50th Anniversary Event Calendar

Last Updated: December 3, 2008

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SEPTEMBER 2008

September 12, 7:30 p.m., International Musical Excursion Series concert: Sammy Figueroa Latin Jazz, PAC Recital Hall. www.music.uno.edu/events/musicalexcursions.cfm

September 15-20, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists meeting

September 16, 50th Anniversary Privateer Pride Day; UNO Community wears blue

September 18, 6-8 p.m., The UNO Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies and the Louisiana State Museum present a History Ya-Ya lecture titled The New Orleans Quadroon: Myth and Reality, by Dr. Emily Clark, Tulane University Assistant Professor of History, Cabildo, Jackson Square, 701 Chartres Street

September 23, 7:30 p.m. Musical Excursions Series concert: The Aulos Ensemble, Performance Arts Center Recital Hall. www.music.uno.edu/events/musicalexcursions.cfm

September 24-27, Southeastern College Art Conference hosted by The University of New Orleans with featuring UNO Fine Arts Professor and Department Chair Lawrence Jenkens as chairman, Marriott Hotel. www.unc.edu/~rfrew/SECAC/

September 24, 12:30 p.m., Center Austria Lunch Lecture: 2008 Presidential Campaign Online: A First Assessment by Hannes Richter, PhD, FU Berlin

September 25, 5:30 p.m., Preview event for the release of the DVD produced by Peggy Laborde, Robert Dupont and WYES Public Television, Lindy C. Boggs Conference Center, UNO Research and Technology Park, 2045 Lakeshore Drive.

September 26, 6-8:30 p.m., Benefactor’s Celebration hosted by Chancellor Timothy P. Ryan and UNO Foundation Board of Directors, Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

September 29-October 17, Ernest and Shirley Svenson Drawing Competition and Exhibition, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. October 2, 4 p.m., reception and awards ceremony

September 27, 2:30 p.m., High School Invitation Concert, free, UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

OCTOBER 2008

October 1, 7:30-10 p.m., Tenor saxophonist Rick Margitza performs at Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

October 1-3, Symposium Africana and Research Professors

October 2, 4 p.m., Ernest and Shirley Svenson Drawing Competition and Exhibition reception and awards ceremony, UNO Fine Arts Gallery

October 4-December 30, Silver Bullets and Holy Water:  Paintings by Margaret Evangeline   Ogden Museum of Southern Art in conjunction with “Art for Art’s Sake.” www.ogdenmuseum.org/

October 8, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

October 9, 6 p.m. Dr. Robert “Bobby” Dupont, Associate Professor of History and author of On Higher Ground: The University of New Orleans at 50, and Chancellor Tim Ryan discuss  the book as well as significant UNO historic events, Homer L. Hitt Alumni and Visitors Center ballroom. A book-signing and reception will follow.

October 10, 3 p.m.-5:30 p. m. An Altazan Afternoon – Honoring Dr. John E. Altazan for 50 Years of Service to UNO, College of Business Administration, Kirschman Hall Atrium. Call Aundrea Kloor at (504) 280-1322 or e-mail akloor@uno.edu.

October 10, Alumni Association Portfolio of Parties event: Bathtub Booze, Flappers and Model Ts, Henry Shane’s Car Museum.

October 11, Dr. Martin Rauchbauer, deputy director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York City, delivers the keynote address of the Louisiana Teachers of German (LAATG), UNO Center Austria

October 12, 2 p.m., Musical Excursions Sunday Matinee Series concert: Musaica, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

October 14, 50th Anniversary Privateer Pride Day; UNO Community wears blue

October 15, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

October 16, 3 p.m., Earl K. Long Library, Dougie Hitt Room (407),
The UNO English Department Presents A Symposium Celebrating UNO’s 50th Anniversary: Literature In Our Time. This special event will feature the English Department’s research professors: Niyi Osundare, “The Bilingual/Bicultural Writer and the Language-Between;” Zhaoming Qian, “American Literature as World Literature;” Nancy Easterlin, “Place-Attachment, Literature, and New Orleans;” and John Gery, “The Crisis for Teaching Poetry in the 21st Century.” Carl Malmgren, Research Professor of English, will be the moderator. Refreshments will be served.

