Events for November 2011
Fall Mainstage Productions
Set in Glorious Hill, Miss., Summer and Smoke centers on the spiritual/sexual romance that nearly blossoms between a minister's daughter and the wild, undisciplined young doctor who grew up next door. This production is part of a two-show season of Tennessee Williams plays.
Historical, literary, and psychological perspectives on Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (2009)
Faculty Recital
The second concert of the Orvil and Gloria Franzen 2011-2012 Organ Program Series will feature Kyle Johnson, coordinator of chapel music, university organist and a lecturer in the music department at CLU.
Susan Greiser Price Arts Integration Program
Building working partnerships between K-12, university, and community members to strengthen arts access for all learners.
SCBWI Central-Coastal California
Nils Marius Kjøsnes, clarinet and Knut Erik Jensen, piano
Nils Marius Kjøsnes, who has been involved in concert bands since he picked up the clarinet at the age of 8, is working on his master’s degree in American and European clarinet music from the 20th century. This tour is the first of three major graduate projects. He is joined by Knut Erik Jensen on piano.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the CLU Study Abroad Center is sponsoring "An Evening with the Peace Corps."
As the United States continues to build a wall between itself and Mexico, Which Way Home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of unaccompanied children journeying through Mexico en route to the U.S. on a freight train they call The Beast.
Serra and the Indians of California: A Hymn or A Horror?
A latecomer to the colonial scene, Junipero Serra brought a more complex mindset - tragic, troubling, inspiring - than is commonly understood to his relationship with the California Indian. Gregory Orfalea explains in the second of two lectures on Serra's life and times.
Bach and Beyond (part I)
Areté returns to the stage for its third season, which promises to be the most interesting and eclectic yet!
A discussion of technology for mobile money transfers in Africa, Latin America, and the U.S.
Chris Njunge, recent CLU MS-IST graduate and now Ph.D. student at Claremont University, will introduce M-Pesa, a service that enables its users to complete basic banking transactions via mobile devices in Kenya and Nigeria without visiting a bank. Xavier Marin, current MS-IST student at CLU, will introduce a similar service via mobile devices used to transfer money to Latin America from the United States.
Scandinavian Lecture Series
In 2010, Irene Levin Berman researched and wrote We are Going to Pick Potatoes: Norway and the Holocaust, the Untold Story, which sheds light on a hidden chapter in Norway’s history.
International Education Week, Nov. 14-18, is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and State.
"Talents: Competing for the Future" Markus Tomaschitz, Managing Director, Magna Education & Research at Magna International
Markus Alexander Tomaschitz, executive director of Magna Education & Research, will discuss how building relationships between companies and universities is the key to the future success of businesses.
Actor, writer and director Markus Flanagan, who teaches at CLU, will be the moderator for a one-hour talk followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.
Gary A. Anderson
Gary A. Anderson, Hesburgh Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, is the author or editor of many books and articles on the Bible and early Judaism and Christianity.
Fall Mainstage Productions
Black Box Studio Theatre
In Suddenly Last Summer, Tennessee Williams thrusts a group of people into a primitive setting and lets the story unfold as the civilized group de-evolves to match its surroundings.
Grace Lounge
We will be answering audience questions and hosting a discussion about Christianity.
The Wind Ensemble will open the popular fall concert with an eclectic mix of traditional favorites along with innovative works by contemporary composers. The Jazz Ensemble will close the concert with a variety of favorites from the jazz tradition.
New Photographic Works by Brian Stethem
Brian Stethem photographs everyday things in a way that reveals quiet narratives and overlooked meanings. In his latest collection, he makes a visual journey into the heart of our culture – the people, professions, places and relationships that make up America and the resilient, yet delicate state of our lives in 2011. Opening reception: Saturday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.
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