PERFORMANCES - Sesame Street Live’s “Let’s Be Friends,” New Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., $11, $14 and $17. Also Jan. 18 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Jan. 19, 1 and
4 p.m.
LECTURE - “Gas and Vapor Transport in Polymer Membranes,” presented by Kazukiyo Nagai, associate professor of industrial chemistry at Meiji University in Japan, Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call ext. 8368 for more information.
January 18, 2003
ATHLETICS - Swimming and Diving Zips vs. Youngstown State, Ocasek Natatorium,
1 p.m.
ATHLETICS - Women’s Basketball Zips vs. Eastern Michigan, JAR, 3 p.m., $4 for faculty and staff.
PERFORMANCE - Andrae´ Crouch, Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m., $20.
January 20, 2003
HOLIDAY - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day University closed.
EVENT - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities Fair Student Union, Ballroom, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free. Sponsored by UA’s Pan African Center for Community Studies for students from elementary through high school.
January 21, 2003
ATHLETICS - BROWN BAG LUNCH, Hosted by Department of Athletics, Tommy Evans Lounge, second floor, JAR Arena, noon to 1 p.m. Meet coaches and athletics staff. Drinks and dessert provided.
Questions may be submitted in advance to Mike Thomas, director of athletics, at campus mail code 5201 or mthomas@uakron.edu .
PERFORMANCES - STOMP, New Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron, 8 p.m., $36 and $41. Also Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.
January 22, 2003
ATHLETICS - Women’s Basketball Zips vs. Kent State, JAR, 7 p.m., $4 for faculty
and staff.
January 23, 2003
LECTURE - “Quantum Computing With Bits Made of Electrons on a Helium Surface,” presented by Arnold Dahm, Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Ayer Hall 19, 2:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Physics Spring 2003 Colloquium.
ATHLETICS - Men’s Basketball Zips vs. Kent State, JAR, 7:30 p.m., $8 for faculty
and staff.
January 24, 2003
PERFORMANCE - Faculty, Alumni and Friends Dance Concert Hosted by School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration, Paul A. Daum Theatre, Kolbe Hall, 8 p.m., $5. Proceeds support dance scholarships. Tickets available one hour before performance. For reservations, call ext. 7895.
January 25, 2003
ATHLETICS - Tennis Zips vs. St. Bonaventure, Parkview Racquet Club, 3200 Darrow Road, Stow, 2 p.m.
January 27, 2003
LECTURE - “An Evening with Coretta Scott King,” E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m., $4 with Zip Card. Part of the UA Forum Series.
January 28, 2003
ATHLETICS - Women’s Basketball Zips vs. Buffalo, JAR, 7 p.m., $4 for faculty and staff.
MEETING - Women in Higher Education Brown Bag Lunch, The Polsky Building, first floor atrium, noon to
1 p.m. Patricia Hill, assistant professor of com-munication, will speak on “Women, Religion and Spirituality.” For more information, contact Linda Marx, president at ext. 7460.
EVENT - “Ohio ’02: Lessons and Insights From the Governor’s Race,” Martin University Center, 1:30 to 5 p.m., sponsored by the Bliss Institute, reception to follow. Campaign managers and officials of the Tim Hagan and Gov. Bob Taft campaigns will be on hand. This event is free but reservations are required — call ext. 5182 by Jan. 24.
January 31, 2003
LECTURE - “Coating of Polymer Nanofibers,” presented by Edward Evans, UA assistant professor of chemical engineering, Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call ext. 8368 for more information.
February 1, 2003
ATHLETICS - Men’s Basketball Zips vs. Eastern Michigan, JAR, 2 p.m., $8 for faculty and staff.
PERFORMANCE - Gospel Meets Symphony, presented by the Akron Symphony Orchestra, E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 7:30 p.m., $15 and $25.
PERFORMANCE - Tuesday Musical presents River City Brass Band, New Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron, 8 p.m., $22 to $35.
February 5, 2003
ATHLETICS - Men’s Basketball Zips vs. Toledo, JAR, 7:30 p.m., $8 for faculty
and staff.
February 6, 2003
LECTURE - “Pattern Prediction in Frontal Polymerization,” presented by Laura Gross, UA assistant professor of applied mathematics, Ayer Hall 19, 2:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Physics Spring 2003 Colloquium.
LECTURE - Black History Month Lecture Series William Julius Wilson, chair of the Urban Studies Institute at Harvard University, will kick off the Pan African Center for Community Studies annual Black History Month Lecture Series, Martin University Center, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wilson will speak about key issues effecting urban poverty. For more information, call ext. 8660.
February 7, 2003
LECTURE - “Surface Structure of Diacetylene Monomer and Polymerized Monolayers by Scanning Force Microscopy Compared to Electron Diffraction Results,” presented by Jerome B. Lando, professor of macromolecular science at Case Western Reserve University, Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call ext. 8368 for more information.
PERFORMANCES - Ohio Ballet Winter Program, featuring “Firebird” by Mark Schneider, “Spring Waters” by Asaf Messerer and the grand pas de deux from “Don Quixote” by Marius Petipa, E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m., $20-$40. Also Feb. 8 at 2 and 8 p.m.
February 8, 2003
ATHLETICS - Women’s Basketball Zips vs. Ball State, JAR, 5:30 p.m., $4 for faculty
and staff.
ATHLETICS - Men’s Basketball Zips vs. Central Michigan, JAR, 8 p.m., $8 for faculty and staff.
February 9, 2003
PERFORMANCE - Akron Youth Symphony, E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 3 p.m., free.
February 14, 2003
LECTURE - “Electrospinning of Polymer Nanofibers,” presented by Darrell Reneker, UA professor of polymer science, Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call ext. 8368 for more information.
