April 24, 2008
Vol. 11, #30

This Week

Tuesday, April 8-Sunday, May 4, 2008
The House of Blue Leaves
Tues.–Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sat./Sun. 2 p.m., Wed. 1 p.m.
Arvada Center for the Arts
Tickets: $23–$42

See MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance ranked faculty, Ethie Friend, in this wonderfully wacky and heartfelt comedy by John Guare. For tickets call the box office at 720-898-7200.  Mention promotion code 1975 for $10 off.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Beekeeping: Apiculture at Naropa University
3 p.m.
Sycamore 8120, Arapahoe Campus

Brien Darby presents her senior project which examines the basics and history of beekeeping and the usefulness of bees to humans. She also examines difference between conventional and organic beekeeping.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Community Supported Agriculture: A Survey of Current Practices in Local CSA’s
4:00–4:30 p.m., Sycamore 8120

In this senior project presentation, Leigh Rovegno discusses her research interviewing a CSA farmers in the Front Range region to learn about their organizations and find out what’s working in this exciting new model of Community Supported Agriculture.

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, 2008
Colorado Lecture Series: Asian American History
12–1 p.m.
El Centro de la Gente

Dr. Daryl Maeda from the Department of Ethnic Studies at CU Boulder presents Colorado historical backdrop series for El Centro De La Gente. Presentation/discussion will explore the history of the Asian American experience in Colorado and examine how Asian Americans are rendered invisible, including in Boulder, and the consequences of stereotyping, mythologizing and appropriating of Asian cultures.

Friday, April 25, 2008
InnerMission Naropa presents Freestyle Phase Three
Sponsored by the Somatic Counseling Psychology Department
6:30–11 p.m.
Goldfarb Studio, Arapahoe Campus
Free

Prior to InnerMission’s 7 p.m. performance, the Longmont Breakers and RK II will share a slide show about their trip to New York where they performed at the American Dance Therapy Association’s annual conference in connection with Naropa’s Somatic Counseling Psychology Department. Also, they will give a performance and answer questions about how break dancing and hip hop impact education.

Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26, 2008
deSoLaTE/dEliGhT PROJECT: Mythology of a Species
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.

Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26, 2008
Spring 2008 World Music and Dance Concerts
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Arapahoe Campus
General Admission $8; Students, Seniors and Naropa Community $4

Presented by the Music and Performing Arts Departments. Performances both evenings by the Naropa All-Star Sabar Drummers led by Boubacar Diébaté and Naropa’s Class of African Dance led by Maputo Mensah. Friday’s performance includes Naropa’s Music of Japan students led by David Wheeler. Saturday’s performance includes Naropa’s African Marimba Ensemble led by Andre Mallinger.

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Idaho Creek Wetlands Restoration Project
7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
St. Vrain State Park, Longmont, Colorado

Join Environmental Service Learning students and Wildland Restoration Volunteers to plant over 8,000 native plants and willows. Meet in the Arapahoe Campus parking lot to car pool. Lunch will be provided. Register at www.wlrv.org or contact brien.darby@gmail.com.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Colorado Lecture Series: Latino/Chicano History
12 p.m.
El Centro de la Gente

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Religious Studies Graduate Students’ Thesis Presentation
6–8 p.m.
Shambhala Hall, Arapahoe Campus

Presentations will be made by Jesse Masterson, Corrine Nakamura, Sarah Vekasi and Nathanial Vose. The event is open to all students and faculty. Graduate students are especially encouraged to attend. There is no charge for this event and refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Civic Engagement Unveiling
12–1:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Arapahoe Campus

Students in Civic Engagement seminars will present the results of their social action projects.
This semester, projects range from violence prevention to environmental justice to youth empowerment. We are excited about our work, and would love to celebrate our achievements
with you.

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.

May

Thursday, May 1, 2008
2008 Art Therapy Oral Presentations by Spring 2008 Graduates
4:45–8:20 p.m.
Paramita Hall, Paramita Campus

• 4:45–5:00 p.m. Introductions by Sue Wallingford & Michael Franklin
• 5:00–5:30 p.m. Nancy Franke, Family Self Sufficiency, "Reflecting the Goddess: The Use of Symbols of Empowerment in Art Therapywith a Female Survivor of Childhood Abuse & Neglect”
• 5:30–5:40 Break
• 5:40–6:10 p.m.Amanda Hillman, Hospice of Larimer County, “Transforming Life & Death: A Discovery of Love & Joy Through the Use of Art at the End of Life”
• 6:10–6:20   Break
• 6:20–6:50 Lyndsay Jensen Gaffey, Denver Children’s Hospital, “Attachment In Middle Childhood: Art Therapy and a Corrective Attachment Experience”
• 6:50–7:00   Break
• 7:00–7:30 Alahna Roach, Mount St. Vincent Home, “The Little Mer-Child: Art Therapy in Support of Integration”
• 7:30–7:40 Break
• 7:40–8:10 Hannah Salander, Children & Youth Resource Center: City of Longmont, “The Inside & Out of Adolescent Girls: Self Preservation, Exploration, and Liberation through Art Therapy”
• 8:10–8:20 p.m. Closing Remarks, Sue Wallingford & Michael Franklin

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Grand Warrior Exchange Ceremony
7–8:30 p.m.
Shambhala Hall, Arapahoe Campus

Spring 2008 graduates in Interdisciplinary Studies with their faculty and mentors will participate.  A social with food and beverages will follow. RSVP to Juliet Wagner at 303-245-4711 or jwagner@naropa.edu.

