applications to attend TEDxUIUC. Christian Nam helps put this together I believe and last year they did an amazing job. Get on it. // SEANOhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dbTMpn14RcClG3ABJozZa6c3toGSa3E6uOQBNjno1MM/viewform
- Feb 23-27 // Maggie Koerth-Baker // Allen Hall // SEANO
Monday, Feb. 24
- 12:00 pm // CU Women in Tech Industry Luncheon Featuring Ann Peedikayil, Senior Engineer, Advanced Virtual Product Development at Caterpillar Inc. // EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive // ROSHNI
- 12:00pm// Roundtable Panel Discussion with Members of Chicago Consular Corps: “The EU’s Big Bang and Beyond: A Decade after Eastern Enlargement”// Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln, Urbana// Free// JOEY
- 12:00 pm // Sonya Renee "My Body is Not An Apology" Leading a Radical Self Love and Body Empowerment Movement // Women's Resources Center // PUJA
Puja: If you
met her today though, you wouldn’t necessarily know that she went through any
of this. She spoke with a confidence that commanded the entire room. Spoken
word poetry was the thing that she discovered in 2003 that seemed to change her
whole life.
Maggie: Sonya Taylor gave a spoken performance of different
poems she has written related to different body issues. This week is eating
disorder awareness week, so all of Sonya's poems were about body image,
self-love and just general life topics.
Anne: A line that
stuck out to me before Sonya had began to read her poems was “something
something… it’s like herpes but happier”.
Kelly: quote from a speaker: “We are as perfect as perfect
as perfect can be.”
Roshni: This put my life into perspective and how much I
should have a different attitude when it comes to trying new things and taking
good risks. She really was effective at motivating the crowd with her relatable
stories, since self esteem is something everyone struggles with at some time.- 4:00pm// Nutritional Sciences 500 Seminar// 180 Bevier Hall// Free// JOEY
- 6:00 PM // Food Safety: From Garden Gates to Dinner Plates // University of Illinois Extension, 801 N. Country Fair Drive, Champaign // ALEX
- 6:00pm // "Cooking the Ideal Way" Cooking Show // Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center 1501 S. Neil St Champaign // ALEX
- 7:00 pm // Sonya Renee "My Body is Not An Apology" Spoken Word Performance // Courtyard Cafe // KELLY
Tuesday, Feb. 25
- 11:00am - 11:50am // UIUC: Psychology of Spending // Main Library, Library 314 // KELLY
- 12:00 pm // CU Women in Tech Industry Luncheon Featuring Ann Peedikayil, Senior Engineer, Advanced Virtual Product Development at Caterpillar Inc. // EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive // ROSHNI
Wednesday, Feb. 26
- 12:00pm - 12:50 pm // Ethics in Survey Research// 505 E. Green St., Champaign, IL Room 201// CHRIS
- 5:00 p.m. // "Taking the Humanities Public: A Conversation with Mark Leff & Rebecca Ginsburg" // Saunders Lounge, 131 Saunders Hall , PAR ( 902 W.
College Court, Urbana) // LINDA
- 6:00pm-7:30// Mirror Mirror on the Wall...// Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana// CHRIS
- 6:00pm-7:30// Mirror Mirror on the Wall...// Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana// CHRIS
Thursday, Feb. 27
- all day // Feb 27, 2014 - Mar 1, 2014 // Annual Graduate Symposium on Women’s and Gender History // Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL // Free // CATE
- 12:00 pm // Writing a Great Internship Description // EnterpriseWorks, Conference Room 130 // ANNE
- 12:00pm-1:00// How to attract the right candidate // EnterpriseWorks Conference Room 130, 60 Hazelwood Drive Champaign, IL 61820// LINDSEY
- 12:00 pm // Lecture Series: Coconut controversies in Esmeraldas Ecuador // 101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign // JILL
- 5:00pm Krannert Uncorked KAM // Lindsey
Lindsey: wine tasting krannert
I turned 21 one week ago so
I was particularly interested in attending this event as I have never been to a
wine tasting before
Alex: The leaflet that we were given with information
about Tuscan Hills Winery in Effingham made it looks like a nice romantic
little place to check out, and luckily if i ever go, i'll know which wine to
order!
- 5:30 pm // La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada, Urbana // ROSHNI- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm // I-Journey Workshop: A Campus Divide // 1051 Lincoln Hall // PUJA
- 7:00 pm // Trivia Night: Love is in the Air // Illini Union Food Court // BRIGITTA
- 8:00pm // Coffee House Series // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe // Free // CATE
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| Chris, Brigitte, Jill |
Corie: All without touching a button, you just tell the
glass what to do - " Glass, take a picture" and the glass takes a
picture
Corie broke her ankle and is back in
Chicago having surgery. We made a deal for
3 Ted talks in lieu of one real-time lecture
Friday, Feb. 28
- time unknown // Porch Project: Oral storytelling // Figure One // SEANO
this event qualifies for credit for non-art majors. art majors will probably go anyway.
- 12:00pm // Conversation Cafe: The Rhyme and Rhythm of Faith and Justice // Women's Resources Center // PUJA
- 4:30pm-9 pm // GlobalFest 2014: A Celebration of World Languages & Cultures // Normal Community West High School, 501 N Parkside Rd., Normal, Illinois // BRIGITTA
- 6:00pm-9pm // Sound Workshop // Shatterglass Studios, Downton Champaign 309 S. Neil St. // BRiAN
- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm // Augusta Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children's Literacy and Literature // 126 LIS Building // ANNE
- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm // 2014 Gryphon Lecture - Augustana Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children’s Literacy and Literature // 126 LIS Building// JILL
- 7:30 pm // The Demo // Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse // MAGGIE
Saturday, Mar. 1
- 7:30 pm // Venice Baroque Orchestra // Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall // MAGGIE
- 8:00pm // Titanic Players // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe // $2 with student ID // CATE
Cate: The second group was much
better and probably the best over all. They had really good chemistry and kept
things simple and clean. The most funny joke of theirs and of the night was
probably a “yo momma” joke. It was simple, unexpected and executed well.
