University of Pittsburgh
February 13, 2013

University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Feb. 24-Mar. 2

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The following events are open to the public. 

CONCERTS
Baldwin Wallace University Motet Choir, flagship ensemble of the university will perform works by Brahms, Britten, Lauritsen, and more, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Heinz Memorial Chapel, http://www.heinzchapel.pitt.edu

Eastern European Music Festival: Searching for the Fourth Nail, Romani music performed by the Carpathian Music Ensemble, 7 p.m. March 1, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies, 412-624-4193, http://www.music.pitt.edu 

EXHIBITIONS
University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery, Capturing the Street: Garry Winogrand and Ned Bosnick, showcases the work of two American photographers who turned the fleeting moments of everyday life into pictures, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, through March 22, Frick Fine Arts Building, 412-648-2423, http://ww.haa.pitt.edu 

LECTURES/SYMPOSIUMS
“Engaging Muslim Communities to Counter Radicalization-Intercultural Challenges and Dilemmas: A Practitioner’s Perspective,” Abdul Hye Miah, detective sergeant, Metropolitan Police Service in the United Kingdom, 12:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 3911 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pitt Graduate School of International and Public Affairs, Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, RSVP to beb38@pitt.edu, http://www.gspia.pitt.edu

“Man-Made Famine in Soviet Ukraine in 1932-1933: Was it Genocide?” Leonid Davydenko, noon Feb. 27, G12 Barco Law Building, Pitt’s Law Center for International Legal Education, Visiting Lecture Series, 412-648-7023 or http://www.law.pitt.edu/cile

LRDC 50th Anniversary Distinguished Speaker Series “Sowing the Seeds for a More Creative Society,” Mitchel Resnick, LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research and Academic Head, Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, 3 p.m. Feb. 28, Ballroom A, University Club, Pitt Learning Research and Development Center, http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/50th

“Act 13 in 3D: Drilling, Doctors, and Disclosure,” noon-5 p.m. Feb. 28, Ballroom B, University Club, Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental & Public Health Law, Pitt’s School of Law, pjephl.law@mail.pitt.edu, http://pjephl.law.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/pjephl/index 

“Global Human Genomic Disparities—A Focus on African Diversity,” Vanessa Hayes, professor of genomic medicine, J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, Calif., noon March 1, A115 Crabtree Hall, Pitt Graduate School of Public Health and Department of Human Genetics Spring Seminar Series, http://www.publichealth.pitt.edu

FILM
A Look at GLBT Issues in Later Life: a screening and discussion of the documentary Gen Silent, 8:30 a.m. Feb. 27, Pitt School of Social Work, Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education, Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging, 20th Floor, Cathedral of Learning, RSVP to rengel@pitt.edu, http://www.socialwork.pitt.edu

THEATER
Zanna, Don’t! tells the story of a parallel universe where homosexuality is the norm and heterosexuality is taboo, through Mar. 3, Pitt Department of Theatre Arts, Henry Heymann Theatre, lower level, Stephen Foster Memorial, 412-624-7529, http://www.play.pitt.edu    

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