The Cultural Affairs Program is pleased to announce An Evening with Gloria Steinem on Friday, April 5, in the Maureen Stapleton Theatre.
English Department Chairwoman Maria Palmara will interview Steinem on stage during the 7:30 p.m. program that will include time for questions from the audience.
Hudson Valley Community College students, faculty and staff may obtain one free, general admission ticket with their ID. Free tickets are available in GUN 267 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Beginning Jan. 28, up to four tickets per buyer will be available at https://gloriasteinemhvcc.brownpapertickets.com for $15 each plus a $1.52/ticket service fee.
A leading voice for equality for women since the late 1960s, Steinem is a writer, lecturer, political activist and feminist organizer. She is particularly interested in such issues as gender roles, child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. Steinem is the author of the bestsellers “My Life on the Road,” “Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem,” “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions,” and “Moving Beyond Words,” and was a co-founder of Ms. magazine. She lives in New York City.
Jamaica Kincaid will appear at Hudson Valley on Friday, April 12, also in the Maureen Stapleton Theatre, at 11 a.m.
A writer, novelist, and professor, Kincaid skillfully softens the boundary between poetry and prose. Through her books and novels that include “Annie John,” “Lucy,” “At the Bottom of the River” and “A Small Place,” she has carved out a unique place in the American literary landscape. Kincaid’s appearance, co-sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Program and the English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language Department, will include time for questions from the audience.
David Diemer will present “Watch Your Back – Look Ahead: Preparedness in an Age of Uncertainty” at noon on Monday, April 1, in the Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail in an emergency situation, according to Diemer, a former Army Ranger with 20 plus years of experience in combat operations, close protection and guard services, whose clients range from presidents and ambassadors to pop superstars and private citizens. His experience is drawn from work with elite U.S. defense contractors and military service that included high-threat missions, most notably the Oct. 3, 1993 Somalian mission chronicled in the movie “Black Hawk Down” for which he was awarded a Bronze Star with “V” Device for Valor during combat. Time will be allotted for Q&A.
Kincaid’s and Diemer’s appearances will be open free to the public. (No tickets are required.)
Additional spring 2019 Cultural Affairs Program offerings, all free, are:
Sweet Megg & The Wayfarers – NYC Hot Jazz, Blues and Western Swing
Friday, Feb. 15 at noon
Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium
10th annual Shakespeare & Company Residency
Tuesday, Feb. 19 from Noon to 1:30 p.m. – “Hamlet”
Thursday, Feb. 21 from Noon to 1:30 p.m. – “The Taming of the Shrew”
Maureen Stapleton Theatre, Siek Campus Center
Claudia Gibson, Award-Wining Singer and Songwriter
Thursday, March 28 at noon
Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium
The full, Spring 2019 Cultural Events Calendar is available at www.hvcc.edu/culture. Please call Debby Gardner at 518-629-8071 or email d.gardner@hvcc.edu for more information.
Please join us for these wonderful programs!
Maria Zemantauski
Cultural Affairs Coordinator
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Fine Arts, Theatre Arts & Digital Media
Published: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:10:48 +0000 by m.zemantauski