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 FUN & FASCINATING IN MAY
How I Write: A Conversation
with Abraham Verghese
Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 pm, Bldg 320, Rm 105
Fireworks Night at Stanford Baseball
Friday, May 6, 6 pm, vs. Washington
40th Annual Stanford Powwow and Art Market
Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8, Eucalyptus Grove
Stanford Taiko
Saturday, May 7, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium
2011 NCAA Tennis Championships
May 19-30, Taube Family Tennis Center Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sleep, with Dr. William DementThursday, May, 26, 7 pm, Stanford Blood Center
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 ON STAGE
 The Knot: A New Play
May 12 & 14 at 8 pm; May 13 at 8 pm & 10 pm, Nitery Theater in the Old Union, $5-15
 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw
May 19-21 at 8 pm & May 22 at 2 pm,
Pigott Theater in Memorial Auditorium, $5-15
Robber Barons Sketch Comedy Spring Show
Stanford's student sketch comedy group presents its 100% original end-of-quarter show. Laughter guaranteed, or your money back (excluding paid tickets).
May 19-21, 8 pm, Bldg 320, Rm 105, $10, Free for Stanford students, Not appropriate for children.
Betrayed by George Packer
This play, based on Mr. Packer's interviews in Baghdad, tells the story of three young Iraqis motivated to risk everything by America's promise of freedom.
Friday, May 20, 8 pm, Annenberg Auditorium, Free, RSVP to reserve your seat.
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LECTURES
Social Choice and Human Rights
Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard
Monday, May 2, 5:30 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
The World Ahead
John Micklethwait, Editor, The Economist
Tuesday, May 3, 4:30 pm, Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Free
Medieval Matters: Dante Now
Robert Durling, a scholar who has spent more than fifty years crafting versions of the "Divine Comedy" that bring Dante into conversation with contemporary Americans
Tuesday, May 3, 7 pm, Bldg 320, Rm 105, Free
Washington Showdown: Budget Battles and Partisan Interests
This symposium brings together four speakers who are on the front lines of the current Washington battles for budget and partisan supremacy.
Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
What Matters to Me & Why featuring Marilyn and Irvin Yalom
Wednesday, May 4, 12 noon, Common Room in the CIRCLE - 3rd Floor Old Union, Free
 Thomas Friedman on Democracy and Energy
Wednesday, May 4, 6 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $10, Free for Stanford students
The World in Frames
An Evening with Award-winning Comics Journalist Joe Sacco
Thursday, May 5, 7 pm, Annenberg Auditorium, Free
"FROM AFAR" in Ethiopia
Dr. Tim White on his team's decades of work in Ethiopia, unraveling the story of human evolution
Monday, May 9, 4:15 pm,
Panofsky Auditorium, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Free
From the Innovator's Workbench - Ezekiel Emanuel
Tuesday, May 10, 5:30 pm, Vidalakis Dining Room, Schwab Residential Center, $45, Free for Stanford faculty, staff and students, Registration required
 Kevin Bacon: Social Networking for Social Good
In conversation with Jennifer Aaker
Wednesday, May 11, 5:30 pm, Paul Brest Hall, Munger Residences, Free, Ticket required
Sean Wilentz: "The Long and Tragical History of Post-Partisanship"
Lecture 1: May 11, 5:30 pm
Lecture 2: May 12, 5:30 pm,
Discussion Seminar: May 13, 10 am, Free
 Does Teacher Education Have a Future?
