Lecture schedule

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003 | 8:23 a.m.

The University Forum is free and open to the public. Listed are upcoming lectures. For more information, call 895-3401.

"Poetry Reading." Alan Michael Parker, associate professor from Davidson College, will read from his book, "Love Song with Motor Vehicles," at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"Las Vegas at the Intersection of Theater and Engineering," a look at technology behind showroom productions, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"Drummers and Their Styles in Jazz History," a lecture/recital by Jo La Barbera, will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Doc Rando Recital Hall, Beam Music Center.

"Dead Man Poems: A Live Reading by Marvin Bell" will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"Health, Poverty, Environment and Development: Complex Interactions, Efficient Solutions," a look at global health issues, will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"The Endangered Tribes of Southern Ethiopia," a cultural slide program, will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"France, the Jews, and the New Anti-Semitism: Implications for Domestic Policy in Franco-American Relations" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"The Secular Tradition Across Islamic History" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"Spiritual Values and the Hospitality Profession in Indonesia," a video-illustrated discussion on the spiritual virtue of hospitality in multi-religious Indonesia, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

"Can Shangri-La Survive? Tales From Tibet," a slide-illustrated look at Shangr-La and Tibet's Buddhism, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Barrick Museum Auditorium.

-- Las Vegas Sun