March 18, 2008
Events and news tips for Saturday, March 22, through Saturday, April 5. All area codes are 270 unless indicated; all times are Central.
CONTINUINGEXHIBITS AT KENTUCKY BUILDING: “U.S. Bank Celebration of the Arts”; “VSA Arts: Side by Side”; “Recommended by Duncan Hines”; “Western 100”; “Roads, Rails and Rivers”; “Hascal Haile: Guitar-maker to the Stars”; “Taking the Mystery out of Prehistory.” Contact Kentucky Building, 745-2592.
SPRING BREAK ARTS DAY CAMP. Kentucky Library and Museum. March 24-28. Contact Lynne Ferguson, 745-2594.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH LEAGUE JUNIOR TOURNAMENT. Various locations. Contact Communication Department, 745-3296.
9 a.m. COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS. Tate Page Hall. Contact Susan Krisher, 745-6474.
10 a.m. KITES 4 KIDS. Preston Miller Park. Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Contact Elizabeth Mohon, 745-3159.
11 a.m. WEST KENTUCKY HORSE SALE. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Through March 23. Contact Wayne Boyd, 365-7272.
3 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Troy. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
11 a.m. WEST KENTUCKY HORSE SALE. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Wayne Boyd, 365-7272.
1 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Troy. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
2:30 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: “Robot Eyes III.” Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, 745-4044.
MONDAY, MARCH 24
8 a.m. FINANCIAL AID SERVICES SESSION. WKU-Glasgow Campus, room 112. Contact Mary Ann Bokkon, 745-5162.
7 p.m. PERFORMANCE: “The Vagina Monologues.” Grise Hall Auditorium. Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Admission is $7. Contact Elizabeth Mohon, 745-3159.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25
9 a.m. STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES SESSION. WKU-Glasgow Campus, room 112. Contact Matt Davis, 745-5004.
9 a.m. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES SESSION. WKU-Glasgow Campus, room 201. Contact Chris George, 745-3978.
1 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, doubleheader. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
6 p.m. TOURNEES FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: “Indigenes.” Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Campus Activities Board, 745-2459.
6 p.m. WARREN COUNTY ROUGH RIDERS 4-H PRACTICE. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Jon Sams, 792-2293.
7 p.m. CHI O IDOL. Van Meter Auditorium. Contact Megan Bird, 991-7772.
7:30 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: “Robot Eyes III.” Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, 745-4044.
7:30 p.m. LECTURE: “Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories” by Katha Pollitt. Mass Media and Technology Hall Auditorium. Contact Women’s Studies, 745-6477.
7:30 p.m. RECITAL: Woodwind Ensemble. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
1 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Louisiana-Lafayette. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
4 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Shifting Ancestors and Ecuadorian Music” by composer Milton Estevez. Part of the “Tracing the Unexplored: A Journey Through the Latino Heritage” series. Downing University Center, room 340. Contact Diversity Programs, 745-5066.
6 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Austin Peay. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
6 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Network Capacity Building for English as New Language Best Practices: The New Neighbors Program” by Dr. Magdalena Herdoíza from Indiana University Southeast. Part of the “Tracing the Unexplored: A Journey Through the Latino Heritage” series. Downing University Center, room 340. Contact Diversity Programs, 745-5066.
7 p.m. ECOFLIX FILM SERIES: “End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream.” Mass Media and Technology Hall Auditorium. Contact Ouida Meier, 745-6001.
7 p.m. MOVIE NIGHT: “National Treasure 2.” Downing University Center Theatre. Contact Campus Activities Board, 745-2459.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
8 a.m. ACADEMIC TRANSITION PROGRAM. Various locations. Contact New Student Orientation, 745-4242.
11 a.m. ECOFLIX FILM SERIES: “End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream.” Downing University Center’s Red Zone. Contact Ouida Meier, 745-6001.
1 p.m. WKU SPRING JOB FAIR. Knicely Conference Center, WKU South Campus. Contact Career Services Center, 745-3095.
3:30 p.m. GRADUATION FAIR. WKU-Glasgow Campus, room 131. Contact David Carner, 745-5806.
6 p.m. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT MARCH AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL. Warren County Justice Center. Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Contact Elizabeth Mohon, 745-3159.
6:30 p.m. TOURNEES FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: “Daratt.” Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Campus Activities Board, 745-2459.
