Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28Breaking Down Barriers in HollywoodIn celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Deaf West Theatre Actress Antoinette Abbamonte will perform segments of her original one-woman show, show clips from films she co-stars in, and discuss the rewards and challenges of being a deaf actress.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5Unfold your Own Myth: Poems and Stories by Jalal ad Din RumiRumi Scholar Fariba Enteshair will present works from Mathnawi, the masterpiece by the thirteenth-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic, in their original Farsi and in English that explore the hidden dimensions of his inward journey toward enlightenment.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12Old and New Worlds of FlamencoThe Kai Narezo Flamenco Trio, featuring guitarist/composer Kai Narezo, Bassist Ric Fierabracci and drummer Joey Heredia, will enliven the audience with music that explores the roots of traditional flamenco within the sounds of modern jazz/rock fusion.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19Forgotten Foster ParkAuthor Gwen Alferes will present a slideshow of rare images from Ventura County’s forgotten town at the bend on Highway 33, featuring the short-lived, colorful community of Foster Park, before the extension of the freeway in the 1960s lead to its demise.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26Poetry from the Middle KingdomCentral Coast poets Glenna Luschei and Kevin Patrick Sullivan, both activists in the SLO and surrounding communities, will blend voices with poems from their respective books, including Flora & Fauna and Under Such Brilliance, followed by a book signing.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2Hearing is Believing Oxnard-raised musician and composer Rachel Flowers will perform a piano recital of original work and will screen the trailer for a recently completed feature documentary about her life and music, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Lorenzo DeStefano.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9Becoming American: President Obama’s Inaugural Poet Poet Richard Blano, the fifth inaugural poet in US history — the youngest, first Latino, immigrant and gay person to serve in that role — will read poems from award-winning books, focusing on cultural identity and place, followed by a book signing.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16Latino Immigrant Health and Access to Healthcare ServicesPublic health researcher Vilma Haass will present a PowerPoint addressing the health needs of Latino immigrants, will discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on this population and will suggest ways to implement health interventions on their behalf.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23Masks: Inside and BehindActor and educator Eliot Fintushel will use masks, mime and improv to transform himself, objects and the space around him into a fantastic variety of things and characters, demonstrating how the magic of imagination can change our perceptions.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30Virginia Woolf: Wrestling with a Male-Dominated Literary SocietyProfessor Anthony Rodriguez and students from the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honors Society will explore the dark realms of Virginia Woolf’s The Death of the Moth, analyzing the futile nature of Woolf’s struggle against an unforgiving, patriarchal society.
OXNARD COLLEGE: 4000 S. ROSE AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93033 Sponsored by Oxnard College. For info, contact: SHELLEY SAVREN, [email protected] * 805.986.5800 x 1951
These events are FREE to the public and are interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing. Parking costs $2. The events on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 are co-sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc. through James Irvine and Hearst Foundation grants.
the OC Fall
Literature & Arts Lecture Series
LIVE AT THE OXNARD COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FALL 2016 // WEDNESDAYS 1-2 PM
