Monday, March 21
BG@100 Open Forum, 11 a.m., 317 Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
Canadian Studies Lecture, by Canadian writer Diane Schoemperlen, 4:30-6 p.m., 101B Olscamp Hall.
Human Rights Film Festival, “Calling the Ghosts,” 1996, about rape as a weapon of war, and “Behind the Labels: Garment Workers on U.S. Saipan,” 2001, 6-8 p.m., Union Theater. Call 2-7897 for more information or to arrange to borrow films for class use.

Tuesday, March 22
Solo Theatrical Performance, “Us? Talking across America,” a theatrical cross-country exploration of national character by Ray McNiece, actor, poet and singer, 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., McBride Auditorium, BGSU Firelands. Sponsored by BGSU Firelands' Student and Campus Activities, Peace and Justice Club and area Voices for Peace and Justice. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Smith at 2-0840 or LSmithDog@aol.com.
Henry A. Garrity Documentary, Film and Lecture Series: Films in French, “Raja,” 2003, France/Morocco, directed by James Doillon, 7:30 p.m., Gish Film Theater, first floor, Hanna Hall.
Women’s History Month Keynote Speaker, “The Price of Motherhood,” presented by Ann Crittenden, author, economist and award-winning journalist, 7:30 p.m., Lenhart Grand Ballroom, Union.
BGSU Jazz Guitars, directed by Chris Buzzelli, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
Movie, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” 9:30 p.m., Union Theater. Sponsored by University Activities Organization.

Wednesday, March 23
Center for Family and Demographic Research Spring Speaker Series, “Chronic Communication Disorders and Quality of Life,” presented by Rod Gabel, communication disorders, noon-1 p.m.,
314 Union.
Brown Bag Lunch, “Mom, I Want a G.I. Joe!: Feminists Raising Sons,” with Jeannie Ludlow, women's studies; Cynthia Mahaffey, general studies writing, and Rebecca Ferguson, human resources, noon-1 p.m., 107 Hanna Hall.
Dissertation Defense, “Dense Sets of Common Cyclic Vectors of Jordan Operators,” by Juan Marin, mathematics and statistics, 1:45 p.m., 459 Mathematical Sciences Building.
Baseball vs. Oakland, 2 p.m., Steller Field.
Dissertation Defense, “The Praxis of Sagacious Rhetoric: Sage Philosophy and the Rhetoric of African Philosophy,” by Omedi Ochieng, School of Communication Studies, 2-4 p.m., 310 West Hall.
Provost’s Lecture Series, “The Stratifications of Normativity: Race, Governmentality, and Minority Formations,” presented by Roderick Ferguson, American studies, University of Minnesota, 6:30 p.m., 201A&B Union. Reception to follow. Part of the Sexualities and Borders Symposium (see below).
Bryan Chamber Series, featuring BGSU music faculty, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Thursday, March 24
Scholarship of Engagement Forum, presented by Lorilee Sandmann, associate vice president for public service and outreach, University of Georgia, 1-2 p.m., 207 Union.
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Visiting Writer, poet Amy Newman, English faculty member, Northern Illinois University, will lecture, 7:30 p.m., Prout Chapel.
International Film Series, “Train de Vie (Train of Life),” 1998, France/Belgium/Netherlands/ Israel/Romania, directed by Radu Mihaileanu, 7:30 p.m., Gish Film Theater, first floor, Hanna Hall.
Student Composers’ Forum, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Friday, March 25
Movie, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Union Theater. Sponsored by UAO.

Saturday, March 26
Tennis vs. Ball State, 1 p.m., Keefe Courts.
Bowling Green Philharmonia, 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Sunday, March 27
Movie, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” 9:30 p.m., Union Theater. Sponsored by UAO.

Monday, March 28
Dissertation Defense, “The Impact of Residential Learning Communities on Students’ Civic Engagement in Four-Year, Public, Midwest Universities,” by Suhua Dong, Higher Education Administration Program, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 444 Education Building.
Human Rights Film Festival, “Life and Debt,” 2001, about Jamaica’s economic woes at the hands of the International Monetary Fund, 6 p.m., Union Theater.

Continuing Events
March 23 and 24
Symposium, “Sexualities and Borders,” keynote address at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (see above), then from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, 201A and B Union. “Paint!” a theatrical performance by Sîle Singleton, will be held at 8 p.m. in the Union Theater. Sponsored by the Department of Ethnic Studies in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society.

March 25 and 25
Threshold Student Festival of Electroacoustic Music, featuring works for tape alone, instrument and tape, interactive computer, solo laptop performance and video by students from BGSU, Ball State University, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Indiana University, Oberlin Conservatory and the University of Michigan. Concerts will begin at 8 p.m. Friday and at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. For more information, contact Elainie Lillios, 2-9482. Hosted by the College of Musical Arts.

Through April 6
Art Exhibition, “Natura Morta,” digital collage by Karen La Vallee Norton, Little Gallery, BGSU Firelands. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Through April 7
BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan and Willard Wankelman galleries, Fine Arts Center, and the Union galleries. Bryan and Wankelman gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Hours in the Union galleries are 7 a.m.-midnight Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-midnight Sundays.

Through April 15
Planetarium Show, “Spirits from the Sky: The Star World of the Pawnee.” Showings are at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m. Sundays and at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2. $1 donation suggested.