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October, 2008
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Saturday October 11 2008
Time:9:00AM
Social: Rainbow Hike to Mt. Madonna National Coming Out Week. 15 per person. more info
Location: Mt. Madonna

Time:10:00AM
Social: UVM Babysitter Mingler Need a job that is flexible, pays well, and is close to campus? Like hanging out with little kids? Have past babysitting experience? This Babysitter Mingler will give you a chance to play with kids & meet their parents (a.k.a your potential employers!!) RSVP: 656-9405 or email Alicia.Taylor@uvm.edu
Location: Livak Ballroom, Davis Center

Time:11:00AM
Sports: Wheelchair Basketball with speaker Matt Glowacki Teams can sign up on site for $5 a person.
Location: Patrick Gym Indoor Track

Time:7:30PM
Live Music: Gregory Douglass Concert with opening act Maps and Maples! National Coming Out Week 2008
Location: Livak Ballroom, Davis Center

Time:8:00PM
Movie: Saturday Night Movie: Hancock UVM ID Required!
Location: Billings Lecture Hall

Time:11:00PM
Movie: Saturday Night Movie: Hancock UVM ID Required!
Location: Billings Lecture Hall

Time:1:00PM
Special Event: Vermont Autism Walk Registration begins at noon, the walk begins at 1 pm. Click here to register or call Aileen at 802-497-0469.
Location: Battery Park, Burlington



Sunday October 12 2008
Time:3:00PM
Movie: Mystic Vision, Sacred Art (28 min.) This film is an excellent introduction to the art of tangka, devotional paintings used in Buddhist ritual practice.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:4:15PM
Sports: Mens Club Ice Hockey versus University of Connecticut
Location: Gutterson Fieldhouse



Monday October 13 2008
Time:3:00PM
Speaker: Burack Presidents Lecture Series Presents Professor David Ruppert "Linear Statistical Models to Mixed Models to Semiparametric Regression"
Location: Recital Hall, Music Bldg Redstone Campus

Time:3:30PM
Speaker: Dr. DeWayne Shoemaker, "Population Genetics of the Invasive Fire Ant Solenopsis Invicta"
Location: Marsh Life Sciences Bldg, Rm 105



Tuesday October 14 2008
Time:5:00PM
Social: Conversations on Race A weekly discussion (every Tuesday) and support group for individuals wanting a safe place to share everyday experiences and challenges of dealing with issues of race. Come engage in dialogue, learn to build bridges and to embrace our own uniqueness. Facilitator: Linda Cade.
Location: Ctr for Cultural Pluralism, Allen House

Time:7:00PM
Speaker: Lecture by Frank Warren, creator of PostSecret Project!
Location: Ira Allen Chapel

Time:7:00PM
Movie: UPB Horror Movie Series: The Sixth Sense Chance to win a brand new I-Pod Shuffle!
Location: Brennans, 1st Floor Davis Center



Wednesday October 15 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:12:00PM
Movie: Center for Cultural Pluralism 2008 Social Justice Film Series Presents..."Black Gold: A Film About Coffee and Trade" In this eye-opening exposé of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry, the film traces one mans fight for a fair price. *Film presented and co-sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center*
Location: 104 Allen House

Time:12:15PM
Speaker: "Mediating the Voice of the Spirit: Gospel Music, Fast Capitalism and the (Re)Production of Yoruba Christian Modernity" With Vicki Brennan as part of the AIS Brown Bag Lecture Series.
Location: John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill 325

Time:6:00PM
Speaker: Holistic Solutions to Global Environmental Problems: Integrating Technological Approaches with Political, Social, and Economic Realities with Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway.
Location: Ira Allen Chapel

Time:6:00PM
Speaker: "Searching for Queer Histories in Vermont" Presentation and discussion with Meg Tamulonis, curator of the Vermont Queer Archives. Sponsored by RU12?
Location: Fletcher Free Library, downtown

Time:7:30PM
Movie: Center for Cultural Pluralism 2008 Social Justice Film Series Presents..."Black Gold: A Film About Coffee and Trade" In this eye-opening exposé of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry, the film traces one mans fight for a fair price. *Film presented and co-sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center*
Location: 216 Living/Learning Commons

Time:8:00PM
Social: Brennans Rainbow Pub Quiz National Coming Out Week 2008
Location: Brennans Pub, Davis Center

