Trumpeter Marvin Stamm performs with the MSUM jazz ensemble Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Hansen Theatre in the Roland Dille Center for the Performing Arts on the MSUM campus. A second appearance is set for Friday, April 23, at 8 p.m. at downtown Fargo’s Studio 222, where he’ll join the Simon Rowe Trio. Stamm will also present two educational events while on campus, open to music students and educators from any school in the area. Click headline for details.
Ragamala Dance Theatre, a Minneapolis-based dance company that tours every year around the world, appears on stage at Minnesota State University Moorhead Saturday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. Wadaiko Ensemble Tokara, a taiko drumming group from Japan, joins them. Click headline to read more.
Violinist Benjamin Sung and his wife, pianist Jihye Chang, give a recital of works by American composers for violin and piano on Monday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. on the Gaede Stage in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts on the MSUM campus. Click headline to read more.
On Tuesday, April 13, Cristie Jacobsen, Fargo Police Department Cultural Liaison Officer, delivers a lecture on interacting with Fargo-Moorhead’s diverse community at 3 p.m. in the CMU 227. Panelists will discuss interracial adoption Tuesday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. in CMU 205. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, individuals attempted to put unclaimed children up for adoption. Were these individuals helping orphans or ignoring a culture’s dignity? Panelists from the community will provide intriguing discussions about these issues. See more Diversity Week events at http://news.mnstate.edu/2010/03/upcoming-diversity-week-events/
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.