Spring Break
Save the Date
Emily Iorg
Issue date: 4/9/07 Section: Culture
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Monday, April 9
Mad Hatter Tea Party: Lunch and croquet. University Playhouse, 1:30 p.m.
Lecture: "Researching History on the Border": with Jeremy Neely, Ph.D., author of "The Border Between Them: Violence and Reconciliation on the Kansas-Missouri Line" (University of Missouri Press, May 2007). 215 Cockefair Hall, 7 p.m.
The Ponys: The Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, 9 p.m. $8.
Tuesday, April 10
Dodgeball Tournament: Swinney Recreation Center. Applications available in Student Life Office, G-6 University Center.
Wednesday, April 11
Health Sciences Bookstore Grand Opening: BBQ in front of bookstore at 11 a.m. Ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. Drawings for travel vouchers, digital camera, printer, gift cards and a $500 textbook scholarship. UMKC Health Sciences Bookstore, 2418 Charlotte St., 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Spring Fling Roo Fair: Learn about student organizations while getting free food and prizes. University Walkway, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gates Bar-B-Q Luncheon: Enjoy beef brisket, ham and turkey. Side dishes include pecan pie, cobbler, salad, pizza and burgers. Just $7 (plus tax). Cash, credit cards, declining balance and meal points accepted. U-Center Cafeteria, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sustainable UMKC Competition Celebration: Celebrate the winning ideas for making the campus more environmentally sustainable. Keynote speaker James W. Sheppard, Ph.D., professor of environmental philosophy, will present a lecture at 3 p.m. on the obstacles to climate change policy. Pierson Auditorium, 1-5 p.m.
Slideshow at Kemper Museum: Sarah Vandersall, Jorge Garcia, Jennifer Whiteford. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 12
Reading: Arthur Phillips: author of "Prague" and "The Egyptologist." He will read from his new novel "Angelica." Kansas City Public Library, Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W. 10th St., 7 p.m. Reception at 6 p.m.
Take Back the Night: Kristin's Story: Evening of empowerment against sexual assault and rape with nationally-known speaker Andrea Cooper. UMKC attendees will meet at 6:15 p.m. at the Women's Center, 105 Haag Hall, and walk to Rockhurst together. Massman Gallery, Rockhurst University, 7 p.m.
Mad Hatter Tea Party: Lunch and croquet. University Playhouse, 1:30 p.m.
Lecture: "Researching History on the Border": with Jeremy Neely, Ph.D., author of "The Border Between Them: Violence and Reconciliation on the Kansas-Missouri Line" (University of Missouri Press, May 2007). 215 Cockefair Hall, 7 p.m.
The Ponys: The Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, 9 p.m. $8.
Tuesday, April 10
Dodgeball Tournament: Swinney Recreation Center. Applications available in Student Life Office, G-6 University Center.
Wednesday, April 11
Health Sciences Bookstore Grand Opening: BBQ in front of bookstore at 11 a.m. Ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. Drawings for travel vouchers, digital camera, printer, gift cards and a $500 textbook scholarship. UMKC Health Sciences Bookstore, 2418 Charlotte St., 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Spring Fling Roo Fair: Learn about student organizations while getting free food and prizes. University Walkway, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gates Bar-B-Q Luncheon: Enjoy beef brisket, ham and turkey. Side dishes include pecan pie, cobbler, salad, pizza and burgers. Just $7 (plus tax). Cash, credit cards, declining balance and meal points accepted. U-Center Cafeteria, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sustainable UMKC Competition Celebration: Celebrate the winning ideas for making the campus more environmentally sustainable. Keynote speaker James W. Sheppard, Ph.D., professor of environmental philosophy, will present a lecture at 3 p.m. on the obstacles to climate change policy. Pierson Auditorium, 1-5 p.m.
Slideshow at Kemper Museum: Sarah Vandersall, Jorge Garcia, Jennifer Whiteford. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 12
Reading: Arthur Phillips: author of "Prague" and "The Egyptologist." He will read from his new novel "Angelica." Kansas City Public Library, Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W. 10th St., 7 p.m. Reception at 6 p.m.
Take Back the Night: Kristin's Story: Evening of empowerment against sexual assault and rape with nationally-known speaker Andrea Cooper. UMKC attendees will meet at 6:15 p.m. at the Women's Center, 105 Haag Hall, and walk to Rockhurst together. Massman Gallery, Rockhurst University, 7 p.m.
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