A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College
GET SCARED! TONIGHT!
PASA’s Get Scared! Movie Night
Thursday, November 1st at 9pm.
Milne 215 (Please note this location change.)
The winner is… THE EXORCIST. Scary. Thanks for voting. Halloween isn’t over yet… Free snacks & candy to rot your teeth out. Stop by after class, bring a friend.
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Tickets Now Available for PASA’s 1st Annual Evening of Desserts & Drinks:
A new Rockefeller tradition for students, staff, faculty & alumni.
DATE: Friday, November 16
TIME: 7:30-10:30pm
LOCATION: Point of Woods Social Room, Albany NY
(see www.pasarockefeller.wordpress.com for directions)
Enjoy an evening of desserts, coffee and an open wine bar. Tickets are available in Milne 105 or through pasa@albany.edu. Tickets for students and their guests are $8 until Tuesday, November 13 and $10 thereafter so buy your ticket soon! As always, friends, family and significant others are invited. (Feel free to stop any PASA member and buy a ticket through them.)
(Going to PAD/PUB507 this Saturday? PASA will be there, with tickets in hand. Bring some cash and get your ticket then!)
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This Week at Rockefeller:
Tuesday, Nov 6 :
Rockefeller Tuesday Policy Lunch
12:25-1:30pm, Levitt Room in Milne Hall
Eric Scheye, Former United Nations Advisor on Police and Security Sector Reform. Bring your lunch!
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This Week at UAlbany:
(For more information, visit http://www.albany.edu/todayualbany/)
Thursday, Nov 1:
Novelist Andrea Barrett
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/index.html
Informal Seminar at 4:15pm & Reading at 8pm—Assembly Hall, Campus Center
Celebrated for fiction about scientists and explorers, National Book Award winner Andrea Barrett will discuss her new novel The Air We Breathe (2007), about an upstate NY sanitarium for TB patients at the outbreak of WWI.
A Night of Poetry with Taalam Acey and Devin “The Poet” with Special Guest Comedian Nick Hollywood
http://www.albany.edu/involvement/danesafterdark
7-9pm
All proceeds will be directed to Oxfam for America in support of Hurricane Katrina victims. Brought to you by Spread the Word, Danes After Dark and Kappa Phi Lambda.
Friday, Nov 2:
“Waiting to Inhale”—A Medical Marijuana Documentary and Panel
4-6:30pm, Lecture Center 5, FREE
http://waitingtoinhale.org
“Waiting to Inhale” takes the viewer from medical marijuana dispensaries to the U.S. Supreme Court, from Israeli science labs to government-approved marijuana gardens outside London. It features leading experts, researchers, and patients from all over the world and activists on both sides of the issue and asks why the federal government continues to reject mounting evidence in support of marijuana’s benefits.
Following the film, there will be a discussion about medical marijuana with Jed Riffe, director and producer of Waiting to Inhale; Prof. Mitch Earleywine, an expert on the effects of marijuana who authored “Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence”; and Andrew White, a disabled veteran from Wyantskill whose unrelieved pain could be treated with medical marijuana if it were a legal option.
Friday, Nov 2:
Film: The Designated Mourner (1997)
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
7:30pm, Page Hall
Wallace Shawn’s powerful, monologue-driven play about three characters trapped in a war-torn future dystopia is translated to the screen (UK, 94 min., color, 35mm).
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
http://www.albany.edu/pac
8pm, Main Theatre, Performing Arts Center (uptown)
From the flowing lines of Chinese calligraphy to the thundering motion of martial arts, choreographer Nai-Ni Chen’s quest is to meld the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the stoic discipline of the Chinese classical arts.
Friday’s Program: An evening of traditional Chinese dance
Saturday’s (11/3) Program: “Dragons on the Wall,” a contemporary work inspired by the writings of author/poet Bei Dao with an original score by Joan LaBarbara and set design by visual artist Chen Shen. Cost $15/$10 students or buy tickets for both nights $25/$15 students.
