Davidson College’s March calendar of public events has a broad range of lectures, performances, and other events. Senior art majors are showing their work in one-week exhibits at the Belk Visual Art Center through May. Meanwhile, the indie rock band Passion Pit plays a concert at Belk Arena on March 24.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 3

Frank Poor Art Exhibit – Davidson College invites the public to an art exhibit displaying the work of Frank Poor through Sunday, March 3. Poor uses personal photographs and sculpture to create two and three-dimensional mixed media works, breathing new life into old, southern experiences. There is no charge to view the exhibition, which is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends noon to 4 p.m. in the Van Every Gallery of the Belk Visual Arts Center. For more information call 704-894-2344.

THROUGH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

Senior Art Exhibitions – Davidson College invites the public through Wednesday, May 1, to exhibitions of artwork by senior class art majors. Their work will be displayed in week-long solo exhibitions throughout March and April. There is no charge to view the exhibitions, which are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends in the Smith Gallery of the Belk Visual Arts Center. For more information, call 704-894-2344.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12

Environmental Studies Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 12, to a talk about “Using Decision Analysis to Improve Environmental Rating Systems” by Lynn Maguire, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Decision Analysis at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 11 a.m. in Dana Building room 146. For more information call 704-894-2314.

Biology Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 12, to a lecture by Harvard medical student and Davidson alumnus Kelli Carroll based on her research titled “The Role of Estrogen on Blood Stem Cell Formation.” There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 4:30 p.m.in Dana Building room 146. For more information call 704-894-2184 or email labarker@davidson.edu<mailto:labarker@davidson.edu>.

Archaeology – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 12, to a talk entitled “The Archeology of the Intangible: Monumentality in Cameroon,” by Professor Nicholas David from the University of Calgary. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Semans Lecture Hall of Belk Visual Arts Center. For more information email pekrentz@davidson.edu

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

Russian Festival – Davidson College invites the public on Wednesday, March 13, to a “Maslenitsa” festival, which will feature Russian food, trivia with prizes, live dancing and music by guitar virtuoso Vadim Kolpakov. Meal tickets for the public cost $12.25, and the festival is from 5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in Vail Commons. For more information email amewington@davidson.edu.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

Religion Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Thursday, March 14 to a talk entitled “The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization” by Columbia University historian Richard Bulliet. Bulliet will discuss how Christianity and Islam have more in common both theologically and institutionally than is recognized. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Alvarez College Union Smith 900 Room. For more information please call 704-894-2170 or email makirti@davidson.edu.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15

Chemistry Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Friday, March 15, to a talk about “Toward Computational Design of Chromophores for Solar Energy Conversion” by North Carolina State University Professor of Chemistry Elena Jakubikova. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 2:30 p.m. in the lecture hall of Martin Chemistry Building. Light refreshments will be served at 2 p.m. in the lobby. For more information call 704-894-2307 or email kafilar@davidson.edu.

Piano Recital – Davidson College invites the public on Friday, March 15 to a Musical Interlude performance by Davidson Artist Associate Cynthia Lawing and her sister, Gloria Cook of Rollins College. There is no charge to attend this event, which begins at 12:30 p.m. in Tyler-Tallman Hall of Sloan Music Center. For more information, call 704-894-2848.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

Piano Recital – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 19, to a performance by piano students of Cynthia Lawing and David Palmer. There is no charge to attend the performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Tyler-Tallman Hall of Sloan Music Center. For more information call 704-894-2848.

Organ at Davidson – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 19, to a performance titled “An Agreeable Harmony: Intimate Chamber Works by Bach and Handel.” Organist Vivian Montgomery and baroque violinist Jennifer Roig-Francoli will be featured. They will be joined by soprano Penelope Jensen and baroque cellist Barbara Blaker Krumdieck. Donations are appreciated, but there is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of Davidson College Presbyterian Church. A reception with the artists will follow. For more information call 704-892-5641.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

Biomedicine Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Wednesday, March 20, to the annual Smith Lecture by Dr. Anthony Atala, chair of the Department of Urology at Wake Forest School of Medicine and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Atala will speak about regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, transplantation and bioengineering. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Hance Auditorium of Chambers Building. For more information call 704-894-2838 or email tichartier@davidson.edu

MONDAY, MARCH 20 to SUNDAY MARCH 24

Theatre : Guys and Dolls – Davidson College invites the public to performances of the Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls” Wednesday March 20 through Sunday, March 24. The Davidson Theatre Department and Music Department join forces in presenting this award-winning 1950’s madcap adventure in the New York underworld. It features gangsters, gamblers, outrageous bets, love, showgirls, cops, and missionaries bent on saving their souls. Performances will be March 20-21 at 7:30 p.m., March 22-23 at 8 p.m. and March 23-24 at 2 p.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall. General admission is $15, students $6, and seniors $12. Tickets can be purchased by calling or visiting the College Union ticket office, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 704-894-2135. Tickets are also available online at www.davidson.edu/tickets. For more information call 704-894-2930.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21

