Listing of Upcoming Events

NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS:  Throughout the spring the Office
of University Communications will distribute this weekly list
highlighting some of the upcoming events at the Columbus campus.
The person listed at the end of each entry will have the most
direct information about the event.  However, feel free to call
on any member of our news services staff for assistance with
these or other Ohio State news stories: Steve Sterrett, director,
292-8472; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; Tom Spring, 292-8309; Amy
Murray, 292-8385.

A full calendar of College of the Arts events is available on
OASIS (Ohio State's gopher server) under "OSU Colleges and
Departments" or by calling 292-8835.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS CAMPUS
     All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise
stated.  There is a longer news release for the items marked with
an asterisk.  Call Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-
8424, if you need a copy of the news release.

April 25
Lecture -- Medieval Archeology; How It Changed Our Perception of
the Middle Ages by Professor Walter Janssen of the University of
Wurzburg, 3:30 p.m. 156 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall.
Barbara Becker-Cantarino, 292-8639 or 292-6985.

April 25 - May 6
Exhibition -- "Children's War Art from Bosnia and Croatia,"
Hopkins Gallery, 128 N. Oval Mall.  Opening reception on April 25
from 5-7 p.m.; gallery talk on April 28 at 12:30 p.m.  292-5072.

April 26
*Public Forum.  The University Area Improvement Task Force will
hear concerns of residents, students, property owners and
business people about the quality of life in the neighborhoods
around Ohio State.  4-6 p.m. in the Conference Theatre of the
Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.  James L. Nichols, 292-6261.
See also April 30.

*Lecture -- "Cosmetic Surgery: Facing the Facts."  University
Medical Center presents Michael Sullivan, director of facial
plastic and reconstructive surgery, and Ron Siegle, director of
cutaneous oncology, speaking on facial cosmetic procedures and
skin care.  7 p.m., Ramada University Hotel, 3100 Olentangy River
Road.  For more information, call Ask-A-Nurse at 293-5678.

April 28
Minority Trade Fair, noon to 5 p.m. at the Ohio Union East and
West Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St.  One hundred state-certified
minority vendors will display their services and products.
University staff who are seeking minority vendors to supply their
departments are invited to attend.  Minority Business Development
Office, 292-5325.

Lecture -- Ernest L. Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation
for the Assessment of Teaching, will speak on "Scholarship
Assessed" at 3:30 p.m. in the film-video theatre of the Wexner
Center for the Arts.  Paul Isaac, 292-6031.

April 29-30
Indonesian Ambassador Visits.  Arifin M. Siregar, ambassador to
the United States, will visit the Midwest Universities Consortium
for International Activities, Ohio State and Columbus officials
and business leaders.  Peter Bouton, MUCIA, 291-9646.

April 30
*Public Forum.  The University Area Improvement Task Force will
hear concerns of residents, students, property owners and
business people about the quality of life in the neighborhoods
around Ohio State.  9 to 11 a.m. at Indianola Presbyterian
Church, 1970 Waldeck Ave.  James L. Nichols, 292-6261.
See also April 26.

*Health Fair -- "Fifty Plus: Living Life to the Fullest with the
Least Hassle, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Asbury North United
Methodist Church, 1586 Clifton Ave.  Sponsored by University
Medical Center, the College of Nursing and the church, this event
focuses on healthy lifestyles for older African Americans.
Sandi Latimer, 293-3660.

April 30-May 1
Native American Pow Wow, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the west lawn of
the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.  Admission is $3 for Ohio State
Students, $5 for other adults.  Music, dancing, food.  Student
Events Committee, 292-2324.

May 4
Young Scholars Program -- Recognition ceremony for incoming 6th
grade Scholars and graduating 12th grade Scholars from Columbus.
6 p.m., King Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave.  Ruth Gerstner,
University Communications, 292-8424.

Lecture -- "A Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women,
Citizenship and Military Obligation," by Professor Linda Kerber
of the University of Iowa, 3:30 p.m. 014 University Hall, 230 N.
Oval Mall.  Carla Pestana, 292-6216.

*Anxiety Screenings -- Ohio State's Outpatient Psychiatric Center
at Stoneridge in Dublin will offer free, confidential screenings
for anxiety disorders at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m.  Mental
health professionals will talk with individuals about the types
of anxiety disorders, their symptoms and treatments.
Call 798-0091 for more information or to make an appointment.

Lecture -- "Margins as Mainstream: Asians in American History" by
Gary Okihiro of Cornell University, 3:30 p.m., Stecker Lounge of
the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.  Asian American Student
Services, 292-0625.

May 4-21
Theatre -- "Mad Forest" by Caryl Churchill, presented by the OSU
Theatre Company at Stadium II Theatre, 1849 Cannon Drive.
Tickets are $9.50 and $10.50 (discounts for OSU students, faculty
and staff).  Call the box office at 292-2295 for performance
dates and times.

