8 things to do this weekend: Jan. 26 edition
This weekend, check out several cool events on and off campus, including: aunique audio/visual performance at the Black Box, theGraduate Teacher Program Spring Conference, several shows at Fiske Planetarium, a lecture on“The Dark Side of Government Speech,” an event honoring the Challenger disaster, an easy (and sustainable) way to hit the I-70 ski resorts, an evening at the Dairy focused onthe most influential composers in the world of cinema and a self-guidedscavenger hunt adventure in ǸԹ.
Saturday, Jan. 27
Denver Digerati at the Black Boxpairs digital animators with experimental music acts for unique audio/visual performances. The first of the Sonic Arts @ CU seriesmerges 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 theATLAS 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.The conference is designed for graduate students, especially those who work as TAs or GPTIsor serve other instructional roles on campus. Saturday's events start with coffee and burritos at 8:30 a.m. at theFleming Building.
Shows at Fiske Planetarium
Fiske Planetarium is offering several shows this Saturday, fromCosmic Origins Spectrograph toLaser 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 CU 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 biotecbuilding 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 ROTCcadets will be conducting a silent march from there to the Columbia and Challenger memorials in Kittredge and to Col.Ellison Onizuka’s 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 CU’s AFROTC Detachment 105, and Kaplana Chawla, of the Columbia, earned her PhD from CU ǸԹ.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 CU Ski Bus to the slopes
Planning on skiing the I-70 resorts this weekend? CU Ski Bus tickets are available for trips to , and on Sunday (as well as to and on Saturday).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 Hollywoodfrom Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy:Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.Thisevening at the will include interviews with the granddaughters of these legendary composers,accompanied by short film clipsand chamber music performances. Join from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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 ǸԹ, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history.Start when you want at and play at your pace.Save 20 percent—only $39.20 for a team of 2–5 people—when you use the promocode "BOULDERWEEKLY."