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 HEALTH & WELLNESS
 Life after Salt
Thursday, April 7, 7 pm, Free
Allergies: What You Need to Know
Thursday, April 21, 7 pm, Free
Medicare, Medicgaps, HMOs and the New Prescription Benefits for Seniors
Thursday, April 21, 7 pm, Free
Cancer Clinical Studies: What You Should Know
Thursday, April 28, 7 pm, Free
Pre-registration required for all events.
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THEATER & DANCE
The Tempest, performed by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Sunday, April 3, 2 pm, On the Basketball Court at Florence Moore Hall Field, Free Ballet Demonstration and Mini Performance
 An international roster of pre-professional young dancers will present excerpts from classical and contemporary repertoire. Friday, April 15, 4 pm, Roble Studio 38, Free Under Milk Wood Since its premiere in 1953, audiences have thrilled at Dylan Thomas' lyrical, satirical, deeply moving account of the Welsh village where he lived. Thursday - Saturday, April 21 - 23
8 pm, Pigott Theater, Free, Pre-registration strongly recommended Back to Top
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SPORTS
Women's Basketball Watch the top-seeded Cardinal compete in the NCAA Final Four! Sunday, April 3 at 4 pm on ESPN. Stanford Baseball Promotions April 23 v. UCLA: Kids get in free by registering here. Post-game autograph sessionApril 15, 16, 17 v. Oregon State: 4 Tickets, 4 Hot Dogs & 4 Sodas for $28 April 25 v. Cal: Stanford bannerfor first 500 fans Stanford Softball Promotions  4/3 v. Arizona: Little League Day with free posters and Q&A with Stanford Players4/17 v. Oregon State: Post-game autograph session4/29 v. Washington: Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night Cardinal & White Football GameDon't wait until fall to check out new head coach David Shaw '95, Heisman Trophy candidate Andrew Luck and the high-flying Stanford Football team. Kids' Punt, Kick & Pass Contest starts at 11:30, and Fan Fest opens at noon.April 9, 2 pm, Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Free Cardinal Home Games in April
Please click on the links for schedules. Softball - Free Baseball Men's Volleyball - Free Women's Gymnastics - Free Men's Gymnastics - Free Women's Tennis - Free Men's Tennis - Free Track - Free Women's Lacrosse - Free Women's Water Polo - Free Sailing - Free Women's Crew - Free Men's Crew - Free Football Tickets Renew your football season tickets or place a deposit on new tickets now.
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LECTURES
The Use and Abuse of Literature
Monday, April 4, 6:30 pm, Stanford Humanities Center, Free
Physics Lecture: Spooky Actions at a Distance?
Monday, April 4, 8 pm, Hewlett Teaching Center, Rm 200, Free
 An evening with Michael Brown, CEO and Co-Founder of City Year
Tuesday, April 5, 7 pm, Branner Hall, Jackson Lounge, Free, RSVP
History and Theory of the Novel
Wednesday, April 6, 2011. 5:30 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall, Free
 Re-staging the Spectacular
Digital Displays Inside and Outside the Home
Wednesday, April 6, 5:30 pm, Cummings Art Building, AR2, Free
Symposium: Celebrating the Automobile
Thursday, April 7, 8:30 am - 7 pm, Arrillaga Alumni Center, Free, Seating is very limited and registration is required.
Passover, the Exodus and Martin Luther King: Who are our heroes?
Thursday, April 7, 7 pm, Koret Pavilion at the Ziff Center, 565 Mayfield Ave, $10, Free for Stanford students and staff
 The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism
Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University
Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
Spring Architecture Lecture
Kevin Daly, principal of Daly Genik of
Los Angeles.