Dean Deborah Stipek in conversation with Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Education; Steven Farr, Chief Knowledge Officer of Teach For America; and Pam Grossman, Stanford Professor of Education
Thursday, May 12, 5:30 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
An Evening with Stanford Engineering Hero, Don Knuth
Thursday, May 12, 7 pm, Online Webinar, Free
George Packer in conversation with Tobias Wolff and Debra Satz Part of the Ethics and War Series Thursday, May 19, 7 pm, Annenberg Auditorium, Free Is War Evil? Part of the Ethics and War Series Thursday, May 26, 5:30 pm, Bldg 320, Rm 105, Free Tolstoy in 1910 The Author Is Dead -- Long Live the Author! Tuesday, May 31, 12 noon, Encina Hall West, Rm 208, Free, RSVP required Ethics@Noon - 5/6: Joseph Mazor, Center for Ethics in Society, Bldg 110, Rm 112
- 5/13: Michele Barry, School of Medicine, Bldg 60, Rm 120
- 5/20: Perry Klebahn, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Bldg 60, Rm 120
- 5/27: Amos Nur, Geophysics, Bldg 110, Rm 112
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BUSINESS & LAW
CIS Speaker Series: A Defensive Patent License Proposal
Monday, May 2, 12:50 pm, Stanford Law School Room 280B, Free, RSVP required
Channeling Justice: Television and the Legal Profession
Featured speakers include David E. Kelley, actress Camryn Manheim and producer Ben Silverman
Friday, May 6, 9 am - 4 pm, Paul Brest Hall, Munger Graduate Residence, Free, Advance registration required
The Inaugural China Law & Policy Conference
Keynote speaker: Dr. Condoleezza Rice
May 6-7, Room 290, Stanford Law School, Free, RSVP required
Values-Based Leadership: How to Deliver Outstanding and Lasting Results By Doing the Right Thing
Breakfast Briefing with Harry Kraemer
Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 am Breakfast, 8 am Session, Stanford Faculty Club, $60
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series
Wednesdays, 4:30 pm, NVIDIA Auditorium, Free - May 4: Geoffrey Moore, Author & Venture Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
- May 11: Kevin Systrom & Michael Krieger, Co-Founders, Instagram
- May 18: Wences Casares & Meyer Malka, Co-Founders, Bling Nation
- May 25: Aneesh Chopra, United States Chief Technology Officer
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GLOBAL TOPICS
 Voices of Rwanda - Testimonies from Survivors of Genocide
Tuesday, May 3, 5:30 pm, CISAC Conference Room Encina Hall Central, Free, Please RSVP
Constraints on China's Foreign Policy: Inside and Out
Wednesday, May 4, 1:30-5:30 pm, Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Free
The Upheavals: Iran, America, and History's New Wave
Abbas Milani in conversation with Leon Wieseltier
Tuesday, May 17, 6:30 pm, Bldg 370, Rm 370, Free
 Managing Food Price Volatility
Approaches at the Global, National, and Household Levels
Thursday, May 26, 4 pm, Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Free, Please RSVP
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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SPORTS
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St. Lawrence String Quartet
SLSQ reprises its lauded interpretation of Osvaldo Golijov's Yiddishbbuk, plus Schubert and more.
Sunday, May 1, 2:30 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $22-50, Stanford students $10 with ID
Karen Clift, soprano, with John Churchwell, piano
Sunday, May 1, 2:30 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, $5-10, Stanford students free with ID
 Trimpin: Coincidence, Music, Memory, and Meaning
Trimpin and Paul DeMarinis reflect together on the power and place of sound in humanistic inquiry.
Thursday, May 5, 7:30 pm, Pigott Theater, Free
Stanford Taiko: It is the Cry of the Soul to Beat a Taiko
Saturday, May 7, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $5-10
Schumann Birthday Bash
Join Ben Simon and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars in an evening devoted to classical music's "First Couple," Robert and Clara Schumann.
Saturday, May 7, 7:30 pm, $20, Advance ticket purchase required
Stanford Jazz Orchestra Wednesday, May 11, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $5-10, Stanford students free with ID David Briggs, Organ Wednesday, May 11, 8 pm, Memorial Church, $5-10, Stanford students free with ID
Gurs Zyklus Stage Tour
Trimpin leads an up-close-and-personal tour.
