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Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from April 22 through May 9


4/15/04

lectures
26 Monday
“Consumption and Narratives of the Feminine Self.” Valerie Walkerdine, Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, United Kingdom. 4 p.m. Third Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana. College of Communications & Institute of Communications Research.

29 Thursday
“From Jim Crow to Civil Rights.” Michael Klarman, University of Virginia. Noon. University YMCA. Brown v. Board of Education/Chancellor’s Office.
“The State of Nutrition in the Developing World: Problems and Trends.” Reynaldo Martorell, Emory University. 2 p.m. Monsanto Studio, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana. ACES Global Connect/Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
“What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Developing a Highly Successful Company.” Barnett Helzberg Jr., Helzberg Diamonds and author. 5 p.m. Plym Auditorium, 134 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 Taft Drive, Champaign. Myron Wang Lecture/College of Business.
“This Woman Has Been Sentenced to Death by Stoning: Media Coverage of Zina Cases in Nigeria.” Ayesha Iman, Founding Director, BAOBAB for Women’s Rights, Nigeria. 7:30 p.m. 405 Levis Faculty Center. African Studies and MillerComm.

30 Friday
“Supporting Persons With Disabilities in Postsecondary Education.” Robert A. Stodden, University of Hawaii, Manoa. 3-4:30 pm. Huff Hall Auditorium. Michael J. Ellis Distinguished Lecture on Disability Science and Practice/Applied Life Studies.

5 Wednesday
“Pluralism as a Foundation for U.S. Scientific Preeminence.” Raymond L. Orbach, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy. 3 p.m. 142 Loomis Lab. Beckman Lecture in Science and Innovation/Center for Advanced Study.
“Carrie Mae Weems: A Reflection on My Work.” Carrie Mae Weems, artist. 4 p.m. 20th–Century Gallery, Krannert Art Museum. Krannert Art Museum and Art & Design.

colloquia
22 Thursday
“Integrated Sensing Systems: Front Ends for Global Wireless Sensor Networks.” Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan. 4 p.m. 151 Everitt Lab. Electrical and Computer Engineering.

23 Friday
“Survival in the Urban Forest.” Gary Watson, Morton Arboretum. Noon. W-109 Turner Hall. Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.
“Communicative Dimensions of Speech Intelligibility and Speech Quality as They Are Affected by Neurogenic Disorders in Children and Adults.” Raymond Kent, University of Wisconsin. 1 p.m. 112 Huff Hall. John O’Neill Lecture/Speech and Hearing Science.
“The Enjoyment of Computing Theory.” Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Princeton University. 4 p.m. 1320 Digital Computer Lab. Computer Science.

26 Monday
“Opting Out.” Marianne Ferber, UI. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Women and Gender in Global Perspectives.
“Demystifying Database Workloads for Microarchitects.” John Shen, Intel Microprocessor Labs, Santa Clara, Calif. 4 p.m. 1320 Digital Computer Lab. Computer Science.

27 Tuesday
“Photoshop Techniques: Selections.” Benjamin Grosser, UI. Noon. 3269 Beckman Institute. Imaging Technology Group/Beckman Institute.
“The Political Censorship in Modern Russia–Reality of Myth?” Olga Kuchkina, UI. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Russian, East European and Eurasian Center.

28 Wednesday
“Genetics and Evolution of Male-Specific Wing Patterns and Courtship Behaviors in ‘Drosophila.’ ” John True, State University of New York, Stony Brook. 4 p.m. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
“Taking Advantage of Evolution’s Bounty: Nanoscale Electric Circuits From Self-Assembling Amyloids.” Susan L. Lindquist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 4 p.m. Coordinated Science Laboratory auditorium. Nanoscale Science and Technology.
“Dietary Protein Interactions With Glucose Homeostasis.” Jamie Baum, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.

29 Thursday
“The Centrality of Practice to Evaluation.” Thomas Schwandt, UI. Noon. 242 Education Building. Bureau of Educational Research.
“Young’s Interference Experiment Two Hundred Years Later.” Emil Wolf, University of Rochester. 4 p.m. 151 Everitt Lab. Electrical and Computer Engineering.
“Hsp70 Molecular Chaperones: Beyond General Protein Folding.” Elizabeth Craig, University of Wisconsin. 4 p.m. Medical Sciences Auditorium. Doisy Lecture/Biochemistry.

