[Summit] Fw: Brown's Featured Events through Sunday, October 15

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Thursday 5 October 4:00pm   The Future of Europe in the Wake of Brexit    While European politicians are still examining the possible ramifications of Britain's separation from the European Union, former Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi will give his analysis in a lecture titled "The Future of Europe in the Wake of Brexit." As part of the Politics in Action and Watson Distinguished Speaker Series, Prodi will delve deeper into the importance of Brexit for Europe, and possibly the world. Prodi, an adjunct professor of international and public affairs, served two terms as Italy's prime minister and has served as president of the European Commission. Prodi is the author of "Governare l'Italia, Manifesto per il cambiamento,""L'Italia che vogliamo," and many other works. The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/romano-prodi-future-europe-wake-brexit
   Thursday 5 October 8:00pm to Sunday 8 October 4:00pm   Performance: 'Dreamlandia'    Inspired by Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s classic "Life is a Dream," the theater production of "Dreamlandia" by Octavio Solis tells a story that illuminates the various perspectives of people living on the edge of the United States and Mexican border. Touching on topics ranging from immigration to the narcotics industries and Mexican culture, the production was written in 2000 and offers an examination of border politics that can be reminiscent of the absurd, comedic style of Mexican telenovelas (translated as soap operas). “Solis’ use of language in 'Dreamlandia' is a masterful confluence of poetry, rhythmic patterns of dialogue between characters, labeling, and code-switching,” Brown Theatre Arts and Performance Studies (TAPS) faculty member Sarah dAngelo said. Presented by Sock and Buskin and TAPS, the performance is part of an ongoing conversation at Brown about diversity and inclusion and part of TAPS' commitment to telling stories from diverse voices. "Dreamlandia" will run from September 28 through October 8 in Leeds Theatre, 83 Waterman St. Showtimes are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for regular admission, $12 for seniors and $7 for students with an I.D. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/academics/theatre-arts-performance-studies/performances-events/theatre-season  
   Tuesday 10 October 5:00pm to Thursday 12 October 1:00pm   The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks    In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, an African American tobacco worker, became immortalized because of her genetic contributions to important scientific advances. Her cells have been used to help develop the polio vaccine, cloning techniques and even advances in vitro fertilization research. All of this and more was done without the consent of Lacks, whose story came to light because of Rebecca Skloot's book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." In a series meant to explore Lacks' contributions and the ethical issues surrounding cell culturing, the School of Public Health and the Warren Alpert Medical School present a two-part series titled "Ethics, Biology, Race and Public Health: The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks." On Tuesday, Oct. 10, HBO's film adaption starring Oprah Winfrey will be screened in the School of Public Health, Room 375, 121 South Main St. A panel discussion will be held Thursday, Oct. 12. For a complete program or more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/news/2017-09/ethics-biology-race-and-public-health-legacy-henrietta-lacks   
   Wednesday 11 October 4:00pm   Make America Fair Again    Following a few weeks after Donald Trump announced plans to overhaul America's tax system, Douglas W. Elmendorf will discuss a broad range of issues drawing from his experience as an economic advisor. Elmendorf, dean of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, will deliver a lecture titled "Make America Fair Again." Elmendorf served as the director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from January 2009 through March 2015. Prior to joining CBO, he was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. Co-sponsored by the Department of Economics, the event begins 4 p.m. in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Room 130, 85 Waterman St.  http://watson.brown.edu/events/2017/doug-elmendorf-make-america-fair-again
   Wednesday 11 October 6:30pm   Coming Out a Warrior    In an event that examines the intersections of race, class and cancer, Ericka Hart will deliver a lecture titled "Coming Out a Warrior." Hart, who at 28 years old was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer, will discuss how identity and life— such as being a queer black woman or her sex life as a survivor—was taken into consideration during treatment. Described as an interactive lecture, the talk will explore her decision to use her body as a tool of resistance. The event is sponsored by BWell Health Promotion, the LGBTQ Center, the Sarah Doyle Women's Center and the Women's History Series. Free and open to the public, the event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Room 130, 85 Waterman St.  https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/sarah-doyle-center/
