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Past Activities
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Previous events:
Join us for our next program in our Author Salon Series
February 9, 2013, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Eaton Humanities Building, Room 150
"If you stay in the security of your home environment,
you never get to see what the world is all about."
The Friends of the Libraries invites you to an author presentation and book signing for local educator and writer Sandra Bornstein and her newly published May This Be The Best Year Of Your Life: A Memoir.
Sandra describes how her peaceful and predictable life is forever changed when she relocates to Bangalore, India with all its unfamiliar customs, sights, sounds and smells. This is the story of her journey of discovery and what she learns as wife, mother, teacher, traveler, expat, and friend.
This event is free and open to the public.
A light catered reception will be provided.
Pay parking is available in Euclid Autopark
or in Lot 380 by Macky Auditorium.
For additional information or to become a member of Friends of the Libraries, phone 303-492-7511.
Co-sponsored by The Camera.
Author Salon Series
There are stories among the people ... about shapeshifters, |
C.N. Howard
Author Reception
Friday, September 28, 2012
Free and open to the public
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Four men are mistaken for angels after a nuclear holocaust and are forced to save a town from becoming ground zero to a new evil Empire |
The Friends of the Libraries invites you to an author reception and book signing for C.N. Howard’s two new novels: Wrath of Angels and Blood Totems. Local actors will present dramatic readings from both books and author C.N. Howard will be on hand for a Q&A and to sign books.
Howard is a cataloger/media specialist at the University Libraries who pens novels, short stories and poems as well. Through the years, in addition to writing fiction and poetry, she has worn a variety of hats: screenwriter, technical writer, videographer, artist and event organizer.
In Wrath of Angels, a post-apocalyptic science fiction, four men are mistaken for angels after a nuclear holocaust and are forced to save a town from becoming ground zero to a new evil Empire.
Blood Totems, a detective novel, features a Cheyenne shapeshifter and his brother who fight crime in unusual ways.
Just Desserts
Friday, May 18, 2012
Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom
University of Colorado Boulder
Friends of the CU Libraries at the University of Colorado Boulder will host a timely presentation entitled, "The Transition to E-Publishing: One Writer’s Experience," on Friday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Wolf Law Building on the Boulder Campus.
Local author, Rex Burns, best known for his Gabe Wager crime series, will tell us what it’s like to move books from the bookshelf to cyberspace. This topic should interest a broad audience since, according to a recent Pew Research Center study, computer tablets and e-book readers continue to surge in popularity, with nearly one-third of Americans already owning at least one of these digital devices.
Rex Burns’s Gabe Wager and the Devlin Kirk mystery series are set in and around Denver, Colorado. The Alvarez Journal, his Edgar Award–winning first novel, introduced Gabe Wager, a Denver police detective working in an organized crime unit. Burns continued this police procedural series with ten more novels. One of the Wager mysteries, The Avenging Angel, was made into a feature film, Messenger of Death, starring Charles Bronson.
Rex Burns, who once hosted STARZ Encore Mystery Channel’s Anatomy of a Mystery, is emeritus professor and President’s Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado Denver where he taught Creative Writing and English. His numerous short stories and non-fiction articles have appeared in scholarly and in popular publications. Mr. Burns’s most recent fiction includes a series of stories in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.
This free-and-open-to-the-public event will take place in the Wolf Law Building Wittemyer Courtroom on the CU Boulder campus. Free parking is available west of the Law School in Lot 470. A light catered reception will precede the program.
For additional information or to become a member of CU Friends of the Libraries, phone 303-492-7511 or visit http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/friends/activities.htm.
Spring Treasures
The Friends of the CU Libraries will host a program presented by Russell Schnell, NOAA atmospheric scientist and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and winner of NOAA’s 2011 Albritton Outstanding Science Communicator Award. Schnell is deputy director of the GlobalMonitoring Division of NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory.
Dr. Schnell will simplify complex environmental issues like global warming and climate change for us and translate them into stories that are colorful, understandable and focused.
This event is free and open to the public.
A light catered reception will be provided.
