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February 13, 2004|Volume 32, Number 18

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Broadway producer to be guest at Calhoun College master's tea

Calhoun College will host a master's tea with Broadway director and playwright David Goldstein on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Goldstein will speak at 5 p.m. at the Calhoun College master's house, 434 College St.

Goldstein directed the Yale Dramat's production of "Floyd Collins" in November. His most recent credits include "The Servant of Two Masters" at the Pittsburgh Public and "Rapist James" by Chris Denham for Next Stages in Boston. His recent New York credits include the premiere of "Train Story," a one-act play by Adam Rapp, as well as two of his own plays: "The Song of Songs," a musical based on the Sholem Aleichem story and "Winter Birds," based on the novel by Jim Grimsley.

Goldstein is currently the resident director of the first national tour of "Mamma Mia." He previously served as assistant director on the Signature Theater Company's revival of Lanford Wilson's "Burn This," and the New York premiere of Frank McGuinness' "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Toward the Somme" at the Lincoln Center Theater.

In addition to his extensive work at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Goldstein has worked with the Eugene O'Neill Playwright's Conference for four years. He is a member of the Rising Phoenix Repertory in New York City.

Black History Month event will showcase film about activist

Black History Month events will continue with a screening of "A Great and Mighty Walk: The Life of John Henrik Clarke," a film by St. Claire Bourne, on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

The screening of the film will begin at 7 p.m. at the Afro-American Cultural Center (AACC), 211 Park St., and will be followed by dessert and a discussion with the filmmaker, St. Claire Bourne. Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance at Yale and AACC, this event is free and open to the public.

"A Great and Mighty Walk: The Life of John Henrik Clarke" is a feature-length documentary about the historian and Pan-African activist.

Bourne, a producer, director and writer who heads his own production company, Chamba Mediaworks Inc., has made more than 42 films, concentrating primarily on cultural and political themes.

Most recently, he has produced a feature-length documentary for HBO titled "Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks," about the photojournalist and filmmaker.

Bourne also directed "Paul Robeson: Here I Stand!" a two-hour documentary for the "American Masters" PBS series and is currently in post-production on another feature-length documentary about Egyptologist Yussef Ben-jochanen.

Bourne's other past productions include "Making 'Do the Right Thing,'" an acclaimed narrative documentary about the making of Spike Lee's controversial film.

In addition, Bourne produced and directed "In Motion: Amiri Baraka," a portrait of the activist writer also known as Leroi Jones; "Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper," a narrative performance documentary for the PBS series "Voices And Visions" and films for the National Geographic Society's "Explorer" TV series.

Lecture series will continue with talk by Popular Science writer

"Race, Health and Medicine," a year-long speaker series sponsored by the Department of African American Studies, will continue on Wednesday, Feb. 18, with a presentation by Rebecca L. Skloot, a science and medical writer and contributing editor at Popular Science magazine.

Skloot's presentation, titled "HeLa: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," will take place 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Rm. 313, Gordon Parks Seminar Room, 493 College St. The talk is free and open to the public. For more information about the series, which is co-sponsored by the Council on African Studies, the Center for International and Area Studies and the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund, visit the website at www.yale.edu/afamstudies/events.html.

Skloot, a freelance writer and life sciences contributing editor at Popular Science magazine, also contributes feature stories, essays and reviews to The New York Times, National Public Radio, Chicago Tribune, and San Francisco Chronicle, among others.

In 2003, she helped launch Popular Science's online book page, featuring reviews, author interviews and excerpts. She is also a faculty member at the Mid-Atlantic Summer Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference.

Skloot, who is on the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle and the literary journal Creative Nonfiction, is a regularly invited speaker for talks and workshops nationwide on subjects ranging from bioethics to book proposals and freelance writing. She is the author of the forthcoming "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks."

Bioethics seminar will focus on ethics in genetics

Holmes Rolston, the University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University, will deliver two lectures on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as part of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies' (ISPS) Bioethics and Public Policy Seminar Series.

"From Is in Genetics to Ought in Genetics: A Dilemma for Naturalized Ethics" is the topic of his noon seminar in the lower level conference room at ISPS, 77 Prospect St. In a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Joseph Slifka Center, 80 Wall St., he will discuss "The Good Samaritan and His Genes." Both lectures are open to the public free of charge. For further information, contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

Rolston has written six books, including "Genes, Genesis and God," "Science and Religion: A Critical Survey" and "Philosophy Gone Wild." He has contributed chapters in 80 books and has written over 100 articles. His articles have been reprinted and anthologized 100 times, and his books have been used as texts in numerous colleges and universities.

He was named by the U.S. Congress to an advisory board for a study of biodiversity and legislation. He also serves on the advisory board for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion. Rolston has consulted with over 20 conservation and policy groups, and is a member of the Working Group on Ethics of the World Conservation Union.

He is a founder and the associate editor of Environmental Ethics, a refereed professional journal now in its 17th year.

Environmental literacy scholar to speak in F&ES talk

David Orr, best known for his work in environmental literacy in higher education and his recent work in ecological design, will visit the campus on Thursday, Feb. 19.

Orr will discuss "Architecture as Pedagogy: Realizing the Rhetoric of a Sustainable World in Built Form" at noon in Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, 205 Prospect St.

Orr is the author of three books, "The Nature of Design," "Earth in Mind" and "Ecological Literacy," as well as co-editor of "The Global Predicament" and "The Campus and Environmental Responsibility."

He has published 120 articles in scientific journals, social science publications and popular magazines, and is a contributing editor of Conservation Biology.

A professor and chair of the environmental studies program at Oberlin College, Orr spearheaded the effort to design and build Oberlin's $7.2 million environmental studies center. The U.S. Department of Energy selected the center as one of 30 "milestone buildings in the 20th century."

Orr was honored with a Bioneers Award in 2002; a National Conservation Achievement Award by the National Wildlife Federation in 1993; and a Lyndhurst Prize in 1992 that recognizes the "educational, cultural and charitable activities of particular individuals of exceptional talent, character and moral vision."

Social policy lecture will feature 'Sesame Street' writer

Christopher Cerf, co-creator and executive producer of "Between the Lions," writer, composer and lyricist for "Sesame Street," and president of Sirius Thinking Ltd., will speak in the Yale Center in Child Development and Social Policy lecture series on Friday, Feb. 20.

Cerf's talk, titled "Media, Technology, and Literacy Learning: Lessons from 'Sesame Street' and 'Between the Lions,'" will be held at 11:30 a.m. in Rm. 102, Becton Center, 15 Prospect St. The event is free and open to the public. For further information, call (203) 432-9935.

Cerf has played a pivotal role in the creation and production of the "Sesame Street" television program, most notably as a regular contributor of music and lyrics. He has won two Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards for songwriting and music production.

Cerf also played a vital role in the ongoing funding of Sesame Street, founding and serving as the original editor-in-chief of Sesame Workshop's books, records and toys division.

Cerf also serves as creative producer and music and audio producer of "Between the Lions," the highly acclaimed children's literacy series created for PBS by his educational television production company, Sirius Thinking. The show has twice won the Television Critics' Award as the nation's outstanding children's television program, and has won six Emmy Awards.

In addition, Cerf's musical material has appeared on "Saturday Night Live," "The Electric Company" and in numerous Muppet productions, and his songs have been performed by such artists as Paul Simon, Ray Charles, R.E.M.and the Metropolitan Opera's José Carreras.

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