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EVENT NEWS / February 27, 2008

This Week at Boise State

The following are upcoming events at Boise State University for the week of March 2-8. Please note that all events are subject to change. For updated information on all events, visit http://www.bsuevents.com. 

EVENTS OF SPECIAL NOTE:
Peter Bielagus. See March 4 for more details.

Ellen Greenberg, Fettuccine Forum. See March 6 for more details.

MFA Reading, J. Reuben Appelman. See March 7 for more details.

Japan Festival. See March 3-7 for more details.

EXHIBITIONS:
Through March 15. “The Quiet Art: A Drawing Retrospective by John Taye.” Gallery 1 in the Liberal Arts Building. Taye is retiring from Boise State after teaching in the Department of Art for many years. For more information about the exhibition or the reception, call Kirsten Furlong at 426-3994.

Through March 16. “Unwrappers” by Brooke Burton. Student Union Gallery. This photography exhibition displays the work of recent MFA graduate Brooke Burton. Incorporating digital techniques, Burton addresses consumer culture in the United States by utilizing whimsical points of view with pet birds and constructed images. For more information, call 426-4636.

Through March 21. “Bite: 2008 Student Juried Exhibition.” Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, Hemingway Center. For more information, call 426-3994.

Sunday, March 2
Studio Trumpet Recital. Morrison Center. 7:30 p.m. Featuring the students of Marcellus Brown and Brad Peters. Free. For more information, call 426-3980.

Monday, March 3
Men’s Tennis vs. William & Mary. Appleton Tennis Center. 1 p.m. For more information, call 426-5737.

Anna Katzenberg Lecture. Student Union Hatch C. 2 p.m. Dr. Anne Katzenberg is a University Professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Calgary, British Columbia. Her research interests include human adaptation to diet and disease in the past. Katzenberg presentation “Hunter-Gatherer Dietary Adaptations in Northern Regions.” considers the broad spectrum of potential human dietary adaptations, with a focus on traditional diets of northern people. Katzenberg has been involved in paleodiet research on Neolithic and Early Bronze Age populations from the region around Lake Baikal, Siberia for the last 15 years. Presented by the Department of Anthropology Lectures series. Free. For more information, call 426-3023.

Ikebana and Japanese Flower Arranging Demo. Student Union Building Hatch D. 1-2 p.m. By Mark Ueda. Part of the Japan Festival. Presented by the Japan Club. Free. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

Bonsai Demonstration. Student Union Hatch D. 2-3 p.m. By Bill White from Boise Bonsai Society. Presented by the Japan Club. Free. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

Ross E. Burkhart, “Japanese Politics Today.” Student Union Hatch D. 3-4 p.m. Free. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

Tuesday, March 4
Peter Bielagus. Special Events Center. 7 p.m. Peter Bielagus is better known as the “Go-To Guy For Young People and Their Money.” Bielagus has been very successful at advising people on their finances, using his experiences to write “Getting Loaded: A Complete Personal Finance Guide For Students and Young Professionals.” He has also appeared on television and radio programs all across the country. He is a regular contributor to the radio show “Hints From Heloise.” Bielagus is currently working at a firm that he opened catering exclusively to young people. Sponsored by the Student Programs Board. Free. For more information, e-mail spbdirector@boisestate.edu. 

“Lila: Eight to Thirteen.” Special Events Center. Noon. Produced and directed by Diane Brown, this movie follows a strong, open, lively girl as she navigates the passage from preadolescence to adolescence. Part of the Women’s Center’s “Women’s Herstory Month.” Free. For more information, call 426-4259.

“Asia’s Largest Economy: Opportunities in Japan.” Courtyard Marriott. 11a.m.-1p.m. Japanese Business Seminar Luncheon, hosted by the Idaho Department of Commerce. $40 for luncheon. Register at http://trade.idaho.gov/. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

Lee Cornell Lecture. Student Union Building Lookout Room. 5-5:30 p.m. Free. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

White Pine Children’s Choir Singing Japanese Songs. Student Union Building Lookout Room. 5:30-6 p.m. Free. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

Calligraphy and Origami Workshops. Student Union Building Lookout Room. 5-5:30 p.m. Also including traditional Japanese toys and Hina dolls exhibit. Free. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com
 
Wednesday, March 5
Martial Arts Demonstration. Jordan Ballroom. 5-6:35 p.m. Judo, Shorinji Kempo, 3 Shapes of Ailkido and Kendo will be featured at this event. Free. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

“Hula Girls.” Flicks. 7 p.m. Free movie at the Flicks. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

Thursday, March 6
Ellen Greenberg at the Fettuccine Forum. Rose Room. 5:30 p.m.; doors open at 5 p.m. Ellen Greenberg, a city planning and urban design consultant form Oakland, will talk about “The Opposite of Traffic: Counterintuitive Thoughts About City Streets.” She serves on the project management team for a joint project between the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers to develop new national design guidance for major urban streets. Free. For more information, call 426-3701.

