What's On
January 26 - February 4
Friday, January 26
10 am FORUM: Human Rights in China. Guest speakers include: David Matas, one of Canada's foremost international human rights and refugee lawyers; Hon. David Kilgour, a former Liberal cabinet minister; Erping Zhang, a Harvard Mason fellow and executive director of the Association for Asian Research. Forum will focus on China's human rights issues, in particular on the persecution of Falun Gong. Students' Union Council Chambers, MacEwan Student Centre 280.
12 pm TALK: Developing Edible Vacccines in Transgenic Plants: Challenges and Opportunities. Dr. Guy Cardineau, Arizona State University. Administration 142.
12 pm TALK: Triple-C Speaker Series. The Destruction of Calgary's East Victoria Park: Who Was to Blame? Max Foran. Social Sciences 202.
12 pm SEMINAR: Stray Reflections On and Questions About Expertise. Dr. Stan Godlovitch, Community Health Sciences. Health Sciences Centre G 500.
3 pm COLLOQUIUM: From Dose to Image to Dose. Dr. Jean Pouliot, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of California at San Franscisco. Science B 144.
4 pm TALK: Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute 2006/07 President's Tour Presentation: Aviation and the Human Element. Stewart Baillie, director, Flight Research Laboratory, Institute for Aerospace Resarch, National Research Council. ICT 121.
7 pm WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Dinos vs Mt. Royal. Women @ 6 pm; men @ 8 pm. Tix: $8 (adults); $5 (students, seniors, UC staff); free for children and UC students. Father David Bauer Arena.
7 pm MEN'S HOCKEY: Dinos vs Saskatchewan. Tix: $8 (adults); $5 (students, seniors, UC staff); free for children and UC students. Father David Bauer Arena.
7:30 pm Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies: Putting on Pantomimes at Home in Pompeii. Lisa Hughes, University of Calgary. Tix: $4 for non-members, $2 for students. Murray Fraser Hall 160.
8 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Voices Gala Opening Concert. Spiritus Chamber Choir Programme with Vladimir Levtov (piano), Jacqui Lynn Fidlar (mezzo-soporano), donald Bell (baritone) and more. Free pre-concert talk with William Jordan, Allan Bevan and Quenten Doolittle at 7 pm. Tix: $12 adults; $8 students & seniors. Rozsa Centre.
9 pm MUSIC: Matt Mayes with guests. Licensed; age ID required. Tix: $20 (+ services charge) at Ticketmaster and Megatunes. MacEwan Ballroom.
Saturday, January 27
2 pm TALK: Wandering Weavers: Nomadic Traditions of Asia. Natalia Nekrassova, curator, Textile Museum of Canada. Nickle Arts Museum.
7 pm MEN'S HOCKEY: Dinos vs Saskatchewan. Tix: $8 (adults); $5 (students, seniors, UC staff); free for children and UC students. Father David Bauer Arena.
7 pm DANCE: Pure Energy. Dance With France Productions. Tix: $20 general. Info: 243-2111. University Theatre.
Sunday, January 28
3 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Organ Concert with Marnie Biesbrecht on the newly intalled Ronald B. Bond Back Organ. Tix: $12 adults; $8 students & seniors. Rozsa Centre.
Monday, January 29
12 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: New Music at Noon. Solo and chamber works. Free. Rozsa Centre.
2 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Improvisation Workshop with Mei Han and Randy Raine-Reusch. Free. Rozsa Centre.
7 pm BLACK HISTORY MONTH KICKOFF: Dreams and Realities. Calgary writer and filmmaker Cheryl Foggo will present a multi-media look at the coded language used in the music of the slave community to provide guideposts along the escape route to Canada. Ontario author Lawrence Hill will discuss his latest book which explores the life of a fictional character Aminata, who lives in Mali, Africa, until she is abducted at the age of 11 and sent off in a slave ship to the U.S. Info: Shirley Voyna Wilson, 220-4086. Cassio Room (2nd floor in the Conference and Meeting area), MacEwan Student Centre.
7:30 pm TALK: Monday Night Shakespeare Lecture Series: Hamlet 1: Forced Cause. Dr. James Black, Emeritus Professor and Shakespearean scholar. Boris Roubakine Recital Hall, Craigie Hall.
7:30 pm Chair of Christian Thought Lecture: Open Orthodoxy and Same-Sex Marriage: Where Should Christians Stand? Dr. Ian Markham, dean of the Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford CT. St. Mathew's United Church, 2039 26A St. SW.
