Events for the Week of: 5-11 April 2021

Enjoy a fun night of reading the play with Genevieve Foster. There will be a Zoom link to join the reading, available on the Online Event page or the "My Tickets" section. Genevieve Foster is a junior at Patrick Henry High School and has had onstage and backstage roles at San Diego Junior Theatre, JCompany Youth Theatre, and the Broadway San Diego Awards. Credits include: Macbeth (First Witch) at JCompany Youth Theatre; Twelfth Night (Lady Olivia), the Tempest (Miranda), and a Midsummer Night's Dream (Peaseblossom) at San Diego Junior Theatre; and Much Ado About Mean Girls (Regina George) at Intrepid Theatre (virtual camp).

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: www.eventbrite.com

Tuesday, April 6 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Anusree Bonnerjee and Nilesh Singha, lead dancers of Drutam Dance Ideas Lab along with script writer Sudipta Dhruva present a thematic, multimedia performance in the Bharatanatyam style, the oldest classical dance practice in India.

Ta La uses rhythm and beat to tell the story of the creation of the "Ardhanarishwara", the masculine and feminine energies within each body, both of which are required to bring about balance and harmonious rhythm in the universe. the unique combination of poetry, music, and dance creates an enthralling presentation of traditional pure dance in a contemporary format.

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: www.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, April 7 - 10:00 AM

Foreign Language Film Night Series will screen the following films for the general public in The Languages of SoCal mini-series. Each film will be followed by a discussion with a San Diego university/college faculty and a neighbor about cultural aspects of the film and their immigrant experiences. The discussion will last about 30 minutes and include a Q&A open to all participants.

Admission/Cost: FREE
All the films via Zoom from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Email creative director, Stacy Nyikos (), for the viewing links.

Films, dates and discussants:

Wednesday, February 17 -
Mosul - After his life is saved by a rogue Iraqi squadron, a young police officer joins them in their fight against ISIS in a decimated Mosul.
Shak Hanish, professor of political science at National University, and Ghadah Al Saadi, instructor of Iraqi/MSA at SDSU-LARC (who was born in Mosul).

Wednesday, March 3 -
1982 - During the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, an 11-year-old boy tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her while their teachers try to hide their fear of the conflict.
Iman Bakour-Aziz, Levantine, MSA instructor at SDSU-LARC, and Maha Gebara-Lamb, biostatistician and instructor at MiraCosta College and member of AMEMSA+ (Arab, Middle Eastern, Moslem, South Asian, plus group).

Wednesday, March 24 - Miriam Miente (Mirium Lies) - Miriam doesn't know how to explain to her family that the boyfriend she met online is black.
Cristian Aquino-Sterling, associate dean of diversity and international affairs SDSU College of Education, and Patricia McGregor, theater director, playwright and performer in San Diego, currently working on a piece at UCSD.

Wednesday, April 7 - Love is War - In this Nigerian comedy, sparks fly as a husband and wife both win the nominations as the candidates of the two major parties in an upcoming gubernatorial election. Will their marriage survive this unprecedented event?
Niyi Coker, director of the School of Theater, Television, and Film at SDSU, and Ihuoma Nwaogwugwu, competency engineer for 3D printing at HP, and lead actor Richard Mofe-Damijo.

April 28 - Innocence Based on a real-life story, this South Korean film focuses on Ahn Jung-in (Shin Hye-sun), a lawyer who decides to defend her mother after she is wrongly accused of killing someone at her husband's funeral.
Insook Kang, Korean instructor at SDSU, and Jimi Kim, South Korean film expert and lecturer.

Foreign Language Film Night Series will screen the following films for the general public in The Languages of SoCal mini-series. Each film will be followed by a discussion with a San Diego university/college faculty and a neighbor about cultural aspects of the film and their immigrant experiences. The discussion will last about 30 minutes and include a Q&A open to all participants.

Admission/Cost: FREE
All the films via Zoom from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Email creative director, Stacy Nyikos (), for the viewing links.

