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John Sharp, principal cello of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, performs a guest recital at Lawrence University Sunday, May 19 at 5 p.m. in Harper Hall. He will be accompanied by Lawrence University faculty pianist Catherine Kautsky, who played with Sharp during her graduate studies at Juillard School.
Following his recital, Sharp will conduct a master class at 7:30 p.m. in Shattuck Hall 163. Both events are free and open to the public.
John Sharp, principal cello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
In 1986 at the age of 27, Sharp was among the youngest players ever named a principal chair for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He joined the CSO after...
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Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLanguage table for German language students.Location: Warch Campus Center 128 - Perille Private Dining Room
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1:00 PM - 3:05 PMLester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friendLocation: Warch Campus Center 204 - Cinema
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1:00 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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3:00 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Lawrence Memorial Chapel
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5:00 PM - 11:59 PMThe Community Gamelan group will perform works that will feature a masked dance and traditional instrumental pieces. Gamelan Cahaya Asri will perform traditional instrumental pieces as well as a... Read MorePrice: FreeLocation: Lucinda's
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5:00 PM - 9:00 PMCome join Conchordance, the Appletones and special travelings guests, The Husky Hunks from NIU for a night of magical music making using ONLY our mouths! You're not going to want to miss this! ACCA-... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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5:00 PM - 11:59 PMMr. Sharp will perform Suite for solo cello in E-flat Major, BWV 1010, by Johann Sebastian Bach; Drei kleine Stücke, op. 11, by Anton Webern; Sonate pour violoncelle et piano by Claude Debussy; Klid... Read MorePrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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7:30 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Shattuck 163
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8:00 PM - 11:59 PMIGLU Performs Americana: Improvisations on musical traditions as varied as folk, spiritual, protest, Native American, and country. With special guest Brian Pertl on jaw harp.Price: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
Monday, May 20th, 2013
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PMMortar Board will be collecting money for the Professor Penny War event. The professor who earns the most pennies will wear a hotdog suit all day on May 24! The proceeds will go to charity.Location: Warch Campus Center 302A - Boldt Plaza
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11:15 AM - 12:00 PMExplore your mind body connection with regular yoga practice.Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PMImprove your strength, flexibilty and self esteem.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PMDrop-in hours are regularly scheduled set blocks of time when you can come to Career Services without an appointment to ask quick questions about resumes, cover letters, CVs or any other career-... Read MoreLocation: Career Services
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4:30 PM - 7:00 PMLUCC General Council will meet to discuss business. Community concerns will be heard at the beginning of council.Location: Warch Campus Center 225 - Esch Hurvis Room (Hurvis)
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PMInternship orientation sessions for students who have secured summer internships.Location: Seeley G. Mudd Library 214 - ITC
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PMImprove your strength and flexibility with instructor Wendy Naarup.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr GYM - Gymnasium
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5:30 PM - 7:00 PMAn open topic group that respects all people, where intersecting identities are celebrated,and you can be uniquely you.Location: Briggs Hall 305 - Anthropology Dept. Seminar
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5:30 PM - 6:29 PMSpanish language students are encouraged to attend this weekly dinner to practice their Spanish speaking skills!Location: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
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6:30 PM - 7:30 PMJapanese language students are encouraged to attend this weekly lunch to practice their Japanese speaking skills!Location: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PMThe second showing of the Lawrence Lifeline Project Documentary, a film about suicide prevention and awareness.Location: Warch Campus Center 204 - Cinema
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7:30 PM - 11:00 PMIn preparation for the spring showcase, LU dance groups will use this time and space to teach, learn and rehearse choreography.Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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8:00 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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8:30 PM - 9:30 PMGroup bonding, surprise lesson, walking meditation, sitting meditation and discussion.Location: Diversity Center 103 - Main Room
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9:00 PM - 10:00 PMLawrence's chapter of Amnesty International meets once a week to discuss current events and plan events to raise awareness of human rights issues within the Lawrence and Appleton communities.Location: Warch Campus Center 414 - Runkel Conference Room
