Lent 2008 Newsletter 5
Hi, welcome to the loving arms of the Junior Parlour Newsletter.
The Pembroke JP website is being born anew, check out
http://www.pembroke-jp.co.uk/ - now featuring a database of Pembroke
hostel rooms.
Don't forget to check out the Ivory Tower Society item. Details for both
TOMORROW and next week are out.
INFO
1. "Just Living" guide to an ethical life
2. Go Greener Petition
OPPURTUNITIES
3. CU Yoga Society Workshops
4. King's Affair 2008: Stella Erratica Auditions
5. Pembroke Players: A Midsummer Night's Dream Auditions
6. Photographers Wanted for The Café Project
EVENTS
7. Ivory Tower Society: 'The Physics of Musical Instruments'
8. CU Tap and Jazz Dance Society: 'Staged'
9. Brickhouse Theater: Dangerous Liasons
10. Sustainable Fish: An Oxymoron?
11. Cambridge Experience Islam Week 2008
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1. "Just Living" guide to an ethical life
Something which you might find interesting - an ethical guide to
Cambridge. Containing details of organisations and groups to help you
lead an 'ethical life'.
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2. Go Greener Petition
Do you think the University should be doing its bit to tackle climate
change? Do you wish your college were that bit greener? Do you think
that Cambridge taking a lead could really make a difference to the
move to low-carbon living in higher education and beyond? Are you just
looking for something to distract you from work for five seconds?
If yes to any of the above, please use that five seconds to sign up to
the Go Greener campaign and help us achieve commitments to carbon
reduction strategies and a greater contribution in teaching and
research. To sign the petition or find out more about the campaign
goals visit the website:
http://www.camgogreener.org.uk/petition
If you are interested in getting more involved with the campaign
please contact your College Green Officer (jp-green@pem.cam.ac.uk) or
Dan and Christine the CUSU Ethical Affairs Chairs
(ethical-chair@cusu.cam.ac.uk )
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3. CU Yoga Society Workshops
CUYS will be holding 2 Saturday workshops for your benefit this February!
Workshop 1: Kundalini Yoga Introductory Workshop with Jiwan Shakti Kaur
Date : 23rd February, 3-5pm
Venue: St Columbas Hall
Cost:£5 if booked ahead and £7 on the day.
Kundalini Yoga offers you the techniques to strengthen your body, mind and
spirit, empowering you to become your highest self. Through posture,
movement, mantra and meditation, you can give yourself the strength and
calibre to expand your reality and experience the infinite.
Workshop 2: Iyengar Yoga - 'Deepening Postures-Working Towards Freedom'
with Cissy Harrison
Date : 16th February, 11 - 1pm
Venue: Octagon Room, St Catherine's College (at St Chad)
Cost:£6 if booked ahead and £8 on the day.
Students will develop their practise in asanas to experience increased
freedom of movement. Introductory level postures encompass sixty poses that
are fundamental to the Iyengar yoga system. These postures prepare the body
and mind for all subsequent practice.
We also hold regular weekly classes everyday except Fridays. Please email
Michelle at ml420 for more details or see our site at
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/yoga/
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4. King's Affair 2008: Stella Erratica Auditions
---This year's King's Affair has already SOLD OUT only 2 1/2 weeks after
the launch party!
---However, we're still looking for all kinds of acts to perform. Everyone
is welcome to come along and audition! We need music acts, and ents. If
you're into music, dancing, magic, circus acts or pretty much anything and
fancy performing at the Affair then come along!
---SO, come along to the MUNBY ROOM, at KING'S COLLEGE on MONDAY, 25th
FEBRUARY for auditions! The Munby Room is at the top of A staircase, to the
left of the bar entrance. Ask the porters for directions.
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5. Pembroke Players: A Midsummer Night's Dream Auditions
UPDATED INFORMATION: Times and location of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
auditions:
Cambridge University Pembroke Players Japan Tour 2008 present...
- A Midsummer Night's Dream -
By William Shakespeare
'Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind'
After the huge success of Romeo and Juliet, the Japan Tour returns with a
vibrant new production of Shakespeare's dizzy, topsy-turvy comedy. We are
looking for a bunch of energetic, imaginative and determined actors to
bring this play to life and take it half way round the world. This is an
amazing and unique opportunity to perform Shakespeare's funniest and most
magical play in an exotic and captivating environment.
Auditions (UPDATED):
Wednesday 20th February - 10am-2.30pm O Supervision Room, Pembroke
College.
Thursday 21st February - 3pm-6pm O Supervision Room, Pembroke
College.
NB: In order to be part of the tour, actors need to be able to rehearse
during the Easter Term and must be completely free between 23rd August -
7th September (for rehearsals in Cambridge) and 11th September - 2nd
October (for performance in Japan). Every member of the company will be
required to contribute £350 towards the funding of the tour.
