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April 2010 Events Calendar
April 1
Questions Without Answers: A Photographic Prism of World Events, 1985–2010 A photographic exhibition from the VII Photo Agency depicting defining events of the post-Cold War period, from the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chechnya and Gaza. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch Gallery, through April 4. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and Thursdays until 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://artgallery.tufts.edu.
The Institute for the Analysis of Empathy and Ethnography of No Place, with Rachel Lears Employing sculpture, installation, performance and painting, Saya Woolfalk weaves the tale of an artist-researcher and a species (the Empathics) she discovers, bringing the utopian world of the Empathics to life through a feminist lens. The 30-minute video “Ethnography of No Place,” made with filmmaker and anthropologist Rachel Lears, conjures a fictional world that Woolfalk conceived as artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2008. It runs concurrently on the New Media Wall outside the gallery. Aidekman Arts Center, Koppelman Gallery, through April 4. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and Thursdays until 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://artgallery.tufts.edu.
Recent Gifts to the Tufts Permanent Collection The Tufts Art Gallery exhibits recent acquisitions to the university’s permanent art collection, including work by Robert Hernandez, Philip J. Jameson, Tokyo Kamen, Frank Paulin and Lois Tarlow. Aidekman Arts Center, Remis Sculpture Court, through May 23. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and Thursdays until 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://artgallery.tufts.edu.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar “Microfluidic Systems for Investigation of Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Biological Systems,” with William Messner, professor of mechanical engineering, Carnegie Mellon University. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3–4:15 p.m.
Softball Bridgewater State at Tufts, 3:30 p.m.
GAYpril Kickoff Wayne Besen, author and founder of Truth Wins Out, kicks off a month of LGBT events with a talk on the current state of LGBT rights in the U.S. and the role of the religious right. For information, contact the LGBT Center at lgbt@tufts.edu or 617.627.3770. Paige Hall, Crane Room, 6–7:30 p.m.
April 2
Art Gallery The Institute for the Analysis of Empathy culminating performance by the artist, Saya Woolfalk. Free and open to the public. Aidekman Arts Center, Koppelman Gallery, noon.
Women’s Studies Program “Beyond the Classroom,” the 25th annual forum in which students from across the disciplines present their work on women and/or gender. All are welcome. Carmichael Hall, Chase Room, 1:30–5 p.m.
Softball Bowdoin at Tufts, 3:30 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Tufts at Middlebury, 4 p.m.
April 3
Men’s Crew Tufts vs. Tulane, Harvard Frosh and Boston College, Malden River, 9 a.m.
Women’s Crew Tufts vs. Tulane, Mount Holyoke and Vermont, Malden River, 9 a.m.
Women’s Tennis Tufts at Colby, 10:30 a.m.
Softball Bowdoin at Tufts, doubleheader, noon.
Women’s Lacrosse Wesleyan at Tufts, noon.
Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Wesleyan, 1 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Bowdoin at Tufts, 1 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Tufts at Bates, 4 p.m.
April 4
Men’s Crew Tulane at Tufts, Malden River, 9 a.m.
April 5
HNRCA Seminar “Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids, COX-2 Genetic Variation and Cancer Risk,” with John S. Witte, University of California, San Francisco. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Auditorium, noon–1 p.m. Boston campus.
Softball Tufts at Springfield, 3:30 p.m.
Charles Francis Adams Lecture “Scotland’s Constitutional Approach to Independence,” with Scottish Minister Jim Mather. Fletcher School, Chase Center, 12:30–2 p.m.
Inside the Activist’s Study The second installment of this series features Amy Goodman, the host and executive producer of “Democracy Now!,” a national award-winning news program, and Bill McKibben, an educator, environmentalist and the author of more than a dozen books, including the influential work The End of Nature. For information, contact John Ciampa at john.ciampa@tufts.edu or 617.627.2155. Pearson Laboratory, Room 104, 6–9 p.m.
