Events By Quarter

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Children of All Ages

Baila Baila Band

MUSIC DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC BOWL

Baila Baila concerts are amazing, energy-filled interactive shows that reinforce Spanish-speaking skills. Lead singer Isa plays her guitar and rocks out with her band, enticing everybody to dance and have fun with contagious rock & roll, reggae, and Latin rhythms. The show is tailored to kids of all ages and languages.

View: Baila Baila

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Art Exhibit

Salma Arastu: Songs of the Soul (Reception)

MCC LOUNGE

This is an opening reception for our fall exhibition! Meet the artist, Salma Arastu! There will be free food. :)

A native of India, Salma Arastu has been exhibiting her work internationally since 1974. Distinguished by an elegant and continuous lyrical line, her work speaks of human universalities. Born into the Hindu tradition, Arastu later embraced Islam; both world views inform her work. At birth, she was given the challenge of a left hand without fingers; she has transcended barriers of religion, culture, and limiting perceptions of handicaps. Arastu came to the U.S. in 1987 and currently lives in Berkeley. 

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Cup of Culture

4 Little Girls

MCC THEATER

Spike Lee’s documentary recounts events surrounding one of the most infamous hate-crimes of the Civil Rights Movement: the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In that attack, four African-American girls lost their lives and the nation was simultaneously horrified, angered, and galvanized to advance the fight for racial equality and justice. Anna Everett, Professor of Film & Media Studies, will lead a post-film discussion. (102 min, English, 1997)

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Race Matters Series

Asian American Panethnicity

MCC LOUNGE

Tracing the evolution of an “Asian American” identity, Dr. Dina Okamoto examines the social conditions that encouraged Asian ethnic groups to develop a panethnic political identity during the post-Civil Rights era. She will explore panethnicity as a deliberate social achievement negotiated by group members and illustrate ways in which ethnic and immigrant groups create new forms of community, identity, and challenges to racial categories. Dr. Okamoto is a Professor of Sociology at Indiana University.

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