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International Events at BGSU 10/18 (Thurs) - 10/27 (Sat)

Event list courtesy of the Global Village

Thursday, October 18, Beginning 7:30pm

12:08 East of Bucharest - INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES

(2006) Romania, 89 minutes

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu

Dorothy and Lillian Gish Film Theater, Hanna Hall

Cost: Free

16 years after the Revolution and just days before Christmas, a local television station in Bucharest has invited several guests to share their moments of glory, as they allegedly stormed city hall, chanting “down with Ceausescu!,” before Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, and his wife fled the presidential palace by helicopter so many years ago, An alcoholic history teacher and a lonely retiree, who moonlights as Santa, are forced to answer questions from dubious viewers who aren’t overly convinced that the Revolution ever took place in their city. - taken from Gish Film Theater website

Thursday, October 18, 8:00 - 11:00pm

Gadabout Traveling Film Festival (Film Screening)

Elsewhere @ the Joe E. Brown Theater, University Hall

The Gadabout is a nationally touring film festival that screens a program of 20+ international short films. Independent in every sense,these films share the same willingness to challenge the conventions set for film making. The Gadabout is a distribution avenue for truly indie film makers that distrust Hollywood and the commercial film festival circuit. We are NOT a competition, rather a celebration of what is possible in independent film and video.Above all, the Gadabout is super cool. We tour in a van, and show amazing films to our new friends we get to meet while traveling.We have completed 5 national tours and have screened the works of film makers from all over the country, and the world (India, Singapore,Australia, Argentina, Isreal, the U.K., and more). Independent in every sense, these films share the same willingness to challenge the conventions set for commercial film making.This is film making as art, entertainment, and fun. Saturday, October 20, Beginning 6:00pm

Friday, October 19, Beginning 7:00pm

Lecture: “Overview of Islam and Muslim Culture” - Muslim Student Association

Bowen Thompson Student Union Room 314

Cost: Free

Dr. Soraya Orady will be the presenter for this session. Refreshments will be provided.

Saturday, October 20, 4:00 - 7:45pm

Global Connections’ Fall Festival

Event at Curt & Edna Davis’ Home (13421 Klopfenstein Road) . Free transportation from Center for International Programs, Mc Suite 61 from 3:45 - 4:30pm (also free transportation back to CIP beginning 7:30pm)

Cost: Free

Ready for a study break? Come celebrate the autumn with Global Connections! Activities include hayrides, bonfire and s’mores, pumpkin decorating contest, volleyball, corn hole and soccer, a live band – Exit 179, line and square dancing (an American tradition) with caller Doug Michaelis, autumn stew and other delicious foods.

Saturday, October 20, Beginning 6:00pm

Navrati: Indian Dance Party

Potluck in Bowen Thompson Student Union, Dining Area; Dance in Bowen Thompson Student Union, Multipurpose Room

Cost: Bring a dish or drink to share (see specifics below)!

Join the India Student Association in celebrating Navrati through a potluck, then dance the night away! Please wear traditional Indian clothing and bring a dish to share (eg. samosas, pakodas, potato fries, chips and dip, papad, sweet dishes, etc.). For more information, contact Mahesh Pillai at mpillai@bgsu.edu or Shruti Rege at shrutar@bgsu.edu. - taken from "Navrati - Indian Dance" ISA email

Saturday, October 20, 6:00pm - before 9:00pm

Frankenstein (1931) - AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM

Global Village, Conklin Unit G

Cost: Free

ACTF is a free, non-credit discussion course designed to explore the effects of film on language in American culture, and conversely, the effects that American culture has on language and film through the use of slang and specialized vocabularies. This course will also have discussions about the various aspects of American culture represented in a variety of films. For Fall 2007, this series will be held almost every Saturday (except Fall and Thanksgiving Breaks) 6:00 PM - Before 9:00PM. - taken from ACTF website

Tuesday, October 23, 6:00 - 7:00pm

How 2 Workshop: Pilates

Bowen-Thompson Student Union Room 308

Cost: Free with $5 no show fee. Register in advance at the Student Union Information Center.

Experience the low-impact exercises and stretches that can strengthen your body. - taken from "A Week in Student Union Events" by Justin Rudisille

Wednesday, October 24, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

"Teaching English Abroad" - International Careers Network Meeting

Global Village in Conklin Unit G

Cost: Free

This session will feature faculty speakers with experience in this area. - submitted by Dr. Kristie Foell at GREAL & International Studies

Thursday, October 25, Beginning 6:00pm

Movie: “Muhammad: The Legacy of a Prophet” - Muslim Student Association

Bowen Thompson Student Union Theater (Room 206)

Cost: Free

Thursday, October 25, Beginning 7:30pm

Nobody Knows - INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES

(2004) Japan, 141 minutes, color

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu

Dorothy and Lillian Gish Film Theater, Hanna Hall

Cost: Free

With a gentle, luminous skill, Kore-eda shows us a year in the lives of four modern-day Tokyo children, ages 4 to 12, who are abandoned by their mother in their apartment and forced to fend for themselves. Coping with the world is something they have never really learned. Three of the children were under the radar even before the abandonment because the mother concealed their identity from the landlady in order to secure the room. Only the eldest boy, 12, has had contact with the outside world. - taken from Gish Film Theater website

Friday, October 26, 4:00 - 5:00pm

"Misconceptions of Islam" - Middle Eastern Studies Association

Global Village in Conklin Unit G

Cost: Free

This session will feature Dr. Mohammed Dadfar, Professor of Computer Science and a native Iranian. - submitted by Dr. Kristie Foell at GREAL & International Studies

Friday, October 26, 5:00 - 8:00pm

"Saudian Night" - MPA Association

Global Village in Conklin Unit G

Cost: Free

Come for food, films, and fun! - submitted by Dr. Kristie Foell at GREAL & International Studies

Saturday, October 27, 11:00am - 3:00pm

International Fair - WORLD STUDENT ASSOCIATION

Bowen Thompson Student Union

Cost: Free

Explore the many different countries and cultures that BGSU represents, through international students, programs, etc. Come watch engaging internationally-themed performances and experience fun activities. Activities in the past have included Chinese calligraphy, face painting, origami, etc. - taken from WSA listproc email

Saturday, October 27, 6:00pm - before 9:00pm

Young Frankenstein (1974) - AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM

Global Village, Conklin Unit G

Cost: Free

ACTF is a free, non-credit discussion course designed to explore the effects of film on language in American culture, and conversely, the effects that American culture has on language and film through the use of slang and specialized vocabularies. This course will also have discussions about the various aspects of American culture represented in a variety of films. For Fall 2007, this series will be held almost every Saturday (except Fall and Thanksgiving Breaks) 6:00 PM - Before 9:00PM. - taken from ACTF website