WHAT'S ON
APRIL 21 – MAY 1

Friday, April 21

12 pm TALK: Population-level Intervention Research: The Markin Institute. Dr. Penny Hawe, Community Health Sciences and Director of the Markin Institute. The new Markin Institute at U of C will focus on developing capacity in population-level, preventive intervention research. The rationale and areas of concentration for 5 new research chairs will be outlined, along with plans for graduate course development, post doc funding opportunities and linkages strategies with departments and faculties. Sponsor: Dept. of Community Health Sciences. Health Sciences Centre G 500.

3 pm TALK: TBA. Graham Wrightson and Carolyn Willekes, U of C. U. Sponsor: Greek and Roman Studies. Social Sciences 010.

4:30 pm OPENING RECEPTION: convergence, BFA Graduating Art Exhibition. Artists will be in attendance. The show runs April 13 - June 10. Nickle Arts Museum.

Sunday, April 23

7:30 pm DANCE: Bellies for Breast Cancer. Jumanah Belly Dancing Company. Ticket Prices: $15 advance, $20 at door. Tix & info: 276-5268. Boris Roubakine Recital Hall, CH C105

Monday, April 24

8 pm CONCERT: Il Dolcimelo, featuring Katja Beisch, recorder; Marie Verweyen, baroque violin; Doris Runge, baroque violoncello & Christoph Lehmann, harpsichord. Calgary Pro Musica Society. Tix: adult $35; stu/sen $20; subscription prices. Call 244-8277 or 252-2534 or visit www.promusica.org. University Theatre.

Tuesday, April 25

7 pm TALK: Ruby Tuesdays: Brokeback is Out. David Navratil, a PhD student in the Faculty of Communication and Culture and winner of the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement Canada scholarship. Info: rubytuesdays@calgary.ca. Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery, upstairs at McNally Robinson Bookstore, 120 8th Ave. SW.

8 pm CONCERT: Saves the Day with guests. Tix: $20 (plus service charges) available at Ticketmaster and Megatunes. All ages. MacEwan Ballroom.

Wednesday, April 26

8 pm RECITAL: Mima Milica Jovanovic (cello) graduate solo recital. Free and open to public. Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, Rozsa Centre.

Thursday, April 27

11:30 am CONFERENCE: The University of Calgary Wireless LAN Technology Day. Info & registration (prior to April 21): www.fp.ucalgary.ca/ic/wirelesslanday/

12 pm TALK: The Leadership Chair in Spinal Cord Research Candidate Seminar: Translating Bench to Bedside – The Science and the Seduction. Dr. John Hurlbert, Associate Professor – Spinal Neurosurgery, Department Clinical Neurosciences. Info: 220-8141 or janet.webb@ucalgary.ca. Clara Christie Theatre, Health Sciences Centre.

7 pm FILM: Pantaleon and the Social Services (Peru 2000). Director: Francisco Lombardi; Moderator: Dr. Malek Khouri. Science Theatres 147.

8 pm INTERNET TALK: Meet and Talk with Violet Baron in Kenya — Working in a Humanitarian Context.

Friday, April 28

3 pm TALK: Enslavement of Freeborn Children in the Later Roman Empire (3rd-5th Centuries). Judith Evans-Grubbs, Washington. U. Sponsor: Greek and Roman Studies. Social Sciences 010.

7:30 pm TALK: 'Christianization' of Marriage? Legal and Social Changes in Late Antiquity. Judity Evans-Grubbs, Washington U. Sponsor: Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies. Free for members; $4/non-member or $2/stu. Murray Fraser Hall 160.

8 pm RECITAL: Theresa Pamplin, voice. The Dept.of Music presents a student recital festival by young talented artists in the music program. All recitals are free and open to public. Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre.

Saturday, April 29

9 am SALE: 4th Annual Compost Sale Fundraiser in Support of the U of C Campus Greens. Runs until 2 pm. 50 lb. bags — $10 for 1, $25 for 3 or $35 for 5. To pre-order, call 220-0754. Call for directions.

Monday May 1

5 pm TALK: 2006 Ross Ellis Memorial Lectures in Military and Strategic Studies: War, Technology and the Rise of the West Reconsidered. Dr. Jeremy Black, a Professor in the Department of History, University of Exeter, U.K. Sponsors: The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute and CBC Ideas. R.S.V.P (for each night — May 1, 2 & 3— separately) by April 24 to Tracy Derksen at (403) 220-4038 or tjderkse@ucalgary.ca Eckhardt Gramatte Hall, Rozsa Centre.

6:30 pm EXHIBITION: Welcome Wagon Bridal Showcase. Free for all brides to be and guests. Displays, fashion show, door prizes and gift bags. Info: www.bridalshowcase.ca or Jerri at 251-3979. Red and White Club, west side of Mcmahon Stadium.

7:30 pm TALK: Monday Night Shakespeare Lecture Series: Shakespeare and the Mystery of Fooling (Twelfth Night, King Lear). James Black, Professor Emeritus, English. Boris Roubakine Recital Halll, Craigie Hall C 105.