"Science and Sorcery: The Innovative Fabrics of Junichi Arai" is the title of a talk at UC Davis on Wednesday, April 3, to be given by Junichi Arai, a visiting Japanese textile designer. Arai has been called the "most creative weaver in the world" by the New York Times, according to Emily DuBois, a visiting lecturer in the UC Davis environmental design department. Arai holds more than three dozen patents for developments incorporating new technology in textile manufacture, including computer-aided design. His innovative fabrics are used internationally by Japanese fashion designers including Issey Miyake and Yohi Yamamoto. He is an artist, a third-generation weaver who studied acting in Tokyo, and founder of one of the top three amateur puppet theaters in Japan. The 5 p.m. lecture, sponsored by the environmental design department and supported by a grant from the UC Davis Teaching Resources Center, will be held in Room 1100 of the Social Sciences and Humanities Building. The talk is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture.