Photo by Jeff Watts
Katzen comes alive with art, colors, sounds
It will be a feast for the senses, as award-winning composer and pianist Jerzy Sapieyevski presents “The Art of Sound—The Sound of Art,” this week at the Katzen Art Center’s AU Museum.
Sapieyevski, a professor in the Department of Performing Arts, will combine his spontaneous and expressive piano virtuosity with a harmony of colors, lush sound sculptures, and rhythms in an interactive performance with the art exhibit. Performances are slated for 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, and Saturday, Sept. 16.
Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for seniors and members of the AU community, and $15 for adults. For more information, contact 885-1300. |
Tues 12 Sept
Exhibits: Life After Death: New Leipzig Paintings from the Rubell Family Collection; Eberhart Havekost: 1996–2006 Paintings from the Rubell Family Collection; Hungarian Revolution, 1956; Mindy Weisel: Words on a Journey; Athena Tacha: Small Wonders
AU Museum, Katzen Arts Center. All exhibits run through Oct. 29. Museum hours: 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and noon–4 p.m., Sunday. Contact 885-1300. “Munching on Human Rights: What Is Human Rights?”
Noon–1:20 p.m., WCL, room 602. Informally interact with WCL’s faculty and get a taste of international law during this event sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Pizza will be served. Contact Hadar Harris at 274-4180 or humlaw@wcl.american.edu. “Searching the Deep Web”
Also on 15 Sept.
3 p.m., library reference desk. Tired of Googling and getting all or nothing? Learn what the Deep Web is and how you can uncover sources most search engines can’t see. Contact 885-3238. “Lessons From the Israel-Lebanon War”
5–7 p.m., Butler Board Room. Yoram Peri, head of the Chaim Herzog Institute for Media, Politics and Society, and professor of political sociology and communications at Tel Aviv University, will speak. AU sociology professor Russell Stone will moderate the discussion. Contact 885-1603. “Effective Reading”
5:30–7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 245. Learn to read effectively and efficiently during this workshop, sponsored by the Academic Support Center. Contact 885-3360 or asc@american.edu. Global Environmental Politics Graduate Forum
5:30–7 p.m., SIS Lounge. “A Renewable Future? The Policy Implications of Solar and Fuel Cell Technologies.” Contact Ryan Hodum at rnhodu@gmail.com. SIS Alumni Chapter Meeting
7:30–9 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. SIS alumni are encouraged to participate in the annual SIS Alumni Association planning meeting. Contact Torshana Towles at 885-1616 or ttowles@american.edu. Wed 13 Sept
“India as a Great Power”
Noon, SIS Lounge. Sumit Ganguly, director, India Studies program, Indiana University, will speak. Contact 885-1603. “Time Management”
12:45–2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 203–205. Learn to make time work for you during this workshop, sponsored by the Academic Support Center. Contact 885-3360 or asc@american.edu. Celebrate AU
1–3 p.m., quad. Ring in the new academic year with music and free food. Contact Special Events at 885-2430. Women’s Soccer vs. Georgetown
3 p.m., Reeves Field. Contact athletics at 885-3000. MSA Information Session
6–8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Learn more about the MS in accounting program and the Kogod School of Business. RSVP required. Contact kogodgrad@american.edu. Women’s Volleyball vs. Morgan State
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000. Thurs 14 Sept
Constitution Day
3–5 p.m., Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center. “Checks and Balances: Classified Information Versus the Public’s Right to Know” will feature SIS professor Phil Brenner and Thomas Blanton, executive director, National Security Archives. Mary Alice Baish, associate Washington affairs representative, American Association of Law Libraries, will moderate the discussion. Contact Susan McElrath at mcelrath@american.edu or 885-3255. “A Compassionate Response to 9/11”
4 p.m., Gianni Lounge. Members of the Alderman family will discuss the work of the Peter C. Alderman [Kogod ’99] Foundation, which is dedicated to relieving the suffering of people affected by torture, terrorism, and mass violence. SIS dean Louis Goodman will moderation the discussion. Reception to follow. Contact 885-1603. “Top Five Databases for International Development”
4 p.m., library reference desk. This walk-in session, aimed at international development students, is the first in a series of “Top Five Database” workshops planned for different disciplines. Contact 885-3238.
Blood drive honors 9/11
In commemoration of 9/11, Staff Council and the Campus Life Civility Cluster will hold a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Hughes Formal Lounge.
Donors, who must be at least 17 years old, 110 lbs., and in good general health, should eat a meal and drink extra fluids within six hours of giving blood.
Refreshments will be provided after the donation.
Appointments are required.
For more information, contact Joanne Benica at 885-3312 or
benica@american.edu.