October 16, 6-8 p.m., The UNO Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies and the Louisiana State Museum present a History Ya-Ya lecture titled These Crazy Little Girls: Risk, Rebellion, and Runaway Teens in Wartime New Orleans, 1918-1922, by Dr. Madelon Powers, UNO Assistant Professor and History Department Chair, Cabildo, Jackson Square, 701 Chartres Street

October 17, noon, Founder’s Day Luncheon featuring speech by Dr. Raphael Cassimere, The University of New Orleans Seraphia D. Leyda University Teaching Professor Emeritus, Homer L. Hitt Alumni & Visitors Center. Tickets are $25 each. To make reservations, e-mail Rene Toups at rjtoups@uno.edu.

October 17, 3-7 p.m., 50th Anniversary Celebration, UNO Lakefront Arena. A birthday party reception will follow on the Lakefront Arena concourse.

October 17, 7:30 p.m., UNO Musical Excursions presents free Jazz Faculty Showcase concert featuring Jazz Studies faculty members Steve Masakowski, Irvin Mayfield, Ed Peterson, Victor Atkins, Brian Seeger, Troy Davis and Roland Guerin.

October 18, 7 p.m. Oh! What a Night gala, Ogden Museum of Southern Art. http://www.ogdenmuseum.org/

October 20-November 7, UNO-City of Innsbruck Art Exhibition: Recent Works by Thomas Riess and Alexandra Maria Heinz, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. November 4, 5-7 p.m., closing reception.

October 20, Athletics Chancellor’s Cup Golf Tournament

October 20-November 7, UNO-Innsbruck Artist Exchange: Recent Works by

October 22, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

October 23, Women’s Studies Reading by Joyce Zonana from her memoir  Dream Homes:  From Cairo to Katrina, an Exile’s Journey

October 29, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

October 30-November 9,   UNO Theatre presents An Existential Double Bill with The Dark End of Day  and The Chairs, Nims Theatre directed by guest artist Rodney Hudson

October 30, Student Activities Council Fall Fest and Costume Contest

October 30-January 4, UNO Faculty Exhibition, UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue. Opening reception is November 8, 6-9 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2008

November 2, 3 p.m., New Orleans Concert Band performs free concert in UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

November 4, 50th Anniversary Privateer Pride Day - UNO Community wears blue throughout the day

November 4, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Closing reception: UNO-City of Innsbruck Art Exhibition: Recent Works by Thomas Riess and Alexandra Maria Heinz, UNO Fine Arts Gallery.

November 5, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

November 6, 10 a.m., the UNO community will gather outside Kirschman Hall on the Lakefront Campus to open the UNO Time Capsule which was dedicated on May 27, 1966 and re-opened for UNO’s 25th anniversary on September 5, 1983. The UNO Earl K. Long Library will host an exhibit of artifacts from the time capsule during the spring 2009 semester. Memorabilia will be added during the 50th anniversary celebration, and the time capsule will be resealed in spring 2009.

November 8, UNO Privateers vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars Club Football Game, 7:30 p.m. Tad Gormley Stadium, City Park. The Privateers will take to the football field for their first contest since 1970 in this kick-off event to UNO’s 50th Anniversary Homecoming Week. Tickets are $7 for adults and $2 for children under 18, and may be purchased at the UNO Bursar’s Office and from team members.

November 8, 6-9 p.m., opening reception: UNO Faculty Exhibition, UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue.

November 10- 15, Homecoming Week

Monday, November 10

• Blue and Silver Office Challenge - Departments and colleges are asked to show their homecoming Privateer Pride by decorating their offices in blue and silver.

