SUNY Plattsburgh Presents Updated Sampling of Public Events Through the End of April

PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/16/2009)(readMedia)-- The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh is pleased to present this updated calendar of public events through the end of April. 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.

April

Friday, April 17

Take Back the Night, 6 p.m. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Free and open the public. For more information contact Meghan Trim at mtrim001@mail.plattsburgh.edu

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. Front of Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Registration fees: $10 one mile run; $15 5K race. Benefits JCEO, the Salvation Army and the Interfaith Food Shelf. 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. Children's events, music, food and information tables. Benefits services for children with autism spectrum disorders and educational conferences/seminars for family members. For more information, visit the Web site at autismawarenesswalk.org.

Alpha Sigma Phi's Academic Decathlon, 2-4 p.m. Memorial Hall gym, SUNY Plattsburgh. Competitors will be judged on three categories: academic brain teasers, simple athletic challenges and artistic/musical assessment. Teams of four will be required to register prior to the event. $5 per contestant, with prizes being awarded to the top team. Registration will begin at noon on the day of the event. To pre-register, call Steve Roth at 914-714-0950.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh and online at www.plattsburgh.edu/library/. Library and Information Services is hosting an in-house and virtual "Days of Remembrance" exhibition of media and materials related to the Holocaust.

Monday, April 20

Earth Week forum, Hemp: The Wonder Plant, 7-9 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Presentation by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: Yom Hashoa service, 7 p.m., Temple Beth Israel, One Bowman St., Plattsburgh. Religious service honoring the 6 million Jews killed in World War II.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh and online atwww.plattsburgh.edu/library/. See April 19 listing.

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, SUNY Plattsburgh. Registration: $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.

Earth Week panel discussion, SUNY Plattsburgh's Green Fee: What is it? And how has it impacted the college? 7-9 p.m. Alumni Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Presentation by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee.

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

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh and online atwww.plattsburgh.edu/library/. See April 19 listing.

Wednesday, April 22

Chartwells' Earth Day Celebration, 11 a.m.-2p.m. Amitie Plaza, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Participants will learn about sustainability issues and plant seeds. Live music by "At the Stake" and other acoustic artists.

Earth Week forum, "Campus Sustainability: The Greening of the Campus," noon-1:30 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Reports from the newly created Campus Sustainability Task Force with subcommittee discussions on the greening of the campus through student engagement, curriculum development, culture creation, communication, green procurement, energy use, transportation, solid waste, recycling, construction and renovation. Free and open to the public.

Earth Week forum, "Home/Life Sustainability: Bringing It Home," 4-5 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Discussion on sustainable living with individuals who have experienced life off the grid, as well as others who have made more subtle green lifestyle changes. Free and open to the public.

Earth Week film: "Battle in Seattle," 6 p.m. Room 201, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Discussion on international and corporate environmental policy follows. Presentation by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee. Free and open to the public.

Evolution and Faith Discussion Forum, 6-8 p.m. Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. 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 featuring cellist Caroline Lavelle, mathematician and magician Arthur Benjamin, and Keith Barry, "hacker" of the human brain and Irish magician. Pilobolus dancers also perform. Free and open to the public.

Faculty Showcase Series: Dr. Kevin Dann, 7:30 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Dann talks about his new book that looks at Christ and the Maya calendar.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh and online atwww.plattsburgh.edu/library/. See April 19 listing..

Thursday, April 23

Holocaust Commemoration, 4 p.m. Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh. Speakers include Dr. Vincent Carey, professor of history, local clergy and Rachel Lebeaux, president of SUNY Plattsburgh Hillel. Part of Holocaust Remembrance Week. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Jonathan Slater at 518-564-2284 or Jonathan.Slater@plattsburgh.edu

"The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Between the World Wars," 7 p.m. Room 206, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Anna Gonshor, Yiddish scholar and lecturer in McGill University's Department of Jewish Studies, presents. Part of Holocaust Remembrance Week. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Jonathan Slater at 518-564-2284 or Jonathan.Slater@plattsburgh.edu

Visual Artist Series: Printmaker Jim Lee, 7:30 p.m. Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Artist discusses his work. Free and open to the public.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh and online atwww.plattsburgh.edu/library/. See April 19 listing.

