Arts & Events Calendar

Silver Anniversary Distinguished Speaker Series: The Eurozone Crisis and Its Impact on the United States

Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:00pm

Location: Lundring Events Center - map

World class economists Henning Bohn and Robert Parry will discuss the Eurozone crisis and its impact on the U.S. This timely and important conversation will be moderated by Bill Watkins, executive director of CLU’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting.

A Word the World Needs: Lutheran Theology for Today and Tomorrow

Marc Anton Reilly Lecture, The Rev. R. Guy Erwin

Date: Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:00am

Location: Lundring Events Center - map

R. Guy Erwin, director of the Segerhammar Center for Faith and Culture and holder of CLU's Gerhard and Olga J. Belgum Chair in Lutheran Confessional Theology, will address what "being Christian" means for Lutherans in an increasingly complex world.

An Evening with Author Nina Revoyr

Date: Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:00pm

Location: Lundring Events Center - map

Nina Revoyr was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and a white American father. She grew up in Tokyo, Wisconsin and Los Angeles. Her latest novel, Wingshooters, is a fictionalized account of her experiences as a child with two heritages. Published last March, Wingshooters was one of O: Oprah Magazine's "Books to Watch For" and is winner of an Indie Booksellers' Choice Award.

A Talk by Illustrator Kadir Nelson

Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 1:00pm

Location: Roth Nelson Room - map

Kadir Nelson will discuss how he became an illustrator and oil painter and provide tips for students.

Self-Injury: The Silent Epidemic

Culver Endowment Lecture Series with Patricia A. and Peter Adler

Date: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:00pm

Location: Lundring Events Center - map

Noted ethnographers Patricia A. Adler of the University of Colorado, Boulder and Peter Adler of the University of Denver discuss their new book The Tender Cut: Inside the Hidden World of Self-Injury.

'Sin by Silence'

Reel Justice Film Series

Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:00pm

Location: Lundring Events Center - map

Screened on International Women’s Day, Sin by Silence recounts how inmates inside the California Institution for Women shattered misconceptions about domestic violence. Convicted Women Against Abuse (CWAA) was created in 1989 to help women inside prison break the silence about abuse and begin helping others to stop the cycle of violence.

Vocation and Reflection

The Rev. Mark Hanson

Date: Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 7:30pm

Location: Samuelson Chapel - map

The Rev. Mark Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will present the keynote address at a regional gathering designed to foster the theological exploration of vocation as it relates to experiential learning.

Dance and Advertising: How Does It Affect You? by Carla Walter

Center for Equality and Justice Lecture Series

Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:00pm

Location: Roth Nelson Room - map

In this lecture and demonstration, Carla Walter, an associate professor in CLU’s School of Management, exposes the ways in which dance in advertising affects consumers – often unknowingly. Her new book Black Social Dance in Television Advertising: An Analytical History shows how dance is used to connect consumers to brands.

'Speaking in Tongues'

Reel Justice Film series

Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:00pm

Location: Lundring Events Center - map

Speaking in Tongues examines America’s resolute commitment to remaining an “English-only” nation by showcasing an America in which communication barriers are being addressed.

'Douglas MacArthur: Return to Corregidor'

Heroes in History

Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 7:00pm

Location: Preus-Brandt Forum - map

The 63-minute film Return to Corregidor features veteran actor and artist Gary Saderup in his acclaimed one-man show in which he creates a sensitive portrait of the legendary and larger-than-life American general Douglas MacArthur.