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Exploring the Stars. October 15, 2007 — December 13, 2008
| Description | Western is offering free star gazing nights three times a week throughout the fall and winter. Following a main presentation, participants will be given a tour of the observatory, and have the option of being led through related hands-on or computer activities. Presentation topics include: Life in the Universe, Our Solar System, Stars, Galaxies, Missions to Space, Comets & Asteroids and the Earth/Moon System. Weather permitting, visitors can also use the observatory's telescopes under the guidance of members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. "Exploring the Stars" will be offered on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, *October 15 to December 13, and January 14 to April 17*. Two open houses will be held this year as well, on *Friday, October 26 and Friday, November 30*, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, please visit www.astro.uwo.ca/exploringthestars or call 519-661-3183. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Hume Cronyn Memorial |
| Website | http://www.astro.uwo.ca/exploringthestars |
| Contact | 519-661-3183 |
Magic of Insects. January 19, 2008 — June 29, 2008
| Description | Learn about the magic of insects and get up close and personal with real live specimens! From the Montreal Insectarium. |
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| Category | Children's Programs |
| Location | London Reg. Children's Museum |
| Website | http://www.londonchildrensmuseum.ca |
| Contact | Jo Jennings |
Mindfulness Meditation for Stress Reduction: An 8 Week Evening Course. February 21, 2008 — April 10, 2008
| Description | Mindfulness Meditation is a gentle but powerful daily practice that calms the emotions, clarifies the mind, and warms the heart. 25 years of medical research demonstrate benefits for many physical and emotional stress-related problems including: sleep disorder, anxiety, emotional overreactivity, worrying, chronic pain, and high blood pressure. |
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| Category | Workshops & Seminars |
| Location | St. Joseph's Health Care London |
| Website | http://www.stressrelease.ca |
| Contact | Dr. Kate Partridge at 519-438-8591 |
Arts and Humanities Research Day. March 3, 2008 — April 3, 2008
| Description | You are invited to a celebration of research in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.Talk to our Researchers and Faculty and learn what is new in our Faculty. See presentations and posters. Wednesday, April 2 from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Free admission and everyone is welcome. Refreshments served. |
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| Category | Special Events |
| Location | The Great Hall, Sommerville House, University of Western Ontario |
| Website | http://www.uwo.ca/arts/ |
| Contact | artsresearch@uwo.ca |
A sense of Space: The Blind Culture. March 12, 2008 — April 6, 2008
| Description | Organized and circulated by the Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, this exhibition brings together interactive, tactile works selected to reveal new ways of seeing to sighted viewers and are equally accessible to visually impaired visitors. Participating artists include Nicola Green, Edinburgh, Scotland; Stephen Handschu, Chicago, IL; Alison Hodson, Whistler, BC; Ryan Lotecki, Almonte, ON; Max Streitcher, Toronto, ON; and Susan Szenes, Toronto, ON. |
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| Category | Visual Arts |
| Location | McIntosh Gallery, UWO |
| Website | http://www.mcintoshgallery.ca |
Volunteers: Join us for coffee and conversation. March 17, 2008 — April 17, 2008
| Description | If you like to talk, listen, or both, we need your help!! More and more English-as-Second-Language learners are attending our Speak Easy Conversation Club each day, and our goal is to match three or four learners with a native English speaker (that's you). The Speak Easy group meets every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10:00 am in the Pathways North East Centre (corner of Huron and Highbury Streets). Topics and conversation starters are provided. It's so easy and fun. Contact Eleanor or John at Johne@pathways.on.ca, eleanor@pathways.on.ca or 519 913 0200 for more information. Pathways North East Centre 1295 Highbury Street London, Ontario |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Pathways NE Centre 1295 Highbury Street, London |
| Website | http:// |
| Contact | Eleanor Weedmark or John Edwards |
Cowboys and the Paint Ranger. March 28, 2008 — April 10, 2008
| Description | Celebrate the opening of this exhibition Friday, March 28th. There will be an interstellar bar, free appetizers, and of course, an array of cutting edge contemporary art. When: Friday, March 28, 2008, 6:00pm-9:00pm. If you can't make it to the opening, the exhibition will run until April 10 during ArtLab hours (Monday-Friday noon-6pm). |
