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Transformations Begin Here/Las Transformaciones Empiezan Aqui

6th ANNUAL ADAMS STATE COLLEGE AUTUMN@ADAMS

September 12th through September 18th, 2009

"Transformations Begin Here/Las Transformaciones Empiezan Aqui" - a forum to celebrate the creative impulse toward change. Events include film, discussions, poetry, art, music, dynamic speakers, and a chile and wing cook-off. Events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

Adams State faculty, from a variety of disciplines, write their views and thoughts on evolution.

"What Does Evolution Mean to You"

Cook-Off Form

Transformations Art Exhibit

Saturday, Sept. 12

GREEN CHILE AND WING COOKOFF: 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., front lawn of Richardson Hall; cost for contestants is $10 and $3 for participants tasting and judging the food.

BAKE SALE: 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., proceeds benefit the ASC EARTH Group, front lawn of Richardson Hall

BEAN BAG TOSS: 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., proceeds benefit the SLV Cancer Relief Fund, front lawn of Richardson Hall

Monday, Sept. 14

TRANSFORMATIONS ART EXHIBIT: community and student art show. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday Friday. in the ASC Community Partnerships Art Gallery, located on the corner of Main Street and Edgemont Blvd. Exhibit continues through September 30.

FILM: "Homeless to Harvard" 6 p.m., ES room 103

PANEL DISCUSSION: Jennifer McQuitty, Valerie Serna, Nicolas Sarmiento, and Enrique Guerrero will discuss overcoming personal challenges and their transformations, 8:30 p.m., ES room 103

Tuesday, Sept. 15

FEATURED SPEAKER DR. SEAN CARROLL: "Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species", 3 p.m. Nielsen Library; and 7 p.m. in ES room 103

"REMARKABLE CREATURES: EPIC ADVENTURES IN THE SEARCH FOR THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES" will focus on the journeys of Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Henry Walter Bates, and how the creatures they saw led each man to their respective discoveries and the making of the theory of evolution.

Free copies of Carroll's book, "Remarkable Creatures", will be available on campus in the Nielsen Library and various academic buildings the week prior to the lectures.

More information on Dr. Carroll

Wednesday, Sept. 16

"EVOLUTION OF GRACE, Walk Through Deep Time", noon, Student Life Center in the Student Union Building, by Cathy Russell, participants explore 13.7 billion years of cosmic, biological, and cultural evolution.

"EVOLUTION OF GRACE, What DNA Tells Us About the Tree of Life", 6 p.m., ES room 103, by Cathy Russell, scientist have revealed a Tree of Life that shows what mystics have known for ages: that we are all one, and that diversity is an expression of underlying unity.

More information on Dr. Cathy Russell

Thursday, Sept. 17

PERSONALITY TESTS: take the Holland Personality test, 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., Solarium in the Student Union Building

LUNCHTIME TALK IN SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS: Dr. Ed Crowther: "Darwin and America's Soul", noon, Porter Hall room 130

POETRY READING: 7 p.m., Luther Bean Museum

Friday, Sept. 18

TRANSFORMATIONS ART EXHIBIT: opening reception from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., ASC Community Partnerships Art Gallery, located on the corner of Main Street and Edgemont Blvd.

SNEAKERS: concert, 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., front lawn of Richardson Hall, free refreshments served

Celebration of Darwin's legacy includes notable speaker

The year 2009 is the 150 anniversary of Charles Darwin's publication of "Origin of Species"

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Film examines the determination of one young woman to succeed despite the odds

Transformations can take a variety of forms, for Liz Murray, it was personal choice in regards to the direction

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Autumn@Adams includes speaker Dr. Cathy Russell

Evolution and religion can be reconciled according to Dr. Cathy Russell

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Free concert by Sneakers concludes 2009 ASC Autumn@Adams

Poetry, art, and a free concert by "Sneakers" will round out the final events for the Sixth Annual Adams State College

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