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Monday, Feb.
11
Foster
Gallery Exhibit. An exhibit titled "Meaning
and Metaphor," featuring illustrations by internationally recognized
illustrators Anita Kunz, Guy Billot, Jason Holley and Daniel Bejar will
run through Feb. 21. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays,
6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and 1 to 4:30 p.m. weekends. More
information.
Civil Service Make-Up Exams. Information
can be found online by following the Monthly
Exam Center and Make-Up
Exam Center links. Schneider 105, 5 p.m.
Student Recital.
Featuring Paul Stodolka, trumpet. Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m. More
information.
Artists
Series. Janice
Garrett & Dancers, a modern dance troupe from San Francisco,
will perform. Honored in 2004 as one of Dance Magazine's top "25
to Watch" and nominated for five Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, Janice
Garrett & Dancers has performed throughout California and the Midwest.
Tickets, available at the Service Center,
are $15 for the public, $13 for those 62 and older and UW System/CVTC
faculty/staff, or $5 for those 17 and younger and UW System/CVTC students.
Zorn Arena, 7:30 p.m. More
information.
Tuesday, Feb. 12
Foster Gallery Exhibit.
See Feb. 11 item.
Court
'n Rink Luncheon. UW-Eau Claire's head
women's hockey coach Mike Collins and head men's hockey coach Matt Loen
will discuss the current season. The cost for the luncheon is $6 per
person and includes a sandwich, beverage and cookie provided by Mancino's.
Rosewood Room, Quality Inn, Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire, noon to 1 p.m.
More
information.
University Senate Academic Policies Committee
Meeting. See agenda in Notice
of Meetings. Schofield 202, 2 to 3 p.m.
University Senate Meeting. See
agenda in Notice of Meetings.
Tamarack Room, Davies Center, 3 to 5 p.m.
Planetarium
Program. Tonight's show, "Ancient
Horizons,” explores the astronomy of the ancient Egyptians. It
is aimed at adults and children 10 and older. Tickets are $2 and will
be sold at the planetarium before the show. L.E. Phillips Planetarium,
7 p.m. See related item Feb. 16.
Wrestling.
UW-La Crosse at McPhee, 7 p.m. Ticket
information.
Wednesday,
Feb. 13
LTS/BITS Open House. Students, faculty
and staff are invited to tour the new Learning and Technology Services
and Building Information Technology Skills facilities. Located in Old
Library 1106, the LTS Help Desk offers all the same services from a
more attractive and easily accessible location. OL 1106, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. More information.
Foster
Gallery Exhibit. See Feb.
11 item.
Faculty/Academic Staff
Forum. Theresa Kemp, English, will present "Old Manors,
New Manners and 'The Most Strange and Admirable Discoverie of the Three
Witches of Warboys (1593).'" Presidents Room, Davies Center, 12:10
to 12:50 p.m.
WAGE
Feminist Book Club Discussion. The Women's
and Gender Equity Center will sponsor a Feminist Book Club discussion
of Eve Ensler's "A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, A Prayer."
WAGE Center, Schofield 30, 4 to 5 p.m.
Viennese Ball Advisory
Committee Meeting. See agenda in Notice
of Meetings. Alumni Room, Davies Center, 5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball.
UW-Stevens Point at Zorn Arena, 7 p.m. Ticket
information.
Thursday, Feb. 14
Foster Gallery Exhibit.
See Feb. 11 item.
Valentine's
Day Buffet. Blugold Dining invites faculty,
staff, students and the public to its buffet. The cost is $7.75 per
person and includes beverage and dessert. Call 836-5261 for reservations.
More
information, including a menu, is available online. The Dulany,
Davies Center, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Black History Month Dialogue on Diversity
Film. Episode two, "The Story We
Tell," of the three-episode film series "Race
— The Power of an Illusion" will be shown today. For
more information, contact Jesse Dixon, Office
of Multicultural Affairs, at dixonjl@uwec.edu
or 836-3367. Presidents Room, Davies Center, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Also
Feb. 21. More
information.
Trip
to Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. A trip to see "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at
the Chanhassen
Dinner Theatre in Chanhassen, Minn., is planned. The cost is $60
per person and includes transportation, dinner and a ticket to the show.
A bus will leave Towers Hall at 3:30 p.m. and will return after the
show. For more information, contact Andy Jepsen, University Recreation
and Sport Facilities, at jepsenan@uwec.edu or 836-2176.
Campus
Films. "Love Me If You Dare."
(France/Belgium 2003, directed by Yann Samuell, 98 min., in French with
subtitles, rated R.) This film about love, games and the search for
a never-ending childhood will be shown. When Julien and Sophie meet
as children, they become friends for life. Each time they meet they
exchange a toy and, with it, a dare that the other must perform to get
it back. As time passes, the pranks they force each other to play become
a little bigger and a little more dangerous. Sponsored
by the University
Activities Commission of the Student Senate. Tickets are $2 at the
Service Center for
IFS members and UW-Eau Claire faculty/staff or $1 for UW-Eau Claire
students. Davies Theatre, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Through Feb. 17. More
information.
Friday, Feb. 15
GE Review Workgroup Meeting. See
agenda in Notice of Meetings.