Science Fiction and Philosophy Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Thursday, March 21 to a talk about “Science Fiction and Philosophy: from Time Travel to Superintelligence” by University of Connecticut Assistant Professor of Philosophy Susan Schneider. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Alvarez College Union Sprinkle Room. For more information email darobb@davidson.edu

SUNDAY, MARCH 24

Baroque Music Concert – Davidson College invites the public on Sunday, March 24, to a performance by the period instrument duo “Adastra” and friends from Cincinnati in a program titled “To the Stars!” The performance will include Baroque duos and solos on period violin and harpsichord, featuring the music of Bach, Corelli, Scarlatti, and Handel. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 3 p.m. in Tyler-Tallman Hall of Sloan Music Center. For more information call 704-894-2848.

Passion Pit in concert – Davidson College invites the public on Sunday, March 24, to a performance by the Indie-rock band “Passion Pit.” Tickets are $20 to $35 and can be purchased by calling or visiting the College Union ticket office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 704-894-2135, or online at www.davidson.edu/tickets The concert begins at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena. For more information call 704-894-2651.

MONDAY, MARCH 25

Poetry Reading – Davidson College invites the public on Monday, March 25, to a poetry reading by Marie Howe, the current Poet Laureate of New York State and creative writing teacher at Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia, and New York University. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in Hance Auditorium of Chambers Building. For more information call 704-894-2472 or email narandazzo@davidson.edu.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

Piano Recital – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 26, to a performance by Davidson artist associate David Palmer, who will perform his first solo faculty recital at the college. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Tyler-Tallman Hall of Sloan Music Center. For more information call 704-894-2848.

Art Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 26, to lecture by Tirtzah Bassel, an Israeli artist based in Brooklyn as a resident of the Chashama Visual Arts Program. Bassel will speak about her work in a talk titled “Airport InSecurity.” Bassel’s drawings, paintings and site-specific duct tape installations explore the permeable borders between public and private domains in subways, barbershops and airport security zones. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Belk Visual Arts Center Semans Auditorium. For more information call 704-894-2344.

Health Fair – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 26, to a health fair in which area health and wellness providers will offer free health information, wellness tests, raffles and giveaways, massage, dance lessons, food demonstrations, acupuncture and other activities. There is no charge to attend the event, which is from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Brown Atrium of the Alvarez College Union. For more information email geringle@davidson.edu

War and Culture Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Tuesday, March 26, to a talk about “Japan’s Erotic, Grotesque, Nonsense: Commodity Aesthetics becomes War Aesthetics” by Mark Driscoll, Associate Professor of Asian Studies at UNC. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Alvarez College Union Smith 900. For more information call 704-894-2170 or email makirti@davidson.edu.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

Ethics Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Wednesday, March 27, to a discussion titled “The End of Sex: The Future of Human Reproduction” by Hank Greeley, Professor of Law at Stanford University. Greely believes that in 20-40 years, most babies of parents with good health coverage will be conceived through in-vitro fertilization so that those parents can take advantage of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in Hance Auditorium of Chambers building. For more information call 704-894-2285 or email ethics@davidson.edu

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

Mathematics Lecture – Davidson College invites the public on Thursday, March 28, to a talk titled “Designing Loops and Labyrinths with Integer Programs,” by Robert Bosch, Biggs Professor of Natural Science at Oberlin College. The program will demonstrate how mathematical optimization can be employed in the construction of visual artwork, specifically a labyrinth. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Alvarez College Union Smith 900 Room. For more information call 704-894-2838 or email tichartier@davidson.edu

Poetry Reading and Awards – Davidson College invites the public on Thursday, March 28, to a reading by Award winning poet Christopher Bakken, and his presentation of the R. Windley Hall and Charles E. Lloyd Awards in Writing to students. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Alvarez College Union Smith 900 Room. For more information call 704-894-2472 or email narandazzo@davidson.edu.

Dance & Discussion – Davidson College invites the public on Thursday, March 28, to a reconstruction of Martha Graham’s work, “Panorama” presented by dancers from the Charlotte community under the direction of Kim Jones, Assistant Professor of Dance at UNC Charlotte. A discussion of the original context and staging of the work will follow. There is no charge to attend the event, which begins at 11 a.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall. For more information call 704-894-2542.

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Information about upcoming events at Davidson College also is available on the the college website, Davidson.edu, under the “Events” tab.