BLOOD
DRIVE

COLLOQUIA

Fri., April 19, 2 p.m. "Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector," an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Lester Salamon; Parsons Auditorium. APL Simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus.

CONFERENCE

DISCUSSION
TALKS

Wed., April 17, 4 p.m. "The Clash of Fundamentalisms," a talk with Tariq Ali. Part of the Hopkins "Community Conversation" series. 100 Mudd. HW

Mon., April 22, 4 p.m. "Promoting Your Art Work," with digital video specialist Kira Hammond. Continuing the weekly "Salon" series sponsored by the Digital Media Center. 226 Mattin Center. HW

FILM
VIDEO

LECTURES

Fri., April 19, 2 p.m. The Carolyn and Edward Wenk Jr. Lecture in Technology and Public Policy--"Disasters by Design" by Dennis Mileti, University of Colorado. Sponsored by Civil Engineering. 205 Krieger. HW

Fri., April 19, 4 p.m. Distinguished Lecture--"Making Sense of Violence in Post-Colonial Africa" by Mahmood Mamdani, Columbia University. Sponsored by the Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power and History. 404 Macaulay. HW

Sat., April 20, 8:30 a.m. The 29th Annual William F. Rienhoff Jr. Lecture--"The Role of Surgery in the Management of Lung Cancer: From Rienhoff to the Millennium" by E. Carmack Holmes, UCLA School of Medicine and Medical Center. Hurd Hall. EB

Mon., April 22, 8 p.m. The Percy Graeme Turnbull Memorial Poetry Lecture--a reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin. Sponsored by the Writing Seminars. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

MUSIC

Thurs., April 18, 8 p.m. Peabody Concert Orchestra performing with the Peabody Chamber Singers, Peabody Concert Sing-ers and the Peabody Hopkins Chorus. $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody

Fri., April 19, 8 p.m. Spring Concert by the JHU Big Band, featuring swing, Latin and modern jazz arrangements; 101 Mattin Center. HW

Fri., April 19, 8 p.m. Spring Concert by the Octopodes, featuring a cappella music and skits and a guest a cappella group; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Sat., April 20, 8 p.m. Spring Concert by Hopkins' Christian jazz a cappella group, Adoremus, featuring songs, drama and worship; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Sat., April 20, 8 p.m. Renowned bass James Morris performs Wotan's Farewell from Wagner's Die Walkure, with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra. $22, $11 for senior citizens, $8 for students with ID. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody

Sun., April 21, 4 p.m. Peabody Jazz Studies faculty performs in a live recording session at Paloma's jazz club. $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. 15 W. Eager St.

Sun., April 21, 5:30 p.m. Awadagin Pratt performs in benefit concert for AMC Cancer Research Center. $15 ($20 at door), $14 for students and senior citizens ($18 at door), $5 for JHU students with ID. 410-516-6542. Shriver Hall. HW

OPEN
HOUSE

SEMINARS

Mon., April 15, 4 p.m. "Molecular Simulations of Glass Surfaces and Interfaces," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Stephen Garofalini, Rutgers University; 305 Olin. HW

Mon., April 15, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Saliency Maps in Area V4: Freeviewing Visual Search" with James Mazer, University of California, Berkeley. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., April 15, 4 p.m. "The Halle Enlightenment: Discipline and Decorum in Prussia, 1696-1702," a History seminar with Mack Walker; 315 Gilman. HW

Wed., April 17, 12:15 p.m. "Oral Health Care Disparities in Children" with Harold Goodman, University of Maryland. Part of the Wednesday Noon Seminar Series. W2030 BSPH. EB

Wed., April 17, 12:15 p.m. "Schizophrenia as a Brain Disease" with Godfrey Pearlson; Hampton House Auditorium. EB

Wed., April 17, 1:30 p.m. "Toward the Understanding of Macromolecular Interactions at the Single Molecule Level: Mu DNA Transportation Proteins as a Model System," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Kiyoshi Mizuuchi, NIDDK/NIH. 517 PCTB. EB

Thurs., April 18, noon. "Random Schrodinger Operators" with Vojkan Jaksic, McGill University; 413 Krieger. HW

Thurs., April 18, noon. "Probing the Biochemical Basis for the Mechanics of Cell Division," a Cell Biology seminar with Douglas Robinson; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., April 18, 3:30 p.m. "Molecular Microbial Ecology in Hot Springs and Human Health," a Molecular Biology and Genetics seminar with Norm Pace, University of Colorado; 517 PCTB. EB

Thurs., April 18, 4 p.m. "Interruptible Exact Sampling in the Passive Case," a Mathematical Sciences seminar with Keith Crank, National Science Foundation; 304 Whitehead. HW

Thurs., April 18, 4 p.m. "Molecular Targets of Blocking Malaria Transmission," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Joseph Vinetz, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases and University of Texas Medical Branch. 303 WBSB. EB

Thurs., April 18, 4 p.m. "The Golgi Complex in Life and Death," a Biology seminar with Carolyn Machamer; 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., April 18, 4 p.m. "The Statistical Mechanics of Popularity," a Physics and Astronomy seminar with Sidney Redner, Boston University; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., April 18, 4 p.m. "Who Owns Bolgatanga? Issues of Urban Property in Northern Ghana," a special African History seminar with Christian Lund, Center for Development Research, Copenhagen, and Roskilde University; 315 Gilman. HW

Thurs., April 18, 4 p.m. "Life on the Edge: The First Five Minutes of Contact Between Sperm and Egg," a Reproductive Sciences seminar with Richard Cardullo; University of California, Riverside; 240 Phipps. EB

Mon., April 22, 12:15 p.m. "Epithelial Differentiation in Exocrine Pancreas: A Niche for Notch?" a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Steven Leach; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., April 22, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Neural Basis of Perceptual Learning" with Charles Gilbert, Rockefeller University, New York. Sponsored by the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

SPECIAL
EVENTS

Mon., April 15, 8 p.m. Discussion with Margarita Lopez, first openly lesbian Puerto Rican elected to office; Glass Pavilion, Levering.

Wed., April 17, 8 p.m. Discussion with director John Waters of his films Pink Flamingoes, Hairspray and Cecil B. DeMented; Great Hall, Levering.

Thurs., April 18, 8 p.m. Presentation of John Waters' films Pink Flamingoes and Pecker; 110 Gilman.

Fri., April 19, 9 p.m. Traditional drag show and dance; prizes awarded; E-level, Levering.

Mon., April 22, 8 p.m. Del. Maggie McIntosh, majority leader of the Md. House of Delegates, will speak about her experiences as a lesbian in Baltimore politics; 160 Mattin Center.

Wed., April 17, noon. Wednesday Noon Series--"The Origins of the English Novel, 1600-1740," a lecture by author Michael McKeon, Rutgers University. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. Sponsored by Special Events. Shriver Hall. HW

Wed., April 17, 8 p.m. Symposium on Foreign Affairs--"Access to Essential Medicines: Challenging a Deadly Status Quo," a discussion with Nicolas de Torrente, executive director, Doctors Without Borders; Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Thurs., April 18, 6:30 p.m. The Fifth Annual Joshua Ringel Memorial Reading, by John Ashbery. 5:45 p.m. A reception precedes the reading. Co-organized by the Center for Talented Youth. 410-516-0186. Baltimore Museum of Art. HW

Eminent American poet John Ashbery will give the Joshua Ringel Memorial Reading on Thursday night. The event is co-organized by the Center for Talented Youth.

SPORTS

THEATER