Pay parking is available in Euclid Autopark or in Lot 380 by Macky Auditorium.
For additional information, or to become a member of CU Friends of the Libraries, phone 303-492-7511 or http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/friends/activities.htm
Fall Treasures | Saturday, Sept 24, 10am | Humanities 150
Mr. Barron’s presentation features the duo’s relationship, and their thoughts and practices regarding children, peace and justice, walking, sailing and their work habits.
Reared on fairy tales, brilliant physicists and radical thinkers Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr learned at an early age to believe impossible things. That faith in wonder carried over to their work and nurtured a sensibility that found expression in large and small things throughout their lives.
The presentation illustrates not only the work of these great scientists, but their humanity as well.
A light catered reception follows the program.
Pay parking available at Euclid Avenue AutoPark and Macky Lot 380.
For more information call 303-492-7511.
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May, Friday the 13th Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom Light Catered Reception Presentation at 7:00 pm Free and open to the public |
Maggie's Knitting Mystery Series interweaves amateur sleuthing, knitting and a group of colorful folks who frequent a small-town knitting shop in the Colorado Rockies.
Maggie's new book, UNRAVELED, will be sold at the event. We will also have available for purchase a trade paperback edition of the first two Kelly Flynn Mysteries in one volume, entitled DOUBLE KNIT MURDERS! This book includes KNIT ONE, KILL TWO & NEEDLED TO DEATH - a chance to read about Kelly and friends from the beginning!
A light catered dessert reception will precede the presentation. Free parking will be available in lot 470 west of the Law School.
Free parking available on west side of the Wolf Law Building near Broadway & Baseline in Lot 470. |
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For more information contact MaryJane.Campbell@colorado.edu, 303-492-7511.
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Fall Treasures Thursday, November 4, 7pm, Visual Arts Complex Auditorium 1B20 Johanna Drucker
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Michael McGarrity
Why Fiction Is Better Than Fact
Friday, May 14, 2010, 7:00 p.m. |
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The Kevin Kerney novels include Tularosa, Mexican Hat and his latest, Dead or Alive. McGarrity’s books are set mainly in New Mexico and mix several elements: the early novels combine razor-sharp procedural detail with a gripping, gritty edge, while later ones swap the noir for a full-palette portrayal of a cop’s domestic life. McGarrity exhibits a remarkable ability to make the landscape and people of the Southwest vital characters in his stories.
Michael McGarrity holds a BA with distinction in psychology and a master's degree in clinical social work. His career in criminal justice includes work in corrections, law enforcement, and serving as an expert witness to the court. As a trained psychotherapist, McGarrity specialized in the treatment of high-risk and at-risk populations. |
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Spring Treasures Saturday, April 10, 2010, 10:30 am
Understanding Recent Arctic Change
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Free & open to the public |
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Information Day Thursday, January 7, 2010 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Join us for presentations on:
A light catered lunch will be provided
Free & open to the public
Pay parking at Euclid AutoPark and Macky Lot 380 |
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| Saturday, October 24, 2009, 10 am Eaton Humanities, Room 150 |
Free & open to the public Reception to follow lecture |
Alan Cass is the curator of the Glenn Miller Archives. What began as a modest display has now grown into a major collection.
This multi-media presentation is a collection of pictures, words and music of the life of musician, arranger and band leader Glenn Miller.
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Pay parking at Euclid AutoPark and Macky Lot 380 |
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CU Friends of the Libraries FALL TREASURES presentation Deciphering the Rising Sun by Roger Dingman will be rescheduled. |
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Fall Treasures Reception to follow lecture |
Saturday, October 3, 2009, 10 am University of Colorado at Boulder |
"Deciphering the Rising Sun is a thorough and insightful account of a little-known but important aspect of the war against Japan ... Readers interested in the Pacific War, the Occupation of Japan, and the roots of post-1945 East Asia policy are sure to find it of value." |
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The Friends / Just Desserts presents
Margaret CoelOut West:
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On the UCB campus, turn east on Regent Drive from Broadway.