Wednesday, April 13, 6:30 pm, Clark Center Auditorium, Free
Dead Voices
Wednesday, April 13, 7:30 pm,
Cubberley Auditorium, Free
Multitasking: How it is Changing the Way Children and Adults Think and Feel
Thursday, April 21, 2 pm, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Free
 Music Between Nature and Architecture
Presidential Lecture by Leon Botstein
Tuesday, April 26, 6 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
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| MUSIC
 Robert Stallman, internationally recognized virtuoso flutist
Saturday, April 2, 4 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, $5-10, Stanford students free
Modulations 2011
An 8-hour marathon of live electronic music and sound art installations
Saturday, April 2, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, $10, Free for Stanford students and staff
Anthony Doheny, violin
Saturday, April 2, 8 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, $5-10
 Carducci String Quartet
Britain's lauded Carducci performs Arlene Sierra (US premiere) plus Beethoven and Dvorák.
Sunday, April 3, 2:30 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $10-50
Workshop in Kinetic Sound Sculpture, with Visiting Artist Trimpin
 Spend the day with one of the most imaginative and daring sound sculptors in the world.
Saturday, April 9,
9:30 am - 4:30 pm, Registration required, Limited to 20 participants, $95
DIY Musical Instrument Tailgate Party, with Special Guest Trimpin
Join us for a meet-up-style day of instrument-sharing and performances
Sunday, April 10, 12-4 pm, White Plaza, Free
Mingus on Film with Loren Schoenberg
An afternoon of rare film footage, live concert clips, and lively discussion.
Sunday, April 10, 2 pm, Cantor Arts Center, Free
 Loren Schoenberg & Gunn High School Jazz Band
Engaging one-hour program of performance and conversation.
Sunday, April 10, 7-8 pm, Community School of Music and Arts, Free
Mingus Big Band
"The best jazz orchestra in the world" (Washington Post) celebrates the work of Charles Ming
Wednesday, April 13, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $10-42
Stanford Opera Workshop: Mozart's 7 Deadly Sins
This operatic play, written by Stanford drama grad student Derek Miller, finds Mozart in purgatory, with characters from his operas standing as witnesses to his sinful achievements.
Friday, April 15, 8 pm and Sunday, April 17, 2:30 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Free
The Gough Duo
 Organist Rupert Gough and his wife Rachel, a violinist, present their program of music for organ and violin.
Friday, April 15, 8 pm, Memorial Church, $5-10, Free for Stanford students
St Lawrence String Quartet Good Friday Concert
Josef Haydn: Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross
Friday, April 22, 5 pm, Memorial Church, Free
Please visit the Music@Stanford calendar for a listing of many additional free concerts.
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AUTHORS & BOOKS The Wisdom of the Radish by Lynda Hopkins Thursday, April 7, 6 pm, Stanford Bookstore, Free The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity will Determine Our Future by Linda Darling-Hammond Wednesday, April 13, 4 pm, Stanford Humanities Center, Free  Shadow Mothers: Nannies, Au Pairs, and the Micropolitics of Mothering
by Cameron Macdonald Thursday, April 14, 4:15 pm, Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center, Free The Tribes of Burning Man By Steven Jones Thursday, April 14, 6 pm, Stanford Bookstore, Free Broken Promises by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman Friday, April 15, 4 pm, Arrillaga Alumni Association, Free Jean & Bill Lane Lecture Series: Lydia Davis, Author Monday, April 18, 8 pm, Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center, Free  A Chance to Make History
by Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder of Teach for America Wednesday, April 20, 5 pm, Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Free The Zombie Autopsies by Steven Schlozman Wednesday, April 20, 6 pm, Stanford Bookstore, Free
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RELIGION &
SPIRITUAL LIFE
 Stanford Chabad Shabbat Experience
Ongoing every Friday, 7:30 pm, The Rohr Chabad House at Stanford, 1289 College Avenue, Palo Alto, Please RSVP
University Public Worship
Ecumenical Christian worship featuring choir and organ music with speakers and preachers from diverse religious traditions.
