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Dancing Touching Strangers
Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, November 4, 7pm
Laband Art GalleryFor two nights, a series of dance duet—inspired by Richard Renaldi's photographs and his concept of "touching strangers"—will enliven the gallery space. Like the people in Renaldi's photographs, the dancers will come together from various communities. The duets are choreographed by LMU Professor Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo. The event is in collaboration with LMU's Dance Program.
Monticello Wakes – World Premiere Opera on the Life of Sally Hemings
October 16, 17 & 18
Murphy Recital HallGarrett Fisher music & libretto I Tim Appelo libretto I Ken Cerniglia director I Tori Ellison visual design
Monticello Wakes investigates American identity at a nexus of conflicting ideals and actions.Human Library
Wednesday, October 21, 12-3pm
Laband Art Gallery and Dunning CourtyardIn collaboration with the William H. Hannon Library, the Laband will host LMU's fourth annual Human Library, as a part of an international movement designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices, and encourage understanding between strangers simply through the art of one-on-one conversation.
Artist's Talk: Richard Renaldi and Opening Reception
Saturday, September 12, 3-6pm
Murphy Recital Hall and Laband Art GalleryPhotographer Richard Renaldi will discuss his work at 3pm followed by a reception celebrating the opening of the exhibition at 4pm. The talk is co-organized by the Laband Art Gallery and KaleidoLA: The Speaker Series of the Department of Art and Art History.
Artists' Reception & Awards Ceremony – Young Contemporaries 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 5-7pm
Opening Reception – Young Contemporaries 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6-8pm
South African Theater, 1980s-2000s
Tuesdays, January 27, February 24, and March 10, 7pm
Laband Art GalleryLMU students perform three staged readings from South African theater celebrating the fall of apartheid and exploring the challenges faced in the post-apartheid era. Directed by Professor Kevin Wetmore.
Tuesday, January 27, 7pm
Born in the RSA by Barney Simon and the Original Cast (1986)Tuesday, February 24, 7pm
Valley Song by Athol Fugard (1995)Tuesday, March 10, 7pm
Some Mothers' Sons by Mike van Graan (2007)Professor Kevin Wetmore will give a brief talk on post-apartheid South Africa and the HIV/AIDS epidemic before the performance.
Gallery Walkabout & Opening Reception
Saturday, January 24
Walkthrough with Kim Berman (2-3pm), Reception (3-5pm)
Laband Art GalleryLecture - Kim Berman "The APS Story"
Thursday, January 22, 7pm
Ahmanson Auditorium, University Hall Ground Floor, LMUPrintmaking Demonstration with Artist Proof Studio Co-Founder & Artist Kim Berman
Thursday, January 22, 11am-1:30pm
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The Virgin of Guadalupe: Processions & Pilgrimages
November 14, 12:15pm
Murphy Recital HallDr. Karen Mary Davalos, professor of Chicana/o Studies, Dr. Kirstin Noreen, professor of Art History, and Dr. David Sánchez, associate professor of Theological Studies will offer different perspectives on the Virgin of Guadalupe, processions, and pilgrimages. This talk is co-organized by the Laband Art Gallery and KaleidoLA: The Speaker Series of the Department of Art and Art History.
Journeys in Sound & Dance
Tuesday, October 7, 12:15pm and Thursday, October 23, 7pm
Laband Art GalleryLMU sound artist David Karagianis, and LMU faculty choreographer Rosalynde Loo, along with LMU students, led us in unique journeys through the exhibition and beyond. Each performance will be a new experience.
72 Miles Across LA, Mark Ruwedel and Nigel Raab in Conversation with Carolyn Peter
Sunday, October 5, 2pm
Laband Art GalleryArtist Mark Ruwedel and urban hiker (and LMU associate professor of history) Nigel Raab will tell stories about the seventy-two-and a half mile adventures they took across Los Angeles and discuss their parallel, but unique, projects about the megalopolis.
Artists' Talk & Opening Reception
Saturday, September 13, Artists' Talk (2:30–4pm), Reception (4–6pm)
Murphy Recital Hall and Laband Art GalleryJoin us for a conversation with artists Kim Abeles, Gabrielle Ferrer, Erin Mallea, and Diane Meyer at 2:30pm and then come celebrate with the artists at an opening reception from 4-6pm.