   Thursday 12 October 12:00pm   For an Authentic Racial Democracy!    In a talk about Brazil's educational system, Amilcar Pereira will deliver a lecture titled "For an Authentic Racial Democracy!" Pereira, a faculty member at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, will discuss the fight for equal access to educational institutions and the struggle to include African diaspora in school curricula. Hosted by the Brazil Initiative, the event is co-sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies. The event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/brazil/events/2017/amilcar-pereira-authentic-racial-democracy-brazilian-black-movements-struggles-schools
   Thursday 12 October 5:30pm   Pulitzer Prize winner Gregory Pardlo to read from his work    Gregory Pardlo, a Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry, will read from his work as part of the Program in Literary Arts' Writers on Writing Reading Series. The author of the poetry collections "Digest," which earned him a Pulitzer, and "Totem," Pardlo is the recipient of several awards, honors and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts. He is also the author of a forthcoming memoir of essays titled "Air Traffic." The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events/gregory-pardlo
   Thursday 12 October 7:30pm   Concert performance: Pa'lo Monte    The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Department of Music present a concert by Pa'lo Monte, an urban roots music group. The group is known for fusing the traditional African rhythms present in Dominican and Haitian music to develop unique contemporary musical styles. Snippets of Pa'lo Monte's performances are available on Youtube. A music and dance workshop will be held at 1 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall, located behind the Orwig Music Building on the corner of Hope Street and Young Orchard Avenue. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St.  http://watson.brown.edu/clacs/events/2017/palo-monte-music-workshop-and-concert
   Friday 13 October 2:00pm   Crowdsourcing memories: Lessons from the 1947 Partition of British India    The partition of British India in 1947 may seem like a distant memory for some, but scholars say the historic event can impart lessons for politicians today. As part of the South Asia Seminar, Tarun Khanna will join a discussion titled "Crowdsourcing memories: Lessons from the 1947 Partition of British India." Khanna will be joined by Aarti Sethi, a postdoctoral fellow in international and public affairs who has studied the economy and debt in rural India; and Rehan Rafay Jamil, a Brown doctoral candidate in political science who has an interest in urban governance issues and other topics related to Pakistan. A reception will follow the discussion. Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary South Asia, the event begins at 2 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.  http://watson.brown.edu/southasia/events/2017/tarun-khanna-crowdsourcing-memories-lessons-1947-partition-british-india
   Friday 13 October 3:00pm   Regulating Soot and Methane in the Arctic    With global sea levels rising, and more international support to combat climate change, David Victor of the University of California, San Diego, will deliver a lecture titled "Regulating Soot and Methane in the Arctic: Implications for Health, Climate and International Policies." The lecture will focus on the growing opportunities to create effective global cooperation on climate change through small clubs of countries, which could make it easier to forge and implement deals needed for policy coordination. However, research suggests that Russia — which has downplayed the effects of climate change — is a pivotal player if countries in the Arctic want to reduce methane and soot pollutants. The event begins at 3 p.m. in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Room 015, 85 Waterman St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/events/details/regulating-soot-and-methane-arctic-implications-health-climate-and-international-poli
   Friday 13 October 4:00pm   Vulnerable Families in the (Un)Changing Economy    The Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women presents a discussion titled "Vulnerable Families in the (Un)Changing Economy," as part of Family Weekend. Anna Aizer, professor of economics and public policy at Brown University, and Drew Walker, Pembroke Center associate director and director of gender and sexuality studies, will engage in a conversation about Aizer's research, which explores how gender and other issues of difference may influence labor, health and the "intergenerational transmission of poverty." The event begins at 4 p.m. in Pembroke Hall, Room 305, 172 Meeting St.  https://www.brown.edu/research/pembroke-center/news/2017-09/pembroke-center-family-weekend-lecture-2017
   Friday 13 October 8:00pm to Sunday 15 October 2:00pm   Family Weekend Dance Concert    The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance and Sock and Buskin present the annual Family Weekend Dance Concert. This year’s concert features the Brown Dance Extension performing "Flow Form," by RuthAndrien, a quartet to an original score that explores themes of water and human relationships;" Limon Repertory Etude" by Carla Maxwell based on the style of Jose Limon; Robert Battle’s "Rush Hour"; and "The Dununba: Suspending Together," a danced musical score of derision and celebration presented by Family Weekend producer Michelle Bach-Coulibaly and New Works/World Traditions. Seydou Coulibaly and Moussa Traore along with The Funk Underground will provide live music. "Disclosure Tactics," choreographed by Sarah Wilbur, will conclude the concert. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $7 for students with a Brown ID. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with a matinee performance Sunday at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in the Ashamu Dance Studio, Lyman Hall, located on the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. For a complete program, visit: http://www.browntaps.org/family-weekend-dance-concert-2/  