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.

Earth Week film: "An Inconvenient Truth: Myth and Facts of Global Climate Change." 6 p.m. Room 202, Yokum Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Screening of Al Gore's Academy Award-winning film on climate change. Discussion follows. Presentation by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee.

"The Goat," or "Who is Sylvia?" 7:30 p.m. Studio Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. Edward Albee's Tony Award-winning play about a successful middle-aged architect who confesses to his wife and son that he is having an affair with a goat. Tickets available at the Angell College Center desk and at the door. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

ChoralFest 2009, 7:30 p.m. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. College Chorale and Cardinal Singers perform. $8 general admission. $5 faculty, staff, seniors and students. $2 SUNY Plattsburgh students. Tickets at the Angell College Center desk and at the door. For more information, call 518-564-2283.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, SUNY Plattsburgh's Feinberg Library and online atwww.plattsburgh.edu/library/. See April 19 listing.

Saturday, April 25

Earth Week hike through Rugar Woods, noon-1:30 p.m. Presentation by SUNY Plattsburgh's Environmental Action Committee.

"The Goat," or "Who is Sylvia?" 7:30 p.m. See April 24 listing.

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, call 518-564-2283.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh and online atwww.plattsburgh.edu/library/. See April 19 listing.

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. Acknowledges efforts and academic achievement of seniors 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. Phi Kappa Phi is open to all students on campus.

Holocaust Remembrance Week: "Days of Remembrance" exhibition, Feinberg Library, SUNY Plattsburgh and online atwww.plattsburgh.edu/library/. See April 19 listing..

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.

Wednesday, April 29

Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority and Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity Meet the Neighbors Dinner, 4-7 p.m. Alpha Chi Rho, 147 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Free dinner and a chance for members of the community and members of SUNY Plattsburgh's Greek community to get to know one another. Benefits the American Cancer Society and Sharsheret Breast Cancer Society.

Faculty Showcase: Philosophy for Children, 7 p.m. Amnesty Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Dr. Beth Dixon, department of philosophy, and SUNY Plattsburgh students in the Philosophy in the Schools program, discuss how the program works, what teachers and educators do in their classrooms with the Pre-K through 12th grade curriculum of philosophy novels and teacher resource guides.

Thursday, April 30

Lake Champlain Research Institute Seminar: "Lake Champlain and Its Future," 12:30 p.m. Room 106, Hudson Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh. Mike Winslow, staff scientist for the Lake Champlain Committee and author of the book, "Lake Champlain: A Natural History," discusses issues ranging from environmental advocacy to the natural history of Lake Champlain.

Schools of the Future Conference, "Their Stories: Bringing Students' Lives into the Classroom Through Writing," featuring Linda Christensen, 1-3 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center. Free and open to area teachers and college instructors. Christensen, director of the Oregon Writing Project in the Graduate School of Lewis & Clark College, will engage participants in writing activities that invite students to bring their lives into the classroom. She will also address how engaging students through writing can be connected to curriculum standards.

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.

Schools of the Future Conference , "Integrating Home, Community and School: Parents, Teachers, Students and the Community Working Together to Bring Change to Schools of the Future," featuring Linda Christensen, 7:30-9 p.m. Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Christensen, the director of the Oregon Writing Project, will focus on engaging parents, schools, and communities in conversations about how together they can create the schools they desire for children. Free and open to the public.

33rd Annual Jazz Festival, 7:30 p.m.E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh.Dr. Rick Davies and Jazzismo with guest artist, Ray Vega, trumpet. Free and open to the public. For more information, 518-564-2283.