2006
JANUARY

PUBLIC LECTURE—January 25, 2006, 12:30-1:30 pm FIU-UP Campus GC Ball Room
European Union and the United States Relations—Ambassador John Bruton, European Union Ambassador to the United States, Former Prime Minister of Ireland.
More Information: 305-348-5949

OPEN FORUM—January 26, 2006, 6:30pm FIU-UP Campus GL 220
Marianne Marchand, Universidad los Americas, Puebla Mexico will speak on the topic of Gender and Development.Free and open to the public. More Information: 305-348-7551.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, January 26, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Propaganda and Democracy in Peace and War—Stuart Ewen, author and director of the Integrated Media Arts MFA Program at City University of New York, explores the curious marriage of propaganda and democracy. He considers the influence of social psychologists and political theorists including Gustave LeBon and Walter Lippmann. Presented with the Miami Ad School as part of the Managing Perceptions series, a series of ongoing programs considering persuasion and mass communication. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

PUBLIC LECTURE—January 27, 2006, 11am-12:30 pm UP Campus GC 243
Marianne Marchand: “The New Heroes and Heroines of North America: Migrants and Their ‘Development Potential’.”

PUBLIC LECTURE—January 30, 2006, 12:30-1:45 pm FIU-UP Campus GC 243
Italy and the European Union—Hon. Gianfranco Colognato, General Consul of Italy
A graduate of the University of Rome with a degree in Political Science, Mr. Colognato joined the Italy’s diplomatic corps in 1975 and began an illustrious career that has taken him to Sudan, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Nigeria, Somalia, Libya, Germany, and the U.S.
More Information: 305-348-5949
FEBRUARY

INTERNATIONAL BUILDING FUNDRAISING KICKOFF—date/time TBA. The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables
FIU will begin its fundraising campaign to raise monies to build a state-of-the-art facility to organize conferences, teach, research, and discuss international affairs in a multi-disciplinary environment. For more information, contact Sebastian Arcos of TCS. arcoss@fiu.edu .

FILM—Friday, February 10, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Wooden Camera (France / South Africa / UK, Ntshaveni Wa Luruli, 2003, DVD, Color, English, 90 min.) When two South African boys find a video camera and a gun on the train tracks, their discovery sets them off on two divergent paths. In a rich, visual tapestry, Wooden Camera captures the struggle of friendship and division between black and white, rich and poor in South Africa. Presented with Next Gen Film Project. Discussion to follow. Appropriate for middle school children and above. Free.

FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS—Saturday, February 11, 2pm–4pm The Wolfsonian
Family Workshop—This two-hour long workshop encourages families to explore the galleries and work on a studio art project with museum educators and local artists. Free.

SYMPOSIUM—February 23-24, 2006, Time & Location TBS. FIU-UP Campus
War Crimes and International Responsibility: A Symposium on Human Rights, Law and Governance. Part of the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Educational Series. More Information: 305-348-7551.

MARCH

FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS—Friday, March 4,11,18, noon-5pm The Wolfsonian
Design Dimension—High school students participate in a free three-session visual literacy and design education workshop. Open to 20 students. Contact Mark Osterman at 305.535.2625 for registration information. Pre-registration is required. Free.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, March 2, 7pm The Wolfsonian
The Crowded Frame—Jeffrey Schnapp, director of the Stanford Humanities Lab and curator of the exhibition Revolutionary Tides: The Art of the Political Poster, 1914-1989, explores the emergence, evolution, and use of panoramic photographs of crowds in modern illustrated magazines in Fascist Italy. Presented with the Miami Ad School and sponsored by the AIGA.
Free for members and students; $10 all others.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, March 16, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Unseen Cinema: Experimental Treasures from the World’s Leading Film Archives—Bruce Posner, film curator for Anthology Film Archives, introduces the masterworks of early avant-garde cinema from 1920 to 1932 and challenges the genre’s European origin with a
presentation and screening from Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941, which features the works of one hundred artists working in the U.S. and abroad. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

FILM—Saturday, March 18, 2pm The Wolfsonian
Selections from Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film, 1894-1941— Features the work of one hundred artists producing films in the US and abroad since the invention of cinema until the Second World War. Featured shorts include dance in early cinema and the celebration of the metropolis of New York. Free.

