Thursday October 4, 2001

The new Integrated Learning Center isn't the only new thing around the UA Main Library. Attend a special grand opening today at 11 a.m. as two new pieces of artwork are added to the UA Special Collections section in the library. Fritz Scholder's bronze sculpture will be added to the walkway between the Main Library entrance and the new Special Collections entrance. In addition, several lithographs are being added to the indoor collection. For more information on other library events, call Barb Allen at 621-2373.

Need an excuse to turn tonight's dinner into a picnic? Check out the University Activity Boards "Eat to the Beat" presentation on the UA Mall. Listen to a variety of live music from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the Mall's main stage area. This concert is free and open to the public. For specific information regarding performing bands, call J. J. Kruglick at 621-5779.

Extend your hand and expand your mind at tonight's Arizona State Museum lecture in the Center for English as a Second Language building, Room 102. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., the museum's associate director will lead the audience on a journey through "Red Indians in India: Building Understanding and Making Friends." Learn about our global neighbors from a historical and cultural perspective. For more information on future museum talks, call 621-4403.

If you missed her speak at last night's poetry reading or if you're simply thirsty for more literary art, attend today's Poetry Center Informal Colloquium with guest speaker Mary Leader. A published poet and artist, Leader will discuss her works as well as answer questions regarding literary works in progress. The class begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Alumni building, Room 301, located at 1111 N. Cherry Ave. For more information regarding other Poetry Center events, call 626-3765.

Daily classes not enough intellectual inspiration for you? Check out one, or all if you're brave, of today's campus lectures. The Program in Applied Mathematics is holding a seminar on "Analytic Reconstruction Algorithms in Emission Tomography with Variable Attenuation," at 12:30 p.m. in the Math building, Room 402. Not your thing? Check out the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar on "Numerical Experiments on Bypass Transition" at 4 p.m. in AME, Room S212. Still not satisfied? Try the Optical Sciences Colloquium on "A Bell's Experiment with Ions" at 3:45 p.m. in the Meinel Optical Sciences Center, Room 410. For more information on lectures, contact the hosting department.