This weekend, check out several cool events on and off campus, including: a听unique audio/visual performance at the Black Box, the听Graduate Teacher Program Spring Conference, several shows at Fiske Planetarium, a lecture on听鈥淭he Dark Side of Government Speech,鈥� an event honoring the Challenger disaster, an easy (and sustainable) way to hit the I-70 ski resorts, an evening at the Dairy focused on听the most influential composers in the world of cinema and a self-guided听scavenger hunt adventure in Boulder.
Saturday, Jan. 27
Denver Digerati at the Black Box听pairs digital animators with experimental music acts for unique audio/visual performances. The first of the Sonic Arts @ 抖阴旅行射 series听merges New York City-based animator and performance artist Victor Morales with local music acts Duluoz and Zone Motif. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. in the听ATLAS Black Box Experimental Studio.
Graduate Teacher Program Spring Conference
The Graduate Teacher Program will bring speakers from the Front Range and beyond to discuss college pedagogy, academic professional development and employment opportunities for its Spring Conference 2018.听The conference is designed for graduate students, especially those who work as TAs or GPTIs听or serve other instructional roles on campus. Saturday's events start with coffee and burritos at 8:30 a.m. at the听Fleming Building.
Shows at Fiske Planetarium
Fiske Planetarium is offering several shows this Saturday, from听Cosmic Origins Spectrograph to听Laser Gaga and more. Check out the full schedule on the Fiske website.
Can the constitution prohibit government officials from lying to us? Find out at the next 抖阴旅行射 on the Weekend lecture, as Colorado Law Professor Helen Norton discusses how government speech can be used in both empowering and detrimental ways, particularly in the age of Twitter. The talk starts at 1 p.m. at the 产颈辞迟别肠听产耻颈濒诲颈苍驳 on East Campus.
Sunday, Jan. 28
The memorial event will take place at 9:38 a.m. to coincide with the exact anniversary of the Challenger disaster, beginning in front of the Regent Center on the Regent Drive side. Air Force ROTC听cadets will be conducting a silent march from there to the Columbia and Challenger memorials in Kittredge and to Col.听Ellison Onizuka鈥檚 plaque by the Engineering Center, where a rose will be placed for every member of the Challenger and Columbia.
Onizuka, of the Challenger, was a member of 抖阴旅行射鈥檚 AFROTC Detachment 105, and Kaplana Chawla, of the Columbia, earned her PhD from 抖阴旅行射 Boulder.听We are incredibly proud to have the opportunity to honor these brave men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of knowledge for all of mankind.
Take the 抖阴旅行射 Ski Bus to the slopes
Planning on skiing the I-70 resorts this weekend? 抖阴旅行射 Ski Bus tickets are available for trips to , and on Sunday (as well as to and on Saturday).听Tickets are $15 for students and $5 for members of The Herd.
The glorious symphonic sound of Hollywood movie music was created by European composers who escaped to Hollywood听from Hitler鈥檚 Germany and Mussolini鈥檚 Italy:听Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.听This听evening at the will include interviews with the granddaughters of these legendary composers,听accompanied by short film clips听and chamber music performances. Join from 7:30 to 9 p.m.听
Combine the excitement of the Amazing Race with a three-hour city tour in this fun scavenger hunt adventure. Guided from any smartphone, teams make their way through Boulder, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history.听Start when you want at and play at your pace.听Save 20 percent鈥攐nly $39.20 for a team of 2鈥�5 people鈥攚hen you use the promo听code "BOULDERWEEKLY."
