A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College
Rockefeller College Talent Show!
Sunday, April 13
3 o’clock pm
Page Hall
Tickets only $5! Tickets will go on sale MARCH 10 online, in Milne 105 and through any PASA or Talent Show Steering Committee member. Online orders will be accepted via a PayPal link at PASA’s website, http://www.pasarockefeller.wordpress.com.
TALENT SIGN-UPS are now open! To sign up as a performer, please email pasa@albany.edu with your
- Name(s)
- Email address
- Brief description of talent
- Any AV needs (ie: microphones, cd player, etc.)
Acts should be under 5 minutes and appropriate for all ages. Other than that, anything goes! Come on, Rockefeller—we know there is a lot of talent lurking out there besides exquisite memo-writing skills and a mastery of supply and demand graphs. Show us what you’ve got! Note: To cover booking costs & other expenses, we are requiring a $3 “application fee” for all performers. Payments will be accepted after ticket sales open on March 10.
Did you know??
If you are enrolled in PAD508 this semester, participation in the Talent Show can qualify as entry in the Moraleware category of the Rocky Awards! Pay attention in class for more information.
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This Week at Rockefeller:
<Tuesday, Mar 4>
Tuesday Policy Lunch—Eric Lane
12:15-1:30pm, Levitt Room
- Eric Lane is a Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service at Hofstra University and the author of The Genius of America: How the Constitution Saved Our Country and Why It Can Do It Again.
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This Week at UAlbany:
<Thursday, Feb 28>
Film: Invisible Children
Viewings at 3, 5 and 7pm, Standish Room, 3rd Floor, Science Library (uptown)
http://www.albany.edu/international
- In the spring of 2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa in search of a story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them — a story where children are the weapons and the victims. See this film, you will be forever changed. Viewings at 3, 5, and 7 p.m. Free admission.
- James Wood, Book Critic for the “New Yorker”
4:15pm reading, Science Library 340
8pm, discussion, Assembly Hall in Campus Center
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
- The most influential literary critic of his generation, chief critic at the London “Guardian” at the age of 26, dubbed “The Elegant Assassin” by the “Boston Globe”, will read from his own fiction at 4pm. At 8pm he will discuss the state of contemporary literary criticism.Campus Greens Movie Night
7:30pm, Lecture Center 06
A free screening of “An Unreasonable Man”, the Ralph Nader documentary.
<Friday, Feb 29>
Film: Sholay
7pm, Page Hall
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
Loosely inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s “The Seven Samurai”, combining relentless action with lively song-and-dance numbers, “Sholay” is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of Bollywood cinema. Directed by Ramesh Sippy (India, 1975, 188 min., color, DVD projection).
<Monday, Mar 3>
NYS Writers Institute State Author/State Poet Awards
8pm, Page Hall
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
- Mary Gordon will be named New York State Author (2008-2010) and Jean Valentine will be named New York State Poet (2008-2010).The recipients will read from their work following the ceremony. Bestselling author Mary Gordon, known for work that explores Irish-American family life, single motherhood and Catholic spirituality, is one of America’s most admired prose writers. Jean Valentine, a prizewinning poet, is celebrated for poetry that explores the structure and imagery of dreams. The Writers Institute is mandated by the New York State Governor and Legislature to award the two honors to major authors whose career achievements make them deserving of New York State’s highest literary honors.
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This Week in and around 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)
<Friday, Feb 29>
The Taming of the Shrew
Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 N. Pearl, Albany
- The Bard takes on the battle of the sexes in one of the greatest comic love stories of all time. Fate never brought together two more unlikely lovers than the shrewish Katherine and her pompous suitor Petruchio. But the fiery, railing Kate soon learns that she has met her match in the man who thinks he is marrying for money, but finds a soulmate instead. Re-imagined in delightful 1950’s Italy with Shakespeare’s original text. Directed by Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill. Order online at www.capitalrep.org or call 518/445-SHOW
Troy Night Out
5pm, Throughout Troy
Troy’s Downtown art galleries, retail shops, restaurants and nightclubs extend their business hours to celebrate Troy and all it has to offer. Explore Troy with featured artists at more than 30 simultaneous art openings, live music, special events and the beautiful City itself. Come see what the buzz is all about! See www.troynightout.org for more information and an event map.
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