Free Events this Weekend - Edward Gorey Film Festival, Bollywood Evenings and more

An Edward Gorey Film Festival--"The Lady Vanishes"

October 17, 3:30pm - 5:45pm

Manoa Campus, Art Building Auditorium

"An Edward Gorey Film Festival" is part of a series of events held in conjunction with the exhibition "Musings of Mystery and Alphabets of Agony: The Work of Edward Gorey" on view at the University of Hawai'i Art Gallery.

Edward Gorey was inspired by the vast range of books and films that he voraciously consumed from silent classics, mystery, thrillers, and pop culture. The films selected include his favorites such as Louis Feuillade’s "Les Vampires" and Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Lady Vanishes." Others were selected for similarities that can be seen in the characters, stories, and dark humor. Each film is preceded by a short educational presentation.

"Les Vampires," by Louis Feuillade (Writer / director, 1873–1925), (122 min., unrated) Chatsworth, CA: Image Entertainment [distributor] Water Bearer Films, 2000. Cast: Musidora, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Jean Aymé, Fernand Hermann, Stacia Napierkowska, Renée Carl.

Notes: Silent film with music score and English titles, originally produced as French silent black-and-white motion picture by the Gaumont Co., Ltd. in Paris and released as a motion picture in 1916. Color tinted in authentic period style. Four of 10 parts will be shown:

1. The Severed Head (33 min.)
2. The Ring That Kills (15 min.)
3. The Red Code Book (42 min.)
4. The Spectre (32 min.)

Summary: Describes the achievements of Les Vampires, a secret society of criminals led by Irma Vep. The gang uses kidnapping, poisonous gas, heavy artillery, sexual domination and murder to gain power over the elite of Paris.

Ticket Information
: Admission is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking fees may apply.

Event Sponsor
: Dept. of Art and Art History and the College of Arts and Humanities and University of Hawai'i Library, Manoa Campus

More Information: 
Sharon Tasaka, 956-6888, gallery@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/

Manoa Bollywood Evenings: 'Billu Barber' (2009)

October 18, 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Manoa Campus, Pacific Ocean Science & Technology (POST) 127

Billu (Irrfan Khan, from 'Slumdog Millionaire') is an simple man living in rural India, a barber who supports his (mostly) loving family and regularly interacts with his (mostly) decent fellow townspeople. Into this rustic existence parachutes none other than Bollywood superstar Sahir Khan (megastar Shah Rukh Khan, basically playing himself), who chose Billu's village as the location for his next film shoot (which includes some hilariously wild song & dance sequences involving SRK, light sabers, and a bevy of Bollywood starlets). When the rumor goes around that Billu was Sahir's childhood friend, the village is thrown into tumult as ordinary folks struggle to define what is 'greatness.'

Ticket Information
: Free and open to the public

Event Sponsor
: History, Manoa Campus

More Information: 
Ned Bertz, 956-6766, bertz@hawaii.edu

Call-in Radio Program

October 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

1210 AM KZOO

Margaret Dilloway joins host, Professor Christine Yano on the call-in radio program, "Thinking Out Loud." Topic: Growing Up With A Japanese War-Bride Mother. To join the on-air discussion, tune in, call (808) 941-5966 or email: jcch@am1210kzoo.com.

Event Sponsor: 
Center for Oral History, Center for Japanese Studies, College of Social Sciences, Manoa Campus

More Information: 
956-6165

Career Fair

October 19, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Manoa Campus, Campus Center Ballroom

We welcome students and alumni of all majors to attend this event where employers will be informing students on what they'll need to know about career paths, employer expectations and professional opportunities.

Students can network with employers, learn about Cooperative Education and Internship opportunities, gain information on career-life planning and more!

Don't forget to attend pre-Career Fair workshops to help you prepare to meet employers.

Ticket Information: 
FREE

Event Sponsor: 
Career Development & Student Employment (CDSE), Manoa Campus

More Information
: 956-7007, cdse@hawaii.edu, http://cdse.hawaii.edu/fair

Fall Footholds

October 20, 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Manoa Campus, Kennedy Theatre: Earle Ernst Lab Theatre

Oct 20, 21, 22, 23 at 8pm 
Oct 24 at 2pm

The latest work from MFA candidates Tiana Khron-Ching Maslanka and Jennifer Lin-Lloyd and BFA candidate Becky McGarvey, as well as new student choreography.

Prime Time Ticket prices: 
$15 Regular; $14 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff; $12 Students; $5 UHM Student with ID (All service fees included.) 
Tickets for Prime Time are available online, at outlets, at 944-2697 beginning Sept. 13. 
Tickets available at Kennedy Theatre the week of performances.

Post-show raps 
Stay and talk with the director, designers, choreographers, and performers following the Friday evening performances of Prime Time productions.

Event Sponsor
Theatre and Dance, Manoa Campus

More Information
Kennedy Theatre, 956-7655, theatre@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/kennedy