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Light Totem at the IU Art Museum extended through May 2008
Now through May, in front of the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington -- Heidi Gealt, director of the Indiana University Art Museum, announced that Light Totem, the outdoor light sculpture that splashes waves of color onto the museum's massive exterior wall, will remain active through May. Created in honor of the Art Museum building's 25th anniversary, Light Totem was inaugurated on Oct. 26, 2007. The Light Totem comes to life every evening at dark in front of the Indiana University Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St. The Indiana University Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. The Art Museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. All exhibits are free and open to the public. For further information, call 812-855-6799 or email lbaden@indiana.edu.

The work of Jon D. Payne
Now through March 28, Indiana University East, Richmond --"Patterns/Process" will be on display in The Gallery, located in Whitewater Hall, today through March 28. Jon D. Payne says his grid paintings incorporate imagery deduced from organic forms, like rocks and dried pieces of clay, and function as a spreadsheet of one-shot, individual paintings grouped together. Once the organic properties are placed within a geometric system, a dialogue of patterns, both symmetrical and asymmetrical, typify this reciprocal relationship. Currently, he is an art instructor at the University of Dayton in advanced drawing, foundation drawing and figure drawing. Payne divides residency between Dayton and New York City, where he has lived for the past five years. A third-time returning exhibitor in the Whitewater Valley Annual Art Competition, Payne received one of the Top Ten entries in this year's competition. He has also had his work shown at the Butler Museum of American Art, the San Diego Art Museum, and the Rosewood Gallery in Kettering. Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit during gallery hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For further information, call Ed Thornburg, gallery curator, at 765-973-8605.

A Change is Gonna Come
Now through April 27, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- This exhibit explores how Black communities drew on their sacred and secular musical traditions to create the sounds which powered the Civil Rights and Soul/Black Power eras. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the Museum is free. For further information, visit http://www.mathers.indiana.edu.

Selected Coptic Textiles from Ancient Egypt
Now through Spring 2009, Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Indiana University Art Museum, first floor, Bloomington -- Nearly 100 years ago, more than 150 textiles dating from the third to the 12th centuries and spanning late Roman, early Byzantine, and early Islamic times were unearthed from shallow burials in the sandy soils of Egypt. The examples included in this new gallery installation have not been on display since 1999 and are being reintroduced to complement the Middle Eastern Arts Festival organized by the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program of Indiana University. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more about Coptic textiles, please visit http://www.iub.edu/~iuam/online_modules/coptic/cophome.html. For further information, email iuam@indiana.edu or call 812-855-5445.

Middle Eastern Arts Festival
Now through April 20, various times and locations, Indiana University Bloomington -- This year's Middle Eastern Arts Festival again will feature a vivid array of music and dance from the region, as well as exhibits, museum events and presentations by artists and scholars. Most festival events, which run now through April 20, charge no admission fee. All events are open to the public. Events will include a concert of the music of Egypt and Turkey by Bloomington's own world music ensemble Salaam, an Afghan kite-making workshop for families, an Arabic translation seminar, and two evenings of dance performances. Other highlights will include "Objects of War," a video art show by Beirut artist Lamia Joreige at the School of Fine Arts Gallery, and an exhibit of Coptic textiles dating from the third to 12th centuries at the Indiana University Art Museum. For further information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~meis or http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/7276.html.

Celebrating Youth Art Month
Now through March 31, first and second floors of the IU Art Museum's Thomas T. Solley Atrium at the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington -- For the past 11 years, the Indiana University Art Museum and the art teachers of the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) have partnered to celebrate Youth Art Month during the month of March. The works of art, selected by the MCCSC art teachers, showcase the excellence and wide variety of art education in the local schools. This year the young artists and their families will participate in a special awards ceremony on March 1, from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in the Hope School of Fine Arts, room 015. A reception immediately follows in the IU Art Museum, Thomas T. Solley Atrium; second floor from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Community members interested in additional information about Youth Art Month may contact the IU Art Museum's Education Department at 812-855-1045.

Mathers Museum Exhibit -- Images of Native Americans: The Wanamaker Collection
March 2-31, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- Selections presented from one of the largest and most important collections of images of Native Americans, and features an overview of the collection's history and its holdings. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the Museum is free. For further information, visit http://www.mathers.indiana.edu.