Sundays, 10 am, Memorial Church
Compline
A reflective 30-minute service of hymns and chant sung in the tranquil candlelit ambiance of Memorial Church. All religious and non-religious backgrounds welcome. Sundays, April 10 & 17, 9 - 9:30 pm, Memorial Church
Evening Labyrinth
 Enter the labyrinth and discover that walking in circles can actually put direction in your life!
Tuesday, April 5, 5:30 pm, Memorial Church, Free
Good Friday Services 12 pm: Memorial Church
7 pm: University Church, 1611 Stanford Avenue
 Easter Sunrise Service at the Dish
Sunday, April 24, 6:30 am
Easter Service at Memorial Church
Sunday, April 24, 10 am
Baha'i Devotions
Thursdays, April 14 & 21, 7 pm, 3rd floor of Old Union
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Special Events
Asha Stanford's Holi 2011
 Among India's innumerable festivals, Holi ranks as the most colorful. Join in the fun of spraying each other with color and water and dancing to Bollywood tunes.
Sunday, April 3, 11 am - 4 pm, Sandhill fields, $12-14, Children under 5 free
Medicine and the Muse
This Arts, Humanities and Medicine Symposium features Richard Kogan, psychiatrist and concert pianist, and presentations, music and art by Stanford Medical School students.
Tuesday, April 12, 5-8 pm, Paul Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center, Free, Limited seating
Robot Block Party
As part of National Robotics Week, this afternoon will feature cutting edge robotics technology from throughout the Bay Area.
Thursday, April 14, 1-7 pm, 473 Oak Road, Free
Cool Products Expo
Get an up-close look at the newest, coolest products from over thirty innovative companies.
Wednesday, April 13, 12-6 pm, Arrillaga Alumni Center, Free
 Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Celebration
Reception: Friday, April 15; Symposium on Saturday April 16, Registration required to attend.
A Company of Authors
Celebrate Shakespeare's birthday at this eighth annual event at which an amazing group of Stanford writers will be discussing their recently published books.
Saturday, April 23, 1-5 pm, Stanford Humanities Center, Free
Open House at the GSB's Knight Management Center
The Stanford Graduate School of Business invites the entire community to visit their new home. Come sample tasty nibbles from three new eateries, enjoy live entertainment, and explore this state-of-the art, environmentally sustainable complex.
Friday April 29, 2-5 pm, 655 Knight Way, Free
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GLOBAL TOPICS
The Green Movement and Sociological Changes in Iran Tuesday, April 5, 6:30 pm, Bldg 200, Rm 205, Free  Filming or Not Filming the War
An International Panel on Strategies of War Remembrance in Cinema Thursday, April 7, 4 pm, Stanford Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall, Free The Wall Street of the Middle Kingdom: Making Film in China Friday, April 8, 5:30 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free The NATO-EU-Russia Triangle: Different Perceptions and Approaches to International Security Tuesday, April 19, 12 noon, Encina Hall, Free, Please RSVP by April 15
For additional lectures on global topics, please see the Stanford Event Calendar, and the The Center for East Asian Studies Calendar.
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BUSINESS & LAW
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
Monday, April 4, 5:30 pm, Rm 290, Stanford Law School, Free, Please RSVP
Social Banking and Social Finance: Answers to the Financial Crisis?
Wednesday, April 6, 12 noon, Reuben W. Hills Conference Room, Encina Hall, Free, Please RSVP
Lawyers and Torture
Thursday, April 7, 12:45 pm, Stanford Law School, Room 190, Free, Please RSVP
A Free Digital Society - What Makes Digital Inclusion Good or Bad?
Monday, April 11, 12:50 pm, Stanford Law School, Room 280B, Free,
Please RSVP, Lunch will be served.
 Creating Infectious Action: How to Make Ideas Take Flight!
