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We Are the Mods Screening in Chicago
7pm, Columbia College Film Row Cinema, 1104 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
Chicago-land alumni see the film We Are the Mods, winner of an audience award at Outfest 2009 co-written by Bruce Pavalon '89, presented at Reeling, Chicago's Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival. Pavalon participates in the discussion after the film. Email Adrian Moran '91 for more information.
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Andy Overman's Inaugural Lecture as Harry Drake Distinguished Professor
5pm, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Andy Overman, Harry Drake Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Fine Arts, gives his inaugural lecture, Taking Mighty Rome Captive: Trajectories through the Classical World and the World of Classics. Andy Overman began teaching in Macalester's Classics Department in 1993 and has written widely on the development of Christianity and Judaism within their historical context, the interaction between cultures and races in the Roman Empire, diaspora Judaism, and the archaeology of the Roman world. Andy directs excavations in Omrit, Israel, and takes students each summer to work on this site of a Roman temple. His popular courses include "Pagans, Christians and Jews," and "Background to the Modern Middle East, and India and Rome." This endowed professorship was established by alumnus Harry M. Drake '50, who was honored by the college with a Distinguished Citizen alumni award in 2005. A reception follows the lecture; email Andi Wulff to attend.
Math & Society Lecture: Jeff Weeks presents "The Shape of Space"
4:10pm, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
When we look out on a clear night the universe seems infinite. Yet this infinity might be an illusion. During the first half of Weeks' presentation, computer games will introduce the concept of a multiconnected universe. Interactive three-dimensional graphics will then take the viewer on a tour of several possible shapes for space. Finally, we'll see how recent satellite data provide tantalizing clues to the true shape of our universe. The only prerequisites are curiosity and imagination.
Jeff Weeks is the author of the groundbreaking text, The Shape of Space, which investigates questions regarding the shape of our universe. With his cosmologist colleagues he studies satellite data in the hope of determining the shape of the real universe. He has received numerous awards for his work, the most noteworthy being the MacArthur Fellowship in 1999.
Refreshments served at 4:10 p.m.; presentation begins at 4:30 p.m.
Alumni Film Series Part 5 of 5: Purple Rain
7pm, John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Take part in the new Alumni Film Series “Minnesota In & On Film” featuring five films that helped define Minnesota to the world and our selves including The Emigrants, Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, American Dream, A Simple Plan, and Purple Rain. Star Tribune film critic Colin Covert '74 joins special guests to introduce each film and lead a post-screening discussion. The last film in the series is Purple Rain directed by Albert Magnoli. Series screenings and discussions happen five Thursdays between Sept. 10–Nov. 12. $5 at the door. Free for series registrants. Email Stephen Sporer for more information.
Alumni see Macalester production of "Tartuffe"
1pm, Fine Arts Lounge, Art Building, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center & Gallery
Join alumni and friends to see the Macalester production of 'Tartuffe' and enjoy a pre-show reception with the production's director Professor Harry Waters, Jr. Set in Paris of 1698, a con man, Tartuffe, has convinced the master of the house that he will save their souls by guiding them to lives of austerity and prosperity. Reception begins at 1 p.m. in the Fine Arts Lounge; performance begins at 2 p.m. in the MainStage Theatre. $8 per person, includes ticket and reception. The director advises that due to some sexual themes, this play may not be suitable for children 13 and younger. Email Stephen Sporer for more information.
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SPEAK! Series: "Well Red: Native American Playwrights & New Native Theater"
5pm, Alexander G. Hill Ballroom, Kagin Commons
Rhiana Yazzie (Navajo) and Drew Hayden Taylor (Anishnaawbe) will provide an engaging and thought-provoking evening of readings from their recent plays. "SPEAK!" engages the Macalester community in a series of intimate, on-going conversations with dynamic, influential speakers on currently relevant transnational issues.
For more information about this event and the "SPEAK!" series, please contact Karla Benson Rutten, Director of the Lealtad-Suzuki Center, at benson@macalester.edu.
Professor Jane Rhodes Talks in Chicago
5:30pm, The Newberry Library, Towner Room, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL
Discuss "Multiculturalism and Macalester during the Obama Age" with Chicago-land alumni and Jane Rhodes, Dean for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and chair of Macalester's American Studies department. Refreshments served at 5:30 p.m., remarks begin at 6 p.m. $15 per person. Email Stephen Sporer for more information.
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7pm, Vinoteca Wine Bar, 7 St. John Street, London UK
Let's get together and give thanks with a little pre-Thanksgiving wine tasting and dinner. An expert from the illustrious wine restaurant will lead the wine tasting. Please arrive at 7 p.m. so the tasting can begin at 7:30 p.m. If enough people RSVP, we are expecting it to cost 40 pounds per person and this event may require a deposit closer to the event date. RSVP by emailing Nathan Peters '99 or Russell Bradley-Cook '02. You may also RSVP on Facebook.com here.
Macalester Wind Ensemble Concert
8pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
Macalester Wind Ensemble, directed by Cary John Franklin, presents its annual fall concert.
Recital: Macalester Senior Carly Levin, clarinet
8pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
2pm, Field House, Leonard Center athletic & wellness complex
Join Macalester track & field and cross country alumni for the 2nd annual alumni track meet. Further details to be announced. Email Martin Peper, Mac's men's & women's track/field coach, at peper@macalester.edu.