April 6
Center for the Humanities (CHAT) Brown Bag Seminar “On the Fence Goes to the Devil, or the Structure of Religious Rigidification,” with Neil Van Leeuwen, Mellon Fellow. CHAT, 48 Professors Row, noon–1 p.m.
Chemistry Seminar Kurt Pennell, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Babson, 4:30 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Bates, 7 p.m.
AkLaff Jazz Residency “Masterclass in Rhythmic Adaptation,” a master class in jazz drumming and rhythm section interplay with world-renowned jazz drummer Pheeroan akLaff. With an overview of the 100 years that the American drum set has been used in ensemble music, participants will explore audio examples and rehearsal techniques used to develop musicianship and clarity within its lexicon terminology. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Fisher Performance Room, 6:45–10 p.m.
April 7
Friedman School Seminar “How to Turn Kids on to Healthy Habits!” with Barbara Storper, founder and executive director, FoodPlay Productions. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon–1 p.m. Boston campus.
AkLaff Jazz Residency “Student Ensemble Workshop,” small groups of students apply the concepts discussed in the previous day’s master class with jazz drummer Pheeroan akLaff. Granoff Music Center, Fisher Performance Room, noon–1:30 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Tufts at Wesleyan, 4 p.m.
International Veterinary Medicine Forum “Invasive Species,” with Jean Mukherjee, assistant professor of biomedical sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Barbour Wildlife Medicine Building, Wood Conference Room, 5:30–7 p.m. Grafton campus.
Chaplaincy Forum on Religion and Media Michael Flaherty, A90, co-founder of Walden Media and the 2010 Russell Lecturer. Goddard Chapel, 6 p.m.
Tufts Day of Remembrance “Do We Really Remember the Armenians?,” the commemoration of the Armenian genocide. Speakers: former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and his wife, Kitty Dukakis. Goddard Chapel, 7 p.m.
Tufts Composers Graduate Showcase A performance of new chamber works by music composition graduate students Francisco Ferro, Livia Lin, David Molk, Justin Tierney and Robert Toscano. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
April 8
Noontime Concert Leah Kosch, organ. Goddard Chapel, 12:30 p.m.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Stuart Brown, managing partner of Veryst Engineering LLC, talks about failure analysis. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3–4:15 p.m.
AkLaff Jazz Residency Student groups and the Tufts Jazz Orchestra perform as part of jazz drummer Pheeroan akLaff’s three-day residency. Granoff Music Center, Fisher Performance Room, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Chaplain’s Table: A Look at Religions “Judaism Today,” with Rabbi Jeff Summit, Tufts’ Jewish chaplain. MacPhie Conference Room, 5–7 p.m.
Spinoza and the Good Life Lecture by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of The Mind-Body Problem, Betraying Spinoza and 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction. Q&A and reception follow the lecture. Free and open to the Tufts community. Aidekman Arts Center, Remis Sculpture Court, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Evelyn Abdalah Menconi Memorial Cultural Series “Arab-American Identity after 9/11: Anthropological and Comedic Perspectives,” with Nadine Naber, assistant professor, Program in American Culture and Department of Women’s Studies and adjunct professor of anthropology, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; and Dean Obeidallah, Arab-American comedian and co-executive producer of the annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival and Amman Stand Up Comedy Festival. Moderated by Amahl Bishara, assistant professor of anthropology at Tufts. Sophia Gordon Hall, Multipurpose Room. Pizza and refreshments, 6:15 p.m.; program, 7–9 p.m.
Aklaff Ensemble Concert A performance featuring material from the Pheeroan akLaff Global Mantras CD and new works not yet recorded; part of a three-day residency with jazz drummer Pheeroan akLaff. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
April 9
John Holmes Memorial Poetry Reading Featuring David Ferry, the Sophie Chantal Hart Professor Emeritus of English at Wellesley College; his most recent book of poems, Of No Country I Know: New and Selected Poems and Translations (University of Chicago Press), won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the Bingham Poetry Prize from the Boston Book Review and the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry. A book signing and reception follow. An exhibit about Ferry will be on display in the Tisch Library lobby through May 10. Tisch Library, Hirsh Reading Room, 3:30–5 p.m.