7:30 p.m. PLANETARIUM SHOW: “Robot Eyes III.” Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, 745-4044.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28
7:30 p.m. PERFORMANCE: WKU Chorale. First Christian Church. Tickets are $8; $2 for students. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
8 a.m. ACADEMIC TRANSITION PROGRAM. Various locations. Contact New Student Orientation, 745-4242.
8 a.m. HOOF CARE SYMPOSIUM. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ann Corso, (606) 878-0466.
9 a.m. PARENT-CHILD GPS DAY. Various locations, beginning at Environmental Sciences and Technology Building. Contact Kay Gandy, 745-2991.
1 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Troy, doubleheader. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
1 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Youngstown State, doubleheader. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
3 p.m. STUDENT RECITAL: Music 21 Chamber Music. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
4 p.m. WRANGLER JUNIOR RODEO FINALS. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Through March 30. Contact Tina Litkenhus, (502) 839-5538.
7 p.m. FACULTY RECITAL: Gerald Stroup and Friends. First Christian Church. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
7:30 p.m. STUDENT RECITAL: Nelson Logan, percussion. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
SUNDAY, MARCH 30
1 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Troy. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
1 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Youngstown State. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
1 p.m. WKU TRI-TOPPER CLASSIC SUPER SPRINT INDOOR TRIATHLON RACE. Preston Health and Activities Center. Contact Health and Fitness Lab, 745-6531.
2 p.m. WRANGLER JUNIOR RODEO FINALS. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Tina Litkenhus, (502) 839-5538.
3 p.m. CONCERT: St. Louis Brass Quintet. Presbyterian Church, downtown Bowling Green. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
3 p.m. FACULTY RECITAL: Heidi Pintner, flute, and Donald Speer, piano. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
7:30 p.m. STUDENT RECITAL: Natalie Riley, harpist. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
MONDAY, MARCH 31
4 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Intimate Portrait,” a documentary about Gloria Steinem. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Mina Doerner, 745-5204.
6:30 p.m. TOURNEES FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: “La Moustache.” Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Campus Activities Board, 745-2459.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1
10 a.m. GRADUATION FAIR. Downing University Center. Contact David Carner, 745-5806.
6 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Louisville. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
7:30 p.m. LECTURE: “The Longest Revolution: Where Are We Going?” by Gloria Steinem. Part of the 2007-08 Cultural Enhancement Series. Free admission. Van Meter Auditorium. Contact Mina Doerner, 745-5204.
7:30 p.m. STUDENT RECITAL: Matthew Shores, tuba. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
10 a.m. PESTICIDE LICENSING EXAM. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Chris Ragan, 339-4526.
10 a.m. GRADUATION FAIR. Downing University Center. Contact David Carner, 745-5806.
6 p.m. TOURNEES FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: “Paris, Je T’aime.” Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Campus Activities Board, 745-2459.
6 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Teaching Through the Magic of Song” by Gary Dulabaum. Knicely Conference Center, WKU South Campus. Free admission. Contact Pamela Petty, 745-2922.
6 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Africa Imagined: Cuban Literacy and Cultural Evocations of Yemaya and Ochun” by Dr. Dawn Duke of University of Tennessee. Part of the “Tracing the Unexplored: A Journey Through the Latino Heritage” series. Downing University Center, room 340. Contact Diversity Programs, 745-5066.
7:30 p.m. STUDENT RECITAL: Chris Osborne, percussion. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
6 p.m. PRESENTATION: “Teaching Through the Magic of Song” by Gary Dulabaum. Knicely Conference Center, WKU South Campus. Free admission. Contact Pamela Petty, 745-2922.
6 p.m. PRESENTATION: “From Silence to Writing: The Autobiography of the Slave Poet Juan Francisco Manzano.” Part of the “Tracing the Unexplored: A Journey Through the Latino Heritage” series. Downing University Center, room 340. Contact Diversity Programs, 745-5066.
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
8:30 a.m. KENTUCKY GEOGRAPHIC BEE. Knicely Conference Center, WKU South Campus. Contact Scott Dobler, 745-7078.
6 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Florida International. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
6 p.m. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE. Downing University Center South Lawn. Contact Jessica Jones, 782-3654.
7:30 p.m. STUDENT RECITAL: Denman/Sensenig, vocal. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
9 a.m. PRESENTATION: “Can the Genesis Record of Creation be Valuable to Academia” by Samuel J. Hunt. Downing University Center Theatre. Contact Christian Student Fellowship, 781-2188.
3 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Florida International. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
7:30 p.m. STUDENT RECITAL: Matt Devore, percussion. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Free admission. Contact Music Department, 745-3751.
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