chicana activists harness the power of art and creative expression at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 in Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreScripps College’s 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents: An Evening with Charles Krauthammer
Scripps College presents an evening with Charles Krauthammer as part of the 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Krauthammer will comment on current events at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 in Scripps College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
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