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April 22,
2009. . As part of Earth Day reflections at the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center, this expert panel digs deeper to understand and
empathize with the plight of real people. The event will be held at 4:00pm at
the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the University of Maryland, College
Park campus.
April 22,
2009. McKeldin Library Presents: . Dr. Mark Sagoff is a Senior Research Scholar in the School of
Public Policy and author
of "The Economy of the Earth: Philosophy, Law and the Environment." This event
will take place at 4:30pm at the McKeldin Library on the University of
Maryland, College Park campus. If you would like
more information, please contact Tim Hackman, Humanities Team, at thackman@umd.edu
or 301-314-8521
April 22,
2009. . How are artists going green? Whether
using their art as a means of environmental activism, ‘greening' the concert
tour industry, or using their celebrity to inform and inspire their audiences
and fan base, what are the roles and responsibilities of artists when it comes
to environmental activism?
Ecologist Andrew Baldwin moderates this discussion. This event will be held at 7:00pm in the Joseph and
Alma Gildenhorn Recital Hall, in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on
the University of Maryland, College Park campus.
April 23,
2009. . "Coal" was just a sketch of an idea for her until the Sago Mine
Disaster in 2006, which brought back a flood of memories of another tragic mine
disaster from her childhood. That same year, she was galvanized into action
when she attended Al Gore's global warming presentation at Vanderbilt
University. The two streams of inspiration pushed her forward in creating Coal,
a deep, heartfelt tribute to the earth.
This event will be held at 8:00pm in the
Dekelboum Concert Hall, in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on
the University of Maryland, College
Park campus.
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