University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Oct. 15-22

LECTURES

10/16 Laura Gutiérrez, associate professor at the University of Arizona’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, will present a lecture titled “Rumberas in Motion (Pictures): Transnational Movements in the Archive of Mexican 'Classic' Cinema,” at 12:30 p.m., 144 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, contact Dan Balderston at dbalder@pitt.edu.

10/18 The American Experience Distinguished Lecture Series of the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy and the University Honors College present "Down to the Wire: The 2012 Presidential Election," featuring award-winning journalist Howard D. Fineman, 7:30 p.m., O'Hara Student Center, 4024 O'Hara Street, Oakland. Seating is limited and registration is requested at www.thornburghforum.pitt.edu. For more information, contact Kimberly Carson at kac15@pitt.edu.

CONFERENCE

10/16 The Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies and Center for Latin American Studies in the University of Pittsburgh’s University Center for International Studies will present a conference titled “Cuban Missile Crisis: 50 Year Anniversary,” at 9:30 a.m., Ballroom B, University Club, 123 University Place, Oakland. The conference will feature keynote speaker Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst and director of Cuba and Chile Documentation Projects at The National Security Archive at The George Washington University. Please RSVP your attendance by emailing Beverly Brizzi at beb38@pitt.edu. For more information, visit www.ridgway.pitt.edu. 

MUSIC

10/15 Pitt’s IonSound project presents “CreatION Sound: Music and Art for Humans and Robots,” featuring original works by artist/roboticist Jeremy Boyle and composer Patrick Burke, 7:30 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 315 S. Bellefield St., Oakland. Ticket prices are $15 general admission; $10 students and seniors. Advance tickets are $12 and $8, respectively. For more information, call 412-422-8042, or visit www.music.pitt.edu/series/ionsound-project/ionsound-project-2012-13-season .

10/19 The Emerging Legend Series presents a performance of jazz-fusion music by pianist/percussionist/vocalist Lorens Chuno from noon to 1 p.m., Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, 3960 Forbes Ave., Oakland. The free series is presented by the University of Pittsburgh Library System and Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society. For more information, visit http://calliopehouse.org/Legends.htm . 

PANEL DISCUSSION

10/18 Pitt’s Department of English will host a free panel discussion “The Importance of Media Internships: Ways to Write for a Living,” featuring advice from regional radio, TV, and print managing editors, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Lower Lounge, William Pitt Student Union, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-1737.

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