Time:9:00PM
Social: Debate Watch hosted by UPB
Location: Brennans, 1st Floor Davis Center



Thursday October 16 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:5:00PM
Speaker: Burack Presidents Lecture Series Presents Professor T.P. Wiseman, "Times and Reasons: Ovids Fasti as a Historical Poem"
Location: Waterman Manor, 5th Floor

Time:5:00PM
Movie: International Film & Food: France Free French inspired food and movie: The Diving Bell & The Butterfly.
Location: Fireplace Lounge, L/L

Time:6:30PM
Special Event: Wakeboarding Club meeting
Location: Jost Foundation Rm, 4th Fl Davis Center

Time:7:00PM
Performance: Greek Sync! A fun night where each chapter picks a song to lip-sync and dance to, judges present.
Location: Ira Allen Chapel



Friday October 17 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:9:00AM
Social: ALANA Student Ctrs Annual Friday Breakfast Event
Location: ALANA Ctr, Blundell House, Redstone

Time:10:00AM
Special Event: UVM Horticulture Farm Apples Sales Sales will occur every Friday through October from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the farm. Available varieties will change each week as the ripening season commences. Apple pricing this year is $1.00 per pound for conventional IPM, $2.00 per pound for Organic. Bulk orders and interdepartmental purchases are welcome. Proceeds from Apple Sales go to supporting research and education programs at the farm. Please contact Terry Bradshaw at tbradsha@uvm.edu or 658-9166 for more information.
Location: UVM Horticulture Farm

Time:7:00PM
Social: Friday Night Magic This event is hosted by the Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror in Literature and Media Today program every Friday night. Students will play the trading card "Magic the Gathering" game and those without decks will be loaned out. New players welcome!
Location: Living & Learning Fireplace Lounge

Time:7:30PM
Performance: UVM Lane Series Presents Bizets Carmen, one of the worlds greatest operas! Click here for information and tickets
Location: Flynn Center, Burlington

Time:8:30PM
Live Music: Last Band Standing Showcase Luke & Rob/Amozen hosted by UPB
Location: Brennans, 1st Floor Davis Center



Saturday October 18 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:8:00PM
Movie: Outdoor Movie on Church Street: Mamma Mia! Bring blankets, chairs, and warm things! Enter in a free raffle to win goodies from Burlington colleges & universities. Rainsite: Contois Auditorium in City Hall.
Location: Church St.- Rainsite: Contois Aud.



Sunday October 19 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:10:00AM
Special Event: UVM Students: Spend a Day at UVMs Adventure Ropes Course! Swing on ropes, leap through the air, climb a vertical playpen, see what it is like to facilitate a group. Meet at Farrel Park on Swift street between Route 7 and Spear Street. Cost: $30 for the day. RSVP with Heidi Weston at Ropes@uvm.edu by Oct. 15.
Location: Meet at Farrel Park on Swift St. 10 am

Time:3:00PM
Special Event: Gallery Tour: Architectural Improvisation Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:6:00PM
Movie: UVM COM Global Health Student Interest Groups Invites You to "Sons of Lwala" This 1 hour inspirational film follows the story of two brothers from a rural village in Kenya as they confront extraordinary obstacles including the deaths of their parents while struggling to construct a medical clinic in their village. All proceeds will go to the Lwala Community Alliance. Some tickets at the door but advance tickets are at the City Market Customer Service desk or at the College of Medicine Given E215.
Location: Silver Maple Room, Davis Center



Monday October 20 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:3:30PM
Speaker: Dr. Jacek Gaertig, U of Georgia "Deciphering the Microtube Code"
Location: Marsh Life Sciences Bldg, Rm 105

Time:6:00PM
Social: Alpha Phi Omega Rush Event: SMOOTHIES!
Location: U Heights North Kitchen



Tuesday October 21 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:12:00PM
Social: Alpha Phi Omega Rush Event: Feel Good Lunch!
Location: Davis Center Tunnel

Time:5:00PM
Social: Conversations on Race A weekly discussion (every Tuesday) and support group for individuals wanting a safe place to share everyday experiences and challenges of dealing with issues of race. Come engage in dialogue, learn to build bridges and to embrace our own uniqueness. Facilitator: Linda Cade.
Location: Ctr for Cultural Pluralism, Allen House

