Wyoming Arts Council

Poetry slam champ Slam Nuba and hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco headline MLK Days of Dialogue at UW

Uncategorized | December 20, 2011

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Sponsored by the University of Wyoming in Laramie:

The week’s schedule:

Monday, Jan. 16
10 am – 4 pm • National Service Day
4:00 pm • MLK March – Albany County Courthouse
4:45 pm • Willena Stanford Supper – Wyoming Union Ballroom
Entertainment provided by WASA and the ARK

Tuesday, Jan. 17
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm • ECTL Book Discussion On That Day, Everybody Ate:
One Woman’s Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti by Margaret Trost.
Registration required at www.uwyo.edu/ctl.
– Coe Library, Rm 506. Lunch provided.
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm • The Face of Discrimination Panel Discussion
– Union Family Room
4 pm – 6 pm • ‘Build 2020 w/ Molina Speaks’: Hip-Hop Workshop and Performance with Adrian Molina
– Union Family Room

Wednesday, Jan. 18
11 am – 1 pm • Local to Global Photo Exhibit Opening
– Union Art Gallery 234
3 pm • Opening the Tunnel of Oppression
– Union East Ballroom
8 pm • The Players Club – Step Performance
SAC Event – A & S Auditorium

Thursday, Jan. 19
12:15 pm – 1:30pm • Art Imitates Life Panel Discussion
– Union West Ballroom
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm • Chad Hymas, Motivational Speaker
– Union West Ballroom
7 pm • Hill Harper, Keynote Address
– A & S Auditorium

Friday, Jan. 20
12:00 pm – 1 pm • Poetry Slam Workshop with Slam Nuba
– Union West Ballroom
Sponsored by Residence Life & Dining Services
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm • Poetry Slam Open Mic with Slam Nuba
– Union Skylight Lounge
Sponsored by Residence Life & Dining Services
6:30 pm • Shadow Ball movie with Talk Back Session
– Union Family Room
Sponsored by Wyoming PBS
9:00 pm & 11:30 pm • FNF Movie: Circumstance
– Union Family Room
8:30 pm • Lupe Fiasco, Hip-Hop Artist
C&C Event – A & S Auditorium • Doors open at 8:00 pm
UW Student Tickets: $20 • Non-UW Student Tickets: $30

More info at http://mlkdod.wordpress.com/

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