Friday, May 18, 2012

  • Student recital:Stacy Mallette, flute
    8:00pm Location: Harper Hall
    Ms. Mallette will perform Dash by Jennifer Higdon; two movements from Rumors by Harold Meltzer; Ballade et Danse des Sylphes, op. 5 by Joachim Andersen; two movements from Sonata by Marjan Mozetich; and Three Beats for Beatbox Flute by Greg Pattillo.
  • Student recital:Katrina Shore, percussion
    9:30pm Location: Harper Hall
    Ms. Shore will perform three movements from Elliott Carter's 8 Pieces for Solo Timpani; Somewhere in Maine by Lyle Mays; Velocities by Joseph Schwantner; Octabones by Adi Morag; and Sculpture in Wood by Rüdiger Pawassar.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

  • Lawrence Academy of Music Student Recitals
    12:30pm Location: Harper Hall and Shattuck 156

  • Student recital:Rosalie Graber, soprano
    3:00pm Location: Pusey Room, Warch Campus Center
    Ms. Graber will perform several songs from Tonadillas by Enrique Granados; Rastlose Liebe and Frühlingsglaube by Franz Schubert; and Laudamus Te from Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi.
  • Student lecture-recital:Katelyn Smith, violin
    5:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center, Pusey Room
    Ms. Smith will perform two movements from Sonata in G, KV 301 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Roumanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók; two movements from Suite for Violin and Piano by William Grant Still; Sonnymoon for Two by Sonny Rollins; and Kashmir by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
  • Student recital:Stephanie Maletich, guitar
    6:30pm Location: Harper Hall
    Ms. Maletich will Entr'acte by Jacques Ibert; Vals No. 3, op. 8 by Agustín Barrios Mangoré; Danza Caracteristica by Leo Brouwer; two movements from Histoire Du Tango by Astor Piazzolla; and Suite Española by Gaspar Sanz.
  • Lawrence Wind Ensemble Concert
    8:00pm Location: Lawrence Memorial Chapel
    The Lawrence University Wind Ensemble will perform Michael Colgrass's Urban Requiem featuring Lux Quartet; Concerto in D Major for Flute and Wind Band by Carl Reinecke, and featuring Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition winner Sam Golter '13; and Symphony No. 1 by Frank Ticheli. More information about the Lux Quartet can be found at Lux Quartet or at their Facebook page: Lux Quartet.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Monday, May 21, 2012

  • Jazz Small Groups Concert
    8:00pm Location: Harper Hall

  • Jazz Jam
    9:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 302B - Ellerman Stage (in Cafe)
    Jam Session for jazz students.

Friday, May 18, 2012

  • Biochemistry/Chemistry Senior Experience Talk
    3:10pm Location: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science 202 - Lecture Hall
    3:10 p.m. Michael Welford presents "An Introduction to Medicincal Chemistry:Drug Discovery of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors"
  • An Evening of Baroque Dance:Louis XIV Masque Ball
    6:30pm Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Julie Esch Studio & Warch Campus Center 225 - Hurvis Room
    Immerse yourself in the lavish decadence of Louis XIV's court at Versailles and masquerade as a courtier when you join the Lawrence Baroque Ensemble for a grand evening of music and dance fit for a king! President Jill Beck and Professor Rebecca Salzer present dance instruction in French courtly dance of the Baroque period - no previous dance experience required. Live music provided by the Lawrence Baroque Ensemble. Refreshments to follow. Black tie encouraged; masks provided. FREE and open to the public.
  • 0 Portal Party 2.5 (We're out of beta) 0
    9:00pm Location: Plantz Hall 123 - Lounge
    Portal prize drawings, cake to eat (?), lemons to explode, co-op gaming projected onto the wall, a live performance of Still Alive as well as a GAME involving the CORES and a special appearance from GLaDOS herself!

Saturday, May 19, 2012

  • Yoga
    10:30am Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
    Slow Flow Yoga

Sunday, May 20, 2012

  • History 300/400 Film Screening
    1:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 204 - Cinema
    "American Beauty"
  • Deutsche Kaffeestunde
    2:00pm Location: International House 107 - Lounge - Front Parlor
    Deutsche Kaffeestunde with German assistant Oscar Koberling.
  • FIST 418 screening
    4:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
    Weekly screening for documentary film course.
  • GER 357 film screening
    7:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
    Weekly screening for East German cinema course.

Monday, May 21, 2012

  • Zumba
    12:00pm Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr 211 - Multipurpose Room
    Enjoy the Latin-style dance workout. Open to all.
  • Pilates
    5:00pm Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr GYM - Gymnasium
    Pilates for students, staff, and faculty.
  • Senior Dinner 2012
    5:30pm Location: Warch Campus Center 320 - Gallery
    Reception for seniors and guests preceding the Senior Dinner in the Somerset Room.
  • Japanese Language Table
    6:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 126 - Schumann Room
    Japanese Language Table
  • Russian Language Table
    6:30pm Location: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
    An opportunity for Russian language students to converse during dinner.
  • Senior Dinner 2012
    6:30pm Location: Warch Campus Center 324 - Somerset Room
    Senior Dinner for the Class of 2012
  • FIST 418 screening
    7:00pm Location: Main Hall 201 - Classroom
    Weekly screening for Documentary film course
  • LU Meditation and Mindfulness
    8:30pm Location: Diversity Center 201 - Classroom
    Group discussion, walking meditation, followed by sitting meditation.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

  • Chinese Language Table
    11:30am Location: Warch Campus Center 128 - Perille Private Dining Room
    Students dine and practice speaking the Chinese language.
  • German Language Table
    11:30am Location: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
    German language students enjoying lunch.
  • Dejeuner Francais
    12:30pm Location: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
    French language table
  • Economics Colloquium:"Anglo-Dutch Premium Auctions in 18th-Century Amsterdam"
    4:30pm Location: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science 102 - Lecture Hall
    Speaker: Dan Quint, assistant professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work on auctions and bargaining has appeared in leading economic theory journals.
  • Afro-Caribbean Club General Meeting
    6:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 401 - Arthur Vining Davis Conference Room
    Afro-Caribbean Club General Meeting
  • Spanish Language Table
    6:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 127 - Parrish Private Dining Room
    Spanish Language Table
  • GER 357 screening
    7:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 308 - Kraemer Conference Room
    Weekly screening for East German Cinema course.
  • LUUU Meeting
    9:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 224 - Julie Esch Studio
    Weekly meeting of LUUU (Lawrence University Unitarian Universalists.) All are welcome to join us as we explore practices like yoga and meditation, discuss the philosophy of different beliefs, or simply relax, clear our minds and take the time to enjoy the little things.
  • Housing Selection:Double Selection
    9:00pm Location: Warch Campus Center 226 - Mead Witter Room & Warch Campus Center 225 - Hurvis Room
    Students will pick in order based on lottery number. Students who are going off campus during the year can select a room at the end of doubles selection.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

  • SAAC Dodgeball
    7:00pm Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr GYM - Gymnasium
    The Student Athletic Advisory Committee's annual dodgeball tournament. Open to the entire campus. Teams will be pre-registered.

Friday, August 31, 2012

  • Volleyball
    3:00pm Location: Norfolk, Va.
    vs. Neumann (Virginia Wesleyan Invitational)

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