National Arts & Humanities Month Events

In October, UCBA will celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with art, music, photography, poetry, film, book signings, and scholarly presentations by UCBA faculty. All events are free and open to the public.

Calendar of Events

Oct. 1-31 Art Exhibit: Food for Thought, Professor John Wolfer, MFA, curator, Muntz Hallway, near Community Commons

October 2 Poetry Reading: Claudia Skutar and Kevin Oberlin,
English and Communication; 12 - 1 p.m., Community Commons

October 3 Music: Chris Barrick Trio, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Muntz Lobby

October 4 Opening Reception: Food for Thought art exhibit; 7 - 9 p.m. Muntz Hall Auditorium Lobby & Hallway

October 10 Writers Across the River: A Reading Exchange with Northern Kentucky
University authors, featuring Kelly Moffett, "Poems from a Trappist
Monastery, " 12- 1 p.m. Community Commons

October 14 Poetry Reading: Robert Murdock, and Jody Ballah, Departments of English & Communication and Foreign Language; 12 - 1 p.m.,
Community Commons

October 15 Open Mic Readings & Musical Performances by UCBA Students
Sign up day and location of the event; 12 - 1 p.m., Community
Commons

October 16 Presentation: "Hip-Hop and Rap Music in Social Movements," Todd Callais, Sociology and Criminal Justice, 12:30 - 1 p.m., Community Commons

October 21 Faculty Book Signing: New books by UCBA authors: John McNay, History, Collective Bargaining and the Battle of Ohio: The Defeat of Sen ate Bill 5 and the Struggle to Defend the Middle Class; Rhonda Pettit, English, Fetal Lovers; Mike Roos, English, One Small Town, One Crazy Coach; Susan Sipple, English, and Robin Lightner, Psychology, eds., Collaborative Models to Improve Teaching & Learning; 12 - 1 p.m. Community Commons

October 22 Fulbright Scholar Presentation: "Alsatian Colonies and Colonists in
Algeria and Texas," Tim Forest, History, 11:30 - Noon Community Commons

October 23 Photography: "Ukrainian Time: Findings in the Borderland, "Guen nadi Maslov, Electronic Media Communications, 12:30 - 1:30, Walters 100
Film: Les Glaneurs / The Gleaners and I, dir. Agnes Varda, Hosted by Jody Ballah,Foreign Languages, and Matt Bennett, Electronic Media Communications , and the UCBA Film Club, 6-9 p.m., Muntz Audito- rium (119)

October 24 Music: String Fever Faculty Band, 12 - 1 p.m., Community Commons

October 28 Open Mic Readings & Musical Performances by UCBA Students; Sign up day and location of the event, 12 - 1 p.m. Community Commons

October 29 Film: A Place at the Table, dirs., Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush,
Featuring actor Jeff Bridges, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Community Commons

October 30 Community Conversations: Barry Estabrook, Tomatoland: How
Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, 6-8 p.m., Muntz Auditorium (119); Reception, Food Fair, and Book Signing in Muntz Auditorium Lobby