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, March 23, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Branding the Totalitarian State:Graphic Design and Twentieth-Century Dictatorships—Steven Heller,art director of The New York Times Book Review and author and chair of the MFA Design Department at the School of Visual Arts, reports on the graphic programs of the Nazis, Italian Fascists, Communist Chinese, and Soviets and how they were conceived by the states and received by the masses. Presented with Miami Ad School as part of the Managing Perceptions series. Cosponsored by the AIGA Miami Chapter. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

FILM—Friday, March 24, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Public Domain Playhouse: Counter Revolution (USA, Curated by Kevin Wynn and Barron Sherer, 2006, video, 60 min.) Inspired by The Wolfsonian exhibition Revolutionary Tides, this compilation of vintage film clips offers a look at American reactions—crazed, committed, and otherwise—to revolutionary and political movements at home and abroad. Presented with Cinema Vortex. Free.

CONFERENCE-March 30, 2006, FIU-UP Campus
Geographic Information Technologies and the New Middle East Security. Co-sponsored by TCS and part of the Ruth K. & Shepard Broad Educational Series. Free and open to the public.
More Information: 305-348-7551

PERFORMANCE—Thursday, March 30, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Georges Bizet: An Unfinished Master—A musical prodigy whose precocious talent was on a par with Mozart and Mendelssohn, composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875) died before his international fame was established through the success of his revolutionary opera, Carmen. Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artists explore the man and his music in a visually stimulating presentation. Free.

FILM—Friday, March 31, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Next Gen Film Festival Selection—The Wolfsonian–FIU and the Next Gen International Film Festival present one of a series of award-winning feature-length and short films from around the world to young audiences and the community. Presented as part of the Next Gen Film Festival. Discussion to follow. Appropriate for middle school children and above. Free.
APRIL

PUBLIC TALK—Thursday, April 6, 7pm The Wolfsonian

PERFORMANCE—Saturday, April 8, 3-5pm The Wolfsonian
New Music Miami ISCM Festival Concert IV—Solo works from distinguished composers from Europe, Latin America, and the United States, featuring Italian flutist Luisa Sello and New York-based cellist Madeleine Shapiro. Sponsored by the FIU School of Music. Free.

PERFORMANCE—Friday, April 21, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht: The Height of Romanticism—Members of the Amernet String Quartet and the New World Symphony join forces to perform Arnold Schoenberg’s masterpiece in its original string sextet version. Set to a poem by German poet Richard Dehmel, Verklaerte Nacht represents one of Schoenberg’s final essays of the Romantic era before the advent of the twelve-tone style of musical composition.
Free for members and students; $10 all others.

FILM—Friday, April 28, 7pm The Wolfsonian
Wondrous Oblivion (UK, Paul Morrison, 2002, DVD, Color, English, 106 min.) Eleven-year-old David Wiseman loves cricket. The son of Jewish immigrants in 1960s England, David lacks talent for the sport, and his father doesn’t have time for games. When a Jamaican family moves in next door, David is forced to choose between fitting in and standing up for his new friends. Presented with the Next Gen Film Project. Discussion to follow. Appropriate for middle school children and above. Free.

FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS—Saturday, April 29, 9:30am–3pm The Wolfsonian
Educator Institute—Revolutionary Tides: The Art of the Political Poster, 1914–1989
The exhibition examines the key role played by crowds in modern politics and society from the French Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall through the lens of 20th century poster art. This day-long workshop encourages educators to include the exhibition in classroom teaching, focusing on its application not only in art but also in cross-curricular connections. The workshop, taught by Wolfsonian staff members and professional artists includes an exhibition tour, hands-on activities, a free curriculum packet, in-service credit, lunch, and more. For registration and information: 305.535.2625. Free.

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