SUNY Plattsburgh Presents Sampling of Public Events Through Early May

The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh is pleased to present this calendar of public events through early May. It contains a sampling of arts, workshops, talks and other events at the college, all of which are open to the public and many of which are free of charge.

For more information, visit the college's Web site at plattsburgh.edu or contact Michelle Ouellette, associate director of public relations and publications, at 518-564-3095 or michelle.ouellette@plattsburgh.edu.

March

Tuesday, March 24

Colleges Against Cancer Dodge Ball Tournament, 7-9:30 p.m. Memorial Hall, and SUNY Plattsburgh. Recapture schoolyard glory while supporting Colleges Against Cancer and the Relay for Life. $2 in advance, $3 at the door. A maximum of eight players per team. For information contact Joshua Preston, jpres001@mail.plattsburgh.edu.

Faculty Jazz Concert with Guest Mark van Gulden, 7:30 p.m. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh.

Wednesday, March 25

Right Place, Right Time Marketing, 8:30-9:30 a.m. North Country Community College, Saranac Lake. This seminar will help participants evaluate their existing customer profiles and identify who may be missing. Presenter Mark Leibowitz, director of the North Country Small Business Development Center, will also explore different advertising mediums and the importance of time and place in creating a more cost-effective marketing plan and focus on the basics of creating an effective marketing strategy. Hosted by the Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce. To register call 518-891-1990 or e-mail info@saranaclake.com. The cost is $10 for members or $20 for yet-to-be members.

TEDTalks, 7 p.m. Room 200, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Free video conference on three topics. 1.) Einstein, an African grey parrot with a vocabulary of more than 200 words and sounds, performs. 2.) Harvard Law Professor and New York Times Magazine Contributing Editor Noah Feldman speaks on how politics and religion are technologies. 3.) Psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses the real difference between liberals and conservatives.

Coffeehouse, 9 p.m. The Point (by Subway), Angell College Center. A night of free entertainment and an opportunity to learn from the group ONE about Fair Trade coffee. Sponsored by the Student Association Activities Coordination Board as part of SUNY Plattsburgh's Month of Action.

Thursday, March 26

More Customers, More Profits, 8-11 a.m. Lake Placid. Customers are the core to every business. Presented by Mark Leibowitz, director of the North Country Small Business Development Center, this seminar will explain why exceptional customer service should become a focal point of a business's operations, in addition to offering methods to use in developing customer relations training for employees. Discussion will also focus on ways to increase revenues by expanding a business's internal marketing network. Hosted by the Lake Placid Business Association. To register or learn more, contact Lori Statts from Fanfare at 518-523-9223. The cost is $10 for members or $20 for yet-to-be members.

Start Talking Before They Start Drinking: Parent/Youth Workshop, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Valcour Conference Center, main house. A conversational, interactive workshop for parents and youth about prevention, awareness and education in regards to underage alcohol use and abuse. Open to all Clinton County youth in grades 5-8 and their parents/guardians. The workshop is free and includes dinner and giveaways. Sponsored by the Plattsburgh Campus-Community Partnership, Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network, the SUNY Plattsburgh Center for Student Health and Psychological Services and Behavioral Health Services North. For more information or to register, call Jessica Mathew at 518-564-3366 or jessica.mathews@plattsburgh.edu.

Friday, March 27

SUNY Plattsburgh's 2009 Relay For Life, 6 p.m.-6 a.m. SUNY Plattsburgh Field House. SUNY Plattsburgh is one of more than 460 colleges and universities that have joined the Fight Against Cancer by participating in the Relay For Life. $20 registration. For information, visit the Web site www.relayforlife.org/sunyplattsburgh.

Film Screening, "Frozen River," 6 p.m. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. The film will be followed by a discussion of gender, race, class and immigration in the North Country.

Saturday, March 28

"Kids' Night Out," 5-9 p.m. Memorial Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Children ages 6-13. $10 per child. For information, call 518-564-4147.

Monday, March 30

Fire Safety Demonstration, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center. Campus and community members are invited to learn more about fire prevention as they visit a mock up of a residence hall room.

