What's on
April 5 to April 19
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A Giraffe in Paris
Geordie Productions is proud to present A Giraffe in Paris. Based on true events in the early 19th century, A Giraffe in Paris is an enchanting tale about the power of friendship and why one should always believe in magic. Performances run from April 27 to May 6 in the DeSève Cinema. Tickets are $12.50 for children, $15 for adults. Recommended for children ages 6 to 12 and adults of all ages. For more information call (514) 845-9810 or visit www.geordie.ca
FOFA show
The Undergraduate Student Exhibition and the Stanley Mills Purchase Prize will hold a joint vernissage April 5 at the FOFA gallery. The evening begins at 4:30 p.m. with a talk from the artists, and the vernissage is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The Undergraduate Student Exhibition, a Faculty of Fine Arts tradition for more than 25 years, offers students an opportunity to present their work in a professional public gallery and introduces the work of Concordia's emerging contemporary artists to the general public. Past recipients of the Mills Purchase Prize are on display in the Corridor Vitrines of the EV building. Both exhibits will be on display until April 20.
Opinions on lobbying
Are you interested in winning a three-month paid internship with the Quebec Lobbyists Commissioner? If you have an opinion about how the supervision of Quebec's lobbying activities are (or aren’t) improving democratic life, try entering this essay competition. The deadline is April 13, and details are available on the Commissioner's site: www.commissairelobby.qc.ca/
Citizenship ceremony
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Canadian citizenship, Concordia in collaboration with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is organizing a citizenship ceremony on Monday, April 23, in the de Sève Cinema.
If you have applied for Canadian citizenship in recent months, you might be eligible to participate to this special ceremony. To find out, contact Pierre Lizotte before the April 6 deadline at plizotte@jmsb.concordia.ca or at ext. 2406.
AIDS in art
The VAV Gallery will display Exhib/IT, a selection of student works from the AIDS/HIV course, until April 13. The vernissage is April 5. Due to graphic nature of the content, it is limited to adults only (18+).
Grease your gears
Montreal's Tour de l'île is set for Sunday, June 3, and Colors of Concordia is already gearing up! This marks their sixth year of participation in the bike fest, and they had 74 countries represented last year alone. Register at www.colorsofconcordia.com and represent your country while raising money for student scholarships for which all Concordia students are eligible. More information is available on the website.
Hospitals then and now
Hospital Builders: Experts and Consumers, 1893-2007 continues on display in the Art History vitrine (third floor, EV) until May 6. Access is free, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. The exhibit explores hospitals in three main categories: image, architecture and material culture.
McCord on Canada-China links
The McCord Museum invites proposals for presentations addressing the interrelationship between Canada and China to be presented at 'Golden Mountain: China and Canada, interconnected' in November 2007. This call for papers ends April 15. For more information, please see the McCord site: www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/activities/colloquia/
Engineering alumni meet
The Engineering & Computer Science Alumni Chapter is holding its first annual general meeting April 18 in EV 2.260 at 5 p.m. President of Hypertec Solutions David Ahdoot, BEng 80, will speak after the meeting about his career. To register and to view the new bylaws that will be discussed, see the site: alumni.concordia.ca/cuaa/chapters/ecac
Get in the spirit
Concordia will host “The Spirit of Inquiry: Developing Critical Thinking, Creativity and Community”, a national teaching and learning conference, in partnership with McGraw-Hill Ryerson on May 14, 15 and 16. More information: spirit-of-inquiry.concordia.ca
U.K. speaker on management
Andrew Kakabadse, Professor of International Management Development at the School of Management at Cranfield University in the U.K., will talk about “World Class Top Teams: Research and Reality” on April 13 at 2 p.m. in GM 302. For more information, please contact Steven Appelbaum at shappel@jmsb.concordia.ca
Walk for kids
Concordia's Chartwells team is now in training for the Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone to be held on May 6. They will be raising funds for the children's hotline that helps kids 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by giving a troubled child somewhere to turn. Show your support by pledging or by taking part yourself! Information is available on the website: www.bellwalkforkidshelpphone.ca
Om
Multi-faith Chaplaincy holds a number of interesting workshops on insight and zen meditation, spirituality and Buddhist chanting. Check out their website: deanofstudents.concordia.ca/chaplaincy/, and keep an eye out for their newsletter, Sources.