Men’s Basketball vs. Utah State. Taco Bell Arena. 7 p.m. For more information, call 426-1952.

Douglas Rose LDSSA Lecture. LDS Institute building, 1929 University Drive. 12:15 p.m. Rose is a retired diplomat to India. Each lecture ranges from 35 to 40 minutes with refreshments served afterward. Free. For more information, contact the LDS Institute of Religion at 344-8549.

Koto Performance and Shelton Woods Lecture. Idaho Historical Museum. 6-8 p.m. Koto Performance by Masumi Timson and Noriko Dozono. After the performance, Shelton Woods will talk about “The Miraculous Modernization of Japan.” A Hina dolls exhibit, calligraphy and origami workshops, representatives from the Consulate-General of Japan in Portland will be there with information on Japan. Free. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

“Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation.” Special Events Center. 7 p.m. Rated R for crude sexual humor/content, nudity and language. Free. For information e-mail spbfilms@boisestate.edu.
 
Friday, March 7
MFA Reading, J. Reuben Appelman. Interactive Learning Center Room 118. 7:30 p.m. Poet and Screenwriter J. Reuben Appelman most recently wrote the children’s adventure film “The Five,” currently in post-production. His book of poetry, “Make Loneliness,” was recently published by Otis Books/Seismicity Editions. Appelman is the first graduate of Boise State’s MFA in creative writing program to have a book published. He also worked on the documentary “Playground” about the child sex trade in America, executive produced by George Clooney. Appelman’s other work includes the novel “Letters to Paris in Jail.” He is a multiple grant recipient from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and teaches at Boise State University. Free. For more information, e-mail Jacob Powers at jacobpowers@boisestate.edu. 

Women’s Tennis vs. San Diego. Appleton Tennis Center. 2 p.m. For more information, call 426-5737.

Cypress String Quartet. Morrison Center Recital Hall. 8 p.m. Presented by the Boise Chamber Music Series. The Cypress Quartet has brought audiences to their feet for more than a decade with virtuoso performances at major concert venues around the world, including the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, Ravinia Festival and many more. Their Boise concert will have a special all-American twist, featuring Barber’s “Op.11,” Giffes’ “Two Sketches for String Quartet Based on Indian Themes,” and Jennifer Higdon’s “Impressions,” a four-movement commission by the Cypress Quartet. $25 general, $20 seniors and students by calling 426-1216.

March 7-8. The Sawtooth Mountain Film Festival. Student Union Special Events Center. 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Presented by Campus Recreation. For more information, call 426-2628, visit http://rec.boisestate.edu/sawtoothmountainfilmfest/index.cfm or call Geoff Harrison at 426-2628 or e-mail gharriso@boisestate.edu. 

10th Annual Treasure Valley High School Speech Contest. Multipurpose Building Room 211. 5-8 p.m. Free. Presented by the Japan Club. For more information, e-mail hanakowakatsuki@gmail.com 

Saturday, March 8
Rail Jam. Intramural Field. 1-6 p.m. Five truck loads of snow and a rail will be set up on the Intramural Field, giving more then 70 riders the chance to show what they’ve got. In order to compete, a tryout will be hosted at Bogus Basin. Other activities include 20 booths full of stuff. Sponsored by Student Programs Board and Outdoor Program. For more information, visit http://rec.boisestate.edu/sawtoothmountainfilmfest/index.cfm or call Geoff Harrison at 426-2628 or e-mail gharriso@boisestate.edu. 

Men’s Tennis vs. San Diego State. Appleton Tennis Center. 1 p.m. For more information, call 426-5737.