   Friday 13 October 9:00pm   Family Weekend Jazz Band Concert    The Brown Jazz Band will perform a concert under the direction of Matthew McGarrell as part of Family Weekend. The concert will include works by Duke Ellington, Willie Maiden, Dave Pietro, Sonny Rollins and Bill Holman, as well as original compositions by Brown University undergraduates, who will perform with the band. A significant component to the University's jazz program, the Jazz Band consists of 20 members that includes vocalists, trombonists, saxophonists and many other musicians. Tickets are $5 for general admission. Hosted by the Department of Music, the event begins at 9 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall, located on behind the Orwig Music Building on the corner of Young Orchard Avenue and Hope Street.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/events/family-weekend-jazz-band-concert-1
   Saturday 14 October 11:00am   Good White People After Charlottesville    In her book "Good White People: The Problem with Middle-Class White Anti-Racism," philosopher Shannon Sullivan examines the attempts that liberal whites make to distance themselves from the history of white supremacy. In her lecture titled "Good White People After Charlottesville," Sullivan will draw from her book to explain how the violence that ensued in Charlottesville might affect white participation on activism along racial lines. Sullivan is the chair of philosophy and professor of philosophy and health psychology at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. She is the author of "The Physiology of Sexist and Racist Oppression" and co-editor of four books including "Race and Epistemologies of Ignorance." A reception and book signing will follow at 96 Waterman Street. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, the event begins at 11 a.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/race-ethnicity/events/2017/10/family-weekend-forum-shannon-sullivan-good-white-people-after-charlottesville
   Saturday 14 October 8:00pm   Concert performance: Mozart's Requiem    Frederick Jodry will lead the Brown University Chorus for a Family Weekend performance of Mozart's "Requiem." With the chamber orchestra being led by Jesse Holstein, a teaching associate of music at Brown, the concert will include music from faculty soloists Deborah Selig, soprano; Gregory Zavracky, tenor; Bradford Gleim, bass; and Katherine Growdon, who is the guest mezzo soprano. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $5 for students with a Brown ID. Sponsored by the Department of Music, the event begins at 8 p.m. in Sayles Hall, the College Green.  https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/events/family-weekend-chorus-concert

Exhibits
    Wednesday 6 September 11:00am to Sunday 29 October 4:00pm   What Remains    A 12 foot sculpture that's described as evoking 'dark spirits' is part of new exhibition on display at Brown's David Winton Bell Gallery. The exhibition by Visual Arts Professor Richard Fishman includes three unique series of pieces completed in the last two years and captures an evolution of his artistic direction. “What Remains” includes three types of work: sculptures emanating from his work with the Elm Tree Project; a series of freestanding sculptures that possess the thorny texture of a briar patch, according to Bell Gallery director Jo-Ann Conklin; and wall-mounted pieces that are described in the show’s catalogue as “works that concurrently are (and are not) drawings, prints, molds and sculptures.” The exhibition will run through Sunday, Oct. 29, in the Bell Gallery, located in Brown's List Art Center at 64 College Street. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the gallery. Exhibition hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursdays from 1-9 p.m. ; and weekends from 1-4 p.m. For more information, visit: https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/09/fishman  
   Wednesday 6 September 8:30am to Monday 6 November 5:00pm   Ethnos    As the immigrant community defends itself from the negative portrayals often painted of them at political rallies, a new photo exhibit by Brown neurologist Peter Snyder features intimate portraits of diverse populations that Rhode Islanders may know well. "Ethnos," a photo gallery that celebrates the various origins of Rhode Island's immigrant population, contains photos of children, parents and seniors as they live out their days in Belize, Ecuador and India. Making up nearly 14 percent of Rhode Island's population, immigrants and undocumented people in the Ocean State collectively contribute about $2.6 billion per year to the economy and have provided livelihoods for other residents in the state as founders of nearly 900 unique businesses, according to a report by the Migration Policy Institute. Dr. Snyder, whose academic research has led to more than 135 published articles, is currently the vice president and chief research officer for the Lifespan Health System. He has practiced photography, ceramics, sculpture and other artistic mediums for nearly three decades. The exhibition will be on display through November 6 in the Warren Alpert Medical School, 222 Richmond St. Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/academics/medical/about/administration/biomed-communications/rotating-art-exhibits/ethnos  