30 Friday
“Composting in Urban Environments.” Leslie Cooperband, UI. Noon. W-109 Turner Hall. Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.
“Prion Proteins: One Surprise After Another.” Susan Lindquist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Noon. Medical Sciences Auditorium. Doisy Lecture/Biochemistry.

4 Tuesday
“A Fruitful Odyssey: A Functional Apple Scab Resistance Gene.” Schuyler Korban, UI. 3 p.m. Monsanto Room, ACES Library. Dayton Lecture Seminar/Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.

5 Wednesday
“Short-chain Fatty Acids and Glucagon-like Peptide-2 Effect on Intestinal Structure and Function.” David Albin, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.

theater
29 Thursday
“On The Rocks.” 7 p.m. Amphitheatre, Krannert Center. Annual evening(s) of one-act plays written, directed and acted by UI students. Admission charge. Krannert Center Student Association.

30 Friday
“On The Rocks.” 7 p.m. Amphitheatre, Krannert Center. Admission charge. Krannert Center Student Association.

1 Saturday
“On The Rocks.” 7 p.m. Amphitheatre, Krannert Center. Admission charge. Krannert Center Student Association.

3 Monday
“Rent.” 7:30 p.m. Assembly Hall. This show celebrates a community of young artists as they struggle with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today’s world. Admission charge. News-Gazette Broadway Series.

music
22 Thursday
Thursdays at Twelve Twenty. Piano students of William Heiles. 12:20 p.m. Beckman Institute Atrium. Beckman Institute and School of Music.
UI Wind Symphony and UI Symphonic Band I. James F. Keene and Thomas E. Caneva, conductors. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Works for wind symphony and symphonic bands. Admission charge. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. Erik Zinter, choral conducting. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

23 Friday
String Chamber Music. Jack Ranney, coordinator. 4 p.m. Allerton Conference Center.
Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra. Steven Larsen, music director and conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. With Stephanie Chigas, mezzo-soprano, and UI Men’s Glee Club, Barrington Coleman, conductor. Admission charge.
Illini String Orchestra. Geoffrey Clift, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Studio Recital. 7:30 p.m. Piano students of Chi Yong Yun. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

24 Saturday
String Chamber Music. Jack Ranney, coordinator. 8 a.m. Allerton Conference Center.
Junior Recital. Ellen E. Hebden, bassoon. 11 a.m. Music Building auditorium.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Dennis Yeh, violin. 1 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. James Siders, bass trombone. 2 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Cicada Brass Quintet. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium. Reed Gallo and Reese Land, trumpet; Sonja Kassal, horn; Gary Hollander, trombone; Chris Fraker, tuba.
Australian Chamber Orchestra. Richard Tognetti, artistic director and lead violin. With Dawn Upshaw, soprano. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Program includes music of Corelli, Szymanowski, Lentz and a selection of Hungarian folk songs. Admission charge.
Balkanalia. Donna Buchanan, director. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Brendan Finucane, cello. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Graduate Recital. Jason Thomson, clarinet. 7:30 p.m. 25 Smith Hall.

25 Sunday
Senior Recital. Roxann Ferguson, soprano. Noon. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Helen Chang, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Philharmonia. Jack Ranney, conductor. With Nathaniel Banks, trumpet. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony and Haistork’s “Celebration.” Admission charge. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. Lucia Paik, piano. 4:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Katherine Barnes, horn. 5:30 p.m. memorial Room, Smith Hall.
UI British Brass Band. Peter Griffin, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. With the Urbana, Central and Centennial high school brass ensembles. Admission charge. School of Music.
UI Concert Choir. Chester Alwes, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jennifer Gartley, flute. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

26 Monday
Illini Women and University Chorus. Susan Rice and Erik Zinter, conductors. 7;30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
An evening of songs and arias. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Students of Jerold Siena.

