The exhibit, Waveland: A Meditation, is showing at the Murphy Gallery in the YMCA (1001 S. Wright St., Champaign) through December 23.
Local photographer Valerie Oliveiro took four trips to Waveland, Mississippi to record the land and its uses after Hurricane Katrina. Her photographs explore place and identity after natural disasters.
This event is free and open to the public.
| Oct ’11 |
| 18 |
| 11:00 am |
Save the date! Parkland Reads will host a showing of the film Trouble the Water. 93 minutes.
When: Tuesday, October 18 from 11:00 – 12:50.
Where: L111
Nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary film in 2008, Trouble the Water delivers a unique perspective on Hurricane Katrina and how the storm affected the residents of New Orleans. For more information on the film, visit the official site.
Join us for the showing and a brief discussion afterward. Classes are welcome.
Co-sponsored by UIUC Women’s Resource Center.
The Zeitoun foundation recently announced that filmmaker Jonathan Demme (the Silence of the Lambs) has bought the rights to the Zeitoun story, and plans on producing a feature length animated version. Click here for coverage of this development in the New York Times.
| Aug ’11 |
| 17 |
| 8:30 am |
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 from 8:30 – 10:00
Curriculum Session for Faculty and Staff
Location: D116 (Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)
Are you planning to use or interested in using Parkland’s College-wide book, Zeitoun, in any of your classes or other activities this coming year? Would you like to explore ways to integrate the book and any of its many themes into your courses?
A light breakfast of scones, jam, butter, and coffee will be on hand.
The first 4 people who register will receive a free copy of the book!
Register by email to centerforexcellence@parkland.edu.
You will find them here: http://listening.parklandreads.org/?page_id=1265
(We’ve archived the Parkland Reads 2010-2011 website so that we can create the 2011-12 website for Zeitoun)
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