Come see Brooklyn based American synthpop duo, Chairlift play on Lower Sproul, April 10 at noon.
After touring their first record, the band retreated into the a spare room of an antique shop for a year to produce their latest album with new themes in their music including gothic pastoral, pizza punk, infomercial spiritual, road-rage surf, and faux-jazz sulk.
This fun and entertaining 2 hour workshop is sponsored by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and taught by one of their bicycle safety instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists.
Learn basic rules of the road, how to share the road with cars on busy streets, equip your bicycle, fit your helmet, use transit, fix a flat, and avoid crashes by riding predictably, visibly, and communicating with motorists by your actions and signals.
No bike required, but please pre-register.
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is opening the doors of its new facility. See the new home of The Magnes, view the opening exhibitions and the exciting glass wall open storage. Learn about the role of the Magnes at UC Berkeley and meet curators, artists, and staff.
And, of course, enjoy all the festivities:
12:00 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
with UC Berkeley Marching Band12:30 Kol Hadov UC Berkeley Student a Cappella
1:00 Za’atar A spicy Mizrahi ensemble
2:00 Veretski Pass Music from the Carpathian Bow
3:00 Octopretzel Family Musical Hour
Admission is free.
The biological effects of the Deepwater Horizon blowout on the Gulf of Mexico are unknown, due not only to the magnitude of oil, but also oil dispersant released.
Dr. Terry Hazen has studied the effect of the spill on petroleum-degrading bacteria to understand how they can help mitigate environmental damage. Dr. Hazen is head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Department of Ecology and there’ll be time for at least a few questions at the end.
TIME & LOCATION: Doors open 30 min before. Please arrive at least 10 min before start. Seating is first-come, first-servedThe talk takes place in the Genetics and Plant Biology Building, Room 100, on the north-west corner of the UC Berkeley campus.
We also record the talks and post them on our website.
Update – Confirmed tickets available started Noon today (2/20/10) – A very limited number of additional student tickets will be available online to UC Berkeley students beginning at noon Saturday, February 20.
President Bill Clinton will be speaking at UC Berkeley on February 24, 2010 and Berkeley students can get a free ticket starting at Noon on Saturday February 20th when any tickets not sold to faculty or staff will be made available for free.
- Link for Tickets: February 20th free ticket offer for students
Event Details
How to Get Tickets to the February 24 Bill Clinton lecture
- The first round of student tickets, made available at 7am on February 18th are sold out.
- Tickets that are not sold from the faculty/staff inventory on February 19 will be available to UC Berkeley students for free beginning at noon on February 20. – CalNet ID required for tickets
- A Cal Student ID will be required at the door on the day of the event.
Source: Daily Clog
President Bill Clinton will be speaking at UC Berkeley on February 24th and Berkeley students who don’t mind waking up early (and possibly hung over) on February 18th will be rewarded with a free ticket.
TICKET UPDATE: Round 2 of Free Student Tickets available on February 20, 2010 – Noon
- The first round of free student tickets sold out at 7:39am on February 18th
- Next chance for free student tickets: Saturday, February 20, 2010 – Noon
– Any tickets not sold to faculty and staff will be made available for free to students
- Link for Tickets: February 20th free ticket offer for students
Event Details
How to Get Tickets to the February 24 Bill Clinton talk
- TICKET UPDATE – Student tickets, which are free, are sold out. Tickets that are not sold from the faculty/staff inventory on February 19 will be available to UC Berkeley students for free beginning at noon on February 20. [ How to Get Tickets on February 20th]
- A Cal Student ID will be required at the door on the day of the event.
Source: Daily Clog
In this edition of the free UC Regents Lecture series entitled “Welcome to the New World,” Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, discusses the history and impact of Wikipedia globally, as well as current trends on the Internet and his work at Wikia.
In January of 2001, Jimmy Wales started Wikipedia.org, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit and today Wikipedia and its sister projects are among the top-five most visited sites on the web.
In 2007, The World Economic Forum recognized Wales as one of the “Young Global Leaders.” In addition, Wales received the “Time 100 Award” in 2006, as he was named one of the world’s most influential people in the “Scientists & Thinkers” category.
About UC’s Berkeley Center for New Media:
Located on the UC Berkeley campus, the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) is a cross-disciplinary learning center bringing technology, the humanities, and the arts together. BCNM hosts public events and lectures such as the ATC series, conducts research, and offers a PhD program (DE in
New Media).
LOCATION: 150 Stanley Hall – UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA, 94720
http://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml
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Peace & Conflict Studies at UC Berkeley hosts the prominent Afghan parliamentarian, Malalai Joya. Often called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan,” Joya has taken a valiant stance in defense of women’s rights & the prevalance of warlords in the politics of her country. After her election to the Afghan Parliament in 2005, she was banned for calling it an asylum for “warlords and theocrats” and has since received numerous death threats & survived several assassination attempts. Nevertheless, she remains deeply committed to speaking out against human rights violations & corruption within Afghanistan today.
She will be signing her autobiography, entitled A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice, following the lecture.
