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Past Events Kite Runner Student Art Show 11/30 - 12/14 Art works related to the CR/HSU Book of the Year, The Kite Runner, made by student artists in Emily Silver's Watercolor and Drawing classes, will be exhibited in the cases adjacent to the Forum Theatre beginning Friday November 30, and continuing until Friday December 14, complemented by 3D vessels and objects made in Dave Zdrazil's Ceramics class.
Watercolor (Art 22) students created original watercolor paintings entitled "Afghani Fantasia," all of which incorporate an Afghan Islamic tile pattern to create unity among the works. Students who read the book or saw the film at its preview showing at the Minor Theatre have created images interpreted directly from characters and events in Hosseini's novel. Other students have chosen to make a physical or symbolic rendition of what it might be like to be in Afghanistan during its recent upheaval.
Beginning Drawing (Art 17) students developed a self portrait as a character from The Kite Runner. This is the second self portrait students have drawn in the class. Early in the semester, students drew a "before" self-portrait designed to serve as a benchmark for comparison with an "after" self-portrait to measure improvement in their drawing skills across the semester; the Kite Runner portrait is the "after" image.
In preparation for this project, the class was visited by Pakistani cultural expert Rabia, director of The Roshni Centre for Women, a Pakistani nonprofit organization. During a half-hour presentation, she showed examples of Islamic clothing from Pakistan and Afghanistan for both men and women, and demonstrated how it was to be worn. She also presented a slide show of contemporary life in Pakistan which, she says "has changed my life." In making presentations about life in Islamic countries, Rabia hopes "to share with people our needs and our hopes for the future." She is also very dedicated to Pennies for Peace, http://www.penniesforpeace.org/home.html, a program of the Central Asian Institute.
Zdrazil's students have been approaching ceramics in many different ways during the semester and, as in the case of Silver's classes, this exhibition is a culmination of their experience. Pieces range from a a variety of decorative and functional vessels, to ceramic head of an Afghani by Mimi Gouldberg. One of the focuses of Zdrazil's class is learning how use the pottery wheel, which takes a lot of patience and practice. Students also fire their pieces in several different ways, including Raku, which is known for it's rich surfaces and unique appearance.
Stop by the Forum Theatre entryway and see this exhibit of consciously-made work by College of the Redwood artists!
“The Kite Runner” Pre-Release ScreeningTuesday, 11/6, 7:00 PM The Minor Theatre, Arcata Tickets are available for free from the CR Bookstore beginning Friday, 10/26, on a first-come basis with a valid CR student ID. Two tickets max. per person. Only 100 total tickets available. Kites on Display in the CR Library Ongoing from Monday, 10/22 In conjunction with the CR/HSU Book of the Year program, the CR library is hosting a display of kites belonging to members of the College of the Redwoods’ faculty and staff. Most of the kites are high performance stunt kites from the collection of Doug Smith, CIS Associate Faculty. Other donors include Pat McCutcheon, English; Lynn Lozier Hannon, Graphics Artist; Leslie Leach, Writing Center Director; Bill Hole, Construction Professor; and Claire Christen, Instructional Support Specialist. The display was designed and hung by Frank Martinez, Interim Supervisor, Facilities & Grounds; Jason Leppaluoto, Library Director; Eileen Ayers, LRC Administrative Assistant; Christina Stanfield, Library Assistant; and Ruth Moon, Librarian. CR announces 2007 Book of the Year film nights College of the Redwoods’ Book of the Year committee will present a collection of “The Kite Runner” and Afghan-themed videos in the Forum Theater on the main Eureka campus on Friday, Oct. 12 and Friday, Oct. 19. Both shows start at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. The videos will range from a 2005 talk by Hosseini to documentaries about the culture and history of Afghanistan. There will be a question-and-answer session at the end of each night’s show. And a sampling of Afghan dishes, prepared by Silvia Vader of CR Food Services, will be available for sale beforehand. For more information, contact Vincent Peloso at vinnie-peloso@redwoods.edu or 476-4565. Fall 2007 at HSU
10/15, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, University Library, Fishbowl Room: Ray Wang, the acting Dean of the Library, has organized an event for The CR/HSU Book of the Year. Ray will be welcoming guests, introducing President Richmond who will read a favorite passage from the book, and Susan Bennett, Chair of the HSU English Department, will facilitate a student presentation and discussion. Refreshments provided by the Library. For more information, contact, Susan Bennett at sgb@humboldt.edu Womens Studies 480: Deconstructing the Veil (1) Examines forms of veiling and deconstructs Orientalist representations of veiling and “third world women others” that supports
systems of privilege and oppression. Examines strategies for transnational anti-racist, anti-imperialist feminist coalitioning. CRN # 43970 10/5, 6:00 - 8:50 pm and 10/6, 9:00 - 2:50 pm, BSS Room 166, For more information, contact Jessica Urban <jlu5@humboldt.edu>
English 480: Book Club (1 unit). Move over, Oprah! HSU's English Department is sponsoring a ‘Book Club’ open to the entire campus community; we will read HSU/CR Book of the Year selection, The Kite Runner, by K. Hosseini. Individual 2 hour, discussion groups will be arranged according to the schedules of those in each group for the weeks of Sept. 10, Oct. 15 and 29, Nov. 12. http://www.humboldt.edu/~oaa/Special_topics_200740.pdf Thursday, August 30, 2007: College of the Redwoods students and Community Members who are interested in participating in an informal reading group on the Kite Runner are invited to join HSU students, staff, and faculty in Founders Hall Room 236 (Humboldt State University) beginning at 6 p.m. Small groups will be established at this initial meeting. Call the English Department (826-3758) at HSU for more information.
If you'd like to be notified about future Book of the Year and other College of the Redwoods events, send an email to CR-events@redwoods.edu, and we'll email you with dates, times, and other information.
Past Book of the Year Selections & Author Visits
The Kite Runner, Khalid Hosseini (2007) A Lesson Before Dying, Earnest L. Gaines (Guest Speaker Angela Davis, 11/06) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Guest Speaker Ken Babbs) Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (no author visit in 2003-2004)
Plainsong by Kent Haruf (author visit in 2002-2003) October Sky by Homer Hickam (author visit in 2001-2002) Into Thin Air (Guest Speaker Jamling Tenzing Norgay in 2000-2001) Into the Forest by Jean Hegland (author visit in 1999-2000) Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (no author visit in 1998-1999) Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson (author visit in 1997-1998) A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris (author visit in 1996-1997) Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (no author visit in 1995-1996)
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