Harvard University Gazette

(Skiing) Dartmouth Carnival

10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Dartmouth Skiway & Oak Hill
Fri., Feb. 10, 2012

Skiing: (Skiing) Dartmouth Carnival, through. Feb. 11, all day

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Skiing) Dartmouth Carnival

10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Dartmouth Skiway & Oak Hill
Fri., Feb. 10, 2012

Skiing: (Skiing) Dartmouth Carnival, through. Feb. 11, all day

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Fencing) Men's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championship

11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

New Haven, Conn.
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012

Men's Fencing: (Men's Fencing) Men's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championship, 8:00 a.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Swimming & Diving) Penn

11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012

Men's Swimming & Diving: (Men's Swimming & Diving) Penn, 12:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Fencing) Women's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy Leaue Championship

11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

New Haven, Conn.
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012

Women's Fencing: (Women's Fencing) Women's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy Leaue Championship, 8:00 a.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Wrestling) at Brown

11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012

Wrestling: (Wrestling) at Brown, 12:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Wrestling) Boston University

11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012

Wrestling: (Wrestling) Boston University, The Charles Cup, 7:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Morning Prayers

11 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Bucknell

11 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT

Princeton, N.J.
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Bucknell, Princeton Invitational

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Volleyball) Princeton vs. Harvard

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.

Men's Volleyball: (Men's Volleyball) Princeton vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Tennis) Virginia Tech vs. Harvard

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m.

Men's Tennis: (Men's Tennis) Virginia Tech vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Princeton

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m.

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Princeton, Princeton Invitational

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Union

11 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Women's Ice Hockey: (Women's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Union

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Tennis) Boston University vs. Harvard

11 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 6 – 9 p.m.

Men's Tennis: (Men's Tennis) Boston University vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Basketball) Princeton vs. Harvard

11 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 6 – 9 p.m.

Women's Basketball: (Women's Basketball) Princeton vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Basketball) Harvard at Princeton

12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Basketball: (Men's Basketball) Harvard at Princeton, TV: ESPNU

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Four Films Toward Part V of Secret History of the Dividing Line, A True Account in Nine Parts

12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m.

The Matter Propounded, Of Its Possibility or Impossibility, Treated in Four Parts

US 2011, 16mm, b/w, 13 min
How to Conduct a Love Affair

US 2007, 16mm, color, 8 min
So Sure of Nowhere Buying Times to Come

US 2010, 16mm, color, 9 min
Film for Invisible Ink, Case No. 323: Once Upon a Time in the West

US 2010, 16mm, b/w, 20 min

Gazette Classification: Film
Speaker(s): David Gatten, filmmaker
Directed By: David Gatten
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Veritably Snazzy: An Evening with the Dins and Veritones

12 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

An evening of acappella with the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones and the Harvard Din & Tonics.

Gazette Classification: Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones and Harvard Din & Tonics
Cost: Regular: $12; Students: $8
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: The Harvard Box Office 617-496-2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

12 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Dunster House Opera presents "The Marriage of Figaro"

12 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMT

Dunster dining hall
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 8:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Music, Opera, Theater
Organization/Sponsor: Dunster House Opera Society
Directed By: Matt Aucoin and Stewart Kramer
Written By: Composed by W.A. Mozart, original translation by Matt Aucoin and Stewart Kramer
Cost: $20 regular, $10 students, $15 senior citizens
Ticket Info: Available at Holyoke center box office (617.496.2222) and at the door
Contact Info: www.hcs.harvard.edu…
More info: www.hcs.harvard.edu…

Acoustica Electronica

12 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 9 p.m. – 12 a.m.

AcousticaElectronica blends the virtuosity found in the classical concert hall with the infectious energy of the late-night dance club. The best of both worlds: artistic depth and irresistible appeal. It is sexy and classy, sensuous and stoic, irreverent and reverential. Bach meets a dance club back-beat, Chopin meets trance, Carmen’s habanera and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata are blended with house music for a listening experience unlike anything you have ever heard before. Live musicians perform with The WIG, a classically trained, New York based DJ. Professional dancers reinvent the typical "go-go" dancer, blending ballet, jazz, modern and improvised movement. Aerialists fly above the audience as if Cirque du Soleil met a rave. A classical world becomes the technicolor world of the dance club as the audience escapes from their real lives to experience a night of dream, abandon, and ecstasy...

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: $20 dance floor; $50 VIP table seat
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

(Men's Fencing) Men's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championship

12 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

New Haven, Conn.
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012

Men's Fencing: (Men's Fencing) Men's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championship, 8:00 a.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Fencing) Women's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championships

12 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

New Haven, Conn.
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012

Women's Fencing: (Women's Fencing) Women's Fencing 2011-12 at Ivy League Championships, 8:00 a.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Wrestling) Lehigh

12 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Sun., Feb. 12, 2012

Wrestling: (Wrestling) Lehigh, 12:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Tennis) Syracuse vs. Harvard

12 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Women's Tennis: (Women's Tennis) Syracuse vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

The Faith & Life Forum

12 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Pusey Room in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 9 a.m.

The Faith & Life Forum explores issues of faith in our devotional and public life. The forum meets on Sunday mornings beginning at 9 a.m. with continental breakfast and conversation followed by a speaker and program from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Participants may remain for informal discussion until the beginning of the 11 a.m. worship service. Faith & Life also hosts special evening programs, events, and speakers throughout the year. For further information please contact Rev. Dorothy A. Austin at daustin@fas.harvard.edu.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Villanova

12 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Princeton, N.J.
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Villanova, Princeton Invitational

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Sunday Service

12 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 11 a.m.

During the academic year, Sunday services are broadcast on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. For those outside the Cambridge area, WHRB provides live Internet streaming from its website at www.whrb.org.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

(Men's Squash) Harvard at Yale

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.

Men's Squash: (Men's Squash) Harvard at Yale

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Squash) Harvard at Yale

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.

Women's Squash: (Women's Squash) Harvard at Yale

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Colorado

12 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Princeton, N.J.
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Colorado, Princeton Invitational

Gazette Classification: Athletic

NIMBAYA! Women Drum and Dance Company of Guinea

12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 3 p.m.

Nimbaya! is the first all-women's percussion and dance troupe from Guinea.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: World Music
Cost: Regular: $28, $22/50% discount to Harvard Students ($14/$11) with valid ID in person only at the Harvard Box Office or prior to the show at the Sanders Theatre. Limit of 2 tickets per ID.
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: Harvard Box Office 617.496.2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Silent Mountains, Singing Oceans, and Slivers of Time

12 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy Street
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Film for Invisible Ink, Case No. 71: Base-Plus-Fog

US 2006, 16mm, b/w, 10 min
What the Water Said, Nos. 1-3

US 1998, 16mm, color, 16 min
Journal and Remarks

US 2009, 16mm, color, 15 min
Shrimp Boat Log

US 2006/2010, 16mm, color, 6 min
What the Water Said, Nos. 4-6

US 2007, 16mm, color, 17 min
Film for Invisible Ink, Case No. 142: Abbreviation for Dead Winter [Diminished by 1,794]

US 2008, 16mm, b/w, 13 min

Gazette Classification: Film
Speaker(s): David Gatten, filmmaker
Directed By: David Gatten
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

13 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Sunday Night Student Service

13 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012, 9 p.m.

Every Sunday night we gather for a “come as you are” worship service that includes the celebration of Holy Communion. The service is designed to provide a peaceful and contemplative space to find peace and encounter the divine at the start of the week. Following the service, we gather downstairs in the Buttrick Room for food and some social time together.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

(Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Boston College/Northeastern

13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

TD Garden
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012

Men's Ice Hockey: (Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Boston College/Northeastern, Beanpot TV: NESN (championship only)

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 8 – 9 a.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

13 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Challenges of Globalization: Global Engagement

13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

First Parish in Cambridge
3 Church Street (Harvard Square)
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m.

At a conference on the impact of global engagement on America's sense of security and well-being, speakers examine the challenges posed by the European debt crisis, changing relationships with Israel and Palestine, and the war on terror.

Gazette Classification: Business, Conferences, Humanities, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Cambridge Forum
Speaker(s): Richard Parker, Mark N. Katz, and others
Cost: FREE
Contact Info: director@cambridgeforum.org, 617.495.2727
More info: www.cambridgeforum.org

SHOCKING FAMILY (2006)

13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Korean Cinémathèque: “Korea Uncut: Beyond the Facade” (Korea Institute)
Speaker(s): Chaired by Nicholas Harkness, assistant professor of anthropology, Harvard University
Directed By: KYUNG-SOON
Cost: Free
More info: korea.fas.harvard.edu…

2011–12 Dean’s Lecture Series: "How Jesus Celebrated Passover: Early Modern Views of the Last Supper"

13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Speaker(s): Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Princeton University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617.495.8600
More info: www.radcliffe.edu…

How Finance Went Wrong, and How to Fix it: Some Worthwhile Canadian Initiatives

13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Wasserstein Hall, Room 2036, Harvard Law School
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: WCFIA Canada Program and the Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School
Speaker(s): Randall Morck, the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Distinguished Chair in Finance, University of Alberta
Cost: Free and open to the public and off the record
Contact Info: canada@wcfia.harvard.edu
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Timbre, Ergonomics and Micro-Metric Modulations

13 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT

Davison Room, Loeb Music Library, 2nd floor
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Department of Music
Speaker(s): Arthur Kampela
Ticket Info: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.music.fas.harvard.edu…

The Selectoral Connection in Chinese Local Congresses

13 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT

Knafel Building, Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), 1737 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4:15 – 6 p.m.

Professor Manion draws on qualitative interview evidence and data from an original probability sample survey of 4,240 congressional delegates to investigate the new inclusiveness of candidate selection in Chinese local congresses. She finds that voter nomination offers ordinary Chinese a channel for electoral voice, however muffled and distorted by party-led election committees.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy Workshop
Speaker(s): Melanie Manion, professor of political science and public affairs, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

Whither Europe? Lessons, Risks, and the Way Forward

13 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building (5th floor), Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St.
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4:30 – 6 p.m.

First in a semester-long series of lectures

Gazette Classification: Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, Center for International Development and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Speaker(s): Jeffrey Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth, Harvard Kennedy School
Contact Info: ilyana_sawka@hks.harvard.edu
More info: www.hks.harvard.edu…

Measuring and Visualizing Accessibility in Urban Areas: Revealing Invisible Spatial Structures in Public Health

13 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

9 Bow Street, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 4:30 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): Kirk Goldsberry, visiting scholar, Harvard Center for Geographical Analysis and assistant professor of geography, Michigan State University

The Electric Information Age Book

13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Boylston Hall, Room 403
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 5 – 7 p.m.

Schnapp presents his book "The Electric Information Age Book" (Princeton Architectural Press). Talk in English.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Information Technology, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: De Bosis Colloquium in Italian Studies
Speaker(s): Jeffrey Schnapp, Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public

Poetry Laboratorio: Emerging Work from Occupy Wall Street

13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Woodberry Poetry Room, Lamont Library, Room 330
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 5 – 6 p.m.

Marinovich will read works from and enter into open discussion about the process of composing and performing poetry at Zuccotti Park (a.k.a. Liberty Park) during the period of the Occupy Wall Street encampment.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Woodberry Poetry Room
Speaker(s): Filip Marinovich, author of "Zero Readership" and "And If You Don't Go Crazy I'll Meet You Here Tomorrow," both from Ugly Duckling Presse
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Contact Info: poetryrm@fas.harvard.edu

A.R.T. Ever After

13 Feb 2012 22:30:00 GMT

The Plaza Castle, Boston
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.

A.R.T.'s annual gala fundraiser, a darkly romantic evening including an intimate cabaret performance by Broadway's Stephen Schwartz, auction of exclusive theater packages, gourmet dinner, and dancing.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater, honorary gala committee Alexis Bittar, the Donald Saunders and Liv Ullmann Family, Gregory Maguire, Stephen Schwartz
Speaker(s): Stephen Schwartz, Joan Parker, Diane Paulus
Cost: $250 and up
Ticket Info: 617.496.2000 x8832
Contact Info: Emily O'Neill
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

The Future of Power

14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Kennedy School Professor Joseph Nye discusses the options that “soft power” and “smart power” offer to American foreign policy in the 21st century.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Cambridge Forum
Speaker(s): Joseph Nye
Cost: FREE
Contact Info: director@cambridgeforum.org, 617.495.2727
More info: www.cambridgeforum.org

Love, InshAllah

14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ticknor Lounge
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m.

