On the Town

May 16, 2002 – May 22, 2002

May 15, 2002 by

THURSDAY No, this is not a film about people who draw a lot. Tonight, Arts & Lectures presents a screening of “The Charcoal People,” a documentary by Academy Award-winning director Ni...
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May 9, 2002 – May 15, 2002

May 8, 2002 by

THURSDAY I’ve never seen a man froth before, except at Java Jones. Tonight, Arts & Lectures presents “The Worst of Eric Bogosian” at Campbell Hall. The new one-man show features...
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Playing Host

May 7, 2002 by

In hopes of answering this question, UCSB's Marine Science Institute was recently awarded a grant of $2.2 million from the National Science Foundation.
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May 2, 2002 – May 8, 2002

May 1, 2002 by

THURSDAY How can you resist a band whose latest album is called, When Bush Comes to Shove? That’s right, the Capitol Steps are performing tonight at the Lobero Theatre. These folks are a bunch o...
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April 25, 2002 – May 1, 2002

April 24, 2002 by

THURSDAY If it’s not Scottish, it’s crap! Tonight, the Battlefield Band crosses the Pond and plays downtown. They’re heralded as an integral part of the Scottish music revival, combi...
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Eugenics Revisited

April 22, 2002 by

Genetically Engineering Children is a Topic Most People Find Disturbing. Gregory Stock Wrote the Book on It.
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Science and Technology Primer: Eugenics and Modern Reproductive Technologies

April 22, 2002 by

A Short Guide to Reproductive Bioethics.
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Week of 4/18-4/24, 2002

April 18, 2002 by

Calendar: Week of 4/18-4/24 THURSDAY Didn’t her Psychic Friends see it coming? That’s right, Musical Theater of Santa Barbara presents everyone’s favorite Burt Bacharach singer and i...
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April 11, 2002 – April 17 2002

April 11, 2002 by

I bet she plays a mean guitar. Theatre UCSB presents "Passage/Spring Dances 2002" tonight at Hatlen Theatre. Director Stephanie Nugent says the show "offers a diverse array of aesthetics, perspectives...
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Heading for the Light

April 9, 2002 by

Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, Stanley Electric, Sharp, Sanyo, Sumitomo, Toshiba, Toyoda Gosei, NEC, Sony, Philips and two dozen universities spent a total of $1 billion trying to catch up to Shuji Nakamura ...
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April 4, 2002 – April 10, 2002

April 4, 2002 by

Who says swingin' requires multiple partners? Jazz at the Lobero presents the Ray Brown Trio tonight at 8. Bassist Ray Brown was a founding member of the Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie quintet, later ...
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March 7, 2002 – March 13, 2002

March 7, 2002 by

Thursday: Who needs modern rock and all the flava? Arts & Lectures presents the National Song and Dance Company of Mozambique tonight in Campbell Hall. Making its U.S. debut in 1998, the company ...
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Feb. 28, 2002 – March 6, 2002

February 28, 2002 by

Thursday: What’d I do with my other Shew? The UCSB Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jon Nathan (not the Japanese/CCS professor) plays a concert tonight with guest trumpet Bobby Shew. The show is at 8 ...
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Art of the Possible

February 26, 2002 by

It's 7:15 and it's beginning. A flash of light. The floor starts to shake. The roof rattles. An artist sits quietly on the floor manipulating his creation, entitled "Static Room" - a strange cross bet...
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Feb. 21, 2002 – Feb. 27, 2002

February 21, 2002 by

Thursday: You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certainly teach a new dog old tricks. Tonight, Arts & Lectures presents the Borromeo String Quartet. The concert is at 8 ...
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