Friday, May 2, 2008
2008 Art Therapy Oral Presentations
9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Paramita Hall, Paramita Campus

• 9:30–9:50 a.m. Introductions by Sue Wallingford & Michael Franklin
• 9:50–10:20 a.m.Shara Briggs, Denver Children’s Hospital, “Developing Internal Resources in Children with Medical Illnesses”
• 10:20–10:30 a.m. Break
• 10:30–11:00 a.m. Mariah Jaquez-Loftin, Imagine Colorado, “Unlocking the Layers of Trauma: A Foster Care Child’s Journey through Regression to Ego Strength”
• 11:00–11:10 a.m. Break
• 11:10–11:40 a.m. Sara Forrest, The Denver Hospice “The Inner Critic & Grief”
• 11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m. LUNCH
• 12:30–1:00 p.m. Jana Bruno, Access Counseling, “Human – Animal Connections: Aligning with Animals through the Creative Process”
• 1:00–1:10 p.m. Break
• 1:10–1:40 p.m. Jeff Lohrius, Juvenile Diversion Counseling “Animation & Art Therapy: Ersatz to Embodied Form”
• 1:40–1:50 p.m. Break
• 1:50–2:20 p.m. Alison Winterle, Denver Children’s Home, “Buddy & The Bully”
• 2:20–2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks by Sue Wallingford & Michael Franklin

Friday, May 2, 2008
23 Seconds About John Cage:  A Multidisciplinary Dharma
8 p.m.
ATLAS Center for Arts, Media and Performance, Black Box Theater, University of Colorado
Admission $10 (box office information: 303-245-4798)

A co-production of Naropa University’s MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Program and The University of Colorado’s ATLAS center for Arts, Media and Performance. Directed by SITI Company members and MFA Guest Artists Leon Ingulsrud and Barney O’Hanlon with support from Naropa faculty/  Dramaturgy: Wendell Beavers and MFA Dramaturgy Group. Based on techniques of crafting “found text” and “self scripting,” Suzuki physical training and Viewpoints Staging and Performance Technique, this piece takes as its subject the life, works and subsequent influence of the composer John Cage.

Friday, May 2, 2008
Created from the Heart
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Arapahoe Campus
General Admission $5; Free to students, seniors and Naropa community w/ID

An original ensemble piece created by New York-based guest artists Peggy Pettitt and Remy Tissier in collaboration with Naropa BFA students.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
23 Seconds About John Cage:  A Multidisciplinary Dharma
2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
ATLAS Center for Arts, Media and Performance, Black Box Theater, University of Colorado

See description above.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Created from the Heart
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Arapahoe Campus

See description above.

Monday, May 5, 2008
Colorado Lecture Series: Cinco do Mayo
12 p.m.
El Centro de la Gente

Friday, May 9, 2008
Somatic Counseling Psychology Master’s Thesis Presentations Department
9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Virya, Paramita Campus

Friday, May 9, 2008
Writing & Poetics Department BA Graduation Student Reading
12 p.m.
Shambhala Hall, Arapahoe Campus

Friday, May 9, 2008
Peace Studies Senior Thesis Presentation and Celebration
2–4 p.m.
Lincoln 4140

Please join the Peace Studies Department in celebrating the work of its first graduate, Jenna Corbin. In addition to Jenna’s thesis presentation, there will be musical offerings and refreshments. This event is open to all. RSVP to Juliet Wagner if you plan to attend: jwagner@naropa.edu.

Friday, May 9, 2008
Writing & Poetics Department MFA Graduation Student Reading
7:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Arapahoe Campus

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Naropa University Commencement
3 p.m., doors open at 2:40 p.m.
Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado

Jared Polis is our commencement speaker. See www.jaredpolisfoundation.org if you would like to know about his work in education.

Resources and Ongoing Events

Every Wednesday
Sharing Circle
Sponsored and facilitated by PATH
7 p.m.
Shambhala Hall

Join us in creating a safe space in which to practice honest speaking and openhearted listening. This is a simple and powerful format for working with anything you are dealing with, big or small, or just to sit with others and listen. Please Join us. Come as you are—Everyone is welcome. Questions? PATH@listserv.naropa.edu or ahoffman@naropa.net.

Fridays, Spring Semester 2008
Interreligious Service, Sponsored by Naropa Chaplaincy Project
12–12:30 p.m.
Lincoln Meditation Hall, Arapahoe Campus

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.