Artist Reception & Awards Ceremony – 30th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
May 1, 2014, 5-7pm
Opening Reception – 30th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
April 10, 2014, 6-8pm
Music in Prisons: Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Sunday, February 16, 2014, 2-4pm
Murphy Recital Hall, LMUScreening of ethnomusicologist Ben Harbert's Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians followed by a discussion with Wayne Kramer, former member of the band MC5, songwriter, and founder of Jail Guitar Doors who spent time behind bars, along with former prison music instructor Thomas Tedesco.
Fine Arts in Prison: Panel Discussion
Sunday, February 9, 2014, 2-3:30pm
Murphy Recital Hall, LMUFormerly incarcerated artists, Franky Carrillo and Daniel Galindo, prison art instructor Tom Skelly, and former warden Lori Sheridan will examine the importance of the arts in prison.
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Closing Reception for Tapping the Third Realm
Sunday, December 8, 12-4pm
OTIS Ben Maltz Gallery and LMU's Laband Art GalleryArtist Amanda Yates Garcia is the City Oracle ready to answer questions at LMU while at OTIS Annie Buckley offers a brief history and readings from her new project "The People's Tarot" and Guru Rugu hosts the experimental meditation center of los angeles for a closing ceremony of group realm-tapping.
Full Moon Event II: The Atomic Priesthood
Sunday, November 17, 4-6pm
Starts at OTIS Ben Maltz GalleryJoin New York based artist Bryan McGovern Wilson on a journey from the Ben Maltz Gallery to the Laband Art Gallery filled with obstacles and devotion led by an Atomic Priest and overseen by the moon. The Atomic Priesthood is an ongoing, multidisciplinary art project that draws from the unique history and conditions of nuclear waste management. This ritual/performance is steeped in ecological stewardship, advocacy, and strategies for deep-time communication. Program begins at OTIS at 4pm and finishes at LMU by 6pm. Dress for the late afternoon weather and wear walking shoes.
Tapping the Third Realm with Artist Ruth Ann Anderson: Creating an Artist Book
Saturday, November 16, 9am-4pm
OTIS Ahmanson Hall, 1st Floor Check-inA workshop focused on accessing your spiritual self through the creation of a handmade artist book. Explore a spiritual approach to art-making including use of self-reflection, transformation, and the cyclical nature of the full moon. Class materials included.
Exploration of the Labyrinth with artist Linda Ekstrom
Saturday, November 9, 2pm
Artist Linda Ekstrom shares the history of the labyrinth as a tool for meditation and prayer. Meet at the Playa Vista Labyrinth designed by Beth Thielen at Crescent Park at 2pm. Afterwards join curators Meg Linton and Carolyn Peter for a tour of Tapping the Third Realm at LMU's Laband Art Gallery and OTIS Ben Maltz Gallery.
Full Moon Event I: The Summoning – a site specific theatrical performance
Friday, October 18, 7-9pm
Under the direction of Professor Kevin Wetmore, LMU Theatre Arts students perform a site-specific Renaissance-inspired work at LMU's Laband Art Gallery and lead the audience on a spiritual and physical journey to the OTIS Ben Maltz Gallery. Program begins at LMU at 7pm and finishes at OTIS by 9pm.
A Literary Evening with Author Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Wednesday, October 16, 6pm
LMU William H. Hannon Library, Von der Ahe Suite, 3rd FloorAlicia Gaspar de Alba reads from her book Calligraphy of the Witch (2012) followed by a conversation with Tapping the Third Realm curators Meg Linton and Carolyn Peter. This event is co-sponsored by LMU's William H. Hannon Library, Laband Art Gallery, Chicana/o Studies, and Chicano Latino Student Services, and OTIS Ben Maltz Gallery.
Gallery Talk by British artist Chris Bucklow and New Zealand artist Dane Mitchell
Tuesday, September 24, 12:15pm-1:15pm
LMU Laband Art GalleryLearn first hand about the realms that Bucklow and Mitchell tap into through their artistic practices with a walk through the Laband. This event is generously sponsored by LMU's College of Communication and Fine Arts Visiting Artists and Lectures Series.
Opening Reception – Fall Equinox Celebration
Sunday, September 22
OTIS Ben Maltz Gallery (3pm-5pm), LMU Laband Art Gallery (4pm-6pm)Meet the artists and join us for a ritual art performance by the Mythic Players, sponsored by Temple of the Goddess, directed by Xia and Ananda at 3:15pm (OTIS) and 4:45pm (LMU).