Love, InshAllah is a collection of stories that sweep aside stereotypes as 25 Muslim American women writers share their search for love, showing just how diverse that search can be. From singles' events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, from co-wives to same-sex relationships, these stories challenge perceptions of how Muslim women live their lives.

Please join us for a discussion with the book's co-editors, moderated by Kathryn Coughlin, exective director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program.

Gazette Classification: Comedy, Poetry/Prose, Religion, Wellness/Work Life
Organization/Sponsor: The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, the Harvard Islamic Society, the Pluralism Project, and the Islam in the West Program
Speaker(s): Ayesha Mattu, Nura Maznavi
Cost: Free

OBERON New Works Series

14 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 8 – 11 p.m.

In this exciting monthly series of new work by Boston’s most promising artists, OBERON will give a first look at emerging talent in a unique workshop setting. Local artists share works in progress within the immersive, social and groundbreaking world of club theater.

This month OBERON proudly presents SUDZ!
SUDZ!, the latest project from Sugar Cereal Productions brings all the camp, drama, shoulder pads, and improbability from your favorite daytime and prime time soap operas live to the stage. Welcome to Summerfield Springs. One town, two families…where the only things bigger than the lies are the secrets. Join us for the premiere staged reading of this exciting new work in progress from the creative team behind last Fall's smash hit GIRL HOPPING!

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: FREE ADMISSION!
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

(Men's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Men's Fencing 2011-12

14 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Tue., Feb. 14, 2012

Men's Fencing: (Men's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Men's Fencing 2011-12, 6:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Women's Fencing 2011-12

14 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Tue., Feb. 14, 2012

Women's Fencing: (Women's Fencing) Beanpot Tournament vs. Women's Fencing 2011-12, 6:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

14 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 8 – 9 a.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

14 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Traveling Between Worlds: Stories in the Classroom

14 Feb 2012 16:45:00 GMT

Harvard Graduate School of Education, Longfellow Hall, 14 Appian Way, Eliot Lyman room, second floor
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.

This presentation will assess what kinds of insights are made available to us when we listen to stories, and will expand on this to consider the pedagogical implications of ‘narrative knowing’. Critical to this discussion are questions of standpoint: where does the speaker place themselves within the story they tell – in the center? On the margins? Both inside and outside? – and how are they positioned by others? After considering these questions, the paper will explore a narrative approach to learning, drawing on my experiences in the classroom over the past two decades.

Gazette Classification: Education, Lecture, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Molly Andrews, professor of political psychology, University of East London, co-director, Centre for Narrative Research, Elizabeth Dawes-Duraisingh, discussant

Calpains and Myc: From Proliferation to Differentiation

14 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Northwest Building, 52 Oxford St., Lecture Hall B-103
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Speaker(s): Maralice Connacci-Sorrell, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

World Regions in Turmoil: Globalization, Asia, and Europe

14 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, co-sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, the Harvard University Asia Center, and the Program on Transatlantic Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA)
Speaker(s): Kumiko Haba, academic associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University; and Jean Monnet Chair and Professor of European International Politics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Karl Kaiser, director, Program on Transatlantic Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA), and adjunct professor of public policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Cost: Free
Contact Info: xtian@wcfia.harvard.edu
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Genome Evolution in Symbiotic Bacteria

14 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Harvard Medical School, Warren Alpert Building, Room 563
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Hosted by Jonathan Beckwith
Speaker(s): Nancy Moran, Yale University

Crimson Toastmasters Club

14 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

124 Mount Auburn Street, 6th Floor, Room 603B, Cambridge MA. Meeting locations may change bi-weekly; for specific room locations, visit this page: crimson.toastmastersclubs.org…
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 1 – 2 p.m.

Please feel free to join us to observe the flow of the meeting before committing to joining.

Gazette Classification: Support/Social, Wellness/Work Life, Working@Harvard
Organization/Sponsor: Toastmasters International
Cost: Initial dues are pro-rated based on start date. Bi-annual dues are between $35-$40 and cover the cost of the Toastmasters International Magazine and the Competent Communicator/Leadership Manuals.
Contact Info: All Harvard faculty and staff are welcome to attend our bi-weekly meetings. Please RSVP to kimberly_salley@harvard.edu if you'd like to attend a specific meeting.
More info: crimson.toastmastersclubs.org

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Poetry of Love and Desire from Ancient Egypt to the Internet Age

14 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

51 Brattle Street, Grossman Common Room, 2nd floor
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 3 – 4:15 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Speaker(s): David Damrosch, professor, Comparative Literature Dept., Harvard University

McMillan-Stewart Lecture Series. "Africa in the World: Africa and Capitalism"

14 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 4 p.m.

A Lecture in Three Parts: African in the World

February 14: Africa and Capitalism
February 15: Africa and Empire
February 16: Africa and the Nation-State

A Q&A and reception follows each lecture.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Frederick Cooper, professor of history, New York University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

14 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

The Future of the Euro

14 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT

The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street, Lower Level Conference Room
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 4:15 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Future of the European Union Study Group of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; co-sponsored by the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies
Speaker(s): Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, visiting scholar, Program on Transatlantic Relations; former member of the executive board, European Central Bank, Richard Cooper, Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Jacques Mistral, Pierre Keller Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (spring 2012); head of economic studies, French Institute of International Relations (ifri), Paris
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ann Townes: atownes@wcfia.harvard.edu

From the Unreal to the Real: Reflections on Vedantic Meditation

14 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Avenue
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 5:15 – 7 p.m.

In the CSWR series "Intellectual Worlds of Meditation," Swami Tyagananda will make a presentation. Swami Tyagananda is a Hindu monk (sannyasi) of the Ramakrishna Order and head of the Order's branch in Boston.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Religion
Sponsor: Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School
Contact: Lexi Gewertz, 617.495.4476

Wild Swans

15 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Mortified

15 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 8 – 11 p.m.

Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated for years by the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, Esquire, The Onion AV Club, Daily Candy, Entertainment Weekly, and E!, Mortified is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids. Witness adults sharing their own adolescent journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories and more. The largest and longest-running project of its kind, Mortified produces comedic content for the stage, the page, and the Web.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: $15 general admission
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

Songs of Experience: China and Tibet Photographs by Kris Snibbe

15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Holyoke Center Arcade Gallery
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012

Exhibit on view Jan. 26-March 9.

This series of black-and-white silver gelatin photographs — made during the summer of 1997 — are coupled with verses from contemporary and historical Buddhist masters.

Caption for photo: A young monk waits to perform in the Yarlung Festival parade. Shannan, Tibet, 1997.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Poetry/Prose, Religion
Contact Info: kris_snibbe@post.harvard.edu
More info: www.krissnibbe.com

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

15 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 8 – 9 a.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

15 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Live Webcast. "Bird Flu Research: Dangerous Information on a Deadly Virus"

15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

www.forumhsph.org
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Part of the Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies. Post comments/questions on the website or email theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. A live chat will take place on the website during the webcast.

Gazette Classification: Education, Ethics, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Science, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health, in collaboration with Reuters
Speaker(s): Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health, and director, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics Barry R. Bloom, Former Dean, Harvard School of Public Health, and Professor, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, MODERATOR: Sharon Begley, Senior U.S. Health & Science Correspondent, Reuters And other invited experts.
Contact Info: theforum@hsph.harvard.edu
More info: www.forumhsph.org

Du Bois Institute Colloquium Series. "Sounding Creole: The Politics of Cape Verdean Language, Music, and Diaspora"

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 12 p.m.

Free and open to the public.
A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture.
Please feel free to bring a lunch.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Carla Martin, Ph.D. candidate, Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu…

Between National Liberation and Anti-Colonial Struggle: The National Liberation League in Palestine

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 12 – 1:30 p.m.

This event is open to the public; no registration required.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Middle East Forum, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Speaker(s): Abigail Jacobsen, research fellow, The Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
Contact Info: Sara Roy: sroy@fas.harvard.edu
More info: cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu…

The Future of the Euro and the Role of Central Banks

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Fainsod Room, 3rd Floor Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Business, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government
Speaker(s): Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, former European Central Bank Board member
Contact Info: Please RSVP to mrcbg@ksg.harvard.edu, Lunch will be served.

Peace Walk

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Starts at John Harvard Statue
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Protest the waste of lives and dollars by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Urge that money be used instead to care for our troops' serious injuries, and to provide education, health care, and human services to the American public.

Gazette Classification: Education, Ethics, Humanities, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Cambridge Walk for Peace
Contact Info: janecollins1@gmail.com

Noon Service: Hosted by Harambee

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Andover Chapel
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Hosted by a different group each week, the HDS Noon Service is an opportunity for all the HDS community to pray or meditate with our companions across the boundaries of our many respective traditions.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Sponsor: The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Contact: rsl@hds.harvard.edu

No Ordinary Mortal and No Ordinary Shade: The Esthetical Image of Lin Dai-yu

15 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT

CGIS South, Room S153, 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 12:15 – 2 p.m.

Written by Cao Xueqin, the "Dream of the Red Chamber," also known as "The Story of the Stone," is considered to be the peak of Chinese fiction. It is an endless source of enchantment and new discovery to artists and Redology scholars.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies: China Lunchtime Seminar
Speaker(s): Chunying Liu, associate professor of English and Chinese, Jinan University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

What is Sui Generis about the European Union? Costly International Cooperation in a Self-Contained Regime

15 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT

Cabot Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on Europe (Center for European Studies)
Speaker(s): Will Phelan, visiting scholar, CES
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Arthur Goldhammer: art.goldhammer@gmail.com
More info: www.ces.fas.harvard.edu…

Exceptional Courts and the Making of Republican Egypt

15 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Wasserstein 2036 Milstein East C, Harvard Law School campus
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 3 – 4:30 p.m.

Reception to follow.

Gazette Classification: Law, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Islamic Legal Studies Program
Speaker(s): Yoram Meital, associate professor, Ben-Gurion University, Middle East Studies; chairman, Ben-Gurion University Chaim Herzog Center for ME Studies & Diplomacy, ILSP Visiting Fellow
Contact Info: ilsp@law.harvard.edu
More info: www.law.harvard.edu…

Where I’m From: An Interdisciplinary Study of Boston Neighborhoods in the Second Grade

15 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Harvard Graduate School of Education, Larsen Hall, Room 214
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 3 – 4:30 p.m.

Fessenden and Shah will share the continuing evolution of their yearlong, experiential study of Boston Neighborhoods. They will share the ways we get our students out into their communities, the roles activism and social justice have to play in the curriculum, how we integrate the work into literacy, our use of technology, and how we teach students to go through a process of multiple revisions and peer feedback to produce high-quality work for a final exhibition.

Gazette Classification: Education, Lecture, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Heidi Fessenden and Annie Shah, second grade teachers, Young Achievers School

McMillan-Stewart Lecture Series. "Africa in the World: Africa and Empire"

15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 4 p.m.

A Lecture in Three Parts: African in the World

February 14: Africa and Capitalism
February 15: Africa and Empire
February 16: Africa and the Nation-State

A Q&A and reception follows each lecture.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Frederick Cooper, professor of history, New York University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu

Radcliffe Institute Fellows’ Presentation Series. “Moon of Alabama: From the Third Reich to Tranquility Base, via the Segregated American South”

15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Speaker(s): Diane McWhorter, 2011–12 Mildred Londa Weisman Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute, independent scholar (United States)
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617-495-8212
More info: www.radcliffe.edu…

How Do Bugs' Gases Alter Planetary Atmospheres?