27 Tuesday
Voice Division Recital. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Studio Recital. 3:15 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Harpsichord students of Sonia Lee.
Opera Scenes. Timothy Schmidt, coordinator. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Mariko Anno, flute. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

28 Wednesday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Lissette Jimenez, mezzo-soprano. 3 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Sound One Festival. Janis Mercer, piano and composer. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Mercer performs contemporary piano works written for her. Admission charge. School of Music.
UI Concert Bands IIA & IIB. Matt Hoven, George Brozak, Reed Gallo and Dan Neuenschwander, conductors. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. An evening of concert band favorites. Admission charge. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. James Ivey, baritone. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

29 Thursday
Junior Recital. Rebecca L. Rock, soprano. 11:30 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Thursdays at Twelve Twenty. Jazz Combo and Ari Vilhjalmsson, violin. 12:20 p.m. Beckman Institute Atrium. Beckman Institute and School of Music.
UI Symphonic Band II and UI Concert Band I. Peter Griffin and Kenneth Steinsultz, conductors. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. A variety of band repertoire will be presented by these student ensembles. Admission charge. School of Music.
Sound One Festival. Steven Everett, Agostino Di Scipio and Clara Maida, guest composers, and Eric Mandat, clarinet. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. With the UI New Music Ensemble, Zack Browning and Stephen Taylor, co-directors. Admission charge. School of Music.
Opera Scenes. Timothy Schmidt, coordinator. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

30 Friday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Young Hee Park, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Theresia C. May, cello. 5:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
UI Jazz Band II. Jan Miglia, leader, and Kim Richmond, saxophone. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. An evening of contemporary and standard jazz tunes. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Soojin Bae, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Student Composers Concert. Steve Taylor, coordinator. 7:30 p.m. 25 Smith Hall.

1 Saturday
Master of Music Recital. Lan-Jung Lu, piano 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Band Jam. An outdoor all-day local music showcase. 2 p.m. South Quad. Star Course.
Senior Recital. David E. Farrell, composition. 2 p.m. 25 Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Jennifer Griest, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Andrea Hui, piano. 4:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Studio Recital. 5:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Piano students of Waejane Chen.
Sinfonia da Camera. Ian Hobson, piano and conductor, and Fred Stoltzfus, guest conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall. With the UI Chamber Singers and Oratorio Society. Admission charge. Pre-concert lecture: 6:30 p.m. Krannert Room, Krannert Center. Sinfonia da Camera.
UI Concert Jazz Ensemble. Chip McNeill, leader, and Jim McNeely, piano. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Student Chamber Music. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Ensembles coached by Timothy McGovern.
Senior Recital. Daniel Tressel, cello. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

2 Sunday
Junior Recital. Matthew W. Wlezien, trumpet. 11 a.m. Music Building auditorium.
Master of Music Recital. Tien-Li Liu, piano. 1 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying. Dana Jones Milan, piano. 1 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Sonja Kassal, horn. 1:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Krannert Center Debut Artist. Wae-Jane Chen, piano. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. This year’s winner of the Debut Artist Award presents music of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Scriabin. Onstage seats include light refreshments served at 2:15 p.m. Admission charge.
Master of Music Recital. Leah Myszkowski, soprano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Jazz Band III. Sean Parsons, leader. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Sarah E. Burk, clarinet. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Lucas V. Alberts, trumpet. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Student Showcase. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. A recital from the studio of Sylvia Stone.

3 Monday
Master of Music Recital. Sehee Jenny Kim, piano. 3:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Studio Recital. 6 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Voice students of Debra Marsch.
Senior Recital. Jeong Yu, composition. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Junior Recital. Ari Vilhjalmsson, violin. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Jonathan Kroepel, organ. 7:30 p.m. Chapel of St. John the Divine Episcopal. 1011 S. Wright St., Champaign.

