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Experts will discuss everything from water conservation to beer science. Art lovers can catch Paul Taylor Dance, a Chamber Choir concert or the Theater Department´s production of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." Students can learn about green jobs or gaze at the stars. It´s all happening in April at Connecticut College. All of the following events are open to the public, and are free unless otherwise noted. Wednesday, April 1 - "Screaming Queens: The Riot at the Compton´s Cafeteria," a film screening, April 1, 4:30 p.m. in the LGBTQ Resource Center, Burdick Residence Hall. - "Computer Audition: What the Computer Hears," an endowed directorship lecture by Ozgur Izmirli, the Judith Ammerman ´60 Director of the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, 6:30 p.m. in the Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center. Thursday, April 2 - "Honor Killings in Modern Day Europe: Challenges and Prospects," by Unni Wikan, author and professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo, Norway, 4:30 p.m. in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, Shain Library. - SOAR Dinner: "Race and the Environment." The Society Organized Against Racism (SOAR) is hosting a dinner and discussion with Jane Dawson, professor of government; Colleen Butler-Sweet, visiting associate professor of psychology, and Mark Mitchell, president of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice, 5 p.m. in the 1941 Room, Crozier-Williams student center. Tickets are $7 at the door. Friday, April 3 - "Water Use and Abuse: Innovations in Conservation," a lecture by Amy Vickers, president of Amy Vickers and Associates Inc., an international consulting practice specializing in water conservation, 7:30 p.m. in the Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center. This keynote lecture is part of the 2009 Elizabeth Babbott Conant Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment. - "Human Rights Now!: Stop Human Trafficking," a lecture by human trafficking expert Ray Bechard, 8 p.m. in Room 210, Blaustein Humanities Center. - "Paul Taylor Dance Company," one of the world´s most highly respected dance troupes, performs as part of the onStage at Connecticut College series, April 3, 8 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. Tickets are $28, 24, 20 for the general public, $25, 21.50, 18 for seniors, and $14, 12, 10 for students. Call 860-439-ARTS for tickets. Saturday, April 4 - Spring Star Gazing, 8 - 10 p.m. in the observatory, atop the F.W. Olin Science Center. Sunday, April 5 - "Major Dilemma: Young Alumni Show What´s Possible," an alumni panel discussion about majors and careers, 3 p.m. in Cro´s Nest, College Center at Crozier-Williams student center. Monday, April 6 - "Sensuality and Spirituality: an Interactive Common Hour," an exploration of connection between sensuality and spirituality through poetry, music and food with Claudia Highbaugh, dean of religious and spiritual life, 4:30 p.m. in the LGBTQ Resource Center, Burdick Residence Hall. - "Neurological Models of Bipolar Disorder," a Spring Psychology Department Colloquium Series lecture by Aude Henin, director of the Cognitive Therapy Program, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 4:30 p.m. in the Silfen Auditorium, Bill Hall. - "Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Redefining the Image of Asians in U.S. Culture," an Asian/ Pacific Islander Heritage Month convocation event, 7 p.m. in the 1941 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams. Tuesday, April 7 - "Early Family Literacy and Math," by Joanne Knapp-Philo, co-author of "Learning to Read the World: Language and Literacy in The First Three Years," 1:15 p.m. in Room 1, Holmes Hall. - "The Science of a Simple Meal: Bread, Cheese and Beer," a Chemistry Department seminar by Casey C. Raymond, associate professor of chemistry at the State University of New York at Oswego, 4:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium, Hale Laboratory. Wednesday, April 8 - "The State of American Museums," a panel discussion featuring Agnes Gund, a 1960 Connecticut College graduate and chair emerita of the Board of the Museum of Modern Art; Carl R. Nold, president and CEO of Historic New England and chair of the American Association of Museums; and Jock Reynolds, director of the Yale University Art Gallery, 4 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Gallery. - "TransAmerica," a film screening, April 8, 4:30 p.m. in the LGBTQ Resource Center, Burdick Residence Hall. Thursday, April 9 - "Are There Any Limits on the Growth of the Federal Government´s Power?" A book talk by John Nugent, senior research analyst at Connecticut College, 4 p.m. in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, Shain Library. - "Rap Sessions Panel: Hip-Hop and Gender," a discussion about hip-hop culture, sexism and homophobia, 4:30 p.m. in Room 014, Olin Science Center. - "Telling Maggie´s Story: Exploding the Myths About Dating Violence," by Susan Omilian, an attorney, published author and long-time advocate to end violence against women, 4:30 p.m. in the Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center. Friday, April 10 - Spring Visit Day for high school students and their families, featuring information sessions, campus tours, student presentations and tips on the admission process, 10:30 a.m. in the Admission office, Horizon House. - "Common Hour: Experience the World with a Watson Fellowship," with two alumni Watson fellows and the Connecticut College Watson Selection Committee, 11:45 a.m. in Room 210, Blaustein Humanities Center. - "The Physics of Information," by Michel Devoret, professor of applied physics at Yale University, 1:30 p.m. in Room 111, F.W. Olin Science Center. - "Foreign Service