Did you know…Just 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day, (like walking), can: cut your risk of heart disease by 30%; reduce your risk of hypertension, diabetes and colon cancer by 30%; reduce body fat by an average of 18%; and eliminate undue stress. Therefore, you are encouraged to participate in the….“Poker” Walk for Fitness Thursday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click headline to read more.
Kristin Naca, author of Bird Eating Bird, (Harper Perennial, 2009), will read from her work at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15 as a feature of MSUM’s Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series. She’ll also give a talk on the writer’s craft at 4 p.m. that day. Both events will be held in King Hall Auditorium room 110. Click headline for more information.
Livingston Lord Library will celebrate National Library week with a lecture event featuring Greg Breining, Wednesday, April 14 at 4:30 p.m. in Science Lab 118. Breining will talk about his book, A Hard-Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It. Refreshments will be served with a book signing to follow. Breining’s books will be available for purchase at the event. Read more at http://news.mnstate.edu/2010/03/library-celebrates-national-library-week-april-11-17/#more-4769
Saturday, April 17, Opera Workshop, 7:30 p.m., Center for the Arts Gaede Stage. For tickets, contact the MSUM Box Office at (218) 477.2271. Sunday, April 18, SnowFire, 3 p.m., Center for the Arts Glasrud Auditorium. Click headline for more upcoming events.
How can a man who covered his body in Nazi symbols, advocated for the death of Jews and recruited teenagers into the hate movement become one of the nation’s most compelling advocates for the importance of diversity and cultural appreciation? Find out how when Dragon Entertainment Group presents TJ Leyden on “Turning Away from Hate” Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union. Click headline for details.