EVENTS: Fall 2009

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• November 5-7,2009: University of Oregon Campus
Xth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Renaissance and Baroque Hispanic Poetry
The UO will host in November the 9th Biennal Meeting of the Society for Reinassance and baroque Hispanic Poetry. For more information visit the RBHP Biennal Meeting Webpage.

PAST EVENTS

* Sunday, October 11th, 2009: 7:00pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St 
"Virtuoso Music of 17th-Century Italy"
Early music specialists Joanna Blendulf, Julia Brown, Aaron Cain, Bryce Peltier, and Hideki Yamaya perform together as Ensemble Sprezzatura , a Baroque group based in Eugene. This program includes rarely heard gems by Castello, Selma, Cima, and Marini.  If you are fascinated with the sounds of age-old compositions and the unique timbres of ancient instruments, then you will not want to miss this concert.  

Suggested donation $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. You are encouraged to bring canned foods for Food for Lane County

• November 17-23, 2008
Festival of New Spanish Cinema: Presented by: University of Oregon and the Bijou Art Cinema:  All shows are free except the Saturday matinee at the Bijou Art Cinema.  For more information please visit: http://www.pragda.com/university-oregon-eugene-2008-festival.php
 

• December 3, 2008: 12:00-1:00pm, 330 Hendricks Hall
Across Genres and Gender: Anne Le Fèvre Dacier, A Reformist Translator in Late 17-Century France:  Presented by: Fabienne Moore, Associate Professor of French, Romance Languages.

• Friday, January 23, 12:00-6:00pm, EMU Ballroom
Second Annual UO International Career Forum:  Come hear Jean-Marc Hachy, author of The Big Guide To Living and Working Overseas, speak on preparing yourself to be a competitive global professional in the 21st century.  He will also be leading workshops on how to sell your skills and write international resumes.  Also, get the inside scoop from current professionals from the nonprofit, public, business, high-tech and journalism/communication sectors that have internationally-focused positions.  http://uocareer.uoregon.edu/students/events/events/icf.aspx
 

• Thursday, January 22, 2009, 4:00-5:30pm, Browsing Room Knight Library
Documentation of Huambisa and Aguaruna, two languages of the Peruvian Amazon:  Talk by Jaime Peña, Linguistics Department, followed by a short reception. Sponsored by the proposed ‘Center for Latino and Latin American Studies.’ Presented by CLLAS Grantee Presentation. For more information please contact: 346-5714.

• Friday, January 23, 12:00-6:00pm, EMU Ballroom
Second Annual UO International Career Forum: Are you considering a globally-focused career?    If so, don't miss this free event. Come hear Jean-Marc Hachy, author of The Big Guide To Living and Working Overseas, speak on preparing yourself to be a competitive global professional in the 21st century. He will also be leading workshops on how to sell your skills and write international resumes. Also, get the inside scoop from current professionals from the nonprofit, public, business, high-tech and journalism/communication sectors that have internationally-focused positions. The networking you do here could lead you to your future career. You can enter the iPod Nano Raffle if you come to the keynote! You are free to come to all or any part of the event. To RSVP and for a detailed schedule please go to:   http://uocareer.uoregon.edu/students/events/events/icf.aspx

• Saturday, January 24, 3:00, Bethel Branch Library
Bilingual Family Fiestas:  Eugene Public Library will host free Bilingual Family Fiestas on Saturday, January 24, featuring Ballet Folklórico Alma de México. The talented young members of this troupe will perform and teach traditional Mexican dances in Spanish and English. Kids and their families are invited to join in the fun at 11:00am at the Downtown Library or at 3:00pm at the Bethel Branch Library (across from WinCo). The event is free to the public and snacks will be provided!  For more information, contact Eugene Public Library: 682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. Sponsored by the Eugene Public Library, Friends of the Library, and the Eugene Public Library Foundation.

• Thursday, January 29, 2009, 3:30-5 pm, EMU Walnut Room.
Reading the Latino in Latino Studies: Perspectives from Chicago:  Talk by Frances Aparicio, University of Illinois at Chicago, followed by a short reception. Organized by the proposed Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) as part of its series “Putting Latino/a Studies and Latin American Studies in Conversation.” Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society; Women’s and Gender Studies Program; Ethnic Studies Department; College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Romance Languages; Department of English; Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Sexuality Studies; Latin American Studies Program; The Department of English; and Office of Academic Affairs.

 • Monday, February 2, 7:00 pm, Knight Library, Proctor Room 41
¡Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition: The inspiring story of musician, singer, and performer JudyFrankel and her work to preserve the musical tradition of Sephardic Jewishfamilies, who have maintained their Spanish language traditions for over 500years since their expulsion from Spain in 1492. A New Film by Prof. Kate Regan, University of Portland. Prof. Regan will introduce the film and discuss audience questions after the screening. This is event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact David Wacks: wacks@uoregon.edu or 541-346-4029. This event was made possible by the generous support of the University of Oregon Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies, the Department of Romance Languages, The Oregon Humanities Center, The Robert D. Clark Honors College, and the Department of Musicology of the School of Music and Dance.