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| Category | Visual Arts |
| Location | ArtLab, at the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, UWO |
| Website | http://www.uwo.ca/visarts |
Craft Sale. March 31, 2008 — April 18, 2008
| Description | Vendors wanted for Craft Sale When: Saturday, May 3rd Where: East London Anglican Ministries (ELAM(, 2060 Dundas Street E, London (between Wavell & Veterans Memoria Parkway) Time: 10:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. Cost: $10.00 per 6' table Please call ELAM 519-451-7780 for registration information Profit from the sale will be put into ELAM's Building Fund |
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| Category | Other |
| Location | East London Anglican Ministries, 2060 Dundas Street E, London |
| Website | http:// |
| Contact | MaureeMaureen Constable 519-685-2252 |
Her Excellency, Mme Edda Mukabagwiza. April 2, 2008
| Description | Her Excellency, Mme Edda Mukabagwiza, Ambassador of Rwanda will be Speaking on her experiences as a former Minister of Justice during the Post genocide Rwanda. From 1:30-2:30 p.m. Location: Moot Court Rm. (or 36/38 -to be confirmed) |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Moot Court Room, Faculty of Law |
| Website | http:// |
RWANDA DAY. April 2, 2008
| Description | As part of Rwanda Day at Western, Edda Mukabagwiza, former Justice Minister of the Republic of Rwanda and current Rwanda Ambassador to Canada, will deliver a public address at 1:30 p.m. Mukabagwiza will speak about the 2004 Rwandan genocide and the measures she developed as Justice Minister to bring perpetrators of atrocities to justice. The lecture will include a question and answer period. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Faculty of Law Rm. 38, UWO |
| Website | http:// |
MISSION TO THE MOON. April 3, 2008
| Description | A spacecraft called the mini-SAR is preparing for India’s Chandrayaan-1 Mission to the moon with a goal of mapping the moon for two years. This mission will help to answer questions about the presence, extent and purity of polar ice. Paul D. Spudis, a scientist with the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas will discuss the mission in “Mini-SAR: An imaging radar for the Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon” on Thursday, April 3 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Physics & Astronomy Building, Room 123. UWO |
| Website | http:// |
LIFE IN TIMES OF PLAGUE. April 3, 2008
| Description | Globally, 33.2 million people are living with HIV and 72 per cent of those in immediate need of life-saving drugs for HIV are not receiving them. Charles Weijer, a philosopher, physician, Canada Research Chair in Bioethics at Western and leading international expert in the ethics of human experimentation, will address ethics and HIV prevention research in “Life in Times of Plague” from 7 to 9 p.m. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Central Library (251 Dundas Street) Stevenson & Hunt Meeting Room A. |
| Website | http:// |
LUNAR LECTURE. April 3, 2008
| Description | “The Moon: A New Destination for Humanity” by Paul D. Spudis, a scientist with the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas, from 7 to 8 p.m. Since 1982, Spudis has been a principal investigator in the Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program of the NASA Office of Space Science, Solar System Exploration Division, specializing in research on the processes of impact and volcanism on the planets. He was also Deputy Leader of the science team for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Clementine mission to the moon in 1994. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Physics & Astronomy Building, rm. 215, UWO |
| Website | http:// |
RACE TO THE MOON. April 4, 2008
| Description | The announcement of a $30-million Google Lunar X-Prize in September 2007 has catalyzed a new race to the moon. Robert (Bob) Richards, founder and CEO of Odyssey Moon Limited, a commercial lunar enterprise based in the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, British Isles, and the first official registrant in the Google competition with a plan for the first private robotic mission to the surface of the moon, will outline “The New Race to the Moon” from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Richards will discuss how a carefully planned private moon mission could set in motion the technological, political, legal and regulatory precedents that will allow for development of the moon as the world’s eighth continent. The event is organized by the Space Society of London. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Physics & Astronomy Building, room 123 |
| Website | http:// |
Rajaton. April 5, 2008
| Description | Finnish choral sensation Rajaton comes to Western April 5 at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall. The group will be joined by the Faculty's choirs. Order your tickets through Orchestra London at 519-679-8778. |