If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to know a little bit
more about the tour, feel free to contact James Lewis on jdl42@cam.ac.uk
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6. Photographers Wanted for The Café Project
Dear Photographers,
You may or may not have heard of the Café Project, a student run
community café. If you haven't, check it out at:
http://cambridge.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2254414994
They've got a lot of lovely wall space that is just waiting to be filled
with your beautiful prints.
Digital or emulsion prints welcome.
7 x 5" size please.
No set theme…
You submit prints to King's College, p/h 210, by 9th March and we'll
organise a grand opening at the beginning of Easter term with cake and
tea and the like.
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7. Ivory Tower Society: 'The Physics of Musical Instruments'
Hello,
Remember to come to a really interesting talk this Monday 18th: "THE
PHYSICS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" lead by our own Pembroke College Harvard
Scholar, MATTHEW SMITH
Next week brings answers to some of the mystery surrounding our College
Chapel:
PEMBROKE COLLEGE CHAPEL: WHO BUILT IT, AND WHY? DR. BILL GRIMSTONE
ABSTRACT
How did Pembroke come to have two chapels? Matthew Wren, uncle of the
architect, gave the new one, but why? There is a traditional belief that
Pembroke chapel was designed by Christopher Wren and was his first
building, but what is the evidence? Documentation relating to the chapel is
sparse. However, other clues exist and allow the chapel's building history
to be (almost) worked out. This talk will be about the architect(s), the
development and sources of the design, and the craftsmen who worked on the
building. The grotesques will probably be new to you.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Grimstone is a life fellow of Pembroke College. Until retirement he was
a cell biologist, working in the Zoology Department. He has long-standing
interests in architecture and the College's buildings. In 1998 he curated
an exhibition in Pembroke Chapel, which made him realise how little was
known about the building and led to the research he will be talking about.
Both talks are in the Nihon Room, Pembroke College at 8pm, drinks at 7.45pm
For more information contact Clare Buckley (ceb85) or see our website at
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/ivorytower/
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8. CU Tap and Jazz Dance Society: 'Staged'
Cambridge University Tap and Jazz Dance Society Presents...
'STAGED'
Fri 22nd - Sat 23rd February 2008
The Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University
7.30pm
Tickets: £4.50 students/£7 adults
**Call Mumford Box Office 0845 196 2320**
CUTAZZ's 2008 show promises to reveal an electrifying mix of dance styles
and music. Relax to traditional tap and jazz, be inspired by our lyrical
pieces and enjoy the latest hot jazz and street dance. All performed by the
talented dancers of the University of Cambridge, STAGED will be diverse and
fast-paced. Guaranteed to entertain and excite!
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9. Brickhouse Theater: Dangerous Liasons
DANGEROUS LIAISONS - Brickhouse Theatre, Robinson College, CB3 9AN
Wednesday 20th February - Saturday 23rd February
£4/£6 - tickets available on the door, or email jrm62@cam.ac.uk
The play behind both Cruel Intentions and Dangerous Liaisons films. Come
see the dark, seductive, manipulative game of love and betrayal play out.
The story follows the Vicomte de Valmont as he seduces young, inexperienced
Cecile and the demure yet passionate Mme Tourvel while being encouraged by
his former mistress the Marquise de Merteuil who, while seemingly
supportive, has ulterior motives.
The battle between the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont will
take place with only one winner.
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10. Sustainable Fish: An Oxymoron?
Real Food Discussion Cafe #3
Date: Monday 18th February 2007
Time: 7pm
Place: King's College Coffee Shop
~ with Elizabeth Tyler (Zoology Dept) ~
You may have noticed that more and more colleges are advertising
'sustainable fish' on their menus. But what does this mean? Why is
fishing unsustainable, and what makes 'sustainable' fish different?
With fish stocks declining at such alarming rates, can any fish
consumption really be sustainable?
If you want to find out more about overfishing - one of today's great
ecological problems - or just to discuss how to navigate the maze of
conflicting issues that is ethical food in day-to-day life - come
along to the third of our discussion cafes. It's a lovely chance to
chill out on the sofas in King's coffee shop of an evening, enjoy free
food and drink (including unlimited tea!) and do your bit for the
environment, all at the same time.
This event is organised by CUSU Ethical Affairs and is part of the
Real Food Campaign. For more information, see
http://www.green.cusu.cam.ac.uk/campaignsprojects/realfood/
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11. Cambridge Experience Islam Week 2008
WHAT IS ISLAM? Cambridge Experience Islam Week 2008 gives you a chance to
explore what Islam stands for - an opportunity to hear from internationally
renowned academics, speak to Muslim students about their faith and have all
your questions on Islam answered. As well as an introduction to the basic
principles of Islam, topics covered include human rights, Islamic finance,
stories of Britons who have chosen Islam as a way of life, and much more!
Cambridge EIW 2008 is an unmissable opportunity to find out what this
religion is really all about.
For complete event and speaker details, please visit
http://www.isoc.co.uk/eiw or look at one of the posters around campus! All
events are free of charge and free lunch will be available at all afternoon
talks. For queries, please email eiwcom@isoc.co.uk.