University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, May 4-11

The following events are open to the public. 

THEATER 

5/5-5/21         Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre presents The House That Carol Built by Frank Floyd Hightower, at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, 542 Penn Ave., Downtown. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 4 p.m. Sundays; matinees are at 1 p.m. May 14 and 11 a.m. May 19. For more information, call 412-624-8498 or visit www.kuntu.org. 

FILM SYMPOSIUM 

5/2-5/7         Pitt and Pittsburgh Filmmakers will present the 13th Annual Russian Film Symposium “Other Russias/Russia’s Others,” Room 106 of Pitt’s David Lawrence Hall, 3942 Forbes Ave., Oakland, and the Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland. All films will have English subtitles. For more information and a full schedule of screenings, visit www.rusfilm.pitt.edu. 

CONFERENCE 

5/5-5/6         In celebration of its 100-year anniversary, Pitt’s School of Education will hold a Motivation and Engagement Conference titled “Designing for Motivated Learning,” University Club, 123 University Place, Oakland. Those interested in attending either or both days must RSVP online by Wednesday, April 27, at www.education.pitt.edu. 

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