University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Feb. 16-22

LECTURES

2/16 Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg, cohosts of ESPN's radio show Mike and Mike in the Morning, will give a lecture presentation sponsored by the Pitt Program Council at

8:30 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. The

cohosts will discuss their broadcasting careers, followed by a question-and-answer

session. The event is free for all Pitt students and $6 for all others. Pitt students with a

valid ID will be admitted first; all others will be admitted at 8:25 p.m. For more

information, call 412-648-7900.

2/16 As part of the Pitt Asian Studies Center's Asia Over Lunch Spring 2006 Series, Helen Hopper, a Pitt adjunct professor of history, will give a lecture, titled "Japanese and Western Travelers Invent the Ainu," at noon, Room 4130, Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. A light lunch is provided; bring your own drink. For more information, contact the Asian Studies Center at 412-648-7370.

2/16 Poets Ruth Schwartz and Barbara Edelman will give a free reading at noon Feb. 16 in the University Book Center, 4000 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is sponsored by The Book Center, Autumn House Press, and the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. For more information, call The Book Center at 412-648-1453.

2/21 Allison Lee Mann, the director of human resources at WQED and president of The Links, Inc., will deliver a lecture at noon in the Eduardo Lozano Lecture Room, first floor, Hillman Library, 3960 Forbes Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social, & Civic Institutions Series sponsored by the Pitt University Library System. For more information, call Crystal McCormick-Ware at 412-648-7717 or e-mail crystalw@pitt.edu.

MUSIC

2/16 Pianist Ursula Oppens and the MOtE Chamber Orchestra will perform as part of the Pitt Department of Music's Music on the Edge Series at 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium,

315 S. Bellefield Ave., Oakland. Admission for students with a valid Pitt ID is free. Tickets may be purchased in advance at a discounted price through ProArts Tickets,

412-394-3353 or www.proartstickets.org, or for full price at the door. For more information, call 412-624-4125 or visit www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

FILM

2/17 A screening of the film Wylie Avenue Days (1992), produced by Chris Moore, will take place as part of the Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social, & Civic Institutions Series at noon in Room G20, Hillman Library, 3960 Forbes Ave., Oakland. This event is sponsored by the Pitt University Library System. For more information, call Crystal McCormick-Ware at 412-648-7717 or e-mail crystalw@pitt.edu.

THEATER

2/16 Pitt Repertory Theatre will continue to present Tales of the Lost Formicans, written by Constance Congdon and directed by Robert C.T. Steele, in the Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard, Oakland. Performances run through Feb. 19, from Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at 412-624-7529 or www.pitt.edu/~play.

EXHIBITION

2/16 In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Three Rivers Youth, the oldest agency in

Pennsylvania to serve Black children, a Pitt-sponsored exhibition, titled From Colored Orphans to Youth Development, will run through March 5 at the John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St. The exhibition will feature vintage photos, artifacts, and printed materials. For more information, call 412-454-6000.

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