University of Lethbridge highlights for the week of Oct. 3 to 8

Monday, October 3, 2016

The University of Lethbridge has a number of events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly.

 

Plague of Provence — Department of Modern Languages Speaker Series

Monday, Oct. 3, 3 to 4 p.m., University Hall, D630

In her talk titled ‘Plague Cultures: Managing the 1720 Plague of Provence in France,’ Dr. Cindy Ermus, a U of L history professor, will talk about what it was like to live through a major plague outbreak and how people tried to protect themselves and their communities in the context of the 1720 Great Plague of Marseille.

Contact: Alain Takam, 403-329-2560, alain.takam@uleth.ca

 

ULSU Garage Sale

Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 4 and 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Students’ Union Atrium

The annual garage sale is designed to support the ULSU food bank.

Contact: Tracy Merrifield, 403-329-2222, su.operations@uleth.ca

 

Book launch — The Form of Politics: Aristotle and Plato on Friendship

Thursday, Oct. 6, 6 to 9 p.m., Dr. Foster James Penny Building, 324 5 St., PB200

Dr. John von Heyking’s book has been described as a work of first-class scholarship and deep personal meditation. The Book Store will have books for purchase and von Heyking will be available to sign copies.

Contact: Merle Christie, 403-329-2518, Christie@uleth.ca

 

ART NOW — Karin Van Dam

Friday, Oct. 7, noon to 12:50 p.m., Recital Hall, W570

Van Dam’s artworks fill a room and provide a fantasy city landscape for viewers to wander through. Her materials are found by chance and her installations incorporate everything from tubes and drainage pipes to sheets of rubber and balloons. She constructs her artworks in museums, on the roof of a building or on a street corner.

Contact: Jarrett Duncan, jarrett.duncan@uleth.ca.

 

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Contact:

Caroline Zentner, public affairs advisor

403-394-3975 or 403-795-5403 (cell)

caroline.zentner@uleth.ca