Saturday, 01 Feb 2014
Tai Chi Class
Learn the Yang Style Short Form as developed by Cheng Man Ching. The fun, easy-to-learn movements of The Form refresh the spirit and help improve balance, posture, flexibility, confidence, circulation, and overall health and well-being.
Intermediate Tai Chi Class
Learn the Yang Style Short Form as developed by Cheng Man Ching. The fun, easy-to-learn movements of The Form refresh the spirit and help improve balance, posture, flexibility, confidence, circulation, and overall health and well-being.
Argentine Tango Practica (Class)
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Sunday, 02 Feb 2014
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 03 Feb 2014
Freedom Riders: Documentary and Discussion
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, testing their belief in nonviolent activism. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
Saturday, 08 Feb 2014
Argentine Tango Practica (Class)
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Sunday, 09 Feb 2014
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Latin Dance instruction and performance
The Twin Cities-based Afro-Cuban dance group Salsabrosa will perform and provide Latin dance instruction. This free event is open to the public.
Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014
How Women Lead and the Difference It Makes
Melissa Harris-Perry hosts a weekend MSNBC program and is a professor of political science at Tulane University, where she directs the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South.
Thursday, 13 Feb 2014
Evolution and Computation
John Mayfield is Emeritus Professor of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology at Iowa State and former associate dean of the Graduate College. His new book, The Engine of Complexity, Evolution as Computation, is an approach to understanding evolution based on information theory and computational science.
Friday, 14 Feb 2014
Multiple Ways to Love: A Valentine's Day Poetry Reading
Eduardo C. Corral won the 2011 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition for his first book of poetry, "Slow Lightning." His work is recognized for its exploration of Latino identity and gender and sexuality.
Saturday, 15 Feb 2014
Argentine Tango Practica (Class)
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Sunday, 16 Feb 2014
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 17 Feb 2014
Religious Freedom for All: Living Together with Our Deepest Differences
Os Guinness is an author and social critic who writes frequently about modern American culture. His new book, "The Global Public Square," champions the freedom of thought, conscience and religion as a way to negotiate differences in public life. Veritas Forum
Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014
Discussion: Chinese Painting History and Techniques
Five distinguished artists and visiting scholars from Wuhan University in China's western Hubei Province will speak about their work and traditional Chinese painting techniques. They will discuss unique methods and styles of Chinese water color painting, sketch drawing, engraving, photography, ceramic tile painting, and how traditional cultural elements are incorporated into contemporary work.
Reading: Looking After Minidoka, An American Memoir
Neil Nakadate will read from and discuss his new book, an account of the discrimination faced by his Japanese American family during World War II.
Thursday, 20 Feb 2014
Endangered Languages: A Poet's Journey into Global Cultures
Bob Holman is a poet, spoken word artist, professor, activist, filmmaker and soon-to-be host of a PBS documentary on endangered languages. Goldtrap Lecture in English
Friday, 21 Feb 2014
CANCELED: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Mapping Faults in Subducting Slabs: Implications for Deep Earthquake Mechanics" by Linda Warren, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
Saturday, 22 Feb 2014
Adinkra Painting
Adinkra is a stamped cloth traditionally made by people in Ghana. The symbols in Adinkra each have a special meaning from unity and strength to faith and initiative in addition to representing proverbs.
Argentine Tango Practica (Class)
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Sunday, 23 Feb 2014
Meaning in Body Language: An Introduction to Delsarte Principals
An introduction to the most basic elements of body language through the Delsarte System of Expression. Developed 150 years ago, Delsarte is a powerful force in our understanding of human movement and expression. This interactive workshop is led by Joe Williams, who is on the movement faculty for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, where students of theater, music and dance from around the world learn his Three Pillars approach to Delsarte.
Beauty, Power & Presence: A Deeper Look at Delsarte
Developed 150 years ago, Delsarte is a powerful force in our understanding of human movement and expression. Awaken the body and its relationship to internal emotion, thought and impulse. Take a more in-depth look and the universal principles and awareness of emotional content of the body. Study techniques to give the control of expression and gesture to our creative unconscious.
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 24 Feb 2014
The Catholic Church in the 21st Century
George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian and frequent commentator on issues of religion and public life. Msgr. James A. Supple Lecture Series
Friday, 28 Feb 2014
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Reconstructing past interannual variability of sea surface temperature using ocean sediments: El Nino during the Holocene" by Tom Marchitto, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Co.
Redefining Hip Hop Culture with Respect and Dignity
MC Lyte has long been considered one of hip-hop's pioneer feminists. The first solo female rapper to release a full album, she is CEO of Sunni Gyrl, founder of the nonprofit Hip Hop Sisters, and author of "Unstoppable, Igniting the Power Within to Achieve Your Greatest Potential." Annual Big XII Conference on Black Student Government Keynote Speaker