David Lynch speaks at UCI
Award-winning film director David Lynch will speak at the University of California Irvine at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday as part of his “Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain” college tour.
Lynch, whose films include “The Elephant Man,” “Lost Highway” and “Mulholland Drive,” will discuss the positive effects of Transcendental Meditation, a technique he believes should be taught to young people to cope with stress. The event will also feature experts and a live demonstration of the Transcendental Meditation technique.
“Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain” will be held at the Crystal Cove Auditorium in the UCI Student Center. Admission is free. For more information call (949) 824-2669 or visit www.davidlynchtour.org.
Oscar-winning docs screening
The 1951 and 1952 Academy Award-winning documentaries will be screened at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater. As part of the “Oscar Docs: The First Twenty Years of Academy Award-Winning Documentaries,” documentary feature winners “Kon-Tiki” and “The Sea around Us” and documentary short winners “Benjy” and “Neighbours” will be shown.
The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. Admission is $5 for the general public, while $3 for Academy members and students with valid I.D. For more information call (310) 247-3000 Ext. 111 or visit www.oscars.org.
Public Debate
Lordsburg Debate Union is holding its first public debate of the school year at 4 p.m. on Nov. 17 in La Fetra Auditorium. The motion for debate will be: This house supports sorority and fraternity houses.
—Tracy Spicer