Softball Tufts at Bates, 4 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Trinity at Tufts, 4 p.m.
Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium Celebrating the many contributions made by Tufts undergraduates to scholarship and research advances, the symposium includes presentations by undergraduates from the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, humanities, the arts and international relations. For more information, including the times for the various sessions, go to http://uss.tufts.edu/undergradeducation/research/symposium.asp.
April 10
Women’s Crew Tufts vs. Wesleyan, Bates and Wellesley, Malden River, 9 a.m.
Men’s Crew Tufts vs. Wesleyan, Bates and UNH, Malden River, 9 a.m.
Graduate Student Research Symposium Advanced-degree students showcase their research at this all-day event. Opening remarks by Sergio Fantini, professor of biomedical engineering and associate dean for graduate education in the School of Engineering; closing remarks by Lynne Pepall, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Pearson Hall, Rooms 104 and 106, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. See http://ase.tufts.edu/gsc/gss08/schedule.pdf for the full schedule.
Softball Tufts at Bates, doubleheader, noon.
Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Trinity, noon.
Men’s Lacrosse Trinity at Tufts, 1 p.m.
Spring Dance Concert A collection of eight short dance pieces, three choreographed by faculty and five by seniors who are dance minors. Free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended by April 9 to dance@tufts.edu or by calling 617.627.2556. Jackson Dance Lab, 50 Talbot Avenue, 4 p.m. Additional performance on April 11.
April 11
Softball Tufts at Wheaton, 11 a.m.
Women’s Tennis Tufts at Hamilton, 10 a.m.
Softball Tufts vs. Western Connecticut at Wheaton, 1 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Tufts at Hamilton, 1 p.m.
Russian Festival of Music An exciting combination of Russian classical and traditional/folk music performed by area musicians and Tufts students. Reception follows at the Russian House, 101 Talbot Avenue. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 3 p.m.
Spring Dance Concert A collection of eight short dance pieces, three choreographed by faculty and five by seniors who are dance minors, demonstrate varied compositional approaches, types of dancers and uses of music. Free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended by April 9 to dance@tufts.edu or by calling 617.627.2556. Jackson Dance Lab, 50 Talbot Avenue, 4 p.m.
April 12
Film Screening Communications and Media Studies presents a screening of the 2007 documentary Trumbo, about Dalton Trumbo, the blacklisted screenwriter who re-emerged in the aftermath of the Second Red Scare to have a successful film career. The film was produced by current Fletcher student David Viola. Cabot Intercultural Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 7–10 p.m.
April 13
Women’s Tennis Brandeis at Tufts, 3 p.m.
Chemistry Seminar “Physical Tools for Probing Biological Complexity at the Single-Cell Level,” with Daniel Chiu, professor of chemistry, University of Washington. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Western New England College, 7 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert Student chamber musicians perform works for strings, winds, brass and piano, featuring music from the 17th century to the present. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
April 14
Friedman School Seminar “Eating Bon at Au Bon Pain,” with Ed Frechette, senior vice president of marketing, Au Bon Pain, and Thomas John, executive chef and senior vice president of food and beverage, Au Bon Pain. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon–1 p.m. Boston campus.
Men’s Tennis Wesleyan at Tufts, 3:30 p.m.
Race and Education Speaker Series “Sovereignty Matters: American Indians in Higher Education,” with Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, the President’s Professor of Education, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and the Borderlands Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and co-director of the Center of Indian Education, Arizona State University. Barnum Hall, Room 104, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Arts & Sciences Dean’s Faculty Forum “ ‘Let Not the Wise Man Glory in His Wisdom…’: The Contribution of Political Science Liberal Theory to the Debacle in Iraq,” with Tony Smith, the Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science at Tufts. Discussant: Jeff Taliaferro, associate professor of political science. Reception follows. Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room, 5:30 p.m.
