UTEP Calendar of Events (Nov. 12-18)

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Published on Monday, 12 November 2012 22:48

Monday, Nov. 12

4 p.m.

Undergraduate Learning Center, room 106

Artistic Collaboration in the Golden Age of Antwerp and Amsterdam, 1500-1700

Dr. Anne T. Woollett, curator for the Department of Paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, is the guest presenter for this lecture. Collaboration among painters was a widespread and sophisticated phenomenon in the 17th-century Southern Netherlands, but also played a role in Dutch painting of the period. The origins of the practice may be traced to the late medieval workshop, where its development was shaped by the pressures of an emerging art market.

This lecture will consider the nature and various modes of collaboration in the Golden Age Netherlands, from high-level artistic cooperation between court painters to expedient products for the open market, from conceptual collaboration to alliances that served as a showcase for specialization. It also will examine the impact of a climate of collaboration painters. By analyzing the personal and artistic factors that shaped and defined collaboration in the Golden Age, it will be possible to discuss collaboration as a broader topic that continues to engage artists working today.

Tuesday, Nov. 13

10:30 a.m.

UTEP Library, Blumberg Auditorium

“Disorder on the Border” Book Presentation

The presentation will be a discussion of the book Shaping the Immigration Debate: Contending Civil Societies on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Cari Lee Skogberg Eastman, Ph.D. It is sponsored by UTEP’s Department of Political Science and Department of Communication. Contact: 915-747-5227.

Wednesday, Nov. 14

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Health Sciences and Nursing Building, Room 217

World Diabetes Day – Go Blue on the Border

UTEP will host an afternoon of activities to raise awareness about diabetes as part of the Go Blue on the Border campaign. On this day, people are encouraged to wear blue and learn how to prevent diabetes and some of its most common symptoms. Activities include presentations on the Go Blue on the Border campaign and diabetes prevention programs; breastfeeding and diabetes prevention; developing and implementing health-related polices, such as the UTEP Mother Friendly Policy; and a yoga demonstration. UTEP faculty, staff, students, clinicians and community partners are welcome to attend.

6 p.m.

UTEP Library, Blumberg Auditorium

English Department Faculty Lecture

Maryse Jayasuriya, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, will present "Mourning Terror in Sri Lankan Anglophone Literature." The presentation will be based on her recently published book, Terror and Reconciliation: Sri Lankan Anglophone Literature, 1983-2009. The lecture is sponsored by the UTEP Department of English. Information: 915-747-6252.

8 p.m.

Fox Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East

The Fever Chart dares the audience to look into the lives of people who have suffered as a result of the conflicts in the Middle East. The award-winning playwright, Naomi Wallace, questions the human ability to be compassionate and selfless in extraordinary circumstances such as war. Along with the characters, audience members are forced to question their personal choices and reflect on their lives. Using music, prose and poetry Wallace’s play depicts a heartfelt trilogy about the presence of loss, the lack of love and the need for compassion in today’s society.

Tickets: $9 adults; $8 UTEP faculty/staff, military, groups (10+), UTEP alumni, non-UTEP students; $7 UTEP students. Information: 915-747-5118.

Thursday, Nov. 15

7:30 p.m.

Fox Fine Arts Center Recital Hall

UTEP Symphony Band Concert

Join the UTEP Symphony Band in a program titled “Water Music.” The concert will feature the works of Ticheli, Heed, Balmages and Melillo. G.F. Handel's Water Music Suite will also be performed in this exciting program focused on music that will most certainly leave its audience saturated.

Tickets: $5 general admission; $3 seniors, military, non-UTEP students; free for children (6 and younger), UTEP students, faculty, and staff. Information: 915-747-5606.

8 p.m.

Fox Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East

Friday, Nov. 16

7:05 p.m.

Don Haskins Center

UTEP Women’s Basketball

UTEP will face Houston Baptist.

8 p.m.

Fox Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East

8 p.m.

UTEP Dinner Theatre

La Guitarra’s 15th Anniversary Concert With Mario Otero and the Adventurers

This one-of-a-kind concert will feature music from Otero’s latest album, Down at the Pass. His group, The Adventurers, is comprised of Josh Alvarez (bass), Erik Boseman (drums) and Bernard Brown (keyboards). Other special guests will also accompany Mario with his flying melody electric guitar music. There will also be an acoustic guitar set in which even more special guests will participate. Tickets are available at the UTEP Ticket Center, Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com and 915-747-5623.

Saturday, Nov. 17

8 p.m.

Fox Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East

8 p.m.

UTEP Dinner Theatre

La Guitarra’s 15th Anniversary Concert With Mario Otero and the Adventurers

Sunday, Nov. 18

2:05 p.m.

Don Haskins Center

UTEP Women’s Basketball

UTEP will face Arizona State.

2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Fox Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East