Thursday, April 6
Amos Perlmutter Memorial Lecture 4-6 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 5 David Makovsky, director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, will lecture. For more information, contact 885-3968.
Nonviolent Communication Workshop 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200 Jeanne Marcus, co-founder of Capitol NVC, will lead this workshop sponsored by the Society for Peace and Conflict Resolution. For more information, contact 885-1622.
Alan Mandel in Concert 8 p.m., Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. Alan Mandel will perform works by Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin. Admission is $5-$8. For more information, contact 885-3420.
Friday, April 7
Bishop Hurst Lecture: "The Poorest of the Poor: Justice and the Feminization of Global Poverty" 2:15 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, rooms 4-5. Alison Jaggar, University of Colorado, will speak. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Religion. For more information, contact 885-2925.
International Development Friday Forum: "Remittances and Development" 4:30-6 p.m., SIS Lounge. Sponsored by the International Development Program Student Association. Speakers include Manuel Orozco, Inter-American Dialogue; Paul Winters, AU economics professor; and Corrie Drummond, Panamerican Development Foundation. For more information, contact 885-1657.
Saturday, April 8
Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law 9 a.m.-5 p.m., WCL, room 603 A gathering of women legal experts will examine court cases, civil actions and moments of brave rebellion influenced by African-American women. For more information, contact 274-4032.
Tuesday, April 11
MFA Theses Exhibition Through May 7 Katzen Arts Center, AU Museum This exhibition is the culmination of a two-year master of fine arts degree and will feature painting, sculpture and video installation. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri. and Saturday; and 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Sun. For more information, contact 885-1300.
"How to Make Documentary Films Entertaining" 7 p.m., Wechsler Theater. SOC professors Maggie Burnette Stogner and Larry Engel will share their adventures as filmmakers. For more information, contact 885-2060.
Wednesday, April 12
Gay Marriage: Could It Affect You? 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m. Kay Spiritual Life Center Chapel A panel on the legal, political and practical issues of gay marriage, featuring Judy Schaefer of People for the American Way, Steve Fitschen of the National Legal Foundation, and Ethan Taylor who was married in Canada to a same-sex partner. Sponsored by: the Public Law Seminar, the Office of the University Chaplain, the Department of Justice, Law and Society and the GLBTA Resource Center. For more information, contact bonderma@american.edu.