- 10:30 pm (8:30 registration begins) //Natural Resources Building, East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL // ROSHNI
Sunday, Mar. 2
- 12:00pm // Conversation Cafe: The Rhyme and Rhythm of Faith and Justice // Women's Resources Center // PUJA
- 4:30pm-9 pm // GlobalFest 2014: A Celebration of World Languages & Cultures // Normal Community West High School, 501 N Parkside Rd., Normal, Illinois // BRIGITTA
- 6:00pm-9pm // Sound Workshop // Shatterglass Studios, Downton Champaign 309 S. Neil St. // BRiAN
- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm // Augusta Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children's Literacy and Literature // 126 LIS Building // ANNE
- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm // 2014 Gryphon Lecture - Augustana Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children’s Literacy and Literature // 126 LIS Building// JILL
- 7:30 pm // The Demo // Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse // MAGGIE
Saturday, Mar. 1
- 7:30 pm // Venice Baroque Orchestra // Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall // MAGGIE
Lindsey: venice baroque orchestra
It is recognized as one of
the premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. The orchestra
has frequant radio broadcasts and have also been seen on BBC, ARTE, NTR and NHK
Brian: This was also the first performance I have ever seen
at Krannert. What I found extremely interesting was some of the instruments
that were used. Some of which I have never seen before. The opera singer also
had an amazing voice with great tone. Listening to this MAN sing such high
pitched notes was incredible. A performance like this is something I would
highly recommend to someone and hope to go again!
- 7:30 PM // Lohri Celebration // ARC // ROSHNI- 8:00pm // Titanic Players // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe // $2 with student ID // CATE
Cate: The second group was much
better and probably the best over all. They had really good chemistry and kept
things simple and clean. The most funny joke of theirs and of the night was
probably a “yo momma” joke. It was simple, unexpected and executed well.- 10:30 pm (8:30 registration begins) //Natural Resources Building, East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL // ROSHNI
Sunday, Mar. 2
- 3:00pm// UI Philharmonia// Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall// $4-$10// JOEY
Joey: As for the performance itself, I don't think I was really quite as invested in it as I was the ceiling. That isn't meant to be critical. I thought the music was nice, it was quite beautiful really. But I couldn't say I was 'taken' by it, and I think that might have been due to the many thoughts and anxieties running through my head.
Joey: As for the performance itself, I don't think I was really quite as invested in it as I was the ceiling. That isn't meant to be critical. I thought the music was nice, it was quite beautiful really. But I couldn't say I was 'taken' by it, and I think that might have been due to the many thoughts and anxieties running through my head.
Feb. 24 // 7:00 pm // Sonya Renee "My Body is Not An Apology" Spoken Word Performance // Courtyard Cafe // KELLY
ReplyDeleteSonya Renee Taylor, founder of "The Body is Not an Apology", will give a spoken word performance at the Courtyard Cafe. "The Body is Not an Apology" is an international radical self-love and body empowerment movement created as a resource to promote, demonstrate, and assist people of all genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities and sizes in accepting and embracing the magnificence of their mental, physical and spiritual bodies. Paid for by the Student Cultural Programming Fee.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/500?eventId=31517478&calMin=201402&cal=20140217&skinId=1
I believe there is also a corresponding Dish It Up program at the Women's Resources Center that day at 12 PM, if anyone is interested.
DeleteFeb. 24 // 12:00 pm // Sonya Renee "My Body is Not An Apology" Leading a Radical Self Love and Body Empowerment Movement // Women's Resources Center // PUJA
Sonya Renee Taylor presents: My Body Is Not an Apology: Leading a Radical Self Love and Body Empowerment Movement. Enjoy a complimentary meal. Each Dish It Up program offers vegan and vegetarian food options. Should you require any additional accommodations (assistance with food and seating, large print programs, an ASL interpreter, visual/audio assistance, etc.), please contact us at your earliest convenience. Paid for by the Student Cultural Programming Fee.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2345?eventId=31351181&calMin=201402&cal=20140218&skinId=2292
The event I attended this week was titled “My Body is Not An Apology” which was written by Sonya Renee Taylor. Maggie and I attended this event because it was one of the few that fit within our time schedule this week. However, by the end, we were beyond happy that we chose this event for the week. This event started off with an open mic type deal where people in the audience could read their own poems. It was neat to hear the voice be read by the writer of each poem, it was a unique experience. When it was time for Sonya to start, the crowd was ready. Sonya got the entire crowd screaming in the union café and it was a great start to her event. Sonya was hilarious; she made the entire crowd crack up within seconds of starting to read her first poem. She was so enthusiastic and excited, it helped that she was using an ‘everyday voice’ instead of the normal ‘poetry voice’. Tonya read several poems that she had written, she knew them all in her head, which was neat, sometimes, and I felt as if she was just talking to the crowd. I had forgotten that she was reciting poetry. Tonya spoke about her life, her stories and her personal experiences that she is faced with on a daily basis. Even though this event was themed around the body image, this event was just uplifting and exciting. I cannot express into words how much I was cracking up. The crowd was a very interesting group of people but I think that is what made it all just so fun. Maggie and I had a blast and I wish I could attend more events by Sonya in the future. One poem in particular that I was really interested in was one that she referred to as a ‘Dr. Seuss with Condoms’ type of poem. Imagine that. A line that stuck out to me before Sonya had began to read her poems was “something something… it’s like herpes but happier”.
DeleteThis week, Anne and I attended "My Body is Not an Apology" in the Union. IT WAS AWESOME! Sonya Taylor gave a spoken performance of different poems she has written related to different body issues. This week is eating disorder awareness week, so all of Sonya's poems were about body image, self-love and just general life topics. I loved every minute of it. Before Sonya performed, they did an open mic segment for anyone in the community who wished to read something, and this was very enjoyable. Some of these poems were about suicide, women's health and being a curvy woman. When Sonya performed, she engaged with the crowd and would do Q & A portions between her poems. At one point, she told someone in the crowd that getting professional therapy is one of the best choices she's ever made. She said doing this saves her life, and helps her see things from different points of view. This really made me happy because I plan on being a social worker or counselor in the future! Overall, I am so glad we chose this event to attend. It luckily just worked with Anne and I's schedule, and it ended up being one of my favorite events so far.
DeleteThis week, I attended the spoken word performance by Sonya Renee at the Courtyard Café, called “My Body is Not An Apology.” The title of the event definitely pulled me in; I’ve always been interested in the way American society especially demonizes the human form. Spoken word is something I’m familiar with, although I had never seen it in person prior to attending this event.
DeleteThe event featured a number of different speakers who shared one or two poems each. All of the speakers were women and all included themes of love and acceptance for one’s self. For some of the speakers, this meant celebrating their physical imperfections (especially cellulite), for others, this meant finding beauty in their sexual orientation despite outside judgment. All of the performers were extremely passionate, though I found myself more drawn to those who memorized their poems as opposed to those who read from an iPad.
