On Campus - Calendar of Events
April 18, 2003 Vol. 55, No. 39

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

• Drake Jazz Ensemble I concert honoring James K. Maxwell, Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m.
• Star gazing presentation, Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.
• Bacchanalia, Helmick Commons, 6 p.m.
• Drake softball vs. Evansville, Buel Field, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

• Street Painting, Carpenter Avenue, noon to 4 p.m.
• Drake softball vs. Evansville, Buel Field, noon.
• Drake women's tennis vs. Wichita State, Drake Tennis Center, noon.

MONDAY, APRIL 21

• Beautiful Bulldog Contest, Nollen Plaza, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Karaoke, Cool Beans, 9 to 11 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

• Mascot Relays Preliminaries, Nollen Plaza, 11 a.m.
• Mascot Relays Finals, Prairie Meadows, 5:30 p.m.
• Movie: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," Helmick Commons, 9 p.m.
• Concert: Drake Wind Symphony, Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m.
• Drake softball vs. Creighton, Buel Field, 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

• Concert: Blues and jazz bands, downtown Des Moines, 11 a.m.
• Carnival, Helmick Plaza, 7 to 11 p.m.
• Faculty recital: Marc Ryser, piano, Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

• "Fake Relays," Nollen Plaza, 11 a.m.
• Drake Relays Distance Carnival, Drake Stadium, 4:30 p.m.
• Relays Hall of Fame Reception and Induction, Drake Knapp Center, 7 p.m.
• Play: "Savage in Limbo," Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m.
• Drake Writers Night: "Relays Edition," Medbury Honors Lounge, 8 p.m.
• Meeting on health plan information, Olmsted, 9 a.m.; meeting on flexible spending accounts, 10:30 a.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25

• Classes dismissed after 1:50 p.m.
• Drake Relays, Drake Stadium, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Second Annual Drake Relays Elite Athlete and Sponsor Reception, downtown Marriott Hotel, 7:30 p.m.
• Alumni Tent Party, south of Drake Stadium, 5 p.m.
• Relays Court Avenue Celebration, 4th Street and Court, 7 p.m.
• Comedy Show, Sheslow Auditorium, 7 p.m.
• Play: "Savage in Limbo," Studio 55, 8 p.m. Free with Drake ID. Reservations required, call x3841.
• BFA Exhibition Opening, Anderson Gallery, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Star gazing presentation, Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

• Drake Relays, Drake Stadium, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Relays Parade, foot of the State Capitol, 10 a.m.
• Camp DU/Reunion Headquarters, Alumni Tent, free games and treats for children, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Paul Morrison Relays Lecture/Writers and Critics Series: Barbara Robinette Moss, Bulldog Theater, 10 a.m.
• Dedication of Helmick Commons Projects, Helmick Commons, 11 a.m.
• Drake Relays Opening Ceremonies, Drake Stadium, 12:30 p.m.
• Step Show and Party, Parents Hall in Olmsted Center, 8 p.m., $7 for Step Show or $10 for Step Show and Party.
• Play: "Savage in Limbo," Studio 55, 8 p.m. Reservations required, call x3841.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

• Faculty recital: Carl Staplin, organ, assisted by Drake Choir, Performing Arts Hall, 3 p.m.
• Film Foreign Film Festival: "Oriane" (Venezuela, 1991), room 206, Cline Hall, 2:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

• Drake Jazz Ensemble II: Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 1

• Drake Choirs, Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, 8 p.m.
• Periphery Art and Literary Journal Opening and Reading, Parents Hall South, Olmsted, 7 p.m. Reading begins at 8 p.m.
• Cavalcade of Choirs, featuring all four choral ensembles, Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, 8 p.m.