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Tillie Olsen- A Heart in Action
Filmmaker
Ann Hershey will be present to introduce her documentary "Tillie
Olsen - A Heart in Action" on
Friday, February 15 at 7 p.m. in Warren Auditorium. Widely
regarded as one of the most important writers of her generation,
the film traces the development of Olsen's work and honors
her activism. She reads from her work, including passages
from her searing novella published in 1961, "Tell Me A Riddle." Conversations
with Tillie's daughters and writers Alice Walker, Susan Griffin,
Gloria Steinem and others, are interspersed with tales of
her activism. Politically active, class conscious, deeply
joined to the world, Tillie is filmed at age 90 at an anti-war
demonstration as she tells us, "It's people working
together who make change. I have hope and belief in what
people can achieve." The film is offered through the
Sonoma Film Institute series. Ticket prices can be found
at www.sonoma.edu/sfi.
Playing Traditional Hindustani
Music on a New Electric Instrument
The first person to play traditional Indian classical music on the Touchstyle Fretboard, Teed Rockwell, speaks about his music in the Arts & Humanities Research & Creative Works Forum this month. "Playing Traditional Hindustani Music on a New Electric Instrument" will be presented at noon on Thursday, February 21 in Schulz 3001.
Rockwell's studies began after years of playing American jazz and rock. He will discuss the difference and similarities in the approach towards improvisation in these three very different tradition, and conclude with a performance of an Alap/Jhor in a Hindustani Raga. For more information, contact Suzanne C. Toczyski at 4-4177.