featured events for april 2008Subscribe

What Makes it Great? with Rob Kapilow: A Goethe Songbook
Wednesday, April 2, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
$34/$30 (Adult) / $17/$15 (Stanford Student). Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under and discounts are available for students and groups.
Joseba Arregi, "The Social and Political Basque Reality"
Thursday, April 3, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Tressider Oak Room
Free, open to all.
40th Anniversary Commemoration of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday, April 4, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Old Union Courtyard
Free and open to all.
King Institute Open House
Friday, April 4, 2008.  1:30 PM.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research & Education Institute, Cypress Hall D - 466 Via Ortega, Stanford CA 94305-4146
Free and open to all.
16th Annual Bliss Carnochan Lecture by David Lieberman
Friday, April 4, 2008.  03:30 PM.
Levinthal Hall Stanford Humanities Center 424 Santa Teresa Street Stanford, CA 94305
Free and open to the public
Urban Nights Dance Fusion
Ongoing from April 4, 2008 through April 5, 2008. See details for exact dates and times.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
FREE with SUID; $10 General Admission
AURORA FORUM: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE END OF POVERTY
Saturday, April 5, 2008.  10:00 AM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to All
Asha Stanford's HOLI '08 - The Festival of Colors
Sunday, April 6, 2008.  11:00 AM.
Sandhill Fields - Stanford
Buy Tickets at : www.ashanet.org/stanford, Non-Students: $13 by March 23($15 thereafter), Students:$10 by March 23($12 thereafter), 10% Discount to Groups of 25 to 50, 15% Discount to Groups of 50 or more, Children of ages 5 and under: FREE!!
My Search For Meaning - Judaism as a Pathway for Spiritual Meaning
Sunday, April 6, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Kresge Auditorium

ASES Summit 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008.  9:00 AM.
Stanford University
Free and Open to All
Founders Celebration
Monday, April 7, 2008.  5:15 PM.
Memorial Church
Free Admission
Troubled Waters: Water for the Future (new info--see note below)
Tuesday, April 8, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and open to the public
The Kimball Chamber Series continues.....Juilliard String Quartet
Tuesday, April 8, 2008.  8:00 PM.
LIVE in Kimball Hall Lounge
Admission Free + refreshments
What Matters to Me and Why featuring Aleta Hayes, Lecturer in Contemporary Dance and Performance
Wednesday, April 9, 2008.  12:00 PM.
The CIRCLE, Common Room, Old Union, 3rd Floor
Free and open to all.
Juilliard String Quartet
Wednesday, April 9, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
$48/$44 (Adult) / $24/$22 (Stanford Student). Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under and discounts are available for students and groups.
W.K.H. Panofsky: A Symposium Celebrating Pief
Thursday, April 10, 2008.  8:30 AM.
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Registration required
SOCA's 9th annual An Art Affair Festival
Friday, April 11, 2008.  12:00 PM.
White Plaza
Free and open to the public.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Ongoing from April 11, 2008 through April 19, 2008. See details for exact dates and times.
Memorial Auditorium
$10 Student - $15 Faculty/Alumni - $20 General Admission
Presidential Lecture by Marina Warner
Monday, April 14, 2008.  07:00 PM.
Presidential Lecture Law School, Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford University
Free and open to the public
Reading by author, Charles Baxter
Monday, April 14, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford
Free and open to the public
Media X Lecture Series - Chuck House, “Innovation – the Secret Sauce”
Wednesday, April 16, 2008.  6:00 PM.
Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater - Bldg 160, Room 124
Free and open to the public
FCC Hearing on Internet Practices
Thursday, April 17, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Seating is first-come, first-served, and open to the public.
César E. Chávez Commemoration
Thursday, April 17, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to the public.
Roger W. Heyns Lecture in Religion and Community featuring Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Thursday, April 17, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium
Free and open to all.
The Future of Coral Reefs
Friday, April 18, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey Boatworks Lecture Hall, Pacific Grove & Y2E2, Room 300

Stanford Women's Leadership Conference
Saturday, April 19, 2008.  9:00 AM.
Tresidder Memorial Union

A Company of Authors
Saturday, April 19, 2008.  1:00 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa St.
Free and open to public
Harry’s Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life featuring The Hon. Sandra Day O’Connor
Tuesday, April 22, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Stanford Memorial Church
Free and open to Stanford students, faculty, and staff in person with SUID at the Stanford Ticket Office. One ticket per SUID will be issued. Limited tickets may be available at the door.
Media X Lecture Series - Dr. Martha Russell, “ Virtual and Physical Synergies in Point-of-Purchase Persuasion”
Wednesday, April 23, 2008.  6:00 PM.
Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater - Bldg 160, Room 124
Free and open to the public. Parking is free after 4pm.
Evelyn Glennie, percussion, and Fred Frith, guitar
Wednesday, April 23, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
$50/$44/$32/$26 (Adult) / $25/$22/$16/$13 (Stanford Student). Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under and discounts are available for students and groups.
AURORA FORUM: On the Pursuit of Happiness: An Evening with Robert Thurman and Pico Iyer
Thursday, April 24, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to All
Admit Weekend
Ongoing every day from April 24, 2008 through April 26, 2008.
Stanford University

A Conversation with Novelist Min Jin Lee and Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin
Friday, April 25, 2008.  5:15 PM.
Stanford Bookstore, Textbook/Lower Level
Free and open to the public. Parking is free after 4:00 p.m.
Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival Presents Postcards from China
Friday, April 25, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$20/$10
Jin Xing Dance Theatre (U.S. Debut Tour) with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and the Stanford Symphonic Chorus
Ongoing every day from April 26, 2008 through April 27, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
$50/$42/$30/$24 (Adult) / $25/$21/$15/$12 (Stanford Student). Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under and discounts are available for students and groups.
Stanford Historical Society Annual Historic House and Garden Tour
Sunday, April 27, 2008.  1:00 PM.
Registration at 607 Cabrillo Avenue (entrance on Santa Ynez Street
Tickets purchased by April 18 will cost $20 per person. After that date and on the day of the tour, tickets cost $25. Make checks payable to the Stanford Historical Society and send to: Sweeney, Box 19290, Stanford, CA 94309.
A. B. Yehoshua in conversation with Vered Shemtov
Sunday, April 27, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Hewlett Building, Room 200
Free and Open to the Public
Media X Lecture Series - Doug McDavid, “Business and Technology Architectures for the Social Enterprise”
Monday, April 28, 2008.  6:00 PM.
Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater - Bldg 160, Room 124
Free and open to the public. Parking is free after 4pm
Brainstorms: Looking into the Brain
Tuesday, April 29, 2008.  7:30 PM.
William R. Hewlett Teaching Center
Free and open to the public
Energy Crossroads 2008 Conference: Opening Keynote
Wednesday, April 30, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Kresge Auditorium