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This week, go back in time to Chicago’s turn-of-the-century music scene, look forward to the next scientific revolution and learn what you can do now to live a more sustainable life. Here’s what to put on your calendar this week. And, as always, all are welcome!
Chicago classical
Samantha Ege, a leading scholar of African American composer Florence Price and author of “South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene,” presents a talk and concert. The program will include music written and inspired by the composers featured in Ege’s book.
Ege performs at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, in Galvin Recital Hall, Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston. Register here.
Looking to the future
Northwestern’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research presents its seventh annual research symposium. The two-day event features partnered project highlights, poster sessions, roundtables, keynote speakers and four panels with invited scholars.
The symposium is on Thursday, April 10, and Friday, April 11, at the Woman’s Club of Evanston, 1702 Chicago Ave., Evanston. See the full schedule and RSVP here.
Scientific revolutions, past and present
Nobel laureate Alain Aspect explores quantum revolutions in this year’s public Heilborn Lecture. Aspect will explore how the first quantum revolution, based on wave-particle duality, led to the society of information and communication, then examine the second quantum revolution, based on entanglement. Will its applications lead to a new societal revolution?
Aspect’s lecture is at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in room LR2, Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston.
Art and archives
Northwestern’s Dittmar Memorial Gallery teams up with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s SITE Galleries to curate a cross-institutional exhibition featuring current student work about archives. Featured artworks examine individual and collective memory and how these coalesce to create modern perspectives of today’s world.
The reception is at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 11, in Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston.
Playing to perfection
Catch women’s lacrosse as the team looks to maintain its perfect Big 10 conference record by coming out victorious over Oregon.
The game is at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, 2235 Campus Drive, Evanston. Buy tickets here.
Going greener
Come to the annual Earth Month fair to learn more about sustainability on campus and what you can do to reduce your environmental impact. The fair will feature student groups, campus partners, giveaways and a raffle.
The fair starts at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, in the Louis Room, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston.
Crossing oceans for education
Attend a panel and Q&A with four Northwestern international students, who will share their journeys navigating higher education in a new country to realize their dreams. The discussion will be accompanied by clips from “Brief Tender Light,” a film about four African international students studying at MIT, which registrants will be able to watch prior to the event.
The discussion is at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, at 720 University Place, Evanston. Register here.