Press Fest Typography, Letterpress, Bookbinding Demonstrations, and Exhibition Tour
Saturday, March 16, 1-4pm
Laband Art GalleryCome for a fun-filled day of hands-on demonstrations and a tour of the exhibition. Gain insight into Gill's typefaces, engravings, and printing processes working with vintage printing presses and typecast machines. Mark Barbour, executive director and curator of the International Printing Museum and other experts will lead visitors in these hands-on investigations. Carolyn Peter, director and curator of the Laband will give a gallery walkthrough of the exhibition at 2pm. In collaboration with the International Printing Museum.
Paul Soady Lecture: Eric Gill and the Evolution of a Typeface
Friday, February 15, 11:15am
Burns 211, Burns Fines Arts Complex, LMUGraphic Designer, letterpress printer, and author of the forthcoming book Eric Gill: The Evolution of a Typeface will give a lecture on Eric Gill, his typeface Perpetua and put it in context of the history of typography.
The Sensual and the Spiritual: The Life and Art of Eric Gill
Saturday, February 9, 2013, 10am-1pm
Laband Art GalleryClass taught by Laband Director Carolyn Peter in collaboration with UCLA Extension. This course explores these dichotomies in Eric Gill's work and life. Held at the Laband Art Gallery, the course opens with a lecture; students then have the opportunity to look closely at the engravings, typography, and writings in the exhibition.
Hands-On Letterpress Demonstrations for LMU Students
with the International Printing Museum
Tuesday, February 5, 12:15-1:30pm
Laband Art GalleryGain insight into Gill's typefaces, engravings, and printing process with a hands-on demonstration lead by Mark Barbour, executive director and curator of the International Printing Museum. Mark will bring his mobile printing exhibit on campus to explore the history of printing and books from Gutenberg to Eric Gill.
Opening Reception - Eric Gill Iconographer
Saturday, January 26, 2013
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Closing Ceremony - Return to the Sea
Saturday, December 8, 1-4pm
On this last day of the show, everyone was invited to gather the salt from Motoi's "Floating Garden" and come with us by bus or car to Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Rey Beach where we will return the salt to the Pacific Ocean. Artist Motoi Yamamato joined us via Skype and Zen Buddhist Bishop Jongmae Park will offer reflections. There was music from Shin Kanarazu Daiko - LMU's Taiko drum team at the beach as well as a salt tasting from Hepp's Salt Barrel, food, and drink!
This exhibition was organized by the Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. This exhibition and its programming were made possible by the College of Communication and Fine Arts, LMU Theatre Arts program, LMU Music Department, William H. Hannon Library, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, MGS Architecture, and Moon & Associates. The salt was generously donated by Morton Salt (Newark, CA).
Gallery Walkthrough with Laband Director Carolyn Peter
Wednesday, November 28, 7pm
Laband Art GalleryCarolyn Peter, director and curator of the Laband Art Gallery will lead a walkthrough of the exhibition.
On the Veranda: Approach & Observation
Lecture & Performance by Hirokazu Kosaka
Thursday, October 18, 2012, 7pm
Laband Art Gallery and Murphy Recital HallArtist, Japanese archery master, and ordained Buddhist priest Hirokazu Kosaka will explore the themes found in Motoi Yamamoto's work placing it in the context of contemporary Japanese art and culture in general.
Theatrical Performance of Matsukaze - Pining Wind
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 5pm
Burns Fine Art Center CourtyardIn collaboration with LMU's Theatre Program and Music Department, the Laband Art Gallery will present Matsukaze [Pining Wind], a Japanese Noh Theatre piece that explores many of the same themes found in Motoi Yamamoto's work; the significance of salt, grief, humankind's relation to the natural world, and the fleeting nature of life.
Opening Reception with the Artist
Saturday, September 8, 2012, 4-6pm
Laband Art GalleryPlease join us for light hors d'oeuvres and drinks to celebrate Motoi Yamamoto and the opening of the exhibition.
Artist's Residency & Installation - Return to the Sea
August 29-31 and September 4-6, 2012, 10-4pm
The public is invited to come watch the artist Motoi Yamamoto in action as he creates his site-specific salt installation "Floating Garden" on the floor of the gallery.