Homespun America: Regionalist Prints from the Indiana University Art Museum's Collection
March 18-May 18, Indiana University Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- This exhibition, a complement to the Benton show, highlights a small selection of prints from the museum's large holding of works by artists associated with the regionalist aesthetic, which emphasized a modern realist style and populist, folksy subject matter. Special attention is paid to the regionalist "triumvirate," which includes Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry -- whose works helped to popularize this quintessential American style during the 1930s and '40s. For further information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm.

From Women's Hands
March 18 through the 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meijer Artway, Whitewater Hall, Richmond -- This exhibit features some of the most successful female artists in eastern Indiana and western Ohio. Artists with work on display include Corrine Hull, Judy Leveiska, Mary Ann Davis, Donna Shortt, all of Indianapolis, and Susanna Tanner, Judith Thornburg, Beth Slattery, Jean Harper, Gayle Newman, Jen Duvall, Antoine de Villiers, all of Richmond. Bonita Snellenberger of Martinsville, Ind., also has work featured in the exhibit. Works in photography, appliqué, charcoal, printmaking, tapestry, pastel, painting and relief sculpture are represented. For more information, call Ed Thornburg, gallery curator, at 765-973-8605. The Meijer Artway is free and open to the public 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For further information, email iueevent@indiana.edu.

Thaddeus Rex
March 18 through 20, 10 a.m., and noon, Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center, New Albany -- Thaddeus Rex is an accomplished musician, martial artist, singer, songwriter, actor, and self-professed book nut. His performances are used by teachers and parents as a centerpiece for reading promotion. This event is part of the Chase Children's Series. All tickets to the Chase Children's Series are free for students and teachers, but reservations are required. For further information, visit http://oglecenter.ius.edu/ or call 812-941-2526.

Celebration of the publication, Masterworks from the Indiana University Art Museum
March 20, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., IU Art Museum, seventh street, Bloomington -- The IU Art Museum in association with IU Press is pleased to announce the publication of Masterworks from the Indiana University Art Museum. In honor of the publication, the IU Art Museum will host a celebration event on March 20 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. All four of the museum's galleries will be open, including the special exhibitions gallery. Light refreshment will be served, and the authors will offer tours of the masterworks in the museum's permanent galleries. This night only, guests will receive a 20 percent discount on their purchase of Masterworks from Angles Café & Gift Shop. Richly illustrated with more than 160 full-color plates, Masterworks presents a selection of the finest works from one of the world's best university art museums. With collections ranging from ancient gold jewelry and African masks to paintings by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso. The Indiana University Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m., and includes Angles Café & Gift Shop. The Art Museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. Admission is always free and open to the public. More information on all exhibitions and programs can be found at http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm.

In the Shadow of Hope: Truth Telling in Oncology
March 20, 4-5:15 p.m., Poynter Center, 618 E. 3rd St., Bloomington -- Larry Cripe, M.D., IU School of Medicine, will speak at the Poynter Center Health Care Ethics seminar. This talk will explore through narratives the evolution of the concept of hope and the understanding of the ethics of disclosure of information, and will suggest a model of conversations that may foster hopefulness in the setting of a terminal illness. For more information, visit http://poynter.indiana.edu/medethics.shtm l.

Sociality of the Present: Family, Affect and Japanese Kids
March 20, 4-5:30 p.m., the IMU Dogwood Room, Bloomington -- Anne Allison, Duke University chair of cultural anthropology, presents the Horizons of Knowledge lecture "Sociality of the Present: Family, Affect and Japanese Kids." There has been much talk about the collapse of social relations, family and future hopes at the turn of the 21st century. Allison will examine youth in contemporary Japan in terms of family relations, affective attachments (to the world and others around them) and future hope. For more information, email easc@indiana.edu.

Learning French late: An Online Look at the Factors that Affect Learning
March 20, 5:30 p.m., the IMU Maple Room, Bloomington -- Cheryl Frenck Mestre, Directeur de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and head of the Laboratoire Parole et Langage at the Université de Provence, will discuss a series of recent ERP experiments performed in her laboratory on L2 syntactic processing as performed by adult native speakers of German, Spanish and English acquiring French. For more information, call 812-855-5458.

IU Ballet Theater brings audiences a night at the opera (at the ballet)
March 21-22, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- On March 21 and 22, dancers will perform to ballet music from beloved operas by Gounod, Rossini, Handel and Meyerbeer. Choreography by ballet legends George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton will be featured in addition to new work by acclaimed choreographer IU Distinguished Professor Violette Verdy and a pas de deux by visiting dancer Sasha Janes, principal dancer for North Carolina Dance Theatre. The evening will offer a range of styles, from the classical elegance of Ashton's Les Patineurs to the athletic physicality of Janes' choreography. The music, as always, will also be performed live, including a vocal performance by IU student and mezzo-soprano Amanda Russo. Tickets may be purchased at the Musical Arts Center Box Office Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or by phone through Ticketmaster at 812-333-9955. For more information on the IU Ballet Theater, visit http://music.indiana.edu/ballet.

