
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: University Communication and Marketing,
277-5813, ucam@unm.edu
Video and Photo Opportunities at UNM
February 7 – 12 , 2006
Tuesday, Feb. 7
7 p.m.
Sundance Film Festival winner to speak at UNM: Cherokee writer, director and filmmaker Randy Redroad will screen his award-winning film “The Doe Boy” and discuss his upcoming project, “Moccasin Flats.” Anthropology Lecture Hall 163. For more information, call Laurie Mellas at 277-5920 or visit http://www.unm.edu/news/06JanNewsReleases/06-01-23redroad.htm.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
1 – 4 p.m.
Exhibit Opening Reception: “ Where Does Your Food Come From? The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers,” an in-depth photojournalistic portrait by photographer, writer and filmmaker Rick Nahmias detailing the lives and struggles of today's California migrant farm workers, opens at El Centro de la Raza in 1153 Mesa Vista Hall. The exhibit runs Feb. 8-24. For more information contact Eleanor Sanchez at 277-1813 or evsanch@unm.edu.
Friday, Feb. 10
7 p.m.
Works in Progress Reading: Features Carson Bennett (graduate student reading creative nonfiction), Allen Jones (graduate student reading poetry) and Daniel Mueller (professor reading fiction; author of “How Animals Mate,” a collection of short stories). Winnings Coffee, 111 Harvard SE. Free and open to the public. For more information e-mail wasserst@unm.edu.
Sunday, Feb. 12
Space Technology Forum: UNM's Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies (ISNPS) will host the 2006 Space Technology and Applications International Forum covering the theme “Embarking on the New Age of Exploration Together” Feb. 12-16 at the Albuquerque Hilton. For more information contact Greg Johnston at 277-1816 or gregj@unm.edu or visit http://www.unm.edu/news/06JanNewsReleases/06-01-31space.htm.
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