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2018-2019

Themes:
Borders & Bridges
Health Matters


SPRING 2019
Beth Macy Public Lecture
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America

Sun, Apr 7 / 3 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
Book Giveaway: The first 50 attendees will receive a copy of Beth Macy's Dopesick
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Jennifer L. Eberhardt Public Lecture
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think and Do

Wed, Apr 10 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall 
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Race, Representation and Asian/America in Western Art Forms
Presentation by violinist Jennifer Koh

Thu, Apr 11 / 2 PM / UCSB MultiCultural Center
Related Event: Jennifer Koh, violin, Apr 12
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Indian Dance Class with UCSB Dhadkan
Wed, Apr 17 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
Related Event: Anoushka Shankar, Apr 17 
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FILM: El Norte (35th Anniversary Screening)
Gregory Nava’s groundbreaking film about immigrants crossing the border

Tue, Apr 30 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
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The 2019 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate
Immigration: A Boon or Burden to U.S. Society

Thu, May 2 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
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The Unending Hunger: Tracing Women and Food Insecurity Across Borders
​Presentation by medical anthropologist and author Megan Carney

Sat, May 4 / 5 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
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FILM: Far From the Tree
Based on the book by Andrew Solomon

Wed, May 8 / 7 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Related Event: Andrew Solomon in conversation with Pico Iyer, May 16
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Spring 2019 Book Selection
FREE copies of Dopesick will be available beginning March 20 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office (UCSB) and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St). Books available while supplies last.  ​
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America 
by Beth Macy


“Harrowing, infuriating, eye-opening.” Star Tribune

Related Event: Beth Macy public lecture, Apr 7


WINTER 2019
FILM: Rebels on Pointe
Starring Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Wed, Jan 16 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
Related Event: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performance, Jan 27 
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Talking Circle with Martha Redbone
Wed, Jan 30 / 6 PM / American Indian Cultural Resource Center 
UCSB Student Resource Building, Room 1219
Related Event: Martha Redbone Roots Project performance, Jan 29
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FILM: The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science
A film by Ken Burns

Wed, Feb 6 / 7 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Book Giveaway: the first 50 registrants will receive a free copy of Elisabeth Rosenthal's An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (must attend to redeem)
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Minimizing Stress and Maximizing Health for Busy People
Presentation by Jay Winner, MD

Tue, Feb 19 / 6 PM / Impact Hub, 1117 State St.
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Notes from the Field: On Immigration
Discussion with Eli Saslow
Mon, Mar 4 / 3 PM / Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
1535 Santa Barbara St.

Related Event: Eli Saslow public lecture, Mar 4 
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Still Alice
SBPL Fiction Book Club Discussion (Note: author will not be present)
Tue, Mar 12 / 5:30 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
​Related Event: Lisa Genova public lecture, Mar 9
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Charting a World Without Borders
Discussion with Pico Iyer
Fri, Mar 15 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library 
Presented with support from the Beth Chamberlin Endowment for Cultural Understanding

Register
Winter 2019 Book Selection
FREE copies of Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist will be available beginning January 8 at A&L's Campbell Hall Box Office (UCSB) and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St). Books available while supplies last.​
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Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist
​by Eli Saslow


"This is a beautiful and important book. I am a changed person for having read it. If my father were still alive, there would be no book I would rather discuss with him than this." – Elisha Wiesel, son of Eli and Marion Wiesel and chairman of the WVN Elie Wiesel Award
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Related Event: Eli Saslow public lecture, Mar 4 


FALL 2018 ​
Community Gospel Sing-in
with Pastor Victor Bell and members of UCSB Gospel Choir
Thu, Oct 4 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall Plaza
Related Event: Soweto Gospel Choir, Oct 4 following the sing-in 
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Mood Disorders and the Creative Mind
Discussion with Kay Redfield Jamison

Thu, Oct 11 / 3 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
​Related Event: Kay Redfield Jamison public lecture, Oct 11
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress
History Book Club Discussion (author will not be present)
Thu, Oct 25 / 10:30 AM / Santa Barbara Central Library
​Related Event: Steven Pinker public lecture, Oct 18
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FILM: Human Flow 
A film by Ai Weiwei

Thu, Oct 25 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
Related Event: David Miliband public lecture, Nov 7
Learning Opp: What is CRISPR?
with Dr. Stuart Feinstein, UCSB Professor of Molecular, Celluar and Developmental Biology
Mon, Oct 29 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Related Event: Jennifer Doudna public lecture, Nov 8
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FILM: This Is Home  
Hosted by the International Rescue Committee

Fri, Nov 2 / 1 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Related Event: David Miliband public lecture, Nov 7
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Listening Party with Kronos Quartet's David Harrington
Mon, Dec 3 / 7 PM / Santa Barbara Wine Collective, 131 Anacapa St., Ste. C
Related Event: Kronos Quartet performance, Dec 4
Fall 2018 Book Selection
FREE copies of Rescue will be available beginning October 1 at A&L's Campbell Hall Box Office (UCSB) and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St). Books available while supplies last.​
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Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time
​by David Miliband


In the midst of a global refugee crisis, what can we possibly do to help? With compassion and clarity David Miliband shows why we should care and what can be done, not just by governments but by citizens with the urge to change lives. 
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Related Event: David Miliband public lecture, Nov 7


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