You Are Invited - Spring 2016

YOU ARE INVITED

Spring 2016 Event Highlights

A BRIGHTER U February 27, 11:30 a.m.

McNamara Alumni Center Jump-start your weekend with stimulating conversation about big ideas with CLA faculty. Our signature alumni event will open with lunch and a panel discussion, “Coming to our senses: How advances in neuroscience are restoring our sight and hearing.” Guests can then select from an array of intriguing topics: capitalism on stage, the effects of political polarization on Americans’ rights, why diets don’t lead to lasting weight loss, transcribing ancient texts through crowd-sourcing, food production and consumption in today’s Anthropocene era, and Somali diaspora and a borderless Muslim identity. The event will conclude with a networking and social hour. Tickets required.

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BACH’S ST. MATTHEW PASSION March 4 & 5, 7:30 p.m.

Ted Mann Concert Hall A stag e d p ro d u c t ion of Johann Sebast ian Bach’s master pie c e o f sacred music w i l l b e p er f or m ed by s olo i sts an d mem b er s of the Uni ver sit y Singers and Un i v er s it y Sy m phony O rchestra , in c ol lab o rat io n w it h students and f ac ult y f ro m th e Ho c h sc hu l e f ü r Musi k Detmold , G er many, an d th e Min n e s o ta B oychoir (Mar k Johnson , ar t i st i c di rec to r) . So l o i sts include A dr iana Z aba la an d Ph i li p Z aw i sz a (f ac ult y) , Jef f re y Mar t in (stu d ent), Car i ne Tin n e y (Ho chschule f ür Musi k Detm o l d), and Fl o r ian Cram er. K athy Salt zman R ome y, Mar k R uss el l Smit h , c o n duc tor s. Dav id Wal sh , stage di rec to r. Tic ke ts re quired .

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AN EVENING WITH DR. ABRAHAM VERGHESE April 7, 7:30 p.m.

Carlson Family Stage, Northrop Auditorium Join us in celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Esther Freier Lectures in Literature with Abraham Verghese (MD, MACP), author of the best-selling novel Cutting

for Stone and the celebrated memoirs My Own Country and The Tennis Partner . Dr. Verghese is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor and Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. In both his writing and his work he emphasizes the importance of paying attention to the patient rather than focusing on test results on a screen; his commentary has appeared regularly in The New York Times, among many other publications. Dr. Verghese will talk about the relationship between literature and medicine and answer audience questions. Free!

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EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON April 14-23 Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater Earthquakes in London by Mike Bartlett is driven by “an all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present…in an epic roller coaster of a play from 1968 to 2525 and back again. Earthquakes

in London includes burlesque strip shows, bad dreams, social breakdown, population explosion, and worldwide paranoia. It is a fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes, and decades, as three sisters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives and loves, while their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe.” —Methuen Publications Directed by Bruce Roach, Earthquakes in London will be performed by the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program senior class of 2016. Tickets required.

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CHINA’S ECONOMIC TRANSITION: GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKETS April 19, 5:30 p.m.

University Hall, McNamara Alumni Center W hat can we learn from the policy decisions of the world’s largest economic power? How has their regulation of exchange rates, interest rates, foreign direct investment, and market access impacted China and in turn, the world economy? W hat policies are working, and what should the country consider going forward? Join us for a discussion featuring the latest research by Ellen McGrattan, professor of economics at the University of Minnesota, and Kjetil Storesletten, professor of economics at the University of Oslo. Free!

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A SPECIAL SELECTION OF COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SPRING 2016 EVENTS FIND EVEN MORE CLA EVENTS AT CLA.UMN.EDU/YOUAREINVITED

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The College of Liberal Arts announces an exciting new partnership with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR).

W hat qualifies someone to be president? Can we close the achievement gap? CLA faculty and community members are coming together to tackle BIG QUESTIONS. This new series will inspire debate and discussion through a liberal arts lens that brings critical thinking, multiple and diverse perspectives, and rigorous engagement to bear on pressing questions.

Events will be recorded in front of a live audience and broadcast on MPR. Our first event takes place in February and will feature the question, “Is there a right way to protest?” Visit cla.umn.edu/youareinvited for date, time, and details about how to attend in person or tune in!