Friday, May 13, 12 noon, Memorial Auditorium, Free
Stanford Woodwind Quintet Friday, May 13, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $5-10
Great Moments in Opera  Stanford Symphonic Chorus with the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra
Friday, May 13, 8 pm, San Mateo Performing Arts Center Saturday, May 14, 8 pm, Flint Center, Cupertino, $20-38 Trimpin: The Gurs Zyklus
World premiere! Maverick composer-inventor Trimpin's captivating work of memory and remembrance
Saturday, May 14, 8 pm, Memorial Auditorium, $19-68 Tango Night! with QuinTango Friday, May 20, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $30-50, Stanford students $10 with ID Stanford Chamber Chorale Saturday, May 21, 8 pm, Memorial Church, $5-10 Stanford Wind Ensemble Sunday, May 22, 2:30 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $5-10  Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble
Monday, May 23, 8 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, $5-10, Stanford students free with ID University Singers Wednesday, May 25, 8 pm, Memorial Church, $5-10 Stanford Symphony Orchestra: Showcase Concert Saturday, May 28, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $5-10, Stanford students free with ID Please visit the Music@Stanford calendar for a listing of many additional free concerts.
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Special Events
ICME Open Day Learn how the exciting field of computational mathematics drives innovation in the sciences and engineering at this day of talks on real life applications. Saturday, May 7, 10 am - 3:30 pm, Free, Please register in advance. Interested high school students are also welcome to attend.
BiblioTech: Bringing Humanities Ph.D. Innovation to Silicon Valley
Join President John Hennessy, Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists, and Stanford humanities faculty and doctoral students for a groundbreaking discussion.Wednesday, May 11, 8:30 am - 7:30 pm Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Free, RSVP required, Seating is limited. TEDx Silicon Valley
 Watch the free live webstream of this event at which some of the Bay Area's leading thinkers and doers will gather to discuss social innovation.
Saturday, May 14, 10:30 am - 5 pm
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
Personalized Healthcare: The Role of Genes, Data and Environment
Sunday, May 1, 3 pm, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Auditorium, Free
The Science and Practice of Well-being
Four week class beginning Thursday, May 5, 12 noon, $100
The Connection Between Stress and the Human System
Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 pm, $50
Hypertension in the 21st Century
High Blood Pressure: What We Know Now and What We Need to Know
Thursday, May 12, 7 pm, Free
Long Term Care for You or Your Loved One
Thursday, May 19, 7 pm, Free
Migraine Headaches
Thursday, May 26, 7 pm, Free
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sleep but Were Afraid to Ask
 Widely regarded as "The Father of Sleep Medicine", Dr William C. Dement will review the importance of sleep and the consequences of sleep deprivation.
Thursday, May 26, 7 pm, Stanford Blood Center, 3373 Hillview Ave, Free
The Stanford Health Library provides free health and medical information on-line and at 5 locations.
Pre-registration is required for all events.
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FOR PARENTS & FAMILIES
 Dads of Daughters: The Joys & Challenges of Raising Teen Girls
Please join Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in an evening dedicated to fathers of preteen and adolescent daughters.
May 10, 7 pm, $40.00, Pre-registration required
 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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ART/ARCHITECTURE EVENTS
Quarantined: Alice Austen and the Secret History of American Art
Monday, May 9, 5:30 pm, Cummings Art Building, Free
 Memory, with Tom Leader
Part of the Spring Architecture/Landscape Architecture Series
Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 pm, Clark Center Auditorium, Free
California Contemporary: The Book as a Work of Art
Thursday, May 12, 4:15 pm, Cantor Arts Center, $30, $25 for members
The Transnational Politics of Murakami Takashi's Collaborative Art
Monday, May 16, 5 pm, Bldg 250, Rm 108, Free
 An Evening with Wanda Corn: Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories
Tuesday, May 17, 7:30 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
Some Pages from Michelangelo's Life, with Reflections on Some Other Lives
Thursday, May 19, 5:30 pm, Cantor Arts Center Auditorium, Free
Bjarke Ingels