Fares Center Lecture Series “Mosques, Malls and Monarchs: The New/Old Power Balance Inside the Arab World,” with Rami Khouri, director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut; editor-at-large, The Daily Star (Beirut); and a visiting scholar at the Fares Center. For more information, go to http://farescenter.tufts.edu/events/ or call 617.627.6560. Cabot Intercultural Center, Room 702, 5:30 p.m.
A History of Tufts in Medford Anne Sauer, director of the Digital Collections and Archives at the university, will speak about the founding of Tufts in 1852 and the early decades of the college in Medford. Barnum Hall, Room 104, 7–8 p.m.
Small Jazz Ensembles Three of Tufts’ small jazz combos, directed by Scott Aruda, Paul Ahlstrand and Nando Michelin, are joined by the student-run ensemble the Zach Amdurer Quartet for an evening of jazz. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Fisher Performance Room, 8 p.m. Encore performance on April 16.
April 15
Biomedical Sciences Seminar “GABAA Receptors and the Maternal Brain: Role in Maternal Depression and Child Development,” with Jamie Maguire, assistant professor of neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine. Agnes Varis Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Grafton campus.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar “Modeling of High Field Magnet Systems: Mechanical and Magnetic Considerations,” with Soren Prestemon, a research scientist with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3–4:15 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Endicott, 4:30 p.m.
Chaplain’s Table: A Look at Religions “A Neuroscientist Looks at Religion: A Personal Search,” with Maryanne Wolf, professor, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, and director, Center for Reading and Language Research. MacPhie Conference Room, 5–7 p.m.
My Garden: A Lecture With Jamaica Kinkaid, professor of literature at Claremont College and award-winning author of The Autobiography of My Mother and Among the Flowers. Q&A and reception follow. Free and open to the Tufts community. Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
MFA Thesis Exhibition Showcases the work of 11 artists in the joint graduate degree program of Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gallery talk with artists, April 22, 6–7 p.m. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch Gallery, through May 2; public opening reception: 5:30–8 p.m.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide … When The Rainbow Is Enuf A performance of the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange; directed by Monica Ndounou, assistant professor of drama and dance. The work is known as a choreopoem, in fact 20 separate poems choreographed to music and performed by women, each known only by a color. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $7 for senior citizens and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates available for 10 or more. To purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box office at 617.627.3493. Balch Arena Theater, 8 p.m. Additional performances: April 16–17 at 8 p.m. and April 22–24 at 8 p.m.
Brahms, Beethoven, Corigliano Conductors Andres Clark and Gil Rose lead the Tufts Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in a performance of Beethoven’s Mass in C, op. 86, the Brahms Academic Festival Overture and John Corigliano’s Fern Hill. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
April 16
Philosophy Lecture Series “Arguing His Way: Merleau-Ponty’s Great Escape from Realism and Idealism in the Philosophy of Perception,” with Simon Glending, reader in European philosophy and director of the Forum for European Philosophy, London School of Economics. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 3–5 p.m.
Tufts Energy Conference The theme of this student-organized two-day conference is “The Evolution of Energy.” Opening remarks by President Lawrence S. Bacow at 3 p.m.; session on “Evolving Fossil Fuels” at 4:15, both in Aidekman Arts Center. Conference continues on April 17. For more information and to register, go to http://www.tuftsenergyconference.com.
Softball Trinity at Tufts, 4 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Wellesley at Tufts, 4 p.m.
