Posted on 12 November 2010
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Last Train Home is a powerful film about the experience of Chinese migrant works through the eyes of one amazing girl. Filmmaker Lixin Fan travels with one couple who have embarked on this annual trek for almost two decades. Like many of China’s rural poor, the couple left behind their children for grueling factory jobs. Their daughter Qin—now a teenager—both bitterly resents their absence and longs for her own freedom. Emotionally engaging and starkly beautiful, the intimate observation of one fractured family sheds light on the human cost of China’s ascendance as an economic superpower. The film screens on Tuesday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November 19 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, November 20 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, November 21 at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for seniors, University of Miami alumni, faculty, non UM-students, and staff. General admission is $8. Cash only. Free for UM students. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com or call 305-284-4861. NOTE: A panel discussion with UM experts will follow the film at the Tuesday, November 16 screening.
Posted on 10 November 2010
Stephen Brooke, internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading architectural photographers, will show the work of his students in the Architectural Photography Student Exhibition in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Irvin Korach Gallery from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, November 15 through Friday, November 19. On Tuesday evening, November 16, an exhibition gallery walk and reception will be open to students, faculty, and the public from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Korach Gallery. The lecture, exhibition, and reception are free and open to the public.
Posted on 10 November 2010
The University of Miami Memory Disorders Center reaches out to all UM employees, alumni, their families, and members of the community who are concerned about their memory. National Memory Screening Day raises awareness about memory care. It is a simple and safe evaluation that gives access to a validated screening questionnaire and provides referral information for programs to improve memory or for treatment. Stop by on Tuesday, November 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Medical Wellness Center, 1120 NW 14th Street, ninth floor, Suite 989. The screening is free. For more information, contact [email protected].
Posted on 10 November 2010
The Frost Trombone Choir, under the direction of professor Tim Conner, will perform at Gusman Hall on the Coral Gables campus on Tuesday, November 16 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. The program will include music arranged for trombones by Haydn, Faure, and Rachmaninoff, as well as original works for trombone choir by Gordon Jacob and Jeremy Dibb. For more information, contact Tim Conner at [email protected].
Posted on 05 November 2010
Learn best practices used by today’s top professional meeting managers to ensure the success of each meeting or event you plan. This audioconference focuses on techniques of the pros to plan successful meetings and events. It will also cover on-site meeting management tools and essential practices to keep your event within budget. This is a brown-bag lunch-and-learn session.
Coral Gables campus: Tuesday, November 16 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at 1551 Brescia.
To register for the live session, visit ulearn.miami.edu and follow the instructions to log on. For more information, call 305-243-3090.