Faculty Short Film Screening
Friday, March 9, 7pm
Mayer TheaterFine Arts Festival
Friday, February 17, 2012, 6 - 9pm
Burns Fine Art CenterFebruary Artist Talk Series
Every Thursday in February, 12:15 - 1:15pm
and Tuesday February 21st, 12:15 - 1:15pmOpening Reception - Remnants of the Real
Thursday, January 26, 5 - 8pm
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Alumni & Current Students Dramatic Reading of Speak Truth to Power
Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7pm
This event was a collaboration between the Laband Art Gallery and LMU's Theatre Arts Program.
Screening of Alumni Short Films
October 21, 2011, 8pm
Lawton Event PlazaThis event was a collaboration between the Laband Art Galley and the School of Film and Television.
Opening reception and Alumni Dance Performance
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Dance performance, 2:30pm, Burns Fine Art Center, Dance Studio
Reception, 3pm, Burns Fine Arts Center, CourtyardThis event was co-hosted by the College of Communication and Fine Arts, Alumni Relations, LMU's Dance Program and the Laband Art Gallery.
Daniel Heyman in Conversation with Human Rights Lawyer Rosemary Healy and Closing Party
Saturday, March 12, Conversation (3pm), Reception (4-6pm)
Artist Daniel Heyman will join former Human Rights attorney Rosemary Healy in conversation about their experiences interviewing former Abu Ghraib detainees and victims of the Blackwater Nisour Square Massacre from 2005 to 2008. They will share their unique perspectives as an artist and an attorney and will discuss the subsequent twists and turns that their work has taken since those interviews. A reception in honor of Heyman and his exhibition will follow.
Exploring Legal Issues in Daniel Heyman's Art #3 – Immigration to the U.S.: Legal Challenges
Tuesday, February 22, 12-1pm, Loyola Law School, Robinson Courtroom
Loyola Law School Professor Kathleen Kim will host a discussion of the many challenging issues facing immigrants to the United States. Panelists will include Nicole Ochi, Skadden Fellow at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Angelica Salas, Executive Director of the Coalition of Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, and Angelo Mathay, a former undocumented student, activist, and community organizer. Laband Art Gallery Director and Curator Carolyn Peter will introduce Heyman's series of portraits of new immigrants to the U.S. as a take - off point for the talk. This program is co-presented by the Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Law School, and Loyola Law School's Immigration Law Society. Read More About the Panelists.
Exploring Legal Issues in Daniel Heyman's Art #2 – The Art of Resistance: America's Prison Industrial Complex
Thursday, February 17, 7pm
From overcrowding to poor quality healthcare to violence to a lack of preparation for re - entry into society, there are deep problems with the American prison system (particularly in California). A group of diverse panelists including artist Amitis Motevalli and LMU English and Chicano/a Studies professor Juan Mah y Busch will discuss these many issues and will explore the relationship between these domestic American prisons and the American prisons abroad such as Abu Ghraib. Director and Curator Carolyn Peter will introduce Heyman's series of portraits of African American fathers from Philadelphia who all spent time in prison in the past and the series of former Abu Ghraib detainees as a take - off point for the talk. This program is co-presented by the Laband Art Gallery, The Truth About the Fact Literary Journal of Nonfiction, and LMU's Black Students Services, and Loyola Law School.
Alicia Partnoy Reading & Discussion with Gail Wronsky
Thursday, February 3, 12:15-1:15pm
International best - seller and acclaimed poet, Alicia Partnoy will give a reading of her poetry on the very personal subjects of torture and imprisonment. Partnoy was disappeared in Argentina during the military dictatorship in the 1970s. She is the author of La Escuelita - Relatos testimoniales/The Little School: Tales of Disappearances and Survival (Editorial La Bohemia, 2006/Cleis 1986, 1998) about her experiences as a political prisoner in a secret detention camp. Partnoy is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Loyola Marymount University. She presides over Proyecto VOS - Voices of Survivors, an organization that invites survivors of human rights abuses to lecture at universities in the United States. The event will be capped off with a discussion between Partnoy and poet/professor Gail Wronsky. Gail is the Director of Creative Writing and Syntext (Synthesizing Textualities) at Loyola Marymount University. She translated Alicia's book Volando Bajito/Little Low Flying (Red Hen Press, 2005). This program is co-presented by the Laband Art Gallery, LMU's English Department, the William H. Hannon Library, and LMU's Creative Writing Program.