Small Jazz Ensembles Three of Tufts University’s small jazz combos, directed by Scott Aruda, Paul Ahlstrand and Nando Michelin, are joined by the student-run ensemble the Zach Amdurer Quartet for an evening of jazz. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Fisher Performance Room, 8 p.m.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide … When The Rainbow Is Enuf A performance of the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange; directed by Monica Ndounou, assistant professor of drama and dance. The work is known as a choreopoem, in fact 20 separate poems choreographed to music and performed by women, each known only by a color. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $7 for senior citizens and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates available for 10 or more. To purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box office at 617.627.3493. Balch Arena Theater, 8 p.m. Additional performances: April 17 at 8 p.m. and April 22–24 at 8 p.m.
April 17
Tufts Energy Conference The theme of this student-organized two-day conference is “The Evolution of Energy.” Panel discussions and afternoon keynote speech by Michael T. Eckhart, founding president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). For more information and to register, go to http://www.tuftsenergyconference.com. Aidekman Arts Center, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Women’s Crew Tufts vs. Holy Cross, Ithaca, Connecticut College and Colby College, Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, 8 a.m.
Men’s Crew Tufts vs. Holy Cross, Ithaca, Connecticut College and Colby College, Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, 8 a.m.
Softball Trinity at Tufts, doubleheader, noon.
Women’s Lacrosse Connecticut College at Tufts, noon.
Men’s Tennis Tufts at Williams, 12:30 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Williams at Tufts, 1 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Connecticut College, 1 p.m.
Javanese Gamelan Music The Boston Village Gamelan and the Tufts gamelan ensemble, Rinengga Sih Tentrem, perform an evening of Javanese gamelan music under the direction of Barry Drummond, with guest artists including I.M. Harjito. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide … When The Rainbow Is Enuf A performance of the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange; directed by Monica Ndounou, assistant professor of drama and dance. The work is known as a choreopoem, in fact 20 separate poems choreographed to music and performed by women, each known only by a color. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $7 for senior citizens and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates available for 10 or more. To purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box office at 617.627.3493. Balch Arena Theater, 8 p.m. Additional performances: April 22–24 at 8 p.m.
April 18
Women’s Crew Tufts vs. WPI, RIT and Washington College, Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, 8 a.m.
Men’s Crew Tufts vs. WPI, RIT and Washington College, Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, 8 a.m.
Softball Tufts at Wellesley, 11 a.m.
Softball Tufts vs. Eastern Connecticut at Wellesley, 1 p.m.
Community Concert Series “Pairings: Tufts Wind Ensemble,” a performance that pairs traditional 18th- and 19th-century harmonie band movements, marches and early full-band pieces with more recent compositions in a look at continuity and innovation in the wind-band literature. Composers include Mozart, Gabrieli, Ives and Brant. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 3 p.m.
April 19
Patriot’s Day University holiday; no classes.
Softball Tufts at UMass Lowell, 1 p.m.
HNRCA Seminar Delphine Saulnier, director of the Microarray Core Laboratory, Baylor University. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Auditorium, noon–1 p.m. Boston campus.
Shining Star Two of the Tufts small jazz ensembles, directed by Joel LaRue Smith and Nando Michelin, perform the music of Earth, Wind and Fire, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder and Latin jazz composers. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Fisher Performance Room, 8 p.m.
April 20
Center for the Humanities (CHAT) Brown Bag Seminar “Mad in Taiwan (2008): Parodying the Poetics of National Spirit and Culture,” with Wen-ling Lin, dissertation fellow. CHAT, 48 Professors Row, noon–1 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Wheaton at Tufts, 4 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Tufts at Amherst, 4 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse Endicott at Tufts, 7 p.m.
Tuesdays at Tufts: A Lecture Series for the Small Animal Practitioner “Behavior: Treating Thunderstorm Phobias,” with Nicole Cottam, coordinator, Behavior Services, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. For more information and to register, go to www.tufts.edu/vet/ce/events/20091020.html or email vetCEinfo@tufts.edu. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Varis Lecture Hall, 7–9 p.m. Grafton campus.
