Arts & Culture

Fiction writers Elizabeth Graver and Edward Schwarzschild, both alumni of The Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, will read from their work at 8 p.m. April 13 in Duncker Hall’s Hurst Lounge.

Rwandan hero Paul Rusesabagina will speak on his experiences, his ongoing support of Rwanda, the genocide in Darfur, and current issues involving international humanitarian aid, for the final Assembly Series program at 11 a.m.. It is free and open to the public.

Photo by David KilperMistaken identities, hidden lovers, mischievous servants and duels in the dark highlight “House of Desires” at Edison Theatre for two weekends starting April 13. The show is the spring mainstage production for the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.

Courtesy photo*Jestem (I Am)*Washington University’s Center for the Humanities and Program in Film & Media Studies will host their Third Annual Children’s Film Symposium Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21. Presented in conjunction with Cinema St. Louis, the event will feature screenings of three children’s films — Greyfriars Bobby, The Black Cauldron and Jestem (I Am) — as well as talks by historian Stephen Watts and filmmaker Sandy Tung.

David Kilper/WUSTL Photo ServicesEliot TrioWashington University’s Eliot Trio will perform piano trios by Franz Joseph Haydn, Camille Saint-Saëns and Johannes Brahms at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in Whitaker Hall. The Eliot Trio consists of pianist Seth Carlin, professor of music; violinist David Halen, concertmaster for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; and Daniel Lee, principal cellist for the symphony orchestra.

The Kemper Art Museum presents “A Festival of Contemporary German Film” April 11-15 at the Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd.

Acclaimed essayist and cultural critic Gerald L. Early, Ph.D., will give this year’s Phi Beta Kappa Lecture for the Assembly Series at 4 p.m. April 10 in Graham Chapel.

The event, presented by The Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, focuses on various aspects of the publishing industry and includes talks and panel discussions with publishers, editors, authors and agents.

Courtesy photoProject Row HousesArtist Rick Lowe, founder of Project Row Houses in Houston, will speak about his work April 13 for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Established in 1993, Project Row Houses is an arts and cultural community located in a historically significant inner-city neighborhood in Houston’s Third Ward, on the site of 22 now-renovated shotgun houses.

Contemporary New York-based mixed-media artist Leslie Dill will discuss her work April 11 as part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Visiting Artist Lecture Series.