   Friday 15 September 4:00pm to Thursday 19 October 4:00pm   Welcome to Camp America: Beyond Gitmo    In an exhibition titled "Welcome to Camp America: Beyond Gitmo," Debi Cornwall took "no-face" portraits of 14 former detainees of the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay whose lives have forever been altered by America's War on Terror. Although they are freed and living in nine different countries, the detainees faces aren't shown as a marker of their "indefinite detention." After the September 11 terrorist attacks, the United States incentivized the capture of “foreign fighters" in Afghanistan that potentially led to the wrongful imprisonment of hundreds of people, some of whom, were later abused and tortured, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Cornwall is a conceptual documentary photographer and 1995 Brown graduate who worked as a civil rights lawyer for 12 years. The exhibit is part of programming offered by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage that aims to explore the legacy and future of the military detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. On display through October 19, the exhibition is available for viewing at the John Nicholas Brown Center, 357 Benefit St. Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit: https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/09/guantanamo  
   Wednesday 30 August 10:00am to Saturday 31 March 4:00pm   Northern Horizons, Global Visions: J. Louis Giddings and the Invention of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology    When Brown University acquired the King Philip Museum as a donation from Rudolf Haffenreffer's family, there was no space dedicated for the development of research and teaching in anthropology. An exhibition titled "Northern Horizons, Global Visions: J. Louis Giddings and the Invention of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology," aims to shed light on the profound contributions of anthropology pioneer James Louis Giddings as part of the 60th anniversary of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Featuring examples of Giddings' archeological research including Inuit snow goggles, projectile points, a fishing net and rare Iñupiat birchbark kayak, the exhibition serves as a celebration of Giddings' work and of his students that helped transform a small private museum with a Native American focus into a "university teaching museum with worldwide scope and global vision." The exhibition will be on display through the end of March 30, 2018, in the Haffenreffer Museum, the College Green. Exhibition hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Mondays and University holidays. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/northern-horizons-global-visions-j-louis-giddings-and-invention-haffenreffer-museum-anthropology  
   Friday 26 May 9:00am to Sunday 15 October 5:00pm   So What'd I Miss?    To commemorate the nation's founders and the honorary degree of Brown alumnus Daveed Diggs, the John Carter Brown Library (JCB) will hold a special viewing of the exhibition "'So What'd I Miss?': Lafayette, Jefferson, and Hamilton at the John Carter Brown Library." As a nod to Diggs' Tony-award winning performance in "Hamilton," the exhibition will feature materials related to the history of the nation's founders and the late-colonial era in the United States. The exhibition will be on display through Family Weekend in the JCB, located on the College Green. A special viewing will be held on Friday from 4-6 p.m. and Saturday from 12-5 p.m. as part of Commencement Weekend. Exhibition hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/event/2017/05/26/so-whatd-i-miss-lafayette-jefferson-and-hamilton-john-carter-brown-library-receptio  
   Thursday 31 August 10:00am to Saturday 31 March 4:00pm   Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing    Determined to spotlight the various beer cultures around the world, the Haffenreffer Museum Student Group curated an exhibition titled "Brewed for Thought: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Beer and Brewing." The exhibition will highlight the important role beer has in social gatherings throughout various parts of the world and in various settings including ceremonies, relationships and even in medical treatment. In honor of the Haffenreffer family's gift to Brown University more than 60 years ago, the exhibition will feature objects linked to brewing and beer consumption from a broad range of communities including Bolivia, Peru, Kenya, Nepal, Tibet and the United States. The objects—which homage to the Haffenreffer family's roots as brewers—will provide a context for how fermented beverages have been consumed for the last 2,500 years. The exhibition will be on display through March 2018 in the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, the College Green. Exhibition hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Mondays and University holidays. For more information visit: https://www.brown.edu/research/facilities/haffenreffer-museum/brewed-tho...  
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