Events
Note: These events are in an archived issue of At Guelph and are no longer available.
Arboretum
The Theatre in the Trees dinner-theatre production of The Love List by Norm Foster continues weekends until April 26. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; showtime is 8 p.m. Cost is $59. To order tickets, call Ext. 54110.
Ann Estill leads a workshop on “Tips and Tools for Beginning Storytellers” March 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $35. Deadline for registration and payment is Feb. 15.
Art Centre
A reception for the exhibition “Spectacle and Artifice,” which features photos by seven Canadian artists and runs until March 30, is Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. At 8 p.m., clarinetist Lori Freedman performs with youth musicians from U of G's Contemporary Music Ensemble, the Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble and local high schools. Admission is free.
On Family Day Feb. 18, the art centre is hosting a daylong program of events for children and their parents. For more information, visit www.msac.uoguelph.ca/events.htm.
The art centre's brown bag lunch series continues Feb. 26 at noon with MSAC director and curator Judith Nasby discussing “Silver Jewelry and Embroidery by the Naxi, Bai and Miao People of China, and Tibetan Buddhist Jewelry and Clothing.”
Concerts
The School of Fine Art and Music's Thursdays at Noon concert series continues Feb. 14 with Shawn Mativetsky and Parmela Attariwala performing on tabla and violin and Feb. 28 with “Russian Contrasts,” featuring Rachel Mercer on cello and Marianna Humetska on piano. Concerts start at 12:10 p.m. in MacKinnon 107. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
Film
Docurama, a film series sponsored by the U of G Library and the Central Student Association, presents In the Shadow of the Moon Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at War Memorial Hall. Admission is $4 general, free for students. The series continues Feb. 27 with My Country, My Country and March 5 with The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. These free screenings begin at 7 p.m. in Thornbrough 1307.
Lectures
OAC's public lecture series presents this year's turfgrass superintendent- in-residence, Gordon McKie, Feb. 13. Head greenkeeper at St. Andrews Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, he will discuss “Traditional Links Maintenance.” On Feb. 27, Prof. Amar Mohanty, Premier's Research Chair in Biomaterials and Transportation, will describe “The New Agriculture: The Journey for a Sustainable Bioeconomy.” The lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. in OVC 1714.
The French studies program in the School of Languages and Literatures hosts a lecture by Quebec writer Nicole Brossard, two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for Poetry, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. in MacKinnon 223. Her topic is “Volume du soi et de la voix au milieu des questions.”
The School of Fine Art and Music hosts the second annual Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art March 4 at 5 p.m. in War Memorial Hall. This year's speaker is philosopher and art critic Arthur Danto, who is best known for his work in philosophical esthetics and the philosophy of history.
Notices
Counselling Services and the C.J. Munford Centre are sponsoring a celebration of Black History Month Feb. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. in MacKinnon 117. Special guest is Guelph MA graduate Marva Wisdom, a 2002 winner of the YMCA/YWCA Women of Distinction Award for voluntary community and humanitarian services. Everyone is welcome.
OVC and the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation are calling for applications for the Arthur Rouse Memorial Senior Fellowship in Veterinary and Comparative Cancer Studies. This endowed fellowship provides $60,000 a year in salary support for up to three years to a highly qualified individual interested in pursuing aspects of veterinary and comparative cancer at the post-doctoral level. Applications are due March 28. For more information, visit www.ovc.uoguelph.ca.
The Stress Management and High Performance Clinic is offering a practical skills-oriented session on how to curb worry and decrease the stress and anxiety it generates. “STOP Worrying!” runs Feb. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. in UC 335. For more information, pick up a pamphlet at the Info Desk on UC Level 1, visit www.uoguelph.ca/~ksomers or leave a message at Ext. 52662.
U of G's Relay for Life, a 12-hour non-competitive overnight event to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society, is looking for teams to participate in the March 29 event at Alumni Stadium. Teams must have 10 members, with each required to raise at least $100 in pledges. Last year's U of G participants raised a record $83,570. For more details, send e-mail to relay@uoguelph.ca or visit www.uoguelph.ca/~relay.
Organizers of the 2008 College Royal cat show are calling for entries. The competition features 12 categories, including Best in Show and Best Owner/Cat Look-alike. Cat owners are also invited to enter the College Royal cat photo contest. Entry deadline is March 1. For more information, send e-mail to catshow2008@hotmail.com.
A Valentine's Day Masquerade Ball in support of Save the Children Canada will be held Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. in the University Club on UC Level 5. The evening will include a dance, contests, a silent auction and raffles. Tickets are $15 and available at 519- 822-9210 or children@uoguelph.ca.