15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Geological Museum, Haller Hall (Room 102), 24 Oxford Street
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Origins of Life Initiative
Speaker(s): Paul Falkowski, Rutgers University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: origins@cfa.harvard.edu
More info: origins.harvard.edu

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Is America in Decline?

15 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT

124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 4:10 – 5:30 p.m.

In this Decline of Democracy Seminar, Professor Joseph Nye will draw upon the argument of his recent book, "The Future of Power," to discuss what we mean when we talk about decline, what the relevant indicators are, and what difference it makes to our future.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Speaker(s): Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, and former dean, Harvard Kennedy School
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Bruce Jackan: bruce_jackan@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.7548
More info: www.ash.harvard.edu…

From Left to Right: The Uses of Anti-Americanism on the Streets of Interwar Paris

15 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT

Cabot Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 4:15 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Seminar on French Politics and Society co-sponsored by the Seminar on Gender, Politics and Society (Center for European Studies)
Speaker(s): Brooke Blower, Department of History, Boston University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Laura Frader: l.frader@neu.edu
More info: www.ces.fas.harvard.edu…

Film screening: Bully and Forum Discussion

15 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 5 – 7 p.m.

Introduction: Kathleen McCartney, dean and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, HGSE

Moderator: Richard Weissbourd, Ed.D.’87, director, Human Development and Psychology Program, HGSE

Panel participants include:
• Lee Hirsch, director and documentary filmmaker
• Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of education, HGSE
• Jennifer Clark, associate program director, Facing History and Ourselves, New England

5:00 - 6:30PM - Film screening of Bully documentary
6:30 - 7:15PM - Panel discussion regarding the film and The Bully Project

Directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, Bully follows five kids and families over the course of a school year. As teachers, administrators, kids and parents struggle to find answers, Bully examines the dire consequences of bullying through the testimony of strong and courageous youth. Through the power of their stories, the film aims to be a catalyst for change in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers, children and society as a whole.

Askwith Forum in conjunction with the Berkman Center and Facing History and Ourselves.

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Type of Event: Film, Forum, Lecture, Question & Answer Session
Building/Room: Askwith Hall
Contact Name: Amber DiNatale
Contact Email: askwith_forums@gse.harvard.edu
Contact Phone: 617-384-9968
Sponsoring Organization/Department: Harvard Graduate School of Education
Registration Required: No
Gazette Classification: Education

Wednesday Tea

15 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Sparks House, 21 Kirkland St., Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 5 – 6 p.m.

On Wednesdays during term, the clergy and staff of the Memorial Church welcomes undergraduates, graduate students, visiting scholars, and other members of the Harvard community to afternoon tea from 5 to 6 p.m. at Sparks House, 21 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, across from Memorial Hall.

Gazette Classification: Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Countdown: Iran, Israel and the Threat of a Military Strike

15 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics; co-sponsored by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Middle East Initiative
Speaker(s): Nazila Fathi, spring 2012 Shorenstein Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS); Neiman Fellow (2010-11), Charles Freilich, senior fellow, International Security Program, HKS, Steven E. Miller, director, International Security Program, HKS, Meghan O’Sullivan, Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, HKS, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent, New York Times, Stephen Walt (moderator), Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, HKS
More info: www.iop.harvard.edu…

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m.

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Tango Classes at Harvard Tango Club

16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Korean Church of Boston: 32 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02445; 5 minute walk from Brookline Village T’ Stop on Green (D) line
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Dance
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health Tango Club
More info: www.crimsontango.org

Wild Swans

16 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 8 – 9 a.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

16 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Recent Discoveries in Choson Legal History: Inquest Records from 19th-Century Korea

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Harvard Law School, Austin Hall, The Morgan Courtroom, Room 308
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies & The Korea Institute
Speaker(s): Sun Joo Kim, director, Korea Institute, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard College
Contact Info: eals@law.harvard.edu
More info: www.law.harvard.edu…

CANCELED - Recent Discoveries in Choson Legal History: Inquest Records from 19th-Century Korea

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies, Korea Institute
Speaker(s): Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard College
Contact Info: eals@law.harvard.edu

CANCELED - Recent Discoveries in Choson Legal History: Inquest Records from 19th-Century Korea

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies
Speaker(s): Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard College
Contact Info: eals@law.harvard.edu

Pan-American: The United States, Argentina, and Rival Visions of American Union

16 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT

Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369, Harvard Kennedy School
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: International Security Program
Speaker(s): Pierpaolo Barbieri, Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy, International Security Program
Contact Info: susan_lynch@harvard.edu
More info: belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu…

... And What if the Tiger Finally Escaped? The Role of Biomechanics in the Prevention of Injuries

16 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Harvard School of Public Health
677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge, 502
Boston, MA 02115
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Open to the public

Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP online by 2/14/12 at www.hsph.harvard.edu…

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Speaker(s): Francisco J. Lopez-Valdes, Ph.D. candidate, Center for Applied Biomechanics, University of Virginia, Marie Curie Fellow, University of Zaragoza (Spain)
Contact Info: Coppelia Liebenthal: hicrc@hsph.harvard.edu, 617.432.3420
More info: www.hsph.harvard.edu…

Feasting, Fasting, and Famine: Talmudic Disaster Tales and Feminist Food Ethics

16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Avenue
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 1 p.m.

A presentation in the 2011-12 WSRP Lecture Series featuring Julia Watts Belser, WSRP Research Associate (Colorado Scholar) and Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Jewish Ethics. Reception to accompany.

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Lecture, Religion
Sponsor: Women's Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School
Contact: Jacob Rhoads, 617.495.5705

A Search for Common Ground: Islamist Civil Society and Global Philanthropy in the Middle East

16 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, Fourth floor, Harvard Kennedy School
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F Kennedy School of Government
Speaker(s): Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im, Charles Howard Chandler Professor of Law, School of Law, Emory University; Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University; Christopher Stone, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of the Practice of Criminal Justice and faculty director of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School; Steven Lawry, moderator, senior research fellow, Hauser Center, former Ford Foundation Representative for the Middle East and North Africa
Contact Info: middle_east_initiative@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.5963

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Labor & Worklife Forum: "Drink 'Em Dry. Solidarity for Success"

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Wasserstein Hall 2036 B, Harvard Law School
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

A showing and discussion of the new documentary "Drink 'Em Dry" about the lockout of workers by Moosehead Breweries. Film features musicians such as Steve Earle and the Dropkick Murphys.

Gazette Classification: Film, Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Labor & Worklife Program, HLS
Speaker(s): Tom Mann, executive director, NUPGE, New Brunswick, Canada
Contact Info: jtrumpbo@law.harvard.edu

McMillan-Stewart Lecture Series. "Africa in the World: Africa and the Nation-State"

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4 p.m.

A Lecture in Three Parts: African in the World

February 14: Africa and Capitalism
February 15: Africa and Empire
February 16: Africa and the Nation-State

A Q&A and reception follows each lecture.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Frederick Cooper, professor of history, New York University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu

The Future of the Present: Faculty Imagine the FAS at 400

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South
Speaker(s): David Charbonneau, professor of astronomy; Hopi Hoekstra, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology; Ann Pearson, professor of biogeochemistry; Martin Puchner, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, Moderated by Maya Jasanoff, professor of history
Contact Info: Meaghan Casey: meaghancasey@fas.harvard.edu
More info: wwwfas.harvard.edu…

Empire's Babel: The Japanese American Interrogator, the Korean POW, and the Interrogation Rooms of the Korean War

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Robinson Hall, Lower Library, 35 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Part of a lecture series sponsored by the Committee on Ethnic Studies, the Department of History, and the Committee on History and Literature
Speaker(s): Monica Kim, Korea Foundation postdoctoral fellow in history, University of Chicago
Cost: Free
Contact Info: estudies@fas.harvard.edu

How To Do Precisely the Right Thing at All Possible Times

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

WCC - 2036 Milstein East C
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Most experts tell us what to decide but they don’t tell us how. So the moment we face a novel decision—should I move to Cleveland or Anchorage? Marry Jennifer or Joanne? Become an architect or a pastry chef?—we’re lost. Is it possible to do the right thing at all possible times? In fact, there is a simple method for making decisions that most people find easy to understand but impossible to follow. New research in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics explains why.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard University, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," and host of the PBS television series "This Emotional Life", Most experts tell us what to decide but they don’t tell us how. So the moment we face a novel decision—should I move to Cleveland or Anchorage? Marry Jennifer or Joanne? Become an architect or a pastry chef?—we’re lost. Is it possible to do the right thing at all possible times? In fact, there is a simple method for making decisions that most people find easy to understand but impossible to follow. New research in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics explains why.
Contact Info: dos@law.harvard.edu

India's Foreign Policy in a Challenging Middle East

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Weatherhead Center, 1737 Cambridge St., 2nd Floor, Bowie-Vernon Room, K262, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Center for Middle East Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Speaker(s): Her Excellency Nirupama Rao, ambassador of India to the U.S.
Contact Info: Marina Ivanova: 617.495.9006
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Harvard Seminar on History and Policy

16 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT

Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Rubenstein Building, Room 415
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4:10 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Speaker(s): Brian DeLay, associate professor, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley

Sailing Backwards on Mexico's "Iron River of Guns": The Political Economy of the Arms Trade in the 19th and 21st Centuries

16 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT

Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 415
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4:10 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Seminar on History and Policy
Speaker(s): Brian Delay, associate professor, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley

The Future of Northeast Asia: Mobilization System Life Cycles

16 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT

124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 4:10 – 5:30 p.m.

Asian politics has been driven by the “Asian economic miracles,” which resulted from the use of mobilization systems. These systems work only in relatively cohesive societies motivated by a high level of fear. When successful, they either decay into stagnant domination by bloated bureaucracies and reactionary interest groups or evolve into more competitive economies and polities. China faces a decisive choice between a milder version of Japanese decay and a reignition of reforms that could yield global leadership. These evolutions will determine power relations in Asia and much of the future of global politics.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Speaker(s): William Overholt, senior research fellow, Ash Center
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Jesse Ledin: jesse_ledin@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.7825
More info: ash.harvard.edu…

A Public Address by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Prime Minister of Ireland

16 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK Street
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 5 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Institute of Politics; Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; HKS Office of Alumni Relations and Resource Development
Speaker(s): Taoiseach Enda Kenny, prime minister of Ireland; moderated by Iris Bohnet, academic dean and professor of public policy, Harvard Kennedy School
More info: www.iop.harvard.edu…

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Global Change. “Global Change, Biodiversity and Poverty: Insights from the Himalaya”

16 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Biolabs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 5 – 6 p.m.

Followed by a reception.

Global change in the form of climate, land use and biodiversity change is underway in the Himalayas at an unprecedented rapid rate. The Himalayas are the most spectacular of the 34 global hotspots of biodiversity. With about 15 000 glaciers—the highest concentration in the world— these mountains are also the source of Asia’s eight largest rivers. More than 2.0 billion people inhabit the basins of these rivers. Thus global change in the Himalayas is likely to have serious consequences for almost one third of the humanity. In the first part of his talk, Kamal will present recent data from his group on climate and land use change in the Himalayas. In the second part, he will outline the constraints in maintaining multi-functional landscapes that could conserve ecosystem services and foster human wellbeing. In the third and final part, he will comment on the knowledge and institutions required to promote landscape resilience.

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Sustainability
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Center for the Environment with generous support from Bank of America
Speaker(s): Kamaljit S. Bawa, professor, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Contact Info: Lisa Matthews: matthew@fas.harvard.edu
More info: environment.harvard.edu…

Clinical Trials: Is Corporate Sponsorship Compatible with Credibility?

16 Feb 2012 22:30:00 GMT

Wasserstein Bldg., Room 2012, Harvard Law School
1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Business, Ethics, Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Speaker(s): Drummond Rennie
Cost: Free and open to the public
Ticket Web Link: ethics.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: ethics@harvard.edu
More info: ethics.harvard.edu…

20 Questions with Steven Pinker on Violence

16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Sackler Auditorium (029) at 32 Quincy St.
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Ethics, Humanities, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard
Speaker(s): Steven Pinker, Moderated by Homi Bhabha, Questioners: Amy Hollywood, Jim Kloppenberg, Charles Maier, Michael Sandel, Elaine Scarry
Cost: Free
Contact Info: humcentr@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.0738
More info: mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…

The Biology and Evolution of Mollusks

16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 6 – 7 p.m.