I wrote down a few lines that stood out to me during the event:
“Bask in the flow of fluorescent lights.”
“Leave the lines messy.”
“It’s true. I did the math; you belong.”
“We are as perfect as perfect as perfect can be.”
“You are never alone.”
“Your skin smelled like holy water. My life is dehydrated.”
“I wonder how many songs have claimed to know you.”
This week I attended "My Body is not an Apology" by Sonya Renee in the Women's Resource Center. Sonya Renee began her talk explaining her background and how that has affected her self esteem and personality today. She was born into a family where her mother was a drug addict and her father was in the army. She was also bullied about her weight and race throughout her childhood. Along with all that she was diagnosed with alopecia. Although she went through a lot of pain, she used her struggles to make herself stronger. She was able to take control of her fears and not let them rule over her decisions. She chose to listen to the voice that said "she can do it" rather than the one that said she can't. As a result she decided to put herself out there and perform in poetry competitions and battles. Even though she was afraid, she realized after how much she enjoyed putting herself out there and expressing herself through her passion for poetry. She began a movement called radical self love where she encouraged individuals across the globe to practice a 30 day movement full of exercises to foster self love. She became a motivational speaker and poet across the globe. I thought it was perfect that she came to a college campus where self esteem and growth is such an important part of the college journey. I know I have grown so much in the last four years and learned a great deal about myself. I know that insecurities are tested and self worth is something I really thought about. It was so refreshing to see someone speak about maintaining such a positive attitude even after going through so much pain and suffering. This put my life into perspective and how much I should have a different attitude when it comes to trying new things and taking good risks. She really was effective at motivating the crowd with her relatable stories, since self esteem is something everyone struggles with at some time. I loved her talk and I am looking forward to listening to her live poetry sometime!
Delete“I’m here and I deserve to be acknowledged.”
DeleteThese words by Sonya Renee Taylor really struck a chord within me. I went to go hear her speak at the Women’s Resources Center earlier this week, and she is the founder of The Body is Not An Apology movement.
Her mother was a crack addict and her father was in the military. Taylor says she grew up with a body that was already low on the social hierarchy scale—she was black, bigger, and losing hair due to her Traction Alopecia condition. The women in her family always seemed to be on a diet, trying to achieve the ideal state of being thick (not too skinny, not too fat). Still, she managed to think she was fine for the most part, until she realized she was not being herself sometimes. She went through periods of her life that involved hyper-visibility and invisibility regarding her image.
If you met her today though, you wouldn’t necessarily know that she went through any of this. She spoke with a confidence that commanded the entire room. Spoken word poetry was the thing that she discovered in 2003 that seemed to change her whole life.
For her, there were two voices within her that always conflicted. There is the one that says, “No, I’m good” and there is the other that says, “Just do it.” Taylor encouraged us to listen to the latter because it opens up a world of possibilities. In regards to body image, she found small but powerful ways of doing this. For instance, The Body is Not An Apology movement created a social media trend known as “bad picture Monday” that encourages you to post an unattractive photo of yourself. Sadly, I realized that this is actually something that so few people would actually do. You may hate the picture, but the take away message is to realize that you’re still worthy. And at the same time, Taylor thinks it is important to celebrate the person that you are, because self-love is radical.
feb. 27 // 12:00 pm // Lecture Series: Coconut controversies in Esmeraldas Ecuador // 101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
ReplyDeleteSponsored by the Center fro Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALCS).
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/7?eventId=31596620&calMin=201402&cal=20140216&skinId=1
feb. 28 // 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm // 2014 Gryphon Lecture - Augustana Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children’s Literacy and Literature // 126 LIS Building
ReplyDeleteMichelle Martin, the inaugural Augusta Baker Endowed Chair in Childhood Literacy at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present the 2014 Gryphon Lecture, "Augusta Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children's Literacy and Literature." The Gryphon Lecture is free and open to the public. Illinois educators are eligible to receive CPDU recognition for attendance. A reception in the GSLIS East Foyer will follow the presentation.
Feb. 25 // 11:00am - 11:50am // UIUC: Psychology of Spending // Main Library, Library 314 // KELLY
ReplyDeleteDo you ever feel overwhelmed with choices? What motivates consumers to spend money? How do people make financial decisions? Through this workshop, USFSCO's Student Money Management Center explores the "Psychology of Spending" by looking at multiple factors that effect a consumer's decision to spend. Advertising, culture, media values, family dynamics and even transaction methods can all play roles in how you choose to spend your money.
Registration required.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/500?eventId=31688592&calMin=201402&cal=20140217&skinId=1
Feb. 25// 6:00-7:30// Mirror Mirror on the Wall...// Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana// CHRIS
ReplyDeleteAn exploration of different ideals of beauty and health that international students may have based on their own cultures and the ways in which these may agree or conflict with the ideals in the US culture. This will be a forum to have a discussion and provide information that can support international students in navigating conflicting cultural messages about health and beauty.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/500?eventId=31690214&calMin=201402&cal=20140217&skinId=1
Feb. 25// 12:00 - 12:50 pm // Ethics in Survey Research// 505 E. Green St., Champaign, IL Room 201// CHRIS
ReplyDeleteEthics in Survey Research. One of a series of five intermediate seminars in survey research methodology. This seminar will provide an overview of ethical considerations in the conduct of survey research. Some of the topics to be discussed include informed consent, confidentiality, interviewer training and oversight, refusal conversion, and secondary research subjects.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/500?eventId=31158291&calMin=201402&cal=20140217&skinId=1
feb. 28 // 7 pm // Trivia Night: Love is in the Air // Illini Union Food Court // BRIGITTA
ReplyDeleteCome out and test your knowledge on the history and future of romance!
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/7?eventId=29684390&calMin=201402&cal=20140216&skinId=1
feb. 28 // 4:30-9 pm // GlobalFest 2014: A Celebration of World Languages & Cultures // Normal Community West High School, 501 N Parkside Rd., Normal, Illinois // BRIGITTA
ReplyDeleteGlobal Fest is a celebration and promotion of the study of world languages and international studies through educational activities connected to the Illinois Learning Standards for students 6th through 12th grades. Global Fest participants learn about and share the knowledge of the world through introductory lessons in languages of Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East; interactive cultural activities and performances; arts and crafts displays; global knowledge competitions, and exhibits.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/7?eventId=31008116&calMin=201402&cal=20140210&skinId=1
Feb 28 // 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm // Augusta Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children's Literacy and Literature // 126 LIS Building // ANNE
ReplyDelete2014 Gryphon Lecture - Augusta Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children's Literacy and Literature
Michelle Martin, the inaugural Augusta Baker Endowed Chair in Childhood Literacy at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present the 2014 Gryphon Lecture, "Augusta Baker and the Art of Storytelling: Gateway to Children's Literacy and Literature." The Gryphon Lecture is free and open to the public. Illinois educators are eligible to receive CPDU recognition for attendance. A reception in the GSLIS East Foyer will follow the presentation.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/7?eventId=31551332&calMin=201402&cal=20140216&skinId=1
Feb 27 // 12:00 pm // Writing a Great Internship Description // EnterpriseWorks, Conference Room 130 // ANNE
ReplyDeleteAs part of the preparations for the Research Park Career Fair in April, Career Services professionals from the University of Illinois will lead a hands-on workshop on how to craft great job descriptions for internships and advertise your positions to best attract students to your company. They will also share Career Fair best practice tips. All Research Park companies are welcome to attend. Lunch will be served.
Register for this event at http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/7?eventId=31632091&calMin=201402&cal=20140216&skinId=1
Feb 28 // 6pm-9pm // Sound Workshop // Shatterglass Studios, Downton Champaign 309 S. Neil St. // BRiAN
ReplyDeleteSound Workshop
We’ll be hosting a FREE Sound workshop on Feb. 28th from 6pm to 9pm at Shatterglass Studios in Downtown Champaign. The workshop will feature Chicago Sound professional Mario Coletta (The Dark Knight, The Unborn) teaching the basics of recording sound for film and video. They will be bringing all of their sound equipment for demonstration and hands-on teaching. Shatterglass Studios is located at 309 South Neil Street, directly to the south of Champaign Surplus.
Did anybody go to this? Because, I did... but it didn't happen. I got there and Shatterglass was closed. I'm just wondering if it got rescheduled or if I just had the wrong place wrong time. It sounds cool though, so if it did get rescheduled I'd like to know.
DeleteFeb 28 // 12pm // Conversation Cafe: The Rhyme and Rhythm of Faith and Justice // Women's Resources Center // PUJA
ReplyDeleteOften our modern discourses pit people of faith against progressive movements toward equity and justice. The conflicts of people from marginalized social groups with religious and faith communities are also frequently highlighted. This dialogue will focus on historical and modern illustrations of how faith has been marshaled to both motivate and inform social justice activism.
Speaker: Dr. Dafina-Lazarus Stewart, Bowling Green State University
Location: Women's Resources Center, 703 S. Wright St., 2nd fl., Champaign, IL 61820
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2040?eventId=31464342&calMin=201402&cal=20140218&skinId=3926
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ReplyDeleteFeb 27 // 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm // I-Journey Workshop: A Campus Divided // 1051 Lincoln Hall // PUJA
ReplyDeleteA Campus Divided: Who, Where, & Why We Segregate explores group dynamics on campus with the goal to increase our awareness and understanding of “self-segregation.” I-Journey workshops are peer developed, peer led workshops covering a variety of topics. Facilitated by pool of trained student-facilitators, I-Journey workshops explore issues of social identity, exclusion/inclusion, and being an ally. Join us for our series Thursdays at 7pm
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2040?eventId=31581338&calMin=201402&cal=20140218&skinId=3926
March 1 // 7:30 pm // Venice Baroque Orchestra // Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall // MAGGIE
ReplyDeleteEVENT INFO : Born from the enjoyment of making music together and committed to the rediscovery of 17th- and 18th-century masterpieces, the Venice Baroque Orchestra returns with countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, who ranges with supreme confidence between nuanced storytelling and brilliant technical passages.
Cost: $10-$38
Sponsored by: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Contact: Krannert Center Ticket Office 217/333-6280 or 800/KCPATIX kran-tix@illinois.edu
http://www.krannertcenter.com/performance.aspx?id=201371895911147128174106178
This week I attended the Venice Baroque Orchestra. I was really blown away by this show. I said in the second row of the balcony so I had a good view but not an up-close view. This was in the great hall (main stage) and it was about 3/4 of the way full when it started at around 7:45. They began with two instrumental pieces and then an opera singer came in for the rest of the show. I began to read the summary of the VBO in the pamphlet and this is what made me really impressed. I didn't realize I was watching an orchestra who travels all over the world all year. This group has been to London, Dijon, Brussels, Paris, Athens, Siena, Italy, Russia, Korea, Japan, South America. The orchestra was founded in 1997 by Baroque scholar and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon. It is recognized as one of the premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. The orchestra has frequant radio broadcasts and have also been seen on BBC, ARTE, NTR and NHK. I really enjoyed going to this this week and would love to go to another performance at Krannert for another week.
DeleteI attended the Venice Baroque Orchestra. This was definitely a unique experience and something I have never seen before. I loved the way the orchestra moved with the music. The event was held in the Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center. The hall was not overly crowed which I found to be very relaxing and comfortable. This was also the first performance I have ever seen at Krannert. What I found extremely interesting was some of the instruments that were used. Some of which I have never seen before. The opera singer also had an amazing voice with great tone. Listening to this MAN sing such high pitched notes was incredible. A performance like this is something I would highly recommend to someone and hope to go again!
Delete"performing live gives me such a rush" http://tinypic.com/r/11bn80i/8
DeleteFeb 28 // 7:30 pm // The Demo // Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse // MAGGIE
ReplyDeleteEVENT INFO: A 1968 demo by Douglas C. Engelbart and researchers at Stanford Research Institute shaped our modern computer technology. Composer and performer Mikel Rouse, creative colleagues, the eDream Institute, and Krannert Center harness today's digital media technology in this dynamic hybrid theatre form.
Cost: $10-$30
Contact: Krannert Center Ticket Office kran-tix@illinois.edu 217/333-6280 or 800/KCPATIX
http://www.krannertcenter.com/performance.aspx?id=201371895911116128174106178
Feb 25 // 12:00 pm // CU Women in Tech Industry Luncheon Featuring Ann Peedikayil, Senior Engineer, Advanced Virtual Product Development at Caterpillar Inc. // EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive // ROSHNI
ReplyDeleteCU Women in Tech Industry Luncheon Featuring Ann Peedikayil, Senior Engineer, Advanced Virtual Product Development at Caterpillar Inc.
Date Feb 25, 2014
Time 12:00 pm
Location EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive
Sponsor Research Park
Registration Registration
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Join us for lunch as we hear from Ann Peedikayil who currently works at the Caterpillar Champaign Simulation Center with the Advanced Virtual Product Development group. The Women in Tech lunch events are organized by the Research Park, but open to women in technology fields throughout Champaign County to help provide support, networking, and examples of success. More information is available at: http://researchpark.illinois.edu/events/cu-women-in-tech. Please RSVP to attend.
Feb 27 // 5:30 pm // La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada, Urbana // ROSHNI
ReplyDeleteFrom Tex{t}-Mex to Mextasy to Eyegiene: Televisually Supercharged Hallucination of "Mexicans"
Speaker Prof. William A. Nericcio
Date Feb 27, 2014
Time 5:30 pm
Location La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada, Urbana
Sponsor Dept.of Latina/Latino Studies, La Casa Cultural Latina, Dept. of English, Dept. of Art & Design, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Comparative and World Literature, and Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory
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Professor Nericcio, from San Diego State University, will be giving an exhibition/lecture in which he will discuss the historical archive of Mexican/Latino-themed memorabilia he has collected over many years and written about in various forums. PAID FOR BY THE STUDENT CULTURAL PROGRAMMING FEE
March 1 // 10:30 pm (8:30 registration begins) //Natural Resources Building, East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL // ROSHNI
ReplyDeleteTWS 5k Zombie Chase
Date Mar 1, 2014
Time 10:00 am Registration opens at 8:30
Location Natural Resources Building, East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL
Cost $25
Sponsor The Wildlife Society, Illinois Student Chapter
E-Mail uofi.wildlife.society@gmail.com
Registration Online Registration
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Warning: zombie outbreak! An unsuspecting student took a bite out of a contaminated burger after a late night study session. Now the undead are swarming the University of Illinois campus! Two laps are a necessary test to ensure that you are prepared for survival in this post-apocalyptic world. Do you have what it takes to survive or will you end up zombie chow? In an effort to raise funds for outreach and professional development, The Wildlife Society invites you to participate in this fun event! You can register to run the race or to join the zombie horde that will pursue the runners. Zombie make-up will be available if you can get there by 9:00am. See our website for more details and to register. DO NOT WEAR CLOTHES YOU CARE ABOUT! STAINS ARE A STRONG POSSIBILITY
Feb 24 // 12:00 PM // Room 314A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St // ROSHNI
ReplyDeleteEUC Lecture: UK in the USA: Perspectives and Priorities
Speaker
Steve Bridges, United Kingdom Consul General
Date Feb 24, 2014
Time 12:00 pm
Location
Room 314A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana (maps)
Sponsor
European Union Center
Contact Kim Rice
E-Mail kimrice@illinois.edu
Phone 217-265-7515
Event type Lecture
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Originating Calendar European Union Center Events
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TBA
Bio:
Stephen Bridges took up his posting as Consul General in Chicago in August 2013. Immediately prior to this he was in London leading on Human Resources and workforce issues for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office following a four year stint in the private sector in the renewable energy and natural resources sectors.
Previously, Stephen had substantial appointments throughout Asia, including as British Ambassador to Cambodia (2001 to 2004) and Deputy High Commissioner, Consul General and Trade & Investment Director in Bangladesh (2005 to 2007).
Stephen is a career diplomat, having joined the FCO in 1980. He holds an international relations degree from University of London and an MA in Asia Pacific Studies from University of Leeds. Stephen is joined in Chicago by his wife Kim and their two dogs, Montague and Coco. He is a keen supporter of Plymouth Argyle Football Club.
March 1st // 8pm // Titanic Players // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe // $2 with student ID // Cate
ReplyDeleteImprov comedy performance. I really enjoyed the other group I watched perform a couple weeks ago.
This is the second improv comedy show that I’ve been to (therefore I can be considered and expert). There was a much larger draw to this group’s (Titanic as apposed to Phoenix) show. I’d hoped that this would mean that this show would be better however it was… ehh.
DeleteThey split the performance into three groups. The first was composed to mostly freshman and first year members. The second group was a group that had been together for a year and the third had been together for two years.
The first group was okay. It seemed like most of the laughs were from friends in the audience because only specific areas in the crowd would laugh at certain member’s jokes. There were some very awkward moments where they were not in sync and were not quite sure how to get themselves out of the situation. One of the girls however was super impressive. She acted things out in a super believable way. She also dropped sexual jokes very casually… which I appreciated (much more funny than in your face crude remarks).
The second group was much better and probably the best over all. They had really good chemistry and kept things simple and clean. The most funny joke of theirs and of the night was probably a “yo momma” joke. It was simple, unexpected and executed well.
The third group was not as connected as the others and just kind of fell flat for me.. especially since I was expecting them to be the best since they were the most experienced. It was almost like they couldn’t quite get on the same page.
Overall I laughed and was entertained, however there were moments that I thought were pretty racist and definitely awkward times… more so than the previous comedy group I watched perform.
February 27th // 8pm // Coffee House Series // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe // Free // Cate
ReplyDeleteOpen Mic night for spoken word and performing music and showing talents after.
This week I attended the Coffee House Series at the Illini Union Courtyard Café. This event was an open mic night. Performances of spoken word, music, etc. were to be expected. I arrived to the event with Brigitta and Chris, the lights in the room were dimmed which set the mood and there were rows of chairs facing the stage. A sound crew was positioned in the back of the room.
DeleteThe event was supposed to start at 8:00 pm. We waited together at a table on the side of the room. When 8 o’clock arrived the event had not yet started, after 30 minutes passed no one had showed up to perform. I was surprised tat the event was structured this way. I would have thought that were would have been performers booked in advance, but that was not the case. After waiting for 45 minutes no one showed up to perform, the sound crew starting the tear down, and we left disappointed.
My take away from this event was obvious. I need to be more careful with the events that I pick to go to. Choosing an event that does not rely on volunteer performers is a safer bet.
I attended this event with Chris and Jill. Upon arrival, however, we appeared to be the only ones present aside from a group of kids sitting behind us working on an assignment. The lights on the stage were up while the seating area was dimmed. Tables were placed in the center with rows of chairs facing diagonally inward. Music played as we waited. After maybe 30 minutes of nothing, the sound and lighting crew began to pack up. So I guess you could call this event a flop...
