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An Evening of Eclectic Balkan & Appalachian Music with Janam
MCC THEATER
Janam creates a compelling, eclectic blend of Balkan, Sephardic, Romani (Gypsy) and American roots music, plus inspired originals. These driving rhythms and sultry melodies deliver a dance- and trance-inducing groove that carries the listener from the shores of the Black Sea to the foothills of the Appalachians. Janam’s fresh and soulful sound features stunning vocals and virtuosic musicianship by several of SF Bay Area’s most innovative interpreters of Southern Balkan and Near Eastern traditional music.
Tickets $5 UCSB students/$15 general. Contact the A.S Ticket Office at 805-893-2064. Limited seating.
COME TOGETHER: Interethnic Collaborations for Equity and Social Change in the 1970s
MCC LOUNGE
This panel discussion is presented as part of the exhibit of the same title featuring selected 1970s vintage posters by San Francisco Bay Area activist artists who represent a spirit of cultural diversity, social equity/social change, and international human rights from various perspectives. Revealed in the imagery are significant interethnic collaborations in which shared interests of African American, Asian American, Chicano/Latino, and Native American communities are united within individual posters. Artists Juan Fuentes and Nancy Hom, featured in this exhibit, will present their past and current work with communities of color. The posters are drawn from major graphic art collections housed in the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA) in the UCSB Library. You can view the exhibit at the College of Creative Studies Gallery from February 7 to March 4, 2011 from 12 noon to 5 pm .
Co-sponsored by CEMA and the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department.
Cup of Culture
State of Aloha
MCC THEATER
This film offers an exhaustive examination of Hawaii’s current struggles to define its culture and sense of identity in the fifty years since statehood in 1959. What emerges is a troubling history dictated by U.S. imperialism and business interests ranging from the development of the sugar cane industry, racist xenophobia, Pearl Harbor and the resulting internment of Japanese Americans.
Anne Misawa, 78 min., English, 2010, USA.
Open Mic
MCC THEATER
Whether you’ve got some art to share, a song to sing, poetry, or a performance reflecting your identity, you are invited to this open forum for self-expression. Anyone and everyone are welcome to grace the stage in a supportive space.