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Information Day at Norlin Library Thursday, January 8, 2009 |
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Essence of Rock:
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The University Online Catalog & Databases: Lynette Leiker
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West Side, 5th Floor |
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9:30 am
10:00 am
12:30 pm
1:00 pm |
Coffee & Welcome
Remarks / Announcements
Computer Lab / Special Collections
Light Lunch (catered)
Special Presentation: |
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Pay parking available in Lot
380 (north of Macky) or Euclid
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Author Meet Greet INGRID LAW presenting her debut novel, SAVVY
Friday, June 20 at 9:30 a.m.
Light refreshments will be served. |
Bring your children, grandchildren and the child in you for a book reading and signing. Pay parking available in the Euclid Parking Lot. |
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Just Desserts
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Co-sponsored by the Daily Camera. |
Spring Treasures Event |
Philip Sneed Hamlet in Vladivostok, Act I |
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Philip Charles Sneed -- Producing Artistic Director, Colorado Shakespeare Festival -- served for twelve years as Artistic Director or Producing Artistic Director of The Foothill Theatre Company/Sierra Shakespeare Festival, based in Nevada City, California, and also producing in Incline Village, Nevada as the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. He is a director, actor, writer and teacher of theatre.
As a director, Sneed’s recent work includes Around the World in 80 Days and A Child’s Christmas in Wales for Colorado Shakespeare Festival, To Kill a Mockingbird and A Raisin in the Sun for the Sacramento Theatre Company (starring Steve Harris of the ABC series The Practice), and over 20 productions for The Foothill Theatre Company/Sierra Shakespeare Festival.
Philip's professional acting credits include productions at theatres such as San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, Atlanta's Alliance Theatre Company, the Indiana Repertory Theatre, and multiple seasons with the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival. His work includes the title roles in Hamlet and Macbeth, as well as principal or supporting roles in The Taming of the Shrew, The Cherry Orchard, Dancing at Lughnasa, Sylvia, A Month in the Country, Twelfth Night, The Woman in Black, Amadeus, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Sneed initiated a Cultural Exchange Program with the Maxim Gorky Theatre of Vladivostok, Russia, which has so far resulted in six projects, including a bilingual Hamlet in Russia (in which Sneed played the title role), and a new adaptation of Dracula, which he directed at the Gorky Theatre.
Sneed currently serves as President of the Shakespeare Theatre Association of America. |
| Daily Camera: CSF sets groundwork for Russian collaboration | A light catered reception will immediately follow the program. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. |
Pay parking available in Lot
380 (north of Macky) or Euclid
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January 10, 2008, Thursday, 2:00 PM |
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Norlin Library
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9:30
9:45 Claudine Garby, President, Friends Board
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
A presentation
by the Friends of the Libraries.
Co-sponsored by the Daily
Camera.
Pay parking available in Lot 380 (north of Macky) or Euclid AutoPark.
November 10, 2007, Saturday, 10:00 AM |
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Anthroplogy Professor
CU Museum, Paleo Hall
Catered light brunch following the program.
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Pay parking available in Lot
380 (north of Macky) or Euclid
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May 22, 2007, Tuesday, 7:00 PM
The Friends of the Libraries present: local mystery writer Julie Kaewert
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“A riddle … wrapped in a mystery … inside
an enigma” |
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 Julie Kaewert sets her mystery novels deep in the publishing world. A
graduate of Dartmouth College, the Radcliffe Publishing Course and the
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Julie worked for publishers in Boston
and London. Julie’s books have topped mystery bestseller lists around
the country. She lives in Boulder with her family and mentors teen writers,
leads a writers’ critique group and serves on the board of her college
alumni group. |
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Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom |
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Catered reception at 7:00 p.m. with presentation to follow. Free and open to the public.
