Picasso, JFK, others on display
A new photography exhibit featuring several famous faces is now showing at The Camera Obscura Gallery.
Photographs by Arnold Newman are now on display at the gallery located at 1309 Bannock St.
Newman’s work spans the decades, and the photographs include several self-portraits and portraits of other artists.
Newman is exhibiting portraits of fellow photographer Ansel Adams in a garden, Pablo Picasso in 1954, Alexander Calder, a designer of many colorful mobiles on display in various museums, Isaac Stern and Aaron Copland.
Newman is “considered a pioneer in the development of ‘environmental portraiture.'”
Newman, a native New Yorker, studied art at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, and began his career in photography in chain portrait studios in Philadelphia, Baltimore and West Palm Beach. He then began a career in documentary and abstract photography.
During his 60-year career, Newman has exhibited his works at several prominent museums including the Museum of Modern Art, NYC; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Art Intitute of Chicago.
He has also won several awards including eight honorary doctorates and several Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Society of Media Photographers.
Other celebrities that Newman has photographed and will display at the exhibit include Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy.
Hal Gould is director of the gallery and will be present to answer questions.
The gallery’s hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.
For more information 303.623.4059.
DU alumnus forms organization
A university of Denver alumnus has recently started his own branch of the educational group, Franklin Circles.
John Wren recently formed a chapter of Franklin Circles to “help people understand and participate in our dynamic political and economic systems,” Wren said.
The group is primarily a tool for adult education. Through the formation of Franklin Circles, Wren also hopes to promote IDEA Cafes.
IDEA Cafes provide a forum for successful entrepreneurs. Their meetings are held each Friday at Panera Bread Cafe, 1350 Grant St. from 3-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
Wren obtained his B.A. from DU in 1969 and his master’s in 1980. He has served on numerous political organizations and has worked for a variety of companies including Charles Schwab and the Learning Annex.
For more information about Franklin Circles or IDEA Cafes call 303.861.1447 or visit www.orgsites.com/co/poorrichard.
Jenin Jenin shown on campus
The Arab Student Association will host a screening of the film “Jenin Jenin” Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Ben Cherrington Hall, room 201.
The film won the Carthage Interantional Film Festival’s best film award.
The film focuses on the city of Jenin and the residents after the Israeli army’s “Defensive Wall Operation.”
Food will be served at the event.
Environmental issues voiced
The people of Denver will have the opportunity to let the mayor know what they think about the enivironment.
The Denver Mayoral Forum on Environmental Issues will be held Thursday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the east meeting room, second floor of the REI Denver Flagship Store, 1416 Platte St. in Lower Downtown.
All mayoral candidates will attend the event to learn more about the environmental issues concerning the city of Denver that are bothering citizens.
Call 303.333.7846 for reservations.
Lecture on humanities
Larry Conyers will give a lecture on anthropology Thursday from 4-5 p.m. in Sturm Hall 286.
Conyers will present “Using Geophysical Tools to Answer Questions about the Prehistoric Past: Examples from Jordan, Portugal, and the American Southwest.”
The event is free to the public. For more information contact Meg Steitz at msteitz@du.edu.
Tutu speaks at CSU
Archbishop Desmond Tutu will speak at Colorado State University as part of the Bridges to the Future lecture series tonight 7 p.m. at the Moby Arena.
Tutu will present “Global Citizenship: What does it mean and why does it matter?”
Tickets that were made available to the public are now sold out.
For more information call 970.491.3225.
China-U.S. relations discussed
The Center for China-U.S. Cooperation at the Graduate School of International Studies will host an international conference May 2-3 at the Loews Hotel.
The conference, “The United States, China and Taiwan in a Changing World: Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century,” will focus on the trilateral relationship between the three countries.
Speakers at the event will include Chen Chien-jen, representative of Taiwan in Washington, D.C. and Hank Brown, former US senator and president of Daniels Funds.
Attendance for the event is free, and meals may be purchased in advance.
To make reservations and to purchase meals, contact Alicia Kirkeby at x12541 or Suisheng (Sam) Zhao at x12401.
Nash performs
The nash ensemble of London will give a free performance on campus today at 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Hamilton Recital Hall of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts.
The ensemble will perform a cello sonata, the Britten-Cello Sonata, the Maxwell Davies-Sea Eagle and the Shostakovich-Piano Quintet.
For more information contact dakey@du.edu.
Spring deadline for sports
The deadline for spring registration for intramural sports is today.
Spring sports include indoor volleyball, ice hockey, men’s flag football, soccer and softball.
For more information visit www.recreation.du.edu, e-mail im-sports@du.edu or call x13396.
The spring season begins April 14.
Fair for your health at DU
The 9Health Fair will be held on campus Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon at the Hamilton Gymnasium thanks to the efforts of students involved with the Pioneer Leadership Program.
The fair offers free and low-cost health services to the community including blood chemistry analysis, body mass index and vision examinations.
A take-home colon cancer screening kit and Pap smears will be available for $5, skin-fold measurements for $25, and prostate exams for $25.
Dr. Louise McDonald, director of the University of Denver’s Health and Counseling Services, has been working with the students in PLP since November to bring the fair to DU.
The organizers expect up to 1,000 attendees.
The fair is an annual community service offered by 9 News, and has been operating for 24 years. There will be 164 fairs held statewide this year.
For more information call x62123 or visit the fair’s website at www.9healthfair.org.
Tour art exhibit
A tour of the latest exhibit at the Victoria H. Myhren Gallery will be held Friday from 4-5 p.m.
“Tour of Destinies: Yoruba Art in America” will be guided by curator Shannen Hill.
Reservations are not needed to attend the tour.
For more information call x12846.
Free music on DU campus
Il Giardino Armonico will perform at the Newman Center May 1 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be free for University of Denver students, faculty and staff.
The baroque ensemble concentrates mostly on music of the 17th and 18th centuries with a “hip and stylish flair.”
Tickets are now available with a Pioneer card at the Ritchie Center box office.
