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Westmont English Professor Paul Willis will read from his new book of poems, “How To Get There,” 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Contemporary Arts Forum upstairs in Paseo Nuevo, downtown Santa Barbara.

The reading is open to the public with a suggested donation of $3

Professor Robert Eric Frykenberg, professor emeritus of history and South Asian studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison, will speak on “Pandita Ramabai and World Christianity” 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in Kerrwood Hall on the upper Westmont campus.

The lecture, part of the series on World Christianity is free and open to the public. This series seeks to draw the attention of students, faculty and interested community members to the global presence of Christianity, particularly in the non-Western world.

The “Faculty Show,” featuring recent work by the Westmont College art faculty, will appear Jan. 18 through March 12 in Reynolds Gallery. The college will host a reception for the artists, which is open to the public, 4-6 p.m. Jan. 20 in Reynolds Gallery on the lower campus.

“This is our centerpiece show for the year,” said Reynolds Gallery Director Tony Askew. “Our faculty members are all working artists in their own right and this show will display the wide range of ability and media that makes our department so creatively diverse.”

Five members of the Los Angeles chapter of the famous Tuskegee Airmen will visit Westmont for a colloquium and reception with students 3:30 p.m. Jan. 19 in Page Multipurpose Room on the upper campus.

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American fighter pilot squadron of the U.S. Armed Forces. Instituted in 1939 in Tuskegee, Ala., the group was a profoundly segregated part of the new Army Air Corps during World War II.

Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye will read from various collections of her poems 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at Victoria Hall, downtown Santa Barbara. After the reading, Nye will hold a book signing (books may be purchased at the event). Nye also will speak in Westmont’s chapel 10:30 a.m. Jan. 21 on “The Light that Shines on Us All: A World of Voices.”

"Both events are free and open to the public.

The next Westmont Downtown Conversation, “Science and Religion: Time for Divorce or Renewal of Vows?” will explore some historical clashes between science and religion. Chemistry Professor Niva Tro will speak 5:30 p.m. Jan. 18, at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St.

The lecture is free and open to the public.