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| Category | Music |
| Location | Alumni Hall |
| Website | http://www.music.uwo.ca/media/Rajaton.html |
First Year Engineering Design Showcase. April 8, 2008
| Description | This year's theme was to design and construct an environmentally-friendly device or system. A ballot box will be available for guests to vote for their favourite exhibit. Exhibits open to the public at 12pm. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Great Hall, Somerville House, UWO |
| Website | http:// |
| Contact | contactwe@eng.uwo.ca |
1940s CANADA. April 8, 2008
Dr Baxter-Gravelle - Wellness Series. April 15, 2008
Reality Television. April 17, 2008
| Description | This session will focus on the transformative aspects of reality television. 7:30p.m Lecturer: Alison Hearn, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies. |
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| Category | Community |
| Location | Museum London, 421 Ridout St. North |
| Website | http://communications.uwo.ca/CWQ/ |
| Contact | community@uwo.ca 519-661-2111 ext. 85739 |
Male Review. April 24, 2008
| Description | girls night out! dont miss this years hottest event! 1165 oxford street $10 advance 15 @ door |
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| Category | Music: Bars & Clubs |
| Location | Roxbury Bar And Grill |
| Website | http://www.theroxbury.ca |
| Contact | chris |
An Evening of Dramatic One Act Plays; "The Book Club" by Lucy Williams, and "Let Me Have Men About Me" by Edwin Procunier. April 25, 2008 — May 3, 2008
| Description | What happens in "The Book Club"? Well, in this one, homemade wine and Margaret Atwood's writing act as triggers for exploring relationships and uncovering surprising secrets when four women get together to form a book club. "Let Me Have Men About Me" takes place in a woman's bedroom and memory as she revisits the highs and lows of her wonderful life. This is sure to be a treat for our LCP patrons! In one evening you will be treated to two one-act stage works by London authors and LCP Life Members. |
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| Category | Performing Arts |
| Location | The Palace Theatre |
| Website | http://www.londoncommunityplayers.com |
| Contact | Box Office 519-432-1029 |
ElderCare Expo. April 25, 2008 — April 27, 2008
| Description | Are you looking after your parents? Husband? Wife? Relative or Friend? Come to the ElderCare Expo, where you will find information, products and services for the elderly and their caregivers. Western Fair Friday, April 25 from 5-9pm Saturday April 26 from 10am - 5pm Sunday, April 27 from 10am - 4pm General Admission: $8 65+: $4 519.641.4242 Visit our website for a discount coupon! |
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| Category | Special Events |
| Location | Western Fair-Canada Building |
| Website | http://www.eldercareexpo.ca |
| Contact | Mary Aziz-Stoetzer |
WESTERN CELEBRATES FEMINISM. April 25, 2008
| Description | An interdisciplinary conference to honour Julie Ashford. Speakers include Carol Agocs, Carole Farber, Elizabeth Harvey and Marilyn Frye. Registration fee is $20($10 students)including lunch. Conference is 9 a.m-4:30 p.m with a reception to follow. |
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| Category | Workshops & Seminars |
| Location | Windermere Manor, 200 Collip Circle |
| Website | http://www.uwo.ca/womens/ |
| Contact | Marlene Jones at 519-661-2111 ext. 84529 or email mjones5@uwo.ca |
LSFS Charity Concert. April 30, 2008
| Description | A night of music to raise funds and awareness for the 2008 London Short Film Showcase and Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Tickets are available for $10 at the door (must be 19+). Featuring performances by: Kate and Moxy (http://www.myspace.com/katemoxy) The Voyd (http://www.myspace.com/enterthevoyd) Ciipher (http://www.myspace.com/ciipher) With special guests: Siobhan O'Neal (http://www.myspace.com/siobhanoneal) Jason Mercer (http://www.myspace.com/jasonmercermusic) *The London Short Film Showcase, Inc is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to offer student and independent filmmakers a chance to showcase their work to the public. Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to reaching every person in Canada affected by a brain tumour with support, education and information, and to funding brain tumour research.* |
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| Category | Music |
| Location | London Tap House |
| Website | http://www.sunnydayjazz.com/lsfs-en/events_043008.htm |
| Contact | lsfs@sunnydayjazz.com |
How to Network. April 30, 2008
| Description | Learn how to meet the right people to grow your business with a networking strategy. Register at www.bizlaunch.ca Cost: FREE |
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| Category | Workshops & Seminars |
| Location | 332 Wellinston Road, STAPLES |
| Website | http://www.bizlaunch.ca |
| Contact | Renée |