On Friday, March 10, music professor emeritus Philip Adamson will complete an ambitious project — public performance of the entire collection of Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano sonatas. This recital will feature the three sonatas he has not yet played in recital: Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13; Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3; and Sonata in C Minor, Op. 2, No. 3.

Hear these works in SoCA’s intimate performance hall played on one of the best concert grand pianos in Windsor. The recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the SoCA Armouries, 37 University Ave. East.

Over his career, Dr. Adamson has performed across Canada and in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe, and has been heard frequently on CBC radio. He taught for many years at the University of Windsor, from which he has recently retired.

Proceeds from this concert will go toward music scholarships for incoming piano students. Tickets are $25, with a student rate of $10. Buy tickets on the SoCA website.

With more than a dozen virtual and in-person events beginning March 20, the University’s second annual Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization (EDID) Week is grounded in community and collaboration, says Clinton Beckford, acting vice-president, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Exploring Indigenization, honouring the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, accessibility awareness, sexual violence prevention, 2SLGBTQQIA+ rights, and the ways that historic and ongoing marginalizations intersect, the week builds on last year’s inaugural effort to challenge oppression and acknowledge the ongoing and future work toward creating a more just campus, community, and world.

“While anti-oppression and justice must be at the heart of everything we do at UWindsor, EDID Week provides an important opportunity to shine a spotlight on the diversity and strength of individuals and groups working to address injustice on campus and beyond,” Dr. Beckford says.

Visit the EDID Week website for more information and to register.

Windsor-Essex healthcare and academic institutions are marking three years since they joined using a one-of-a-kind model designed to elevate health research excellence — an innovative model that has proven to deliver exceptional results.

WE-Spark Health Institute is an official partnership of the University of Windsor, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, St. Clair College, and Windsor Regional Hospital, governed by a Board of Trustees made up of the CEOs of the respective organizations. Its six committees include representatives from across all partner organizations who inform, direct, and implement the institute’s strategic priorities of

• organizational effectiveness,
• research excellence,
• community engagement,
• knowledge translation, and
• building capacity.

The seeds of the institute began about 13 years ago as a grassroots effort among health researchers and healthcare professionals across the Windsor-Essex region, and after years of planning and consultations, officially launched on March 9, 2020, during a celebration and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at the Windsor Club.

In the span of the three years since its launch, WE-Spark can boast a number of accomplishments. Local health researchers have attracted almost $40 million in external funding to the region, included local patients in clinical trials, engaged in almost 700 collaborations, and provided training opportunities for more than 1,200 University of Windsor and St. Clair College students on research projects. Through the WE-Spark grants program, 67 local grants have been awarded totalling over $1.1 million. The institute holds regular think tanks, conferences, and town hall meetings, and publishes newsletters and quarterly and annual impact reports for its stakeholders and the Windsor-Essex community.

Lisa Porter, a cancer researcher and distinguished professor at the University of Windsor, is WE-Spark’s executive director, and the visionary behind the institute. Day-to-day operations are run by assistant director Karen Metcalfe along with a lean but mighty staff.

“Health research has far-reaching benefits,” says Dr. Porter. “It creates an academic culture that attracts and retains the best and brightest in healthcare, keeps our professionals current, supports the best learning experience for students, empowers and educates the community, delivers new therapies, brings in new infrastructure, provides answers to healthcare problems unique to our region, and aids in rapid adoption of the best prevention and care practices.

“And data shows that patients treated in institutions that conduct medical research live longer. This is not an advantage that can be reserved for those living only in larger cities: we need and deserve that here in Windsor-Essex.”

On April 20, WE-Spark will host its Cheers to Hope event to raise funds for local health research and celebrate the progress to date.

“We believe that together we can transform health and care of people here in our region,” concludes Porter.

For more information, visit: www.cheerstohope.ca.

The athletics department has arranged for shuttle service to bring men’s volleyball fans to Hamilton to watch Windsor challenge the defending Forsyth Cup champion McMaster Marauders for the provincial title on Saturday, March 11.

The bus will leave from the Toldo Lancer Centre at 1:30 p.m. The $25 ticket price includes round-trip fare and admission to the match. Find details and book your spot.

Ontario University Athletics tapped several members of the team for individual honours, naming head coach James Gravelle its coach of the year in the sport, Zach Albert and Anthony DeGirolamo first team all-stars, and Luca Nastase and Gustavo Siqueira second team all-stars. Read the full story at goLancers.ca.

Also receiving all-star berths are members of the Lancer track and field squads — Mandy Brunet in women’s long and triple jumps, and on the men’s side:

• Anthony Atkinson in weight throw;
• Will McBride in 600m;
• Nicholas Neri in 1000m T13;
• Zion Webb in shot put; and
• the 4x800m relay team of Paul Popescu, Jonathan Rioux, Andrew Taylor, and Noah Waldmann.

The all-star athletes have the Windsor men ranked sixth heading into the U Sports national championship tournament, opening today in Saskatoon.

Lancer fans won’t have far to travel to see men’s hockey vie for its own provincial title. The team will face off against the UQTR Patriotes in the Queen’s Cup final Saturday at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex.

Tickets are $15, with a youth and senior price of $10, available in advance from the box office at the south entrance to the Toldo Lancer Centre from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.

Home events co-ordinator Elisa Mitton advises fans to buy their tickets early as space is limited and she expects to be sold out before Saturday.

An online session Tuesday, March 14, will offer information on Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch program, which supports emerging filmmakers looking to finance the production stage of their first feature film projects.

Mike Stasko, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and Film, will lead the event on Microsoft Teams for UWindsor alumni — especially those recent grads building their careers. It will run 9 to 10 p.m.; email Prof. Stasko for details and a link to the session: mstasko@uwindsor.ca.

The Telefilm program is intended to support a diverse array of emerging talent, to discover and develop the next generation of Canadian filmmakers, and to allow them to establish their voices and sensibilities.

The next two installments in the Canterbury ElderCollege Indigenous Speaker Series are set for the start of next week.

On Monday, March 13, Theresa Sims will present “The Gift of Indigenous Story Telling,” both in-person and online starting at 1:30 p.m. Sims is a traditional Indigenous Knowledge Keeper and Elder from the upper Mohawk, Turtle Clan of the Six Nations Reserve. She is the City of Windsor’s inaugural Indigenous Storyteller, committed to using her gifts of storytelling, songs, and dance to bring together the entire community while honouring and sharing the cultural traditions of her people.

On Tuesday, March 14, Rev. Mark Loyal will present “Indigenous Spirituality: Our Place in the World and Relation to the Land,” online starting at 1:30 p.m. From the Six Nations Reserve, a band member of the Seneca Nation and belonging to the Turtle Clan, Loyal is an Anglican priest. He will seek to define Aboriginal spirituality and provide insight into how it intersects with Christian traditions.

The events are free and open to the public, but organizers ask that attendees register in advance on the ElderCollege website.