• Homecoming Kick-off in the Quad, 12:30 p.m., Library Quad - Enjoy music, Quad decorating, a basketball throw competition and other entertainment novelties to celebrate the homecoming kick-off.

• Homecoming Competition: Quad Display, 12:30 p.m., Library Quad - Organizations participating in the Quad Display will place their plywood displays along the Library Quad.

• King and Queen Voting Begins, 12:30 p.m., vote online at www.vote.uno.edu - All UNO students can vote for their favorite candidate running for homecoming king and queen during the 50th Anniversary celebration. Voting will continue through Wednesday, November 12 at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, November 11

• King and Queen Voting Continues, vote online at www.vote.uno.edu
  Homecoming Competition: Spirit Stick - Campus organizations compete to make the best looking spirit stick with the given materials in a set amount of time. Organizations gain points toward the overall spirit competition when they bring the spirit stick to homecoming events.

• Homecoming Competition: Sidewalk Chalking - Campus organizations competing in the sidewalk chalking competition must have their designated sidewalks chalked with homecoming messages by 4:30 p.m.

• Homecoming Competition: UC Banner - Organizations participating in the UC banner competition must have their banners hung by 4:30 p.m. in the University Center Deck.

• Karaoke/Open Mic Night, UC Flambeau Room, 7 p.m. - Participants have the choice of picking a song and following along on the Karaoke monitors, or showing off another form of talent. Those running for homecoming king and queen will be introduced.

Wednesday, November 12

• King and Queen Voting, Voting concludes at 9 p.m.; vote online at www.vote.uno.edu.

• Mocktail Competition, Student Park, 12:30 p.m. - Student organizations will compete to make the best non-alcoholic drink to promote alcohol awareness.

• Blacklight Basketball Fun, 7 p.m., Human Performance Center - Students, faculty, staff, alumni and their families are welcome to participate in the basketball activities or just stop by to check out the neon effects in the HPC. There will be basketball shoot-offs and games such as Round the World and Bump. Full basketball games will not be played. Everyone is encouraged to wear white to best experience the neon glow. To participate, contact Student Activities Council at sac@uno.edu.

Thursday, November 13

• Pep Rally and Yell Practice, Noon, Library Quad - Meet the men's and women's Privateers basketball players and cheer them on to victory. Learn the yells that will be used at the bonfire and the homecoming game. Members of the homecoming court will be announced. Those wearing blue shirts can get in line for food.

• Homecoming Competition: Game Day Banner - Organizations participating in the game day banner competition must submit their banner to the Student Activities Council in the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership (Milneburg Hall, 159) by 4:30 p.m.

• Privateers vs. ULL Volleyball Game, 7 p.m., Human Performance Center - Cheer on the Privateers as they take on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. For tickets, call (504) 280-GAME

Friday, November 14

• Lady Privateers Pregame Tailgate, 5 p.m., Outside the Lakefront Arena - Join the crowd for food, music and fun before the Lady Privateers basketball team takes on McNeese State. There will be free hot dogs and soda for UNO students.

• Homecoming Competition: Organization Relay - Organizations will participate in various relay activities at the Lady Privateers pregame tailgate to earn points toward their overall homecoming totals.

• Lady Privateers vs. McNeese State Basketball Game, 7 p.m., Lakefront Arena. For tickets, call (504) 280-GAME.

• Bonfire, Yell Practice & Fireworks, postgame, outside Lakefront Arena, north side - Everyone is welcome to visit the bonfire site for music, a yell practice, the torch procession and the lighting of the bonfire. Fireworks will conclude the event.

Saturday, November 15

• Privateers vs. ULM Volleyball Game, noon, Human Performance Center, Join the Privateers for the final home game of the regular season as they take on the University of Louisiana-Monroe and celebrate Seniors Day.

• Privateers Lakeshore Classic 5K Run/Walk, Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., Homer L. Hitt Alumni & Visitors Center, To register, call the Office of Alumni Affairs at (504) 280-2586.

