| Date: | 09/04/2008 |
| Location: | See text |
| Notes: | Special Invitation for International Students from Missoula Cultural Council: A note from the Special Events Coordinator of Missoula Cultural Council, Sara Bruya: “Welcome to Missoula! We’d like to invite you to be part of Missoula’s celebration of the New Year on December 31, 2008. Our community celebrates the end of the year with a festival of the arts called First NightÒ Missoula. It is an alcohol-free, public festival that marks the passage from the old year to the new with art, ritual and festivity. This year is our 15th Anniversary and we have over 90 artists scheduled to perform in venues all over downtown Missoula and the University on New Year’s Eve. To learn more, visit www.firstnightmissoula.org . There are several ways international students can participate, but today I’d like to tell you about one whose deadline is approaching soon: Create a Performance or Presentation (DEADLINE for proposals: September 30, 2008) First Night accepts proposals from musicians, theatrical groups, storytellers, craftspeople and anyone wishing to present a performance or interactive activity for kids and adults. Use your imagination! First Night performances and activities are generally 45 minutes in length. If you have an idea, please let us know as soon as possible. We will need your firm commitment by September 30, 2008. Participants receive a First Night button that gives you free admission to all the events on December 31st, 2008 and the honor of sharing with all of Missoula ! If you are interested creating an event for First Night, please contact me at 406-532-3240 or sara@missoulacultural.org, or ask Mona in FSSS for more information at 243-6059. Good luck in your studies this semester! Sincerely, Sara Bruya, Missoula Cultural Council “ |
| Date: | 09/05/2008 |
| Location: | Montana Musuem of Art & Culture, PAR/TV Center |
| Notes: | Asian Exhibits Open At Montana Museum Of Art & Culture Two exhibitions that feature ceramic artworks and a collection of Southeast Asian textiles will open Friday, Sept. 5, at the Montana Museum of Art & Culture, located in the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center at The University of Montana. “Weaving Cultures…Highlights of the Helen Cappadocia Collection of Southeast Asian Textiles” will be on view in the museum’s Meloy Gallery. A collection of ceramic artworks by Steven Young Lee titled “notions…” will be in the museum’s Paxson Gallery. The exhibitions will be at the museum through Saturday, Oct. 25. The textiles in “Weaving Cultures…” – 74 pieces out of the more than 600 comprising the Helen Cappadocia Collection – range from historical pieces to traditional and contemporary works. The textiles are exhibited in two groups. One focuses on pieces produced by the various Thai Lao groups who lived in Northern Laos, Thailand and China in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The other focuses on contemporary textiles created by Hmong refugees living in Thailand and the United States and more traditional pieces, many of which were made in Laos and date back to the first half of the 19th and 20th centuries. The exhibition includes textiles created by Hmong communities in Missoula. The majority of the textiles in the exhibition were never intended to be presented in the context of an art gallery. Most of the hand-stitched and woven fabrics, which have survived relatively intact, were made to serve specific and practical functions in domestic and religious life. But such utility has not inhibited the creation of beautiful and exquisitely complex objects that demonstrate the establishment of sophisticated aesthetic traditions which have stood the test of time. Fashioned into costumes, collars, skirts, money vests, story cloths, blankets and prayer shawls, the textiles have been used to identify and honor family members, language groups and spiritual forces. The museum’s exhibition “notions…” features a selection of ceramic artworks by Lee, who is the resident artist director at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena. “The objects I create often refer to the form, decoration, color and materials of historical ceramics, yet ask viewers to confront their contemporary context,” Lee said. “These parallels can exist in my work through decorative motifs or traditional visual surfaces on forms of various origins.” Three events in conjunction with the exhibitions will be held at the museum’s Meloy Gallery. They are free and open to the public. Lee will give an artist talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. A panel discussion titled “Hmong Culture – Conversation and Context” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. Panelists include anthropologist Suzanne Bessac, UM anthropology Professor G.G. Weix and a representative from the Hmong community. At 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, the museum will present “A Conversation with the Collector: Helen Cappadocia.” MMAC hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 4 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There is no charge for admission, and free parking is available near the northwest corner of the PAR/TV Center. For more information, call 406-243-2019 or go to the museum’s Web site at http://www.umt.edu/montanamuseum. |
| Date: | 09/04/2008 |
| Location: | sign-up see text |
| Notes: | INTERGROUP DIALOGUE—Space still available NCBI (National Coalition Building Institute) Brings individuals from different backgrounds together for eight weeks of honest, reflective, face-to-face dialogue about issues of identity, diversity, and social justice. September 15th – November 17, 2008 Mondays 3:10-5:00 p.m. PSYC 113 – 1 Credit University Center Rm. 207 This course is facilitated by trainers with the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI). NCBI Missoula is dedicated to moving individuals, communities and organizations toward a just and inclusive society. NCBI Missoula empowers individual leadership by developing the skills necessary to take principled stands and facilitate authentic relationships within diverse groups. NCBI Missoula provides training to reduce prejudice, prevent violence, and resolve conflict, while identifying and implementing strategies to strengthen communities and institutions. Fall 2008 Application Application deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Email: gyda.swaney@umontana.edu |
| Date: | 09/06/2008 |
| Location: | Lommasson 154 - Testing Services |
| Notes: | MCAT Requirements: |
| Date: | 09/05/2008 |
| Location: | See text |
| Notes: | Montana Repertory Theatre's 2008 educational outreach tour. Performances at UM Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5-6. Adapted for the stage by Ron Fitzgerald. The 50-minute adaptation gives a contemporary slant to Mark Twain's humorous, surprisingly touching account of the creation story. Tickets: $7. For tickets and information: UM Drama/Dance Box Office, 406-243-4581, http://www.montanarep.org. |
| Date: | 09/06/2008 |
| Location: | UM Parking Structure |
| Notes: | The UM Advocates host the 19th Semi Annual World's Largest Garage Sale. |
| Date: | 09/06/2008 |
| Location: | UM Parking Garage, 9-1:30 |
| Notes: | WORLD’S LARGEST GARAGE SALE—Sept. 6 The University of Montana is the place to be on Saturday, Sept. 6, for those who want to sell or buy items at the Worlds Largest Garage Sale. This is a great place to find items to finish decorating your dorm room. The event will be held, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the covered parking garage located on Campus Drive near the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library The semiannual event, a fundraiser for the UM Advocates, brings in hundreds of shoppers. |
| Date: | 09/06/2008 |
| Location: | UM Parking Garage |
| Notes: | WORLD’S LARGEST GARAGE SALE—Sept 6 The University of Montana is the place to be on Saturday, Sept. 6, for those who want to sell or buy items at the Worlds Largest Garage Sale. The event will be held, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the covered parking garage located on Campus Drive near the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library For $20 sellers get two parking spaces, each 9 feet by 18 feet, to display items for sale. Additional parking spaces may be purchased for $10 each. The semiannual event, a fundraiser for the UM Advocates, brings in hundreds of shoppers. Registration forms are available online at http://www.umt.edu/sa/umadv or can be picked up at The Source in the University Center. |