See Mars at opposition and Mercury near greatest elongation at the observatory’s open house in March. It will be possible to view all five naked eye planets, though Saturn rises late at 11 p.m.
www.ucalgary.ca/rao
7:30 p.m. MacEwan Student Centre Ballroom, 3rd floor
A free reading and talk by American poet Billy Collins, the Distinguished Visiting Writer for the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program. Collins’ work has appeared in The New Yorker and The Paris Review, his last three collections of poems have broken sales records for poetry and his readings are usually standing-room only.
www.arts.ucalgary.ca
As part of the Arctic Speaker Series, Jon Dudley, research associate with the Arctic Institute of North America, talks about the increasing number of people embarking on expedition cruises to the Canadian Arctic.
www.arctic.ucalgary.ca
Taking Flight: A Festival of Student Work offers selections from staged readings by graduate level playwrights, to performance creation and improvisation, including a special performance of Sharon Pollock’s Fair Liberty’s Call.
www.drama.ucalgary.ca
Dance@Noon moves to the Doolittle Studio, taking on a new, innovative focus. See free performances that feature new voices and new choreographic works from dance students.
www.dance.ucalgary.ca
The Faculty of Environmental Design’s Design Matters lecture series presents internationally acclaimed architect Preston Scott Cohen, founder of Preston Scott Cohen, Inc. and architecture professor at Harvard University.
www.ucalgary.ca/evds/main/events
7:30 p.m. MacEwan Student Centre Ballroom, 3rd floor
The ISEEE Distinguished Speaker Series, which offers free public talks by internationally recognized experts focused on energy-and-environment solutions, presents solar energy expert Martin Green from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
www.iseee.ca
8 p.m. Eckardt-Gramatté Recital Hall, Rozsa Centre
Inspired by the profound passion of an ancient Persian repertoire, Amir Koushkani (Persian tar and voice), François Houle (clarinets) and Sal Ferreras (percussion) bring contemporary improvisations and neo-traditional settings that unfold in rhythmic play.
www.dance.ucalgary.ca