Early Music Miscellany The Early Music Ensemble will explore their recent and ongoing gifts from the London Early Music Shop, with six-part viol consorts by Orlando Gibbons, Italian ricercare for recorder consort and organ, early Baroque sonatas and 16th-century dance music with percussion, along with vocal solos and dance songs accompanied by lute, harp and harpsichord. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
April 21
Friedman School Seminar “Danone Innovation: The Global Perspective and Impact of EU Regulatory Changes on Innovation for the Food Sector,” with Maha Tahiri, program director, Danone Research, Palaiseau, France. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon–1 p.m. Boston campus.
Quarter Past Noon Music Scott Woolweaver, viola, a member of the music performance faculty, performs. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 12:15 p.m.
Economics Seminar “Family Ties and the Regulation of Labor,” with Alberto Alesina, the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economics, Harvard University. Tisch Library, Room 316, 1:30–2:45 p.m.
International Veterinary Medicine Forum Briefing for Cummings School students doing international summer research, with Robyn Alders, associate professor of international veterinary medicine. Barbour Wildlife Medicine Building, Wood Conference Room, 5:30–7 p.m. Grafton campus.
Student Recitals Students in the Applied Music program present solo and accompanied works from their semester of study. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 6 and 8 p.m.
Fares Center Lecture Series “The Palestinian Exile and the Babylonian Exile: Reflections on the Arab-Israeli Conflict After 62 Years,” with Rami Khouri, director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut; editor-at-large, The Daily Star (Beirut); and a visiting scholar at the Fares Center. For more information, go to http://farescenter.tufts.edu/events/ or call 617.627.6560. Cabot Intercultural Center, Room 702, 5:30 p.m.
April 22
Noontime Concert Larry Gall, bass, and Eric Huenneke, piano. Goddard Chapel, 12:30 p.m.
Softball Tufts at Endicott, 4 p.m.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar “State-of-the-Art Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics Experiments,” with Craig Gerardi, research engineer, Argonne National Laboratory. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3–4:15 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Tufts at Trinity, 3:30 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse Wheaton at Tufts, 4:30 p.m.
Chaplain’s Table: A Look at Religions “Organic Food Movement and Faith: Nourishing Communities,” with the Rev. Kerrie Harthan, Protestant chaplain. MacPhie Conference Room, 5–7 p.m.
Gifford Lecture “How We Learned to Love Nostradamus (Paris, 1840),” with Stéphane Gerson, associate professor in French studies, NYU. Barnum Hall, Room 104, 6–7 p.m.
Kiniwe with Nani Agbeli The Tufts African music and dance ensemble, led by Nani Agbeli, offers a high-energy performance of traditional and contemporary material from Ghana, featuring Baamaaya (Dagomba people from the Northern Region), Kpanlogo (Ga people from Great Accra Region), and Atsia (Ewe people from the Volta Region). Free and open to the public. Aidekman Arts Center, Jackson Dance Lab, 8 p.m.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide … When The Rainbow Is Enuf A performance of the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange; directed by Monica Ndounou, assistant professor of drama and dance. The work is known as a choreopoem, in fact 20 separate poems choreographed to music and performed by women, each known only by a color. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $7 for senior citizens and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates available for 10 or more. To purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box office at 617.627.3493. Balch Arena Theater, 8 p.m. Additional performances: April 23 and 24 at 8 p.m.
April 23
The Third Day Gospel Choir Join the 220-voice gospel choir for their spring concert. Tickets are $7 for general admission seating and are on sale at the Granoff Music Center box office; call 617.627.3679. Aidekman Arts Center, Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide … When The Rainbow Is Enuf A performance of the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange; directed by Monica Ndounou, assistant professor of drama and dance. The work is known as a choreopoem, in fact 20 separate poems choreographed to music and performed by women, each known only by a color. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $7 for senior citizens and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates available for 10 or more. To purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box office at 617.627.3493. Balch Arena Theater, 8 p.m. Final performance: April 24 at 8 p.m.