Tuesday, January 30
12 pm TALK: Centre for Information Security and Cryptography Distinguished Speaker Series: National Security. Sergeant Terrance Zeniuk, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Zeniuk has been a member of the RCMP for approx 22 years. Since 2003, he has been assigned to the National Security Investigations Section and currently leads a team responsible for investigative and intelligence issues related to national security and terrorism which take place in Southern Alberta. Zeniuk will provide an overview of the national security program in Canada and the evolution of a terrorist event, with an emphasis on the need for public cooperation and vigilance. Bio Sciences 587.
12 pm Chair of Christian Thought Lecture: Neither Conservative Nor Liberal: A Theology of Christian Engagement with Non-Christian Traditions. Dr. Ian Markham, dean of the Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford CT. St. CIBC Hub Room, Rozsa Centre.
3 pm TALK: Dialogues in Geography Series: Mitigating Environmental Impacts of the Oil Sands. Ian Gilchrist, Golder Associates, Calgary. Earth Sciences 342.
7 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Ancient Strings and New Sounds. Mei Han and Randy Raine-Reusch have created a radical new repertoire, combining five thousand years of Chinese musical traditions with those of new music, world music and jazz. Free. Rozsa Centre.
8 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Chamber Music and Winds featuring Jeremy Brown on saxophone. Tix: $12 adults; $8 students & seniors. Rozsa Centre.
Wednesday, January 31
10 am NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Workshop. CPO performs new works by U of C student composers. Free. Rozsa Centre.
1:30 pm INFO SESSION: AHFMR Grants and Programs. This session is intended to equip researchers with knowledge about the Foundation, what kinds of funding opportunities are available, how to apply for funding, recent funding and program changes, and upcoming deadlines. Info: Jocelyn Crivea, Research Services, 220-5647 or jcrivea@ucalgary.ca. Professional Faculties Bldg. 1280.
7 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Ancient Strings and New Sounds. Mei Han and Randy Raine-Reusch have created a radical new repertoire, combining five thousand years of Chinese musical traditions with those of new music, world music and jazz. Free. Rozsa Centre.
7 pm TALK: Liberation and Deliberation. Charles Rose, principal architect, Charles Rose Architects, Somervile, MA. Evans Room, Rozsa Centre.
8 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: From the First Century to the Twenty-First Century: Chamber Music and World Music. Mei Han and Randy Raine-Reusch have created a radical new repertoire, combining five thousand years of Chinese musical traditions with those of new music, world music and jazz. Tix: $12 adults; $8 students & seniors. Rozsa Centre.
Thursday, February 1
7 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Surround Sound, Intruments and Electroacoustic Music. New sound art performances and compositions from Calgary and beyond. Free. Rozsa Centre.
8 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Ensemble Resonance with New Works Calgary. An ecelectic mix of works, featuring world premiers by Calgary and Alberta composers. Tix: $18 adults; $15 students & seniors. Rozsa Centre.
8 pm MUSIC: Happening 2007: Ensemble Resonance. New Works Calgary and U of C Dept. of Music. Tix (at door): $18 general, $15 seniors; students free; call 220-7403 to reserve. Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre.
8 pm PERFORMANCE: "These Proportions are Epic" performed by Michael Berhard Fitzgerald and Rebecca Ramone. All ages. Tix: $15 adults and $12 students (+service charge) from Ticketmaster and Megatunes. MacEwan Ballroom.
Friday, February 2
12 pm TALK: Triple-C Speaker Series. Unpopular Culture: Transforming the European Comic Book in the 1990s. Bart Beaty. Social Sciences 202.
6 pm VOLLEYBALL: Dinos vs UBC. Women's game. Tix: $8 (adults); $5 (students, seniors, UC staff); free for children and UC students. Jack Simpson Gym.
7 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Ting: Surround Sound Art. David Berezan's Ting is an octophonic composition based on the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely. Free. Rozsa Centre.
7 pm MUSIC: Metal Melee featuring numberous local metal bands. All ages. Tix: $15 (+ service charge) at Megatunes. MacEwan Ballroom.
8 pm NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: Land's End Chamber Ensemble. Tix: $20 adults; $13 students & seniors. Rozsa Centre.
8 pm VOLLEYBALL: Dinos vs Winnipeg. Men's game. Tix: $8 (adults); $5 (students, seniors, UC staff); free for children and UC students. Jack Simpson Gym.
Saturday, February 3
6 pm VOLLEYBALL: Dinos vs UBC. Women's game. Tix: $8 (adults); $5 (students, seniors, UC staff); free for children and UC students. Jack Simpson Gym.
7 pm MUSIC: Melody of Spring. Tix: $20 general; call 471-8668. Info: 730-0019. Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre.
8 pm VOLLEYBALL: Dinos vs Winnipeg. Men's game. Tix: $8 (adults); $5 (students, seniors, UC staff); free for children and UC students. Jack Simpson Gym.