March 11-17: Brains, Art, and Artists' Brains

Monday, March 11thEvent: Alzheimer's Research Info & "Swab Party"Location: Metcalf Research BuildingTime: 5:45 p.m."Join the fight against Alzheimer's disease with Butler Hospital's Memory and Aging Program and Brain Week Rhode Island.Stephen Salloway, MD, director of the Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital and Martin M. Zucker Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University will present on Alzheimer’s disease and new breakthroughs in research starting at 5:45 pm. Eligible attendees will be invited to complete a GeneMatch cheek swab on site for Alzheimer’s research following the presentation."Tuesday, March 12thEvent: Odyssey Lecture with Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the WaterLocation: Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative ArtsTime: 5:30 p.m."The Political Theory Project (PTP) invites you to an evening with Heather Ann Thompson whose work on the Attica uprising earned her a Pulitzer Prize. Thompson is also a public intellectual who writes extensively on the history of policing, mass incarceration and the current criminal justice system."Event: Why Did Christian Thinkers Turn to Philosophers in Islamic Lands?Location: Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 201Time: 7:00 p.m."Join the Thomistic Institute at Brown University for a lecture by Prof. Thérèse-Anne Druart (Catholic University of America) for a lecture titled, "Why on Earth Did Medieval Christian Thinkers Turn to philosophers in Islamic lands?"This event is free and open to the public."Wednesday, March 13thEvent: Lobby for Gun Safety at the State HouseLocation: Stephen Robert ’62 Campus CenterTime: 3:00 p.m."Do you want to end gun violence? Want the chance to speak to Rhode Island legislators and ask them to support common-sense gun safety bills?Make your voice heard and advocate for gun safety policies that will prevent violence at the Rhode Island State House.Meet at 3:00pm at Faunce Arch to walk down the State House as a group"Event: Dar Williams at Brown UniversityLocation: Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative ArtsTime: 7:00 p.m.Daytime Songwriting workshop and Evening Concert by Folk-Rock Singer-Songwriter Dar WilliamsEvent: Artist Talk: Cecilia VicuñaLocation: List Art BuildingTime: 5:00 p.m."Cecilia Vicuña is a Chilean poet, artist, filmmaker, and activist. Her work addresses ecological destruction, human rights and cultural homogenization. It began in the mid 60's as a way of "hearing an ancient silence waiting to be heard". It was included in Documenta 14 in Athens and Kassel, Germany, 2017, and is collected in the Tate Modern, MoMA and Guggenheim Museum. Her most recent solo shows were at The Brooklyn Museum and the MFA, Boston, 2018. Her most recent books are: New and Selected Poems, 2018, AMAzone Palabrarmas, 2018, About to Happen, 2017, Read Thread, The Story of the Red Thread, 2017."Thursday, March 14thEvent: Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour at Brown UniversityLocation: Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative ArtsTime: 7:00 p.m."A festival of rare and restored films from the cineteca of Bologna Italy. Films will be shown every night from Thursday to Sunday at 7:00 p.m.*FREE GELATO from Il Gelatauro - Bologna every night*"Event: Underground Thursdays: Global EditionLocation: The Underground Coffee Co.Time: 8:00 p.m."Join SAO and GBC for an evening of cross-cultural exchange and music in the Underground.All internationally-focused musicians, poets, speakers, comedians, etc. are welcome to come and share their work."Friday, February 15thEvent: Active Minds: Brain Week Stress Less FairLocation: Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life SciencesTime: 3:00 p.m."Join Brown University's chapter of Active Minds on Friday, March 15 in the lobby of Sidney Frank Hall from 3-5pm for an afternoon of de-stressing! There will be stress ball making, five-minute massages by the Brown University Relaxation Project (BURP), cookie decorating, and more fun ways to de-stress!"Event: Party Like It's 1398!Location: Sayles HallTime: 7:30 p.m."It’s 1398! Happy Norooz! (AKA the Persian New Year)Join the Brown Iranian Students Association (BISA) and Iranian Graduate Students Association (IGSA) as we celebrate the beginning of 1398 AND the first day of spring!Get ready for a night of :* Delicious Persian food* Traditional saffron ice-cream* Performances by talented students and faculty* Tons of dancing!* 200 people with semi-formal attire!"Saturday, February 16thEvent: ASaP 2019 Symposium: The Power of pARTnershipsLocation: Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative ArtsTime: 9:00 a.m."On College Hill and beyond lives a thriving community of thinkers, dreamers and do-ers. Passion and creativity are often the impetus driving their work. Scarcity of time and resources often create barriers to seeking and engaging with those right next to us. In our 7th annual symposium, Artists and Scientists as Partners will bring together those thinkers, dreamers and do-ers working to improve health and wellness through the arts. Through performances, workshops, classes, art installations, and presentations, we invite you to be part of the conversation and to dream of what’s possible when we work together." Event: The Boatswain's MateLocation: Alumnae HallTime: 2:00 p.m."Brown Opera Productions presents Ethel Smyth's operetta The Boatswain's Mate!"Sunday, February 17thEvent: Brown Brain FairLocation: Brown University Engineering Research CenterTime: 10:00 a.m."To culminate Brain Awareness Week, the Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown Brain Bee, and Cure Alliance for Mental Illness present the fourth annual Brown Brain Fair! The Brain Fair will feature a wide range of interactive demonstrations that will educate audiences of all ages about the mind and brain. Adults can enjoy fun and accessible exhibitions about ongoing research at Brown, and children can participate in art projects, games and face painting. The event is free and open to the public!"Event: Heroes: An Ice SpectacularLocation: Meehan AuditoriumTime: 1:30 p.m."Come out and watch Brown Figure Skating’s Spring Show - Heroes: An Ice Spectacular! Admission is free and open to the public."Event: Zesty ST. PADDY's DAY ExtRAVAGANZALocation: Swayland LoungeTime: 8:30 p.m."FOUR BANDS-Orange Guava Passion ((OGP))-Chronic Dialectic-King Scuba-Reilly & Co. ((They're from DIRTY JERSEY))only Irish folk music : allowedonly traditional leprechaun garb : allowedshowing up zesty n' peloothered : allowed" Images via, via, via, via, via, and via.