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JULY 2015: A monthly e-newsletter about fun, fascinating and affordable events on campus open to everyone.

THEATER

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Noël Coward Festival


Stanford Repertory Theater's 17th annual festival will present Noël Coward: Art, Style and Decadence, which will feature plays, films and a daylong symposium. The festival began in late June and continues into August.

CONTINUING STUDIES

Reflections on Art: The Beauty and Mystery of the Middle East

Thursdays, July 16 - 30, 7 p.m., Free
 

The Global Assault on Expression

Wednesday, July 22, 7:30 p.m., Free
 

The Guatemalan Genocide Case

Wednesday, July 29, 7:30 p.m., Free
 

Late-Start Courses

Check Summer Quarter Listings

MUSIC

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Stanford Jazz Festival

 

This summer's festival continues in July with a lineup that includes a Pete Escovedo 80th birthday celebration; a Billie Holiday celebration; violinist and pianist Victor Lin; vocalist Lisa Fischer and more.

American Idol Winner Phillip Phillips

Friday, July 10, 8 p.m., $30 - $65
 

Estonian TV Girls’ Choir

Wednesday, July 15, 6 p.m., Free
 

Midsummer Mozart Festival

Thursdays, July 16 and 23, 7:30 p.m., $30 - $50
 

The House Jacks

Sunday, July 19, 4 p.m., $30
 

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Saturday, July 25, 8 p.m., $30 for dance-floor access


Tlen Huicani

Sunday, July 26, 4 p.m., $30

Stanford Summer Chorus

Friday, July 31, 7:30 p.m., $10 - $15

FILM

The Battle of Algiers

Wednesday, July 8, 7 p.m., Free
 

The Chess Players

Wednesday, July 15, 7 p.m., Free
 

Timbuktu 

Wednesday, July 22, 7 p.m., Free

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

Has Medicine Failed the Intersex Community?

Wednesday, July 1, 5:30 p.m., Free
 

Medicine Around the World: Healing from a Global Perspective

Thursday, July 9, 5:30 p.m., Free
 

How Experience Changes Synapses in the Mammalian Brain

Thursday, July 16, noon, Free
 

Café Scientifique: A Quick Update from Nerd Nation with Bernard Muir

Thursday, July  23, 7 p.m., Free

FAMILY FUN

Family Sundays at Cantor

Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Free
 

Early Bird Jazz for Kids

Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m., adults $15; kids free

EXHIBITIONS

Beasts & Books: An Exhibition of Rare Books and Manuscripts

Through Aug. 22, Free
 

Arboreal Architecture: A Visual History of Trees

Through July 20, Free

COMMUNITY NEWS

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New home for Art & Art History


The McMurtry Building, which will be the new home for Stanford’s Department of Art & Art History, will elegantly unite the making and studying of art under one roof and present multiple opportunities for exhibitions, performances and programs.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Better Choices, Better Health

Wednesdays, July 1 - August 5, 5:30 p.m., Free
 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Wednesdays, July 8 - Sept. 2, 6:30 - 9 a.m., $310
 

Refresh, Restore, Renew

Wednesdays, July 8 - 29, noon - 1:15 p.m., $150
 

Sitting for Low-Back Comfort

Friday, July 10, noon, $30
 

Weight Management: Starting the Journey

Wednesdays, July 15 - Sept. 2, 5:30 - 7 p.m., $200
 

Skill Building for Crucial Conversations

Friday, July 24, 1 - 5 p.m., $100
 

Inner Balance: Optimizing Resilience and Reducing Stress

Thursday, July 30, 1:30 - 5 p.m., $250

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

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Poetry & Preaching


As part of University Public Worship's occasional summer series on Poetry & Preaching, Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann will deliver a sermon on "Eternal God, Open up my lips that my mouth may declare your glory” on July 5, and the Rev. Joanne Sanders will deliver a sermon on "What I Have Learned So Far" on July 19.

University Public Worship

Sundays, 10 a.m.
 

Sunday Morning Eucharist

Sundays, 10 a.m.
 

Compline: Evening Service of Song

Sunday, July 12, 9 p.m.

TOURS

Promised Land: Jacob Lawrence

Thursdays, 2 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.; through Aug. 1
 

500 Years of Italian Master Drawings

Thursdays, 12:15 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m.; through Aug. 23
 

Windhover Tuesday Tours

Tuesdays, 10 a.m.
 

Stanford Visitor Center

COMING UP NEXT MONTH

Team Cardinal (Kids Club)

Beginning in August, $35
 

Peninsula Womens Chorus

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m., Free
 

Veterans Career Resources Fair

Thursday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m.
 
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