From tiny barnacles to the giant clam (Tridacna gigas), mollusks are the most diverse and widely distributed family of marine invertebrates. Professor Gonzalo Giribet, curator of invertebrate zoology at Harvard’s MCZ, will discuss how scientists are decoding the Mollusca genetic family tree to learn how they’ve adapted, survived, and thrived since the pre-Cambrian era, and to explore the potential benefits of mollusks from medicine to human health, and other fields.

Free parking available in the 52 Oxford Street garage.

Followed by an exhibition preview and reception for members. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. RSVP to members@hmnh.harvard.edu or 617.496.6972.

Gazette Classification: Education, Exhibitions, Lecture, Science, Special Events
Speaker(s): Gonzalo Giribet
Cost: Free and open to the public

Artist Talk & Opening Celebration. ANNETTE LEMIEUX: UNFINISHED BUSINESS

16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 6 p.m.

Artist talk by Annette Lemieux, followed by a conversation with Lemieux, exhibition curator Lelia Amalfitano, and Susan Stoops, curator of contemporary art at the Worcester Art Museum. Reception to follow.

Exhibit on view Feb. 14-April 1.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS presents a combination of new work with work revisited to reveal the relationship between object, mediated memory, personal experience and cultural history that informs all of Lemieux’s practice.

The exhibition continues to trace her investigations of memory and meaning, presenting the viewer with an unfiltered personal and poetic connection to the vivid lives of objects.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Education, Exhibitions, Lecture, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Carpenter Center, VES
Speaker(s): Annette Lemieux, curator Lelia Amalfitano, curator Susan Stoops
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617.495.3251
More info: www.ves.fas.harvard.edu…

Poet's Voice Reading: Stephen Burt, Mark Leidner & Tom Sleigh

16 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Edison-Newman Room, Houghton Library
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 6 p.m.

Our Poet's Voice series commences with a trio of acclaimed poets who engage classical forms/modes and confront such classical concepts as truth and beauty through three bold and compelling 21st-century approaches: Kingsley Tufts and Shelley Memorial Award-winner Tom Sleigh (author of "Army Cats"), Mark Leidner (author of "Beauty was the Case That They Gave Me") and Stephen Burt (author of "Parallel Play" and "Why I am Not a Toddler").

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Woodberry Poetry Room
Speaker(s): Tom Sleigh, Mark Leidner, and Stephen Burt
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Contact Info: poetryrm@fas.harvard.edu
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Gamelan Open Rehearsals: Open to Al!

16 Feb 2012 23:30:00 GMT

Lower Main floor, Hilles/SOCH, on the Quad near Garden and Shepard (enter from the front of Hilles, or at the back service door off Garden)
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Rehearsals will continue at this time throughout the term. No previous musical experience is required; musicians and composers are particularly welcome.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Humanities, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Music Department
Directed By: Jodi Diamond
Cost: Free
Contact Info: diamond2@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.gamelan.org…

Raw Milk Debate

17 Feb 2012 00:15:00 GMT

Langdell South, Harvard Law School
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 7:15 – 8:45 p.m.

Join Harvard Food Law Society for a debate on the legal, health, and nutritional merits of raw milk. The participants are:

Fred Pritzker, Pritzker & Olson Law Firm
Heidi Kassenborg, director, Dairy & Food Inspection Division, Minnesota Dep't of Agriculture

vs.

Sally Fallon Morell, president, Weston A. Price Foundation
David Gumpert, author, "The Raw Milk Revolution"

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Law, Lecture, Sustainability
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Law School Food Law Society

The Life of Super-Earths

17 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St., Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

In 1543 Copernicus showed that our planet isn't the center of the universe. Centuries later, we know that just as Earth is not the center of things, the life on it is probably not unique either. Or is it? Tonight, learn how the search for "super-Earths" - rocky planets larger than our own that orbit other stars - may provide the key to answering essential questions about the origins of life here and elsewhere. You'll also hear how we face a moment of unprecedented potential - a convergence of pioneering efforts in astronomy and biology to peer into the unknown and determine how unique Earth life truly is.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Speaker(s): Dimitar Sasselov, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617.495.7461
More info: www.cfa.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

17 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes after Low Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid Discontinuation. A UK Primary Care Study.

17 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

RCC conference room, 26 Trowbridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Thu., Feb. 16, 2012, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

in English, open to the public

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Real Colegio Complutense
Speaker(s): Lucia Cea Soriano
Cost: Free
Contact Info: rcc_info@harvard.edu
More info: www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu

Addams Family National Tour Cabaret

17 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 16, 11 p.m. – Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 2 a.m.

A cabaret concert from the National Touring cast of The Addams Family Musical.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: $20 general admission; $15 student
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

(Men's Squash) Harvard at CSA Team Championship

17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Princeton, N.J.
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012

Men's Squash: (Men's Squash) Harvard at CSA Team Championship, Through Feb. 19

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Skiing) Williams Carnival

17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Jiminy Peak & Prospect Mountain
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012

Skiing: (Skiing) Williams Carnival, through Feb. 18, all day

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Skiing) Williams Carnival

17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Jiminy Peak & Prospect Mountain
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012

Skiing: (Skiing) Williams Carnival, through Feb. 18, all day

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

17 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 8 – 9 a.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

Cheese Microbial Communities

17 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT

Harvard Center for the Environment (HUCE), 24 Oxford St, 3rd Floor, Room 310
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

MSI Weekly Chalktalk. Please join us for coffee/tea and pastries at 8:30, followed by the chalktalk at 8:45 a.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI)
Speaker(s): Rachel Dutton (FAS-Center for Systems Biology)
Contact Info: alenco@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.msi.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

17 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Film Screening: BALKA

17 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT

1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S020 (Belfer Case Study Room)
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 12:15 – 2 p.m.

2010, 36 minutes, Russian with English subtitles

Film screening will be followed by a conversation with the producer, Sophie Pinkham

Gazette Classification: Film, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Gender, Socialism and Postsocialism Working Group
Speaker(s): Sophie Pinkham
Directed By: Anya Meksin & Leeza Meksin
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617.495.4037
More info: www.facebook.com…

Dean's Distinguished Lecture Book Presentation by Lord Nigel Crisp

17 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge, Auditorium G1
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Crisp's latest book, "24 Hours to Save the NHS - the Chief Executive's Account of Reform 2000-2006," tells the inside story of the NHS reforms and draws out the lessons for the future. He argues that further radical reform is needed if the NHS is to remain affordable and sustainable and that other countries can learn from the experience in England.

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Dean's Office, Harvard School of Public Health
Speaker(s): Lord Nigel Crisp, former chief executive, NHS, permanent secretary, UK Department of Health
More info: www.hsph.harvard.edu…

Economic Patriotism: Reinventing Control over Open Markets

17 Feb 2012 19:15:00 GMT

Cabot Room, Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland Street
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 2:15 – 4 p.m.

For all of these seminars, there will be no presentation. The seminar will go directly to discussion. Those interested in attending should read the paper in advance: ces.fas.harvard.edu…

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Seminar on the State and Capitalism since 1800 (Center for European Studies)
Speaker(s): Cornelia Woll, visiting scholar, Center for European Studies
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Peter Hall: phall@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.ces.fas.harvard.edu…

Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies

17 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Registration at 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 4 – 5 p.m.

Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A 10-day course, for one hour a day over a period of two weeks. To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 617.495.2581 for more information.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops
Organization/Sponsor: Bureau of Study Counsel, Harvard University
Cost: $150
Contact Info: 617.495.2581
More info: bsc.harvard.edu…

(Men's Basketball) Brown vs. Harvard

18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Basketball: (Men's Basketball) Brown vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Brown

18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Ice Hockey: (Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Brown

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Volleyball) Penn State vs. Harvard

18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Volleyball: (Men's Volleyball) Penn State vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Basketball) Harvard at Brown

18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Women's Basketball: (Women's Basketball) Harvard at Brown

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Ice Hockey) Brown vs. Harvard

18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Women's Ice Hockey: (Women's Ice Hockey) Brown vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

RE:RE:RE: Dance Installation — Encore Performances

18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Harvard Dance Center, 60 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
Fri., Feb. 17, 7 p.m. – Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 9 p.m.

February 17 & 18, 7 & 9 p.m. nightly.
Back by popular demand, a second performance run of Dance Director Jill Johnson's dance installation. Created via collaborative, improvisational dance technologies with Harvard students, "RE: RE: RE:" encourages each audience member to individualize their experience by moving around the venue and viewing the performance from a variety of perspectives.

Gazette Classification: Dance
Organization/Sponsor: Dance Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Cost: $10/$5 students and senior citizens
Ticket Web Link: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: $10/$5 students and senior citizens, reserve tickets online
Contact Info: dance@fas.harvard.edu

Planta 4a (2003)

18 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

RCC conference room, 26 Trowbridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

In Spanish with English subtitles

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Real Colegio Complutense
Directed By: Antonio Mercero
Cost: Free
Contact Info: rcc_info@harvard.edu
More info: www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu

Wild Swans

18 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Blodgett Chamber Music Concert Series: The Chiara Quartet

18 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Paine Hall
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 8 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Department of Music
Cost: Free: Limit 2 tickets per person. Valid until 7:45pm. Available by phone for a fee.
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: 617.496.2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Blodgett Chamber Music Series: Chiara Quartet

18 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 8 p.m.

FREE PARKING will be available for this concert at the EVERETT STREET GARAGE (corner of Everett Street and Massachusetts Avenue).

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Humanities, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Department of Music
Speaker(s): Schubert: Quartet No. 13 in A minor “Rosamunde”, Schubert: Quartet No. 12 in C minor “Quartettsatz”, Schubert: Quartet No. 14 in D minor “Death and the Maiden”
Cost: Free and open to all. Tickets required: Free tickets available at Harvard Box Office beginning Feb. 3.
Ticket Web Link: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.music.fas.harvard.edu…

Maestro Vladimir Spivakov, violin; Olga Kern, piano

18 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 8 p.m.

Maestro Artist Management presents a special performance by two classical musicians who rank among the most admired and prominent in the world: internationally renowned violinist Vladimir Spivakov and brilliant pianist Olga Kern. The striking all-star duo enjoy extensive solo performance schedules, orchestral engagements, and recording activities, displaying vivid stage presence, passionately confident musicianship and extraordinary technique. Spivakov and Kern will tour with a program of chamber works by Brahms, Stravinsky, Pärt, and Franck.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Maestro Artist Management Company
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: The Harvard Box Office 617-496-2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Time to Plan for a New Chapter in U.S. Relations with North Korea

18 Feb 2012 03:15:00 GMT

124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 10:15 – 11:30 p.m.

The death of Kim Jong Il and the ascension of Kim Jong Un to power in Pyongyang give the U.S. the best chance it probably will ever have to start afresh with North Korea. 2012 is a transitional year for every country involved in the Six-Party Talks. It provides an opportunity to prepare for 2013, when with a new president in Seoul, and, if President Obama is re-elected, progress can be made in establishing a real dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang, and re-establishing the Six Party Talks.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Speaker(s): Donald Gregg, former ambassador to South Korea
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Jesse Ledin: jesse_ledin@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.7825
More info: ash.harvard.edu…

(Wrestling) at Columbia

18 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 18, 2012

Wrestling: (Wrestling) at Columbia, 3:00 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Tennis) Harvard at ECAC Team Championship

18 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Hanover, N.H.
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 8 – 11 a.m.

Men's Tennis: (Men's Tennis) Harvard at ECAC Team Championship, through Feb. 20

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Morning Prayers

18 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Exhibit Opening. "Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm"

18 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 0238
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Exhibit on view through February 2014.
"Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm" will explore mollusks' amazing diversity and feature recent discoveries about their evolutionary history. Mollusks are amazingly varied in both size and anatomical structure, as well as in their behaviors and habitats. First appearing in the fossil record in the Cambrian period more than 500 million years ago, mollusks include the brainy cephalopods such as octopus and squid; the abundant gastropods, creatures that produce a single shell, such as snails; as well as the numerous bivalves, such as oysters, clams and mussels, that are deliciously edible to humans, and often prized for their shells.