• Tailgating Festivities, 4:30 p.m., Lakefront Arena - Enjoy pre-victory celebrations on the north side of the Lakefront Arena and join the party or park in the reserved area to form your own tailgate. Get "fanned up" in the Privateer Fan Zone with free face painting, music and a basketball throw challenge. Concessions will be provided at near 1958 prices. Got to the official homecoming web site at www.sac.uno.edu for the list of participating tailgating organizations and colleges. (It is illegal for individuals under 21 to consume or distribute alcohol.) Organizations and college reunions that have registered include: Student Activities, Student Government, UNO Ambassadors. Visit the official homecoming site at www.sac.uno.edu for an up-to-date listing.

• Privateer Costume Contest, 6 p.m., Lakefront Arena - Categories: Children, Faculty/Staff, Alumni, Students - Dress up as your favorite Privateer mascot in your best pirate costume. To participate, meet at the SAC tent at 5:45 p.m. Winners will take part in the halftime homecoming presentation; the winner of the child's category can be escorted by a cheerleader or parent.

• Privateers vs. North Carolina State Basketball Game, 7 p.m., Lakefront Arena - Watch the men's team take on NC State. For tickets, call (504) 280-GAME. At halftime, the homecoming court will be escorted to center court by members of the UNO International Alumni Association. The homecoming king and queen will be crowned by Chancellor Tim Ryan.

• Post-Game Homecoming Dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., UNO Lakefront Arena Auxiliary Gymnasium - Celebrate "50 Years of Privateer Pride" with your old and new friends. Enjoy the music of Tic Douloureux. UNO students will be admitted free with a UNO ID card. Tickets for alumni, friends, faculty and staff are $20.  Ticket prices include entrance to the post-game dance, food, water and soft drinks. A cash bar will be provided for those 21 and older. To buy tickets, call the Office of Alumni Affairs at (504) 280-2586.

November 11, 7:30 p.m. Musical Excursions Series: Caitlin Tully, Violin, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. www.music.uno.edu/events/musicalexcursions.cfm

November 12, 7:30-10 p.m.  Jazz @ the Sandbar,  Flambeau Room at the University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

November 14, Northshore Economic Development & Real Estate Seminar, The Greater Covington Center, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington.

November 16, 2 p.m.  Musical Excursions Sunday Matinee Series: UNO Alumni Concert, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

November 18, 12:30 p.m. UNO Women’s Studies Founders Panel, Dougie Hitt Room (Room 407), Earl K. Long Library. Three founders of the UNO Women’s Studies Program, Martha C. Ward, Research Professor of Anthropology; Susan Mann, Professor of Sociology; and Madelon M. Powers, Associate Professor of History; will reflect on the history and their roles in the development of Women’s Studies as well as the institutional lessons learned along the way. Pamela Jenkins, professor of sociology; will lead a follow-up discussion on the program today. The UNO Women’s Studies program, an interdisciplinary program available through the College of Liberal Arts, was the first of its kind in Louisiana when it was founded in 1985.

November 13, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Lindy C. Boggs Conference Center. The College of Education and Human Development presents a symposium titled Making Good Choices in the Midst of Change: School Autonomy and Accountability in New Orleans. The symposium will feature a keynote address by Professor Henry Levin of Teachers College, Columbia University, along with a panel of state representatives, local school administrators, and UNO faculty. For more information and FREE registration, go to http://coehd.uno.edu/symposium.cfm

November 19, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

November 20, 6-8 p.m., The UNO Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies and the Louisiana State Museum present a History Ya-Ya lecture titled How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans, by Dr. Al Kennedy, UNO Department of History, Cabildo, Jackson Square, 701 Chartres Street

November 20, 6:30 p.m., UNO Lakefront Arena. 50th Anniversary Speaker Series presents Jeff Corwin, conservationist and host of “Animal Planet.”  Emmy winner Corwin has worked to save endangered species and ecosystems around the world since he was a teenager. Corwin is also host of “The Jeff Corwin Experience,” which is seen by more than 13 million viewers in the United States and is broadcast in more than 70 countries worldwide.

