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College Nights at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Looking for a great way to take a break? Check out College Nights with the Timber Rattlers!

Prices are valid for all university staff, faculty, and students with a valid Lawrence University ID.

  • Tuesday, April 15 | 6:40 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 17 | 6:40 p.m.
  • Tuesday, April 29 | 6:40 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 1 | 6:40 p.m.
  • Tickets are $2
  • Tuesdays: $2 hot dogs and domestic beer
  • Thursdays: $3 brats and craft beer

To book for College Night fun, contact Tyler VanRossum at tvanrossum@timberrattlers.com or call 920-733-4152.

Home Athletic Events: April 14-20

Come cheer on your Vikings at this week’s home athletic events!

Wednesday, April 16

  • Women’s Lacrosse vs MSOE
    6 p.m. | Banta Bowl

Thursday, April 17

  • Track & Field Viking Twilight Meet
    2:30 p.m. | Whiting Field Track
  • Men’s Tennis vs Ripon
    4 p.m. | Lawrence Courts

Friday, April 18

  • Baseball vs Knox
    1 & 3:30 p.m. | Whiting Field

Saturday, April 19

  • Baseball vs Knox
    1 p.m. | Whiting Field
  • Softball vs Grinnell
    1 & 3 p.m. | Whiting Field
  • Men’s Lacrosse vs Benedictine
    2 p.m. | Banta Bowl

Faculty Reading: Marcia Bjornerud & Austin Segrest

Thursday, April 17 | 7 p.m.
Coffee Wizardz | 800 S Lawe St, Appleton

Marcia Bjornerud (geology) and Austin Segrest (English) will be reading from their new books, Turning to Stone and Groom, respectively.

Their new memoirs will take readers on journeys through their respective fields, geology and poetry. An animate earth, a survival—Marcia Bjornerud’s Turning to Stone and Austin Segrest’s Groom articulate the emergence of new understandings of the relationships and environments that shape us.

Spring Art@Noon(ish) tours

Mark your calendars and join us for low-key, 20-minute lunchtime tours of the current art exhibitions in the galleries. Relax and learn something new. Each tour is unique!

  • April 17 – Student co-curator on A Traveler’s Guide to Early Modern Japan
  • May 8 – Gallery intern and Bio-Chem major Cammy Bui ’25
  • June 12 – Senior Studio Art Majors

The Galleries are open during academic year exhibitions:

  • Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Saturday, 12-4 p.m.
  • Sunday, closed

Galleries are free and open to the public and located in the Wriston Art Center.

Performing Arts Series: Michelle Cann, Piano

Friday, April 18 | 7 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Hailed as “exquisite” by The Philadelphia Inquirer and “a pianist of sterling artistry” by Gramophone, Michelle Cann has risen as a sought-after pianist. She debuted with The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2021 and performed concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and more. Cann also holds teaching and performance residencies at the University of Indiana South Bend and Meany Center for the Performing Arts, University of Washington.

Tickets

Purchase tickets from the Box Office (920-832-6749) or online (go.lawrence.edu/tickets)

  • Adults – $30 / $25
  • Seniors – $25 / $20
  • LU faculty/staff – $10 / $9
  • Students (LU and non-LU) – free
    (Valid ID must be presented for discounted tickets)

The Box Office is located next to Stansbury Theatre inside Music-Drama Center and is open Monday–Saturday from 1-6 p.m. and an hour prior to events.

Guest Artist: Ben Adler, clarinet

Masterclass & Q&A

Tuesday, April 15 | 8-9:30 p.m.
Harper Hall

Recital

Wednesday, April 16 | 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Benjamin Adler, a native of Brooklyn, New York, joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Clarinet and E-flat clarinet at the start of the 2023–24 season. Adler previously held positions with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared as guest principal clarinet in St. Louis and with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and has performed as a guest musician with The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

8th annual NAfME Symposium

Saturday, April 19 | 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lawrence University Conservatory, Room 163

Sign up for the National Association for Music Education’s 8th annual symposium!

Sign up today!

Inclusive Music Pedagogy, Inclusive Dance, and the Neurodiversity Paradigm in the Music Classroom

Featuring Keynote Speakers:

  • Dr. Corrine Galligan, PhD University of Michigan
  • Tiffany Bunstein, Program Coordinator for United Sound

Also featuring LU Professors:

  • Leila Pertl
  • Julie McQuinn
  • Kathy Privatt
  • Bob Williams

NAfME’s symposiums are a way for Lawrence students of any degree background to expand their knowledge of education on a specialized topic. In the past we have specialized in queer theory, composition, hip hop, and more! Join us for a day of workshops, conversations, and more.

We have amazing guest speakers and beloved LU professors ready to fill your brain and heart with new tools and ideas. No matter where you are in your journey as a musician/educator, you will walk away with something new.

Breakfast and lunch will be catered; enjoy coffee from Seth’s and donuts from Happy Bellies in the morning and food from Mai’s Deli in the afternoon.

Spring Term WELLU Activities

Yoga

  • Tu/Th | 11:15 a.m.-Noon | Hurvis Studio, Warch
  • Wed | 5-5:45 p.m. | Somerset, Warch
  • Sun | 11-11:45 a.m. | Hurvis Studio, Warch

TRX

  • M/W/F | 12-12:45 p.m. | Multipurpose Room, Wellness Center

Basketball

  • Tu/Th | 12-1 p.m. | Wellness Center Gym

Tai Chi

  • Th | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Multipurpose Room, Wellness Center
    (Begins April 10)

Taijutsu

  • Wed | 7-9 p.m. | Multipurpose Room, Wellness Center
  • Sun | 6-8 p.m. | Multipurpose Room, Wellness Center

Facilities Project Updates

Current and future projects happening around campus:

  • Mudd Library: Work to be completed July 14-18 with power disruptions
  • Campus: Annual maintenance power outage, July 14
    • Building that will not lose power:
      • 738 E Boldt Way (SLUG)
      • 741 E Boldt Way (SOL)
      • 742 E Boldt Way (Alliance)
      • 300 S Meade St (Big Exec)
      • 813 E John St (Small Exec)
      • 1025 E South River St
      • Alexander Gym
      • Buildings north of Washington St (on city power)
  • Warch: Passenger elevator replacement June 23-September 5
  • Brokaw/Colman/West Campus parking lot: Resurfaced June 30-August 1
  • Library/ Youngchild/Warch-Lawe St Bridge path: concrete replacement Summer 2025 TBD
  • Chapel Façade: Renovation to begin summer 2025 TBD
  • Quads 3-4-5, Wilson House, Big Exec: Fire system upgrades summer 2025 TBD

Watch for updates weekly; TBD dates will be filled in as learned. Please note, dates are subject to change due to weather or supply chain issues. Please be safe when in these areas!

RESCHEDULED: Environmental Justice in the Fox-Wolf Watershed

RESCHEDULED FOR
Thursday, May 29 | 4:30 p.m.
Main Hall 201

You may have heard about the $500,000 Mellon grant recently awarded to support collaboration between LU colleagues and the College of the Menominee Nation. This event will give us a chance to learn more about the work and the thinking that led to the grant. It should also give us a chance to talk about one of the main concerns of the grant: issues of environmental justice and sustainability.

Presenters will include Greg Hitch (Environmental Studies), Claire Kervin (English), and Sigma Colon (Environmental Studies and Ethnic Studies). All are welcome, so please join us!