Breakfast Briefing featuring Jennifer Aaker, Professor of Marketing, Stanford GSB
Wednesday, April 13,
7:30 am breakfast, 8 am session, Stanford Faculty Club, $60, Please RSVP
Biodesign Roundtable Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship in Medical Devices
Wednesday, April 13, 4:30 pm, Paul Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center, Free, Please RSVP
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series
Wednesdays, 4:30 pm, NVIDIA Auditorium, Free - April 6: Jennifer Morris, Executive VP, Conservation International
- April 13: Barry Silbert, Founder & CEO, SecondMarket, Inc.
- April 20: Ori Brafman, Author,
- Click: The Magic of Instant Connections
- April 27: Richard Scheller, Executive VP, Research & Early Development, Genentech
The Energy Seminar Series Mondays, 4:15 pm, NVIDIA Auditorium, Free Back to Top |
ART EVENTS
 The Madness of Art: Georgia O'Keeffe and Virginia Woolf
Monday, April 4, 5:30 pm, Cummings Art Building, AR2, Free Serious Play: The Worlds of Helen Levitt Film and Discussion Thursday, April 7, 6 pm, Cantor Arts Center, Free Idolatry: Nietzsche, Blake, Poussin Wednesday, April 20, 5:30 pm, Cummings Art Building, AR2, Free
ART FOCUS LECTURE SERIES
 German Expressionism: From Liebermann to Dix
Wednesdays,
March 30 - April 13, 4:15 pm, Cantor Arts Center, $90, $75 for museum members, Please pre-register
With Liberty and Justice for All: 18th and 19th Century American Art
Thursdays, April 21 - May 5, 4:15 pm,
Cantor Arts Center, $90, $75 for museum members, Please pre-register
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ART EXHIBITS
 True Colors
Greco-Roman sculpture was never intended to be white, and this exhibition features the once-lively colors of sculpture from that era.
Cantor Arts Center, Free
A Rediscovered Masterpiece: 12 Drawings from Domenico Tiepolo's New Testament This display of selected works by the prolific Venetian master includes two drawings never before seen by the public. Cantor Arts Center, Free
Dual Exhibitions: Urban Life and Documentary Photography  
Photographs by Helen Levitt and Leo Rubinfien Through May 1, Cantor Arts Center, Free
 Off The TableDesign Exhibition April 5 - 17, Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, Free For more information on exhibits and tours, please visit The Cantor Arts Center. |
FOR KIDS & FAMILIES
Spring Splash!
The program that brings high and middle school students from everywhere to Stanford's campus for a two-day learning extravaganza.
April 16-17, Free, Please pre-register
Raising Well-Balanced Kids in a Fast-Paced World
6-week class offered by Challenge Success for parents of kids aged 5-12 years. This session is full, but a waitlist is available.
 Heart to Heart: A Seminar on Growing Up This informative, humorous and lively discussion of puberty, the opposite sex and growing up sets parents and their pre-teens on a straight course for talking with one another on these very important topics. Multiple dates available. $75 Classes for Expectant and New Parents Please see website for complete list of classes available at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and registration information. Pre-registration for all classes required.
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FILM
 If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Friday, April 1, 6:30 pm, Cubberly Auditorium, Free Daughter-in-LawPart of the Central Asian Film Series. Tuesday, April 5, 7 pm, Bldg 200, Rm 30, Free The Great FamineWednesday, April 6, 7:30 pm, Bldg 200, Rm 2, Free Inside Job Wednesday, April 5, 7 pm, Hewlett Teaching Center Auditorium, Free Beshkempir: The Adopted SonPart of the Central Asian Film SeriesTuesday, April 19, 7 pm, Bldg 200, Rm 30, Free |
COMING IN MAY
TEDx Silicon Valley
 Some of the Bay Area leading thinkers and doers will gather to discuss social innovation and explore the emerging concept of Living by Numbers. There are a very limited number of seats available. If you would like to attend please apply now.
Saturday, May 14, 10:30 am - 5 pm, Knight Management Center, $190
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Photo Credits
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