SCREENING  				 Russian Ark  				Cinematic Chimera Series  				Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7:30 PM  				Theater  				$5  				 				 					 						A single camera drifts through the 33 rooms of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, tracing Russia's history from the 18th century to the present day. Filmed in one 90-minute continuous shot, Russian Ark subtly interweaves dance, opera, theater, and music in this poetic meditation on the flow of history.  					 						Check out a trailer for the film here.   					        					 					» More Information  				  				  				 					SOON  				  				TALK  				Music – Language – Sound and Nature  				Mark Changizi, Johannes Goebel, and David Rothenberg  				Observer Effects Series  				Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7 PM  				Studio 2  				Free  				 				 					 						An evening of thoughtful exchange on how music, speech, language, birds, and whale songs interrelate, including three short lectures followed by a lively dialogue between participating speakers and audience. This discussion brings together the diverse fields of music, acoustics, evolutionary neurobiology, and naturalist philosophy.   					 						For an hour leading up to the talk, David Rothenberg will perform in Evelyn's Café.  					        					 					» More Information  				  				  				PERFORMANCE  				Latitude 14: Red Fly/Blue Bottle  				Friday + Saturday, November 5 + 6, 2010, 8 PM  				Theater  				$15/10/5  				 				 				  				  				 					NEWS  				  				 					 						This Sunday, October 24 from 1 to 3 PM, the Troy Bike Rescue will be hosting a free bike repair clinic at the ARTBarn on the VCC North Lawn on Rensselaer campus. Bring your bike for repair, or to learn how to do it yourself! More information can be found here.  					 						Evelyn's Café (managed by The Epicurean) is open! Stop by for a selection from their imaginative French-inspired menu of fresh salads, gourmet sandwiches, baked goods, and more. And be sure to plan your next trip to EMPAC accordingly - be it a light meal before an event or a snack while you are checking out one of our ongoing exhibitions or the building itself.   					 						Café hours: Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 5 PM (plus additional hours supporting events)   				  			 |  			 				 					CAMPUS + COMMUNITY 					 					PERFORMANCE 					Nao Bustamante: Silver & Gold  					Wed. 10/20, 7:30 PM  					FREE  					Presented by Rensselaer Arts Department  					  					CONCERT  					Rensselaer Music Association Family Weekend Concert  					Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir  					Sat. 10/23, 1 PM  					FREE  					Presented by the Rensselaer Music Association  					  					TALK  					Jose Oubrerié: Architecture with and without Le Corbusier  					Mon. 10/25, 6 PM  					FREE  					Presented by Architecture Rensselaer  					Part of the Professor Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Series  					  					TALK  					Brigette Shim / Shim-Sutcliffe Architects: Testing Ideas  					Wed. 10/27, 6 PM  					FREE  					Presented by Architecture Rensselaer  					Part of the Professor Kenneth L. Warriner Memorial Lecture Series  					  					SCREENING  					Paradox Rules: Videos by Joshua Thorson  					Wed. 10/27, 8 PM  					FREE  					Presented by Rensselaer Arts Department  					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					 					   			 |  		  		 			 				  				 					EMPAC 2010-2011 presentations, residencies, and commissions are supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust), and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions.   			 |  		  	    |              |      |  
 
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