Religion and the State
March 21, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Wylie Hall 015, Bloomington -- The Indiana University Department of Religious Studies announces its annual Graduate Conference. The topic is "Religion and the State." The goal of this year's conference is to explore the harmonies and tensions present in the relationships between religious traditions and the state. Fourteen panelists, representing seven different universities and many more disciplines, will be presenting papers. For a full schedule of presentations, email dsfrucht@indiana.edu.

Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
March 21, 12-1:30 p.m., 513 N. Park Ave., Bloomington -- Michael Cox, doctoral candidate in public affairs and research assistant at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, will present "Understanding the Acequias of New Mexico as Social-Ecological Systems." This paper is a version of a dissertation proposal, providing much of the relevant theoretical background that integrates several different concepts and frameworks, including social-ecological systems, networks, institutions, collective action problems and complex adaptive systems. It proposes a study of the acequia irrigation communities in northern New Mexico through the lens of these combined perspectives, analyzing them as complex social-hydrological networks whose structure results from their bottom-up management and institutional collective action, which together have sustained them for hundreds of years in a severe high desert environment. For more information, email ghiggins@indiana.edu.

Eli Dresner
March 21, 2 to 3 p.m., Herman B Wells Library, room LI 001, Bloomington -- Dr. Eli Dresner, senior lecturer in philosophy and communication will present a lecture on the topic of Computer Mediated Conversational Multitasking: Implications and Applications. The lecture will be proceeded by an informal gathering with light refreshments at 1:45 p.m. A reception for the speaker and graduate students will follow the talk. Students are encouraged to stay after the lecture for a discussion with the speaker. For further information on Dr. Dresner, visit http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/philosophy/segel/EliDresner.html.

The Future of Proof: Must We Depend on Computers?
March 21, 3-4 p.m., Lindley Hall 102, Bloomington -- Dana Scott, of Carnegie Mellon presents "The Future of Proof: Must We Depend on Computers?" Gödel showed us many things. Among other things he showed us the possibility of proof (via the Completeness Theorem for First-Order Logic); and then soon thereafter showed us the impossibility of proof (via the Incompleteness Theorem for Higher-Order Logics). These results are well known and famous, but their impact on the practice of mathematics has perhaps not been very noticeable. The lecture will survey some recent developments, but also bring up the questions of what we should now regard as a proof and of how new proof methods may develop because of computers. For more information, visit http://www.informatics.indiana.edu. For further information on the lecture, visit http://rkcsi.indiana.edu/article.php/2008-spring/134.

Paolo Cherchi
March 21, 3:30 p.m., College Arts & Humanities Institute, 1211 E. Atwater Ave., Bloomington -- Paolo Cherchi, professor emeritus of Italian at the University of Chicago and professor of romance philology at the University of Ferrara, Italy, will present his new book which focuses on the controversial closing of Petrarch's main poetic work, The Canzoniere. The talk will be in English. Cherchi is a specialist of medieval, renaissance and baroque literature. His interests include Romance philology, textual criticism, and comparative literature. Discussion and refreshments will follow the presentation. For more information, call 812-855-5458.

American Ma(u)l
March 21-29, 7:30 p.m., Wells-Metz Theatre, Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, Bloomington -- With the country in recession and the nation mired in war, the newly elected president of the United States needs to kick start the economy. Suddenly a miracle solution appears. A new form of cotton has been cultivated, and with it the promise of prosperity returns, but labor is scarce. With no one to pick this new breed of cotton the president takes what he considers the only logical action: He rescinds the Fourteenth Amendment and re-institutes slavery. In this deconstruction of American history, playwright Robert O'Hara uses scathing satire, outrageous humor, and soaring theatricality to address the tenuous state of racial harmony in America today. "Like the stand-up legend [Richard Pryor], O'Hara finds laughs in the darkest places… his comic instinct never deserts him—even when he's rolling out a really [challenging] premise." --Time Out NY. For online tickets, visit http://www.theatre.indiana.edu/.