Fire Safety: Survivor or Statistic? You Decide, 7 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Fire took a student's life, destroyed personal belongings and damaged property at 104 Court Street on Feb. 8. This workshop will provide information on preventing fires for on- and off-campus students and community members. Presented by Chris Taylor from the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, March 31

The Adirondacks and the (Re)Invention of American Wilderness, 7 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Dr. Phillip Terrie, professor emeritus of Bowling Green State University and the SUNY Plattsburgh history department's latest McLellan Distinguished Visiting Professor of North Country History and Culture, will speak on Adirondack environmental history. For more information, contact Dr. Jim Rice at ricejd@plattsburgh.edu.

April

Wednesday, April 1

More Customers, More Profits, 8:30-9:30 a.m. North Country Community College, Saranac Lake. See March 26 listing for details. Hosted by the Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce. To register call 518-891-1990 or e-mail info@saranaclake.com. $10 for members or $20 for yet-to-be members.

Roundtable Discussion: Gender and Sports, 12:30 p.m., Room 153 C, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Panel will feature SUNY Plattsburgh Athletic Director Bruce Delventhal, Associate Librarian Mila Su and Cardinal Hockey player Laurie Bowler.

Asia Update: "Being Muslim in Plattsburgh," 4:30-6 p.m., Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh.

Thursday, April 2

"Interview and Office Etiquette," 4:30 p.m. Amnesty Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Presented by Dr. James Csipak. Part of the SUNY Plattsburgh Collegiate Chapter of the American Marketing Association's Business Etiquette seminar series. No charge. Refreshments will be served.

Visual Artist Series: Painter Brian Chu, 7:30 p.m. Room 106, Hudson Hall.

Saturday, April 4

Discovering the Joy of Teaching: A Teaching and Learning Conference, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. This conference will provide SUNY educators with the opportunity to work in collaborative sessions on ways to improve their teaching for the benefit of teachers and students alike. It features session facilitators from SUNY Plattsburgh as well as from SUNY institutions across New York state. Each session proposal has been selected for its potential to engage conference participants in innovative teaching techniques and encourage thoughtful discussion on challenging pedagogical issues. $50 registration. Free to UUP members. Continental breakfast included. For information contact Dr. Becky Kasper, director, Center for Teaching Excellence, 301 Feinberg Library, 518-564-3043, kasperrb@plattsburgh.edu. Conference information is available online at http://web.plattsburgh.edu/offices/centers/cte.

Sunday, April 5

Senior Recital, Rebecca Pethes, soprano, 2 p.m. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. For more information call 518-564-2283.

Wednesday, April 8

TEDTalks, 7 p.m. Room 200, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Free video conference covering three topics: 1.) Dutch artist Theo Jansen speaks on the art of creating creatures. 2.) Professor and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute Dean Ornish talks about natural healing and other wonders. 3.) New York Times Food Writer Mark Bittman discusses what's wrong with what we eat.

Thursday, April 9

Roundtable Discussion: Feminism and Motherhood, 12:30-1:15 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center. Discussion with Dr. Lori Walters-Kramer, Dr. Simona Sharoni, Dr. Connie Shemo and colleagues.

"Dining Etiquette," 4:30 p.m. Room 403A, Sibley Hall, followed by dinner in Samuel D's at 5:30 p.m. Limited to 16 people. SUNY Plattsburgh students have first priority. Approximately $15 per person. Presented by Professor Bob Rolfs. Part of the SUNY Plattsburgh Collegiate Chapter of the American Marketing Association's Business Etiquette seminar series. To register or learn more, contact Dr. Nancy Church at 518-564-4169.

Sexual Dimorphism, Sexual Conflict and the Cost of Reproduction: Three Vignettes Featuring the Brown Anole, 6 p.m. Room 106, Hudson Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Seminar by Dr. Robert Cox of Dartmouth College, sponsored by the SUNY Plattsburgh Biology Club. Free. For more information contact Tobiloba Oni at toni001@mail.plattsburgh.edu or Dr. Chris Martine at 518-564-5277.

Thursday, April 16

Feminist poetry in support of Take Back the Night, 12:30-1:15 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center.

Friday, April 17

Event to Mark Take Back the Night, 6 p.m. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall.

Saturday, April 18

Champlain Valley Voices and SUNY Plattsburgh Choral Union, 8 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. "Great American Songbook Volume 2: Broadway Duos." Dr. Karen Becker, artistic director.