November 21, 7:30 p.m. International Musical Excursions Series concert: Alma Khan, the son of traditional Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan performs on the sarod, an instrument dating back to the 16th century, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. www.music.uno.edu/events/musicalexcursions.cfm

DECEMBER 2008

December 3-7, 7:30 p.m. UNO Theatre presents Miss Margarida’s Way, Lab Theatre

December 5, 7:30 p.m. UNO Wind Ensemble Concert, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

December 7, 4 p.m.  UNO Chorale/Privateer Chorus Christmas Concert, Christ Church Cathedral, 2919 St. Charles Avenue.

December 8, 7:30 p.m.  UNO Chorale/Privateer Chorus Christmas Concert, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

December 12 - January 8, Senior Project Exhibition Fall 2008, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. Opening reception is December 12, 4-6 p.m.

 December 12, 4-6 p.m., opening reception, Senior Project Exhibition Fall 2008, UNO Fine Arts Gallery

December 12, 8 p.m., New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus performs in UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

December 14, 3 p.m., New Orleans Concert Band performs free concert in UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

December 18, 6-8 p.m., The UNO Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies and the Louisiana State Museum present a History Ya-Ya lecture titled Reveillon, A New Orleans Holiday Food Tradition, by Dr. Karen Leathem, Louisiana State Museum historian, Cabildo, Jackson Square, 701 Chartres Street

December 19 and 20, Fall Commencement, UNO Lakefront Arena  

JANUARY 2009

January 9-31, MFA Exhibition: Jessica Bizer, UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue. January 10, 6-9 p.m., opening reception

January 10, 6-9 p.m., opening reception, MFA Exhibition: Jessica Bizer, UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue. Exhibition will remain on display through January 31.

January 10, Alumni Association Portfolio of Parties Event: Jezebels, Southern Belles and Mint Juleps, Cedar Grove, Tchoupitoulas Plantation.

January 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Opening reception: UNO Undergraduate Exhibition: Photo, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. Exhibition will remain on display through February 6.

January 26, 7:30 p.m.  International Excursions Music Series: Hot Club of San Francisco performs Gypsy Jazz, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. www.music.uno.edu/events/musicalexcursions.cfm

January 30, Latin American Outreach Program

January-May, Midlo Center Oral History Project “This Time, the Subject is Music – Interviews with New Orleans Musicians.”

FEBRUARY 2009

February 1, Lecture by Dr. Harm DeBlij, geographer

February 1, Washington DC Mardi Gras Brunch, sponsored by the UNO Alumni Association, Washington Hilton

February 9-13, University of New Orleans Diversity Week

February 9-11, UNO Student Activities Council Black Chronicles

February 12, Darwin Day Celebration sponsored by College of Sciences

February 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Opening reception: UNO Undergraduate Exhibition: Sculpture, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. Exhibition will remain on display through March 6.

February 12, 6:30 p.m., UNO Lakefront Arena. 50th Anniversary Speaker Series presents Maya Angelou, poet, educator, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil rights advocate, producer and director. Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception, through the force and beauty of her words.

February 22, Engineers Week sponsored by College of Engineering

February 19, Alumni Association Portfolio of Parties event: Everybody’s Having Fun, Avenue Pub on St. Charles Avenue to view Carnival parades.

February 24, Mardi Gras

February 27-March 31, UNO Presents HxWxD: MFA Alumni Anniversary Exhibit, UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue. March 14, 6-9 p.m., gala opening of the gallery space.

MARCH 2009

March 3 & 5, 3 p.m., Readings by UNO Creative Writing Faculty, Dougie Hitt Room (Room 407), Earl K. Long Library.

