The University of Portland’s Nicole Leupp Hanig and Catherine Jacobs and performing and fine arts students will present a concert, “Hard Times Come Again No More: Social Justice Through Song,” on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Performances will respond to themes of conflict, displacement, immigration, and equality. Free admission; reception to follow. Sponsored by the Department of Performing and Fine Arts, the Garaventa Center, and the Dundon Berchtold Institute. For ADA accommodations or more information contact PFA at x7228 or brown@up.edu.
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“What’s So Funny About a Joke?” with Mark Roche, March 23
Mark W. Roche will present the Annual Hesburgh Lecture, “What’s So Funny About a Joke?,” on Thursday, March 23, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. His talk will interlace humor with an analysis of the greatness and limits of Freud’s theory of jokes. Roche is Joyce Professor of German, concurrent professor of philosophy, and former dean of arts and letters at the University of Notre Dame.
This event is a collaboration by the Garaventa Center, the Notre Dame Club of Portland, and the Beckman Humor Project. For more info or ADA accommodations, contact the Garaventa Center at garaventa@up.edu or x7702.
“Home” Pre-Play Panel and Reception, March 25
All ticket holders for the Saturday, March 25 show of Home are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese reception courtesy of the Garaventa Center as campus experts highlight production details and intriguing themes before the play. The reception begins at 6:15 p.m., followed by the panel at 6:45 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. For theater tickets: x7287. For ADA accommodations or more information, contact the Garaventa Center at x7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
France Pilgrimage Meeting This Week: March 8
Together with the Office of the Provost and SOPHIA, the Garaventa Center is offering 12 places to senior faculty on a 10-day pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the Basse-Normandie region of France, in the summer of 2018. Those interested in applying are invited to attend an informational meeting in the Garaventa Center (Franz 330) this Wednesday, March 8, noon—1 p.m. Grants of $2,000 will cover all lodging, group meals, and costs associated with the pilgrimage experiences; participants are responsible for their own airfare and incidental expenses. The Deans’ Council has approved the use of professional development funds for this venture. For additional information, please contact Karen Eifler, eifler@up.edu or x8014.
Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, Presents “Is God’s Charity Broad Enough for Bears?,” March 7
Fordham University theology professor Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, will present “Is God’s Charity Broad Enough for Bears?” on Tuesday, March 7, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Garaventa Center and is free and open to all.
Nineteenth century naturalist John Muir raised the question, “Is God’s charity broad enough for bears?” Until recently, the natural world was not a subject of formal religious interest, but this is now changing as the planet faces an ecological crisis of great magnitude. Starting with John Muir’s question about bears, Johnson will explore the meaning of creation in this dangerous new context. Drawing from evolutionary science and Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, she presents the challenge of how loving the Earth and its species as a neighbor must become an intrinsic part of faith in God.
Johnson is a former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and has received fifteen honorary doctorates, the John Courtney Murray Award for distinguished achievement in theology, and the Fordham Teaching Award. Her numerous books and articles have been translated into 13 languages. Deeply involved in the life of the church, her public service has included participation in the national Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue, the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Women in Church and Society, the Vatican-sponsored dialogues on science and religion and on Christ and world religions, and as a core committee member of the Common Ground Initiative to reconcile polarized groups in the Catholic Church.
For ADA accommodations or further information contact the Garaventa Center at x7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
Baskins Presents “Hiding in Plain Sight,” March 1
Cristelle Baskins of the Tufts University art history department presents “Hiding in Plain Sight: Christians and Turbans in the Early Modern World” on Wednesday, March 1, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. In her talk, rich with images from the early modern period (1500-1700), Baskins shines a light on the significance of turbans in visual arts, and why headgear makes headlines even today. At Tufts, Baskins teaches courses in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art History, and is working on a manuscript entitled “Facing Tunis: Portraits and Print in the Early Modern Mediterranean.” For ADA accommodations or more information, contact the Garaventa Center at x7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
ReadUP Author, Schoenfeldt Writer Anthony Doerr, Feb. 27
All members of the campus community, especially the record-setting 750-plus people who received complimentary copies of All the Light We Cannot See, are invited to hear the author, Anthony Doerr, speak on Monday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Doerr, the spring 2017 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writer, will read from his work and discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Members of the UP community are also invited to a reception with the author at 5 p.m. in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. For more information contact the Garaventa Center at 7202 or garaventa@up.edu.
Pre-Play Panel, Reception on March 4
All ticketholders for the Saturday, March 4 show of Iphigenia & Other Daughters are invited to enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese reception courtesy of the Garaventa Center as campus experts highlight production details and intriguing themes before the play. The reception begins at 6:15 p.m., followed by the panel at 6:45 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. For theater tickets call x7287. For ADA accommodations or more information, contact the Garaventa Center at x7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
Final ReadUP Discussions: Feb. 15, 23
The final community discussion of All the Light We Cannot See will take place on Thursday, February 23, at noon, in the Clark Library Conference Room. Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will facilitate the conversations with a focus on the middle and final thirds of the book. Light refreshments will be served; participants are encouraged to bring their lunch if desired.
For a complete schedule of events related to ReadUP and author Anthony Doerr’s visit to campus on February 27, please visit up.edu/readup. Questions about the book discussion can be directed to Fr. Charlie (gordon@up.edu) or Karen Eifler (eifler@up.edu) in the Garaventa Center.