BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

calendar 02/12 - 02/19

Monday, Feb. 12
BGSU Firelands Man’s Inhumanity to Man Movie Series, “The Laramie Project,” 11:30 a.m., Firelands Room, 115 West Building.

Tuesday, Feb. 13
Provost Lecture Series, “Queer Regions: From ‘Fire’ to ‘The Journey,’” by Dr. Gayatri Gopinath, women studies and gender studies, University of California, Davis, 6:30 p.m., 202B Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
BGSU Firelands Man’s Inhumanity to Man Movie Series, “The Killing Fields,” 7 p.m., Firelands Room, 115 West Building.
Film Director Series: Andrei Tarkovsky, “Ivanovo detstvo (My Name Is Ivan; Ivan’s Childhood)” (1962), Russia/USSR, 7:30 p.m., Gish Film Theater, Hanna Hall.
Guest Recital, pianist Caroline Oltmanns, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
Movie, “Stranger than Fiction,” 9:30 p.m., Union Theater.

Wednesday, Feb. 14
Brown Bag Luncheon, “Identity Development for the Progressive African-American Female College Student,” by Dr. Linda Whittington, psychologist and executive director of Avenues to Healing, noon-1 p.m., Women’s Center, 107 Hanna Hall. In recognition of Black History Month.
BGSU Firelands Man’s Inhumanity to Man Movie Series, “The Killing Fields,” 12:30 p.m., Firelands Room, 115 West Building.
Women’s Basketball vs. Akron, 7 p.m., Anderson Arena.
Pallister French Canadian Lecture and Film Series, “Les Passeurs (The Go-Betweens)” (2003), directed by Hejer Charf, who will introduce the film, French Canadian/Tunisian, 7:30 p.m., Gish Film Theater, Hanna Hall. Presented with support from the Gish Film Theater Endowment.
Faculty Artist Series, jazz pianist Russell Schmidt performs his own compositions, with Andrew Bishop, saxophone; Charles Saenz, trumpet; Jeff Halsey, bass; Roger Schupp, drums, and Nathan Douds and Olman Piedre, percussion, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
Art History Association Film Series, “Do the Right Thing,” 9-11:30 p.m., 204 Fine Arts Center. February’s theme is Black History Month.

Thursday, Feb. 15
Black History Month Event, “Mapping the Study of Black Popular Culture,” with Dr. Angela Nelson, chair of the popular culture department, 11 a.m.-noon, Pallister Conference Room, 150A Jerome Library.
BGSU Firelands Man’s Inhumanity to Man Movie Series, “Cambodia: Killing Fields 1975-1979,” with a special presentation by Dr. Benjamin N. Muego, political science, 7 p.m., Cedar Point Center Auditorium.
International Film Series, “Facing Windows” (2003), directed by Ferzan Ozpetek, Italy, 7:30 p.m., Gish Film Theater, Hanna Hall.
Distinguished Visiting Writer Nancy Lord reads from her fiction and nonfiction works about Alaska, 7:30 p.m., Prout Chapel.
Concert, Trumpet Ensemble, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Friday, Feb. 16
PCA/CITE Grant Launch, “Authentic Commitment: Celebrating 10 Years of Partnership Activities,” announcement of the 2007 Partnership Support grantees, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Lenhart Grand Ballroom, Union. For more information, call 2-9624 or email pca@bgsu.edu.
BGSU Firelands Man’s Inhumanity to Man Movie Series, “The Laramie Project,” 12:30 p.m., Firelands Room, 115 West Building.
Women’s Research Network, “Seeing Is Believing: African-American Romance Novels,” by Julita S. Edwards, American culture studies, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Women’s Center, 107 Hanna Hall.
Movie, “Stranger than Fiction,” 6:30 and 9:30 p.m., Union Theater.
Recital, bass clarinetist Kevin Schempf, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Saturday, Feb. 17
Young People’s Concert, “Basses Loaded,” featuring bassist Jeff Halsey and students in the BGSU bass studio, 11 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. Admission is $1 for children and $2 for adults. Box office will open at 10:30 a.m.
Recital, bass clarinetist Thomas Labadorf, Central Connecticut State University and Connecticut College, 1:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
MACIE International Dinner and Silent Auction, a benefit for the Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural and International Education student internship scholarship fund, 6-11 p.m., 101 Olscamp Hall. Tickets are $35. To order, contact Linda Hamman at 2-7350 or lindah@bgsu.edu.
Recital, bass clarinetist Michael Lowenstern, Juilliard, 7 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Sunday, Feb. 18
Feminism Film Festival: Movies and Discussion, “North Country,” 6-9 p.m., 105 Hanna Hall.
Movie, “Stranger than Fiction,” 9:30 p.m., Union Theater.

Monday, Feb. 19
Presidents’ Day Open House, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., campuswide.
BGSU Firelands Man’s Inhumanity to Man Movie Series, “Guns, Germs, and Steel: Geographic Luck,” 11:30 a.m., Firelands Room, 115 West Building.

Continuing Events
Through Feb. 14
Art Exhibition, Student Enameling Exhibition, Little Gallery, BGSU Firelands. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday.

Feb. 15-18
Theatre Production, “Shifting Skins: Tales of Transformation,” a medley of dance and theatre inspired by traditional folk tales and Asian music. Performances are at 8 p.m. Feb. 15-17 and 2 p.m. Feb. 17 and 18. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. To order, call the box office at 2-2719. A co-production of the University Performing Dancers and the Department of Theatre and Film.

Through Feb. 21
Exhibition, BGSU's third annual Architecture Studio Exhibition, Union Art Gallery. Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Through Feb. 28
Art Exhibition, annual Undergraduate Art and Design Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan and Willard Wankelman galleries, Fine Arts Center. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.

Through March 2
Planetarium Show, "Nine Planets and Counting," 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, BGSU Planetarium, 112 Physical Sciences Lab Building. $1 donation suggested. Stargazing follows planetarium show on Fridays and Sundays if weather permits.