Films, dates and discussants:

Wednesday, February 17 -
Mosul - After his life is saved by a rogue Iraqi squadron, a young police officer joins them in their fight against ISIS in a decimated Mosul.
Shak Hanish, professor of political science at National University, and Ghadah Al Saadi, instructor of Iraqi/MSA at SDSU-LARC (who was born in Mosul).

Wednesday, March 3 -
1982 - During the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, an 11-year-old boy tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her while their teachers try to hide their fear of the conflict.
Iman Bakour-Aziz, Levantine, MSA instructor at SDSU-LARC, and Maha Gebara-Lamb, biostatistician and instructor at MiraCosta College and member of AMEMSA+ (Arab, Middle Eastern, Moslem, South Asian, plus group).

Wednesday, March 24 -
Miriam Miente (Mirium Lies) - Miriam doesn't know how to explain to her family that the boyfriend she met online is black.
Cristian Aquino-Sterling, associate dean of diversity and international affairs SDSU College of Education, and Patricia McGregor, theater director, playwright and performer in San Diego, currently working on a piece at UCSD.

Wednesday, April 7 -
Love is War - In this Nigerian comedy, sparks fly as a husband and wife both win the nominations as the candidates of the two major parties in an upcoming gubernatorial election. Will their marriage survive this unprecedented event?
Niyi Coker, director of the School of Theater, Television, and Film at SDSU, and Ihuoma Nwaogwugwu, competency engineer for 3D printing at HP, and lead actor Richard Mofe-Damijo.

April 28 -
Innocence Based on a real-life story, this South Korean film focuses on Ahn Jung-in (Shin Hye-sun), a lawyer who decides to defend her mother after she is wrongly accused of killing someone at her husband's funeral.
Insook Kang, Korean instructor at SDSU, and Jimi Kim, South Korean film expert and lecturer.


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A series of Streaming lectures with Archeology Expert and Tour Guide Simone Lanna

Each live lecture will last about 90 minutes with Q&A

You will receive a link after your ticket purchase. Recordings will be available.

A percentage of proceeds will be donated to the Italian Cultural Center, San Diego.

Admission/Cost: $27-$32

Location:
Online Streaming Event

Dates, times and topics:
Friday, April 9 - 10:30 AM: Colosseum & Gladiators: Explore the Colosseum and empathize with its main characters: the emperors, the gladiators, the architect, and the spectators.

Saturday, April 10 - 10:30 AM: Ostia Antica: Explore Ostia Antica through the eyes of four characters: the politician, the slave, the merchant, and the fireman.

Thursday, April 15 - 10:30 AM: Ides of March: Rome, March 15, 44 BC. at noon, Caesar reaches the Senators in the meeting room. a bad omen. He cancels the meeting. Fifteen minutes later his corpse lays on the floor, covered in blood.

Friday, April 16 - 10:30 AM: Imperial Madness: Blood, intrigues, betrayals, love and hate stories of the most famous dynasty of Ancient Rome: Tiberius, Caligola, Claudius, and Nero.


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A series of Streaming lectures with Archeology Expert and Tour Guide Simone Lanna

Each live lecture will last about 90 minutes with Q&A

You will receive a link after your ticket purchase. Recordings will be available.

A percentage of proceeds will be donated to the Italian Cultural Center, San Diego.

Admission/Cost: $27-$32

Location:
Online Streaming Event

Dates, times and topics:
Friday, April 9 - 10:30 AM: Colosseum & Gladiators: Explore the Colosseum and empathize with its main characters: the emperors, the gladiators, the architect, and the spectators.

Saturday, April 10 - 10:30 AM: Ostia Antica: Explore Ostia Antica through the eyes of four characters: the politician, the slave, the merchant, and the fireman.

Thursday, April 15 - 10:30 AM: Ides of March: Rome, March 15, 44 BC. at noon, Caesar reaches the Senators in the meeting room. a bad omen. He cancels the meeting. Fifteen minutes later his corpse lays on the floor, covered in blood.

Friday, April 16 - 10:30 AM: Imperial Madness: Blood, intrigues, betrayals, love and hate stories of the most famous dynasty of Ancient Rome: Tiberius, Caligola, Claudius, and Nero.


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