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Department of International Relations presents Global Lens 2009
Fall 2009 The Global Lens film series is an annual touring film program of eight to ten narrative feature films from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Kiss Me, Kate
Nov. 5-7, 8PM; Nov. 7, 2PM With a spirited score by the inimitable Cole Porter, this witty romp -- staged by the Department of Drama and Dance at Balch Arena Theatre -- features battling diva Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband Fred Graham as Kate and Petruchio in a musical version of "The Taming of the Shrew."
Osso String Quartet
Nov. 6, 8PM Osso will perform string arrangements of Sufjan Stevens' eccentric electronica album "Enjoy Your Rabbit." The evening will include a screening of Stevens' "The BQE," a 40-minute symphonic and cinematic exploration of the infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Tufts/NEC Dual Degree Recital
Nov. 7, 8PM Students studying in the Tufts and New England Conservatory Dual Degree program present a concert of classical and jazz works for a variety of instruments.
2009 Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference
Nov. 7 The Department of Economics hosts this conference focusing on development economics, bringing together faculty from Tufts, BU, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Williams, and Yale.
Poetry Reading: David Baker
Nov. 9, 5PM Baker, a professor of English at Kenyon University, has written eight volumes of poetry, including most recently "Never-Ending Birds," and is the poetry editor for The Kenyon Review. Reading sponsored by the English Department.
Converging on Copenhagen Speakers Series
Nov. 10, 7PM His Excellency Friis Arne Petersen, Ambassador of Denmark to the United States, will provide an overview of the current state of negotiations and the prospects for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Financial Aspects of a Climate Change Agreement
Nov. 11, 12:30PM Alan Miller of the International Finance Corporation will speak in the latest installment of the Converging on Copenhagen Speaker Series. Sponsored by Fletcher Center for International and Environment Policy.
Friends of Tufts University Libraries Authors Talk
Nov. 12, 3:30PM Donna McDaniel, J56, and Vanessa Julye are co-authors of "Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial."
Tejiendo los lienzos del desarrollo: Peace and Development in a Tumultuous Guatemala
Through Nov. 13 This exhibit, featuring the work of Anthropology Lecturer Dr. Jennifer Burtner and student-led initiative BUILD (Building Understanding through International Learning and Development), highlights past and present projects that promote sustainable development in Guatemala.
Fourth Annual Teaching as Civic Engagement Conference
Nov. 14 Featuring a lecture by Academy Award-winning producer and director Debra Chasnoff, as well as a teacher and school psychologist alumni panel and an alumni networking session.
Can President Obama Avoid War with Iran?
Nov. 18, 5:30PM Juan R. I. Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, University of Michigan, speaks in the latest installment of the Fall 2009 Fares Lecture Series.
6th Annual Everett-Moomaw Debate on Energy and Climate
Nov. 19, 6PM The Everett-Moomaw debate -- featuring The Fletcher School's William Moomaw, Professor of International Environmental Policy, and Bruce Everett, Adjunct Associate Professor of International Business -- encourages lively dialogue on topics of climate change, oil and clean energy technologies.
Right to Health Care and the Ethics of Health Reform
Nov. 19, 5:30PM Lecture and discussion with Norman Daniels, PhD, professor of Ethics and Population Health in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard School of Public Health and author of "Just Health: Meeting Health Needs Fairly."
Sharewood Annual Auction
Nov. 19 The Sharewood Clinic, a free healthcare organization run by Tufts medical students and physicians, generates a significant portion of its annual operating budget from auction proceeds.
Third Day Gospel Choir Fall Concert
Nov. 20, 8PM Join the 220-voice gospel choir at Cohen Auditorium for their fall concert.
Sacred Monsters: Everyday Animism in Contemporary Japanese Art
Sept. 10-Nov. 22 This exhibition examines representations of mythical spirits, gods, monsters, and other mutant, sentient beings in contemporary Japanese art and film as expressions of animist belief through the work of eight emerging and mid-career artists.
Tufts Symphony Orchestra
Nov. 22, 3PM Gil Rose leads the Tufts Symphony Orchestra in their fall performance works.
Managing South Asia's Waters
Nov. 30, 5:30PM John Briscoe, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering and Environmental Health at Harvard University, will speak. Sponsored by the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies. more events
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