University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Nov. 2-8

THEATRE
Avenue Q, features a cast of puppets, politically incorrect lyrics, and a hilarious upending of children’s television, Nov. 6-23, Studio Theatre in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning, www.play.pitt.edu

EXHIBITIONS
Reading Goethe, rare books, manuscripts, and other Goetheana related to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), through Dec. 12, Room 363, Hillman Library, Special Collections Department, University Library System, www.library.pitt.edu

All In: The University in the Great War, photography exhibition recognizing the significant role Pitt played in the World War I war effort, through Dec. 13, ground floor of Hillman Library, http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/exhibits/ww1/

LECTURES
"Placing China's Booming Relations with Africa in a Historical Context," Howard French, associate professor, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 6, Kurtzman Room, William Pitt Union, African Studies Program, www.ucis.pitt.edu/africa/

"To Trade or To Race?" Stefan Parker, IEX Group, 3-4:30 p.m. Nov. 6, Moot Court Room, Barco Law Building, David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership, Pitt Business Alumni Office, www.business.pitt.edu/katz

CONFERENCE
"Reforming Communism: Cuba in Comparative Perspective," free international conference exploring Cuba's reforms away from communism, in areas ranging from the humanities to the social sciences, Nov. 6-8, University Club, 123 University Pl., Center for Latin American Studies, registration required, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/registration

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