Cyber-Assignment and Calendar of Events

Today we had a library orientation with Professor Steve Gerstle. Reflect on the notion of academic research and what you learned today that will help you with your pursuits in higher education. Was anything demystified?

For me, I finally understand, thanks to Al's question the use of the asterisk in research (smile).

For homework: If you haven't already done so, complete the book. We'll look at themes and characters and develop tentative essay questions as we close this chapter on Kim.

The San Francisco Latino Film Festival is continuing through this weekend. Farai Chideya is in town interview Judith Jamison, former Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Company. The Tuva throat singers are also in town with a new CD: Ancestor Call at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco Friday night; there is a benefit for the Cuban 5 at Brava Thursday and a meet and greet at La Pena tomorrow (smile).

The Monterey Jazz Festival is this weekend too. I moderate a discussion on jazz and social movements at the Humanist Hall Saturday afternoon at 5ish. The day starts about 12 noon with a series of organizing workshops. I'd wanted to go to the jazz festival--maybe next year (smile).

Tonight, former US poet laureate Robert Hass reads from his latest book at the Hillside Club in Berkeley at 7:30 p.m. It's a benefit for KPFA radio. Tonight there is also a free film screening of Half the Sky at the San Francisco Main Library on Larkin, 100 Larkin followed by a panel discussion.

The film screens on PBS October 1-2, 2012. Check local listings: http://www.halftheskymovement.org/

I have to run. I am going to try to make it to the panel discussion (smile).