Events
A little night music
An evening with composer Stephen Sondheim, in conversation with NPR's Scott Simon, on April 30 in Bloomington is a precursor to a gala event marking IU Bloomington's Department of Theatre and Drama's 75th year anniversary, on May 2. More »
Last Lecture
Carnegie Mellon's Randy Pausch redefined the boundaries of a professor's "last lecture" in 2007 by reflecting on life's lessons while facing his own terminal illness. On April 17, preceding the IUPUI Chancellor's Honor Convocation, Dr. Robert Einterz, co-founder of the IU-Moi University, Kenya, exchange program, will give his "last lecture," reflecting on the initiative that now provides for more than 55,000 HIV-infected patients in Kenya and has reduced the rate of HIV infection significantly in that country by providing medical treatment and addressing the poverty that fuels the spread of the deadly virus. More »
Hard times
One of Rogers and Hammerstein's favorite musicals, set in the turn-of-the-last-century Oklahoma territory and produced for the first time 65 years ago, is still a testament to the enduring spirit of those who pursue "the American Dream." More »
Little 500 April 24-25
In an economic downturn, student scholarship monies are more precious than ever. Organizers of the Little 500 plan to pack the Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington to the rafters for this year's "greatest college weekend," which has always functioned as a benefit to raise funds for working student scholarships. (See a screening of Breaking Away, now 30 years old, in Dunn Meadow April 22.) More »
'Rights of Humanity'
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, is the next Omnibus Lecturer at IPFW on April 23. Ticketing is required. More »
