DJ Spooky to Present Next Common Hour

Miller's presentation, titled "Sound Unbound," is based on his book of the same name, which was a follow up to his award-winning first book, Rhythm Science (MIT Press, 2004).

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Santagata Lecture: Harvard Scholar Examines Disappearing Island Nations and Common Ownership of the Earth

Mathias Risse, from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, will give a talk titled "The Right to Relocation: Disappearing Island Nations and Common Ownership of the Earth."

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DJ Spooky's 'Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica' Feb. 11

Sinfonia Antarctica is an acoustic portrait of a rapidly changing continent. It transforms Miller's first-person encounter with the harsh, dynamic landscape into multimedia portraits with music composed from the different geographies that make up the landmass.

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Archaeologist to Discuss 300-Year-Old Scottish Coastal Disaster Feb. 10

A little over 300 years ago a small, coastal township in the Shetland Islands was buried in windblown sand and never resettled. An international team of archaeologists, historians, and environmental scientists is investigating this catastrophe.

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'Why African Americans Care about the Environment' Feb. 8

The environmental justice movement has challenged the conventional wisdom that African Americans "just don't care" about the environment. In fact, the philosophy of the Environmental Justice (EJ) movement has deep roots in African American political thought.

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Playing It Cool: Marcus Roberts Trio Jazz Concert Feb. 10

A highly innovative and original piano style, creative imagination, philosophy of jazz improvisation, and deep respect for the great masters of jazz and classical music, all combine to make Marcus Roberts one of the most diverse and acclaimed artists in jazz.

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Oscar Nominee 'The Necessities of Life' Feb. 5

Set in the 1950s, the film follows Tivi, an Inuit hunter who is sent to a sanatorium in Quebec to recover from tuberculosis. He is unable to communicate with the staff or other patients, all French speakers, until a nurse brings him together with a young Inuit boy in another facility.

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Longfellow Days in February: Longfellow and the Landscape

"Longfellow and the Landscape: Earth, Sea and Sky" will include lectures and presentations by authors and community members, a locavore dinner at Bowdoin College, poetry readings, and art exhibitions.

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Prof. Saiber to Speak at Semester's First Common Hour

Arielle Saiber has published on Dante, Renaissance Florence, Renaissance mathematics and philosophy, early modern typography, literature and science studies, genre theory, and electronic music.

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CANCELED: Children's Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 18

Children's book authors Charlotte Agell (Shift; Dancing Feet) and Rohan Henry (The Perfect Gift; Good Night, Baby Ruby) will be on hand for "illustrated storytelling," singing, and activities in remembrance of Dr. King.

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Current Exhibitions at the Museum of Art

The collection numbers more than 17,000 objects, including paintings, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts, and artifacts from prehistory to the present from civilizations around the world.

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Current Exhibitions at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

The museum's collections include equipment, paintings, and photographs relating to the history of Arctic exploration, natural history specimens, and artifacts and drawings made by indigenous people of Arctic North America....

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Sunsplash Craft Fair December 11

The 14th annual Sunsplash will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2009, throughout the David Saul Smith Union. Sunsplash—the College's big holiday craft fair and sale—will feature more than 60 vendors and artisans showing their...

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Community/Bowdoin Partnerships in the Spotlight Dec. 11

Nearly 200 Bowdoin students who are enrolled in 12 community-based courses collaborated with more than 15 local organizations and community partners in a wide variety of projects this semester. These projects will be in the spotlight at the symposium "Celebrating...

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National Healthcare System Expert to Deliver Kates Lecture Dec. 8

David U. Himmelstein, M.D., an expert on the cost of U.S. healthcare and an advocate for a national healthcare system, will deliver Bowdoin's Arnold D. Kates Lecture titled "Why We Need Single-Payer National Health Insurance."

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Award-winning Documentary 'Paddle to Seattle' Dec. 3

During the 1,300-mile journey through the Inside Passage, North America's only rainforest, the duo endured rain that fell for weeks without letting up, and encounters with brown bears roaming the shores and "unexpected" marine life.

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Bowdoin Chorus to Perform Rachmaninoff's Most Popular Choral Work Dec. 5-6

The unaccompanied Vespers is generally considered Rachmaninoff's greatest choral composition and a monument of Russian Orthodox sacred music.

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Todd McLeish to Discuss Threatened New England Marine Life Dec. 3

The natural history writer will speak about his recently published book, Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters, a close-up look at some of the most rare marine creatures living in New England waters.

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Students Recommend Brunswick/Topsham Climate Action Plans Dec. 3

The Environmental Studies Program at Bowdoin has had a longstanding tradition of engaging students with the community through fellowships and community-based courses.

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December Dance Concert Dec. 3-5 Has All the Right Moves

Choreographic devices, scores, and sources will be exposed through studies, short dances, and improvisations by a choreography class whose members embody a range of dance histories and practice, from hip-hop, to ballet, to modern dance, and beyond.

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Melissa Roderick '83 to Deliver Brodie Lecture Dec. 2

Roderick will give a talk titled "Rising to Meet Obama's Challenge: What the Crisis in Educational Attainment Means for Urban High Schools."

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Alumna's Nature/PBS Documentary on Hummingbirds Screened Dec. 1

This 60-minute documentary by Ann Johnson Prum '84 explores the world of the hummingbird, one of nature's most interesting paradoxes.

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Coastal Studies Scholar Diane Lee on Amazing Bird Brains Nov. 20

If someone calls you a birdbrain, you should take it as a compliment. Bird brains are more remarkable than we might think, and we can see examples of birds' abilities in our own backyards.

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Concert Band Presents "Pictures at a Musical Exhibition" Nov. 22

"Pictures at a Musical Exhibition" will be a multimedia presentation featuring compositions that pertain to particular artists and art works/styles, and will include music by Robert Sheldon, Dello Joio, Moussorgsky, Leroy Anderson, and Smetana.

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Evans Mwangi to Discuss African Wildlife Conservation Nov. 19

Evans Mwangi teaches conservation biology at the University of Nairobi in Kenya, and this semester teaches a course at Bowdoin on biodiversity conservation in Africa.

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