Boise Chamber Music Series String Quartet Competition. Morrison Center Recital Hall. 9 a.m.-noon The Cypress Quartet, performing in the Boise Chamber Music Series’ March concert, will serve as judges for the Boise Chamber Music Society Young Artist String Quartet Competition. Winners will be featured at a special concert at 2 p.m. March 9. Free. For more information 426-1216.




Upcoming Events: March 9-15.

Sunday, March 9
Women’s Tennis vs. St. Mary's. 11 a.m. Appleton Tennis Center For more information, call 426-5737.

Men’s Tennis vs. Pepperdine. Appleton Tennis Center. 1 p.m. For more information, call 426-5737.

Boise Chamber Music Series Quartet Competition Winners Recital. Morrison Center Recital Hall. 2 p.m. Free. Call 426-1216.

Monday, March 10
“Women on Fire: Menopause Stories.” Student Union Building Barnwell Room. 5:30 p.m. Produced and directed by Kathleen Laughlin. Soul-searching interviews with women around 50, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming experience of menopause. Some of the women have an expert’s overview and others talk from the heart as they tackle the emotional shifts of mid-life. Part of the Women’s Center’s “Women’s Herstory Mouth.” Free. For more information call 426-4259.

Wednesday, March 12
International Connections Luncheon Series. Student Union Lookout Room. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Featuring international business professor Nancy Napier’s talk, “Bending Bamboo: Boise State’s Nine-Year Project in Vietnam to Start Up the Country’s First Business School,” Free. For more information, call 426-5424.

Thursday, March 13
“I Am Legend.” Jordon A Ballroom. 7 p.m. The movie opens up New York City as it has never been seen before. Once completely inhabited by humans, only one man is alive and is seeking any survivors of a terrible crisis. Will Smith plays the lead role in the movie. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence. Free. For more information, call 426-4636.

Afton Dahlquist LDSSA Lecture. LDS Institute building, 1929 University Drive. 12:15 p.m. Dahlquist is an octogenarian musician and choir director. Each lecture ranges from 35 to 40 minutes with refreshments served afterward. Free. For more information, contact the LDS Institute of Religion at 344-8549.

Friday, March 14
Keynote speaker Heather Gold. Student Union Jordan D Ballroom. 6 p.m. Heather Gold has the unique ability to quickly make connections between the most unlikely things, from politics and family to business, sex and the U.S. Constitution. Genuine and warm-hearted, she creates an immediate intimacy with any audience. A funny and provocative “talk show” will look at women’s lives. Part of the Women’s Center’s “Women’s Herstory Month.” Free. For more information, call 426-4259.

March 14-16. Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Gondoliers.” Special Events Center. 7:30 p.m. March 14-15; 2 p.m. March 16. This delightful light opera follows the story of two young gondolier brothers, one of whom was apparently born a king, but no one knows which. Presented by the Department of Music and the Department of Theatre Arts. $12 general, $10 seniors and students. For more information, call 426-3980.

Face Off. Student Union Hatch Ballroom. 7-midnight. Eight bands and two stages will rock the roof off the SUB. Co Composure, Save the Arcade, Building a Better You, The Useless, Xex, Uncle Bud, Portrait of the Assassin, Sub*Vert and the bands that win the popular vote on MySpace. The bands will be competing for first place and prizes. To ensure your favorite band wins come out and vote. Voting for a band also puts you in a drawing to win an electric guitar. This alcohol-free event is free to all ages. To vote your bands into this competition visit http://Myspace.com/faceoff2008. Presented by Student Programs Board, Guitar Center and 100.3 the X. For more information, call 426-3835 or e-mail sbpconcerts@boisestate.edu. 

Saturday. March 15
“Triumphant Tchaikovsky.” Morrison Center. 10 a.m. and 8:15 p.m.; pre-show lecture at 7 p.m. Featuring conductor Emil de Cou and pianist Andrew Armstrong performing Barber’s “Essay for Orchestra No. 2,” Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4” and Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5.” Presented by the Boise Philharmonic. $16-$54 by calling 344-7849.

Poetry Slam and Featured Poets The Piper Jane Project. Student Union Jordan Ballroom. 6:30-9 p.m. Four talented spoken word artist will share their poetic thoughts in conjunction with a poetry slam. Sign-ups will be on a first come, first served basis starting at 6 p.m. Free. Educational workshops to be announced. Free parking available in the Library and Liberal Arts parking lots.


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Last reviewed on Monday, March 03, 2008