Arlington Theatre - Race to Nowhere

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Race to Nowhere

Sunday, January 09, 2011, 03:00pm

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Winter Cinema 2011 –
A compelling line-up of international films including the Best of the 35th Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival

NEWS RELEASE
The Orfalea Foundations and UCSB Arts & Lectures present a FREE public screening of the groundbreaking documentary film on the impact of undue academic pressures Race to Nowhere at the Arlington Theatre

A panel discussion including Dr. Madeline Levine (a psychologist on student stress and best-selling author), a university admissions director, and a mother and daughter pair, will immediately follow the screening.

SUMMARY FACTS:
·       Film Title: Race to Nowhere
·       The new documentary by director Vicki Abeles has ignited a national conversation about the culture of hollow achievement and pressure to perform that has invaded America’s schools, destroying children’s love of learning and feeding an epidemic of disengaged and unhealthy students
·       A facilitated panel discussion including Dr. Madeline Levine (a psychologist on student stress and best-selling author), a university admissions director, and a mother and daughter pair, will immediately follow the screening. Questions will also be taken from the audience.
·       Sun, Jan 9 / 3 PM / Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St, Santa Barbara
·       FREE
·       To attend the screening, register online at www.rtnarlingtontheatre.eventbrite.com or click here
·       Info: Arts & Lectures at 805.893.3535 / www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Sunday, January 09, 2011