Celebrate AU with food, music
Join Interim President Neil Kerwin and members of the campus community for Celebrate AU, from 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13, on the quad. The annual celebration will feature ice cream, hot dogs, funnel cakes, and live music; the first 750 people at the event will also receive an AU-themed gift.
For more details, contact Special Events at 885-2430. |
Fri 15 Sept
“International Law after the Age of Three Worlds”
10 a.m.–6:30 p.m., WCL, room 528. This conference will bring historical and comparative perspectives to consider the questions at the heart of international law. Participants include experts from WCL, Harvard Law School, and Georgetown Law. Contact Teemu Ruskola at truskola@wcl.american.edu. “Searching the Deep Web”
3 p.m., library reference desk. See 12 Sept. Women’s Soccer vs. Columbia
4 p.m., Reeves Field. Contact athletics at 885-3000. IDPSA Friday Forum
4:30–6 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. Forum will focus on fair trade. Contact 885-1603. Network SPA: Networking Effectively in Washington
6–8 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 4–6. Work your social muscles and sharpen your networking skills as you connect with SPA alumni who are setting the pace in the fields of government, nonprofit, politics, and consulting. RSVP required. Contact Jessica Kochiss at jkochiss@american.edu or 885-6230. “The Art of Sound—The Sound of Art”
Through 16 Sept.
8 p.m., Abramson Family Recital Hall and AU Museum, Katzen Arts Center. Award-winning composer and pianist Jerzy Sapieyevski combines his spontaneous and expressive piano virtuosity with a harmony of colors, lush sound sculptures, and rhythms in an interactive performance with the art exhibit. Tickets are $5–$15. Contact 885-1300. Sat 16 Sept
Women’s Field Hockey vs. Towson
1 p.m., Jacobs Recreation Complex. Contact athletics at 885-3000. “The Art of Sound—The Sound of Art”
8 p.m., Abramson Family Recital Hall and AU Museum, Katzen Arts Center. See 15 Sept. Sun 17 Sept
Kids at the Katzen
Noon and 2 p.m., AU Museum, Katzen Arts Center. Painter-turned-glass-artist Mindy Weisel shares the complexity of fused glass with a young audience. She will convey the immediate demands of the medium, as well as its soothing beauty and simplicity. Children will create art inspired by Weisel’s works. Free, but reservations required. Contact 885-1300. Mon 18 Sept
Congressional Oversight Conference
10 a.m.–4 p.m., House Government Reform Committee Hearing Room, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. This conference, sponsored by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, will feature Rep. Henry Waxman; Sen. Susan Collins; and Clark Kent Ervin, director, Homeland Security Initiative, the Aspen Institute. RSVP required by Sept. 15. Contact Melissa Castle at 885-3491. Memorial Service for Betty T. Bennett
11:30 a.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. The service for Bennett, former CAS dean and Distinguished Professor of Literature, will be followed by a reception in the Katzen Arts Center. Contact Matt Wickens at 885-2446. Tues 19 Sept
Blood Drive
9:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Hughes Formal Lounge. The drive is organized by Staff Council and the Campus Life Civility Cluster in commemoration of 9/11. Donors must be at least 17, 110 lbs., and in good health. Appointments required. Contact Joanne Benica at 885-3312 or benica@american.edu. “Note Taking Skills”
5:30–7 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 245. Discover new methods for taking lecture notes during this workshop, sponsored by the Academic Support Center. Contact 885-3360 or asc@american.edu. Don and Mera Rubell: Not Afraid: Rubell Family Collection
8 p.m., Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center. For husband and wife Don and Mera Rubell collecting art is a family affair; everything is done by consensus. The Rubells share their very personal process of selecting and collecting art. Contact 885-1300. Wed 20 Sept
Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Spiritual Life Center lounge. “Moral Clarity and Politics in a Time of War,” featuring Ron White, Lincoln scholar and theologian, and Father Gaspar Lobiondo, SJ, executive director, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University. A buffet lunch will be provided. A $5 donation is requested from faculty and staff; lunch is free for students. RSVP required. Contact 885-3321 or kslc@american.edu. “Critical Thinking”
12:45–2 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 245. Strengthen your analytical skills to become a more active and engaged learner during this workshop, sponsored by the Academic Support Center. Contact 885-3360 or asc@american.edu. Thurs 21 Sept
Second Annual Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property
5–7:30 p.m., WCL, room 603. The Honorable Alex Kozinski will speak. Contact Steve Roberts at 274-4148 or iplecture@wcl.american.edu.
E-mail Datebook items to afrank@american.edu
Submissions for:
Sept. 19 issue must be received by Wed., Sept. 13, 5 p.m.
Sept. 26 issue by Wed., Sept. 20, 5 p.m. |
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