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Thursday, Aug. 19, 5 pm (CDT) Joan Baez at Spring Hill College / Professor Emeritus of Music Steve Kelly
In 1963 Baez gave a concert at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. This little-known performance, on the day after Baez had been present at the historic civil-rights demonstrations in Birmingham, takes on extraordinary significance when viewed from the intersection of social, musical, and institutional histories. Using eyewitness accounts, photographs, and a live recording which includes Baez’ comments on the racial climate, Kelly reveals this larger meaning.
Sunday, Sept. 12, 4 pm (CDT) No-Churn Ice Cream Making
food scientist Maya Warren ‘07
Join a winner of THE AMAZING RACE and Ice Cream Scientist extraordinaire for a lesson on no-churn ice cream making. You will need only basic kitchen equipment, some ingredients — and room in your freezer. Maya Warren has a PhD in food science and specializes in the microstructure, sensorial, and behavioral properties of frozen aerated desserts. She co-founded Ice Cream for Change (icecreamforchange.org) — a platform of ice cream makers and lovers advocating for social change and civic action.
Thursday, Oct. 7, 7 pm (CDT) Popular music & democracy
activism in Hong Kong Helen Siu ‘72
Helen served as executive producer of the PBS film Becoming the Song featuring Cantopop star Denise Ho and the democracy movement in Hong Kong. We’ll watch the film beforehand and then join Helen for a discussion about making the film and the ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong. As a professor of anthropology at Yale, Helen’s teaching interests include urban and global culture change. She has performed decades of fieldwork in southern China.