Feb. 6

Film Studies Lecture, “Cinema for the Nation: State Planning and Film Practices in India After Independence,” Ravi Vasudevan, senior fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi, noon, 501 Cathedral of Learning, jrf16@pitt.edu, www.pitt.edu/~filmst.

Immigration Law Program, “PASSPORT to U.S. Career Search for F-1 International Students,” noon- 1:30 p.m., William Pitt Union’s Dining Room A, Pitt’s Office of International Services, 412-624-7621, ois.pitt.edu.

Lecture, “Strategy for a Long War,” Thomas G. Mahnken, visiting fellow, Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins University, 3-4 p.m., 3430 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

Ovarian Cancer Education Series, “Peritoneal Therapy for Ovarian Cancer,” 6-8 p.m., Tower Lobby Conference Room 2131, Magee-Women’s Hospital, 300 Halket St., 412-641-4492, magee.upmc.com.

Theatrical Performance, Late Night Catechism, 7 p.m., performances continue through Feb. 12, Pittsburgh City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Drue Heinz Lecture Series, Suzan-Lori Parks, playwright and author, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Theatrical Performance, Forever Plaid, 7:30 p.m., continues through Feb. 12, Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghclo.org.

Theatrical Performance, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, directed by Ted Pappas, 7:30 p.m., continues through Feb. 19, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 621 Penn Ave., 412-316-1600, www.ppt.org.

Theatrical Performance, Mahalia Jackson: Standing on Holy Ground by Vernell A. Lillie, 8 p.m., through Feb. 11, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 7th-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, 412-624-7298, www.kuntu.org.

Film Screening, “Invisible Children,” documentary about child soldiers in Uganda, 9 p.m., 121 David Lawrence Hall, Pitt College of General Studies, 412-760-4332, emhartman@gmail.com.

Pitt Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition, through Feb. 10, University Art Gallery, Pitt Department of Studio Arts, vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Bluegrey Flycatcher, through Feb. 13, Hillman Library, ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.

Art Exhibition, People Places Things Ideas—A Portfolio in Review: Photos by Dana Leigh Dolney, through Feb. 25, Digging Pitt@ Hogwild Signs, 4931 Penn Ave., Garfield, 412-605-0450, www.garfieldartworks.com.

Photography Exhibition, Witness to the Fifties: The Pittsburgh Photographic Library, 1950-53, through Feb. 26,
Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org.

Photography Exhibition, Barns of Western Pennsylvania: Vernacular to Spectacular, through May 28, Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3131, www.cmoa.org/exhibitions.

Three Rivers Youth Exhibition, From Colored Orphans to Youth Development, Pitt-sponsored exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Three Rivers Youth agency, through March 5, Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District, 412-454-6000, www.pgh
history.org.

Feb. 7

Grants Over Lunch Series, “Grants from the National Science Foundation,” noon-1:30 p.m., S100 Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Survival Skill and Ethics Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

Lunchtime Talk, “What Models Do That Theories Can’t,” Lilia Gurova, New Bulgarian University, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

NIH Career Development Award Workshop, “Know Your K,” Special Topic: “Life After Your K Award: Getting to the Next Payline,” 3-5 p.m., S100 Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt’s Office of Academic Career Development, www.health.pitt.edu/oacd.

Feb. 8

NIH Career Development Award Workshop, “Know Your K,” General Session, 8-10 a.m., S100 Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt’s Office of Academic Career Development, www.health.pitt.edu/oacd.

Careers Over Lunch Series, “Careers in Research Administration,” noon-1:30 p.m., 1104 Scaife Hall, Pitt Survival Skills and Ethics Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

Gallery Talk, Stephen Hankin, noon, Pitt Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition, exhibition continues through Feb. 10, University Art Gallery, Pitt Department of Studio Arts, vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag.

Lecture, “Advances in Intervention Research,” Mark W. Fraser, visiting professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1:30 p.m., 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt School of Social Work, 412-624-6304, www.pitt.edu/~pittssw.

Law Forum, “Rights Don’t Pay the Rent,” Elena Baylis, assstant professor of law, Pitt School of Law, 6-7:30 p.m., room 111, Barco Law Building, Pitt’s School of Law and Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.pitt.edu/~wstudies.

Mindfulness Meditation Classes, 6- 8 p.m., UPMC Shadyside Campus, 5230 Centre Ave., The Center for Integrative Medicine, 412-623-3023, integrativemedicine.upmc.com.

Pitt Symphony Orchestra, directed by Roger Zahab, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts/calendar/index.html.

Poetry Reading, poet David Berman, 8:30 p.m.
(For details, see page 2.)

Theatrical Performance, Tales of the Lost Formicans, directed by Robert C. T. Steele, through Feb. 19, Charity Randall Theatre, Pitt Repertory Theatre, 412-624-7529, www.pitt.edu/~play/current_season.html.