Coleus and Their Cousins
March 22, 10 a.m., Hilltop Garden and Nature Center, Bloomington -- Remember coleus? That floppy, murky-colored plant your grandmother used to grow in the shade? These are not your grandmother's coleus. The hybridizers have rediscovered this old-fashioned favorite, and they have been busy creating dazzling new varieties. Hilltop Gardens Director Greg Speichert will show you how to propagate coleus and use them to best advantage in your garden. Take home some cuttings of your favorites, and bring extra cash for additional varieties. Cost of the workshop is $15. For more information or to register, contact hilltop@indiana.edu.

Lifting the Veil: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Identity and Responsibility in Global Societies
March 22, 11:30 a.m., Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Bloomington -- Join the African American and African Diaspora Studies Graduate Society for the fifth annual Herman C. Hudson Symposium. The keynote speaker for this year's event will be Sonia Sanchez, an influential author, playwright, former professor and social activist. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, followed by a light lunch in the Grand Hall. Sanchez will deliver her keynote address at 11:30 a.m. in the Grand Hall, followed by a book signing in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center's lobby. Panel presentations will begin at 1:30 p.m., taking place in A210 and the Bridgwaters Lounge. The panel presentations will explore questions pertaining to the cultural, intellectual, historical, social and political responsibilities and identities of people who are part of the African Diaspora. Closing remarks will be given at 5 p.m. in the Grand Hall. All symposium events are free of charge. For more information, contact kdhollin@indiana.edu.

Leonard Slatkin conducts IU Philharmonic and renowned composer and pianist Michel Camilo
March 23, 8 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Marking a historic evening at the IU Auditorium on March 23, world-renowned composer and pianist Michel Camilo will play his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, originally commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra with Indiana University faculty member Leonard Slatkin as music director, for the first time in Bloomington. The Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra will accompany Camilo with Slatkin conducting. The free concert also will feature celebrated works by Alberto Ginastera, Ottorino Respighi and IU faculty member and distinguished composer P. Q. Phan. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 23. Tickets are free and must be obtained at the IU Auditorium box office. For more information, call 812-855-1103 or visit http://www.iuauditorium.com/0708/index.html.

Failure and Change: Rereading Enlightenment?
March 24, 3:30 p.m., College Arts & Humanities Institute, 1211 E. Atwater Ave., Bloomington -- Christie McDonald, Smith Professor of French language and literature in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, will present "Failure and Change: Rereading Enlightenment?" A literary and cultural critic and theorist, McDonald is also on the faculty of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard. McDonald's research and teaching focuses on 18th and 20th-century French literary and philosophical thought. She has also published in the areas of ethics, feminist theory and the arts. For more information, call 812-855-5458.

William Safire
March 24, 7 p.m., the IMU Alumni Hall, Bloomington -- The second of the School of Journalism's Speaker Series is Pulitzer Prize-winning William Safire. From 1972-2005, Safire wrote a political column for the opinion pages of The New York Times and continues to write a Sunday column focusing on grammar, usage and etymology. Before joining The New York Times, Safire was a senior White House speechwriter for President Nixon. He has worked as a radio and television producer, U.S. Army correspondent, reporter for the New York Herald-Tribune and as president of his own public relations firm. For more information, visit http://www.journalism.indiana.edu.

IU East plans Disability Awareness Week activities
March 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Whitewater Hall lobby, Richmond -- Indiana University East Student Support Services and Fifth Freedom Network are sponsoring several activities at IU East during the annual Disabilities Awareness Week beginning March 24. The purpose of the event is to highlight the progress made since the passage of civil rights protections for people with disabilities and some of the barriers still remaining to quality education. The event is free and open to the public. Interim Chancellor Nasser Paydar and city of Richmond Mayor Sally Hutton will kick off the week's events. Activities including free food, videos, door prizes and much more will be held daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Whitewater Hall lobby. Artists with Disabilities of East Central Indiana will have art work on display March 24 through March 27. Two nationally recognized speakers will share information about their experiences with public education, as individuals with disabilities, from different generations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 27. Nancy Griffin, the event's keynote speaker, received her public education in the 1950s and the 1960s and will talk about her public school experiences during an era when people with disabilities were routinely excluded from participation in regular education experiences. The event's second presenter, Ashley Caveda, will provide the juxtaposition by sharing her more recent college and study abroad experiences. Local vendors will be available for resources and information including Achieva Resources, Community Connections, Community Council on Disability Awareness, Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, The Dunn Center, Fifth Freedom Network, IU East Center for Health Promotion, the Independent Center, Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, and the IU East Office of Student Support Services. If you have any questions please contact Traci Taylor at 765-973-8446 or Candace Richardson at 765-973-8236.