Gazette Classification: Education, Environmental Sciences, Exhibitions, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cost: Adult: $9; students/senior citizens: $7; children (3-18): $6
Ticket Web Link: www.hmnh.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: 617.495.3045, hmnh@hmnh.harvard.edu
More info: www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Mexican Flag Day

18 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Education Classroom, Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Peabody Museum
Cost: Free with admission
Contact Info: Peabody Museum: 617.496.1027
More info: www.peabody.harvard.edu

(Men's Volleyball) Saint Francis (PA) vs. Harvard

18 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Men's Volleyball: (Men's Volleyball) Saint Francis (PA) vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Ice Hockey) Yale vs. Harvard

18 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Women's Ice Hockey: (Women's Ice Hockey) Yale vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Basketball) Harvard at Yale

18 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 6 – 9 p.m.

Women's Basketball: (Women's Basketball) Harvard at Yale

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Basketball) Yale vs. Harvard

19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Basketball: (Men's Basketball) Yale vs. Harvard, Sold Out

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Yale

19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Ice Hockey: (Men's Ice Hockey) Harvard at Yale

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Chilsu and Mansu

19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy Street
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 7 – 8:40 p.m.

A Single Spark tells the story behind a crucial event in modern South Korean history: the self-immolation of factory worker Jeon Tae-il in 1971 to draw attention to the appalling workplace conditions faced by many Koreans. Jeon’s suicide is widely credited as key to the unionization of South Korean workers. Rather than a straightforward biopic, the film elaborates on Jeon’s life by supplying a parallel story: a young activist five years later is researching a biography of Jeon while going underground due to government harassment of him and his wife because of their own labor activism. A Single Spark renews the political fervor underpinning Park’s sophisticated filmmaking, resulting in a sweeping epic made with urgent verve and compelling narrative drive.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Presented in partnership with the Korea Institute of Harvard.
Speaker(s): Park Kwang-su, director
Directed By: Park Kwang-su
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

19 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Harvard Group for New Music with Ensemble Nikel

19 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 8 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Department of Music/HGNM
Speaker(s): Ensemble Nikel
Cost: Free
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: hgnm.org

Rachmaninoff Vespers: HRCM's 40th Anniversary Concert

19 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 8 – 9:30 p.m.

Please join us in celebrating Collegium's 40th anniversary! This performance of Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil, an a cappella choral masterpiece often praised as one of the composers finest achievements, will include a pre-concert talk by Vladimir Morosan, an expert on Russian Orthodox choral performance. The talk begins at 7 pm.

Featuring:
Stephanie Kacoyanis, mezzo-soprano
Stefan Reed, tenor
Glenn Miller, bass

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Lecture, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Speaker(s): Vladimir Morosan, expert on Russian Orthodox choral performance
Directed By: Andrew Clark
Written By: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Cost: $10 for students; $25 general admission
Ticket Web Link: ofa.fas.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: hrcm@hcs.harvard.edu
More info: www.hrcm.net

The Faith & Life Forum

19 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Pusey Room in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, 9 a.m.

The Faith & Life Forum explores issues of faith in our devotional and public life. The forum meets on Sunday mornings beginning at 9 a.m. with continental breakfast and conversation followed by a speaker and program from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Participants may remain for informal discussion until the beginning of the 11 a.m. worship service. Faith & Life also hosts special evening programs, events, and speakers throughout the year. For further information please contact Rev. Dorothy A. Austin at daustin@fas.harvard.edu.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Sunday Service

19 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, 11 a.m.

During the academic year, Sunday services are broadcast on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. For those outside the Cambridge area, WHRB provides live Internet streaming from its website at www.whrb.org.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

The Boston Conservatory Orchestra

19 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, 2 p.m.

Strauss / Concerto Competition Winner / Stravinsky; Bruce Hangen, conductor.
Pre-concert lecture at 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University
Cost: Regular: $15 / Students, Seniors, Alumni & WGBH members: $10
Ticket Web Link: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: 617.496.2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

The Devil Probably

20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy Street
Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, 7 – 8:35 p.m.

Once banned in France as an incitement to teenage suicide, Le diable probablement offers a haunting portrait of a truly lost generation. Within a group of young environmentalists looking to address the crisis of world hunger, one strangely charismatic member leaves, rejecting political activism as insufficient to cope with the sickness of contemporary society and resolving to kill himself as the ultimate gesture of refusal. Describing the film as “voluptuous,” Truffaut explains: “Two beautiful girls and two handsome boys animate the film…and I am insisting on their beauty because it is in part the subject of the film: wasted beauty, wasted youth. Bresson plays with these four faces, deals them out like face cards in a card game."

Gazette Classification: Film
Directed By: Robert Bresson
Cost: $9, $7 non-Harvard students, senior citizens, Harvard faculty, and staff. Free for Harvard students
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

The Uprising

20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy Street
Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, 7 – 8:40 p.m.

After two acclaimed films exploring the relationship between the recent past and the present, Park goes back to 1901 to tell the true story of a revolt against local Catholics, French missionaries and a corrupt government. When peasants balk at increased taxation by a local government that includes a number of Christian converts, the insurrection quickly becomes a religious war. Yi Chae-su is an uneducated young man who finds himself at the head of the insurrection. The film presents an ambiguous picture of a complex event. On the one hand, the uprising was a rebellion against corrupt local officials and foreign influence over them; on the other hand, it led to indiscriminate massacre. Park presents Lee as an impassioned leader but also a naïve one, one who ultimately transforms into a grim, bloodthirsty warrior.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Presented in partnership with the Korea Institute of Harvard.
Speaker(s): Park Kwang-su, director
Directed By: Park Kwang-su
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

20 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Sunday Night Student Service

20 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sun., Feb. 19, 2012, 9 p.m.

Every Sunday night we gather for a “come as you are” worship service that includes the celebration of Holy Communion. The service is designed to provide a peaceful and contemplative space to find peace and encounter the divine at the start of the week. Following the service, we gather downstairs in the Buttrick Room for food and some social time together.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Morning Prayers

20 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Mon., Feb. 20, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Harvard International Law Journal Symposium: “State Ethics: Controlling The Behavior of Governments And Their Partners”

20 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Wasserstein 2019, West AB
Mon., Feb. 20, 2012, 2:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Conferences, Ethics, Law, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard International Law Journal

Black Republic

21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon., Feb. 20, 2012, 7 – 8:40 p.m.

Park followed up Chilsu and Mansu with a sweeping drama about a student protester whose life takes a dramatic turn when he hides out in a remote mining town in order to hide from the police. An intensification of Chilsu and Mansu‘s working-class theme, Black Republic boldly pushed the censorship limits with its depiction of exploited labor, mine strikes and police brutality. Co-written by Park, the film subtly uses melodrama to give human dimensions to its vision of a South Korea torn asunder, following the fragile romance that blossoms between the student and a young prostitute struggling for survival in the small village.

Gazette Classification: Film
Directed By: Park Kwang-su
Cost: $9, $7 non-Harvard students, senior citizens, Harvard faculty, and staff. Free for Harvard students
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

The Big Quiz Thing

21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 20, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Having entertained thousands in New York and nationwide, the Big Quiz Thing now presents the ultimate multimedia test of useless knowledge at OBERON every month, with the very grand prize of $200.

Gazette Classification: Special Events, Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: Free Admission
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

Morning Prayers

21 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Family Event, Mexican Flag Day

21 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Education Room, Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Peabody Museum
Cost: Free with admission
More info: www.peabody.harvard.edu

Legal Education and Legal Reform in Vietnam: Challenges and Opportunities

21 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Harvard Law School, The Morgan Courtroom, Austin Hall, Room 308
Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Law, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: East Asian Legal Studies
Speaker(s): Oanh Ngo, senior instructor, Vietnamese Ministry of Justice Judicial Academy, visiting scholar, Columbia Law School
Contact Info: eals@law.harvard.edu
More info: www.law.harvard.edu…

Joining the Club: Accession to the GATT/WTO

21 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, c-sponsored by the Institute of Global Law and Policy (IGLP), Harvard Law School; and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): Christina L. Davis, associate professor of politics and international affairs, Princeton University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: xtian@wcfia.harvard.edu
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

21 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Ancient Sichuan: The Origins and Development of Complex Society in the Chengdu Plain

21 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT

CGIS South, Belfer Case Study Room (S020), 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 4:15 – 5:30 p.m.

Flad will review research of the past decade that documents the broader social and political context within which the sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui were buried, the conditions that led up to the establishment of Sanxingdui, and the process by which the Chengdu Plain was first occupied.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Director's Seminar
Speaker(s): Rowan Flad, associate professor of anthropology, Harvard University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

22 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Tue., Feb. 21, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Morning Prayers

22 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Du Bois Institute Colloquium Series: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Luminous Darkness

22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 12 p.m.

Free and open to the public.
A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture.
Please feel free to bring a lunch.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Speaker(s): Dolan Hubbard, professor and chairperson of the Department of English and Language Arts, Morgan State University
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: dbievent@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.8508
More info: dubois.fas.harvard.edu…

Redressing Rightlessness: The Politics of Testimony in Japanese American Internment

22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Robinson Hall, Lower Library, 35 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 12 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Part of a lecture series sponsored by the Committee on Ethnic Studies, the Department of History, and the Committee on History and Literature
Speaker(s): Naomi Paik, assistant professor of American studies, University of Texas, Austin
Cost: Free
Contact Info: estudies@fas.harvard.edu

Family Event, Mexican Flag Day

22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Education Room, Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Peabody Museum
Cost: Free with admission
More info: www.peabody.harvard.edu

Peace Walk

22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Starts at John Harvard Statue
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Protest the waste of lives and dollars by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Urge that money be used instead to care for our troops' serious injuries, and to provide education, health care, and human services to the American public.

Gazette Classification: Education, Ethics, Humanities, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard/Cambridge Walk for Peace
Contact Info: janecollins1@gmail.com

Noon Service: Hosted HDS Lutherans

22 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Andover Chapel
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 12 – 1 p.m.

Hosted by a different group each week, the HDS Noon Service is an opportunity for all the HDS community to pray or meditate with our companions across the boundaries of our many respective traditions.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Sponsor: The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
Contact: rsl@hds.harvard.edu

Ash Wednesday

22 Feb 2012 17:10:00 GMT

The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 12:10 – 12:30 p.m.

Lent begins with the Liturgy of the Day and the Imposition of Ashes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Radcliffe Institute Fellows’ Presentation Series: “Vernacular Poetics of Metaphor”

22 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Speaker(s): Cristina Maria Cervone, 2011–12 Bunting Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute, independent scholar (United States)
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617-495-8212
More info: www.radcliffe.edu…

Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy: "Lead Exposure and Behavior: Effects on Aggression and Risky Behavior among Children and Adolescents"

22 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Harvard Kennedy School, Littauer-382
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Sustainability
Speaker(s): Jessica Reyes
More info: isites.harvard.edu…

China and Coexistence: Beijing's National Security Strategy for the Twenty-First Century

22 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT

CGIS South, Doris and Ted Lee Gathering Room (S030), 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 4:15 – 5:45 p.m.

Odgaard presents the ongoing appeal of peaceful coexistence, especially to developing countries, and she studies China's handling of actual tensions by examining China’s border disputes in the South China Sea, with Russia, and with India; diplomacy in the UN Security Council over Iran, Sudan, and Myanmar; and the handling of challenges to the legitimacy of China’s regime from Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Japan.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies: Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy Workshop
Speaker(s): Liselotte Odgaard, Royal Danish Defence College
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

Wednesday Tea

22 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Sparks House, 21 Kirkland St., Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 5 – 6 p.m.

On Wednesdays during term, the clergy and staff of the Memorial Church welcomes undergraduates, graduate students, visiting scholars, and other members of the Harvard community to afternoon tea from 5 to 6 p.m. at Sparks House, 21 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, across from Memorial Hall.