Sunday, April 19

One-Mile Fun Run and 5K Race, 10 a.m. Event starts in front of the Angell College Center on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. All proceeds will be donated to Plattsburgh food shelves: JCEO, the Salvation Army or Interfaith Food Shelf. Entry Fees: One Mile Fun Run - $10, 5K Race- $15. Sponsored by the SUNY Plattsburgh ONE Chapter. For more information or to register contact Andrew Krug at 518-564-3200 or krug3810@mail.plattsburgh.edu.

Autism Awareness Walk, 10 a.m. PARC Oval, Plattsburgh, N.Y. This walk provides a safe, fun, family-centered atmosphere for parents and children of all ages, featuring children's events, music, food and information tables. Proceeds support services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and educational conferences/seminars for family members. For more information, visit the Web site at autismawarenesswalk.org.

Tuesday, April 21

15th Annual Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Alumni Conference Room and Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center. Registration for the event is $50 for professionals, $40 for caregivers and students. For more information, call Kenna LaPorte at 518-564-3370. To register, call Kate Chilton at 518-564-3054.

Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Daniel Gordon, director. For more information call 518-564-2283.

Wednesday, April 22

Evolution and Faith Discussion Forum, 6-8 p.m. Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center. Discussion asking if a person can maintain a religious faith while also embracing evolutionary biology, led by a panel of students and faculty. Free. For more information, contact Tobiloba Oni at toni001@mail.plattsburgh.edu.

TEDTalks, 7 p.m. Room 200, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Free video conference.1.) Cellist Caroline Lavelle performs "Farther than the Sun." 2.) Mathematician and magician Arthur Benjamin speaks on lightning calculation and other "mathemagic." 3.) "Hacker" of the human brain and Irish Magician Keith Barry discusses "Brain Magic." 4. Two Pilobolus dancers perform "Symbiosis."

Thursday, April 23

Visual Artist Series: Printmaker Jim Lee, 7:30 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center.

Friday, April 24

Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, 1-4 p.m. Beaumont Hall lobby, SUNY Plattsburgh. Poster presentations by current students doing research in biology, chemistry, ecology, physics and environmental science. Sponsored by the SUNY Plattsburgh Chapter of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. Refreshments served. For more information contact Dr. Chris Martine, president, SUNY Plattsburgh Chapter of Sigma Xi at 518-564-5277 or christopher.martine@plattsburgh.edu.

"The Goat" or "Who is Sylvia?" 7:30 p.m. Studio Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. Martin, a successful middle-aged architect, confesses to his wife and son that he is having an affair that will most likely destroy his life; the other woman is a goat. Legendary playwright Edward Albee deals with social taboos in this provocative, Tony Award-winning play. Directed by Tyler Nye, theater major and graduating SUNY Plattsburgh senior from Keene Valley, N.Y. Tickets available at the Angell College Center desk and at the door. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

ChoralFest 2009 Concert, College Chorale and Cardinal Singers, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Jo Ellen Miano, director. Tickets available at Angell College Center desk and at the door. General $8; seniors citizens and students $5; SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff $5; SUNY Plattsburgh students $2. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

Saturday, April 25

"The Goat" or "Who is Sylvia?" 7:30 p.m. Studio Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. See April 24 listing for details. For more information call 518-564-2283.

Karen Becker and Friends, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Featuring Dr. Karen Becker, piano, and guest Vale Rideout, tenor. For more information, please call 518-564-2283.

Sunday, April 26

Voice Masterclass: Classical and Cross-over Singing, noon, Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Guest Vale Rideout. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

Phi Kappa Phi Induction Ceremony, 1-3 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. The induction ceremony will acknowledge the efforts and academic achievement of senior students who are graduating in the top 10 percent within their major as well as junior students who are in the top 7.5 percent of their major. PKP is open to all majors on campus.

Monday, April 27

Sinfonia Concert, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Elizabeth Gorevic, director. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

Tuesday, April 28

Chamber Ensembles Concert, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

Thursday, April 30

Women's Studies Award Ceremony, Exhibit and End-of-Year Party, 12:30-1:15 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center.

Schools of the Future featuring Linda Christensen, 7:30 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center. Forum led by the director of the Oregon Writing Project, member of the Rethinking Schools editorial board and the author of such books as "Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word." Christensen's current research is focused on building academic confidence and competence with struggling readers and writers. She is also continuing her research into the issues of teaching and social justice.