May 5-6-7
Opera -- "Street Scene" by Kurt Weill, presented by the School of
Music.  Tickets are $5 to $10.  Call the Wexner Center Ticket
Office at 292-2354 for details.

May 5
Lecture -- "Get Outa' My Face: Everyday Uses of Writing Among
African American Teenage Girls," by Associate Professor Amy
Shuman of the Department of English and the Center for Folklore
Studies.  Shuman will discuss the ways adolescent moral systems
determine who has the right to talk about whom and where that can
lead.  7:30 p.m., The Ohio State University Black Studies
Community Extension Center, 905 Mt. Vernon Ave.  Gail Summerhill,
College of Humanities, 292-1882.

Lecture -- "Homeric Friendship," by Professor David Konstan of
Brown University, 8 p.m. 014 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall.
This is the first annual Carl Schlam Memorial Lecture, sponsored
by the Department of Classics.  Mary Cole, 292-2744.

May 6
Lecture -- "Text and World: Roland Barthes' Dilemma," by
Professor David Bell of Duke University, 3:30 p.m. 260 Cunz Hall,
1841 Millikin Road. Annette Lendacki, 292-4938.

May 6-7
Plant Sale -- Spring plant sale, featuring scented geraniums, to
benefit the Chadwich Arboretum.  7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday,
and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the corner of Lane Avenue and
Fyffe Road.  292-3136.

May 6-8
Parents Weekend.  Friday events include Sphinx senior honor
society's Linking ceremony, campus tours and an evening out in
German Village or at the Short North Gallery Hop.  Saturday's
schedule has an academic information fair, brunch, the Medieval
and Renaissance Festiveal, tours of Greek houses, an open forum
with representatives of university departments, and a family
buffet, and concludes with evening entertainment by Bo Diddley
and his band.  Sunday morning there is a 3-mile fund-raising walk
to support the Parent Association Scholarship Fund and a
concluding brunches at 9 a.m. and noon.  Bill Wahl, Parent
Association, 292-9153.

May 7
Medieval and Renaissance Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the
South Oval and Mirror Lake Hollow.  Musicians, magicians,
jugglers, jesters, dancing troupes, craft vendors and drama.
Sponsored by the Honors Community Association and the Student
Events Committee.  Katie Vulic, Honors Center, 292-3135.

May 9
*Lecture -- Jeremy Rifkin, noted author, activist and social
critic, will speak on "The Biotech Revolution" at 8 p.m. in the
Ohio Union East Ballroom, 1739 N. High St.  Doors open at 7:30
p.m.  Amy Combs, 291-6651.

Lecture -- Dale Spender, feminist scholar and educator, will
speak on "Nattering on the Nets: Women, Power, and Cyberspace" at
3:30 p.m., 31 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave.  She is the author
of Man Made Language, Women of Ideas and What Men Have Done to
Them, and other books.  Sonja Foss, 292-6342.

May 11
Poetry Reading by Robert Hess, professor of English at Berkeley,
winner of a MacArthur Fellowship and the National Book Critics
Circle Award.  3 p.m., Wexner Center film-video theater.
Christopher Griffin, 292-2242.

Outdoor Concert  -- University Band, conducted by Paul Doerksen,
and the OSU Trombone Ensemble, directed by Joe Duchi, will
perform at 7:30 p.m. in Browning Amphitheater at Mirror Lake.
292-2300 or 292-3007.

May 12
Outdoor Concert -- Jazz Lab Ensemble, directed by Pharez Whitted,
will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Browning Amphitheater at Mirror
Lake.  292-2300 or 292-3007.

May 13
Lecture -- "Flaneurs modernes et postmodernes: Baudelaire,
Breton, Reda," by Professor Elisabeth Cardonne-Arlyck of Vassar
College, 3:30 p.m., 260 Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Road.  Annette
Lendacki, 292-4938.

May 19
Outdoor Concert -- Jazz Combos, directed by Hank Marr,  will
perform at 7:30 p.m. in Browning Amphitheater at Mirror Lake.
292-2300 or 292-3007.

May 23
Lecture -- "Walter Benjamin's Essay on Goethe's 'Elective
Affinities,'" by Professor Stanley Corngold of Princeton
University. 3:30 p.m., Grand Lounge of the Faculty Club, 181 S.
Oval Drive.  This is the fourth annual Carolyn Engel Luebeck
Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and
Literatures.  Barbara Becker-Cantarino, 292-8639 or 292-6985.

May 25
Outdoor Concert -- University, Symphonic and Concert bands will
perform at 7:30 p.m. in Browning Amphitheater at Mirror Lake.
292-2300 or 292-3007.

May 26
Outdoor Concert -- Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ted McDaniel, will
perform at 7:30 p.m. in Browning Amphitheater at Mirror Lake.
292-2300 or 292-3007.

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