Remodeling Proteins and the Proteome by AAA Unfolding Machines
March 26, 4-5 p.m., Myers Hall 130, Bloomington -- The 27th Joan Wood Lecture, "Remodeling Proteins and the Proteome by AAA Unfolding Machines" will be presented by Professor Tania A. Baker, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Baker's lab focuses on the mechanism and regulation of two classes of macromolecular machines: the Clp/Hsp100 ATPases that catalyze protein unfolding and the disassembly of protein complexes, and the tranposase/integrase family of recombinases that catalyze DNA transposition. The lab studies these biological catalysts using biochemistry, structural biology, molecular biology, and genetics. A reception will follow the lecture in the lobby of Myers Hall. For more information, visit http://development.bio.indiana.edu/wood_lecture.htm.

The Gospel According to Akbar: Artistic Encounters Between Europe and Asia at The Mughal Courts of India
March 26, 5:30 p.m., Ballantine Hall 005, Bloomington -- Since the reign of Emperor Akbar the Great (d. 1605), paintings produced in Mughal India began to evince the impact of European art. Brought to Akbar's court by Jesuit missionaries, European works of art in 16th-century India possessed a distinct and contextually exotic Christian character. Mughal patrons developed a fancy for occidental images, finding the European visual and aesthetic languages curiously attractive. Ironically, while Jesuit efforts to convert both Hindus and Muslims generally fell short of success, an artistic dialogue flourished. This lecture examines the role of Christian images in Emperor Akbar's multi-cultural and religiously diverse court. We will explore the meanings of the fusion of Christian iconography with Mughal painting traditions, tracing the way European imagery was perceived and manipulated by Mughal patrons and Indian artists. For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~meis/.

The Formation of Crimean Tartar Identity
March 26, 6:30 p.m., Woodburn Hall 120, Bloomington -- Visiting Professor Erdogan Yildirim will discuss the encounter of the group with modernity during Russian domination and the experience of the "modern" laying the foundations for the Crimean Tartar ethnic identification, their experience of exile and the loss of cultural unity and the loss of specific Crimean Tartarness. For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~nelc/.

Nationally known author to visit IU East for public reading
March 26, 7 p.m., Whitewater Hall, Vivian Auditorium, Richmond -- Award winning author Christopher Coake will visit Indiana University East. Coake is the author of We're in Trouble (Harcourt, 2005), a collection of short stories centered in the Midwest. A Hoosier native, Coake received his MFA from Ohio State University and his M.A. from Miami University Oxford, Ohio. In 2006, he was awarded the Robert Bingham Fellowship for best debut fiction from PEN American Center. The following year, his work was included in Granta's Best of Young American Novelists 2. Coake is an assistant professor of English and teaches writing at the University of Nevada-Reno. His writing continues to be inspired by the people and landscapes from his Midwestern roots. A reception and book signing will follow the reading. For more information, contact hcartee@indiana.edu.

U.S. Foreign Policy after Iraq
March 26, 8 p.m., IMU Georgian Room, Bloomington -- Andrew Bacevich, Professor of History and International Relations, Boston University, will deliver the annual Paul V. McNutt Lecture. Bacevich is a retired army colonel and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of several books, including The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2005) and American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U. S. Diplomacy (2002). For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~histweb/.

2008 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
March 26 through May 4, IU Art Museum, Bloomington -- Each spring the IU Art Museum celebrates the graduation of a new group of Master of Fine Arts candidates from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts through a series of special exhibitions. Presented in three consecutive group shows from March 26 through May 4, these events not only recognize these talented students' years of study, but also allow the Bloomington community one last opportunity to view their works before they embark on their professional careers. All of the exhibitions will be on view in the museum's Special Exhibitions Gallery. In an attempt to offer the public greater insight into their creative development, each artist will present a 10-minute gallery talk about his or her work during their respective receptions. Each artist talk will begin at 6:30 p.m. The first show, March 26 through April 6, will feature the work of Shu Mei Chan (ceramics), Sean Salyards (photography), and Suzy Schireson (painting). A reception will be held on March 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the museum's Thomas T. Solley Atrium. The second show runs from April 9 through the 20. The work of In Duk Kim (jewelry and metalsmithing), David Hicks (painting), and Michael Lierly (painting) will be on view. A reception for these artists will be held in the museum's first floor Thomas T. Solley Atrium on April 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. The third show, April 23 through May 4, will feature Tom Ferrero (metalsmithing), Joshua Highter (painting), Hyun Jung Kong (graphic design), and Gregory Scott (photography). This group's reception will be held on April 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the museum's first floor Thomas T. Solley Atrium. High-resolution images from a variety of the artists are available for publication. With collections ranging from ancient gold jewelry and African masks to paintings by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso, the Indiana University Art Museum is located on seventh street in the heart of the Bloomington campus. The IU Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. The Art Museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. All of the MFA exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public. Many pieces are for sale, with price lists available for reference at the museum's first floor information desk. For an image CD or download link, contact Emily Powell, manager of external relations, at emjpowel@indiana.edu.

