Sloane Society Scoop
Humanities & Arts Events in February
Happy Leap Year February!
Thanks and enjoy!
Sloane Society Event: Comedy Movie Nights!
TWO different movie nights happening this month!
Saturday, February 13, around 8:00PM
Zoolander 2
Regal Cinemas Stonefield 14
It's Valentine's Day weekend and you may or may not have a valentine, but either way, come out with us to see Zoolander 2! (It's so hot right now.) Contact Brittany Smith (brs2ec@virginia.edu) if you're interested to specify the location and showtime! Be sure to buy your ticket at the discounted price from the hospital gift shop!Thursday, February 18, 6:30PM
The Princess Bride
MedEd Auditorium
A classic. Come enjoy the magic; it really doesn't get any better than The Princess Bride. To those of you who are looking for comedy and adventure and true love and pirates and swordplay and memes for days, this movie says, "As you wish." Casual, in the MedEd Auditorium, and completely free! Thanks to Sergio and the Movie Club for setting this one up!
Saturday, Feb 13, 2016, 08:00 PM
Regal Cinemas Stonefield 14 & IMAX, Swanson Drive, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Disability Across the Disciplines Symposium
Hosted by UVA College of Arts & Sciences
Pre-symposium performance:
Thursday, Feb 18, 7PM
McLeod Hall Auditorium, FREE
Alice Sheppard, wheelchair dancer
Monique Holt, American Sign Language storyteller
Symposium:
Friday, Feb 19, 9AM
Newcomb Hall Ballroom, FREE
No registration required!
Panels:
11AM--Disability and Rights
1:30PM--Disability and the Human Life Cycle
2:30PM--Disability and the Arts
Keynote Speakers:
10AM--Michael Ashley Stein, Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, “Disability Human Rights and the Politics of Inclusion”
3:45PM--Susan Schweik, Professor of English, University of California at Berkeley, “Beside(s) Carrie Buck: Reproductive Justice and the Intellectual Disability Archive”
Thursday, Feb 18, 2016, 07:00 PM
McLeod Hall, Jeanette Lancaster Way, Charlottesville, VA, United States
First Fridays Finish: Gallery Party
IX Art Park
Art and Jazz! It's even free! What could be better? Featuring the Robert Jospé Express Trio.
Singfest
Newcomb Hall Ballroom, $5
If you want to see what the undergrad a cappella scene is like, this is a great opportunity to see some of the best groups on grounds! Presented by the Virginia Glee Club, and proceeds go to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Indigenous Dance
Friday, Feb 5, 6PM and 7PM
McGuffey Art Center,
Studio II, FREE
Workshop:
Saturday, Feb 6, 10:30AM
McGuffey Art Center,
Studio XX, $10
Registration required: kluge-ruhe.org
Other Events
Med Center Hour: Arts + Minds--Visual Arts for Persons Living with Dementia
February 3, 2016 - 12:30PM-1:30PM
Jordan Conference Center Auditorium
Carolyn Halpin-Healy, MA
*Batten Hour: “National Security Dimensions of Global Public Health” featuring Stephen Morrison
February 8, 2016 - 1:00PM
Garrett Hall
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Med Center Hour: Patients with Passports: Ethical and Legal Issues in Medical Tourism
February 10, 2016 - 12:30PM-1:30PM
Jordan Conference Center Auditorium
I. Glenn Cohen, JD
Med Center Hour: "Stand Up Straight!"--Cultural Perspectives on Posture
February 17, 2016 - 12:30PM-1:30PM
Jordan Conference Center Auditorium
Sander Gilman, PhD
Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia Masterworks 3: Gleb Ivanov Returns!
February 20, 2016 - 8:00PM
Old Cabell Hall
$10-$45 for adults, and $10 for students.
U.Va students may request one complimentary ticket in advance.
February 21, 2016 - 3:30PM
Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center at Charlottesville High School
$10-$45 for adults, and $10 for students.
U.Va students may request one complimentary ticket in advance.
*Batten Hour: “Prison Health Care Problems and Initiatives” featuring Dr. Kelly O'Brien, Associate Medical Director, WS Women's Correctional System
February 22, 2016 - 1:00PM
Garrett Hall
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Med Center Hour: Experiment Eleven--Dark Secrets in Discovery of a Wonder Drug
February 24, 2016 - 12:30PM-1:30PM
Jordan Conference Center Auditorium
Peter Pringle
UVa Jazz Ensemble directed by John D'earth
February 27, 2016 - 8:00PM
Old Cabell Hall
$10/$5 students/ free for UVa Students who reserve in advance
Virginia Sinfonietta
February 28, 2016 - 8:00PM
Old Cabell Hall
$10/$5 students/ free for UVa Students who reserve in advance
University of Virginia Chamber Music Series Featuring Nathaniel Lee and the American Trombone Quartet
February 29, 2016 - 8:00PM
Old Cabell Hall
$15 General / $5 Students / Free for UVA Students who reserve in advance / Free for students under 18
*free food will be provided at these events (pizza or sandwiches, etc.)
Looking Ahead: Culture Couture
Saturday, March 19, 2016 - 7:00PM
The Jefferson Theater
A fashion show featuring Australian aboriginal textiles, designs, and music and put on by UVA students and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection!