EVENTS

Multimedia Department Hosts PhillyCHI Meeting
Join the Multimedia Department as it hosts the Philly CHI (Computer Human Interaction) for an enlightening discussion entitled “Web Accessibility: Myths, Facts, Opportunities” about the facts of web accessibility and Section 508 compliance, as well as practical advice on creating accessible Web sites without sacrificing design. A California federal judge’s recent decision not to dismiss a discrimination case against retailer Target Corp. has possibly opened to the door to future Internet-related Americans with Disabilities Act claims. The ruling, believed to be the first indicating that the ADA can apply to the Internet, brings to light issues surrounding web accessibility and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. In this presentation, Kel Smith, a conceptual technologist specializing in the design and usability of digital experiences, will speak about the concept of barrier-free user experience, describe the practical benefits of compliance, explore the legal and technical history of accessibility, and offer advice to those who want to design attractive Web sites that meet the needs of all users. RSVP to phillychi@gmail.com.
June 12, 6 – 8 p.m. (networking 6 – 6:30 p.m.)
Hunt Room, Hamilton Hall

Hot Damn! @ North Star Bar
Hot Damn!, a band fronted by Personnel Services’ Chris Vereb is performing at “New Music Saturday” at the North Star Bar in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. Hot Damn! is the second band out of four on the bill. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Vereb will have tickets for sale in Personnel Services by tomorrow. For more information, visit http://www.northstarbar.com/index.php or call 215/684-0808.
June 14, 8 p.m. (doors open), 9 p.m. (show begins)
Northstar Bar (2639 Poplar St.)

UArts Food for Thought Lecture Series
The University of the Arts MFA Program in ceramics, painting and sculpture presents the 14th annual “Food for Thought” summer lecture series featuring noted visiting artists and critics. The series runs every Wednesday from June 18 through July 23. The series kicks off with Stacy Levy, who received a BA in sculpture and forestry from Yale University in 1984 and an MFA in 1991 from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. She has received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts and a Mid -Atlantic Arts Foundation Grant. She was a visiting artist at Pilchuck Glass School (Seattle) 2004 and Haystack Mountain School of Craft (Deer Isle, Maine) in 2006, working with the tides of coastal Maine. Through public commissions, she has detailed microscopic life forms in Seattle, Philadelphia and New Jersey, making works about storm water, hydrodynamics and watersheds at the Philadelphia Waterworks, Morris Arboretum (Philadelphia) and the North Carolina Zoo (Asheboro, N.C.) She is working on a tidal piece on the Hudson River in New York with Matthews Nielson Landscape Architects and developing a wind piece for the University of South Florida in Tampa. Lectures are free and open to the public. For further information, contact Program Director Carol Moore (215/717-6106 or cmoore@uarts.edu) or Erin Boyle (215/717-6489 or eboyle@uarts.edu).
June 18, noon – 1 p.m.
CBS Auditorium, Hamilton Hall (320 S. Broad St.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Performance Opportunity
First Friday Main Line (FFML) is offering performance opportunities to dancers on Friday, August 1 as part of First Friday Main Line. Each month, FFML brings arts and culture events to Ardmore, Bryn Mawr and Haverford. The theme of this August’s First Friday is “dance,” although dancers are encouraged to apply for any of FFML’s monthly events. Performance spaces are low-tech and non-traditional and may be outdoors, in retail stores, car dealerships or salons. Dance performances from any genre are welcome. For more information about FFML, please visit www.firstfridaymainline.com. For additional information, contact Christine Vilardo (cvdt@aol.com or 610/642-4040.)

Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Update
The CTL will hold regular office hours this summer, so stop by, check out a DVD of a past CTL event, enjoy our library of teaching and learning publications or schedule a meeting with a colleague. Hours: Tues. and Wed., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; and Thurs., 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. For additional information, call 215/717-6330 or email teaching-learning@uarts.edu.

NEWS & NOTES

CAD professor Charles Browning’s exhibition “Remembering to Forget: Strategies of Propaganda and Mythology” is on display at the Schroeder Romero Gallery (www.schroederromero.com) in Manhattan through June 21. Read an article about the exhibition at www.donnetempo.com/arts/browning/browning.html.

A 2007 MFA Ceramics grad, Debra Yarrington is participating “Kid Mutiny,” a show exploring both a fascination with the material culture of childhood and rebellion against what it told us to be at the DC Arts Center June 13 - July 13; opening reception is June 13 from 7 – 9 p.m. the exhibition is curated by Ellen Tani. For more information, visit http://www.dcartscenter.org/event.htm#Future

CMAC’s Larry Loebell’s newest play “House, Divided” at Philly’s InterAct Theater Company (www.interacttheatre.org) has been receiving positive reviews from a variety of news media outlets, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jewish Exponent and Variety. The cast includes Paul Meshejian, David Howey (both SOTA faculty members), and David Raphaeli (SOTA grad), and is directed by Seth Rozin.