Events

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Called “nothing short of high voltage,” “a distinctive voice of the Cuban diaspora” and “a hot, hot act,” two-time Grammy-nominated Latin band Tiempo Libre will perform a concert in Transylvania’s Haggin Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 9, as part of the Dorothy J. and Fred K. Smith Endowed Concert series.   Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, the members of the Miami-based band are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Tiempo Libre’s members were all classically trained at La ENA, Cuba’s premiere conservatory during a time when it was illegal to listen to American songs on the radio. Now, the group is an international hit, celebrated for its performances of timba, a mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son, a style of popular Cuban dance music. Named “Best Latin Band 2008” by the Miami New Times, Tiempo Libre released Bach in Havana, a fusion of Bach with Afro-Cuban rhythms featuring guest tracks by Paquito d’Rivera and Yosvany Terry in May. Bach’s masterpieces make appearances on the album, including the C Major and C Minor Preludes & Fugues from the first book of the Well-Tempered Clavier. In January 2005, Tiempo Libre released its debut album on the Shanachie label, Arroz con Mango, which was both a tribute to the Cuban roots of Tiempo Libre’s members and a celebration of their new

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Leading researcher and writer on topics of men and masculinity, Michael Kimmel, will speak at Transylvania University’s William T. Young Campus Center, Tuesday, September 22, at 7 p.m. The lecture, titled “Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men,” is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Kimmel is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity, The Politics of Manhood, and his newest book Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men.  His documentary history, Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990 (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. This “inspiring, path-breaking collection of remarkable documents” (Dissent) was also called “meticulously researched” (Booklist) and a “pioneering volume” which “will serve as an inspirational sourcebook for both women and men.” (Publishers’ Weekly). Kimmel will speak to Transylvania students at two prior sessions on Tuesday. At 11 a.m., he will present “Mars and Venus, or Planet Earth: Women and Men in a New Millennium” in Haggin Auditorium and at 12:30 p.m., he will present “Globalization and its Mal(e) contents: Gender on the Extreme Right” in the faculty/staff lounge. Kimmel’s talks at Transylvania are part of Transy’s collaboration with the Women and Gender Studies program at Eastern Kentucky University and the Gender and Women’s department at the University of Kentucky. Kimmel

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