Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 8:00pm - 9:00 pm
Contact: k.eggers@duke.edu
Sponsor: DUGI
Where: Love Auditorium, LSRC B-wing

Why:

Cane Toads is a documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads (toads which live in the cane fields) through Queensland and then into the rest of Australia following a mis-informed attempt to introduce them to counter pests. Turns out they wouldn't eat the 'cane grubs' but they would multiply like no one's business... and they have no natural enemies in Australia at all, partly due to their poisonous skin.

The award winning computer animated Cane-Toad is a short film by Andrew Silke and David Clayton. In November 2001 the two animators took 5 months off their day jobs to create their own short film about a yobbo cane toad who learns the dangers of being one of the less adored icons of the Aussie landscape.

Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 8:00pm - 10:00 pm
Contact: k.eggers@duke.edu
Sponsor: DUGI
Where: Love Auditorium, LSRC B-wing

Why:

This documentary explores the hazards of bio-accumulation, pollution and the makeup of what we commonly hope are benign plastics. With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning cinematographer Daniel B. Gold set out in search of the truth about polyvinyl chloride (PVC), America's most popular plastic. From Long Island to Louisiana to Italy, they unearth the facts about PVC and its effects on human health and the environment.

A detective story, an eco-activism doc, and a rollicking comedy, BLUE VINYL puts a human face on the dangers posed by PVC at every stage of its life cycle, from factory to incinerator. Consumer consciousness and the "precautionary principle" have never been this much fun.

Winner of many awards, including the 2002 Sundance Cinematography Award and 2002 Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

Date: Friday, April 13, 2007 - 10:00pm - 1:00 am
Contact: nsab@duke.edu
Sponsor: Nasher Student Advisory Board
Where: Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, 919.684.5135. Parking available
Why:

The Nasher Student Advisory Board requests the presence of Duke grad, professional and undergrad students at:

NASHQUERADE: A masked ball at the Nasher Museum of Art.

• Free hors d’oeuvres
• Cash- and FLEX-only bar
• Live entertainment from "Stella By Starlight" and a string quartet
• Sharp attire
• Come masked (but please, no face painting). Masks available on the BC Plaza next week.
• Grad student partners welcome

 

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 8:00pm - 10:00 pm
Contact: sksofficers@gmail.com
Sponsor: Self-Knowledge Symposium
Where: Duke Chapel
Why: The Four Quartets has been lauded by some as one of the premier works in English-language literature of recent centuries. It will be read by Dr. George Gopen, Duke professor and expert on both Eliot's work itself and the best way to perform this piece. The event is free, and will begin with live quartet music. E-mail to reserve a seat.

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 9:00pm - 12:00 am
Contact: nsab@duke.edu
Sponsor: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Where: Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, 919-684-5135, nasher.duke.edu
Why:

Street Level: Come to a preview night for the Nasher Museum of Art's newest exhibition "Street Level," featuring contemporary urban art by William Cordova (Peru), Robin Rhode (South Africa), and Mark Bradford (USA).

Free food. Cash bar (sorry no credit cards or flex.)

Special guest DJ entertainment.

With thanks to the Office of the President and the Duke-Durham Partnership Fund for support of the event.

Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 10:00pm - 2:00 am
Contact: Mark Covey, mark.covey@law.duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke Law School OUTlaw
Where: Sarah P. Duke Gardens - Doris Duke Center
Why: Attention LGBT Grad Students! You are invited to attend the Duke OUTlaw Spring Fling DANCE PARTY! Drinks, Dancing and Fun!

The event is FREE, but there is a suggested donation of $3. 21+
All proceeds will go to Kidzpositive, a South African organization for HIV positive children. www.Kidzpositive.org

Date: Friday, March 30, 2007 - 8:30pm - 10:00 pm
Contact: Free tickets available from shawkins@duke.edu or alex@duke.edu
Sponsor: International Students, Inc. (ISI)
Where: Richard White Auditorium (East Campus)
Why:

"I was dragged kicking and screaming to your show. I anticipated it with all the pleasure of dental surgery. And what did I see? One of the most skilled actors I have seen in a long time - a piece of material that is powerful, succinct and moving irrespective of one's religious belief, or even whether or not one has any religious beliefs."

http://alex.mdag.org/max-mclean/PR.pdf

Date: Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 9:00pm - 11:00 pm
Contact: Betty Rhodes betty@carolinatheatre.org or 919-560-3040x256
Sponsor: The Carolina Theatre
Where: Performances will take place on Saturday, March 31 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701
Why:

The Carolina Theatre of Durham will present two shows of N*gger, Wetb*ck, Ch*nk, or N*W*C for short, a 90-minute original work for the stage by Rafael Agustin, Allan Axibal, Miles Gregley, Liesel Reinhart and Steven T. Seagle produced by LA-based Speak Theater Arts.

N*W*C mixes comedy with the real-life stories of three young men from different ethnic backgrounds to deconstruct the notion of race in America. Drama, hip-hop, slam poetry and stand-up comedy are intermingled to communicate the show’s overall message: “There’s only one race: the human race.” N*W*C has garnered high praise from critics and more traditional theatergoers, and is also the winner of the 2003 award for “Best Play” from the American Readers Theater Association, as well as the Audience Prize and four other major awards.

As for the powerful title, the cast/co-writers Miles Gregley, Rafael Agustin, Allan Axibal say, “the show traces the origins and evolution of three derogatory terms that shaped our lives and took the place of a genuine understanding of our distinct cultures. In doing this show we hope to de-power these words for ourselves and for our audiences.” Co-writers Steven T. Seagle and Liesel Reinhart direct the production.

Tickets for students are only $2 

Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 - 9:00pm - 10:30 pm
Contact: sima.yazdani@duke.edu
Sponsor: School of Medicine Student Faculty Show
Where: Page Auditorium on March 16th at 8:00 pm
Why:

Want to know what Duke Med is like...or isn't like? Come to Duke Med's Annual "Student-Faculty Show" parodying life as a Duke Medical student! See students--and faculty--"sing," "dance," and "act!" You'll see why we are in med school instead of on Broadway! Tickets are $10 for non-students and $5 for students and will be sold at the door of Page Auditorium. Proceeds benefit the Durham Rescue Mission.

Date: Friday, March 9, 2007 - 8:00pm - 2:00 am
Contact: Elizabeth McSweeney, eam29@duke.edu
Sponsor: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training
Where: Broad Street Cafe at 1116 Broad Street in Durham. Doors open at 7pm
Why:

Start your spring break off right with a night of great rock music and dancing that is guarenteed to be more for fun than a middle school dance! Local bands Red Collar, Can Joann, the Relatively Calm, Suanter and Jeff Crawford will be playing from 7pm until 1am at the Broad Street Cafe's Rock for a Cure. So grab your favorite pair of sneakers and a bunch of friends and listen to some local bands rock out for a great cause! Only $8.00 at the door, with all proceeds donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a non-profit group that provides funding for cancer research and finanacial aid to families so they can afford treatment for their loved ones.