Readings
The TransCanada Institute at 9 University Ave. E. is hosting a reading by Canadian novelist Warren Cariou Feb. 13 at 4:30 p.m. Cariou, who teaches aboriginal literature at the University of Manitoba, will read from his upcoming novel, Exhaust.
The School of English and Theatre Studies presents writer-in-residence Catherine Bush reading from and discussing her internationally acclaimed fiction Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. in lower Massey Hall.
Seminars
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology presents John Brumell of the Hospital for Sick Children discussing “Mechanisms Used by Salmonella to Direct Their Intracellular Fate” Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. in Thornbrough 1307.
“ABC Transporter-Dependent Biosynthesis of a Heteropolymer O-Polysaccharide in Klebsiella pneumoniae” is the focus of Laura Sande in the microbiology graduate student seminar Feb. 15 at 12:30 p.m. in Animal Science and Nutrition 156.
The Rural History Roundtable continues Feb. 15 with Joy Parr, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Culture and Risk at the University of Western Ontario, discussing “Unsettled: Woods, Meadows and Memory of North Atlantic Alliances at Gagetown” at 2:30 p.m. in the OAC Boardroom.
Next up in the pathobiology seminar series is Byram Bridle of the Centre for Gene Therapeutics at McMaster University exploring “Brain Cancer Immunotherapy: Modulating Adenovirus-Induced Anti-Tumour Immunity With Vesicular Stomatitis Virus” Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. in Pathobiology 2106.
“C4 Photosynthesis: A Tale of a Single Cell” is the topic of Simon Chuong of the University of Waterloo in the seminar series hosted by the plant biology group in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Feb. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in science complex 2315.
Teaching Support
Full details and a registration link for Teaching Support Services programs can be found on the TSS website at www.tss.uoguelph.ca. If you have questions, call Mary Nairn at Ext. 53571.
During Reading Week Feb. 19 to 22, instructors running online Blackboard courses can book individual consultation time with TSS support staff to work on course development, deal with maintenance issues or discuss future enhancements to their courses. To book an appointment, call Mary Nairn at Ext. 53571.
On Feb. 22, the biweekly discussion group “Teaching on the Edge” meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to share teaching strategies, resources and new approaches to teaching.
Thesis Defence
The final examination of M.Sc. candidate Danielle Abernethy, Molecular and Cellular Biology, is Feb. 14 at 1:30 p.m. in science complex 2315. The thesis is “The Role of DLX5 and DLX6 in Chondrogenesis in ATDC5 Cells.” The adviser is Prof. Andrew Bendall.
Community Events
Dublin Street United Church is hosting a three-part lecture series. It kicks off Feb. 20 with philosopher and U of G University professor emeritus John McMurtry discussing “Globalization and the Meaning of Life” and continues Feb. 26 with London city councillor and United Church minister Susan Eagle examining “Employment and Poverty Issues at the Local Level.” The series wraps up March 5 with Lee Claus of the Six Nations and other First Nations members offering “Insights on Colonialism and Reclaiming Community.” The free talks run from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
The 33rd annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph Bowl for Kids Sake campaign runs March 29 to April 1 at Woodlawn Bowl. The organization is looking for teams of four to six bowlers to collect donations to support its mentoring programs. For more information, contact Jessica Bowes at 519-824-5154 or jessica@bbbsg.ca.
Two daylong public workshops on the ecological restoration of decommissioned landfill sites run March 7 and 8 at the Guelph Youth Music Centre. The March 7 event focuses on the Guelph Pollination Initiative and runs from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The March 8 event is a Canadian Pollinator Protection Initiative meeting and runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration for both events starts at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $5 per day. Register at pollinateguelph@gmail.com or at the door.
The Waterloo Wellington Wildflower Society meets Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Evergreen Seniors Centre. U of G Arboretum horticulturist Sean Fox will discuss rare trees and shrubs of Ontario and the Elm Recovery Project.
The Wellington branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society meets Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at 122 Harris St. Kathleen Wall, assistant curator of the Guelph Civic Museum, will discuss “To Research or Not to Research at Guelph Museums.”
The seventh annual Mid-Winter Ceili, featuring the Celtic band Hawp and Tir Na Nog Dance Academy, is Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Red Chevron Club, 34 Elizabeth St. For advance tickets or information, call 519-589-4732 or send e-mail to info@tirnanogacademy.com.
Guelph and Wellington County Master Gardeners hold their annual garden conference, “A Day in the Garden,” Feb. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute. For information and to reserve tickets, send e-mail to mgguelph@hotmail.com.