Coming events

The Other Side of the Story, featuring the film "20 Years Old in the Middle East," will be shown at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, in Student Center Ballroom A. Admission is free.

Urinetown (the musical), a wacky musical satire, will be performed at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, through Saturday, April 28, in McLeod Theater. Matinee performances are at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for children, and $6 for students and children. The box office is open from noon to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and one hour before each performance. Call 618/453-3001 to charge by credit card.

The SIUC Horticulture Society's two-day plant sale is Thursday, April 26, and Friday, April 27. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The sale is in front of the Agricultural Sciences building near Lincoln Drive. Vegetables, annuals, perennials, grasses, herbs, succulents and more are available.

Enjoy sushi - part of Asian American Heritage Month - from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in the Student Center's Old Main Restaurant. People attending can work alongside chefs while learning the art of making sushi. The event costs $6.55 and includes the demonstration, buffet and sushi. For reservations, contact Old Main Restaurant at 618/453-1130.

A lecture, "African Americans in Europe Between the Wars," is at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in the University Museum Auditorium. Werner Sollors, the Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot, professor of English Literature, and a professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University presents the discussion. Admission is free.

Michele Torre, a doctoral candidate in the University of Southern California's School of Cinema/TV, presents a lecture on film practices in Russia with her discussion, "Media Men, Vampires and Prostitutes: New Directions in Russian Cinema," at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in Communications Building, room 1032. Admission is free.

Singer, songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen, is on campus beginning Thursday, April 26 as part of the School of Art and Design's Visiting Artist program. Allen will discuss his artwork in a lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 26 in Lawson Hall, room 161. He hosts a musical performance at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at Shryock Auditorium. Both events are free.

Cataclysm!: A Post-Medium Revision of S.I. Witkiewicz's play, "The Water Hen," hits Kleinau Theatre at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 26. The production also will be performed at the same time on Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28. Admission is $7; $5 for students.

The Saluki men's baseball team hosts Missouri State in a three-game series this weekend at Abe Martin Field. SIU faces the Bears in single games that begin at 3 p.m., Friday, April 27; 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28; and 1 p.m., Sunday, April 29. Admission is free.

"Peace, Propaganda, & the Promised Land," a part of Asian American Heritage Month, compares U.S. and international media coverage of the Middle East crisis. The event is at 7 p.m., Friday, April 27, in the Student Center Missouri Room. Admission is free.

Organist Bradley Hunter Welch performs at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 27, at Shryock Auditorium. The event is part of the American Guild of Organists' Subscription Series Recital. Admission is free.

The SIUC campus and Campus Lake will be bustling Saturday, April 28, during "‘Splashin' Saturday." The 24th annual Robert "Doc" Spackman Memorial Triathlon, which honors the late Robert "Doc" Spackman, SIUC's long-time athletics trainer and nationally recognized expert on physical fitness, begins at 8 a.m. The event - which consists of a 385-yard swim, five-mile bike and two-mile run - begins at 8 a.m. The triathlon is open to the first 25 teams and 300 individuals. Contact Kathryn L. Hollister, assistant director of Recreational Sports and Services, at 618/453-1267 for more information or an entry form.

It's time again to make, or at least try to make, that fantastic voyage with the 34th annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta. The fun is from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at Campus Lake. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Boat Dock. A limited number of instant boat kits are available for $10.

The closing picnic for Asian American Heritage Month is from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at Bucky's Haven at campus lake. Admission is free.

A faculty recital by Heidi Louise Williams, an associate professor in the School of Music, is at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 28, in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. Admission is free.

An Asian Fashion Show, part of Asian American Heritage Month, will be at 7 p.m., Monday, April 30, in Student Center Ballroom D. Admission is free.

The SIUC Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Director of Bands Christopher L. Morehouse, an assistant professor in the School of Music, performs "The Lord of the Rings," at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 30, at Shryock Auditorium.

The Carbondale band, "Loose Gravel," performs classical music for babies through pre-kindergarten children in Klassics for Kids, 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 1, in Altgeld Hall, Room 112. The performance is free.

Louis Fisher, a specialist in constitutional law with the Library of Congress Law Library, presents the Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, in the Student Center Auditorium. Fisher will discuss "Presidential Power in a Time of War." Admission is free.

The University Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of Joseph Breznikar, a professor in the School of Music, performs at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, at Shryock Auditorium. Admission is $4 for the general public; $2 for students.

The nationally ranked SIU women's softball team hosts Illinois in a doubleheader that starts at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, at Charlotte West Stadium. Admission is $5 for adults; $3 for faculty, staff, senior citizens and children. SIUC students are free with a valid SIUC student ID.

"An Evening with Maya Angelou," is at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, in the Student Center Ballrooms. Angelou is the author of many best-selling books, including, ‘I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." Admission is free, but seating is limited. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. No recording/video/photos are allowed.

Please visit the SIUC Public Events Calendar for information on these and many other events on campus