DeleteI just thought it was odd that there were no signs designating the specific event and that there were no participants.
I, as Jill and Brigitta mentioned, joined them in attending attended the Coffee House Series at the Illini Union Courtyard Café. This was the only event that really fit into my schedule this week, which was great, because it sounded quite interesting.
DeleteIt would have been, had it actually happened.We got to the Illini Union at 8pm when it was scheduled, and things were all set up. It looked as if a show was about to begin. The sound and light guys sat at their table in the back preparing for the show that was supposed to be starting. One thing was missing: The people. Nobody showed! The three of us were pretty much the whole crowd. We waited patiently for around 45 min, until the sound and light guys began to close up shop. I learned the lesson that going to an event contingent upon crowd numbers/participation is always a gamble. I would have liked to make a different event, but by this point all my eggs were pretty much in one basket. I hope next week delivers. I have had a rough past two.
TO. Jill Brigitta and Chris
DeleteVERY SORRY THE EVENT I POSTED DID NOT DELIVER. It has happened to me and I know how annoying it is.
Feb 27, 2014 - Mar 1, 2014 // Annual Graduate Symposium on Women’s and Gender History // All Day // Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL // Free // Cate
ReplyDelete"In the Spring of 2000 graduate students from across the UIUC campus convened to discuss their research in Women's and Gender History. Graduate students and faculty in the Department of History founded the Symposium as both a celebration of Women's History Month and a forum to showcase graduate student work on gender and women's history at the University. Since then, the Symposium has continued to promote both the need to study women's lives and the value of gender as a category of analysis. Moreover, the organizing process and the annual meetings have been crucial sites for reflection on and critique of the academy, the discipline of history, and the field of women's and gender history. These conversations have been particularly vital around questions of ethnicity, race, sexuality, class, and community and the types of boundaries operationalized by these categories to structure power and shape history. The Symposium's organizers continue to work to widen the disciplinary, geographic, theoretical, and professional scope of the conference, attracting diverse participants from the UIUC community and around the world. At this, its fourteenth annual meeting, the Symposium has become a respected venue for the discussion of women and gender in historical perspective."
Feb 26// 4pm// Nutritional Sciences 500 Seminar// 180 Bevier Hall// Free// Joey
ReplyDeleteAbbey Benninghoff, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University "Impact of the new total Western diet on colorectal carcinogenesis in mice: Importance of the micronutrient profile and interaction with green tea bioactives" Mini-Theme: Diet and Cancer: Prevention versus Intervention
Feb 24th// 12pm// Roundtable Panel Discussion with Members of Chicago Consular Corps: “The EU’s Big Bang and Beyond: A Decade after Eastern Enlargement”// Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln, Urbana// Free// Joey
ReplyDeleteFeatures three speakers from the Chicago Council.
The Chicago Council:
Founded in 1922 as The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, the Council is one of the oldest and most prominent international affairs organizations in the United States. Independent and nonpartisan, The Chicago Council is committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions to opinion and policy formation, leadership dialogue, and public learning.
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Feb 23-27 // Maggie Koerth-Baker // Allen Hall // SEANO
ReplyDeleteMaggie Koerth-Baker will be a Unit One/Allen Hall Guest-in-Residence February 23-27. All events are open to the public and take place in Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory Drive in Urbana.
Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance science journalist and science editor at BoingBoing.net, one of the most-read blogs in the United States with millions of monthly readers. Her monthly column for The New York Times Magazine covers the intersection between science and culture. Her work has appeared in the magazines Discover, Popular Science, and New Scientist, and on websites for Scientific American and National Geographic News. She is the author of two books: Be Amazing, a tongue-in-cheek self-improvement guide written with the publishers of mental_floss magazine; and Before the Lights Go Out, her new book about how our energy systems were built, how they work today, and how they will influence what we can and can’t do over the next 30 years.
The schedule is as follows:
Sunday, February 23, at 7:00pm – Opening Program: Meet Maggie Koerth-Baker (south rec room)
Monday, February 24, at 7:00pm - Putting the Fun Back in Infrastructure - a tour of the electrical grid, how it works, where it came from, and how it shapes our energy future. (south rec room)
Tuesday, February 25, at 7:00pm - 6 things you can learn from a science journalist - a talk about how to talk to the public
9:00pm – Tea Time: Careers in Journalism (guest apartment)
Wednesday, February 26, at 7:00pm - Why the electric car really died: How the theory of "technological momentum" can give you a totally different view of history (south rec room)
Thursday, February 27, at 7:00pm - Body of Work: Three important things we can learn from the history of human experimentation (south rec room)
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
ReplyDeleteapplications to attend TEDxUIUC. Christian Nam helps put this together I believe and last year they did an amazing job. Get on it.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dbTMpn14RcClG3ABJozZa6c3toGSa3E6uOQBNjno1MM/viewform
The deadline for applying to attend ends March 4th. As Sean said, Get on it.
DeleteFeb 28 // Porch Project: Oral storytelling // Figure One // SEANO
ReplyDeleteOkay this is kind of the art sphere but not reallllly(?) This exhibit opened last week and is more of a social platform than an art piece, but then one could imply that the social interaction is the work. Anyways it might be worth checking out. There's cupcakes next door.
Different event every Friday til 4/4, check your local listings
Friday Feb. 28, 2014
Porch Stories and Other Tales
Join us as we celebrate real and imagined stories via oral narratives, live storytelling, personal histories, and more.
http://visitchampaigncounty.org/calendar/date/social-habitat-porch-project-heather-hart
Rooted in the principles of relational aesthetics, Social Habitat will entirely transform Figure One’s main gallery space into an experiential and experimental environment that invites passersby, students, community members and more to engage with each other, the space itself and various activities unfolding within it.
Artist Heather Hart, in concert with the resources available to the School of Art+ Design within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, will convert Figure One’s main galleries into a space that mimics the spatial dynamics of a residential porch that also serves as a springboard for interdisciplinary learning and engagement. Hart’s use of a porch-like structure serves as a metaphor for a safety zone—a space for communication, open identities, and as a site for self-empowerment and reclamation. Hart desires to present and bear witness to the shifting identities the porch will inhabit as different programming unfolds within, around, below and above its surfaces.