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9:00 PM - 11:00 PMDance practice for LU's hip-hop dance group, Massive Movement.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
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9:30 PM - 11:30 PMJam Session for jazz students.Location: Warch Campus Center 302B - Ellerman Stage (in Cafe)
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCome to Career Services for help creating a resume and cover letter. If you already have a resume or cover letter drafted but have questions, bring them with you (even better, bring your laptop to... Read MoreLocation: Career Services
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PMStop by and register your internship, full-time job or acceptance to graduate school! We want to celebrate YOU!Location: Warch Campus Center 211A - Lobby Table Area Near Mail Room
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PMMortar Board will be collecting money for the Professor Penny War event. The professor who earns the most pennies will wear a hotdog suit all day on May 24! The proceeds will go to charity.Location: Warch Campus Center 302A - Boldt Plaza
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11:10 AM - 12:30 PMThis focus group is open to all students who have taken the 2012-2013 President's Committee On Diversity Affairs 'Campus Climate Survey,' many of whom have already agreed to meet in a small focus... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 401 - Arthur Vining Davis Conference Room
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11:15 AM - 12:00 PMExplore your mind body connection with regular yoga practice.Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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11:30 AM - 12:29 PMLanguage Table for German language students.Location: Warch Campus Center 128 - Perille Private Dining Room
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PMImprove your core strength in 30 minutes using weights and physioballs.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLanguage table for Chinese language students.Location: Warch Campus Center 128 - Perille Private Dining Room
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PMDrop-in hours are regularly scheduled set blocks of time when you can come to Career Services without an appointment to ask quick questions about resumes, cover letters, CVs or any other career-... Read MoreLocation: Career Services
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PMMuay Tai martial arts fitness class. Learn the fundamentals of a martial art and get a great workout.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PMSpeaker: David Bressoud '79, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics, Macalester College
In the early 1800s, our understanding of calculus changed dramatically, largely due to the efforts of four... Read MoreLocation: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science 102 - Lecture Hall -
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMFrench language students practice speaking French during dinner.
Location: Warch Campus Center 126 - Schumann Room -
6:00 PM - 7:00 PMFinals: There are a lot of acronyms out there for how we feel about them. However, we complete "finals" at the end of each term to show just how much we have learned in 10 weeks of classes. Preparing... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PMRussian Language TableLocation: Warch Campus Center 128 - Perille Private Dining Room
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PMJoin Bon Appetit Management Company's Midwest Fellow S.K. Piper for a discussion about food, sustainability, social justice and more. Locally sourced snacks will be provided!Location: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science 102 - Lecture Hall
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7:00 PM - 7:55 PMTai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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7:01 PM - 7:59 PMThe weekly meeting of the Student Organization for University Programming.Location: Warch Campus Center 401 - Arthur Vining Davis Conference Room
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7:15 PM - 7:45 PMMeeting to discuss upcoming builds,fund raisers and events.Location: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
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8:00 PM - 9:00 PMThe Downer Feminist Council will hold its weekly meeting. All are welcome!Location: Warch Campus Center 414 - Runkel Conference Room
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8:00 PM - 8:30 PMWeekly meeting.Location: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
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9:00 PM - 10:30 PMStudents will pick double rooms in order based on lottery number.Location: Warch Campus Center 225 - Esch Hurvis Room (Hurvis)
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9:00 PM - 10:00 PMLUUU is a place where everyone is welcome, where spiritual and intellectual growth is encouraged, where the interdependent web of life is respected and where students are taught to celebrate all the... Read MoreLocation: Diversity Center 103 - Main Room
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9:00 PM - 10:30 PMStudents will pick double rooms in order based on lottery number.Location: Warch Campus Center 226 - Mead Witter Room
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9:01 PM - 10:00 PMThe weekly meeting for LU-NAMI.Location: Warch Campus Center 414 - Runkel Conference Room
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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11:00 AM - 1:00 PMMortar Board will be collecting money for the Professor Penny War event. The professor who earns the most pennies will wear a hotdog suit all day on May 24! The proceeds will go to charity.Location: Warch Campus Center 302A - Boldt Plaza