Gazette Classification: Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

New Voices in Russian Literature: Finalists for Russia’s Debut Literary Prize Share Their Work

22 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level,
Belfer Case Study Room (S020)
Cambridge, MA
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 5 – 7:30 p.m.

A new generation of Russian writers visits Harvard: Young authors, including finalists for Russia’s Debut Prize, will read their work and discuss art and freedom in today’s Russia. This is a critical juncture in the history of Russia—the Perestroika and post-Soviet generations are being displaced by a new generation for which the USSR is mere history. Theirs is a complex new Russia, which they strive to represent in their literary works.

The book talk and discussion will be conducted in both Russian and English.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Causa Artium
Speaker(s): Olga Slavnikova, Dmitry Biryukov, Irina Bogatyreva, Alisa Ganieva, Igor Savelyev
Cost: free
Contact Info: 617.495.4037, www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu
More info: thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu…

The Worlds of Joseph Conrad: A Literary & Historcal Journey

22 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Barker Center, Thompson Room (110)
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Committee on Degrees in History and Literature
Speaker(s): Professor Maya Jasanoff

Reel Time: The Recordings of Wallace Stevens

22 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Edison-Newman Room, Houghton Library
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 6 p.m.

In this multimedia presentation, Vendler will present two early poems and two late poems (via text and audio recording), reflecting on what did and did not draw her to Wallace Stevens when she first encountered his work in her twenties. She will ask why Stevens, in his seventies, was drawn to a plainness of style not present in his first book, "Harmonium" (1923).

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Woodberry Poetry Room
Speaker(s): Professor Helen Vendler
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Contact Info: poetryrm@fas.harvard.edu
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

(Men's Volleyball) Emmanuel (Mass.) vs. Harvard

23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Volleyball: (Men's Volleyball) Emmanuel (Mass.) vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m.

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

Tango Classes at Harvard Tango Club

23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Korean Church of Boston: 32 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02445; 5 minute walk from Brookline Village T’ Stop on Green (D) line
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Dance
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health Tango Club
More info: www.crimsontango.org

Wild Swans

23 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Unmet: Opera for the 21st Century

23 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

OBERON
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Wed., Feb. 22, 2012, 8 – 11 p.m.

Leave your opera glasses at home and forget that stodgy tenor in 18th-century garb! Juventas New Music Ensemble invites you to experience opera in the future over an evening drink. Scenes from new operas by emerging composers will explore love, war, death and magic, placing you directly in the middle of the action. Escape the daily grind and allow yourself to be drawn in by the allure of unparalleled sights, sounds, and emotions. A conversation with composers will take place immediately following the performance.

Gazette Classification: Opera, Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: $15 general admission; $25 table seat
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

Recent Advances in Molecular Pathology

23 Feb 2012 12:45:00 GMT

Harvard Faculty Club, Room 10, 2nd floor, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 7:45 – 9:15 a.m.

Breakfast is available in meeting room

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Technology Assessment in Health Care Seminar
Speaker(s): A. John Iafrate, associate professor of pathology, Harvard Medical School, MGH
Contact Info: debra_milamed@hms.harvard.edu, 617.327.5612

Morning Prayers

23 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Family Event, Mexican Flag Day

23 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Education Room, Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Peabody Museum
Cost: Free with admission
More info: www.peabody.harvard.edu

Balancing for Power: Syrian State Power and the Dilemma of Armed Group Allies

23 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT

Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369, Harvard Kennedy School
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 12:15 – 2 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: International Security Program
Speaker(s): Ethan Corbin, research fellow, International Security Program
Contact Info: susan_lynch@harvard.edu
More info: belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu…

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

23 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

William James Lecture. "How Empirical Facts about Attention Transform Traditional Philosophical Debates about the Nature of Perception"

23 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Emerson Hall, Room 305
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

The first lecture in the William James Lecture series

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Department of Philosophy
Speaker(s): Visiting Professor Ned Block, William James Lecturer (NYU)

Human Rights, Migration and Law

23 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Belfer Case Study Room, CGIS South, S020, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 4:30 p.m.

The lecture will discuss conceptions of human rights as moral, political, and legal imperatives, and their application to international migration and migrants. Cross-border migration poses the challenge of reconciling the universality of human rights with the current organization of political power through a system of territorial states. Illustrative examples will be drawn from the diversity of relevant international human rights regimes, including recent work of the UN Human Rights Committee.

Gazette Classification: Ethics, Humanities, Law, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Committee on Ethnic Studies, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard College Human Rights Coalition, and Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History
Speaker(s): Gerald L. Neuman, J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law, Harvard University Law School; member, UN Human Rights Committee
Cost: Free
Contact Info: estudies@fas.harvard.edu
More info: ethnicstudies.fas.harvard.edu…

MEI Speaker Series: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States in the Arab Spring

23 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building, 5th Floor, Harvard Kennedy School
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Conferences, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Middle East Initiative
Speaker(s): Gregory Gause, professor of political science, University of Vermont
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: middle_east_initiative@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.5963
More info: belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu…

Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States in the Arab Spring

23 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building, Fifth Floor, Harvard Kennedy School
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F Kennedy School of Government
Speaker(s): Gregory Gause, professor of political science, University of Vermont
Contact Info: middle_east_initiative@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.5963

2011-12 Hindu Studies Colloquium Series

23 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT

Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Avenue
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 5:15 p.m.

A presentation by Larry McCrea, Assistant Professor of Sanskrit Studies at Cornell University.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Contact: Lori Holter, 617.495.4486

Artist Talk: AMBER DAVIS TOURLENTES

23 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Carpenter Center Room B-04
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 6 – 7 p.m.

Tourlentes grew up in the '70s–'80s in the gay community with her father. For 13 years she has photographed the same sex parented family movement, including her own extended family. The photographic projects investigates the reworking of not only gender but also ethnic, religious, and cultural/class roles for family life, lobbyist groups, coalitions, and corporate sponsorship and the portrayal of shifting LGBT community in the media. Unexpectedly, so far in this body of work, it is class more than gender that has emerged as a defining family social structure.

Tourlentes’s current work on exhibition examines the processes of identification and inclusion as evidenced with the corporate “swag” handed out during Gay Pride Parades; collected beginning in 2000 until present. The swag marketed to the LGBT communities at gay pride parades represents the mobility and the constant re-definition of the territory of political community and the effect of the increasing visibility of the LGBT family and lifestyle within the larger society.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Lecture, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: VES, Carpenter Center
Speaker(s): Visiting Lecturer Amber Davis Tourlentes
Cost: Free
Contact Info: 617.495.3251
More info: www.ves.fas.harvard.edu…

Gamelan Open Rehearsals: Open to Al!

23 Feb 2012 23:30:00 GMT

Lower Main floor, Hilles/SOCH, on the Quad near Garden and Shepard (enter from the front of Hilles, or at the back service door off Garden)
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Rehearsals will continue at this time throughout the term. No previous musical experience is required; musicians and composers are particularly welcome.

Gazette Classification: Classes/Workshops, Humanities, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Music Department
Directed By: Jodi Diamond
Cost: Free
Contact Info: diamond2@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.gamelan.org…

Boston Philharmonic: Beethoven / Lutoslawski / Strauss

24 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Cost: Regular: $70, $50, $35, $15; WGBH & Mass. Teachers Assoc: $10 Off top 3 prices; Coolidge Corner Theatre members: $5 off all prices; Harvard Outings & Innings: 20% off top 3 prices; Student & Senior RUSH: $8 Cash only beginning 90 minutes prior (based on availability)
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: 617.496.2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

24 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Bohemian Bacchanalia

24 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMT

OBERON, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Thu., Feb. 23, 2012, 8:30 – 11:30 p.m.

Enter a world of debauchery, drunken revelry, and wild and mystical festivities! The Bacchanalia is back with new performers, new acts, and a new band! Enjoy the soul stylings of Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys and dance along to the vivaciousness of Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band. For two magical evenings you are invited to come experience some of the most talented artists in New England, including aerialists, jugglers, dancers & burlesque performers. Come for the carousing and merrymaking and have a sexy, uproarious good time! Last year’s event sold out so get your tickets today!

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: $18 general admission; $24 table seat
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

(Skiing) Middlebury Carnival (EISA Championships)

24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Snobowl & Rikert Touring Center
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012

Skiing: (Skiing) Middlebury Carnival (EISA Championships), through Feb. 25, all day

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Skiing) Middlebury Carnival (EISA Championships)

24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Snobowl & Rikert Touring Center
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012

Skiing: (Skiing) Middlebury Carnival (EISA Championships), through Feb. 25, all day

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Squash) CSA Team Championships vs. Harvard

24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 24, 2012

Women's Squash: (Women's Squash) CSA Team Championships vs. Harvard, Through Feb. 26

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Morning Prayers

24 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Friendship in International Relations: Conceptions and Practices

24 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S020
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Speaker(s): What’s In a Name? Defining the Meaning of Friendship, Simon Koschut, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, chair, Graham M. Smith, Lancaster University, UK, Felix Berenskoetter, University of London, UK, Theorizing about Friendship in International Relations, Stephan Stetter, Universität der Bundeswehr at Munich, Germany, chair, Evgeny Roshchin, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, Andrea Oelsner, University of Aberdeen, UK, Simon Koschut, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, What Friends Are For? Empirical Cases of Friendship in International Relations, Karl Kaiser, Harvard University, chair, Caroline Patsias, Université du Québec, Montréal, Canada Antoine Vion, Aix-Marseille University, France, Lily Gardner-Feldman, Johns Hopkins University, USA, Measuring Friendship: Methodological Problems and Solutions, Iain Johnston, Harvard University, chair, Kevork Oskanian, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, Heather Devere, University of Otago, New Zealand
Cost: Free
Contact Info: Ann Townes: atownes@wcfia.harvard.edu

Family Event, Mexican Flag Day

24 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Education Room, Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Peabody Museum
Cost: Free with admission
More info: www.peabody.harvard.edu

From Socialist Ideology to Cultural Heritage: The Changing Basis of Legitimacy in the People’s Republic of China

24 Feb 2012 17:15:00 GMT

CGIS South, Room S153, 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

There has been a transformation over the past generation in the moral basis of legitimacy in the Chinese state. The state’s notion of what part of the “traditional culture” should be acknowledged, promoted, and celebrated is not necessarily what is meaningful to many ordinary people. “Heritage” is not easy to control, and the people themselves fashion their own accounts of heritage to justify their own social status and forms of community —not always in line with state interests.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Religion, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies: Chinese Religions Seminar
Speaker(s): Richard Madsen, professor of sociology, University of California, San Diego
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

The Diaspora and the Cemetery: Migration and the Development of Berber Consciousness from North Africa to Europe and Back

24 Feb 2012 19:15:00 GMT

Ctr for European Studies, Lower Level Conference Rm, 27 Kirkland St at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 2:15 – 4:15 p.m.

This event is open to the public; no registration is required. Please note: Events held by CMES may be photographed and videotaped for record keeping and for use on the CMES website and in other CMES publications.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Center for European Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Speaker(s): Paul Silverstein, associate professor of anthropology, Reed College
Contact Info: Liz Flanagan: elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu
More info: cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu…

(Women's Tennis) Boston University vs. Harvard

24 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Women's Tennis: (Women's Tennis) Boston University vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Obscured by the Nation: "Japanese" Literature in Brazil

24 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Porte Room (S250), CGIS South Bldg., 1730 Cambridge St.
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose
Organization/Sponsor: Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
Speaker(s): Edward Mack, associate professor of Japanese literature, University of Washington
Cost: Free and open to the public
More info: www.fas.harvard.edu…

Celebrate Paine! Portland String Quartet

24 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 5 p.m.

A free concert celebrating the reopening of Paine Hall, classrooms, and state-of-the-art practice rooms.

