Monday, November 26, 2007

Events this week!

Many things are happening this week:

Second Installment of "The Dirt"
"Conservation of Food and Biodiversity in South American Rivers"--A lecture/discussion with (always lovable) Professor Chernoff about his research on river ecosystems, with an emphasis on their necessity to human societies.

What: Earth House Lecture
Where: Earth House (159 high street)
When: Tuesday (TOMORROW) at 8 pm

Third Installment of "The Dirt"
This Thursday at 7:00pm Earth House will be hosting the 3rd talk in its lecture series, The Dirt. This week will feature Professor Sonia Sultan leading a discussion entitled, "Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Issues." Earth House is the big pink house located at 159 High Street. Come and enjoy an intimate talk with Sonia Sultan before your Thursday night festivities! Treats will be provided.

What: Earth House Lecture
Where: ...Earth House
When: Thursday at 7 pm

An Inconvenient Truth
The Roosevelt Institution is hosting a free screening of An Inconvenient Truth in conjunction with a discussion (led by Gary Yohe) happening the next day.

What: An Inconvenient Truth screening
Where: Shanklin 107
When: Thursday at 7 pm

Discussion with Gary Yohe
There will be FREE Pizza with a discussion led by Professor Yohe about the strengths and limitations of the previous night's screening of An Inconvenient Truth. Come hear what our Nobel-prize winning professor has to say about the film and pick his brain! If you have any questions contact Ilona (irkramer@wes).

What: Discussion with Gary Yohe (and pizza)
Where: PAC 421
When: Friday at 12:30

Circus for a Fragile Planet
Imagine a circus in which actors juggle bottled water, polar bears dance on melting ice floes, the props and set are recycled, and the core of clowns are called the Fossil Fools.
That’s part of what you get in ARTFARM’s Circus for a Fragile Planet, a brand new educational circus performance. This forty-five minute show, appropriate for all ages, will be performed at the First United Methodist Church in Middletown on Friday, November 30 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 1 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.
See art-farm.org for more info!

What: an environmental circus
Where: First United Methodist Church, 24 Old Church St, Middletown
When: Friday at 7:30 pm and Saturday at 2 pm and 7:30 pm

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