Sunday Feb 8
Amistad Symphony world premiere, La Jolla Symphony
3:00pm
@ Mandeville Auditorium
We celebrate the 200th birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, born on the same day in 1809. Copland’s Lincoln Portrait and Anthony Davis' Amistad Symphony (drawn from his opera of same title) remind us of one of Lincoln's greatest challenges. Nee Commission winner Rick Snow offers a musical evocation of Darwin's achievement, Darwin Portrait. The concert concludes with a completely different journey into the past, Respighi's brilliant Pines of Rome.
Tuesday Feb 10
14th Annual Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Awards
2:00-3:30pm
@ Price Center Ballroom
This recognition program is designed to recognize employees, students, faculty, staff, organizational units, departments and other members of the UCSD community who have made an outstanding contribution in the areas of equal opportunity, affirmative action and diversity at UCSD during the past year.
Wednesday Feb 11
Our History Then and Now:
A Celebration of Diversity, Equality, and Unity
12:00n-1:30pm
@ Revelle Plaza Café
Join us for the annual Black History Luncheon at Plaza Café! This is a not-to-be-missed event with fabulous entertainment, gospel music, dance, and authentic African-American cuisine. Entertainment is free. Enjoy a pre-fixe lunch menu (price TBD) or purchase items à la carte.
Thursday Feb 12
Global Gourmet - Africa
4:45pm-8:00pm
@ International House Great Hall
Cooking class and sampling of African cuisine. Sign up and learn to cook foods from Africa. Free
The Power of the Zoots:
Youth Culture and Resistance during World War II, 1940-1945
6:30-8:30pm
@ Cross-Cultural Center
The country's youth in the 1940s used popular culture to oppose accepted modes of youthful behavior, the dominance of white middle-class norms, and expectations from within their own communities. Presenter: Luis Alberto Alvarez- Assistant Professor of History (UCSD). UCSD Bookstore will sell books up to 20‰ off. There will also be a book raffle for students.
Collective Thoughts
& Creative Expressions:
A Night of Spoken Word
7:30pm Doors
@ The Loft, Price Center East
Powerful local poets in an evening of prose and verse. Experience San Diego's own Collective Purpose spoken word artists. The evening begins with an open mic section, poets and musicians invited. Pay-As-You-Can. If the rhymes don't draw you in, maybe the refreshments will.
Friday Feb 13
Black Fine Art Show
Feb 13 - 15
@ Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, 7 West 34th St at 5th Ave, NYC
Exhibit includes sculptures by UC San Diego Alumna, Manuelia Brown. For more info visit blackfineartshow.com