4 Tuesday
Master of Music Recital. Yukiko Kaneko, piano. 3 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Symphony Orchestra. Donald Schleicher, conductor, and Jonathan Keeble, flute. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Concerto for Flute by Rouse is on this program plus the “Organ” Symphony (No. 3) of Camille Saint Saëns. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Yeo-Jung Kim, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Undergraduate Recital. Eric Robins and Derek Sanchez, trumpets. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

5 Wednesday
Senior Recital. Xin Ted Tian, violin. 1 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Mi-Rye Roh, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Steel Band. Ricardo Flores, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. An evening of calypso, soca and other afro-Caribbean music. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Young Hee Park, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Studio Recital. Spring Semester Sing-a-thing or Two. 7:30 p.m. Voice students of Ronald Hedlund. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Orange and Blue Brass. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium. Jared Gray, Tracy Parish, Sid Shuler, trumpets; Katherine Barnes, horn; Mary Ferris, trombone; and Clinton Sims, tuba.

6 Thursday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Sara Kramer, oboe. 5 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Joonhee Kim, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior and Undergraduate Recital. Aaron Brizuela, trumpet, and Kyle Adelman, horn. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

7 Friday
Superstate Concert Band Festival. Peter Griffin, coordinator. Noon. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Outstanding school bands perform for nationally prominent clinicians throughout the festival. School of Music.
Master of Music Recital. Tracey Ford, soprano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Maureen Murchie, violin. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

8 Saturday
Superstate Concert Band Festival. Peter Griffin, coordinator. 8 a.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Outstanding school bands perform for nationally prominent clinicians throughout the festival. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Debra Marsch, soprano. 5:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Taerim Lee, soprano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

9 Sunday
Senior Recital. Caroline Stuart, soprano. Noon. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Second Sunday Concert. Timothy Johnson, guitar. 2 p.m. Krannert Art Museum.
Illini Jazz Lab Band. Ari Brown, leader. 2 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Master of Music Recital. Chanju Park, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Ji-Hye Kim, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Graduate Recital. Marlen Vavrikova, oboe. 7:30 p.m. McKinley Presbyterian Church, 809 S. 5th St., Champaign.
Senior Recital. Raquel Adorno, soprano. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

opera
23 Friday
“The Fairy Queen.” Charlotte Mattax, artistic and musical direction; James Zager, director; Cynthia Pipkin-Doyle and Philip Johnson, choreographers; Chester L. Alwes, chorus master. 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. With Concerto Urbano, UI Baroque Dance Ensemble and UI Concert Choir. Loosely adapted from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Admission charge. School of Music.

24 Saturday
“The Fairy Queen.” Charlotte Mattax, artistic and musical direction; James Zager, director; Cynthia Pipkin-Doyle and Philip Johnson, choreographers; Chester L. Alwes, chorus master. 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. With Concerto Urbano, UI Baroque Dance Ensemble and UI Concert Choir. Libretto: 6:30 p.m. Krannert Room. Admission charge. School of Music.

dance
22 Thursday
Studiodance II. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Choreography by students in the department of dance. Admission charge.

23 Friday
Studiodance II. 7 and 9 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Choreography by students in the department of dance. Admission charge.

24 Saturday
Studiodance II. 7 and 9 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Choreography by students in the department of dance. Admission charge.

30 Friday
Senior Dance Concert. 7 and 9 p.m. Dance Rehearsal Room (Level 2). The department of dance’s 11 seniors present solo and group works as a final project for the year.

1 Saturday
Senior Dance Concert. 7 and 9 p.m. Dance Rehearsal Room (Level 2). The department of dance’s 11 seniors present solo and group works as a final project for the year.

films
22 Thursday
“A Day on the Force.” Ronit Bezale, director. 5:30 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum. Gender and Women’s Studies Program.

28 Wednesday
IPRH Film Series. “Rear Window.” Alfred Hitchcock, director. 5:30 p.m. Krannert Art Museum auditorium. Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities.

7 Friday
“Son of the Bride (Argentina).” 7:47 p.m. Latzer Hall, University YMCA. Reel World International Film Series/University YMCA.

sports
(to confirm times, go to www.fightingillini.com)
23 Friday
Softball. UI vs. Ohio State University. 6 p.m. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.
Baseball. UI vs. Indiana University. 6:35 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

24 Saturday
Softball. UI vs. Ohio State University. Noon. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.
Baseball. UI vs. Indiana University. 4:05 and 6:05 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

25 Sunday
Softball. UI vs. Pennsylvania State University (2). Noon. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.
Baseball. UI vs. Indiana University. 1:05 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

27 Tuesday
Softball. UI vs. Southern Illinois University (2). 4 p.m. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.

