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February Calendar of Events February 1 New Media Wall Continuous screenings of art works in video and film. Featured is Juan Manuel Echavarria’s ”Bocas del Ceniza (Mouths of Ash),” named after the Magdalena River in Colombia, where bodies of war victims thrown into the river wash up. The video focuses on the faces of Colombian civilians who have witnessed massacres at the hands of paramilitary forces and guerillas. Aidekman Arts Center, adjacent to the Tisch Gallery entrance, through April 2. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. P.O.V. Series View a short digital video and interview with a leading contemporary new media artist. Featured is Isaac Julien’s “Encore,” stunning, color-saturated images that refer to the African Diaspora and the quest to find roots in the New World. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch Gallery lobby, through April 2. University Gallery “Recent and Promised Gifts of Art to the University,” featuring works by Jean Dubuffet, Alex Katz, Janice Lourie, Philip Pearlstein, Ad Reinhardt, James Rosenquist, Beverly Semmes and David Smith. Aidekman Arts Center, Remis Sculpture Court, through May 21. Controversies in Nutrition “Was There a Protein Gap?” Nevin Scrimshaw, visiting professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Boston campus. Chaplaincy Reflections “Shadows & Beginnings,” the Rev. David M. O’Leary, university chaplain. Goddard Chapel, noon-1 p.m. Computer Science Colloquium “Low Distortion Maps in One Dimension,” Claire Kenyon, Brown University. Halligan Hall, Room 111B, 3-4 p.m. Africana Center Film Series “The Darker Side of Black,” Cornel West of Princeton University and Michael Manley, former prime minister of Jamaica, offer insights into the development and social significance of contemporary black music; and “Rap, Race and Equality,” featuring rap artists Ice Cube, Ice T and the band Naughty by Nature articulating their views on race relations and African-American pride. Tisch Library, Room 304, 7 p.m. February 2 Noontime Concert Beth Canterbury, soprano, and Steven Morris, piano. Goddard Chapel, 12:30 p.m. Chaplain’s Table on Religion, Ecology & the Environment “Religion, Stewardship and Ecology,” the Rev. David O’Leary, university chaplain. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Men’s Basketball Tufts at UMass Boston, 7 p.m. Black History Month A performance by “Black Violin,” featuring Kevin Sylvester (aka “Kev Marcus”) on violin and Wilner Baptiste (aka “Wil b”) on viola. The two created the act seeking to change the MC-dominated world of hip-hop and bring the classical musician back to the forefront. They use their 15 years of classical training to compose a one-of-a-kind, hip-hop-influenced sound—without a rapper. Cohen Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Men’s Squash Tufts vs. Brown at MIT, 7:30 p.m. Tufts Institute for Global Leadership Symposium “China’s Future Challenges,” featuring photography from the Cultural Revolution, a keynote address by Anson Chan and sessions on finance and trade, security, pandemics and development. For a complete schedule of events and locations and registration, go to http://www.tilip.org/symposium/2006/symposium.html. Medford/Somerville campus, through February 5. February 3 Ice Hockey Wesleyan at Tufts, Malden Forum, 7:30 p.m. Men’s Squash Tufts at Colby, 7:30 p.m. February 4 Men’s Squash Tufts at Bates, 11 a.m. Women’s Squash Tufts at Bates, 11:30 a.m. Women’s Basketball Tufts at Bates, 3 p.m. Men’s Basketball Bates at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 3 p.m. Ice Hockey Trinity at Tufts, Malden Forum, 4 p.m. February 5 Women’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at Middlebury Invitational, 1 p.m. Men’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at Middlebury Invitational, 1 p.m. February 6 HNRCA Seminar “High Density Lipoprotein Modification: The Next Frontier in Heart Disease Prevention,” Bela F. Asztalos, scientist, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, HNRCA. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. February 7 Women’s Basketball Tufts at Salve Regina, 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball Tufts at Newbury, 7 p.m. February 8 Computer Science Colloquium “Some New Components for an Automatic User for Testing Human-Computer Interfaces,” Frank Ritter, Penn State University. Halligan Hall, Room 111B, 3-4 p.m. Men’s Squash Tufts at MIT, 6:30 p.m. Africana Center Film Series “8 mile,” rap star Eminem plays a factory worker trying to leave the tough streets of Detroit to become a hip-hop artist. Tisch Library, Room 304, 7 p.m. February 9 Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Sex Determination and Sex Differentiation,” Dr. Patricia K. Donahoe, director, Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Marshall K. Bartlett Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Chitra Biswas Conference Room, M&V 105, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Chaplain’s Table on Religion, Ecology & the Environment “Organic Farming, Jewish Learning, Sustainable Living,” Adina Allen, A05, Isabella Freedman Retreat Center. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Charles Francis Adams Lecture Featuring Ted Sorenson, a lawyer and writer who was President John F. Kennedy’s speechwriter, topic to be announced. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5 p.m. University Gallery “Cross-Currents in Recent Video Installation: Water as Metaphor for Identity,” video installations by four artists with ties to Africa explore the amorphous quality of water as a metaphor for shifting notions of identity, migration and memory. Public opening reception: Thursday, February 9, 5:30-8:30 p.m. At 5 p.m., artist Ingrid Mwangi and Christina Sharpe, associate professor of English at Tufts, will discuss the exhibition. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch Gallery, though April 2. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery. University Gallery “Flow,” paintings and photographs by Diane Burko focus on spectacular and extreme landscapes of volcanoes, craters, waterfalls and glaciers from Iceland, Italy, Hawaii and Washington State. Aidekman Arts Center, Koppelman Gallery, through April 2. February 10 Women’s Basketball Trinity at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball Tufts at Trinity, 7 p.m. Ice Hockey Tufts at Salem State, 7 p.m. A Choral Valentine Andrew Clark leads the Tufts Chamber Singers in their annual concert for Valentine’s Day, featuring pop standards, Broadway tunes and timeless songs of love by Sondheim, Gershwin, Porter and others. Aidekman Arts Center, Alumnae Lounge, 8-10 p.m. Women’s Squash NESCAC Tournament at Trinity, through February 12. Men’s Squash NESCAC Tournament at Trinity, through February 11. February 11 Men’s Track & Field Tufts at MIT Invitational, noon. Women’s Basketball Amherst at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 3 p.m. Men’s Basketball Tufts at Amherst, 3 p.m. Ice Hockey Tufts at Southern Maine, 3 p.m. February 12 February 14 Anatomy Lecture “Physiologic Changes in Mammary ECM Determine Tumor Progression: Implications for Cancer,” Pepper Schedin, associate professor of medicine, University of Colorado Cancer Center. Chitra Biswas Conference Room, M&V 105, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. Men’s Squash Tufts at Trinity, 4 p.m. February 15 Music Faculty Colloquium “Beethoven’s ’Bridgetower’ Sonata, opus. 46,” Janet Schmalfeldt, associate professor of music at Tufts. Music department, 48 Professors Row, noon-1 p.m. Chaplaincy Forum on Religion and Medicine “Yoga and Self-Care: The Cultivation of Will Power,” Dana Moore, MAR, OSB, Oblate Yoga instructor. Goddard Chapel, 6 p.m. Africana Center Film Series “Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Masculinity in Hip-Hop Culture,” the documentary that received a 2006 Sundance nomination examines representations of gender roles in hip-hop and rap music through the lens of filmmaker Byron Hurt, who will discuss his work. Tisch Library, Room 304, 7 p.m. Women’s Squash Tufts at Wellesley, 7 p.m. February 16 Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “SIR2, Calorie Restriction & Aging,” Lenny Guarente, Novartis Professor, MIT. Chitra Biswas Conference Room, M&V 105, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Chaplain’s Table on Religion, Ecology & the Environment “Teaching Ethics, Teaching Religion, Teaching Animals,” Paul Waldau, assistant professor of environmental and population health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Balch Arena Theater “The Fifth of July,” written by Lanford Wilson and directed by Don Weingust, is the story of Ken Talley, a Berkeley graduate and a Vietnam veteran who discovers that the high school students he’s teaching in 1977 neither understand nor want to deal with the war he fought. Shows are February 16-18 and February 23-25; tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for seniors and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. All tickets for the February 16 