04-28-95 Calendar of Events through May 20 NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: Spring is the busiest time of the year at Ohio State. To help you keep track of what's happening when, the Office of University Communications will distribute a weekly list of upcoming events. Contact information: The person listed at the end of each entry will have the most direct information about the event. However, feel free to call on our news services staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State news stories: Tom Spring, 292-8309; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; and Amy Murray, 292- 8385. News releases: There is a longer news release for the items marked with an asterisk. To obtain a copy, call Von Reid Vargas at 292-8455, and indicate whether you would like to receive it via e-mail, fax or U.S. Mail. Most releases may also be accessed via The Ohio State University home page on the World Wide Web at: http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/ UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS Through April 30 *Exhibition: Processing of Perception, technology-based artwork focusing on ways in which computers are being used to create different and at times competing views of reality, sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design at three electronically connected sites: Wexner Center for the Arts, 1891 N. High St.; Center of Science and Industry, 280 E. Broad St.; Martin Luther King Jr. Performing and Cultural Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave. Free. Bob McCarthy, 292-3416, or Lois F. Wernet, 292-8835. Through May 5 *Celebration: Hispanic Awareness Celebration, dozens of presentations, lectures, films, and social events, various locations. A calendar is available from Hispanic Student Services, 292-2917. Carmen Alvarez-Breckenridge, 292-2917. Through June 9 *Exhibition: The Ohio State University, 1870-1995: 125 Years of History, historic photographs, books, memorabilia, Philip Sills Exhibit Hall, William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, 1858 Neil Ave., 7:45 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday. Free. Raimund E. Goerler, 292-2409. April 25-29 Theater: Twelve Angry Jurors, by Sherman L. Sergel, examining what is meant by "reasonable doubt" in a court of law, presented by the Department of Theatre, Mount Hall Theatre, 1050 Carmack Road. Admission charge. Theatre Box Office, 292-2295. April 29 Dog show: Pedigree Pentathlon, "a tail-wagging good time" for dogs and their owners, featuring timed events, prizes, dog food samples, pet care advice, multimedia program; hosted by Olympic gymnast Peter Vidmar and sponsored by the Ohio State student chapter of the American Veterinary Medial Association and Pedigree dog foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Whetstone Park, High Street, Clintonville. Free. Larry Rummell, 292-1171. Football: Annual spring game, 1:30 p.m., Ohio Stadium. Free. Sports Information, 292-6861. May 1 - July 14 Exhibition: A Salute to Miss Lace: Milton Caniff's World War II Comic Strip "Male Call," Cartoon, Graphic, and Photographic Arts Research Library, 27 W. 17th Ave. Mall. Free. David Sims or Lucy Caswell, 292-0538. May 2 Presentation: "The Culture of the St. Gall Abbey from the Middle Ages through the Baroque," by Werner Vogler, director of the St. Gall Stiftsarchiv in St. Gall, Switzerland, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Philosophy Commons, 347 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall. Free. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 292-6985; Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 292-7495. May 3-20 Theatre: The Trial, a surrealistic examination of guilt and innocence involving a bank clerk who becomes victim of an insane and faceless bureaucracy; Department of Theatre, Stadium II Theatre, Drake Union, address. 1849 Cannon Drive. Admission charge. Theatre Box Office, 292-2295. May 3 *Lecture: "Art Standards and Substandards, Flawed Policies, and the Advantages of Seeing in the Dark," by Brent G. Wilson, professor and head of the art education program at The Pennsylvania State University, part of the 1995 Barnett Arts and Public Policy Lecture Series, 1 p.m., College of Law Auditorium (room 130), 55 W. 12th Ave. Free. Robin Atwood, 292-5649; Lois Foreman Wernet, 292-8835. Initiation: Mortar Board student honorary society initiation of new members, the Oval and Browning Amphitheater, 1:15 p.m., Martha Schmiesing, 298-8353. Music: The Ohio State University Symphonic Band, conducted by Richard Blatti, 8 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road. Free. 292-5272. May 5 Meeting: The Ohio State University Board of Trustees, Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, 2400 Olentangy River Road, 9:15 a.m., committees; 10 a.m., board meeting. Tom Spring, 292-8309. Opera/Music: Mozart's Don Giovanni, 7:30 p.m., Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Road. Admission charge. Wexner Center Ticket Office, 292-2354. Also Sunday, May 7 at 2:30 p.m. Wexner Center Ticket Office, 292-2354. May 6 *Festival: Medieval and Renaissance Festival, performers will entertain with medieval swordfights, plays, a human chessboard, dances, juggling, magic, music, games, amusements, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., South Oval, 12th Avenue and College Road; rain site: Ohio Union. Free. Michael Gray, 688-2627, or Polly Reeder, 292-2324. *Community Clean-up: The second "High on Pride" litter pick-up in the neighborhoods surrounding Ohio State by student, faculty, staff and community volunteers. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the area south and east of campus. Headquarters at the Jesse Owens Recreation Center on West 11th Avenue. Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-8424. Greek Week: Greek Games, fraternities and sororities compete in amusing contests such as the hot dog and dizzy lizzie relays, 1 p.m., the Oval. Free. Tracy Stuck, 292-8763. *Book fair: Multicultural Children's Book Festival, more than 700 books about different cultures, written for children from infancy to 10th grade; Michelle Hopkins of WBNS-TV and Diane Bennett of Action for Children will read stories to children; book sale proceeds benefit Ohio State's A. Sophie Rogers Laboratory for Child and Family Studies, 1-5 p.m., The Ohio State University Community Extension Center, 905 Mount Vernon Ave. Free. Rogers Lab, 292-1187. Meeting: University Senate, 9 a.m. to noon, 103 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road. University Senate, 292-2423. May 7 Track and field: Jesse Owens Track Classic, men and women, field events begin at 8 a.m., running events begin at 1 p.m., Ohio Stadium. Free. Sports Information, 292-6861. May 9 Lecture: Yitzhak Shamir, former prime minister of Israel, 8 p.m., Ohio Union Ballroom. Admission charge. Schottenstein Chabad House, 294-3296. May 10 Music: University Band, conducted by Craig Young, 7:30 p.m., Browning Amphitheater, Mirror Lake, Free. 292-3007. May 11 Music: Jazz Lab Ensemble, directed by Pharez Whitted, Browning Amphitheater, Mirror Lake, Free. 292-3007. May 12 Music: Symphonic Choir, conducted by James Gallagher, and Women's Glee Club, conducted by Hilary Apfelstadt, Weigel Auditorium. Free. 292-3007. May 12-13 Fair: Spring Gardening Fair and Plant Sale, featuring plant sale, educational exhibits, and tips from gardening and tree experts, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. May 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13, Dakan Hall lawn, Fyffe Road north of Lane Avenue, sponsored by The Chadwick Arboretum. Free. Mary Maloney, 688-3479. May 17 Theater: Dancing at Lughnasa, The OSU Theatre Company, directed by Rex McGraw, 7:30 p.m., Thurber Theatre. Also May 18-20 and May 23-27 at 8 p.m., May 20 at 2 p.m. Admission charge. Tickets, 292-2295. May 18 Talk: A Conversation with Yvonne Rainer and Lynne Tillman. Tillman, a New York-based writer and critic, will conduct an illustrated conversation with choreographer and film maker Yvonne Rainer, recipient of the 1995 Wexner Prize, 4:30 p.m., Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts. Free. Darnell Lautt, 292- 0330 or 292-9923. Note: Rainer films will be screened as follows: "Privilege," May 4; "Film About a Woman Who," May 12; and "Journeys from Berlin/1971" May 17, all at 7:30 p.m. in the Film/Video Theater. Admission. Darnell Lautt, 292-0330, 292- 9923. May 19-20 *1995 Barnett Arts and Public Policy Symposium: "Good Policy, Bad Policy, No Policy: The Arts and Education," Sullivant Theatre and Wexner Film/Video Theater. Features Leonard Garment, former counsel and special advisor on civil rights and cultural matters to President Nixon; Frank Hodsoll, consultant on federal management and arts education and past chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts; Samuel Hope, executive director of the National Office for Arts Accreditation in Higher Education and executive editor of Arts Education Policy Review, Carolyn Adams Kahn, member of the dance faculty at City College of New York and curator of the American Dance Legacy Institute in Providence, R.I.; Scott Sanders, deputy chairperson for partnership programs at the National Endowment for the Arts, Elizabeth Vallance, director of education for the St. Louis Art Museum, Brent G. Wilson, professor and head of the art education program at The Pennsylvania State University. Registration fee. Robin Atwood, 292-5649, Jean Morris, 292-8571, Lois Foreman Wernet, 292-8835. May 20 Music: Men's Glee Club, conducted by James Gallagher, special benefit concert, Pontifical College Josephinum, admission, 292- 4622. # [Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) Fri, 28 Apr 1995 16:29:12 -0400] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.