Portland String Quartet performs Paine's String Quartet in D Major, Op.5 and
Walter Piston's Quartet No. 1. Brief statements by Professors Anne Shreffler and Evan MacCarthy on the music and legacy of John Knowles Paine.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Humanities, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Department of Music
Speaker(s): Portland String Quartet
Cost: Free
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.music.fas.harvard.edu…

(Men's Basketball) Princeton vs. Harvard

25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Basketball: (Men's Basketball) Princeton vs. Harvard, Sold Out

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Ice Hockey) St. Lawrence vs. Harvard

25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Ice Hockey: (Men's Ice Hockey) St. Lawrence vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Basketball) Harvard at Princeton

25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Women's Basketball: (Women's Basketball) Harvard at Princeton

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Metropolitan - WHIT STILLMAN IN PERSON

25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

24 Quincy Street
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m.

In a time “not so long ago,” the discreet charms of the self-described “Urban Haute Bourgeoisie” imbue the debutante after-party scene of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Beguiled by the clique of collegiate preppies known as the Sally Fowler Rat Pack, Socialist-turned-socialite Tom Townsend finds their unpredictable banter and adherence to an old-fashioned sense of civility curiously admirable. With adult role models ineffectual or absent, this “doomed” class looks instead to F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jane Austen. They replace large emotions with an over-intellectualization of every social misstep and amuse themselves with cruel manipulations, yet their insular microcosm also possesses its own variety of camaraderie, profundity and eventually, love. In his directorial debut, Stillman brings a witty and wistful edge to his sympathetic portrayal of neurotic teenage aristocrats facing obsolescence.

Gazette Classification: Film
Speaker(s): Whit Stillman, director
Directed By: Whit Stillman
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

After (2009)

25 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

RCC conference room, 26 Trowbridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

in Spanish with English subtitles

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Real Colegio Complutense
Directed By: Alberto Rodríguez
Cost: Free
Contact Info: rcc_info@harvard.edu
More info: www.realcolegiocomplutense.harvard.edu

Wild Swans

25 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Spring Jam: Radcliffe Pitches and Harvard Krokodiloes

25 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 8 p.m.

An evening of acappella with the Harvard Krokodiloes and the Radcliffe Pitches.

Gazette Classification: Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Krokodiloes and Radcliffe Pitches
Cost: Regular: $15, Students & Senior Citizens: $10
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: The Harvard Box Office 617-496-2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Bohemian Bacchanalia

25 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMT

OBERON, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge
Fri., Feb. 24, 2012, 8:30 – 11:30 p.m.

Enter a world of debauchery, drunken revelry, and wild and mystical festivities! The Bacchanalia is back with new performers, new acts, and a new band! Enjoy the soul stylings of Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys and dance along to the vivaciousness of Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band. For two magical evenings you are invited to come experience some of the most talented artists in New England, including aerialists, jugglers, dancers & burlesque performers. Come for the carousing and merrymaking and have a sexy, uproarious good time! Last year’s event sold out so get your tickets today!

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: OBERON
Cost: $18 general admission; $24 table seat
Ticket Web Link: www.cluboberon.com
Contact Info: 617.496.8004
More info: www.cluboberon.com

Feb 25th HNLR Symposium: Does ADR Work?

25 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Austin North, Harvard Law School
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012

The Harvard Negotiation Law Review’s Symposium on Alternative Dispute Resolution will look at evaluating the effectiveness of ADR in different contexts. How can we best measure ADR’s successes and failures? In what kinds of contexts does ADR work? Is ADR ever abused? Our panels will specifically address: ADR as a co-opted tool of the powerful against the weak; ADR in the criminal justice system; and quantitative and qualitative evaluations of ADR. Breakfast and lunch will be served.

Gazette Classification: Conferences, Law
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Negotiation Law Review
More info: www.hnlr.org…

Graduate Music Forum Conference: Music Technology Media

25 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Sat., Feb. 25, 2012

Gazette Classification: Conferences, Humanities, Lecture, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Graduate Music Forum/Music Department
Speaker(s): Keynote address by Mark Katz
Cost: Free
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.music.fas.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

25 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Photography

25 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Arthur M. Sackler Museum @ 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 11 a.m.

This gallery talk will highlight a selection of recent acquisitions that illustrates the breadth of approaches to contemporary photographic practice. In addition to work by major international photographers, including Vera Lutter and Hiroshi Sugimoto, works that have entered the collection through two special programs, the South Asian Photography Initiative and the Busch-Reisinger Museum’s Friends Anniversary Collection, will be discussed. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Recent Acquisitions, Part I: Contemporary Photographs."

Gallery talks are informal and include discussion. Limited to 25 participants; please arrive early.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Exhibitions, Lecture
Speaker(s): Michelle Lamunière, John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Assistant Curator of Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums; Laura Muir, Assistant Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free with the price of admission; Admission is free to Mass. residents with valid ID on Saturdays before noon.
More info: www.harvardartmuseums.org…

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Wagner

25 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Princeton, N.J.
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Wagner, MAAC/East Challenge

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Lacrosse) Vermont vs. Harvard

25 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 12 – 3 p.m.

Men's Lacrosse: (Men's Lacrosse) Vermont vs. Harvard, Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Tennis) Furman vs. Harvard

25 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 12 – 3 p.m.

Women's Tennis: (Women's Tennis) Furman vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Family Event, Mexican Flag Day

25 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Education Room, Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Peabody Museum
Cost: Free with admission
More info: www.peabody.harvard.edu

(Men's Volleyball) Sacred Heart vs. Harvard

25 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 2 – 5 p.m.

Men's Volleyball: (Men's Volleyball) Sacred Heart vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Villanova

25 Feb 2012 22:30:00 GMT

Princeton, N.J.
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Villanova, MAAC/East Challenge

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Basketball) Penn vs. Harvard

26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Basketball: (Men's Basketball) Penn vs. Harvard, Sold Out

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Men's Ice Hockey) Clarkson vs. Harvard

26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Men's Ice Hockey: (Men's Ice Hockey) Clarkson vs. Harvard

Gazette Classification: Athletic

(Women's Basketball) Harvard at Penn

26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 7 – 10 p.m.

Women's Basketball: (Women's Basketball) Harvard at Penn

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Damsels in Distress - WHIT STILLMAN IN PERSON

26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

24 Quincy Street
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m.

An off-beat, giddy and Laura Ashley colored send-up of smug liberal college Americana, Stillman’s latest filmworks within a bolder mode of satiric caricature than his earlier trilogy. Starring mumblecore icon Greta Gerwig as the overzealous leader of an all-girl suicide prevention club, Damsels in Distress gleefully skewers dominant college stereotypes, from jock machismo and sorority cattiness, to playfully suggest the inflexible socio-cultural and class hierarchies that hold up academia’s ivory tower.

Gazette Classification: Film
Speaker(s): Whit Stillman, Director
Directed By: Whit Stillman
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Acappellooza!

26 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Askwith Hall (in Longfellow Hall)
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

Acappellooza! is a FREE concert featuring performances by four of Harvard's graduate school a cappella groups:

Class Notes (HGSE)
Heard on the Street (HBS)
Scales of Justice (HLS)
VoiceLab (GSAS)

We will be collecting canned food donations for the Allston-Brighton Food Pantry --- please bring a can of food to donate!

Type of Event: Performance
Building/Room: Askwith Hall
Contact Name: Dora Lubin
Contact Email: dora_lubin@mail.harvard.edu
Sponsoring Organization/Department: HGSE Class Notes
Registration Required: No
Admission Fee: free
Gazette Classification: Music

Wild Swans

26 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Sat., Feb. 25, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

(Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Iona

26 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Princeton, N.J.
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Women's Water Polo: (Women's Water Polo) Harvard at Iona, MAAC/East Challenge

Gazette Classification: Athletic

The Faith & Life Forum

26 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Pusey Room in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 9 a.m.

The Faith & Life Forum explores issues of faith in our devotional and public life. The forum meets on Sunday mornings beginning at 9 a.m. with continental breakfast and conversation followed by a speaker and program from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Participants may remain for informal discussion until the beginning of the 11 a.m. worship service. Faith & Life also hosts special evening programs, events, and speakers throughout the year. For further information please contact Rev. Dorothy A. Austin at daustin@fas.harvard.edu.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Religion, Support/Social
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Sunday Service

26 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 11 a.m.

During the academic year, Sunday services are broadcast on Harvard’s radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM. For those outside the Cambridge area, WHRB provides live Internet streaming from its website at www.whrb.org.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Boston Philharmonic: Beethoven / Lutoslawski / Strauss

26 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 3 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Cost: Regular: $90, $70, $45, $25; WGBH & Mass. Teachers Assoc: $10 Off top 3 prices; Coolidge Corner Theatre members: $5 off all prices; Harvard Outings & Innings: 20% off top 3 prices; Student & Senior RUSH: $8 Cash only beginning 2 hours prior (based on availability)
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: 617.496.2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Barcelona

26 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

24 Quincy Street
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 5 – 6:40 p.m.

Two actors from Metropolitan reprise similar roles as Americans abroad fumbling through the languages of love and politics during the “last decade of the Cold War.” Running his company’s foreign sales office, Ted agrees to host his cousin Fred, a young officer in the Navy who quickly confronts Leftist Spain with an ardent, ostentatious patriotism. Between Ted’s pragmatic intellectualism and Fred’s lies and obfuscation, they both appear anxious and insecure compared to the flowing architecture and sexual liberation of Barcelona. Once again finding themselves in a tenuous limbo, Stillman’s uncomfortable bourgeoisie search for their souls and soulmates amid increasingly volatile ideological clashes. With a humorously-verbose script as quirky as its characters, Barcelona obliquely outlines truth and beauty forming in collusion with imperfection, difference and complete misinterpretation.

Gazette Classification: Film
Directed By: Whit Stillman
Cost: $9, $7 non-Harvard students, senior citizens, Harvard faculty, and staff. Free for Harvard students
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

The Last Days of Disco - WHIT STILLMAN IN PERSON

27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

24 Quincy Street
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 7 – 9 p.m.

With his characteristically wry dispassion and clever attention to detail, Stillman introduces characters and actors from his established clique into the ultra-exclusive Manhattan disco club scene. As they struggle to maintain their inherited social status, the recent Ivy League grads pursue careers and relationships amid the remains of free love and radical politics in “the very early 1980s.” Rather than face their moral emptiness and looming decline, they indulge in endless pop culture analyzing, sexual politicking and elegant masquerading in a Studio 54 era wonderland. At times as malicious and superficial as Bret Easton Ellis characters, yet more ordinary, contradictory and embarrassingly human, Stillman’s broken proto-yuppies hold out for a strange kind of redemption in disco’s glamorous wake.

Gazette Classification: Film
Speaker(s): Whit Stillman, director
Directed By: Whit Stillman
Cost: $12 Special Engagement
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

Boston Chamber Music Society, Concert 3

27 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Sanders Theatre
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

Beethoven / Dahl / Fibich

Gazette Classification: Concerts, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University
Cost: $53, $42, $31, $20; Students: $8 ticket in 3 lower price categories (no $53 seats); Seniors, WGBH & MTA members: $4 Off; Harvard Outings & Innings: $6 Off; Student Rush: $5 Cash Only restricted to $31 & $20 priced seats, available 90 minutes prior to concert
Ticket Web Link: www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Ticket Info: 617.496.2222
More info: www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

27 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…

Sunday Night Student Service

27 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
Sun., Feb. 26, 2012, 9 p.m.

Every Sunday night we gather for a “come as you are” worship service that includes the celebration of Holy Communion. The service is designed to provide a peaceful and contemplative space to find peace and encounter the divine at the start of the week. Following the service, we gather downstairs in the Buttrick Room for food and some social time together.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Morning Prayers

27 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Digital Disease Detection: Harnessing the Web for Public Health Surveillance

27 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

HSPH FXB Bldg., Room G13, 651 Huntington Ave.
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Open to the public.

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: HSPH Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program and the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
Speaker(s): John Brownstein, associate professor, Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital, Boston
Contact Info: lcoventr@hsph.harvard.edu

MUDANG: RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD (2003)

27 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Porté Seminar Room (S250), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St.
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.