show are $5, and all tickers for the February 23 show are $1. For more information and to order tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box at 617-627-3493, weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, all shows at 8 p.m.; additional matinee Saturday, February 25, at 2 p.m. February 17 Ice Hockey Babson at Tufts, Malden Forum, 7:30 p.m. Men’s Squash CSA Championships at Princeton, through February 19. Women’s Swimming and Diving NESCAC Championships, Bowdoin College, through February 19. February 18 Ice Hockey UMass-Boston at Tufts, Malden Forum, 7:30 p.m. Concert “Shostakovich & Bernstein,” Concerto Competition winner Andrew Wolinsky, A06, is featured with the Tufts Symphony Orchestra as they perform Shostakovich’s “Cello Concert in E-flat.” The Tufts Chorale joins the orchestra in presenting Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.” Aidekman Arts Center, Cohen Auditorium, 8-10 p.m. February 19 Winter Jazz Recital The applied music faculty, including vocalists Diane Richardson and Stan Strickland, guitarist Jerry Bussiere and pianists Nando Michelin and David Zoffer, present an afternoon of jazz. Aidekman Arts Center, Alumnae Lounge, 3-5 p.m. February 20 Japanese Chamber Music Yoshio Kurahashi performs solo and chamber works on shakuhachi, and Ayakano Cathleen Read and her students sing and play strings. Aidekman Arts Center, Alumnae Lounge, 8-10 p.m. February 21 February 22 Chaplaincy Reflections “Ecology Theology,” Ann Penick, associate Catholic chaplain. Goddard Chapel, noon-1 p.m. Composers Concert Tufts composers perform the works of fellow students. Music department, 48 Professors Row, noon-2 p.m. Computer Science Colloquium “Domain-specific Modeling: Meta-modeling and Model Transformation,” Hans Vangheluwe, McGill University. Halligan Hall, Room 111B, 3-4 p.m. Africana Center Film Series “Tupac: Resurrection,” home movies, photographs and recited poetry illustrate the life of one of the most beloved, revolutionary and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time; “Know Your Enemy” examines the controversy surrounding politically or socially offensive lyrics in hip-hop and rap music; and “Hip-Hop Homos,” two openly gay rap artists discuss their dreams of success in the hip-hop industry. Tisch Library, Room 304, 7 p.m. February 23 Chemistry Seminar “Molecular Diversity and Catalysis,” Prof. Donald Hilvert, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. Chaplain’s Table on Religion, Ecology & the Environment “Caring for the Commons and the Common Good,” Prof. John Hart, Boston University School of Theology. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Artist’s Talk Diane Burko talks about her exhibition, “Flow,” paintings and photographs that focus on spectacular and extreme landscapes, currently showing in the Koppelman Gallery. Aidekman Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Balch Arena Theater “The Fifth of July,” written by Lanford Wilson and directed by Don Weingust, is the story of Ken Talley, a Berkeley graduate and a Vietnam veteran who discovers that the high school students he’s teaching in 1977 neither understand nor want to deal with the war he fought. Shows are February 23-25; tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for seniors and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. All tickets for the February 23 show are $1. For more information and to order tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box at 617-627-3493, weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, all shows at 8 p.m.; additional matinee Saturday, February 25, at 2 p.m. February 24 Philosophy Lecture “Microscopy: How Existence and Ontological Independence May Come Apart,” Otavio Bueno, Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 3-5 p.m. Women’s Track & Field All-New England Championships, Boston University, through February 25. Men’s Track & Field All-New England Championships, Boston University, through February 25. Women’s Squash Howe Cup, Harvard University, through February 26. Men’s Swimming and Diving NESCAC Championships, Williams College, through February 26. February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 Editor’s note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the March issue of the Tufts Journal is Monday, February 20. Submissions may be e-mailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu or you may send Calendar announcements to Barbara Lewis, Office of Publications, 200 Boston Ave., Medford campus. |
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