Careers," with Hagen Maroney ´98, who will answer questions and discuss his career in as an officer with the Foreign Service, 4:30 p.m. in Room 210, Blaustein Humanities Center. Tuesday, April 14 - Take Back the Night, an annual rally and march in conjunction with the nation-wide event to raise awareness about sexual violence and assault, 7 - 10 p.m. at the College Center at Crozier-Williams. Wednesday, April 15 - Senior Art Minor Exhibition Reception, 4 p.m. in the Manwaring Gallery, Cummings Art Center. - "Anthropology of a Runaway Train: Consumer Choice and Absentee Regulation at an HMO in Puerto Rico," by Jessica Mulligan, the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy, 4:30 p.m. in Room 203, Blaustein Humanities Center. - "How Can You Be a Lesbian - You´re Jewish!" A public reading of poetry and short stories by Leslea Newman, the award-winning author of "Heather Has Two Mommies," 7 p.m. in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, Shain Library. - "Brian Skonberg and Jim Fryer´s Borderline Jazz Band," a musical performance with visiting faculty member John Clark (clarinet) and guest musicians Jimmy Mazzy (banjo), trumpeter/singer Brian Skonberg and multi-instrumentalist Jim Fryer, 7 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Art Center. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for students and seniors. Call 860-439-ARTS for tickets. Thursday, April 16 - "Dance Department Senior Thesis Concert," with choreography by Connecticut College dance majors and guest artist Tania Isaac, 7:30 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $5 for students and seniors. Call 860-439-ARTS for tickets. Performances are also scheduled for April 17 at 7:30 p.m. and April 18 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17 - Spring Visit Day for high school students and their families, featuring information sessions, campus tours, student presentations and tips on the admission process, 10:30 a.m. in the Admission office, Horizon House. - Relay For Life - The American Cancer Society walk comes to Connecticut College for the first time. The walk begins at 6 p.m. on Tempel Green. Saturday, April 18 - New York Bus Trip, sponsored by the Department of Art History. The trip is $30 for students and $40 for faculty, staff and the general public. The bus leaves at 8 a.m. and will return at 10:30 p.m. For more information, contact Debbie Radachy at darad@conncoll.edu. - Earth Fest! with outdoor music, food and activities, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Tempel Green. (Rain date is April 19). Sunday, April 19 - "Brass Quintet," a musical performance with faculty members Tom Brown (trumpet) and Heather Doughty, (French horn), and guest musicians Gino Villarreal (trumpet), Vince Yanovitch (trombone) and Adam Crowe (tuba), 1:30 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center. Monday, April 20 - "Pathways Through Midlife: Results of a 40-Year Study of Adult Personality and Change," a Spring Psychology Department Colloquium Series lecture by Susan Krause Whitbourne, professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 4:30 p.m. in Silfen Auditorium, Bill Hall. Wednesday, April 22 - "Ground Truth," a look at real-time sonic and visual representations of Arctic weather patterns by Andrea Polli, director of interdisciplinary film and digital media at the University of New Mexico, 4:30 p.m. in Room 014, F.W. Olin Science Center. This lecture is part of the Ammerman Center New Media Colloquia Series: Studio Works. - "Invasion Ecology: The Entanglements of Science and Social Contexts," by Wei Ying Wong, the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies at Connecticut College, 4:30 p.m. in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, Shain Library. Thursday, April 23 - Green Career Fair, featuring opportunities to learn about environmental jobs, careers and graduate programs, 1 p.m. in the 1941 Room, Crozier-Williams student center. - Spotlight on Human Rights, featuring a compilation of dance, music, speakers and improvisation performances, 8 - 10 p.m. in Oliva Hall, Cummings Arts Center. Tickets are $5. - "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," a Theater Department presentation directed by Monica Raymunt ´09, 8 p.m. in the Tansill Theater. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $6 for students. Call 860-439-ARTS for tickets. Performances are also scheduled for April 24 at 8 p.m., April 25 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. Friday, April 24 - Spring Visit Day for high school students and their families, featuring information sessions, campus tours, student presentations and tips on the admission process, 10:30 a.m. in the Admission office, Horizon House. - "Self-objectification and Women´s Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding and Menstruation," a Psychology Department Conference keynote address by Ingrid Johnston-Robledo, associate professor of psychology at the State University of New York at Fredonia, 9 a.m. in Silfen Auditorium, Bill Hall. Monday, April 27 - "Connecticut College Chamber Choir Concert," 4:30 p.m. in Harkness Chapel. Tickets are $5 for the general public, $3 for students and seniors. Call 860-439-ARTS for tickets. - "How Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Stress Affect Sensori-Motor Gating," a Spring Psychology Department Colloquium Series lecture by Lisa H. Conti, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center, 4:30 p.m. in Silfen Auditorium, Bill Hall. Thursday, April 30 - "Is Sex Tax Deductible?: Reminiscences of a Connecticut College Professor," a book talk by Bernard Murstein, the May Buckley Sadowski Professor Emeritus of Psychology, 4:30 p.m. in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, Shain Library.

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