Gazette Classification: Film
Organization/Sponsor: Korean Cinémathèque: “Korea Uncut: Beyond the Facade” (Korea Institute)
Speaker(s): Chaired by Nicholas Harkness, assistant professor of anthropology, Harvard University
Directed By: PARK KI-BOK
Cost: Free
More info: korea.fas.harvard.edu…

Emotion and Nature in Classical Chinese Poetry

27 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

CGIS South, Doris and Ted Lee Gathering Room (S030), 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard University
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Traditional Chinese literary theory considers poetry the result of a dramatic encounter between the agitated interior of the poet’s mind and the sensuous, alluring forces in the physical world, a perfect fusion of emotion and nature, or qing and jing. Yugen Wang explores these historical, affective, and material cultural dimensions and provides a new lens to appreciate the richness and complexity of the issue.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Poetry/Prose, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies China Humanities Seminar
Speaker(s): Yugen Wang, associate professor of Chinese literature, University of Oregon
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: lkluz@fas.harvard.edu
More info: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu…

How Mobile News Will Save TV Journalism

27 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bowie Vernon Room (K262) Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 4 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Information Technology, Lecture, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: WCFIA Canada Program
Speaker(s): Kevin Newman, journalist
Cost: Free and open to the public and off the record
Contact Info: canada@wcfia.harvard.edu
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

Camp Mementos from Krystyna Żywulska, and the Making of a Satirist-Songwriter in Auschwitz-Birkenau

27 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT

Davison Room, Music Library, 2nd floor
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Department of Music
Speaker(s): Barbara Milewski, Swarthmore College
Cost: Free
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.music.fas.harvard.edu…

What's Wrong with the Narrative on NCDs in Low and Middle Income Countries?

27 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

9 Bow Street, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 4:30 – 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Speaker(s): SV Subramanian, professor of population health and geography, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health

Future of Energy: "California’s Low Carbon Energy Future"

27 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Austin Hall North, Harvard Law School, 1515 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 5 p.m.

Nichols will discuss the state’s pioneering climate policies and the future of energy in California and beyond.

Gazette Classification: Environmental Sciences, Law, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Center for the Environment
Speaker(s): Mary D. Nichols, chairman, California Air Resources Board
Contact Info: Lisa Matthews: matthew@fas.harvard.edu
More info: environment.harvard.edu…

Master Class: Ingrid Monson on John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"

27 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Sever Hall 113
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 6 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Lecture, Music, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard
Speaker(s): Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: humcentr@fas.harvard.edu, 617.495.0738
More info: mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu…

Your Medical Mind: How to Decide When Experts Disagree

27 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Boston Public Library, Central Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston MA 02116
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 6 – 7 p.m.

Part of the John Harvard Book Celebration,

Limited seating available. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please email community@harvard.edu or call 617.495.4955.

Gazette Classification: Education, Health Sciences, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Boston Public Library and Harvard University
Speaker(s): Jerome Groopman, Dina and Raphael Recanati Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Pamela Hartzband, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact Info: 617.495.4955, community@harvard.edu
More info: 375.harvard.edu…

To the Starry Island

28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

24 Quincy Street
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 7 – 8:40 p.m.

Many of the most celebrated films from the beginnings of the Korean New Wave explore the toll the war of the 1950s continued to take upon the psyches of contemporary South Koreans. A prominent example, To the Starry Island opens in the present with the efforts of Moon Jae-go to carry out his father’s dying wish to be buried on the small island where he was born. Upon arriving on the island with his father’s body, Moon is shocked to learn that they will not allow the funeral to take place. Extended flashback sequences, with actors playing the parents of their present-day characters, reveal the reason for this enduring hatred. The screenplay marks one of the first screen credits for Lee Chang-dong (Secret Sunshine, Poetry).

Gazette Classification: Film
Directed By: Park Kwang-su
Cost: $9, $7 non-Harvard students, senior citizens, Harvard faculty, and staff. Free for Harvard students
Ticket Web Link: hcl.harvard.edu…
Ticket Info: hcl.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu, 617.496.3211
More info: hcl.harvard.edu…

William Belden Noble Lectures

28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Mon., Feb. 27, 2012, 7 p.m.

Lecture Title: “Spiritual Landscapes: A Life in Film”

Mormons, Trappist monks, gang kids, McCarthy Era victims, Pope John Paul II, the mentally ill, Presidential candidates, Richard Avedon, 9/11, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Rwandan genocide, forgiveness: a small sampling of the documentary subjects treated by Helen Whitney. Helen Whitney is an award-winning producer, director, and writer of documentaries whose features have aired on PBS, HBO, and ABC. In these lectures, she will talk about her passionate interest in religious experience and her equally passionate fascination with peoples’ lives, especially the lives of outsiders. She will be using her films to illustrate and delineate these spiritual landscapes, which have come to define and enliven her life in film.

Gazette Classification: Film, Humanities, Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church
Speaker(s): Helen Whitney
Cost: Free
Ticket Info: No tickets required
Contact Info: 617.495.5508
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Morning Prayers

28 Feb 2012 13:45:00 GMT

Appleton Chapel in The Memorial Church
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 8:45 – 9 a.m.

Held in Appleton Chapel, the service consists of music, prayer, and a brief address given by a member or friend of the University. Music is provided by the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir. On Saturdays, the music is provided by soloists, small ensembles, or instrumentalists. This service, open to all, is designed to enable students and faculty to attend nine o’clock classes.

Gazette Classification: Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu

Kizuna: New Forms of Social Capital in Disaster Japan

28 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge St.
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Co-sponsored by the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies; and the Department of Anthropology
Speaker(s): David H. Slater, associate professor of anthropology and Japanese studies, Sophia University, Moderator: Theodore C. Bestor. Reischauer Institute Professor of Social Anthropology and chair, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
Cost: Free
Contact Info: xtian@wcfia.harvard.edu
More info: www.wcfia.harvard.edu…

When Autophagy Meets Microbes

28 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Harvard Medical School, Warren Alpert Building, Room 563
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Health Sciences, Lecture, Science
Organization/Sponsor: Hosted by Ronald Desrosiers
Speaker(s): Jae Jung, University of Southern California
Contact Info: jessica_conner@hms.harvard.edu

Crimson Toastmasters Club

28 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

124 Mount Auburn Street, 3rd Floor, Center for Workplace Development, Cambridge MA. Meeting locations may change bi-weekly; for specific room locations, visit this page: crimson.toastmastersclubs.org…
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 1 – 2 p.m.

Please feel free to join us to observe the flow of the meeting before committing to joining.

Gazette Classification: Support/Social, Wellness/Work Life, Working@Harvard
Organization/Sponsor: Toastmasters International
Cost: Initial dues are pro-rated based on start date. Bi-annual dues are between $35-$40 and cover the cost of the Toastmasters International Magazine and the Competent Communicator/Leadership Manuals.
Contact Info: All Harvard faculty and staff are welcome to attend our bi-weekly meetings. Please RSVP to kimberly_salley@harvard.edu if you'd like to attend a specific meeting.
More info: crimson.toastmastersclubs.org

Walker Evans: Before and After the FSA

28 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

SNLH Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 2 – 4 p.m.

Visiting hours: Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7-9; Thursdays 2-4.

Gazette Classification: Exhibitions
Organization/Sponsor: Mather House

(Men's Lacrosse) Harvard at Holy Cross

28 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 4 – 7 p.m.

Men's Lacrosse: (Men's Lacrosse) Harvard at Holy Cross

Gazette Classification: Athletic

Louis C. Elson Lecture: "The New Common Practice, or, A Life in Unpopular Music"

28 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 5 p.m.

Gazette Classification: Humanities, Lecture, Music
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard University Department of Music
Speaker(s): Alvin Curran, composer
Cost: Free
Contact Info: musicdpt@fas.harvard.edu
More info: www.music.fas.harvard.edu…

The Arithmetic of Revolution: Making Sense of Egypt’s Tumultuous Transition

28 Feb 2012 22:30:00 GMT

Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

This talk has been developed in coordination with Women Making Democracy, a conference organized by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, to be held March 29-30, 2012.

Gazette Classification: Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F Kennedy School of Government
Speaker(s): Dalia Mogahed, director and senior analyst, Abu Dhabi Gallup Center, and executive director and senior analyst, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
Contact Info: middle_east_initiative@hks.harvard.edu, 617.495.5963
More info: belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu…

From Democratic Consensus to Cannibalistic Hordes: The Principles of Collective Behavior

28 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 6 – 7 p.m.

Why do billions of locusts suddenly break into motion? How do ants carry heavy loads and march with orderly precision along densely packed trails? How do flocks of birds and schools of fish select their navigators? And how do we—humans—make decisions as citizens, drivers, and numerous other social situations? Couzin has made major contributions to understanding the dynamics and evolution of collective animal behavior. Free parking available in the 52 Oxford Street garage. Part of the Evolution Matters lecture series. Supported by a gift from Herman and Joan Suit.

Gazette Classification: Education, Environmental Sciences, Lecture, Science, Social Sciences, Special Events
Speaker(s): Iain Couzin, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, Princeton University
Cost: Free and open to the public

ArtisTalk: Vera Lutter

28 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Harvard Art Museums
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 6 – 8 p.m.

In the 1990s, Vera Lutter began to transform rooms into large pinhole cameras in order to create wall-size negative images of architectural subjects. Her ambitious and innovative engagement with this process resonates with Lyonel Feininger’s exploration of the stark contrasts and otherworldly effects of the negative print, which he began to explore at the Bauhaus in the late 1920s.

ArtisTalk is a new six-part series of lectures by and conversations with some of today’s most thought-provoking artists. Artistic practice is an essential form of intellectual inquiry and cultural critique. Contemporary artists have much to say and much to teach about the complex world in which we live.

The spring series will feature three contemporary photographers whose work recalls different aspects of Lyonel Feininger’s photography, which will be the subject of a special exhibition in the Sackler Museum March 30–June 2, 2012

Free admission. Limited complimentary parking at Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street.

Gazette Classification: Art/Design, Humanities, Lecture
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Art Museums
Cost: Free admission.
More info: www.harvardartmuseums.org…

William Belden Noble Lectures

29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Memorial Church, Harvard University
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 7 p.m.

Lecture Title: “Spiritual Landscapes: A Life in Film”

Mormons, Trappist monks, gang kids, McCarthy Era victims, Pope John Paul II, the mentally ill, Presidential candidates, Richard Avedon, 9/11, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Rwandan genocide, forgiveness: a small sampling of the documentary subjects treated by Helen Whitney. Helen Whitney is an award-winning producer, director, and writer of documentaries whose features have aired on PBS, HBO, and ABC. In these lectures, she will talk about her passionate interest in religious experience and her equally passionate fascination with peoples’ lives, especially the lives of outsiders. She will be using her films to illustrate and delineate these spiritual landscapes, which have come to define and enliven her life in film.

Gazette Classification: Film, Humanities, Religion
Organization/Sponsor: The Memorial Church
Speaker(s): Helen Whitney
Cost: Free
Ticket Info: No tickets required
Contact Info: 617.495.5508
More info: www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu…

Wild Swans

29 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center
Tue., Feb. 28, 2012, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Wild Swans is a world premiere stage adaptation of Jung Chang’s astonishing personal memoir and international bestseller. It takes us on a journey from the early days of Communist hope and struggle, through the chaos and confusion of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, to the birth of a superpower. The epic production uses original music, film, puppetry, and dynamic video design. The ensemble of British and American actors of Asian descent includes actress Katie Leung, best known as Harry Potter’s girlfriend Cho Chang in the film series, playing Er-Hong, the character based on Jung Chang. This gut-wrenching story of one family's struggle through ever changing political and social conditions raises questions about how far we are willing to go to protect our family and our principles. heck website for specific performance dates and times.

Gazette Classification: Theater
Organization/Sponsor: American Repertory Theater
Directed By: Sacha Wares
Written By: Jung Chang, adapted by Alexandra Wood
Cost: $25 and up
Ticket Web Link: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…
Ticket Info: 617.547.8300
More info: www.americanrepertorytheater.org…