Special Events

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Monthly Events Calendar | Sport Schedules

 

ART, CERAMICS, PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC

City Gallery:
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday Admission Free. For more information, call (408) 298-2181 x3890

Check it out the LINUS PAULING Exhibit at http://www.paulingexhibit.org.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION, 2000

ROOTS/RAICES: OUR AFRICAN AND MEXICAN HERITAGE- SYMPOSIUM

Lecture: Charles Murry, SJCC Political Science and Ethnic Studies Instructor, Ancient Connections.- The Giant Stone Heads
Lecture: Steven Millner, SJSU Professor of African-American Studies, Africa and the State of Vera Cruz

Wednesday, February 2, 2000 - 12 noon - 1 p.m. - College Theater

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Lecture: Jean Libby, SJCC History and Ethnic Studies Instructor: PalenquesICimarrones: Resistance to Slavery in Colonial Mexico
Lecture/slide presentation: Anthony Powell, Black Military Historian and Creator of the "Portraits in Black" exhibit: Through My Grandfather's Eyes: The Ties That Bind (a discussion of the history of the "Buffalo Soldiers")

Wednesday, February 9, 2000 - 11 a.m. - 12 noon - Community Room

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Lecture/panel discussion: Arturo Villareal, EVC Instructor of Ethnic Studies and Anthropology,
Steven Millner, SJSU Professor of African-American Studies, and others: We Shall
OvercomelNosotros Venceremos.- The Chicano Movement and Its Relationship to the Black Power
Movement: 1960's to the Present

Wednesday - February 23, 2000 - 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. - College Community Room

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READING/GOSPELFEST

Sheila Robinson, Gospel music hostess and author,
Bibleway Christian Center Choir
St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church Adult Choir
BLACK CATS (Black Children against Tobacco and Second-Hand Smoke) dance troupe

Sunday, February 6, 2000 - 4:30-6:30 p.m. - College Theater
Admission: $5 children and SJCC students; all others $ 1 0

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POET
Quincy Troupe

Tuesday, February 8, 2000 - 11:00a.m.-12:00 p.m. - College Theater
Quincy Troupe is the author of six books of poetry. The most recent, Choruses, was published in 1999. He also co-authored Miles: The Autobiography with musician Miles Davis. He is presently the editorial director of Code, a black men's style magazine, and a Professor of creative writing and literature at UC, San Diego.

PERFORMER/COMPOSER
JD Parran

Wednesday, February 9, 2000 12:00-1:00 p.m. College Theater

JD Parran is well known as a player of saxophones, clarinets and flutes. For two decades his featured instrument has been the rarely heard alto clarinet. During this time he collected and experimented with the almost extinct bass saxophone and is currently composing, performing and recording music for this instrument.

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DANCERS
Dimensions Dance Company

Tuesday, February 15, 2000 - 11:00-12:30 - College Theater

Dimensions dance company and school was founded in Oakland in 1972 to promote the knowledge and appreciation of African-derived dance. Under the artistic leadership of cofounder Deborah Brooks Vaughan DDT has become widely recognized for its presentation of both traditional African dances and contemporary choreography drawn from African, Jazz and Modern dance idioms. Dimensions has become known for its cross-cultural and issues-oriented collaborations, bridging cultural, racial, and ethnic differences through the arts. Dimensions has garnered national and international acclaim for its performances. In 1984 they were chosen to perform at the Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, and in 1988 they appeared in the first National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta. The company has traveled to Nigeria, Jordan and Germany, and has danced throughout the United States. Since 1983, DDT has toured California under the auspices of the California Arts Council's Touring Program.

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POETS AND DRUMMERS
Maiko Women's Drum and Poetry Ensemble

Tuesday, February 29, 2000 - 12 noon - College Theater

Maiko is a San Jose based multicultural Women's Drum and Poetry Ensemble. Maiko delivers powerful messages that educate, enlighten, encourage and empower their audiences. They have performed for such organizations as the National Organization for Women, Hispanic Women's Organization, Third World Counselors' Conference, Female Gang Intervention Unit and the YMCA.

CO-SPONSORED WITH WOMEN'S HISTORY CELEBRATION

Wheelchair seating, assisted listening, and sign language interpreting are available.

For more information call (408) 298-2181, X 3874

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ARTIST'S RECEPTION
An exhibit of works by Carla Golder, an Art Instructor at SJCC, is opening on February 14, 12:00- 2:00 p.m.and will be on display until March 1.
For more information call (408) 298-2181, X 3815

Music at Midday Recital Series
On selected Wednesdays throughout the semester, the Music
Program hosts a series of performances by guest artists, faculty and student performers. All students, faculty and the public is invited to attend. Performances are held in Room F-7 from noon to 12:50 p.m. Admission is FREE. For more information, call Kevin Frey at (408) 298-2181 x3843.

For a program brochure for all future events of this campus-wide celebration, call S.A. Youngblood (408) 298-2181 x3984.

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Main Office (408) 298-2181