One Night of Queen
March 27, 8 p.m., Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington -- "One Night of Queen" features two hours of the 'never-to-die' anthems of Queen, including We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Another One Bites the Dust, Killer Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Bohemian Rhapsody. Coupled with stunning lights and excellent musicianship this show is unbeatable. Don't miss the opportunity to see "One Night of Queen" on its first tour in the U.S. Tickets are on sale now for $14-$38. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.iuauditorium.com or at the Indiana University Box Office, 1211 E. Seventh St. For further information, email crouchcm@indiana.edu or call 812-855-1998.

America -- Crossing Boundaries of Possibility
March 27, 2:30 p.m., the IMU Whittenberger Auditorium, Bloomington -- The School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club invite you to a special program featuring Vernon Jordan Jr., renowned African American lawyer and civil rights leader. Jordan will deliver the Neal-Marshall Lecture in Public Policy "America -- Crossing Boundaries of Possibility." For more information, contact ccowden@indiana.edu.

Can and Should We Control Technology? The Future of Stem Cell Research Policy
March 27, 3:30-5:30 p.m., IU School of Law Moot Court Room, Bloomington -- The symposium addresses the full range of legal and ethical questions raised by this critical yet constantly debated form of medical research. Keynote speaker Rebecca Dresser, professor law and of medical ethics at Washington University in St. Louis, is a leading authority on the law and ethics of stem cell research. IU law professor Yvonne Cripps, who studies the legal implications of biotechnology, and IU philosophy professor Sandra Shapshay, who focuses her research on biomedical ethics, will also comment. Audience members will then be asked to contribute comments and questions. The symposium will conclude with a reception. For more information, contact grossber@indiana.edu.

African American Choral Ensemble Spring Concert
March 28, 8 p.m., Buskirk-chumley theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington -- The rich and varied traditions of the African American choral music performed by the IU African American Choral Ensemble resonate with the complexities of the Black American experience -- joy, sorrow, reflection and celebration. The Choral Ensemble features a broad repertoire including spirituals, folk forms, traditional and contemporary gospel music, and formally-composed works by African American composers. Joining the ensemble at the concert will be vocalist Patricia Lacey-Aiken of the Grammy-winning group Sounds of Blackness; saxophonist Nathanael Fareed Mahluli, director of the IU Soul Revue; trumpeter Pat Harbison, a professor in the IU Jacobs School of Music; and bassist Jeremy Allen. The African American Arts Institute is one of few collegiate arts program with an emphasis in African American performance traditions through credit-bearing ensembles. In its prosperous 33 years, the AAAI has made a vital contribution to the cultural diversity of Indiana University by preserving, promoting and celebrating African American arts traditions. The institute's current executive director is Charles E. Sykes. Tickets for the African American Choral Ensemble's spring performance are $15 for adults and $10 for children and students and are available at the Sunrise Box Office, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., 812-323-3020. For more information and a calendar of AAAI events, please visit the African American Arts Institute website at http://www.indiana.edu/~aaai/.

Citizen-Generated Content: the Rise of Video Mashups in the 2008 Election
March 28, 3-4 p.m., Informatics 107, Bloomington -- Richard Edwards, assistant professor of Media Arts and Science in the New Media Program in the School of Informatics at IUPUI, will present "Citizen-Generated Content: The Rise of Video Mashups in the 2008 Election." From 2007's Phil de Vellis's "Vote Different" to 2008's Will.i.am's "Yes We Can," video mashups -- as a form of political discourse -- have become extremely popular in this election cycle, and signal the rise of the "YouTube election." The proliferation of video mashups relate to the growth of online video sharing, remix culture, social networking and DIY producers actively engaged in creating "citizen-generated content." This talk examines the recombinatorial and generative logics behind video mashups and the discursive strategies utilized by remix artists to examine the effectiveness of political video mashups as tools for candidate advocacy and political change. For more information, visit http://www.informatics.indiana.edu.

