March 26, 1999
Exhibitions
Extension Centre Gallery
Until March 31"Sense and Memory"-drawings by Linda Carreiro and Liz Ingram. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Information: 492-3034. 2-54 University Extension Centre.
FAB Gallery
Until March 28"Damaged Goods Inventory"-senior printmaking exhibition. Sponsored by KPMG Management Consulting.
Until March 28
"Nancy Fox: Linear Spin"-this exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday, 2 to 5 pm, Monday, Saturday and statutory holidays, closed. 1-1 Fine Arts Building.
McMullen Gallery
Until April 25"No quiet within: recent gifts to the University of Alberta Art and Artifact Collection"-an exhibition of works of art donated to the University of Alberta over the past five years. More than 40 works have been selected from the 400 works of art donated during this time. Included are paintings, prints and print portfolios by notable Canadian artists Illingworth Kerr, Stanley Cosgrove and Liz Ingram, as well as internationally recognized artists Ryoji Ikeda, and Stanislaw Fijalkowski, to name just a few. The McMullen Gallery is operated by the Friends of the University of Alberta Hospital. Hours: Monday through Friday 10 am to 4 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1 - 4 pm; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 4 to 8 pm. All hours are subject to the availability of volunteers. For further information contact Museums and Collections Services at 492-5834. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.
Music
Department of Music
March 27, 8 p.m.Faculty Recital featuring organist Marnie Giesbrecht. Admission: $10/adult, $5/student/senior. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.
March 28, 8 p.m.
Master of Music Recital-John Brough, choral conducting. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.
March 29, noon
Visiting Artists Concert featuring The Winnipeg Singers, one of the finest chamber choirs in Canada, under the direction of co-conductors Mel Braun and Victor Pankratz. Admission: TBA. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.
April 2, 8 pm
Faculty Recital featuring clarinetist Allison Storochuk with pianist Roger Admiral. Admission: $10/adult, $5/student/senior. Convocation Hall, Arts Building.
April 7, 8 pm
The GMCC and UofA Jazz Bands Concert. Ray Baril and Tom Dust, directors. Ticket information: 497-4436. Admission: $7/adult, $5/student/senior. John L Haar Theatre, Grant MacEwan Community College.
April 9, 8 pm
The University of Alberta Concert Choir Concert. Debra Cairns, conductor. Admission: $7/adult, $5/student/senior. Convocation Hall.
Theatre
Studio Theatre
Until April 3"Village of Idiots" by John Lazarus. Tickets: 492-2495. Timms Centre for the Arts.
Workshops
Medical Genetics
April 9 and 10The Department of Medical Genetics is hosting a two day conference in April 1999 entitled "Genetics 2000: Gene Discovery and Beyond". This conference will highlight important areas of genetic research and celebrate the official opening of the Department of Medical Genetics at the U of A. The registration fee is $100 per person ($25 for students). The conference, with 16 guest speakers, will run two days: 8:45 am to 4 pm on Friday, April 9 in Lister Hall and 9 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 10 at the Timms Centre for the Arts. The cost of the conference includes a banquet at 7 pm on Friday, April 9 at the Faculty Club. For further information and registration forms please contact Colleen at 4920874 or Colleen.Dawson@ualberta.ca.
Standard First Aid/Heartsaver Courses
April and OctoberThe Office of Environmental Health and Safety has arranged for Standard First Aid/Heartsaver courses to be held on campus once again this year. Training is comprised of two full-day sessions (8 am to 4 p.m.) with morning, lunch and afternoon breaks. The cost is $80 per person. The first course will be held in early April and the last at the end of October. Registration is limited due to classroom size. For further information and registration forms please call Cindy Ferris, 492-1810 or cindy.ferris@ualberta.ca.
The Learning Symposium
April 9 and 10Organized by Museums Alberta (Alberta's Museums Association) in partnership with the U of A's Institute for Professional Development-this Symposium aims to summarize participants input toward a shared vision of how museums can contribute to the learning communities they serve, including that of their own staff and organizations. Registration deadline: March 19, 1999. For information please contact Tali Laurenson, Learning Coordinator at Museums Alberta, (780) 424-2657 ext. 226, fax (780) 425-1679, e-mail tali.laurenson@museumsalberta.ab.ca.