April 24
Men’s Lacrosse Middlebury at Tufts, 2 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Middlebury, 2 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Tufts at Middlebury, 2 p.m.
The Bowed Piano Ensemble and Victoria Hanson The ensemble, founded by Stephen Scott in 1977, is a group of 10 musicians exploring extended piano techniques with one grand piano, conjuring an orchestral array of timbres, textures and polyrhythms. Program includes part one of the ensemble’s CD, Vikings of the Sunrise, and excerpts from the song-cycle fantasy Paisajes Audibles, featuring soprano soloist Victoria Hansen. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide … When The Rainbow Is Enuf A performance of the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange; directed by Monica Ndounou, assistant professor of drama and dance. The work is known as a choreopoem, in fact 20 separate poems choreographed to music and performed by women, each known only by a color. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $7 for senior citizens and those with a valid Tufts ID. Group rates available for 10 or more. To purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the theater box office at 617.627.3493. Balch Arena Theater, 8 p.m.
April 25
Advanced Chamber Ensemble The debut performance of the Tufts Advanced Chamber Ensemble, featuring music from the 17th century to the present. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 3 p.m.
April 26
Richard E. Snyder President’s Lecture Series “Cyberintimacy/Cybersolitude,” with Sherry Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology and founder and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 5–6 p.m. Admission is free, but ticket required. Contact: Joanne Ferguson at joanne.ferguson@tufts.edu.
April 27
Animal Matters: A Seminar Series from the Center for Animals and Public Policy “The Posner-Singer Debates,” with Sheldon Krimsky, professor of urban and environmental policy and planning, School of Arts and Sciences, and adjunct professor of public health and family medicine, School of Medicine, discussing the notable exchange on animal rights between Judge Richard Posner and the bioethicist Peter Singer that appeared in Slate Magazine in 2001. Varis Lecture Hall, noon–1 p.m. Grafton campus.
Chemistry Seminar With Vincent LaBella, professor in the School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering, University at Albany, SUNY. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m.
The Magic Flute “Abridged” Enter the fantastical world of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Tufts Opera in this shortened and narrated version. It promises to be entertaining for both kids and adults. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 7 p.m. Additional performance: April 28.
April 28
Friedman School Seminar “Beyond Effectiveness: Strong Women—Healthy Hearts and Dissemination Research,” Sara Folta, assistant professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and project manager, John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Prevention. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon–1 p.m. Boston campus.
The Magic Flute “Abridged” Enter the fantastical world of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Tufts Opera in this shortened and narrated version. It promises to be entertaining for both kids and adults. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 7 p.m.
April 29
Mechanical Engineering Seminar “Nanoscale Thermoelectric Materials and Devices for Thermal Management and Energy Harvesting,” with Rama Venkatasubramanian, director of the Center for Solid State Energetics, RTI International. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3–4:15 p.m.
An Evening with Naif Al-Mutawa This 1994 alumnus created The 99, the world’s first superhero comic books based on Islamic culture and society. Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Danzón for My Father Join the Tufts Jazz Orchestra in a concert honoring the fathers of jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz who paved the way for invention and innovations in improvisation; featuring music by Oscar Hernandez, Count Basie, Frank Foster and Jose Martin. Free and open to the public. Goddard Chapel, 8 p.m.
April 30
Softball Tufts at Colby, 4 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Colby at Tufts, 4 p.m.
Men’s Lacrosse Bowdoin at Tufts, 7 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Bowdoin, 7 p.m.
Stop Listening: The New Music Ensemble Presents its Fifth Physical Arresting new music, both improvised and composed, featuring works by Joseph Maneri, Filippo Perocco and ensemble members; co-directed by Donald Berman and John McDonald. Free and open to the public. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m.
Editor’s note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the May issues of the Tufts Journal is Thursday, April 22. Submissions may be emailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu or you may send Calendar announcements to Barbara Lewis, Office of Publications, 80 George St., Medford campus.
