Celebration of Abilities Month: October

Location: The Geisel Library,
The Seuss Room (map)

Noon – 1 p.m.

Register online for this event.

Learning opportunity: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Presenter: Dr. Steven Thorp

Co-sponsored by the UCSD Veteran’s Association

Location:  The Price Center West, Eleanor Roosevelt Room (map)

Time: Noon – 1 p.m.

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Learning opportunity: "Very Shy: Social Anxiety from Kindergarten to College"

Presenter: Dr. Murray Stein

Location: The Geisel Library,
The Seuss Room (map)

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Register online for this documentary film. Please note that there will be no fee for registration; this event is co-sponsored by CADRE.

Documentary Film and Learning opportunity: Crazy Sexy Cancer

“Crazy Sexy Cancer” is an irreverent and uplifting documentary film about a young woman looking for a cure and finding her life.

In 2003, 31-year-old actress/ photographer Kris Carr was diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer with 37 tumors in her liver and lungs. Weeks later she began filming her story. Taking a seemingly tragic situation and turning it into a creative expression, Kris shared her inspirational story of survival with courage, strength, and lots of humor.

With experimental treatment as her only option, Kris became determined to find answers where there were none. She traveled throughout the country interviewing experts in alternative medicine as she tenaciously dove head first into a fascinating and often hilarious holistic world. Along the way, she met other vivacious young women determined to become survivors. Their stories are as poignant and exciting as the women who tell them. As Kris's amazing journey unfolds, she realizes that healing is about truly living rather than fighting.

Crazy Sexy Cancer is more than a thought provoking film, it's an attitude! It's about rising to the challenge of life and turning lemons into champagne.

“She presents a path, clearly paved by her own grit and tears, by which others can move forward out of despair and into hope.”
- from the foreward by Marianne Williamson

“I laughed out loud, wept quietly, and most of all marveled at the magic that is Kris Carr. If Deepak Chopra, What to Expect When You’re Expecting, and Sex in the City had a love child, it would be this film.”
- Rory Freedman, author

Price Center Theatre Foyer (map)

11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Free chair massages as provided by UCSD Campus Recreation.

Celebration of Abilities art display: Enjoy the art, meet the artists, and learn about their techniques and talents.

Note: Art is displayed Oct. 1 – Oct. 31 in the Price Center Theatre Foyer.
A prize drawing begins at 11:45 a.m. You must be present to win.

Location: Price Center – Plaza area
(map)

11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Entertainment:

• Mark Goffeney, Emmy-nominated guitarist and vocalist. Mark was featured in the San Diego Reader's "Best of the Best."
• Shawn Pelofsky, talented stand-up comedienne. She performs regularly at the World Famous Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.

Lawn area between Torrey Pines Centers North and South (map)

11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Free chair massages as provided by UCSD Campus Recreation.

Entertainment:

• Mark Goffeney, Emmy-nominated guitarist and vocalist. Mark was featured in the San Diego Reader's "Best of the Best."
• Shawn Pelofsky, talented stand-up comedienne. She performs regularly at the World Famous Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.

A prize drawing begins at 11:45 a.m. You must be present to win.