30 Friday
Baseball. UI vs. Pennsylvania State University. 6:35 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

1 Saturday
Baseball. UI vs. Pennsylvania State University. 4:05 and 6:05 p.m.. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

2 Sunday
Baseball. UI vs. Pennsylvania State University. 11:30 a.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

5 Wednesday
Softball. UI vs. Parkland College. 6 p.m. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.

8 Saturday
Softball. UI vs. University of Iowa. Noon. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.

9 Sunday
Softball. UI vs. University of Iowa. Noon. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.

et cetera
23 Friday
“The Regulation of Development and The Development of Regulation.” 8 a.m. 314B Illini Union. Centre on Regulation and Competition of the University of Manchester, UK; and Economics, CIBER, International Programs and Studies, European Union Center, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, UI.
Symposium on Gender in the Pre-College Science, Mathematics and Technology Classroom. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ACES Library. Registration required at www.wie.uiuc.edu/april2004genderconference.htm. Women in Engineering.
Canoe Clinic. 9 a.m. Campus Rec Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
Book signing. Roger Ebert. 10:30-Noon. Illini Union Bookstore. Communications and Illini Union Bookstore.

24 Saturday
“Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse: The Cruel Connection.” 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. Veterinary Medicine.
Canoe/Kayak Day Trips. 10 a.m.-4 pm. Campus Rec Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign. Campus Recreation.

28 Wednesday
Bicycle Maintenance Clinic. 3-5 pm. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign. Campus Recreation.
CAS Forum on Critical Issues. “Hospitals: To Tax or Not to Tax.” 7 p.m. Third Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana. Center for Advanced Study.

29 Thursday
11th Annual Health Fair: “Passport to Health.” 10 a.m.-3 pm. Illini Union Rooms A, B and C. Special Populations’ Student Health Concerns/McKinley Health Center.

1 Saturday
Family Festival. 10 a.m.-noon. Krannert Art Museum. Featuring hands-on activities in the galleries and special guests Drepung Gomang Monks. Krannert Art Museum.

5 Wednesday
Inline Skate Clinic. 1 p.m. Campus Rec Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign. Campus Recreation.

6 Thursday
Nanotechnology in Homeland Security Workshop: “Building a University Based Research and Education Program at the Department of Homeland Security.” Melvin Bernstein, Department of Homeland Security. Time: TBA. College of Veterinary Medicine auditorium, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. Continues Friday. Nanoscale Science and Technology.

7 Friday
Kayak Clinic. 9 a.m. Campus Rec Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign. Campus Recreation.

8 Saturday
Horseback Trail Riding Day Trip. 10 a.m.-4 pm. Campus Rec Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign. Campus Recreation.

9 Sunday
Second Sunday Gallery Tour. “The Social Context of Violence in Ancient Peruvian Art.” Helaine Silverman, guest curator. 1 p.m. Krannert Art Museum.

exhibits
“Libraries, Civil Rights and African American Librarians”
“Government Documents: Something 4 Everyone”
First floor, Library.
“African Living Spaces”
African Studies Library.
“Play Ball! Baseball in Illinois”
Illinois Historical Survey, third floor, Library.
Through April 30.
“The Value of University Press Publishing”
Main Library.
On view May 1.

“The American Indian Center of Chicago Celebrates 50 Years of Powwow”
Through June 26.
Five galleries featuring the cultures of the world.
Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

“The School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition”
On view April 24.
“Social Studies: Eight Artists Address Brown v. Board of Education”
Featured Works XVI: “The Social Context of Violence in Ancient Peruvian Art”
Through May 23.
“Changing Rooms: The Creation of Cinematic Space in the Works of Harry Horner”
Through Sept. 19.
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the museum is free; a donation of $3 is suggested.

@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design.

This calendar is excerpted from the April 22 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff newspaper at the UI.