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March 20, 2008
Vol. 11, #26
This Week
Tuesdays through April 22, 2008
Artist Mentors from Naropa University Faculty & Graduate Students for High School & College GLBTQ Students & Allies
3:30–6:00 p.m.
Nalanda Campus, Room 9130
For more information, please contact Leah Friedman Spohn at 303-245-4761 lfriedmanspohn@naropa.edu.
Wednesdays through March 19, 2008
The Work That Reconnects Workshop
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Goldfarb Studio, Arapahoe Campus
The workshop is inspired by the work of Joanna Macy and others. Facilitated by Sarah Vekasi, Eco-Chaplain and sponsored by the Naropa Chaplaincy Project. Open to any student, staff or faculty member. Community members invited upon request. For more information, contact Sarah Vekasi at 303-396-2034 or sarahsunshine@riseup.net. This event is free to the public, though donations are accepted.
Fridays, Spring Semester 2008
Interreligious Service
12–12:30 p.m.
Lincoln Meditation Hall, Arapahoe Campus
Sponsored by Naropa Chaplaincy Project.
Thursday, March 20 & Friday, March 21, 2008
Blood Draw and Health Evaluations
7–11 a.m.
Goldfarb, Arapahoe Campus
By appointment only
Available to employees participating in the Great West Medical Plans. To schedule your appointment and continue to save on your monthly medical premiums, put in company code 622Nar228 at www.chicagohealthconsultants.com or call Chicago Health Consultants at 866-373-4242.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Naropa MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Thesis Performances—original experimental works by second yr MFA students:
Threads of a Persian Carpet, Nicollee Nazemi
7:30 p.m.
Nalanda Studio Theater
$7 general admission; Free to seniors, students and Naropa community w/ ID
Torn by loyalty to the Shah and her budding love for Alli, an Iranian revolutionary, Roya's life is being spun by world superpowers and their quest for Iranian oil.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Naropa MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Thesis Performances—
original experimental works by second yr MFA students:
Elephants and Gold 2: Boulders in My Belly, Eliza Ladd and Ensemble
7:30 p.m.
Nalanda Studio Theater
Dark as the night, bright as the day,
these are the things people say,
but what o what do they really mean?
Friday, March 21 & Saturday, March 22, 2008
Naropa University’s BFA Performance Public Showing Dates of Student generated thesis work: They Dance/They Fight, created by Earl Kim and Ensemble
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Naropa University
$5 general admission; Free to seniors, students and Naropa community w/ ID
Can violence be beautiful or beauty be violent? What happens when the words we know are no longer able to describe what we see?
March
Monday, March 23-Friday, March 28, 2008
Spring Break
Monday, March 24, 2008
ONE GAY, ONE STRAIGHT: Complicated Marriages: Public Premier of this new DVD
Cosponsored by PFLAG Boulder County and Human Relations Commission, City of Boulder; Written & produced by Naropa Trustee Carol Grever; Directed by Roslyn Dauber; Narrated by Ali MacGraw
7 p.m.
Boulder Public Library Auditorium
FREE ADMISSION
What happens when a married gay comes out? This unique documentary reveals the pain and confusion of marriages mired in the secrecy of a homosexual closet. Straight spouses tell all. Intimate interviews document both differences and common threads as bewilderment moves toward healing, confusion toward understanding. See how some recovered and reconfigured their broken lives after learning that their mates are gay. The 30-minute film is intended for straight spouses and families, support groups, counseling professionals, students and the general public.
April
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
la Gente Film Series: Farmingville: POV
4–7 p.m.
Goldfarb, el Centro, Arapahoe Campus
Farmingville: POV puts a human face on immigration issues and uncovers stories of residents, day laborers and activists battling one another over the American Dream.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Performing Arts Faculty Concert
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Arapahoe Campus
Monday–Friday, April 7–12, 2008
Naropa Spirit Week
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
la Gente Film Series: Whale Rider
4–7 p.m.
Goldfarb, el Centro, Arapahoe Campus
Whale Rider uncovers gender norms and cultural survival: a Maori tribe must contend with the
distinctly nontraditional concept of having a female leader.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Naropa Writing Center Poetry Reading
6–7:30 p.m.
Shambhala Hall, Arapahoe Campus
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the NWC is hosting a book release party and reading. Michelle Naka Pierce’s new book is Beloved Integer. Chris Pusateri’s new book is anon. Other readers include Brandon Arthur, Ryan Clark, Molly Conner, Lindsay Colahan, Megan Fincher and Tim Inman.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Embodied Poetics Project: Projecting the Word into Time and Space
The third annual collaboration between The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics and the MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Program
7:30 p.m.
Nalanda Studio Theater
$7 general admission; Free to seniors, students and Naropa community w/ ID
New writing meets a kinesthetically and perceptually intensified arena of physical performance in a series of settings created by Naropa MFA Theater students and faculty.
Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26, 2008
deSoLaTE/dEliGhT PROJECT
Created by Barbara Dilley and Ensemble
7:30 p.m.
Nalanda Studio Theater
$7 general admission; Free to seniors, students and Naropa community w/ ID
A culture committed to performance making/offering, the PROJECT engages with spontaneous ON THE SPOT composition and speaks from its HEART. Recycle, wake up and dare!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
la Gente Film Series: Class Dismissed
4–7 p.m.
Goldfarb, el Centro, Arapahoe Campus
Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American TV and explores the ways in which race, gender and sexuality intersect with class.
Resources and Ongoing Events
Volunteer work with Moving to End Sexual Assault
Rape Crisis Hotline
For more information, or a volunteer application, please check out our website, call 303/443-0400 x102 or email Julie Washnock at julie@movingtoendsexualassault.org. Training dates are listed below.
Men's Prevention Education Program
For more information, a training schedule and a volunteer application, please check out our website, call 303-443-0400 x103 and ask for Marti Hopper or email her at marti@movingtoendsexualassault.org.
Go to MESA for more information on required training dates, job descriptions and application forms.
Service-Learning Opportunities with Prison Dharma Network
Prison Dharma Network (PDN), an international interfaith network founded by Naropa adjunct faculty member Fleet Maull is always in need of service-learning participants for its various programs working with prisoners and youth at risk in the Boulder area. PDN is also in need of people to respond to prisoner's book and information requests, as well as teach yoga and meditation at the Boulder County Jail. We support thousands of prisoners in the practice of all forms of the contemplative path: meditation, yoga, centering prayer, chi kung, etc. Please contact Sarah Gurganus at pdn2@indra.com or visit Prison Dharma Network for more information.
Volunteer Work with Shambhala Prison Community
The Shambhala Prison Community works in about sixty prisons nationwide and is looking for dedicated practitioners of meditation to work with prisoners who are themselves practicing meditation and studying the Dharma. Current need also involves volunteers who can assist with shipping literature from our libraries to prisoners. If you are interested in this extraordinarily rewarding work, we would be delighted to discuss with you the possibilities of your becoming a volunteer.
To find out more about how you can help ease the suffering of the incarcerated, email the Shambhala Prison Community at prison@indra.com, or call 303-544-5923. Please identify your interest in volunteering in the subject line.
Student Discounts
Naropa University Extended Studies offers increased discounts for Naropa community members.
Alumni: 15%
Students: 30%
Full-time Faculty/Staff: 50%
Adjunct Faculty: 50%
MI & TA: 30%
Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Student Discount
An hour before any performance, students can purchase tickets at DCPA for only $10.
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