• Saturday, February 7, 2009 9-6 p.m., 111 Lillis Business Complex
Dante’s Traditions in the New Millennium: With the generous sponsorship of several units and offices on campus, including Romance Languages, the University of Oregon will host a one-day symposium on Feb. 7, 2009 featuring new work on Dante Alighieri. Speakers will focus on new projects in Dante studies: major new books; new technologies and online resources; new translations and adaptations; and new ways of approaching evidence from manuscripts and from the visual arts. Guest speakers include Albert Russell Ascoli, UC-Berkeley (The Making of a Modern Author, Cambridge UP, 2008); Winthrop Wetherbee, Cornell (The Ancient Flame, Notre Dame, 2008); and Olivia Holmes, Dartmouth (Dante’s Two Beloveds: Ethics as Erotic Choice, Yale UP, 2008). Invited speakers also include Thomas C. Stillinger and Disa Gambera (University of Utah); Teresa Kennedy (Mary Washington); Benjamin David (Lewis and Clark); and Warren Ginsberg and Gina Psaki (University of Oregon). The talks will examine Dante in terms of both the tradition he inherited, and the tradition he shaped. The symposium is free and open to the public.  For information contact Gina Psaki (346-4042) or Warren Ginsberg (346-3958).
 

• Monday, February 9 2009, 3:30-5:00 pm, Browsing Room, UO Knight Library
The Future of Immigration Reform: Bishop Jaime Soto, from the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento California and also the Chairman of theCatholic Legal Immigration Network, will speak about the moral and ethical concerns of our treatment of immigrants and the impacts of immigration raids and deportations on children and families. This event is free and open to the public. **Reception starts at 3:00 pm.  For more information please contact: Marcela Mendoza (541-345-5247). Sponsored by St. Thomas More Newman Center, Department of Philosophy, the Center for the Study of Women in Society's Latino Immigrant Women's Group, Robert D. Clark Honors College, and Knight Library, University of Oregon.
 

• February 14^th, 2009: Noon-4:00pm, Lane County Historical Museum
Changing Demographics: Latino Roots in Lane County: A team of two University of Oregon Professors, three graduate students, and two community members have put together an exhibit called Latino Roots in Lane County which is opening as a part of a year-long new exhibit called Changing Demographics: The People of Lane County. The exhibit includes stories of the people, groups and individuals, who have come to make Oregon their home.  Included in this exhibition are stories of Latino Roots, Native American families, the Ping Yang School tragedy, and many others. Portions of the exhibit are in Spanish.  Enjoy music and ethnic foods! For more information, please contact Lynn Stephen, Director for proposed Center for Latino and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) at stephenl@uoregon.edu. 
 

• Friday/Saturday, Feb. 20/21^st, 2009, 8:00pm, Sheldon High School Auditorium
Baroque Opera!:  A fully staged performance of Henry Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas,” featuring students of the University of Oregon Opera Workshop. Directed by Nicholas Isherwood, conducted by Marc Vanscheeuwijck, and choreographed by Alli Bach. Musicologist, baroque cellist, and Collegium director Marc Vanscheeuwijck lead a historically informed performance.  A string orchestra and basso continuo including period instruments will accompany Aeneas and his sailors, Dido and her train and the Sorceress and her Enchantresses and Warlock on their journey.

• Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, 5:00 pm, Knight Library, Browsing Room
Recital of French flute music: Performing, Bruce Tabb, flute, accompanied by Nathale Fortin, piano. The recital features all French music. Bruce Tabb is Special Collections Librarian at Knight Library. Before he moved to Eugene, however, he was a professional musician. He holds an undergraduate degree in music theory and a master’s in flute performance, both from Yale University. At Yale, he studied with Thomas Nyfenger, the flute guru of the late 1970s and 1980s. While a student, Tabb placed in competitions sponsored by the Schubert Club, East West Artists International, the National Flute Association, the Yale University School of Music, and the New Haven Orchestra. Before moving to Eugene, he performed in a number of orchestras in Connecticut and New York.  The pianist, Nathale Fortin, holds degrees from the Montreal Conservatory, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Southern California. Fortin is an accomplished pianist and a favorite accompanist among local professional musicians.

• March 14th, 2009: 3:00pm, Gerlinger Lounge
The Catacoustic Consort Presents Music of the French Baroque Era: Catacoustic Consort, The OHC Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities is pleased to present Catacoustic Consort in a lecture-demonstration and concert entitled "Duets for Pardessus de Viole: The French Noblewoman's Instrument." For more information please visit the University of Oregon Humanities Center Events Page: http://www.uoregon.edu/~humanctr/index.htm

• Thursday, October 1st, 2009: 7:00pm, PLC 180
Dante’s Inferno gets Animated: Artist Sandow Birk is the art director, writer, and producer of a lively animated version of Dante’s Inferno (2007). Birk will introduce the 77-minute film on Thursday Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in PLC 180, and the presentation will be followed by a screening of Birk's film (Sean Meredith, director).

This updated, metropolitan take on Dante’s journey through hell features the voices of Dermot Mulroney as Dante, and James Cromwell as Virgil. Birk’s 21st-century Dante is a slacker in a hoodie wandering through a dystopic urban landscape which recalls Gustave Doré’s 19th-century engravings. But whereas Dante’s journey crosses places and people most modern readers have to look up in the footnotes, this film version has inserted very recognizable figures and images from our own time. Dante didn’t sound archaic to his original audience, and in this version he doesn’t sound archaic to modern audiences either.

The filmmakers describe their animation style as "an apocalyptic graphic novel crossed with Victorian-era toy theater." They wanted to make a hand-made film “without the aid of any computer effects whatsoever.”   This event is free and open to the public. The film is unrated, but contains some explicit language and images.  (View the movie trailer)

For further information call Gina Psaki at 346-4042 (rpsaki@uoregon.edu).  Sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages and the Giustina Family Professorship of Italian Language and Literature.