Medieval Graduate Symposium
March 28-29, Bloomington -- The 20th Annual Medieval Symposium will be held on March 28-29. The topic this year is: "Violence, Conflict and Humor," and Professor Warren C. Brown, California Institute of Technology, will deliver a keynote address, titled: "Is there Humor in Medieval Violence?" For a complete schedule, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~medieval.

Twig Trellis
March 29, 10 a.m., Hilltop Garden and Nature Center, Bloomington -- Hilltop Gardens director Greg Speichert will teach you how to make your own rustic twig trellis. Imagine a morning glory or a cardinal climber twining its way up a delightful trellis in your own garden. Each participant will take home two container-sized trellises. All materials will be provided, but you may want to bring your own pruners -- and your imagination. Cost of the workshop is $25. For more information or to register, contact hilltop@indiana.edu.

Sacred Hearth: Aepan-Painted Prayers to Himalayan Deities
March 29, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thomas T. Solley Atrium, first floor, Bloomington --The IU Art Museum will host a reception in celebration of the current special exhibition, Sacred Hearth: Aepan-Painted Prayers to Himalayan Deities, on Saturday, March 29 from 5-7 p.m. in the IU Art Museum's Thomas T. Solley Atrium, first floor. The Indiana University Art Museum's spring 2008 special exhibition schedule includes 19 aepan--ritual designs used in worship of a particular god or goddess, special ceremonies, and religious festivals. Sacred Hearth: Aepan-Painted Prayers to Himalayan Deities will be on display March 18 through May 18 in the museum's Hexagon Gallery, located within the Special Exhibitions Gallery. The 19 works in this exhibition are from the collection of Prema and William Popkin. The exhibition is organized by Judy Stubbs, the IU Art Museum's Pamela Buell Curator of Asian Art, and is guest curated by Prema Popkin and Kathleen Connors. This exhibition and related programs are made possible by funds from the India Studies Program, the Office of the Vice President for International Affairs, IU Art Museum's Arc Fund, and the Thomas T. Solley Endowed Fund for the Curator of Asian Art. Pre-registration is not needed and the event is free and open to the public. For further information, email emjpowel@indiana.edu or visit the IU Art Museum web site at http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu/iuam_intro.htm.

Movin' Out
April 1-2, 8 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- The Tony Award-winning new musical conceived, choreographed and directed by Twyla Tharp and based on 24 classic songs by Billy Joel, launched its second national tour in June 2007 and is now on tour across the country. Tickets are $37-$59 for the general public and $19-$40 for IU Bloomington students. for further information, contact Cheryl Crouch at 812-855-1998 or email crouchcm@indiana.edu.

Twelve Angry Men
April 3, 8 p.m., Murat Center, 502 North New Jersey St., Indianapolis -- Tickets go on sale for the April 3 Broadway performance of Twelve Angry Men at the Murat. Tickets are $15 for students and $25 for faculty & staff. There is a limit of two tickets per person. The first hour will be reserved for students only. Numbers will be handed out to those in line one hour prior to the sale. For further information, visit http://www.iupui.edu/~sldweb/.

Dainel Ellesburg lecture; Pentagon Papers & Iraq War
April 4, 1p.m. to 3 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Daniel Ellsberg served in the Pentagon in 1964 under Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Ellsberg then served for two years in Vietnam working for General Edward Lansdale as a civilian in the State Department. In 1971 Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of government decision-making during the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers. For further information, email mhajiali@indiana.edu.

Les Contes d' Hoffmann
April 4,5,11,12, 8 p.m., IU Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Witness tales of past loves from the poet Hoffmann, as told to the Councillor Lindorf and friends in a tavern.The first was Olympia, a lifeless doll, whom Hoffmann saw as a living person; then came Giulietta, the treacherous courtesan who obtained Hoffmann's mirrored reflection for the sinister Dappertutto; and the third, Antonia, who had been forbidden by her father to sing because he knew the exertion would kill her. Offenbach's engaging and varied score provides plenty of lilting melodies that will leave with you! Sung in French with English supertitles. To purchase tickets call the Musical Arts Center Box Office at 812-855-7433 M-F 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or call Ticketmaster at 812-333-9955.