Part of the Spring Architecture/Landscape Architecture Series
Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 pm, Clark Center Auditorium, Free
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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  Illustrated Title Pages: 1500-1900
This exhibition traces the development of the title page from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Cantor Arts Center, Free  Scramble
An exhibition of artwork created by Stanford 's five graduating artists for their final MFA Thesis. Opens May 10, Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, Free
Istanbul to the Inner Quad: New Works by Anthony Montanino Thirty-two oil paintings featuring jazz musicians and landscapes of Europe, New England and California Through May 20, Stanford Faculty Club, Free
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AUTHORS & READINGS
How I Write: A Conversation with Abraham Verghese
Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 pm, Geology Corner, Bldg 320, Rm 105, Free
Haunted Memories: Women in the Holocaust
With author Lucille Eichengreen
Wednesday, May 4, 6 pm, Stanford Bookstore, Free
Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence of Gender Inequality
With author Kristen Schilt
Thursday, May 12, 4:15 pm,
Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center, Free
Meet the Author: Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
Monday, May 16, 4pm, Bldg 50, Rm 51, Free
The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry)
With author Siva Vaidhyanathan
Monday, May 16, 5:30 pm, Bldg 200, Rm 002, Free
Charles Baxter Reading
Monday, May 16, 8 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
The Shadows of Bombs: A soldier and pilot read from their work
Tuesday, May 17, 4 pm, Oak Lounge, Tresidder Memorial Union, Free
America and The Pill - A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation
With author Elaine Tyler May
Thursday, May 19, 5:30 pm, The Terrace Room, 4th Floor, Margaret Jacks Hall, Free
On Becoming and Being a Doctor
Readings by Pegasus Physicians at Stanford
Wednesday, May 25, 5:30 pm, Cantor Arts Center Auditorium, Free
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FILM
 HOWL - Special Screening
Q&A to follow with film directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Tuesday, May 3, 7 pm, Annenberg Auditorium, Free Voiz / The Orator Tuesday, May 3, 7 pm, Bldg 200 Rm 030, Free Ia / I am Part of the Russian Film Series Wednesday, May 4, 7 pm, Slavianskii Dom, 650 Mayfield Avenue, Free Libas jako Buh / You Kiss Like a God Friday, May 6, 7 pm, Bldg 260, Rm 113, Free Agents of Change A screening of "Tanvir Ka Safarnama" followed by a discussion with filmaker Ranjan Kamath.Tuesday, May 10, 4 pm, Encina Hall West, 2nd Floor, Room 208, Free Mr. India Part of the South Asian Film Festival Thursday, May 12, 5:15 pm, Assembly Room, Bechtel International Center, Free Asta seara dansam in familie / Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family Friday, May 13, 7 pm, Bldg 260, Rm 113, Free Kosh Ba Kosh / Odds and Evens Part of the Eurasian Film Series Tuesday, May 17, 7 pm, Bldg 200, Rm 030, Free Simon mágus / Simon the Magician Part of the Hungarian Film Series Friday, May 20, 7 pm, Bldg 260, Rm 113 An Afternoon with Iranian Film Director Bahram Beyzaie
 Bahram Beyzaie is one of Iran's most acclaimed filmmakers, playwrights, and scholars of the history of Iranian theater, both secular and religious.
Saturday, May 21, 1-4 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
Black Friday
Part of the South Asian Film Festival
Thursday, May 26, 5:15 pm, Assembly room, Bechtel International Center, Free
Little Angel, Make Me Happy
Part of the Eurasian Film Series
Tuesday, May 31, 7 pm, Bldg 200, Rm 030, Free
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COMING IN JUNE
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital 20th Birthday Party
Featuring more than 75 interactive booths, your favorite hospital staff members, musical performances, storytelling, face painting, and more Saturday, June 26, 10 am - 4 pm, intersection of Quarry and Welch Roads, 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.
Sunday, May 15 and 22, 9 - 9:30 pm, Memorial Church
Labyrinth
 Enter the labyrinth and discover that walking in circles can actually put direction in your life!
Fridays, 8 am - 1 pm, Memorial Church, Free
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Sleeping Man: (c) istockphoto.com / digitalskillet
Fireworks: (c) istockphoto.com / Kenneth Sponsler
Palm Tree: (c) istockphoto.com/ mcswin
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31st Annual Stanford Lu'au