Nick Flynn Reading & Opening Reception
Thursday, January 20, Reading (4pm), Reception (5:30-7pm)
Writer and poet, Nick Flynn will read from his new book The Ticking is The Bomb (Norton, 2010) and from his poems Redacted (2008), a portfolio of poetry and etchings that he created in collaboration with Daniel Heyman. Flynn accompanied Heyman to Istanbul where they sat in on interviews with former Abu Ghraib detainees. This experience was the subject of a chapter in his book The Ticking is The Bomb and a February 2008 article of the same title in Esquire Magazine. Flynn is the author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City (Norton, 2004) which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award, was shortlisted for France's Prix Femina, and has been translated into thirteen languages. A film based on the book is schedule to come out in 2012 starring Paul Dano as Nick and Robert De Niro as his father. Flynn's reading will be followed by a discussion with LMU English Professor Rubén Martinez and a reception. This program is co-presented by the Laband Art Gallery, the Fletcher Jones Chair of Writing & Literature, the William H. Hannon Library, and LMU's Creative Writing Program.
Exploring Legal Issues in Daniel Heyman's Art #1 – Bearing Witness: Daniel Heyman Public Programs; Torture in the Time of War: Legal Remedies & Ramifications
Thursday, January 13, 12-1pm, Loyola Law School, Robinson Courtroom
In conjunction with exhibition Bearing Witness: Daniel Heyman, this series of discussions with Loyola Law School professors, LMU professors, practicing attorneys, artists, and other experts will explore the complexities of the legal issues addressed in Daniel Heyman's art work – Civil and Criminal Legal Issues in time of war, Legal Issues and Challenges in American Prisons, and Immigration Law. Laband Art Gallery Director and Curator Carolyn Peter will introduce Heyman's art as a take - off point for each of the talks. These events will take place at Loyola Law School and the Laband Art Gallery. These programs are co-presented by the Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Law School, and Loyola Law School's International Law Society.
In the first event of the series, panelists Loyola Law School Professor David Glazier and former human rights lawyer Rosemary Healy will discuss the possible criminal and civil remedies that can be pursued in instances such as the abuses that took place at Abu Ghraib Prison. Laband Art Gallery Director and Curator Carolyn Peter will introduce Heyman's portraits of former Abu Ghraib detainees as a take off point for the discussion. Read More About the Panelists.
This program is co-presented by the Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Law School, and Loyola Law School's International Law Society.
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Screening of Freedom on the Fence
Friday March 5, 11am
Special talk with Producer and Co-Director Andrea Marks. Co-sponsored by the Laband Art Gallery and the Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the Department of Art and Art History.
Screening of the film Reverse
Wednesday March 3, 2010 7pm
Mayer Theater, Loyola Marymount UniveristyHeld in conjunction with LMU's History Department and School of Film and Television.
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Bellarmine Forum Artist's Speak & Reception
Saturday, October 31, 2009, Presentation (2-4pm), Reception (4-6pm)
In conjunction with LMU's 2009 Bellarmine Forum, the Laband hosted a reception following Artist's Speak, a presentation on the subject of human vulnerability by the Theater Arts Program in Murphy Recital Hall.
Gallery Walkthrough with Richard Ehrlich
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 12:30–1:30pm
An Evening of Dance and Discussion
Thursday, October 1, 2009, 7pm
Choreographer Kristen Smiarowski presented dance-theater work, The Key Game, created in collaboration with composer Douglas C. Wadle and performed by Rebecca Pappas. LMU student dancers Amanda Copple and Alex Crow performed original pieces in response to Richard Ehrlich's photographs. Dr. Paul Harris of LMU's English Department led a discussion with Dr. Ron Marasco of LMU's Theatre Arts Program and Dr. Kathleen B. Jones responded the performances and their relationship to the photographs. Read More.
"Black Art": Some Food for Thought
Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 12:15–1:30pm, Laband Art Gallery
LMU students led discussions on selected works in the exhibition. This program was co-organized with the Office of Black Student Services.
CAA Open House and Reception
Sunday, March 1, 2009, 1-4pm
Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University
Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and DesignThe two galleries co-hosted receptions at both venues in conjunction with the College Arts Association's annual meeting in Los Angeles with some of the Gallery 32 artists.