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11:15 AM - 12:00 PMExplore your mind body connection with regular yoga practice.Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PMImprove your strength, flexibilty and self esteem.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
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12:31 PM - 1:30 PMLanguage Table for Spanish language students.Location: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PMDrop-in hours are regularly scheduled set blocks of time when you can come to Career Services without an appointment to ask quick questions about resumes, cover letters, CVs or any other career-... Read MoreLocation: Career Services
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3:10 PM - 4:20 PMLocation: Harper Hall
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4:00 PM - 11:59 PMSpeaker: Rob Salgado, Lawrence University visiting assistant professor of physics
Minkowski Spacetime Diagrams have been difficult to interpret because line segments representing equal spacetime... Read MoreLocation: Youngchild Hall 115 -
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMImprove your strength and flexibility with instructor Wendy Naarup.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr GYM - Gymnasium
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6:30 PM - 7:59 PMLawrence University Model United Nation is having its daily meeting. We will discuss conferences, MUN strategies, current events and acknowledge the problems in today's society.Location: Warch Campus Center 401 - Arthur Vining Davis Conference Room
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PMGerman language tableLocation: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
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7:30 PM - 11:00 PMIn preparation for the spring showcase, LU dance groups will use this time and space to teach, learn and rehearse choreography.Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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8:00 PM - 11:59 PMLike music? Need a break from homework? Come share and listen to great music at Sinfonia House every Wednesday! (Don't forget to bring an iPod or computer!)Location: Sinfonia House, 221 N. Union Street
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8:00 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Stansbury Theatre
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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11:10 AM - 1:00 PMSpeaker: Claudena Skran. Skran is professor of government and Edwin & Ruth West Professor of Economics and Social Science at Lawrence and the recipient of the Faculty Convocation Award.Location: Memorial Chapel 103A - Stage
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PMImprove your core strength in 30 minutes using weights and physioballs.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLanguage table for Russian language students.Location: Warch Campus Center 128 - Perille Private Dining Room
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PMInformal question-and-answer session with convocation speaker and recipient of the Faculty Convocation Award.Location: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PMA gathering of students and faculty interested in linguistics.Location: Warch Campus Center 414 - Runkel Conference Room
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM"Editing Oral History: From Interview to Narrative"
Speaker: Luke Gerwe. Gerwe is the managing editor of "Voice of Witness," a nonprofit imprint of McSweeney's Books. He has worked as a staff editor... Read MoreLocation: Main Hall 201 - Classroom -
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMThis focus group is open to all students who have taken the 2012-2013 President's Committee On Diversity Affairs 'Campus Climate Survey,' many of whom have already agreed to meet in a small focus... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PMMuay Tai martial arts fitness class. Learn the fundamentals of a martial art and get a great workout.Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
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5:00 PM - 7:00 PMMortar Board will be collecting money for the Professor Penny War event. The professor who earns the most pennies will wear a hotdog suit all day on May 24! The proceeds will go to charity.Location: Warch Campus Center 302A - Boldt Plaza
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5:30 PM - 7:30 PMGlobeMed is hosting its first Global Health Awareness Banquet. GlobeMed members will present information regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Rwanda and the work we are doing alongside our partner... Read MoreLocation: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science 101 - Atrium
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PMEnd-of-the-year celebration for residents of Colman and Brokaw Residence Halls including resident and staff recognition and review of the year. Reservations required (see Hall Staff).Location: Warch Campus Center 225 - Esch Hurvis Room (Hurvis)
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PMEnd-of-the-year celebration for residents of Colman and Brokaw Residence Halls including resident and staff recognition and review of the year. Reservations required (see Hall Staff).Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PMThis rally, like the previous ChronicLU HIV/AIDS rallies, will bring the Lawrence and Appleton communities awareness about a chronic disease. In the style of 1960s consciousness-raising rallies, we... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 204 - Cinema
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PMMark Metcalf, known for acting in works like "Animal House," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel," speaks about his acting experience both onscreen and onstage. A question-and-answer session will... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 226 - Mead Witter Room
