REFLECTIONS on Schizophrenia
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009.
12:30 p.m.
Film & Speaker
The Soloist (109 minutes)
with REFLECTIONS on Schizophrenia by Dr. Joanne Hsu
Department Chair for Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology at Northwest College
Music Sublime on Los Angeles Streets! ”The Soloist” (2008) is the story of the friendship of Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers, an aged music prodigy who had studied music at the prestigious Juilliard School, now a homeless and genius street musician suffering from schizophrenia. The film is based on the book “The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music”, authored by Steve Lopez.
Dr. Joanne Hsu will introduce and lead the discussion following the film.
AUTISM: REFLECTIONS, DISCUSSION & FILM
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
AUTISM: THE MUSICAL AND MORE!
12:30 p.m. – Speaker and Film
with George J. Yard, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus – University of Missouri-St Louis
Texas Original: John Henry Faulk
“YOU GOTTA STAND UP: THE LIFE AND HIGH TIMES OF JOHN HENRY FAULK”
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009.
12:30 p.m. READINGS AND FILM
with Northwest College History Professor and Author, Chris Drake
This week’s program features the new biography of John Henry Faulk, a Texas native, whose courage, pluck and humor during the McCarthy era of the 1950’s won him many fans. Along with readings from the biography by author Chris Drake, there will be short excerpts from the film of Faulk’s “one-man” stage show, “Pear Orchard” in which John Henry studies the human condition and with great hilarity, immortalizes some iconic “personalities” of east Texas. We will learn about the legal battle of Faulk with the blacklisting McCarthyites and just why John Henry fought and prevailed in those treacherous times.
