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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I would like to draw your attention to several events sponsored by the Department of Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies in the next few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Two public performances of <b><i>If All the Sky Were Paper</i></b> will take place on May 6 at 7:30pm and May 8 at 2:00pm. Both performances will take place at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center (645 W Main,
downtown Merced). Written by NY Times Bestselling author Andrew Carroll and based upon his
<i>War Letters Project, </i>this event features the students in the Advanced Performative Storytelling class and will include a talk by the author at each performance. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds will be donated to American Legion Post 83. Tickets can
be purchased here: <a href="https://eventbrite.com/e/if-all-the-sky-were-paper-tickets-293750434457">
https://eventbrite.com/e/if-all-the-sky-were-paper-tickets-293750434457</a> Mr. Carroll will also be presenting a free public lecture “LINES OF FIRE: The Search for the Greatest War Correspondences Ever Written” at the Merced College Theater on May 7 at 2pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The fourth annual <b>GASP Faculty Concert</b> taking place on
<b>April 30, starting at 7pm at the Merced College Theater</b> with <b>featured artist Michelle Allison</b>. This performance will showcase a broad array of musical styles, including songs from Motown, jazz, Broadway, Swedish and Finnish folk songs, Western
classical music, and much more. Compositions will be performed by UC Merced faculty, students, and guests. This event is free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The <b>Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies Student Showcase</b> will be taking place on the UC Merced campus on
<b>May 5, 6-9pm</b>. The Showcase will feature student art, music and dance performances, films, research presentations, and a special performance of
<i>If All the Sky Were Paper</i>. The schedule of events can be found at this website:
<a href="https://gasp.ucmerced.edu/showcase">https://gasp.ucmerced.edu/showcase</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you should have any questions about any of these events, please contact Jayson Beaster-Jones –
<a href="mailto:jbeaster-jones@ucmerced.edu">jbeaster-jones@ucmerced.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Jayson Beaster-Jones</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Professor of Music</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Chair, Department of Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">University of California, Merced</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">5200 North Lake Road</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Merced, CA 95343</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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