Past Events Summer and Fall Quarter 2003 |
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Rounce & Coffin Club - 2002 Western Books: 61 st Annual Exhibition |
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Exhibit Honoring the 100 th Anniversary of Composer Walter Jurmann This commemorative exhibit featured Jurmann’s scrapbook, photographs, articles, letters, recordings, music and other materials from the Jurmann collection which is part of UCLA Music Library Special Collections. A film crew from Austria visited the exhibit and interviewed Yvonne Jurmann, widow of the composer. The curator was Timothy Edwards, UCLA Music Library Special Collections. |
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Memoria, Voz, y Patrimonio: the First Conference on Latino/Hispanic Film, Print and Sound Archives The exhibit celebrated the August 15-17, 2003 conference held at UCLA. The conference website may be found at: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/LAConf/ It contained displays of Latino/Hispanic archive materials including prints and posters. One case and display panel was dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Arnulfo D. Trejo of the Trejo Foster Foundation for Hispanic Library Education. The exhibit was curated by Sallie Riley, Getty Research Library. |
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Going, Going, Gone: Conserving and Preserving Books This educational exhibit highlighted the history of paper and the effect different types of paper have on book preservation; what students could do to protect books; and the program at the UC Southern Regional Library Facility at UCLA to assist in saving books and other paper library materials (including their then under construction Preservation Imaging unit). There were examples of damaged books and original pencil drawings by Glynis Brown depicted creatures attracted by food that are enemies of books. The theme of the exhibit was based upon a series of posters and bookmarks created by the American Library Association in the 1980’s.
Photo by C. Brown |
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Classical Guitarist Payam Larijani Alumnus Payam Larijani returned to open the Powell Concerts in the Rotunda season in a performance of international compositions. He played Preludes No. 1, 3, 4 and Etude no. 1 by Villa-Lobos; Sakura by Yoquiro Yocoh; Rumors de la Caleta (malaguena) by Albeniz; Fandanguillo by Torroba; Gnossienne no. 1, 2, and 3 by Satie; El Cancion del Emperador by Luys de Narvaez; Prelude & Fugue, Allemande, Bouree and Prelude in D Minor & Sarabande in B Minor by J.S. Bach; Study in B minor by Fernando Sor; Gol-e-Gandom (wheat flower), a Persian classical folk song; “Romance” arranged by Larijani; and Aria alla Francese by Scarlatti, transcribed by Larijani.
Photo by C. Brown |
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Historical Ballroom Dances in the Rotunda To begin the second year of historical dances, it featured period dances between 1900-1930, including the “animal” dances of the ragtime era. |
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Not to Be Forgotten: A Chronicle of the Communist Inquisition, Ukraine 1917-1991 This traveling exhibition consisted of panels depicting photographs of events which included the Holodomor, the 1932-33 winter famine and genocide, in which 10 million Ukrainians were starved to death or killed. The exhibit opening featured a talk by Dr.Yuri Shapoval, a leading authority on the history of communist rule in the Ukraine , and one of the original authors of the exhibit. He spent many years doing research in the archives of the Soviet secret police. Members of the Los Angeles Ukrainian community were in attendance. The event and exhibit were co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies; coordinated by UCLA Professor Roman Koropeckyj, Slavic Languages and Literatures; and curated by Peter Borisow, Hollywood Trident Foundation. |
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Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature This traveling panel exhibition offered a fresh look at Mary Shelley’s remarkable life and the evolution of her classic novel. A companion presentation in the Rotunda exhibit cases featured popular books on the monster and fascinating popular culture artifacts lent to the Library by local Frankenstein memorabilia collectors Dilbert Winenin and Henry Alvarez. The panels examined the birth of the novel and its precocious creator; early 19 th-century science as reflected in the novel; the political, social and cultural themes explored in the novel; the transformation of the monster on stage and on film; the story’s continuing popularity in the United States; and questions raised by the novel that apply to emerging biomedical innovations. A companion exhibit, “’Was I then a monster…?’ Frankenstein’s Remarkable Birth and Enduring Life” presented related materials, including rare original editions, from UCLA Library collections at the Young Research Library. It was organized by the National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association, and came to UCLA as part of a three-year national tour. The exhibit and events at UCLA were coordinated by Dawn Setzer, UCLA Library Communications. For the original National Library of Medicine website on the exhibit, go to: A list of events can be found at http://www.library.ucla.edu/frankenstein/ and are listed below: Tuesday, November 18, 4pm : Anne K. Mellor, UCLA professor of English and women’s studies, gave a talk entitled “Mothering Monsters – Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” in the East Rotunda. Friday, November 21, 7pm : The opening event in the main Rotunda featured remarks by Sara Karloff, Boris Karloff’s daughter, and a performance by historical keyboardist Susanne Shapiro of works comparable to those Mary Shelley enjoyed (see a description of the concert below). November 24, December 2 and December 3, 4pm : the films “Frankenstein” (1931), “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935), and “Young Frankenstein” (1974) were screened in the Powell Instructional Media Lab. Discussions led by graduate students followed. Monday-Wednesday, December 8-10, every half hour from 2 to 5pm : study break screenings of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” which featured the voice of Boris Karloff and included holiday snacks, were held in the South Rotunda.
Photos by C. Brown |
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Historical Keyboardist Susanne Shapiro In 1823, upon returning to England after the death of her beloved husband, poet Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley wrote to her friend: “My great consolation here is music; the music with which Vincenzo & his friends provide me…” Well-known harpsichordist and fortepianist Susanne Shapiro performed marvelous renditions of works Mary Shelley herself knew on the fortepiano: |
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Historical Ballroom Dances in the Rotunda This popular annual dance began with Regency Period dances of Jane Austen’s era and continued to the present day. |
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