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The Record: Happenings

A weekly guide to events for the WashU community

Thursday, April 12, 2018

In the Spotlight

students prepare for the fashion show

89th Annual Fashion Design Show this weekend

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts presents its fashion show, taking place at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Third Degree Glass Factory. It will feature dozens of models wearing scores of outfits created by fashion design majors. Tickets are available through the Edison Theatre Box Office.

Upcoming Events

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Sling Health Demo Day

6 p.m. Friday, April 13

Sling Health is a student-run, nonprofit organization that supports students in the development and commercialization of med-tech solutions. Register online. 4240 Duncan Ave.

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PAD presents ‘Aunt Dan and Lemon’

8 p.m. Friday, April 13

Wallace Shawn’s “Aunt Dan and Lemon” explores the fragility of civilized society and how easily cultured masks slip before the face of power. The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will stage the show the weekends of April 13-15 and April 20-22 in Mallinckrodt Center. Purchase tickets online.

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Shakespeare at Olin

2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15

Join Olin Business School for its second annual Shakespeare event, including jugglers, magicians and musicians, along with performances by community players and a reappearance of The Dean’s Players. RSVP online for the event. Knight and Bauer halls.

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Washington University Choirs present ‘No Place Like Home’

7 p.m. Sunday, April 15

The concert, which features works by St. Louis musicians and poets, will take place in the 560 Music Center’s E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall.

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Lecture in recognition of 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s death

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17

Jonathan Walton of Harvard will give a lecture, followed by a conversation with Lerone Martin, of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, about King’s legacy to religion and politics today. RSVP online. Graham Chapel.

'Washington University Wind Ensemble
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2018 Thurtene Carnival begins

4 p.m. Friday, April 13

Thurtene Carnival, one of the university’s most time-honored traditions, runs Friday through Sunday, April 13-15, in its new location near Simon Hall and Sumers Recreation Center. Highlights include thrilling rides, student-constructed theaters and attractions, wacky food and entertaining performances.

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Looking Ahead

8:30 a.m. Friday, April 20

18th Annual Friedman Lecture and Awards: ‘Ageism in America’

8 p.m. Friday, April 20

Chamber Project St. Louis presents ‘ECO’

7 p.m. Sunday, April 22

Great Artists Series: Calidore String Quartet

EXHIBITS AND ONGOING EVENTS

Student exhibition: Fashion Items

Explore the history, impact and proliferation of denim, silk, cotton, the heeled shoe and the sneaker. Organized by students in lecturer Rikki Byrd’s “Fashion History and Research Methods” course. On view through April 30. Bixby Hall, lower level.

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SAVE THE DATE

28th Annual Pow Wow: ‘Balancing Two Worlds: Indigenous Teachings, Traditions and Truths’

10 a.m. Saturday, April 21

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