University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, March 30-April 5

CONCERTS
IUP Recital, Indiana University of Pennsylvania students play the organ, 3 p.m. March 30, Heinz Memorial Chapel, www.heinzchapel.pitt.edu

Pitt Spring Student Jazz Festival, Westminster College and Pitt Jazz Bands play classics of the big band repertoire, new arrangements, and more, 7 p.m. March 30, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, www.music.pitt.edu

Carpathian Music Ensemble, experience an evening of Eastern European folk, funk, and fusion, 8 p.m. April 4, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, www.music.pitt.edu

“An Evening with Award-Winning Recording Artist Kiran Ahluwalia,” Indo-Canadian singer, 5 p.m. April 5, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pitt Asian Studies Center, Global Studies Center, www.ucis.pitt.edu

Men’s Glee Club Spring Concert, Pitt men sing choral songs, 8 p.m. April 5, First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, Pitt Department of Music, www.music.pitt.edu

EXHIBITIONS
Studio Arts Student Exhibition, the creative work of graduating seniors featured along with exceptional works by majors and nonmajors from a range of Studio Arts courses, opening reception 4 p.m. April 2, University Art Gallery, Pitt Department of Studio Arts, www.studioarts.pitt.edu

Nicholas Lochoff Collection Guided Tours, free tours offered in English and Mandarin-Chinese, through April 11, University Art Gallery, Pitt Department of History of Art and Architecture, www.haa.pitt.edu

Oakland: A Look Back Over the 20th Century, glimpse into a past foreshadowing the changes that would lead to Oakland’s development as a medical, cultural, and educational hub, through summer 2014, Hillman Library, University Library System http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/exhibits/oakland-a-look-back/

THEATRE
In the Heights, exploring what it takes to make a living, what it costs to have a dream, and what it means to be home in the Heights, through April 6, Charity Randall Theatre, Pitt Department of Theatre Arts, www.play.pitt.edu

FILM
Balancing Act (Gli Equilibristi), Giulio leads a seemingly idyllic life with his wife and two children, but after making a critical error that unravels everything, he is forced to discover the thin line between well-being and poverty, 7 p.m. April 4, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pitt Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, www.italianfilmfests.org/pittsburgh.html

The Best Offer (La Migliore Offerta), a world-renowned antiques auctioneer, who leads a solitary life, is appointed to oversee the sale of a beautiful heiress’ art collection and is soon engulfed by a passion that rocks his bland existence, 7 p.m. April 5, Carnegie Museum of Art Theatre, Pitt Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, www.italianfilmfests.org/pittsburgh.html

SYMPOSIUM
“Public Praxis: Performing, Race, History,” interdisciplinary symposium featuring a variety of presentations and lectures, some done as performance, 3 p.m. April 4 and 10:30 a.m. April 5, 602 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh Stages, www.play.pitt.edu

LECTURES
“Arab Spring: Global Implications for U.S. Relations Abroad,” Michael Slackman, journalist, The New York Times, 8 p.m. March 31, William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Pitt Global Studies Center, www.ucis.pitt.edu

“Sleeping Naked and Showering in the Dark: The Fun Path to Green Living,” Vanessa Farquharson, journalist, National Post, 4:30 pm April 1, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt Swanson School of Engineering’s 2014 Heinz Distinguished Lecturer, www.mascarocenter.pitt.edu

“The Four Waves of Modern Terror: An Essay on Generations,” David C. Rapoport, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, noon April 2, 3911 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pitt Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, www.gspia.pitt.edu, RSVP to Beverly Brizzi at beb38@pitt.edu

Written by Melissa Carlson

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