February 27-March 5: Impulse, IFF and Ice Skating
Monday, February 27Event: Showing Up for Racial Justice RI Monthly Open MeetingLocation: Providence Public LibraryTime: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) RI and White Noise Collective RI's monthly open organizing meeting. Both groups are committed to organizing white people into the movement for racial justice all around the country and here in Rhode Island.
Event: Community Forum on Race and the EnvironmentLocation: 3 Bell StreetTime: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.RI Jobs With Justice and the City of Providence Race and Environmental Justice Committee will be hosting a community meeting to discuss the urban environmental and pollution issues in Providence.Tuesday, February 28Event: In the Wake: On Blackness and BeingLocation: Pembroke CenterTime: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.A lecture from Christina Sharpe, the Associate Professor of English at Tufts University, as a part of the Black Feminist Theory Project.Wednesday, March 1Event: Schiller + Varshney: The Rise of PopulismLocation: Watson, Joukowsky ForumTime: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Join Professors Wendy Schiller and Ashutosh Varshney as they discuss the rise of populism in the latest talk hosted by the Brown University Political Science DUG.Event: Ivy Film Festival and Fox Searchlight Present: Table 19Location: Granoff Center Martinos AuditoriumTime: 6:30 p.m.Join IFF for a FREE advance screening of the new movie Table 19! Get your tickets here![embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BrKGHl5EXQ[/embed]Thursday, March 2Event: JCA Presents: The Politics of UncertaintyLocation: 151 Thayer StreetTime: 5:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.The Japanese Cultural Association presents The Politics of Uncertainty: Reassessing Japan after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. Featuring a film screening and panel discussion, along with free pizza and drinks.
Event: Netflix and ChillelLocation: Brown RISD HillelTime: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Hillel will be showing the Oscar-nominated short films this Thursday. Snacks will be provided. Come chill!Event: Impulse Dance Company's 2017 Show: Snap Crackle PopLocation: Alumnae HallTime: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Impulse Dance Company presents their 27th annual Spring Semester show from March 2 to March 4. Tickets are $7 at the door and $5 presale, selling in the Blue Room Monday - Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, March 3Event: Brown Unplugged KickoffLocation: JWW LobbyTime: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Come to register for the Brown Unplugged dorm energy-saving competition! Learn how to save the planet with the help of some free pizza.Event: Uh Oh! Here we go! LOL! Comedy Show!Location: RISD Tap Room (226 Benefit Street)Time: 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Mark Zamlinsky and the Brown/RISD Stand Up Comics present a riotous comedy event that even you would be a fool to miss! Tickets are $5 and all proceeds go to Planned Parenthood (a worthy cause)!Saturday, March 4Event: WE@Brown: Women's Empowerment ConferenceLocation: Salomon HallTime: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.The first intercollegiate women's empowerment conference organized by the Brown Entrepreneurship Program. Join students and female leaders from a variety of industries for mentorship, networking opportunities and a sit down lunch. Melanie Whelan, CEO of Soul Cycle, will be the keynote speaker. Apply here for one of the few spots left!Event: Whirl and Twirl: Learn to Skate with Brown Club Figure SkatingLocation: Meehan AuditoriumTime: 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Embarrassed that you couldn't instagram a cute ice skating date this winter? Prep for next year by learning how to skate with Brown's very own Figure Skating Team! Sessions will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sign up at $7 ($2 if you bring your own skates) for a spot and some hot chocolate!
Sunday March 5Event: Cold Weather Company at Malachi'sLocation: Malachi's Cafe, 134 Ives StreetTime: 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Cold Weather Company, O.B. Howard, Jamie Craighead and Pretz will be performing acoustic sets at Malachi's Cafe this Sunday. No cover charge and a (delicious) full menu available!