Free parking on Lot 470. Co-sponsored by the Camera |
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March 18, 2007, Sunday, 2:00 PM Claudia Mills, CU Professor of Philosophy, presenter
This year's Friends of the Libraries "Spring Treasures" event
features Claudia Mills, CU philosophy professor and children’s
literature scholar. Mills will discuss the questions: How have children's
books changed in the past 40 years? and What trends can we anticipate
in the future? |
January 10, 2007, Wednesday, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Information Day
Center for British & Irish Studies, 5th Floor, Norlin Library
| 9:30 am | Coffee & Welcome Jim Williams, Dean University Libraries |
| 9:45 am | Remarks / Announcements Claudine Garby, President Friends of the Libraries |
| 10:00 am | Special Collections & Computer Lab |
| Noon | Light Lunch (catered) |
| 1:00 pm | Special Presentation Japanese / Oriental Language Schoo lArchival Project David Hays, presenter Archives |
The Friends of the University of Colorado Libraries will hold its annual Information Day at Norlin Library on the CU-Boulder campus Wednesday, January 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be in the Center for British and Irish Studies on the fifth floor of the library. Information Day is free and open to the public and no reservations are required.
Jim Williams, dean of the CU Libraries, and Claudine Garby, president of the Friends, will welcome participants. Attendees will view "Going to Extremes: Polar Exploration," an exhibit prepared by the Special Collections department in recognition of the 2007 International Polar Year. Guests also are invited to visit a "smart" classroom where reference librarians will provide computer training.
At noon, guests will return to the Center for British and Irish Studies for a light, catered lunch.
Following lunch, David Hays, CU Libraries archivist, will speak on the World War II U.S. Navy Japanese/Oriental Language School Archival Project. The project's first archival papers were received in 1992 with the acquisition of materials collected by Capt. Roger Pineau USNR and William Hudson. This information on graduates of the U.S. Navy Japanese/Oriental Language School at CU-Boulder from 1942 to 1946 was collected for inclusion in the official World War II naval history record.
The Japanese/Oriental Language School Archival Project has continued to acquire papers, photographs, correspondence and records in the form of major collections and small manuscripts. These papers document the involvement of the school's graduates in World War II activities such as code breaking, translation and intelligence; postwar teaching of Japanese language and culture in higher education; and reconciliation projects with Japan. The ever-growing archive is available for use by scholars in Japanese history; World War II history, diplomacy and foreign affairs; and East Asian language and culture.
The purpose of Information Day is to inform citizens that Norlin Library is accessible to them and to familiarize people with how to use the library, the largest facility of its kind in the Rocky Mountain area.
The event is co-sponsored by the Daily Camera newspaper. Pay parking is
available in the Euclid Avenue AutoPark near Broadway.
For more information call the Friends of the Libraries at (303) 492-7511.
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November 12, 2006, Sunday, 2:00 PM
Meet photographer & author Robert Castellino and enjoy an inspired and passionate slide presentation about our home and its history through photographers’ perceptions, events, and people who have shaped it — a journey back in time to a place few imagined.
Castellino is a Lafayette-based photographer, author and publisher. His 2006 book takes the reader through 149 years of Boulder history by using old and new photographs and stories of people and events.
Castellino is a Colorado native and has been a professional photographer since 1988. He founded the publishing company Whispering River in 1995 which sells nature images on greeting cards, calendars and posters as well as books and fine art prints.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
A presentation by the FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES.
Co-sponsored by the Daily Camera.
Pay parking available in Lot 380 (north of Macky) or Euclid AutoPark.
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Enter the library on the West side of the building on Norlin Quad.
A catered dessert reception will begin the event at 7:00 p.m. followed by guest presenter, Baine P. Kerr. This event is free and open to the public.
Baine Kerr will speak on “Conflict and Character: Wrongful Death and Harmful Intent” in which he will draw from the subject matter and situational issues in two of his books (“Wrongful Death”, and “Harmful Intent”). Both books can be purchased at the event and the author will be available to sign them.
Mr. Kerr is a Boulder attorney. Outside his practice, Mr. Kerr’s main interest is fiction writing. “Wrongful Death”, his second novel, “a stunning, inspiring read, strong and very moving” (Pubisher’s Weekly), draws on his experience litigating wrongful death cases in Colorado and on a recent year in Bosnia and The Hague. This book was selected by the Chicago Tribune for Twelve Best Mysteries of 2002.
