University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, March 10-17

The following events at the University of Pittsburgh are open to the public.

LECTURE

3/15 The University of Pittsburgh's Henry Clay Frick Department of the History of Art and Architecture presents as part of its Spring Term Colloquium a lecture, titled "Modernity and Contemporaneity: Concepts for a Conference," by Terry Smith, Pitt's Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the History of Art.

203 Frick Fine Art Building, noon. For more information, call 412-648-2400.

3/17 The University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery presents as part of its "Divinities, Demons, Kings, and Clowns: Puppets of India and Southeast Asia" exhibition a lecture-demonstration titled "Puppets, Politics, and Power in Southeast Asia" by Andrew Weintraub, assistant professor of music at Pitt. Univeristy Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, noon. For more information, call 412-624-4184.

THEATER

3/10 The University of Pittsburgh Kuntu Repertory Theatre presents Dark

4/3 Cowgirls and Prairie Queens, written and directed by Linda Parris-Bailey. Seventh-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays,

4 p.m. Sundays. $18 general admission Thursdays, $20 general admission Fridays and Saturdays, and $18 two-for-one admission Sundays,

$13 students/seniors, all performances. For more information, visit www.kuntu.org or call 412-624-7298.

MUSIC

3/10 The Heinz Memorial Chapel presents as part of its Recital Series Preston Dibble, organist at St. Ferdinand Roman Catholic Church in Cranberry Township. Heinz Chapel, 1 p.m. For more information, call 412-624-4157.

3/14 The Lutheran Campus Ministry presents the Pittsburgh Compline Choir with Preston Dibble, organist at St. Ferdinand Roman Catholic Church in Cranberry Township. Heinz Memorial Chapel, 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit compline.lcupgh.com or call 412-682-6886.

3/17 The Pitt Department of Music in conjunction with the Department of Theatre Arts present The Silken Phoenix, a music theater production of poetry readings. Charity Randall Theatre, 8 p.m. $10 general admission $5 students/seniors. For more information, visit www.pitt.edu/~concerts or call 412-624-4125.

CONFERENCE

3/12 Pitt's School of Social Work and the Regional Coalition of Community Builders present "Building Alliances, Partnerships, and Collaborations," panel and roundtable discussions on how to bring neighborhood groups, civic associations, and other agencies together to improve local and regional communities. Mon Valley Community Health Center, Eastgate 8, Monessen, Pa., 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m, $25 admission includes breakfast and lunch. For more information or to register, call 412-624-3711.

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