http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/ News and events from Pepperdine University's Seaver College. en-us Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:23:04 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/releases/2012/january/parkening-competition-judges-announced.htm The judges for the third triennial Parkening International Guitar Competition, to be presented by Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, from Wednesday, May 30, to Saturday, June 2, have been announced. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:23:02 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2012/january/alumni-basketball-night-2012.htm Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends will gather at Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, on Saturday, Jan. 21, to support the men's basketball team against Brigham Young University (BYU) in their West Coast Conference 2012 debut. The family day will begin at 2:30 p.m. before the game begins at 5 p.m. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:08:00 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2012/january/pianist-george-winston-performs-benefit-concert.htm Pianist George Winston will perform a benefit concert for City of Hope Cancer Research at Pepperdine on Friday, January 20. The Center for the Arts will host Winston at 8 p.m. in Smothers Theatre, Malibu. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:02:23 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2012/january/weisman-museum-hosts-epic-and-exotic-exhibit.htm The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine will unveil its new exhibit, "The Epic and the Exotic: 19th-century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum," on Saturday, Jan. 14, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will remain on display in the museum's Gregg G. Juarez Gallery and West Gallery until April 1. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:31:21 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2012/january/cfa-presents-dionne-warwick.htm The Center for the Arts at Pepperdine will host Dionne Warwick, one of the world's most famous pop music vocalists and the winner of five Grammy Awards, in a concert Sunday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. in Smothers Theatre, Malibu. Gareen Darakjian <gdarakji@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18:41 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2012/january/pepperdine-libraries-hosts-salute-to-mlk.htm Veteran San Francisco author Felix Justice will read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 4 p.m. in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu, in honor of what would have been King's 83rd birthday. Gareen Darakjian <gdarakji@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18:07 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2012/january/river-north-dance-chicago-performs.htm River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) will visit Pepperdine Wednesday, Jan. 11, to perform a dynamic, jazz-based show combining athletic prowess and contemporary artistic perspective with bold, theatrical flair. The performance will begin at 8 p.m in Smothers Theatre, Malibu. Gareen Darakjian <gdarakji@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18:22 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2012/january/pepperdine-libraries-presents-bart-schneider.htm Novelist, playwright, and publisher Bart Schneider will celebrate the founding of Kelly's Cove Press, his new press devoted to California authors, with a presentation on author Ambrose Bierce Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 4 p.m. in the Special Collections Room of Payson Library, Malibu. Gareen Darakjian <gdarakji@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:15:57 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2011/december/pepperdine-libraries-hosts-ben-marcus.htm Pepperdine University Libraries will host Malibu author Ben Marcus in the Surfboard Room of Payson Library, Malibu, on Friday, Dec. 16, at 12 noon to speak about his new book, Images of America: Malibu. Gareen Darakjian <gdarakji@pepperdine.edu> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:33:26 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2011/december/pepperdine-hosts-yale-strom.htm The Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies will partner with the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture (EMC) to host award-winning filmmaker and Klezmer musician Yale Strom on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu. Strom will screen two short films--A Great Day on Eldridge Street and A Man From Munkacs: Gypsy Klezmer--and perform songs associated with the films. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:40:04 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2011/december/joel-fetzer-presents-immigration-book.htm Political Science professor Joel Fetzer's new book, Luxembourg as an Immigration Success Story: The Grand Duchy in Pan-European Perspective, examines how Luxembourg has successfully managed its immigration policy. Fetzer will present a reading of his book Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 12 noon in the Kresge Reading Room of Payson Library, Malibu. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:36:32 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2011/november/pepperdine-presents-fall-musical-xanadu.htm Touted by The New York Times as being "Heaven on wheels and in leg warmers," the highly acclaimed musical Xanadu will take the stage at Smothers Theatre, Malibu, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, as Pepperdine University's Center for the Arts fall musical. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:02:28 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2011/november/emc-screens-miss-representation.htm The Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture (EMC) will host a screening and discussion of the Sundance documentary Miss Representation on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:21:08 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2011/november/counseling-center-caveman-myth.htm The Counseling Center at Pepperdine University will host a lecture exploring "The Caveman Cult: How the Myth of Male Weakness Hurts Everyone" Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 9 p.m. in PLC 125, Malibu. Sarah Fisher <sfisher@pepperdine.edu> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:16:45 -0800 http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/events/2011/october/seaver-ddls-hosts-tracy-caldwell.htm The W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series at Pepperdine's Seaver College will reconvene on Thursday, Nov. 3, with astronaut Tracy Caldwell. The evening with Caldwell, who has logged over 188 days in space, will take place at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium, Malibu. Gareen Darakjian <gdarakji@pepperdine.edu> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:31:49 -0700