Jan-May 31 (9am-4:30pm - The Amistad Research Center, Tilton Hall) A Hidden Treasure: The Art of Frank Wyley.  This exhibit, which features the art of a self-taught New Orleans artist who created works depicting African-American culture, is sponsored by the Amistad Research Center.  For more information, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~amistad/  or send mail to ddevore@tcs.tulane.edu

Jan-February 20 (Newcomb Art Gallery) Beyond the Mountains: Contemporary American Landscape Painting, an exhibit sponsored by the Art Department and the Interdisciplinary Committee on Visual Culture.  For more information, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~art/vc/up.html or send mail to smain@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.

January 15 (4-7pm - Location TBA)  Homecoming, a documentary film of African-American farmers in the rural south directed by Charlene Gilbert.  Sponsored by the Amistad Research Center.  For more information, call 862-8000, extension 3219.  

January 19 (6:30-8pm - McAlister Auditorium) An Evening with Tavis Smiley, host of the "BET Tonight" television show.  Sponsored by Tulane,  Dilliard, Xavier, and Loyola Universities as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Week for Peace Event.  For more information, call 865-5181.

January 21 (3-5pm - Newcomb 115, Newcomb Hall) Third Annual Spring Seminar: I've got a Ph.D. in Sociology! Now What?  featuring Dr. Joyce Iutcovitch (Gannon University and President of KURC, an independent research and consulting firm). Sponsored by the Sociology Graduate Student Association, the Tulane Graduate School Students' Association and the Tulane Department of Sociology.  For more information, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~isn/socseminar.htm or send mail to marcel_ionescu@yahoo.com.

January 21 (4pm - Middle American Research Center, Fourth Floor of Dinwiddie Hall) "Creating Traditions, Negotiating Identities: The Gourd Festival of the Lancang Lahu," a lecture given by Dr. Shanshan Du (Anthropology Department, Tulane University).  Sponsored by the Tulane Anthropology Student Association.  Refreshments will be served at 3:30pm.  For more information, please send mail to srennar@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.

January 21 (5-9pm, Location TBA) Candlelight March (from Xavier U. to Loyola U) and Expression of Unity, a celebration and performance night featuring comedian Gary Owens.  Sponsored by Tulane, Dillard, Xavier, and Loyola Universities as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Week for Peace Event.  For more information, call 865-5181.  

January 22 (9:30am-12:30pm - Stibbs A, University Center) Third Annual Spring Seminar: I've got a Ph.D. in Sociology! Now What?     Sponsored by the Sociology Graduate Student Association, the Tulane Graduate School Students' Association and the Tulane Department of Sociology. Lunch will be provided. For more information, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~isn/socseminar.htm or send mail to marcel_ionescu@yahoo.com.

January 26 (7:30pm  - Hunt-Anderson Room, University Center) "The Struggle After Seattle: The Fight Against the World Trade Organization and World Capitalism," a panel discussion with local activists.  Panelist include: Mike Howells (The Bayou Worker), Dr. Timmons Roberts (Department of Sociology, Tulane University), and Meredith Stern (Crescent Wrench Books).  Sponsored by the Tulane Politics Club.  For more information, call 945-4652.

January 27 (11am - Newcomb 403) Carl Blyth (University of Texas, Austin) "Armadillos in Cyberspace: The Case of First Year French at the University of Texas at Austin," the first lecture in FLITE's Post-Millennial Pedagogy Distinguished Speaker Series.  Sponsored by the Foreign Language Instructional Technology Environment (FLITE) and the Culpeper Foundation.  For more information on the event, send mail to ogorman@tcs.tulane.edu.  For more information on Carl Blyth, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~isn/blyth.htm.  

January 27 (4-5pm - Newcomb 403) Barbette Spaeth (Classical Studies), "Cruising the Information Highway from the Classroom," part of  the Teaching Enrichment Program's Spring 2000 Teaching Workshop Series.  Sponsored by the Teaching Enrichment Program.  For more information, please send mail to the director of TEP at lowenth@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu. 

January 28 (2pm - Newcomb 403) Carl Blyth (University of Texas, Austin) "Untangling the  Web: A Guide to Language and Culture Resources on the Internet," the first workshop in FLITE's Post-Millennial Pedagogy Distinguished Speaker Series.  A reception will follow. Since this is a hands-on workshop, please send an e-mail message to ogorman@tcs.tulane.edu if you plan to attend, although RSVP is not mandatory.  Sponsored by the Foreign Language Instructional Technology Environment (FLITE) and the Culpeper Foundation.  For more information on the event, send mail to ogorman@tcs.tulane.edu.  For more information on Carl Blyth, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~isn/blyth.htm. 

January 28 (4pm - Middle American  Research Center, Fourth Floor of Dinwiddie Hall) "Marubo Discourse Genres," a lecture given by Javier Ruedas (Anthropology Department, Tulane University).   Sponsored by the Tulane Anthropology Student Association.  Refreshments will be served at 3:30pm.  For more information, please send mail to srennar@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.

January 28 (4:30pm - 201 Hebert) Michael White (Spanish Department, Xavier University), "The New Orleans Brass Band Tradition."  Part of the African and African Diaspora Studies' Spring 2000 Lecture Series. Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the lecture.  For more information, send mail to adst@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu or call 862-3550.