“Harmful Intent,” a medical thriller, was published in 2000; that year he was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award for Fiction. Baine Kerr has published a book of short stories titled “Jumping-Off Place.” He was one of 100 authors selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for a 1983 fellowship in fiction, and has been anthologized in Best American Short Stories, the University Press of Colorado, and elsewhere.
“Baine Kerr is simply one of the best lawyer-novelists ..." (S. Turow)
Pay parking available in Euclid Parking Lot or Lot 380 by Macky Auditorium.
Co-sponsored by the Daily Camera. For more information call 303/492-7511. |
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The Friends of the Libraries are sponsoring this concurrent program at the Conferece of World Affairs.
Friends of the Libraries presents
CONNECTING OUR SPIRIT TO NATURE AND THE EARTH:
THE ESSENCE OF LIVING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICAL ECOLOGICAL LIVES
On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 2 pm, the Friends of the Libraries present local author and photographer Robert Castellino in Hellems 201, concurrent with the Conference on World Affairs. Castellino will discuss returning to simpler, sustainable lives and discuss ways to make positive changes in our own homes and workplaces. Enjoy a rousing and inspiring talk and slide presentation that returns us to our previous connection with the earth, our spirits and environmental values.
Contact: maryjane.campbell@colorado.edu
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Double Double Shadow Trouble: A Jungian View of Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train |
Jim Palmer, professor of film studies, will discuss how Hitchcock explores the familiar theme of “the double”.
This psychological masterpiece is a complex character study of two killers. Hitchcock’s subtle use of black and white photography, brilliant editing, and complex imagery make Strangers one of the director’s finest works.
James Palmer is a professor film studies and a President’s Teaching Scholar at CU. He has published numerous articles on film and literature, is the co-authored The Films of Joseph Losey (Cambridge) and the recipient of numerous teaching awards. Currently the Director of the Conference on World Affairs, he also teaches several interdisciplinary courses, including “Jung, Film, and Literature”. |
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| Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Norlin Library, Center for British and Irish Studies, 5th floor |
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Coffee & Welcome, Jim Williams, Dean, CU-Boulder Libraries | |
| 9:45 am | Remarks/Announcements, Claudine Garby, President, Friends of the Libraries | |
| 10:00 am | Tour Special Collections or Computer Training | |
| 11:00 am | Tour Special Collections or computer Training | |
| Noon | Light Lunch (catered) | |
| 1:00 pm | Special Presentation: Blog, Google - Say What? Presented by Jack Maness, Engineering Reference and Instruction Librarian | |
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The University of Colorado at Boulder
Friends of the Libraries present:
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Highlights of the CU Art Museum’s Permanent Collection
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Presented by Lisa Tamiris Becker Director, CU Art Museum
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Friday, September 30, 2005, 7:00 p.m. in The CU Art Museum, north end of the Sibell Wolle Fine Arts Building.
Reception to follow the program.
Pay parking available in the Euclid Parking lot. |
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Friends of the University of Colorado Libraries
13th annual “Just Desserts” present
Diane Mott Davidson
Friday, May 20, 2005
7:00 p.m.
Norlin Library, 5th floor
The Center for British and Irish Studies
Diane Mott Davidson is the author of eleven bestselling mysteries. She lives
with her family in Colorado. See Diane’s
website for more information.
New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson has taken readers by
storm with clever mysteries filled with tantalizing plots and mouthwatering
recipes. In her twelfth novel — her tastiest tale yet — the ingenious
storyteller whips up a rich soufflé of murder and mischief.
Pay parking will be available in the Euclid Parking Lot or Lot 380 by Macky
Auditorium.
For more information call the Friends of the Libraries at 303-492-7511.
The University of Colorado at Boulder
Friends of the Libraries
Present
Nick Perito
“I Just Happened to Be There …”
Making Music with the Stars
7:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2005
The Center for British & Irish Studies, Norlin Library
Reception will immediately follow the program
Nick Perito has accompanied, arranged, composed, and conducted for many of the world’s most famous singers and entertainers. His new book “I Just Happened to Be There: Making Music with the Stars", offers an affectionate glimpse of his upbringing as the son of Italian immigrants and recounts his successful career in the colorful and unpredictable world of show business. Books will be available for sale after the program.