Feb. 9

Asia Over Lunch, “Globalization of Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Four Different Types of Higher Education Institutions in Mainland China,” Brian Yoder, Ph.D. candidate, Pitt School of Education, noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, Pitt Asian Studies Center, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc.

Center for Bioethics and Health Law Grand Rounds, “Including the Voices of Disabled People in the International Development Agenda,” Judith E. Heumann, World Bank Advisor on Disability and Development, 1-2:30 p.m., Teplitz Court Room, Barco Law Building, 412-624-0083, joshi@law.pitt.edu.

Lecture, “Alzheimer and Lost Moments,” playwright Constance Congdon and Steven DeKosky, chair of Pitt’s Department of Neurology and director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, 4-6 p.m., Charity Randall Theatre, part of the Pitt theatre arts department’s Memory Speaks! lecture series, 412-624-7529, www.pitt.edu/~play.

Lecture, “Democracy as Human Rights: Freedom and Equality in the Age of Globalization,” Michael Goodhart, professor, Pitt Department of Political Science, 5 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, Pitt Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, thomay@ucis.pitt.edu.

Theatrical Performance, Coppelia, 7:30 p.m., continues through Feb. 12, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 412-456-6666, www.pbt.org.

Feb. 10

Lunchtime Talk, “Atoms Entropy Quanta: Einstein’s Statistical Physics of 1905,” John Norton, Pitt Department of History and Philosophy of Science, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Andean Cooking Demonstration, noon-1:30 p.m., 12th floor, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Office of International Services, www.ois.pitt.edu/events/eventsdesc.html.

Musical Performance, Gretchen Franz, 3 p.m., Heinz Memorial Chapel, Organ Concert Series, 412-624-4157, www.discover.pitt.edu/chapel.

Lecture, “Models, Simulations, Instantiations, and Evidence: The Case of Digital Evolution,” Robert Pennock, Michigan State University, 3:30 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Meet and Greet, Nina Watt and Jose Limon, 6:30 p.m., 5530 Penn Ave., Dance Alloy’s Behind the Curtain Series, 412-363-4378, www.dancealloy.org/performances.htm.

Musical Performance, Evening of Romance, 8 p.m., continues through Feb. 12, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Korean Music Performance, Heesun Kim, performing on the kayagum, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts/calendar/index.html.

Feb. 11

Book Reading, Thacher Hurd, children’s author,
10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Black, White & Read All Over Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

Musical Performance, The Creative Spark, Lucas Richman, conductor, 11:15 a.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Theatrical Performance, The Robin Hood Project, accompanied by screening of Robin Hood (1922), directed by Douglas Fairbanks Sr., 7 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.culturaldistrict.org.

Feb. 12

Piano Recitals, by 2005 Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania Award winners Patricia Li and Enrique Bernardo, 3 p.m., Kresge Theatre, Carnegie Mellon University, Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania, www.steinwaysoc-wpa.org, 412-227-3000.

Feb. 13

SIS Information Session, for prospective students to meet Pitt School of Information Sciences faculty, observe demonstrations, and explore the school’s degree programs, 5:30-7 p.m., Room 522 Information Sciences Building, 412-624-3988, www.sis.pitt.edu.

Lecture, “The Science of Optics: The History of Art,” Charles M. Falco, professor, University of Arizona,
7:30 p.m., 343 Alumni Hall, www.optics.arizona.edu/ssd/FAQ.html.

Feb. 14

CRSP Lecture Series, Gwendolyn J. Elliot, noon. (For details, see page 2.)

Lecture, “The State of Black Business in Pittsburgh,” Audrey Murrell, Pitt associate professor of business administration, psychology, and public and international affairs, noon, Hillman Library’s first floor, part of the Celebrating Community: A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social, and Civic Institutions Series sponsored by Pitt’s University Library System, 412-648-7717, crystalw@pitt.edu.

Open Mic’ Night, The Breaks, Brillo Box, 7:30 p.m., Penn Avenue and Main Street, Lawrenceville, 412-969-7689.

Musical Performance, Daphne Alderson, 8 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Audubon Print Exhibition, Yellow-Throated Warbler, through Feb. 27, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.

Feb.15

Volunteer Pool Activity, Child Legal Advocate Orientation, noon-1 p.m., location TBA, 412-624-7709, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm.

Lecture, “Government Regulation of New Development: Empirical Evidence from GIS and Spatial Analysis,” Aaron Swoboda, assistant professor of economics and public affairs in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, 2 p.m. 3430 Posvar Hall, www.gspia.pitt.edu/events.htm.

Theatrical Performance, August in February, works of playwright August Wilson, 7:30 p.m., Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-456-6666, www.culturaldistrict.org.

Black History Month Speaker, author E. Lynn Harris, 8:30 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Photography Exhibition, There Is No Eye: Photographs by John Cohen, through April 8, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org/Exhibitions.html.