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This week, you can view or participate in making live art, see a performance, or you can view an exhibit at the Library online. It’s Veteran’s Day weekend. Don’t miss this story about the 51�Թϱ����� yellow ribbon project. (The ribbons are on trees in the quad at 51�Թϱ�����). The Manetti Shrem Museum is open Veteran's Day.

Exhibit at 51�Թϱ����� Library features revolutionary ‘Betita’ Martinez

A new essay and photography exhibit created, written and curated by 51�Թϱ����� Chicanx Studies Professor titled “Betita Taught Us We Are the Revolution: The Life and Legacies of Elizabeth ‘Betita’ Martínez” is now on view online.

Elizabeth “Betita” Martínez was a revolutionary. She traversed the Civil Rights Movement, working the frontlines of the Freedom Summer and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), feminist movements, the Chicana and Chicano movements, multiple anti-war movements, socialist movements, movements to end police violence, anti-colonial movements and more.

The exhibition features artwork of Betita by Latinx artists as well as artist statements and essays about her life. Read more about the exhibition and view the artwork .

Evolve at Mondavi

Friday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio Theatre

Evolve is a new performance experience that explores the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color. Combining pre-recorded videos and live monologues from The New Black Fest’s Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments, a show written by African American men and women about their experience with racial profiling, and Cop Out: Beyond Black, White & Blue, based on interviews with police officers,  Evolve seeks to stimulate conversation in a new way and help us to bridge a seemingly intractable divide. Each performance concludes with a Q&A Session, an integral component of the Evolve experience. 

NOTE: This performance uses prop firearms. They are not real guns, are not pointed at the audience and there will not be gunfire. More information is available by request. Evolve also contains mature language and themes and may not be appropriate for all audiences.