For more information call the Friends of the Libraries at 303-492-7511.
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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES Hosts
Information Day: January 6, 2005
The Friends of the Libraries at the University of Colorado at Boulder will hold its annual Information Day at Norlin Library on the CU-Boulder campus, Thursday, January 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and will be in the Center for British and Irish Studies on Norlin Library's fifth floor. No reservations are required.
Jim Williams, dean of the University Libraries and Claudine Garby, the Friends'
president, will welcome participants. Guests will view the David H. Tippit
Collection -- a visual record of the 21st century -- in Special Collections
and will also receive training in the computer lab. A catered light lunch
will be served at noon. The lunch break will feature a program called Highlights
of the Art and Architecture Collection presented by reference librarian
Jennifer Parker.
The purpose of Information Day is to inform people about what Norlin Library
has to offer and to familiarize them with how to use Norlin, the largest
facility of its kind in the Rocky Mountain area. The event is co-sponsored
by the Daily Camera. Pay parking is available in the Euclid Autopark on Euclid
Avenue off Broadway or use the RTD.
For more information call the Friends of the Libraries at 303-492-7511.
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Backstage with Margot Fontaine
A Multimedia Theatrical Presentation
Performed by CU Dance Professor Robin Haig
and
Directed by CU Theater Professor Emerita Lee Potts
Friday, November 19, 2004
7:00 p.m.
in The Center for British & Irish Studies
Norlin, 5th Floor
Reception to follow the program.
Pay parking available in the
Euclid Parking lot.
Co-sponsored by the Daily Camera.
More Information? Call 303.492.6291 or e-mail
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Glenn
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May 21, 2004
 Bonnie Ramthun Author |
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University of Colorado at Boulder 7:00 p.m. | Friday, May 21, 2004 | Fleming Law Building | CU-Boulder Campus The CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries will present a talk by local mystery writer Bonnie Ramthun. A dessert reception and book signing will precede the program.
She is a former War Gamer for the Department of Defense. With a computer degree from Wyoming and an itch to see the wild side of the defense world, she worked in helicopter crash investigation, space station prototyping, robotic automobile assembly, and missile defense war gaming. She’s now a full time writer and a mom and lives in Erie, Colorado with her husband, Bill, and their four children.
Free parking for the event will be available in lot 402 south of the Fleming Law Building.
For more information call 303-492-7511. |
Ramthun
is the author of the Eileen Reed mystery series. Her novels include Ground
Zero, Earthquake Games and The
Thirteenth Skull.
February 25, 2004
Glenn
Miller’s Music & the Swing Era
Norman
Leyden, presenter February
25, 2004, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Pay parking available in the Euclid Autopark. Co-sponsored by the Daily Camera. Free & open to the public. Glenn
Miller In
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parking available in the Euclid Autopark on Euclid Avenue off Broadway
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November 14, 2003
University of Colorado at Boulder Friends of the Libaries Fall Treasures Event |
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View and discuss the unique and complex art of Stan Brakhage! |
M O V S H O V I T Z "Illuminates" B R A K H A G E
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Presenter: Howie Movshovitz 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 14, 2003 |
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The CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries will present five films and discuss the life and work of internationally known avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage in "Movshovitz 'Illuminates' Brakhage" on Friday, Nov. 14. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in room 1B50 of the Eaton Humanities Building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. A reception will follow the presentation. Pay parking will be available in the Euclid Avenue Autopark.
Brakhage, who died in March of this year, was a CU-Boulder professor, author and lecturer who made almost 400 films ranging in length from a few seconds to a few hours during his 50-year career. Attendees will view and discuss Brakhage's unique and complex visual art and see five of his films: "Hymn to Her," "Eyemyth," "I, Dreaming," "Co-mingled Containers" and "Occam's Thread."