Social Habitat will be a place where segments of community are formed and defined, a place where people congregate to socialize, voice their ideas and concerns or listen to tales long forgotten. More importantly, utilizing a common domestic architectural form, a porch, this exhibition serves as a communal bridge between the University and outlying communities. By asking each participant to engage with the space, which varies depending on the program or area of the structure in which one is situated, Social Habitat encourages an experience of reflection about an individual’s frame of reference and how it inform one’s notions of physical, spatial and psychological identity.
reoccurring feb 24th // 6:00 // "Cooking the Ideal Way" Cooking Show // Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center 1501 S. Neil St Champaign // ALEX
ReplyDelete"Cooking the Ideal Way" Cooking Show with Ideal Protein Chef Daniel Verati Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center 1501 S. Neil St Champaign Trying to eat healthy, but stuck in that chicken and broccoli rut? Have no fear, Chef Verati is coming here! Join Matzner Clinic and JumpStart Weight Loss as they host world-renowned Chef Daniel Verati in an exciting and energetic cooking show. It will change your cooking from boring and bland to delicious and nutritious! Your taste buds will thank you! Chef Verati has more than 20 years of experience in the culinary arts. Three years after losing over 100 pounds and surviving a heart attack, world-renowned Chef Verati cooks up a storm in his new cookbook, Taste the Freedom, presenting more than 250 delicious recipes for a better lifestyle. His passion for healthy eating has inspired millions of people to get back in the kitchen and take pleasure in cooking fresh, nutritious food. In addition to working in a number of famous restaurants around the world, Chef Verati managed his own five-star restaurant and taught in some of the world’s most prestigious cooking schools. Tickets: $10 per person For tickets and more information, contact Matzner Clinic at 217-359-6625 or their Facebok page: https://www.facebook.com/JumpStartMatznerClinic
feb 24th // 6:00 PM // Food Safety: From Garden Gates to Dinner Plates // University of Illinois Extension, 801 N. Country Fair Drive, Champaign // ALEX
ReplyDeletefrom what i understand, this is about using home grown veggies, fruits, etc in your own cooking and how to do so safely.
Food Safety: From Garden Gates to Dinner Plates will be held on February 24 at 6:30 pm at University of Illinois Extension, 801 N. Country Fair Drive, Champaign. A pre-registration fee of $5 for the workshop is required by February 21. Please call the Champaign County Extension Office at 217-333-7672 for more information or check our website at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv. Extension Educators, Leia Kedem, Steve Ayers, and Zack Kennedy will present. Jim Roberts, C-U Public Health will also be available on hand.
March 1st // 7:30 PM // Lohri Celebration // ARC // ROSHNI
ReplyDeleteWell Fear not! The solution to your problem is here!
The Sikh Student Association is holding a
Lohri Celebration Saturday, March 1st at the ARC!
Lohri is a Northern Indian festival that celebrates the end of the Winter Season (which hopefully happens soon in Champaign!). We will spend the night eating delicious Punjabi foods, dancing, and singing! Let's not forget there will also be henna stations and dance performances.
So spread the word! Invite your friends & celebrate Lohri with SSA :)
What: Lohri Celebration
When: Saturday, March 1st from 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Where: ARC Multipurpose Room 6
FREE ADMISSION, FREE FOOD, AND FREE EVERYTHING
"Taking the Humanities Public: A Conversation with Mark Leff & Rebecca Ginsburg"
ReplyDeleteDate: February 26, 2014 Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: Saunders Lounge, 131 Saunders Hall , PAR ( 902 W. College Court, Urbana) "Taking the Humanities Public: A Conversation with Mark Leff & Rebecca Ginsburg"
Date: February 26, 2014 Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: Saunders Lounge, 131 Saunders Hall , PAR ( 902 W. College Court, Urbana)
Date: February 26, 2014 Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: Saunders Lounge, 131 Saunders Hall , PAR ( 902 W. College Court, Urbana)
This event is free and open to the public. Presented in collaboration with Intersections Living Learning Community.
Event Poster.
About this event:
How do the Humanities Matter Beyond the University?
How do University of Illinois Humanities Professors Make Positive Changes in Their Community Every Day?
Come hear two prominent UI faculty members who are passionate about engaging audiences outside the university's walls. Learn how studying and teaching the humanities fuels their outreach and helps make a tangible difference in the lives of those around them. Get the inside scoop from Professors Mark Leff (History) and Rebecca Ginsburg (Education), who will share their experiences teaching members of the Urbana-Champaign community whose incomes are at or below the poverty line (Odyssey Project), or men incarcerated at the Danville Correctional Center (Education Justice Project). Join us for an informal conversation about community engagement and the humanities as life-changing disciplines.
This session offers an opportunity for all interested undergraduates, no matter their majors, to share in the excitement of the great breadth of work done by humanities professors near you. Pizza and, of course, ice cream (scoops!) will be served.
About the speakers:
Rebecca Ginsburg is a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Education Justice Project, the campus’ prison education program. She received her Bachelors degree in English from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, her JD from the University of Michigan Law School, and a PhD in Architectural History from the University of California at Berkeley. It was while she was a graduate student at Berkeley that she first became involved in prison education. At the University of Illinois, she is on the faculty of the Department of Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership and the Department of Landscape Architecture. She teaches courses on the Atlantic slave trade, the history of prisons, and education and social justice. She is currently working on a book project about the Education Justice Project. Rebecca has been a resident of Urbana-Champaign for almost 9 years. She shares a house with her husband, William Sullivan, daughters Anna (6) and Isabella (3) and stepson Eamon (14). It is her great pride that her children believe that it is normal for a university professor to teach in a prison.
Before and since his recent retirement from the UIUC History Department, Mark Leff has taken his interests in U.S. political and social history on the road, including teaching gigs in the IPRH-supported Odyssey initiative (Champaign-Urbana community outreach) and the OLLI program for retirees, along with workshops for high school teachers and the Education Justice Program.
Feb. 27// 12:00-1:00// How to attract the right candidate // EnterpriseWorks Conference Room 130, 60 Hazelwood Drive Champaign, IL 61820// LINDSEY
ReplyDeleteOur colleagues from Career Services will review how to best promote the opportunities available in your company to attract the right candidate. Whether for internships, part-time or full time positions, crafting a detailed and focused job description is key to attracting the best talent. Come have some lunch and learn from the experts! Geared towards Research Park companies.
http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/3462?eventId=31542320&calMin=201402&cal=20140224&skinId=8218
Krannery Uncorked // 5:00pm //Stage 5 Krannert // LINDSEY
ReplyDeletehttp://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/7?eventId=31006825&calMin=201402&cal=20140224&skinId=1
At Krannert Uncorked, Stage 5 is the crossroads to gather, make connections, and try a new wine.