Reader's Theater with Dr. John Shout, 7 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh campus. For more information, call 518-564-2283

33rd Annual Jazz Festival, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium. Dr. Rick Davies and Jazzismo with Ray Vega. Free. Dr. Rick Davies, director. Guests Jazzismo and Ray Vega, trumpet.

May

Friday, May 1

Reader's Theater with Dr. John Shout, 7 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh campus. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

33rd Annual Jazz Festival: Festival Jazz Concert, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium. Ray Vega performs with SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Ensemble and Mambo Combo. Dr. Rick Davies, director. $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens and students, $5 SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff, $2 students.

"Meeting symposium, Auxin: The Pervasive Plant Hormone," the 73rd Annual meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists, SUNY Plattsburgh. Symposium speakers include Lawrence Hobbie of Adelphi University speaking about the "Search for the Auxin Receptor," Glorida Muday of Wake Forest University, speaking about "Endogenous Regulation of Auxin Transport" and Marta Laskowski of Oberlin College on "The Role of Auxin in Lateral Root Formation." For information, visit the Web at plattsburghcas1.com/NEBio/index.html.

Saturday, May 2

"Meeting symposium, Auxin: The Pervasive Plant Hormone," the 73rd Annual meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists. See May 1 entry for details.

Lyric Scenes Performance Class: Classic Broadway, 7:30 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. Timothy Morningstar, director. Dr. Karen Becker, music director.

Sunday, May 3

Lyric Scenes Performance Class: Classic Broadway, 2:00 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. Timothy Morningstar, director. Dr. Karen Becker, music director.

Wednesday, May 6

Guitar Studio and Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Michael Angelo Fratino, director.

Ringing Down the Curtain, 7 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. A showcase of student theater works from the semester including student dance performances directed by Phillip Cole. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

Thursday, May 7

Ringing Down the Curtain, 7 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. See May 6 description. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

Friday, May 8

Senior Recital: Ah Young You, Piano, 7:30 p.m. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh.

Senior History Projects, 9 a.m.-noon, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center. History majors will present their senior projects. For more information, contact Dr. Wendy Gordon at 518-564-5212.

Saturday, May 16

SUNY Plattsburgh Spring/Summer Commencement Ceremonies, 10 a.m. for students in programs within the Division of Education, Health and Human Services and the School of Business and Economics, and 2 p.m. for students in the Division of Arts and Science.

Sunday, May 17

Festival Jazz Concert, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Ray Vega performs with the SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Ensemble and Mambo Combo. Dr. Rick Davies, director. $8 general admission; $5 for senior citizens, students and SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff; and $2 SUNY Plattsburgh students.

Ongoing

Holocaust Remembrance Week, Monday, April 20-Thursday, April 23, SUNY Plattsburgh. More information to come. ChoralFest 2009, Wednesday-Sunday, April 22-26. Jo Ellen Miano, director. Guest clinicians Dr. G. Roberts Kolb and Vale Rideout. For more information call 518-564-2283.

"Rockwell Kent: This Is My Own," through Monday, July 6, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, New York State Museum, Albany, N.Y. Exhibition of fine art from the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Rockwell Kent Collection. The exhibition chronicles the life and work of Rockwell Kent; included are paintings, drawings, prints, books, bookplates, photographs, dinnerware, advertising art and more. To contact the New York State Museum, call 518-474-5877. To contact the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, contact Marjorie Quesnell, museum secretary at 518-564-2474 or coughlmf@plattsburgh.edu.

"Andy Warhol: Portraits from the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy," through March 29, noon - 4 p.m. daily, Burke Gallery, Myers Fine Arts Building. This exhibit features a selection of original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints given to the Plattsburgh State Art Museum by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in honor of the foundation's 20th anniversary.

Free income tax preparation and electronic filing, throughout March on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and, in April, on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 5139 North Catherine St., inside the Senior Citizens Council building in Plattsburgh. Parking is available in the rear of the building. Free for all ages. Contact Kaye at 518-335-8036 or email KayeCurry@aol.com.

SAT Review Classes, March 30-April 30, 7-9 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, March 30, April 1, 6, 8, 20, 22, 27 and 29 in Room 409, Sibley Hall or Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 31, April 2, 7, 9, 21, 23, 28 and 30 in Room 407, Sibley Hall. The cost is $175 for the four weeks and includes textbook and CD. Register online at www.plattsburghcas.com, by fax at 518-564-4092 or by phone at 518-564-3054.