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To submit events for the calendar, e-mail news@thedaily.washington.edu or call (206) 543-2700.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

LATE PAYMENT PERIOD BEGINS

LECTURE 3:30-5 p.m., Condon Hall room 135 – “Engineering – What you don’t necessarily learn in school” – David Wisler of GE Aircraft Engines will be speaking about what else to know about the field. Free.

LECTURE 6-7:30 p.m., Turner Auditorium, D209 – Water and Global Health – Richard Palmer presents the third lecture in the series “Global Health and the Environment: Climate Change, Human Impact, and Our Earth’s Resources.” Palmer will discuss water as the “liquid gold” of our century in that it’s everywhere but not always drinkable. Cost: $20 in advance, $24 at the door. For more information, call (206) 897-8939.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

LECTURE 8:30-9:20 a.m., Anderson 223 – Groundwater Contamination Issues at Hanford and the Resulting Legal Issues and Health Risks – Gerald Pollet, of Heart of America NW, presents this lecture. For more information, contact The Water Center at (206) 543-6920. Free.

READING 7:30 p.m., Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle – Benjamin Barber discusses and signs “Consumed: How Capitalism Corrupts Children, Infantilizes Adults, and Swallows Citizens Whole” – For more information, call (206) 634-3400. Cost: $5.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

CAREER FAIR 3-7 p.m., HUB Ballrooms – Spring Career Fair – More than 140 employers will be at campus to seek potential candidates. List of attending companies can be found at http://depts.washington.edu/careers/fair. For more information, contact the Center for Career Services at (206) 543-0535. Free.

CONCERT 8-10 p.m., Meany Hall – The Young Eight – This octet of African American string players is dedicated to exposing various communities to the arts. For more information, call (206) 543-4880. Cost: $32.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19

BOOK READING 7:30 p.m., Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle – “Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life” – Author Paul Davies discusses the implications of the fact that conditions on Earth and in our universe are ideal for just right to exist. For more information, call (206) 634-3400. Cost: $5 at the door.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

CONCERT 7 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music – Brechemin Scholarship Winners Concert – The winners of the School of Music’s Brechemin Scholarship perform works by composers including Bach, Chopin and Mozart. For more information, contact the School of Music at (206) 685-8384. Cost: $5 at the door only, cash or check.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21

WORKSHOP 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Cunningham Hall Women’s Center – Esteem Workshop – Speaker Janette Brown teaches women specific exercises to encourage self-expression. For more information, call (206) 685-1090. Free.

CONCERT 8 p.m., Meany Theatre – Lift It Up: Black America in Song – Seattle Women’s Chorus and Bernice Johnson Reagon sing in this evening of soul and spirituals. For more information, call (206) 323-0750. Cost: $25-35, buy tickets online at http://www.flyinghouse.org/swc/liu/.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22

CONCERT 2 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music – Barry Lieberman & Friends: Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” – For more information, contact the School of Music at (206) 685-8384. Cost: $10 at the door only, cash or check.


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