Third Annual IU Circle of Life 5K Run/Walk and Mini Marathon
April 5, 5:30 a.m. to Noon, Assembly Hall, Bloomington -- Support the Third Annual IU Circle of Life Mini Marathon at Indiana. Proceeds will benefit the Bill Z. Littlefield Scholarship for Survivors, awarded to a cancer survivor to earn an undergraduate degree at any Indiana University campus. Registration and packet pick-up is 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. the day of the event. Pre-race ceremonies (featuring B97's Jeremy Gray as the MC) are 7:30 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. The mini marathon is at 8 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:15 a.m. Awards and post race ceremonies (i.e. concert and other entertainment) will be at noon. All events take place on the IU Bloomington campus. Events will start at Assembly Hall and run through one of the most beautiful college campuses in the nation. Packet pick-up, registration and expo will all take place in the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse (through Assembly Hall). Event times and locations are subject to change according to city requests, university requests and/or Circle of Life requests. Parking is available throughout parking lots around Memorial Stadium and in the North lots north of Memorial Stadium and the John Mellencamp Pavilion. No parking is allowed in barricaded areas around Assembly Hall. For further information, visit http://www.iumini.com.

Free Healthy Eyes Event Offers Free Screenings
April 5, 9 am. to noon, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis -- The Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology will celebrate 100 years of patient care with a free Healthy Eyes open house from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 5, at the Indiana Historical Society. From 9 a.m. to noon, Hoosiers can receive a free vision screening from Prevent Blindness Indiana. Doctors from the IU School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology will be available for visitors to "Ask an Eye M.D." questions about vision concerns. During the morning event, visitors also can receive free health information from the American Diabetes Association, Indiana Chapter; Indiana State Department of Health; Marion County Health Department; ECCO (Eye Care Community Outreach) Program, and the Indiana Lions Eye and Tissue Transplant Bank.Several doctors from the Department of Ophthalmology will give free presentations on eye diseases that affect Indiana's aging population. The presentations will give attendees the opportunity to learn about common - but serious - eye diseases and the financial and social impact they present. The presentations will take place between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and are free but registration (8 a.m. to 9 a.m.) is requested. The presentations are:

Functional and Financial Impact of Vision Loss - Hugh Parry, President and CEO, Prevent Blindness America
Glaucoma - Louis B. Cantor, M.D.
Macular Degeneration - Hua Gao, M.D., Ph.D.
Diabetic Retinopathy - M. Ovais Peracha, M.D.
Healthy Body - Healthy Eyes - Shailaja Valluri, M.D.
Epidemiology of Eye Disease - Robert D. Yee, M.D.
Cataract - Chi-Wah (Rudy) Young, M.D.

"It's very important that we take care of our eyes and participate in healthy habits to ensure a lifetime of vision health," said Robert Yee, M.D., chairman of the IU Department of Ophthalmology. "This event allows us to provide free information to the public as we observe 100 years of patient care and education in Indiana." For more information on the conference, the speakers or the free events, visit http://www.iueye.iu.edu/body.cfm?id=381 or call 317-423-3590.

Riverdance comes to Bloomington
April 8-10, 7:30 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- The thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play three Farewell Performances at IU Auditorium. Tickets for "Riverdance" are on sale now at the IU Auditorium Box Office, 812-855-1103 or at http://www.iuauditorium.com/0708/index.html. Tickets range from $37 to $59 for the general public and $19-$40 for IU Bloomington students and children 12 and under. For further information, call 812-855-1103.

FEIST -- The Official 2008 Little 500 Concert
April 11, 7:30 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- The Indiana Memorial Union Board and Spirit brings Grammy Award nominated pop sensation Feist to campus as the 2008 Little 500 concert. Indie rock's newly crowned crossover princess will play at the IU Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now at the IU Auditorium Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com and http://www.iuauditorium.com. Student tickets are $25 with an IU Bloomington ID and $28 for the general public.

"A Test of Major Assumptions About Behavior Change: A Comprehensive Look at the Effects of HIV Prevention Interventions Since the Beginning of the Epidemic"
April 24, 12 to 1 p.m., Alumni Room, Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington -- The lecture, "A Comprehensive Look at the Effects of HIV Prevention Interventions Since the Beginning of the Epidemic," will be presented by Dolores Albarracin, Ph.D. (social psychology), Ph.D. (clinical psychology) -- professor, Department of Psychology, Social-Personality Division, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For further information, visit http://www.sexualhealth.indiana.edu/seminars.html.

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