Time:7:00PM
Movie: UPB Horror Movie Series: The Ring Chance to win a brand new I-Pod Shuffle!
Location: Brennans, 1st Floor Davis Center



Wednesday October 22 2008
Time:9:00AM
Special Event: Creation of a Tibetan Sand Mandala 10/15 through 10/22 Museum hours are Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9am-4pm, Wednesday 9am-8pm, and Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:7:00PM
Social: Alpha Phi Omega Rush Event: Apple and Pumpkin Pie baking!
Location: U Heights North Kitchen

Time:7:30PM
Speaker: The Center for Research on VT: Research-in-Progress Seminar #215 "The Politics of Court Appointments: Does it Matter Who is Governor for the Vermont Supreme Court?" By Cheryl Hanna, Vermont Law School
Location: Marsh Lounge, Billings Center

Time:7:30PM
Speaker: The Center for Research on VT: Research-in-Progress Seminar 215 "The Politics of Court Appointments: Does it Matter Who is Governor for the Vermont Supreme Court?" By Cheryl Hanna, Vermont Law School
Location: Marsh Lounge, Billings Center



Thursday October 23 2008
Time:6:00PM
Social: Alpha Phi Omega Rush Event: Info session!
Location: 4th Floor Davis Center

Time:6:30PM
Club Events: Wakeboarding Club meeting
Location: Jost Foundation Rm, 4th Fl Davis Center



Friday October 24 2008
Time:9:00AM
Social: ALANA Student Ctrs Annual Friday Breakfast Event
Location: ALANA Ctr, Blundell House, Redstone

Time:10:00AM
Special Event: UVM Horticulture Farm Apples Sales Sales will occur every Friday through October from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the farm. Available varieties will change each week as the ripening season commences. Apple pricing this year is $1.00 per pound for conventional IPM, $2.00 per pound for Organic. Bulk orders and interdepartmental purchases are welcome. Proceeds from Apple Sales go to supporting research and education programs at the farm. Please contact Terry Bradshaw at tbradsha@uvm.edu or 658-9166 for more information.
Location: UVM Horticulture Farm

Time:7:00PM
Movie: Champlain: The Lake Between World Premiere New documentary explores Samuel de Champlains legacy, Abenaki and Mohawk trade alliances with French and English colonial powers, and the lakes military forts.
Location: Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes

Time:7:00PM
Social: Friday Night Magic This event is hosted by the Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror in Literature and Media Today program every Friday night. Students will play the trading card "Magic the Gathering" game and those without decks will be loaned out. New players welcome!
Location: Living & Learning Fireplace Lounge

Time:7:00PM
Social: Alpha Phi Omega Rush Event: Rock Climbing!
Location: Patrick Gym Climbing Wall

Time:7:30PM
Performance: UVM Lane Series Presents Willy Porter, Acoustic Guitar and Original songs Click here for information and tickets
Location: UVM Recital Hall



Saturday October 25 2008
Time:8:00PM
Movie: Saturday Night Movie: Step Brothers UVM ID Required!
Location: Billings Lecture Hall

Time:11:00PM
Movie: Saturday Night Movie: Step Brothers UVM ID Required!
Location: Billings Lecture Hall



Sunday October 26 2008
Time:11:30AM
Sports: Mens Club Ice Hockey versus Bryant University
Location: Gutterson Fieldhouse

Time:3:00PM
Movie: Mystic Vision, Sacred Art (28 min.) This film is an excellent introduction to the art of tangka, devotional paintings used in Buddhist ritual practice. For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum



Monday October 27 2008
Time:3:30PM
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Roper, Miller School of Medicine, U. of Miami, "Synapses and Signaling in Peripheral Sensory Organs of Taste"
Location: Marsh Life Sciences Bldg, Rm 105



Tuesday October 28 2008
Time:5:00PM
Social: Conversations on Race A weekly discussion (every Tuesday) and support group for individuals wanting a safe place to share everyday experiences and challenges of dealing with issues of race. Come engage in dialogue, learn to build bridges and to embrace our own uniqueness. Facilitator: Linda Cade.
Location: Ctr for Cultural Pluralism, Allen House

Time:7:00PM
Movie: UPB Horror Movie Series: Halloween Chance to win a brand new I-Pod Shuffle!
Location: Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center



