Today
Haiti lecture
The annual Jerome H. Wood Memorial Lecture on The African Diaspora in the Americas will be on “Is Haiti Ready for Self-Rule? — Rethinking the Role of the United States in Haitian National Development. “
The lecture will be given by Dr. Chantalle Verna, assistant professor of history at Florida International University in Sci 101 at 4:30 p.m.
PSOU Talk
Organizers and members of the Philadelphia Security Officer’s Union are coming to campus to talk about the struggle for healthcare benefits, sustainable wages and adequate training. The union provides a voice for security guards in the Philadelphia area, including AlliedBarton workers. The talk will take place in Sci 199 at 7: 30 p.m.
*_Tomorrow_ *
Beards, braids and beatings
Students from Litr 047, “Russian Fairy Tales,” will be performing Russian Fairy Tales as a final class project in Bond Hall at 5 p.m..
Spring Korean BBQ
HAN will be serving Korean barbecue and food at Wharton courtyard from 6 p.m to 8 p.m.
Rhythm-N-Motion show
Dance group Rhythm-N-Motion will perform various styles of dancing in their once-a-semester show. The performance will be in LPAC at 8 p.m., but doors will open at 7:30 p.m.
“The Cure at Troy”
The department of theater presents Niccolo Moretti’s senior directing thesis, Seamus Heaney’s “The Cure at Troy” in the Frear Ensemble Theater at 8 p.m.
The play is set at the end of the Trojan War. The Greeks cannot win unless they bring the soldier they abandoned at the beginning of the war back to the front lines. It is Heaney’s adaptation of Sophocles’ “Philoctetes.”
There will also be performances on Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 1
Student photography show
The Photo Shop is hosting a spring student photography show in Shane Lounge, opening at 1:30 p.m. Student work from this semester will be on display. Snacks will be provided.
String quartet recital
The Mandelbrot Quartet, a student ensemble, will perform in Lang Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m.
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