News Briefs and Calendar - March 28, 2008

Victorian Fair at UA's Hower House April 4 and 5
Victorian Fair 2008, a unique shopping event, returns to The University of Akron's Hower House April 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 at the door, which includes entry into a drawing for a gift basket from the Cellar Door Store. Raffle tickets for prizes donated by local artisans also will be sold.

Hower House is located at 60 Fir Hill. Free parking is available at the Martin University Center, 105 Fir Hill.

For more information, call 330-972-6909 or visit http://www3.uakron.edu/howerhse/ .

UA Steel Drum Band to perform Caribbean jazz April 5
Caribbean, jazz and classical music will mix when The University of Akron Steel Drum Band performs on Saturday, April 5 at 8 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Hall.

This year's guest artists include Trinidadian pan player Sophia Subero, solo champion of the 2000 World Steelband Music Festival. Local rock legend Jonah Koslen of the Michael Stanley Band will also join in with his “Flip Flop Song” that he composed for the UA Steel Drum Band's 2006 CD titled “By Request.”

Tickets are available in advance and at the door. Regular-price tickets are $18 for reserved seating. Discount tickets are $16 for seniors, children 12 and under, and UA faculty, staff and retirees and $9 for UA students with Zip Cards.

For tickets and event information call the E.J. Thomas Hall Ticket Office at 330-972-7570. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster Centers or charge-by-phone at 330-945-9400 (Akron), 216-241-5555 (Cleveland) or online at www.ticketmaster.com .

UA's Office of Multicultural Development presents 'Art History in the Making'
The University of Akron's Office of Multicultural Development presents "Art History in the Making," featuring the works of Woodrow Nash, an international artist and Akron Public Schools graduate whose art is featured in galleries around the world. Nash's artwork will be featured throughout April in the Buckingham Center for Continuing Education, 220 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., on the UA campus.

An open house and reception to celebrate Nash's art will be held Sunday, April 6 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Buckingham Center. For more information, call 330-972-7030.

Developmental interventions speaker at UA April 10
As part of the Archives for The History of American Psychology's spring colloquium series at The University of Akron, Dr. Lewis Lipsitt will present “Behavior Kills, But Developmental Interventions Work: Psychology as The Premier Health Science” at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 in the Simmons Hall auditorium.

The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, call 330-972-7285 or e-mail Gruich@uakron.edu.

Calendar Events

March 29
Zips women's tennis vs. Ball State, 1 p.m., Hyre Park Tennis Courts.

"One Night of Queen," 8 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $27.50 to $47.50.

March 30
"Monster Pianos!" performance, 3 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $10.

March 31
"I'm So Stressed!" program, 11 a.m. to noon, Simmons Hall 306.

“Women and the Space Program,” 7 p.m., Student Union Room 312.

April 1
"Waiting for the Motivation Fairy? Self-Management Skills" program, 5 to 6 p.m., Simmons Hall 306.

"Riverdance," 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $25 to $55.

April 2
Guitarist Marco Sartor, 8 p.m., Guzzetta Recital Hall, tickets $5 to $10.

Singer Jessica Sooner, 7:17 p.m., Student Union Starbucks.

"Riverdance," 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $25 to $55.

Zips softball vs. Pittsburgh, 2 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

Zips baseball vs. Malone, 3 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

April 3
"Riverdance," 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $25 to $55.

April 4
"Laurie Anderson: Homeland," 8 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $7.50 to $20.

Zips softball vs. Kent, 1 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

Zips baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

April 5
UA Steel Drum Band featuring Sophia Subero and Jonah Koslen, 8 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $9 to $16.

Zips baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

Zips softball vs. Buffalo, 2 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

April 6
Brass Quintet, 3 p.m., Guzzetta Recital Hall

Woodwind Ensembles, 7:30 p.m., Guzzetta Recital Hall.

Zips softball vs. Buffalo, 1 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

Zips baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

April 8
Chevelle with special guests Finger Eleven, 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $15 to $20

April 9
Zips softball vs. Robert Morris, 2 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

April 10
Puccini's “Gianni Schicchi” and Gilbert and Sullivan's “Trial by Jury," 8 p.m., Guzzetta Recital Hall, tickets $5 to $10.

Author and poet Nikki Giovanni, UA Forum Series, 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $4 to $8.

April 11
Puccini's “Gianni Schicchi” and Gilbert and Sullivan's “Trial by Jury”, 8 p.m., Guzzetta Recital Hall, tickets $5 to $10.

UA Dance Company, 8 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $6 to $12.

Zips women's tennis vs. Buffalo, 1 p.m., Hyre Park Tennis Courts.

Zips track and field, Northeast Ohio Quad Day One, all day.

April 12
Puccini's “Gianni Schicchi” and Gilbert and Sullivan's “Trial by Jury”, 2 p.m., Guzzetta Recital Hall, tickets $5 to $10.

UA Dance Company, 8 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $6 to $12.

Zips women's tennis vs. Duquesne, 1 p.m., Hyre Park Tennis Courts.

Zips track and field, Northeast Ohio Quad Day Two, all day.

April 13
“A Fairy Tale Fantasy” Odyssey, 3 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $10 to $15.

April 15
Irish Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, tickets $22 to $35.

April 17
Guitarist Paul Petric, 8 p.m., Guzzetta Recital Hall, $5 to $10.

April 18
Zips women's tennis vs. Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m., Hyre Park Tennis Courts.

Zips baseball vs. Ohio, 3 p.m., Lee Jackson Field.

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