Hibbard 705, 7 a.m.
Foster Gallery Lecture.
Illustrator Daniel Bejar, one of the four artists featured in the "Meaning
and Metaphor" exhibit, will present a lecture on his work. Haas
Fine Arts Center 105, 10 a.m. See Feb. 11 item.
University Assessment Committee Meeting.
See agenda in Notice
of Meetings. CNHS 156, noon to 1 p.m.
Professional Development Advisory Committee
Meeting. See agenda in Notice
of Meetings. HSS 175, 2 p.m.
Campus Films. "Love
Me If You Dare." Davies Theatre, 6 and 8:30 p.m. See Feb.
14 item.
Women's Hockey.
UW-Superior at Hobbs Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Ticket
information.
Singer-Songwriter
Slam. A Singer-Songwriter Slam will be presented as part of the
UW-Eau Claire's Winter Carnival. The Cabin, Davies Center, 8 p.m. Also
Feb. 16. More
information.
Winter Carnival 2008 Film. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." (UK
1975, directed by Jim Sharman, 100 min., rated R.) Barry Bostwick and
Susan Sarandon star as the newly engaged Brad and Janet. Lost in the
rain in an isolated area, they visit the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter
(Tim Curry), which will host a very special intergalactic convention
that very night. Sponsored by the University
Activity Commission of the Student Senate. Tickets, available at
the Service Center, are $7 for the public
or $4 for UW-Eau Claire students. Council Fire Room, Davies Center,
11:59 p.m. More
information. 
Saturday,
Feb. 16
High School Mathematics Meet.
Students from 18 western Wisconsin high schools will participate in
UW-Eau Claire's 26th annual regional Mathematics Meet. The event is
hosted and staffed by UW-Eau Claire's mathematics department. More
information.
Children's
Planetarium Program. Today's show, "Zubenelgenubi's
Magic Sky," features a talking telephone pole and fire hydrant
on a whimsical journey through the day and night sky. It is
aimed at children 10 and younger. Tickets are $2 and will be sold at
the planetarium before the show. L.E.
Phillips Planetarium, 11 a.m. to noon. See related
item Feb. 12. More
information.
Wrestling.
UW-Stevens Point at McPhee, 1 p.m. Ticket
information.
Foster Gallery Exhibit.
See Feb. 11 item.
Women's Hockey.
UW-Superior at Hobbs Ice Arena, 2 p.m. Ticket
information.
Campus Films. "Love
Me If You Dare." Davies Theatre, 6 and 8:30 p.m. See Feb.
14 item.
Men's Hockey. UW-Stevens
Point at Hobbs Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Ticket
information.
Quietdrive
Concert. Popular Minneapolis-based pop-punk band Quietdrive will headline the
concert. Madison-based alternative rock band The Box Social also will
perform. Tickets, available at the Service Center or at the door, are
$10 for the public or $8 for UW-Eau Claire students. Council Fire Room,
Davies Center, 7 p.m. More
information.
Singer-Songwriter
Slam. A Singer-Songwriter Slam will be presented as part of the
UW-Eau Claire's Winter Carnival. The Cabin, Davies Center, 8 p.m. Also
Feb. 15. More
information. 
Sunday,
Feb. 17
Foster Gallery Exhibit.
See Feb. 11 item.
Guest Artist Recital.
Featuring Jeffrey Jaworski, classical guitar. Phillips Recital Hall,
Haas Fine Arts Center, 2 p.m. More
information.
'Blugold
Performance of the Air.' Hosted
by UW-Eau Claire student Jake Kolstad, today's show will feature the
UW-Eau Claire Women's Concert Chorale. The
show is a weekly broadcast on WUEC radio, 89.7 FM, at 5 p.m. See spring
2008 programming schedule.
'Jazz
Blues and Beyond.' Hosted by David Jones, English/Women's Studies,
today's show will feature musical selections from Herbie Hancock. The
show is a weekly broadcast on WUEC radio, 89.7
FM, at 6 p.m. See spring 2008 programming schedule.
Campus Films. "Love
Me If You Dare." Davies Theatre, 6 and 8:30 p.m. See Feb.
14 item.
'Local
Independence.' Hosted by UW-Eau Claire student Scott Morfitt,
this show features local music and interviews with people from the Chippewa
Valley. Today's show will feature local photographer Drew Kaiser and
the music of Silvering and Magic Mama. Send music requests to localindependence@gmail.com.
The show is a weekly broadcast on WUEC radio,
89.7 FM, at 7 p.m. 
Monday,
Feb. 18
Foster Gallery Exhibit.
See Feb. 11 item.
Government Day Forum/Panel Discussion. This event will give students the opportunity to learn about government and politics. In attendance will be members of the Eau Claire City Council, state representatives Jeff Smith and Terry Moulton, political science faculty members Margaret Gilkison and Geoffrey Peterson, student body president Ray French and Eau Claire County sheriff Ron Cramer. For more information, contact the Student Senate at stusen55@uwec.edu or 836-4646. Wisconsin and Presidents Room, Davies Center, 2 to 5 p.m. More information.
Student Recital.
Featuring Kyle Siegrist, trombone. Phillips Recital Hall, Haas Fine
Arts Center, 5 p.m.
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