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8:00 PM - 9:00 PMWeekly meeting of Critical Thinkers, Humanists and Unbelievers at Lawrence University.Location: Warch Campus Center 401 - Arthur Vining Davis Conference Room
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8:00 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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9:00 PM - 11:00 PMA rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school. 97 min. (2007)
Location: Warch Campus Center 204 - Cinema -
9:00 PM - 10:30 PMProve how well you know your roommate by competing in a newlywed-style game show. $500 worth of prizes will be given away, including gift certificates to local business and more. There will be... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 302B - Ellerman Stage (in Cafe)
Friday, May 24th, 2013
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9:00 AM - 11:00 AMDrop-in hours are regularly scheduled set blocks of time when you can come to Career Services without an appointment to ask quick questions about resumes, cover letters, CVs or any other career-... Read MoreLocation: Career Services
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3:00 PM - 5:00 PMBiology majors present their Senior Experiences.Location: Warch Campus Center 324 - Somerset Room
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4:00 PM - 11:59 PMMs. Van Zalen will perform Ciaccona by Bernardo Storace; several pieces from Johann Sebastian Bach's Orgelbüchlein; Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532, also by Bach; Jig for the Feet (Totentanz)... Read MorePrice: FreeLocation: Lawrence Memorial Chapel
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PMThis exhibition features the work of graduating senior art majors. Work includes ceramics, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture and video.Price: freeLocation: Wriston Art Center 202 - Lobby
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6:30 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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8:00 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Lawrence Memorial Chapel
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8:00 PM - 11:00 PMWeekly swing dance hosted by Lawrence Swing Dance.Location: Warch Campus Center 225 - Esch Hurvis Room (Hurvis)
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9:00 PM - 11:59 PMBBC Folk Music Festival featuring the folk/bluegrass groups Fauxgrass and The Ragbirds. Open to the public. Music starts at 9 p.m. (Rain site: Esch Hurvis Studio, WCC)Location: Warch Campus Center 302A - Boldt Plaza
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9:00 PM - 11:59 PM(In the event of bad weather, this event will move indoors--from Boldt Plaza to the Esch Hurvis Studio.) BBC Folk Music Festival featuring the folk/bluegrass groups Fauxgrass and The Ragbirds. Doors... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 224 - Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch)
Saturday, May 25th, 2013
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9:00 AM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PMLawrence University Model United Nations is hosting its first Model United Nations conference. This conference will simulate a crisis, and the theme will be from Game Of Thrones. Come and find out... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
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11:00 AM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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1:00 PM - 3:00 PMLambda Sigma's fund raiser: Great Big Water Balloon BattleLocation: Outside 019 - Quadrangle
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1:00 PM - 11:59 PMMusical Differences Across the Soviet Union Through the Trumpet. Three pieces will be performed: Fanfare for a New Theater by Igor Stravinsky; Concerto for Trumpet by Alexander Arutiunian; and Three... Read MorePrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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3:00 PM - 11:59 PMMs. Dinkler will perform Flute Concerto No. 3 in D Major, RV 428 ("Il Gardellino") by Antonio Vivaldi; Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 94, by Sergei Prokofiev; and Fantaisie Brillante on Themes from... Read MorePrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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4:00 PM - 8:00 PMDay two of BBC's Folk Festival.
Performances by:
Sanders Bohlke, Doug Mains and the City Folk, and The Pernicious Bean.
Music starts at 4 p.m.Location: Outside 032 - Main Hall Green Area -
5:00 PM - 9:00 PMRAIN SITE for Day 2 of the Band Booking Committee's Folk Festival. Three acoustic groups performing: Sanders Bohlke, Doug Mains and the City Folk, and The Pernicious Bean.
Music starts at 4pm. Open... Read MoreLocation: Warch Campus Center 226 - Mead Witter Room -
5:00 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
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6:30 PM - 11:59 PMPrice: FreeLocation: Harper Hall
"Reimagining Liberal Education"
Videos from the TEDx conference are available for viewing at the TEDxLawrenceU website. Visit each speaker's individual page to watch a video of their talk. Each is less than 18 minutes in length. Creative presentations and compelling ideas for those interested in the future of liberal education.
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Lawrence Today
How are ideas big and small being brought to life by Lawrence students and alumni? In the current issue of Lawrence Today, we explore some of the ways Lawrence students—current and former—are using the tools of their Lawrence educations to bridge the gap from thought to action.
Also in this issue, retiring President Jill Beck reflects on her nine years at LU.