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Study Abroad in Bordeaux, France this summer

Spend two weeks in June this summer studying France-American relations in Bordeaux, France. This three-credit course is taught by CU History Professor (and Int'l Affairs Director) Tom Zeiler. Study in beautiful Bordeaux through lectures, guest speakers and excursions to various sites in and around Bordeaux. There are extra scholarships available for this program. Learn more at the upcoming meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the C4C room N215. (Photo by Tom Zeiler).

Study abroad in Bordeaux, France this summer

Spend two weeks in June this summer studying France-American relations in Bordeaux, France.  This three-credit course is taught by CU History Professor (and Int'l Affairs Director) Tom Zeiler. Study in beautiful Bordeaux through lectures, guest speakers and excursions to various sites in and around Bordeaux. There are extra scholarships available for this program. Learn more at the upcoming meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the C4C room N215. (Photo by Tom Zeiler).

Brazilian Week at CU

Exciting events everyday. Nov. 9-13 Free and open to the public Monday: "Contemporary Views of the Amazon"* and Music Workshop Tuesday: Capoeira Class and Socio-Environmental Dynamics in Brazil: Students' Conference* Wednesday: Forró dance class, lecture on Brazil's economy today, and Feijoada (Brazilian black beans stew) for dinner Thursday: Carioca funk dance class and Music party Friday: Samba dance class, Poetry reading**, and Samba party. *In Portuguese **In Portuguese and English

Holy moly, it's Foley

Double, double, toil and trouble. In this one-day workshop students will learn to think like a Foley artist (a creator of live sound effects). Students will make sound effects from everyday objects and integrate them into scenes from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Through scene analysis and brainstorming, students will explore different ways to create sounds with objects like soda cans, shoes and even pumpkins. The workshop will culminate in students performing a radio play version of scenes with live Foley. April 23, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ages 10-18.

Shakespeare in production: 'The Taming of the Shrew'

Meet Kate and Petruchio, one of Shakespeare's most well-known couples, engaged in a tense battle of wits, will and wisdom. Students in this class will stage an abridged version of Shakespeare's masterful comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. The class culminates in a showing for families and friends. Thursdays, Feb. 18-April 28, 4:30 to 6 p.m. (no class March 24). Ages 8-12.

Shakespeare in production: 'King Lear'

Join the CSF School of Theatre to dig into one of Shakespeare's juiciest tragedies. You will get on your feet, develop characters and perform scenes and monologues from King Lear. Guided by two very different versions of the play, we will discover the theatrical possibilities when bringing this story to life. The class will culminate in a showing of scenes. Tuesdays, Feb. 16-April 26, 4:30 to 6 p.m. (no class March 22). Ages 12-18. More info, or e-mail csfedout@colorado.edu.

Speak the speech: Shakespearean acting for adults

Have you ever watched a great Shakespearean actor and wondered - how do they do it? In this acting class for adults you can reap the benefits of CSF actor Anne Sandoe and Shakespeare scholar Shirley Carnahan’s extensive experience as they introduce you to voice, text and movement techniques that professional actors use to create compelling Shakespeare performances. No prior experience necessary. Students from previous sessions of this class are welcome to return. Ages 21+.

Colorado global health conference Nov. 6

"Who run the world? Girls." Challenging narratives of women's empowerment and global health equity Keynote speech on Friday, Nov. 6, 6:30 to 8 p.m. in HLMS 252. Celeste Montoya, PhD (gendered violence and intersectionality) Panel discussion on Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in HLMS 252. David Hintch, MPH; Sue Hammerton, NP; Stefanie Mollborn, PhD Free food provided by Sherpa’s Nepalese Cuisine on Friday, and by Moe’s Bagels and Starbucks Coffee on Saturday. Registration link

The Hidden ocean, NASA’s Europa mission, and the search for habitability

In this Nov. 4 talk, Sascha Kempf, LASP research associate and assistant professor of physics at CU-Boulder, will provide an overview of NASA’s next flagship mission, which will send a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it could harbor conditions suitable for life. LASP is providing the Surface Dust mass Analyzer (SUDA) instrument for the Europa mission. 7:30 p.m. in the LSTB building (rm 299), located at 1234 Innovation Dr. in the East Campus Research Park. Doors open at 7 p.m.. FREE