| Date: | 10/04/2008 |
| Location: | 6 pm, see text |
| Notes: | AFRICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION PARTY – Oct 4 Greetings! I wanted to let you know that it is that wonderful time again to get together!! The African Student Association is having a party. The location will be at my house located in the University Villages next to the UM soccer fields. Hope to see you there Saturday, October 4, 6:00 pm Address: 2018 Laurin Court For more information, contact Amy at: chimichunga777@hotmail.com |
| Date: | 10/03/2008 |
| Location: | 10-4 pm, M-F, UC Gallery |
| Notes: | New Exhibit Opens At UC Gallery An art exhibit featuring new works by Kayla Romberger and Ramsay Hay is now on display at UM's University Center Gallery. The "Bean Weighter Goat Driver" exhibit addresses ideas of personal place and presence. Romberger's works on paper mediate distilled images of graffiti, abandoned structures and natural history. Hay explores familial and personal identity using domestic materials and expressions of daily chores. The gallery is located on the second floor of the University Center in Room 227. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit runs until Oct. 31. It is free and open to the public. |
| 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: | 10/04/2008 |
| Location: | FREE, 4-7 pm, see text |
| Notes: | BHUTANESE CULTURAL CELEBRATION—Chilies and Happiness - Oct. 4 Come join us for a celebration of Bhutanese Culture in Missoula. We will hoist prayer flags, play Bhutanese style lawn darts and eat Bhutanese food. We will also be treated to a concert by Bhutanese musician Goen Tshering, who is pursuing an interdisciplinary performing arts degree here at UM. This will be his first concert in Missoula! We will conclude our evening with a bonfire to relax and warm ourselves. This event is FREE and open to the public. Saturday, October 4, 4:00pm At the PEAS Farm, 3010 Duncan Drive (in the upper Rattlesnake) For more information, contact Tempa at: t_tempa@yahoo.com |
| Date: | 10/04/2008 |
| Location: | 8 pm, University Theatre |
| Notes: | Eugene O'Neill will bring his show, "Elvis 008 -- A Musical Tribute to the King of Rock and Roll," to UM on Saturday, Oct. 4. The show begins at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for senior citizens and children under 12. They are available at all GrizTix outlets or by calling 406-243-4051 or 888-MONTANA. "Elvis 008" features O'Neill as Elvis Presley, George Groesbeck on piano, Kerry Brown on drums, Marlene Mallory-Murdo on vocals and special guest Reece Warner. For more information, call O'Neill at 406-544-0535 or Bob Zingmark at 406-251-4811. |
| Date: | 10/04/2008 |
| Location: | see text |
| Notes: | FALL FIELDTRIP TO THE BEAUTIFUL BITTERROOT VALLEY – Oct 4 For Foreign Students, Scholars, and Family Members Come join our popular annual fall FSSS fieldtrip to the Bitterroot Valley! The trip, Sat. Oct. 04, is a full day of fun activities all located in the scenic Bitterroot Valley, which runs 100 miles south of Missoula. On this trip, we will first experience an American small-town festival at the Apple Days Festival in Hamilton, with music, arts and crafts, and special food– this one focusing on the apple harvest and the role of Apples in the Bitterroot valley! Later, we will enjoy a visit to Montana’s most popular Wildlife refuge, the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, with it’s abundant wildlife and birds and beautiful walking paths among mountain valleys and wetlands. We’ll round the day off with a visit to a popular amusement park, where you can challenge yourself in the amazing corn field maze, try an old-fashioned hay ride (included in trip price) or try some other attractions, like go-cart racing! This will be the last FSSS fieldtrip offered this fall. Cost of the trip is only $12 , due at sign- up, and includes transportation, entrance fees, and guides. Food not included, so bring a lunch or buy your meal at the apple Festival. Departure will be 9 am and return early evening. Trip details will be given at the time of the sign-up. For more information about the fieldtrip, please check the Foreign Student News which you will be receiving in the mail soon, or stop by FSSS for a fieldtrip flyer. Sign up starts now in FSSS, first come-first served. |
| Date: | 10/03/2008 |
| Location: | deadline is Nov 15, see text |
| Notes: | INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP International Programs provides housing scholarships for a duration of one semester up to one academic year to international students enrolled in one of the following: The English Language Institute, the ELI Bridge Program, or The University of Montana. Each scholarship award varies in value. Application deadlines: November 15 for spring housing. For more information and application, please visit the International Programs website at www.umt.edu/ip or the International Programs office in the International Center. |
| Date: | 10/04/2008 |
| Location: | Gallagher Business Building (GBB) |
| Notes: | LSAT Requirements: |
| Date: | 10/04/2008 |
| Location: | Masquer Theatre |
| Notes: | WANT TO SEE THE PLAY “FOREIGNER”? From September 30 through October 4, October 7 trough 11, 2008, UM Theatre & Dance presents a funny play “Foreigner” at the Masquer Theatre. The tickets price for students is $12.00; however, groups can get some good discounts. Depending on the size of a group, it would cost around $9 or less. Contact Yelena Ablaeva via e-mail lexsis1@yahoo.com if you are interested to form a group and get some good price deals. Hurry up as the play will be on only this week and next week! Here is a brief description of the play: “All the locals at a rural Georgia fishing lodge mistakenly think Charlie, a pathologically shy visitor, speaks no English. Before long, everyone begins spilling secrets within earshot of the "foreigner," making him an unwilling witness to confessions, revelations, and devious plots. Enjoy nonstop hilarity with this Obie Award-winning comic romp!” Thank you very much! Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, Yelena |
| Date: | 10/04/2008 |
| Location: | Curry Health Center 073, 9-noon |
| Notes: | SEMINAR OFFERD BY CURRY HEALTH CENTER TAMING YOUR TEST ANXIETY !! SATURDAY, October 4th, 9am-12pm At the Curry Health Center Curry Health Center 073 (west entrance, downstairs) Led by: Cheryl Van Denburg, Ph.D. and Janet Zupan, M.F.A., Educational Opportunity Program Brought to you by: UM Counseling and Psychological Services Call CAPS at 243-4711 to register!!(Space is limited) |
| Date: | 10/03/2008 |
| Location: | 7 & 9:30 pm, UC Theater |
| Notes: | WEEKEND MOVIES AT THE UC Wondering what to do on Friday or Saturday evening? Come see a movie at the UC Theater! Good movies at reasonable prices. The movies change weekly, so we will update them accordingly The University Center Theater is a located on the third floor of the UC. UC Theater Weekend Movies—Oct 3 & 4 7:00 pm - The Bank Job 9:30 pm - Reservoir Dogs |