Howie Movshovitz, the presenter, is director of the StarzFilmCenter at CU-Denver. He was an instructor of film studies and journalism at CU-Boulder and an assistant professor of English and film studies at CU-Denver.
Movshovitz has been a critic at Colorado Public Radio since 1974 and a contributor to National Public Radio for 16 years. He was the Denver Post film critic for nine years and won the Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1998. Movshovitz earned a doctorate in English literature from CU-Boulder and has served as a critic on film festival juries.Brakhage, regarded as the world's foremost poetic filmmaker, was on the faculty of the CU-Boulder film studies department for more than two decades and held the title of distinguished professor. Prior to coming to CU-Boulder, he taught film history and aesthetics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1969 to 1981.
Brakhage was the recipient of numerous honors and awards for his contributions to the arts including an honorary doctorate from the San Francisco Art Institute, a Brandeis Citation, a Telluride Festival Medallion, a University of Colorado Medal, Rockefeller and Guggenheim Foundation fellowships, recognition from the Library of Congress and the American Film Institute, the Denver International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Film and Video Artists and the prestigious MacDonnell Medal whose previous recipients include Robert Frost, Georgia O'Keefe and Aaron Copeland.Brakhage's work has been sent to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for preservation. Larry Kardish of the museum says of Brakhage, "His work must be considered no less than towering." CU-Boulder Libraries has purchased new prints of most of his 380 titles.
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January 7, 2003
D a y January 7, 2003, Tuesday
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Meet fellow library enthusiasts! See extraordinary Special Collections!
Hands on training from the experts in the Computer Lab!
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May 17, 2002
Friday, May 17,
2002 Just Desserts Robert Greer, mystery writer, will discuss "Mysteries and Medical Thrillers: Building Character, Plot and Suspense."
A dessert/wine reception precedes the presentation. |
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FREE PARKING: Lot 402 Take Broadway to Regent Drive. Go south (right) at Kittredge Loop Road to Lot 402, south of Fleming Law Building. |
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January 8, 2002
January 8, 2002, Tuesday
Following a continental breakfast, Dean of CU-Boulder Libraries James F. Williams, II will welcome guests and give a brief overview of plans for the Norlin "Renaissance." Tours will take groups to the library Computer Labs for hands-on training and to the Special Collections Department for a look into the many treasures housed there.
Jim Williams, Dean, University Libraries
Special Collections or Computer Lab
Catered
Deborah Fink Panel: The Future: Is it print or electronic?
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Parking for this event:
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November 8, 2001
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Dr. David Armstrong What the Mice Know: November 8, 2001 |
Free Parking: Enter the campus on University Avenue and 17th Street; an attendant at the gate will direct you to Lot 380 across the street from Norlin Library. Questions? Please call 303/492-8275. Co-sponsored by the Daily Camera.
May 2, 2001
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UCB Friends of the Libraries invites you to join us for
Bob Maust, J.D. A Century of Alcohol in Boulder
Free and open to the publicAt UCB, Maust serves as Director of A Matter of Degree (AMOD) and works with the Harvard School of Public Health and the American Medical Association to research and reduce alcohol abuse among university students,
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2001, 7:00 pm -
Eaton Humanities Building, Room 150 -
-- Across the street from Macky Auditorium on Pleasant Street -- -
University of Colorado at Boulder
Co-sponsored by Boulder Daily Camera. Free parking in Lot 380 | Campus map
March 2, 2001
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Free parking in Lot 402: Take Broadway to Regent Drive. Go south at Kittredge Loop Road to Lot 402, south of Fleming Law Building. |
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October 12, 2001
Portrait: Glenn Miller October 12, 2000 | Thursday | 7:30 PM The Academy Chapel (Entrance on 10th Street) |
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UCB Friends of the Libraries presents: "Portrait: Glenn Miller," featuring Alan Cass with an oral/slide presentation and Paul Tanner, trombonist from the original Glenn Miller Band. A reception will precede the presentation. The event is co-sponsored by the Boulder Daily Camera and The Academy. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please call the Friends of the Libraries at 303-492-8275.