REAL TALK: The Academy, the Arts & the Community – An Evening of Art, Discourse, Music & Poetry
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7pm
Laband Art Gallery and Murphy Hall, Loyola Marymount UniversityIn an era when the intelligentsia and the arts often get a bad rap for being separated from the greater community, this program explored how and where they intersect with the grass roots from a political, creative and racial perspective. We explored how this played out in the 1960s as well as today. Panelists and performers include Edgar Arceneaux, director, Watts House Project; Wanda Coleman; Mark Cooper, Half Empty; Terry Lenihan, assistant professor of Art, LMU; Holli Levitsky, associate professor of English, LMU; Dana Rose of Hollygrove: EMQ Families First Service Agency; and Roderick Sykes, founder of St. Elmo's Village. This evening was co-produced by the Laband Art Gallery and LMU's The Truth About The Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction.
Artists' Conversation
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 7:30pm, Getty Center
In collaboration with the Laband Art Gallery, the Getty Research Institute hosted an artists' conversation with Gallery 32 Founder Suzanne Jackson and artists Betye Saar, and others.
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Gallery Walkthrough with Stephen Berkman
Thursday October 16, 12:30pm
Conversation with David Wilson, Founder & Director of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, in Conjunction with Stephen Berkman
Thursday, October 2, 7pm, Murphy Hall
Hip Hop Discussion & Performance
Wednesday, March 19
6:30-7:30pm, Laband Art Gallery
7:30-9:30pm, The Living Room, Malone HallThis event will promote a discussion of the cultural politics of the "Hip Hop Generation" and explore how the youth vote will impact the 2008 elections. Our discussion will emphasize the race, gender, and class diversity within Hip Hop culture and how that diversity informs national politics. We will also talk about the role of culture in student activism from the past to the present. We will start in the Laband Art Gallery with a performance and then continue the discussion in the Living Room. The evening will wrap up with a Hip Hop Voter Registration and Exhibition Closing Bash.
1968 from the Sunset Strip to the Seine: Dissent in Los Angeles & Beyond
Thursday March 13, 7pm, Murphy Hall, Burns Fine Arts Center
In Los Angeles, the Black Panthers, an emerging Chicano movement, and a counterculture characterized by love-ins were challenging the status quo. At about the same time, Parisian students violently attacked the establishment and in Prague, the rock band Plastic People of the Universe joined with students to confront the communist party. Please join Dr. Nigel Raab and Dr. Nicolas Rosenthal, both of LMU's History Department to take a look back at 1968 in a global perspective.
Robbie Conal's Full-On Dog & Pony Show
Thursday, February 28, 7pm, Seaver 100
Political artist Robbie Conal will present a slide lecture including a brief, anecdotal history of public protest art; war stories of 19 years of night work in major cities around the country; and a tongue-in-geek 10-minute "Guerrilla Etiquette and Postering Technique" DVD. (Notice: occasional audience participation and some assembly required."
Weapons of Mass Dissent: Media Justice in the Making
Wednesday, February 27, 7pm, Huesman Lounge
Ever wonder why we seem to know more about Britney Spears than Congress' attempts to reinstate the draft? Are you fed up with mind-numbing news and television? Come and be inspired by stories of LMU students who dare to dissent from cooperate media culture by launching new and innovative independent media.
For the Bible Tells Me So – Film Screening
Thursday, February 21, 7pm, Hilton Auditorium
A documentary film that explores the intersection of religion and homosexuality in America by looking at the stories of five Christian families who have a gay or lesbian family member. Presented by SPS, EIS, SHO, Campus Ministry, Theological Studies, Wellness Committee, and SHO Diversity and Social Justice Committee.
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Artist's Lecture – Tony Gleaton
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 7pm, Laband Art Gallery
Panel Discussion – La Costa Chica – Three People's Experiences in Afro-Mexico
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 12:15-1:30pm, Laband Art Gallery
Tony Gleaton, Janein Chavez, and Marco Villalobos will join Laband director Carolyn Peter in a discussion which explores issues of race and identity in Mexico and the United States based upon their experiences in the villages of la Costa Chica, Mexico. They visited at different time periods and for unique reasons: Gleaton went with his camera to the region in the late 1980s; Chavez went in the mid-1990s on a Fulbright to conduct anthropological research, and in the mid-2000s, Villalobos went to create films and pieces of creative writing.
Artist talk with Wes Bausmith of the Los Angeles Times
Saturday, October 14, 2006, 6-8pm