Jeanette Colby, the University’s calendar editor, offers a selection of events and activities to do this weekend. The River Campus and Eastman Campus will continue on special hours for spring break through Sunday, March 13. Check for transportation schedules and building hours on the college break page as well as the hours page for available Dining Services. Find upcoming events on the University Events Calendar at www.rochester.edu/calendar.
#1: MAGthursdays
The Memorial Art Gallery invites the University community to get a jump on the weekend with live music, wine, beer, and tapas plates for purchase at “MAGthursdays,” from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 10. The event features half price admission to the museum and several activities, including a docent-led tour of the exhibit Inspiring Beauty at 6 p.m., a creative workshop activity from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and a screening of the documentary The Jam: About The Young Idea, presented by the Alternative Music Film Society at 7 p.m.
#2: Musician of the Year
Hear a performance by Nicholas Goluses, “one of America’s most sought-after guitarist,” on Sunday, March 13, at Kilbourn Hall. Goluses, professor of guitar and founder and director of guitar programs at the Eastman School of Music, will present a free program, where he will be celebrated as the Mu Phi Epsilon Musician of the Year, beginning at 7 p.m. at Kilbourn Hall.
#3: College Town
Barnes and Noble at College Town will host a children’s story time event from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, with a special spring-themed story for the little ones in your family. Families are invited to dress up as St. Patrick or a favorite flower, but it’s optional. Make plans to visit, shop, and dine at College Town in the Upper Mount Hope neighborhood. Find a directory of retail, services, and restaurants online.
#4: Radical Grace
The Women’s History Month Film Series features the documentary Radical Grace at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. The film, which was executive produced by the Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon, follows three feminist nuns in the Catholic church as they face conflicts between their faith and their beliefs in social justice and equality for women. A discussion will follow the screening. Tickets are $5 and free for students.
#5: BOA Exhibit
Celebrate 40 years of poetry, literature, and the literary arts at the new exhibit “BOA: 40 years of Connecting Writers with Readers,” located in the Friedlander Lobby at Rush Rhees Library. The exhibition, which marks the 40th anniversary of the Rochester-based publisher BOA Editions Ltd, examines the life cycle by which poetry and literature move from submission to published work. Read more about the exhibit online.