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MADCO: ‘Momentum’
Date/Time: March 23, 2013 2:00 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: MADCO picks up speed in Momentum by performing the work of some of the nation’s hottest choreographers, including Gina Patterson (Austin, Texas), Mikey Thomas (Columbus, Ohio), Janice Garrett (San Francisco) and Joseph Mills (New York). They give audiences a taste of what’s happening in dance across the country. Discounted SNAP student, faculty and staff tickets are available, but quantities are limited.
For Info: Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Chic Corea and Béla Fleck presented by Jazz St. Louis
Date/Time: March 23, 2013 8:00 PM
Location: Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill PAC
Audience: Open
Description: NEA Jazz Master Chick Corea’s restless creativity knows no bounds. His groundbreaking band, Return To Forever, launched the fusion era of the 1970s. His “Piano Concerto No. 2” headlined Vienna’s Mozart Celebrations. Corea’s whole career is the stuff of jazz lore, an amalgamation of influential, limit-stretching, genre-bending musical experiences that have earned him 18 Grammy awards and legions of fans worldwide. Béla Fleck, considered the premiere banjo player in the world, lives to improvise and loves to work with unexpected musical fusions. Fleck has won 12 Grammys, and is the only musician to be nominated for Grammys in jazz, bluegrass, pop, country, gospel, composition and world music categories. Fleck and Corea also won a Latin Grammy for their duet album, “The Enchantment.” Discounted SNAP student, faculty and staff tickets are available, but quantities are limited.
For Info: Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

MADCO: ‘Momentum’
Date/Time: March 23, 2013 8:00 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: MADCO picks up speed in “Momentum” by performing the work of some of the nation’s hottest choreographers, including Gina Patterson (Austin, Texas), Mikey Thomas (Columbus, Ohio), Janice Garrett (San Francisco) and Joseph Mills (New York). They give audiences a taste of what’s happening in dance across the country. Discounted SNAP student, faculty and staff tickets are available, but quantities are limited.
For Info: Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Battle of the Bands sign-up Deadline
Date/Time: March 25, 2013
Location: Pilot House
Audience: Open
Description: Description: Calling all bands: Want more publicity for your band? Want to have fun while raising money for charity? Sign up for the PLHCSA annual Battle of the Bands! The event is Thursday, April 11 at 7:00pm and is open to the entire UMSL community and guests. Contact Marty at mjid4f@mail.umsl.edu or Jessie at jnbleile@mail.umsl.edu to sign up.
For Info: Jessica Bleile at 314-640-0594

Weight Watchers at Work
Date/Time: March 26, 2013 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: 225 MSC, Conference Room
Audience: Open
Description: Come join Weight Watchers at Work on campus any Tuesday. A group of faculty and staff meet with a Weight Watchers facilitator on a weekly basis. Can’t make the Open House but want to join? To initiate the process, follow the instructions below: Go to wellness.weightwatchers.com. Enter Company ID: 46814. Enter Company Passcode: WW46814. Register as a new member. General information: Meetings are 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays in 225 MSC. Cost is $39.95 per month and includes free access to E-Tools, an online resource to help with your success. Contact Teresa Balestreri at 314-516-5002 or tkb@umsl.edu for more information.
For Info: Teresa Balestreri at 314-516-5002

Optional Practical Training Info Session for F-1 Students
Date/Time: March 26, 2013 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: SSB 331
Audience: Student
Description: If you are an F-1 international student, you may be eligible for Optional Practical Training. OPT allows you to work off-campus for up to 12 months. Come to an information session to learn more about this opportunity and get your questions answered. Please register at umsl.edu/services/intelstu/Current%20Students/OPTworkshops.html.
For Info: Christina Pope at 314-516-6780

Work/Life Wellness (Management)
Date/Time: March 27, 2013 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: Arts Administration Building, HR Training Center (Room 222)
Audience: Faculty/Staff
Description: Monthly classroom training sessions are offered to staff on a first-come-first-serve basis. Participants can sign up and find a schedule of courses through myLearn. To enroll in this course, view the catalog and select UMSL Instructor Led Training. Select desired course. For other training opportunities, please visit: umsl.edu/services/hrs/Current%20Employees/training.html.
For Info: Tara VanDeVoorde at 314-516-5258

Procurement’s March Surplus Tag Sale
Date/Time: March 29, 2013 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: SCCB Garage (Lot YY) South Campus
Audience: Open
Description: Procurement Services is hosting its monthly surplus tag sale today. New items just arrived, including printers, chairs, desks, couches, copiers, CPUs, monitors, keyboards, laptop cases, large area of $1 items, binders, speakers, file cabinets and miscellaneous other items. Computer purchases are cash only. Payment method for everything else is cash or check.
For Info: Tangie Brooks at 314-516-5361

Arianna String Quartet to Perform Special Good Friday Concert
Date/Time: March 29, 2013 7:30 PM
Location: Unity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8454 Glen Echo Dr.
Audience: Open
Description: The Arianna String Quartet will present a special Good Friday performance of Joseph Haydn’s musical masterpiece, “The Seven Last Words of Christ.” Sacred readings will be interspersed among the musical movements. The performance is a thank you from the Arianna String Quartet to the congregation and staff at Unity Evangelical Lutheran Church for providing performance and class space to UMSL’s music department.
For Info: Myra Lopez at 314-516-5851