March 4, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room at the University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

March 6, 7:30 p.m. UNO Wind Ensemble Concert, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

March 9-13, Einstein Week – Celebration of Physics in Honor of Einstein’s birthday

March 11-14, UNO Theatre presents Indifferent Blue, Lab Theatre

March 11, 7:30- 10 p.m.  Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

March 12, 12:20-1:30 p.m., Opening reception: UNO Undergraduate Exhibition: Imaging, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. Exhibition will remain on display through April 3.

March 14, 6-9 p.m., Gala opening of UNO St. Claude Gallery and reception for HxWxD: UNO MFA Alumni Show, 2429 St. Claude Avenue.

March 15, 2 p.m.  Musical Excursions Sunday Matinee Series concert, UNO Alumni Opera Scenes, directed by Raquel Cortina, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

March 18, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

March 19, Student Activities Council Milneburg Mayhem Block Party

March 22, 3 p.m., New Orleans Concert Band performs free concert in UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

March 25-29, Tennessee Williams Festival, French Quarter

March 24, 7:30 p.m. Musical Excursions Series concert: American Brass Quintet, Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. www.music.uno.edu/events/musicalexcursions.cfm

March 25, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

March 26, 11 a.m. All Campus 50th Anniversary Photo, UNO Quad

March 30, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Civic Symphony performs free concert titled Mendelssohn is 200, UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

APRIL 2009

April 1, Reunion Party for Geography Alumni and Friends

April 1, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

April 2-25, Donna Gamble: MFA Exhibition, UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue. April 11, 6-9 p.m., gala opening of the gallery space.

April 3, Alumni Association Portfolio of Parties event: Hukilau at Bali Hai, home of Julie and David Silvers

April 8, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

April 9-May 1, UNO Undergraduate Exhibition: Painting, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. Opening reception: April 16, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

April 11, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Gala opening: Donna Gamble: MFA Exhibition, UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue.

April 13-18, UNO Greek Week

April 14, 7:30 p.m. Musical Excursions Series concert: Jonita Lattimore, Vocalist, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. www.music.uno.edu/events/musicalexcursions.cfm

April 15, 7:30-10 p.m., Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

April 15, Lecture by Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University, expert hurricane researcher, sponsored by College of Sciences

April 16, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Opening reception: UNO Undergraduate Exhibition: Painting, UNO Fine Arts Gallery

April 19, 2 p.m., Musical Excursions Sunday Matinee Series concert, UNO Ambassadors for the Arts featuring UNO faculty members

April 22, 7:30-10 p.m.  Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

April 23-May 3, UNO Theatre presents Much Ado About Nothing, Nims Theatre

April 28, noon, SAC SucbAuf XXII UNO Quad, annual UNO community crawfish party

April 28, 7:30 p.m., UNO Choral/Privateer Chorus Concert, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

April 29, 7:30-10 p.m.  Jazz @ the Sandbar, Flambeau Room, University Center. www.music.uno.edu/events/jazz@thesandbar.cfm

MAY 2009

May 1, 7:30 p.m.  UNO Wind Ensemble Concert, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall

May 3, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans Civic Symphony performs free concert titled Something Old and Something New, UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

May 4-August 14, Senior Project Exhibition Spring 2008, UNO Fine Arts Gallery. Opening reception is May 7, 6-8 p.m.

May 7, 6-8 p.m., Senior Project Exhibition Spring 2008 opening reception, UNO Fine Arts Gallery

May 8, Alumni Golf Classic 

May 9, 6 p.m.-midnight, 50th Anniversary Gala, Marriott Hotel

May 9-10, UNO Film Festival, Nims Theatre

May 15, 6 p.m., Commencement, UNO Lakefront Arena

May 17, 3 p.m., New Orleans Concert Band performs free concert in UNO Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

JUNE 2009

June 14, 11 a.m., Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Brunch, Homer Hitt Alumni Center