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Through Fri. 16
PRINTMAKING EXHIBITION, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Third Floor Showcases, White Hall, Midtown campus. (203) 837-8405

Through Wed. 14
SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION, noon to 4 p.m. weekdays, Higgins Gallery, Higgins Hall, Midtown campus. (203) 837-8410

Fri. 9
WEST FEST CONCERT, 8 p.m., Feldman Arena, O'Neill Center, Westside campus. Cost. (203) 837-8499 More Info

Sat. 10
DANCE PERFORMANCE, 7 p.m., Ives Concert Hall, White Hall, Midtown campus.

Sun. 11
ORCHESTRA CONCERT, 3 p.m., Ives Concert Hall, White Hall, Midtown campus. (203) 837-8350 More Info

Tue. 13
ART SLIDE LECTURE, 11 a.m., Viewing Room 1, White Hall, Midtown campus. (203) 837-8881 More Info

Wed. 14
TELESCOPE VIEWING, 1 to 3 p.m. telescope viewing, Science Building Observatory, Midtown campus. (203) 837-8672 More Info

Wed. 14
HOLY HOUR, 9 p.m., The Newman Center, 7 Eighth Ave., near the Midtown campus. (203) 744-5846 More Info

Fri. 16
GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, 7 p.m., Feldman Arena, O'Neill Center, Westside campus. (203) 837-8244 More Info

Sat. 17
SEMESTER ENDS,

Sun. 18
UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, 10:30 a.m., Westside Athletic Complex Stadium, Westside campus. (203) 837-8800 More Info

Tue. 20 - 25
CONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL, times will vary, White Hall, Midtown campus. www.ctfilmfest.com More Info

Fri. 23 - 24
THEATRE PERFORMANCE, 8 p.m., 416 W. 42nd Street, New York. Cost. (212) 279-4200

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WestConn in NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championships

The WCSU MenDANBURY, CONN. -- The Western Connecticut State University Men's Lacrosse Team will travel to Western New England College and take on the Golden Bears in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championships, which begins on Wednesday, May 7. Game time will be announced shortly.

The Colonials, 13-6, defeated Plymouth State University, 18-7 on Saturday to win their first Little East Conference Championship and the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

No. 17 Western New England College battled to a 12-10 victory over No. 14 Endicott College in the championship game of The Commonwealth Coast Conference, also on Saturday. The Golden Bears are 13-4 on the season.

WestConn, winners of four straight and six of its last seven games, has a potent offensive trio in Adam Lanehart, Dennis Skarda and A. J. Barbieri.  [Full Story ...]

WCSU music department to host Mother's Day concert
University's symphony orchestra to play Vivaldi to Saint-Saens

(l) Professor of Music Eric Lewis on violin.DANBURY, CONN. -- As a tribute to moms everywhere, the Western Connecticut State University symphony orchestra will perform a concert on Mother's Day.

The performance, conducted by WCSU Professor of Music Eric Lewis, will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, at Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The performance is open to the public and admission is free, although donations to the university's music department will be accepted.

The program is as follows: "Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis," by Ralph Vaughan Williams; Antonio Vivaldi's Piccolo Concerto C Major RV 44, Op. 44, No. 11 with soloist Sara Smith; Camille Saint-Saens' "Introduction" and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28 with soloist Hafez Taghavi; Darius Milhaud's Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone Op. 278, with soloist Jon Churchill; and "Finlandia," Op. 26 by Jean Sibelius.  [Full Story ...]
Heard this week
"Strategy is mental energy verbally interjected through communication that helps an organization reach its objectives."
- James Lukaszewski, management consultant and author of "Why Should the Boss Listen to You? The 7 Secrets of the Trusted Strategic Advisor," speaking in Warner Hall at a forum sponsored by the office of the president and the State University Organization of Administrative Faculty AFSCME.
Seen this week

WestConn President James W. Schmotter poses with students who attended the annual University Ball.
WestConn President James W. Schmotter poses with students who attended the annual University Ball.