Citizen Diplomacy in an Era of Nuclear Brinksmanship \u2014\u00a0<\/b><\/span>In conjunction with the UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Peter Berge<\/strong>l will discuss peace, nuclear weapons and citizen diplomacy. Bergel has spent the last four decades working to bring peace and non-violence to the world. For many years he worked with Oregon Peaceworks as editor, program director and executive director. Noon,<\/b>\u00a0Milam Hall, Rm. 319.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Music \u00e0 la Carte \u2014\u00a0The Jeffers-Carlson Duo<\/strong> (piano four-hands). MU Lounge, Noon,<\/strong> Free.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Visiting Writers Series <\/strong>\u2014 Valeria Luiselli<\/strong>, named a 2014 \u201c5 under 35\u201d promising writer by the National Book Foundation, will give a reading followed by a Q&A and book signing in the Valley Library Rotunda<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a07:30 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0Luiselli\u2019s work includes the essay collection \u201cPapeles Falsos (Fake Papers),\u201d and the novel \u201cLa Historia De Mis Dientes\u00a0(The Story of my Teeth),\u201d winner of the 2016\u00a0L.A. Times\u00a0Book Prize for Fiction. NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SAC Presents: The Kronos Quartet \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>San Francisco string quartet The Kronos Quartet<\/strong><\/a> will be at The LaSells Stewart Center at 7 p.m.<\/strong> Tickets:\u00a0$50-$40-$30 all seats reserved. OSU students (balcony) $10.\u00a0<\/span>Tickets available online at liberalarts.oregonstate.edu\/SACpresents<\/a> and in person\u00a0<\/span>at the LaSells Stewart Center, Tues. \u2013 Thurs., Noon \u2013 5 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n Sept. 26-28 \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>As part of Banned Books Week<\/strong>, the School of Writing, Literature, and Film and Valley Library will be hosting a Banned Books event on Monday September 26<\/strong>, Tuesday September 27<\/strong>, and Wednesday September 28<\/strong>, from 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.,\u00a0<\/strong>at the Brick Mall<\/strong>, in front of Strand Hall<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>OSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to read excerpts from challenged or banned books. For a list of banned books, see\u00a0http:\/\/www.ala.org\/bbooks\/bannedbooksweek<\/a>. Books are available on-site, or bring your own copy.\u00a0<\/span>To sign up:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/signup.com\/go\/mX3xzK<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Sept. 19-Nov.\u00a04<\/strong> \u2014 The Little Gallery is pleased to present Eileen Hinckle<\/strong>:\u00a0Drawn to Murals.\u00a0 Ms. Hinckle, a past student of OSU\u2019s \u00a0Arts and Communication\u2019s JumpStart program, \u00a0undertook murals as an inspiring and dynamic form of public art that can interact and intertwine with architecture and environment.\u00a0 As she traveled from Lima throughout Peru, and subsequently throughout Bolivia, \u00a0Chile and Argentina, the Hinkle\u00a0 <\/span>used art to connect her experiences to her surroundings and to engage in meaningful exchange with people she met along the way.\u00a0<\/span>Reception: Thursday, Sept. 29, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The Little Gallery, 210 Kidder Hall<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Oct.\u00a03 –\u00a0Nov.\u00a02<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Oregon State University\u2019s Fairbanks Gallery will feature new work by art faculty Julia Bradshaw<\/strong> and Anna Fidler<\/strong> in an exhibition titled \u201cShapes and <\/span>S\u00e9ances.<\/span>\u201d Bradshaw, a photographic artist and Fidler, a painter, share an interest in using photographs as source material, in the fantastical landscape and in early abstract work by pioneering women artists. For more information: http:\/\/liberalarts.oregonstate.edu\/school-arts-and-communication\/art\/fairbanks-gallery-art\/upcoming-exhibit<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Oct. 3 – 4<\/strong> \u2014 \u00a0Auditions for Oregon State University Theatre\u2019s<\/span><\/a> fall 2016 production of Roald Dahl\u2019s \u201cJames and the Giant Peach\u201d will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4<\/strong> in the Withycombe Hall Main Stage theatre. The classic tale is told by James and the insect characters \u2013 Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird and Earthworm. The play begins at the end of the story, when James and his friends are living in the giant peach stone in Central Park, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n Even Baden<\/strong>, art, is a finalist for the Betty Bowen Award administered by the Seattle Art Museum. The award honors a Northwest artist for their original, exceptional, and compelling work. Baden was selected as one of 5 finalists out of 446 applicants. The award will be formal presented in a celebration at the Seattle Art Museum on Nov.\u00a010, which will also inaugurate the exhibition of the winning artist\u2019s work. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information http:\/\/www.seattleartmuseum.org\/about-sam\/art-submissions<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Events Monday, Sept. 26 Citizen Diplomacy in an Era of Nuclear Brinksmanship \u2014\u00a0In conjunction with the UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Peter Bergel will discuss peace, nuclear weapons and citizen diplomacy. Bergel has spent the last four decades working to bring peace and non-violence to the world. 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