This week I attended Krannert Uncorked. This is a weekly wine tasting held in the lobby at Krannert with samples of red, white and rose wine accompanied with unlimited amounts of cheese and crackers. I turned 21 one week ago so I was particularly interested in attending this event as I have never been to a wine tasting before. It was kind of exciting for me, especially because I went with Alex and Liz. When we arrived they carded us and then asked us what type of wine we would like to sample. I took the white wine. The person behind the counter went on to describe the winery that this wine was from. The place is called Tuscan Hills Winery based out of Effingham, IL, not far from Champaign. Tuscan Hills Winery started out as a local farm family and has now become a successful winery in southern Illinois. The lady told me a little bit about the wine (that the rose was their most popular) and also about the atmosphere of the Winery. It is a relaxing environment there she said and she encouraged me to stop by if I was ever in the area. The wine was pretty good. The cheese was very good. Usually there is a live performance going on during this wine tasting every Thursday but this past week there was not. We sat at a small table amongst a lot of other people. There seemed to be Thursday regulars that stopped by. When I finished my white wine I went on to try the rose and I decided that I like the white a great deal more. After the wine tasting was over I walked around and took some photos of Krannert. It is really beautiful inside there.
DeleteThis week, i attended the weekly wine tasting at Krannert center for the performing arts. If i had known there was free wine and cheese every week, i would have been there ages ago! Anyhow, Lindsey, Liz, and I attended in hopes of learning a bit more about local wineries and the types of wine that are produced in central Illinois. We all started with the dry white, which was pretty tasty. This gave me high hopes for my next two tastes, the dry red and rose. Unfortunately, both of those were pretty harsh.. The dry red tasted like gasoline and the rose tasted like communion wine mixed with koolaid.. The cheese, however (which was provided by krannert), was pretty good. I'm excited to go back next week, (hell, free wine!) because they feature different wineries and distributors. There should also be a musical group, which was not present on wednesday when we went. The leaflet that we were given with information about Tuscan Hills Winery in Effingham made it looks like a nice romantic little place to check out, and luckily if i ever go, i'll know which wine to order!
DeleteThis week I combined multiple TED videos on technology and social media on how it is affecting our everyday lives.
ReplyDeleteThe first video I watched was explaining Google's new invention, Google Glass ( http://www.ted.com/talks/sergey_brin_why_google_glass.html ). I've been hearing about google glass through social media, but it was interesting to hear from, Sergey Brin on why they made the product and the ideas behind it. A product that you wear like glasses, a tiny screen in your right corner of your vision makes it possible to take pictures, video record, skype, see directions, google - pretty much anything you can think of, these glasses can do. All without touching a button, you just tell the glass what to do - " Glass, take a picture" and the glass takes a picture. Google's main reason for creating this was the idea that they hate people looking down at their phones, not being able to interact with others and being unsocial. While this seemed amazing, I personally hate it, it's turing us humans into technology freaks. After spending the time reading the comments, the population was split on the idea of this product. Many stated that technology was starting to overtake our lives.
This lead me to watch, Sherry Turkle: Connected but Alone. ( http://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html ) Describing how we have let social media and technology take over our lives, and as humans we are now excepting of being alone. We use facebook posts, twitter and comments as an acceptable way of communication. She implies that the internet and technology is not done changing, and we have the chance to reshape it into a way that doesn't take over our lives. The comments on this video agreed with Turkle, giving examples on how they have seen starting to affect generations.
This took me to my last video, Adam Ostrow: After your final status update, ( http://www.ted.com/talks/adam_ostrow_after_your_final_status_update.html ). This video was strange, and I hope it never comes true. Ostrow talked about the possibility of a program going through old facebook statuses, tweets and instagram photos to generate future status after you are deceased. Being able to create holograms of our loved ones based off of previous social media input - creating a digital immortally. My question, who wants this? Will this bring people closure? A reminder of who they were, or what they would be doing today if their lives weren't over. To me, it goes against the complexity of humans and should not be allowed. Seeing this video was created in 2011 and have not heard of this, I am confident this idea is dying out.
Interesting to hear the perspective of those trying to push our technology farther and others telling us to pull back. Especially those that comment on the videos agreeing that technology is going to far.
March 2nd// 3pm// UI Philharmonia// Krannert Center, Foellinger Great Hall// $4-$10// Joey
ReplyDeleteThe versatile musicians of this orchestra play works ranging from new avant-garde pieces to classics of the literature.
It had been a while since I'd gone to Krannert, so I was glad to be going there today. Foellinger Great Hall is a beautiful room. I sat down just before the first piece was about to start, and as I sat there I was pretty taken with the Hall. The seats are all staggered without uniformity, presumably to help people see. The carpet provides a soft, quieting layer to the room, and maybe I am overreacting, but how cool is it that the Great Hall has carpet? I find that funny, although I suppose it is to enhance the acoustics. Same for the ceiling. I think I could look at that ceiling for the rest of my life. The angular, disorienting planes up above definitely held my attention for a large portion of the performance. You might think it seems kind of irrelevant and unimportant for me to go on about the room. Probably true. Honestly, I was kind of surprised by how taken by it I was too, until I remembered that I was wearing my relatively newly prescribed glasses. So, just saying, wow they work really well.
DeleteAs for the performance itself, I don't think I was really quite as invested in it as I was the ceiling. That isn't meant to be critical. I thought the music was nice, it was quite beautiful really. But I couldn't say I was 'taken' by it, and I think that might have been due to the many thoughts and anxieties running through my head. In this case, the music didn't assume the role of a soundtrack to my racing mind, breathing emotional life to my thoughts or bringing me to tears with magnified sentimentality. Again, that isn't meant to be critical. I didn't exactly offer myself up to be affected in such a way, and that's my fault and my loss. I felt stressed and unresponsive, and I left early. But one thing I did enjoy was the walk back to my dorm. It was cold, but I suited up. And as I walked I had a chance to relax a bit. I knew I was in transit, so dropping everything right there and working wasn't really possible, and so wasn't a pressure. That was nice. Because I can't say I took much away from the rest of my Mining Excursion today, I'll just say that I appreciated the chance to walk and let my mind go for 10 minutes.
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