AIM Cultural Opportunities

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From the first novel about contemporary Afghanistan to be written in English, this adaptation of  Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is a story of guilt and redemption,  brutality and kindness, sin and forgiveness. It portrays the relationship of  two boys, a privileged Pashtun and a Hazara servant — one rich, one poor, one flawed, the other pure.Official site: http://www.americanplacetheatre.org/(rescheduled from November 1)

Michael Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and executive director of the  Skeptics Society. He is the host of the Skeptics Distinguished Science Lecture Series at Caltech, adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University and Chapman University, and writes a monthly column for Scientific  American.

Official site:http://www.michaelshermer.com

Sunday, March 3
1:30 p.m

A practical joke. A secret rendezvous. One man's elaborate plan for revenge leads to a rousing evening of mistaken identities, flirtations, and light-hearted deceit in Johann Strauss' most celebrated operetta, Die Fledermaus [The Bat]. Set in 19th-century Vienna, this delightful farce is filled with effervescent melodies, lilting waltzes and charming sentiment. From the sparkling overture to the rollicking tribute to champagne, the Waltz King's madcap masterpiece is the jewel of the golden age of operetta (From http://www.operasj.org/tickets/die-fledermaus/)

Official website: http://juansiddiflamenco.com

Artists Series: Step Afrika

 Step Afrika is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a unique dance tradition created by African American college students. In stepping, the body is used as an instrument to create intricate rhythms and sounds through a combination of footsteps, claps and spoken word.

The tradition grew out of the song and dance rituals practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities in the early 1900s.

The performance will feature West African traditional dance and drumming, South African contemporary and traditional dance styles and songs, tap, slam poetry, and fraternity and sorority styles of stepping.

Official website: http://www.stepafrika.org/aboutus.htm

Will Allen is the leading authority in the expanding field of urban agriculture that aims to
provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities. He is the founder of the nonprofit Growing Power, Milwaukee's only urban farm, an international model for intensive urban  agriculture and community food systems. Allen's work is guided by the  recognition that the unhealthy diets of low-income urban populations, and such related health problems as obesity and diabetes, can be attributed to  limited access to safe and affordable fresh fruits and vegetables. He is co-author of The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, published in May 2012.

Official Site: http://www.growingpower.org/index.htm

Sun, Apr.28
1:30 p.m.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play, categorized as a Comedy, is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.