Faculty and students who have spent the last six weeks learning to use the high-tech equipment in CU-Boulder's new ATLAS building will spend a day demonstrating the building's potential this Friday, Oct. 13, including demonstrations in the cutting-edge "black box" multimedia performance space, panel discussions on technology-related topics and more.
ATLAS students will assist visitors with a hands-on photo souvenir project using PhotoShop all day during the ATLAS Open House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day will top off with a Native American building blessing at 6 p.m. and the Boulder premiere of the film "Quattro Noza" by CU alumnus Joey Curtis at 7 p.m.
All open house events are open to the campus and the public.
"We set up this day so that visitors to the ATLAS building can have a sip of this and a nibble of that as they explore the building," said Stephanie Wanek, coordinator for the ATLAS Open House. "The events provide a lot of short snapshots of the building, showing the wide variety of work students and faculty are doing here."
Students from the Technology, Arts and Media (TAM) program will conduct a workshop in room 113 where visitors can have their photos taken and learn how to manipulate the photos as students teach the basics of PhotoShop software. Students will run the demonstrations with two or three photo stations operating at once and will give participants a complimentary photo and cardboard frame.
A jazz saxophone and keyboard performance will be featured in the black box, followed by a performance featuring the student-group Farouche involving dance, juggling, rap poetry and other "performances" in rapid-fire succession.
Discussion of technology's impact on education also will be featured. Computer science Professor Clayton Lewis will square off against history Professor Patty Limerick to discuss the impacts of modern information technology on the academic community starting at 4 p.m. in the auditorium followed by audience questions.
The architecture, design and special challenges of the building will be discussed by renowned designers Richard Foy and Michael Doyle of Communication Arts and Len Segel of DTJ Design. Acoustic designer John Storyk of the firm WSDG also is on the panel. Their discussion, "Reflections on Architecture and the ATLAS Building," will be at 1 p.m. in the auditorium.
Featured open house events will include:
o 10-10:30 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m. in the black box. A multimedia performance by dance students with Associate Professor Michael Theodore of music and theater, and dance Assistant Professor Michelle Ellsworth directing.
o 10-11:15 a.m. in the auditorium. A panel discussion of technology, diversity and gender issues with panelists J. Kevin Marlatt, Nathalie Nunez, Elfred Pinkard and Avis Yates Rivers. Lucy Sanders will facilitate.
o noon-12:30 and 1-1:30 p.m. in the black box. Multimedia improvisational jazz saxophone and keyboard performance by music faculty members John Gunther and John Drumheller.
o 1-2:15 p.m. in the auditorium. Discussion by architects and designers about the ATLAS building architecture.
o 2-2:30 and 3-3:30 p.m. in the black box. A multimedia performance by the student troupe Farouche.
o 2-4:45 p.m. in the production studio. Recording and production of the CU Sports Magazine show by journalism students.
o 2-4:15 p.m. Discussion by professors Clayton Lewis and Patty Limerick about technology's impact on the modern academic community.
o 4-4:30 and 5-5:30 p.m. in the black box. Graduate dance students multimedia dance performance.
o 7-9:30 p.m. in the film screening room. Boulder premiere of the film "Quattro Noza" film by CU alumnus Joey Curtis followed by Q &A.
For a complete open house schedule and information on the ATLAS Institute and its programs visit the Web site at .