Presented by the Performing Arts Center with funding support provided by the College of Arts and Science, Office of the Provost, Office of International Education, University Auxillary Services Inc., Holiday Inn Express and the NYS Danceforce which receives funding from the NYS Council on the Arts Dance Program and Altria Group, Inc.
Wednesday, Nov 7:
German Film: Goodbye Lenin
7:30pm, HU354 (uptown)
A mother suffers a heart attack while watching her son protest against the regime in 1989. When the mother awakens, the GDR no longer exists. Since she must avoid all excitement, her son tries to recreate the GDR in their apartment. This film about love, lies and politics is special. 2003, 121 minutes, MPAA rating: R (for brief language and sexuality), DVD in German with English subtitles.
GREAT DANES SPORTS:
Free with UAlbany ID/$5 Adult/$1 Kids. See www.ualbanysports.com for more
information.
Friday, Nov 2:
UAlbany Volleyball—Great Danes v. Binghamton
7pm, PE Gym
Saturday, Nov 3:
UAlbany Football—Great Danes v. Robert Morris
1pm, University Field
Sunday, Nov 4:
UAlbany Mens Soccer—Great Danes v. Hartford
2pm, Varsity Field
UAlbany Volleyball—Great Danes v. UMBC
3pm, PE Gym
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This Week in Albany:
(Check out Metroland: The Alternative Newsweekly of New York’s Capital Region for more local events. Pick one up at various locations around the city or visit www.metroland.net)
Thursday, Nov 1 & Friday, Nov 2:
“Dias de los Muertos” (Days of the Dead Celebration)
El Loco Mexican Café, 465 Madison Avenue, Albany NY
Celebrate the cycles of Life and Death by visiting our elaborate & colorfully decorated altar that honors those passed. Bring an offering to our alter- a photo, memento, flowers, a special remembrance- and receive a pumpkin flan with your dinner. Halloween themed Morgue-a-ritas served all week.
Friday, Nov 2:
1st Friday: Albany—Celebrating the Arts
Downtown Albany, 5-9pm
1st Friday aims to introduce a wider audience to the unique vitality of the artists and venues of Albany. The city comes alive for this monthly event that features numerous gallery openings, one-night shows, local shops, restaurants, and live entertainment at Lark Tavern, Magnolia’s, Justin’s, Red Square and more great venues. Best of all, 1st Friday is an entirely free event. Visit http://1stfridayalbany.org/ for an event map
and more information!
All Hallow’s Art Ball (to benefit 1st Friday)
After 1st Friday at 8pm, Ballingers, 42 Howard Street, downtown Albany
Suggested donation, $10 at the door
Live music from Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, Rhythm Driven Coalition, Ten 27, Melodrome, Sense Offenders, Love is the Devil. DJs Jay Travis and DJ Strange. Video performances by Chaos Driver and fire performances by Shilly Shally (no, we don’t know what fire performances are either!). Food, art performances and installations… COSTUMES ENCOURAGED! Presented by Metroland, Ballingers and Upstate Artists Guild.
Friday, Nov 2 & Saturday, Nov 3:
Comedians Paul Bond and Chris Rich
Comedy Works, 142 State Street, www.thecomedyworks.com
Shows at 8 and 10:30pm, Dinner and show at 6:30pm (Reservations required)
Best comedy in town! Free parking in our private lot or at the Crowne Plaza Garage.
Through January 21:
Consuming Passion: Fragonard’s Allergies of Love
The Clark, Williamstown MA, www.clarkart.edu, (413) 458-2303
Begin an affair of the heart with one of the 18th century’s leading French painters and embrace the opportunity to bring a little more romance to your life. The Clark is one of the area’s finest museums and makes for a great day trip—pack a lunch or eat at The Clark’s own café.
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Thursdays when classes are in session. Our goal is to build community by
supporting events on campus and throughout the Capital District.
