Put on your dancing shoes and shimmy down to the St. Clair Centre for the Arts this Friday for the annual spring concert by the University Jazz Ensemble.
Director Bob Fazecash will lead the group through a concert set starting at 8 p.m., then open up the floor for dance music until midnight.
The evening will feature vocalist Leah Harris, flutist Alison Moraites, and special guest Latin percussionist Mike Raccette, as well as a cash bar and a light buffet at 10 p.m.
No joke, says box office coordinator Chris Knack – tickets to this weekend’s performances of Some Girl(s) can be purchased at a discounted rate of $14.
Select tickets are available for the 8 p.m. performances on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, as well as the 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 1. To qualify for the discount, patrons must purchase tickets in person or over the phone – and be sure to use the code words “April Fool’s!”
Music therapy combines her two passions: music and helping others, says Alison Moraites. The fourth-year music therapy major will discuss her experiences working with children and expectant mothers at Windsor Regional Hospital as one of the presenters at Springsong, in Vanier Hall’s Katzman Lounge on Thursday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m.
University Players has announced an “exciting and fun-filled” lineup of plays for 2012/13, says Lionel Walsh, director of the School of Dramatic Art.
“This season has a focus on comedy,” he says. “We’re positive you will laugh, giggle, and guffaw through a series of outstanding plays from the world of theatre.”
A blood donor clinic scheduled for Vanier Hall on Wednesday, March 28, is aimed at students living in residence but open to all, says Canadian Blood Services.
The clinic runs 5 to 8 p.m. in the Oak Room. The entire experience, including health assessment and recovery, takes about an hour.
To book an appointment, call Sandra Davis at 519-253-3000, ext. 5067; as always, walk-in donors are also welcome.
Motorists in the future may be able to help cut down on drunk-driving statistics thanks to a unique face-recognition program developed by a pair of University of Windsor engineering graduate students.
Although it’s still a long way from being available in vehicles, the Driver ID device would work in conjunction with technology that could be incorporated into steering wheels that would detect the level of alcohol in a driver’s blood, according to John Carroll, chief technology officer at the Waterloo-based Sober Steering Incorporated.
The School of Music’s Take 4 series presents a recital by student musicians, Wednesday, March 28, at 4 p.m. in room 139, Music Building. The program features:
Susan Holbrook, associate professor in the Department of English Language, Literature and Creative Writing and a 2011/12 fellow of the Humanities Research Group, will read from her own poetry on Wednesday, March 28.
“Gest: a poetry reading” is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Assumption University’s Freed Orman Centre. Sponsored by the Humanities Research Group, it is free and open to the public; a reception will follow.
Friends and colleagues of Bernie Mulligan are soliciting donations to help the UWindsor staffer with costs related to his treatment for cancer.
 Bernie Mulligan. |
University Players completes its 53rd season with Neil LaBute’s modern comedy Some Girl(s), March 29 to April 1 and April 11 to 15 at Essex Hall Theatre.
This hysterical comedy follows “Guy” – a magazine writer about to be married – to four hotel rooms in four cities, where he meets with four past lovers. He hopes to clear the air between them, which proves difficult considering he fled these relationships years ago and used them as material for his articles. Can this commitment-phobe warm his cold feet without getting burned by his old flames?