Wednesday October 29 2008
Time:12:00PM
Movie: Center for Cultural Pluralism 2008 Social Justice Film Series Presents..."Bhopal: The Search For Justice" This film explores the continuing cover-up of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India, and analyzes the prospect for environmental and human justice.
Location: 104 Allen House

Time:12:15PM
Special Event: Noontime Cafe & Program- Architectural Improvisation: History and Lineage with Danny Sagan For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:12:15PM
Speaker: "The Jewish Agencys Case Before The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine: Lessons for the Present" With Reecia Orzeck as part of the AIS Brown Bag Lecture Series.
Location: John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill 325

Time:4:00PM
Special Event: Buy Local or Buy Global: A Debate Featuring William McKibben, Russell Roberts, and Emerson Lynn. Call 656-3186 for more info.
Location: Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center

Time:6:00PM
Special Event: Poetry Series: Gail Mazur & Adrie Kusserow For more info call 802-656-0750.
Location: Fleming Museum

Time:6:00PM
Movie: Queer Film and Discussion" Screening of "Gay Pioneers" a film about the first organized annual "homosexual" civil rights demonstrations. Sponsored by RU12?, Outright VT and VT Freedom to Marry.
Location: Fletcher Free Library, downtown

Time:7:30PM
Movie: Center for Cultural Pluralism 2008 Social Justice Film Series Presents..."Bhopal: The Search For Justice" This film explores the continuing cover-up of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India, and analyzes the prospect for environmental and human justice.
Location: 216 Living/Learning Commons



Thursday October 30 2008
Time:6:30PM
Club Events: Wakeboarding Club meeting
Location: Jost Foundation Rm, 4th Fl Davis Center



Friday October 31 2008
Time:9:00AM
Social: ALANA Student Ctrs Annual Friday Breakfast Event
Location: ALANA Ctr, Blundell House, Redstone

Time:10:00AM
Special Event: UVM Horticulture Farm Apples Sales Sales will occur every Friday through October from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the farm. Available varieties will change each week as the ripening season commences. Apple pricing this year is $1.00 per pound for conventional IPM, $2.00 per pound for Organic. Bulk orders and interdepartmental purchases are welcome. Proceeds from Apple Sales go to supporting research and education programs at the farm. Please contact Terry Bradshaw at tbradsha@uvm.edu or 658-9166 for more information.
Location: UVM Horticulture Farm

Time:7:00PM
Social: Friday Night Magic This event is hosted by the Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror in Literature and Media Today program every Friday night. Students will play the trading card "Magic the Gathering" game and those without decks will be loaned out. New players welcome!
Location: Living & Learning Fireplace Lounge

Tuesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
african art presidential debate cotton candy
Artist Exhibit Opening: Celebrating Africa

DEBATEWATCH!

VT College Student Voter Kickoff

Tuesday, October 7th
5:00 PM | L/L Gallery

Tuesday, October 7th
9:00 PM | Brennan's Pub

Wednesday, October 8th
12 - 2 PM | Davis Center Oval

"Celebrating Africa: Works from the Lydia Clemmons Collection, Authentica African Imports." Come and see this amazing collection of art work! Gallery talk by Lydia Clemmons at 5:30.

DebateWatch is a place for students, faculty and staff to come together to watch and talk about the Presidential Debates. Locations showing the event are the ALANA Student Center, Brennan's in the Davis Center, and select residence halls!

COTTON CANDY, APPLES, HOT CIDER, POPCORN, HOT COCOA, GIVEAWAYS, AND MORE!

Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
brennan's picture of the band GFE Hancock movie poster picture of gregory douglass
NCOW Banquet
Concert: GFE
Hancock
Gregory Douglass Concert
Thursday, October 9th
8:00 PM | Brennan's
Davis Center
Friday, October 10th
8:00PM door| 8:30 PM show
Higher Ground, $10
Saturday, October 11th
8 & 11 PM | Billings Lecture Hall
closed captioning not available at either showing
Saturday, October 11th
7:30 PM | Davis Center
Livak Ballroom

As part of National Coming Out Week, come to this great banquet! Free admission, and everyone is welcome!

Political underground Hip-Hop, the new southern funk, they are what you should be listening to!

A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image.
Come be mesmerized by the incredible Gregory Douglass with opening act Maps and Maples! As part of National Coming Out Week 2008!
(ALL DATES, TIMES, & EVENT DETAILS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
 
 
 
 
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