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March 5, 2025
This week, in addition to Northwestern Night at the Art Institute, hear a father-son duo perform, celebrate authors and learn how to live a little greener. Here’s what to add to your calendar this week. And, as always, all are welcome!
Pro-planet pro-tips
Human Resources and sustainNU present brown bag talks on practical steps to waste less, recycle right and live sustainably at work and at home. There will be one talk on the Chicago campus and another on the Evanston campus, and beverages and desserts will be provided.
The Chicago event is at noon on Wednesday, April 16, in the Gray Seminar Room, Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior St., Chicago. The Evanston event is at noon on Tuesday, April 22, in the Big Ten Room, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston. Register here.
In and out of discussion
Feinberg’s Tod Chambers delivers a Montgomery Lecture called “The Title of This Lecture Has Been Censored.” Chambers will examine what can and cannot be discussed within the field of bioethics, with particular attention to how certain topics, positions and justifications can be considered unacceptable within bioethics debates.
Chambers’ talk is at noon on Thursday, April 17, in the Searle Room, Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior St., Chicago. A virtual attendance option is also available.
Letting the soundtrack speak
See a screening of Ron Fricke’s 1992 documentary “Baraka,” which features no narrative or voiceover. After the screening, Michael Stearns, whose music features in the film’s soundtrack, will join School of Communication’s Jacob Smith for a discussion.
The screening is at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18, at The Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Register here.
How life expectancies measure up
In the last two decades, gaps in life expectancy based on class have grown in the U.S., while those based on race have narrowed. In this Institute for Policy Research talk, School of Education and Social Policy’s Hannes Schwandt explores these trends, what’s driving them and the policy implications we can draw from these developments.
Schwandt speaks at noon on Monday, April 21, in Ruan Conference Room, Chambers Hall, 600 Foster St., Evanston.
A family forte
Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane perform as part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series. The father and son bring a wealth of experience to the stage: Jeffrey, a pianist, conductor and scholar, is in the fifth decade of an expansive and versatile career, and Gabriel is a musician and storyteller working at the intersection of art and social practice.
The concert is at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21, at Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Buy tickets here.
Celebrating writers
The 17th annual Writers Fest kicks off with a reading by Northwestern alumna Mary South, author of short story collection “You Will Never Be Forgotten.” Additional readings will include Eric Dean Wilson, author of “After Cooling: On Freon, Global Warming, and the Terrible Cost of Comfort,” and Tracy Fuad, author of poetry book “PORTAL.”
Readings are at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 21, Tuesday, April 22, and Wednesday, April 23, in the Guild Lounge, Scott Hall, 601 University Place, Evanston.
