Weekend Roundup

Because you still don't have a ticket to Girl Talk.
_{Note: For those of you running low on points, the events with free food are italicized below.}

THURSDAY December 4:

4:30pm - Government Black Operations & Free Food @ Eclectic
6pm - Queer Safer Sex Workshop @ Usdan 110
7pm - PSafe and MPD Forum @ Daniel Family Commons
8pm - Snakes on a Plane @ Film Hall
8pm - Threepenny Opera @ Memorial Chapel/'92 Theater, $4
Lunch/Dinner - Unlocked Magazine on Sale @ Usdan

FRIDAY December 5:

9am – Holiday Book Sale fundraiser @ 66 Spring St.
12pm - Career Advice & Free Food @ CRC
4:30pm - Make a Holiday Centerpiece w/Fresh Greens @ 167 High
5pm - Candlelight Vigil for Mumbai attacks @ Olin
5pm - Microfinance Panel Discussion & Free Tandoor @ PAC 001
7:30- WESU Variety Show
8pm - Winter Dance Concert @ CFA Theater
8pm - Threepenny Opera @ Memorial Chapel/'92 Theater, $4
10pm - IMPACTfest @ Eclectic, $4 ($3 in advance)
Lunch/Dinner - Unlocked Magazine on Sale @ Usdan

SATURDAY December 6:

9am - Treasures & Sweets X-Mas Sale @ 93 Main St.
4pm - Slavei @ Nic Lounge
8pm - Winter Dance Concert @ CFA Theater
8pm - Threepenny Opera @ Memorial Chapel/'92 Theater, $4
8:30pm - THRASHOVERLOAD @ WestCo Cafe
10:00pm - Noche de Gala @ Eclectic
11:00pm - Girl Talk @ Bacon Field House

SUNDAY December 7:

2pm - Threepenny Opera @ Memorial Chapel/'92 Theater, $4
2 pm - 4420: There's no such thing as 'away' Exhibition Opening
4pm - Student Art Show @ Eclectic
7pm - Collegium Musicum Concert @ Memorial Chapel
7pm - Destress/Massage Workshop @ Hi-Rise Lounge
9pm - Onomatopoeia @ World Music Hall

If you've got an event for the weekend roundup, post a link to it in the comments or send it over to wesleying@gmail, and we'll add it to the roundup after we post it.

Also, let us know if you want a reading periods roundup. No promises, but I'm more willing to set aside time to compile it if there's real interest in one.

Update: Instead of a roundup for each two-day reading period, I'm putting together a massive end-of-semester roundup that will be posted on Monday and will compile events every single day until housing closes. If you have an event occurring between 12/9 and 12/16 to post, send it in as early as possible.
_{Comic from toothpastefordinner.com}

Unlocked calendar on sale this weekend

Shannon Sun-Higginson '10 writes in to remind us:

Instead of a magazine, Unlocked has come out with a calendar this year. It features your fellow students posing in various locations across campus, sex trivia, important Wesleyan dates, and the beautiful photography of Alex Fink. We'll be selling on Thursday, Friday, and next Monday during lunch and dinner in Usdan. It's a limited edition (200 copies) and they're only $5, so come get yours before they run out!

WESU Variety Show

WESU (88.1 FM) Variety Show

Poetry, music, dance. performances by Wesleyan students and the WESU Middletown community.

Date: Friday, December 5th
Time: 7:30-9 pm
Place: The Buttonwood Tree Art Center, 605 Main Street (Across from O'Rourke's)

Candlelight Vigil for Mumbai Terror Attacks

There will be a candlelight vigil tomorrow to reflect, respond, and pray for those affected in the recent terror attacks and for peace in our world.

What: Candlelight vigil
When: Friday, Dec 5th at 5 PM.
Where: Olin steps (lobby if raining).

Buru Style featuring Ras Coley at IMPACTFest

IMPACT! Humanity (Integrity and Mobility for the Poor through Access to Capital Today) is holding a fundraiser this Friday featuring:

- Writer's Bloc @ 10pm (Spoken word with open mic time)
- Kalalu @ 11:15ish 
- Buru Style @ 12:00am to close.

Tickets sold at Usdan Wednesday thru Friday.

Date: Friday, Dec. 5
Time: 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Place: Eclectic
Cost: $3 advance; $4 at door

Career advice, free food, microfinance panel

The Community Advisors from the CRC are hosting two programs this Friday, Dec. 5.

Are you stressed out by the former (the future) and relieved by the latter (free food)? Come to the CRC to simultaneously start/continue planning your life after Wesleyan and eat free food from Sweet Harmony! There will be time to meet with CRC counselors for fifteen minutes: you can meet one on one or in groups of two or three. You can get your resume and coverletter checked. There will also be counselors answering questions in the main area. Finally, there will be
mini-talks at 12:15, 1:15, and 2:15 concerning major concerns (the state of the economy, for example).

Date: Friday, Dec. 5
Time: 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Place: Career Resource Center

Microfinance panel discussion: The panel is being co-sponsored by the Career Resource Center and the student group IMPACT (Integrity and Mobility for the Poor through Access to Capital today). The panel will host a discussion between 3 experts on the theme, 'Microfinance and the empowerment of women'. We have decided to focus the panel discussion on women as they are the targets of many microfinance programs and thought to be a agents of sustainable development. The panel will be followed by dinner from Tandoor and discussion.

Date: Friday, Dec. 5
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Place: PAC 001

Green your holiday by making a centerpiece

Make a centerpiece with fresh greens. All materials will be provided. Come learn a new skill, make a gift, and take a break from the books.

Date: Friday, Dec. 5
Time: 4:30 PM
Place: Center for Community Partnerships (167 High)

The Threepenny Opera: five performances

Ross Shenker '11 writes:

Come see the Theater Department in its presentation of The Threepenny Opera. Banned by the Nazis in Germany, its acidic music and bawdy lyrics paint a vivid picture of early twentieth-century London and its criminal underworld. Come see the best singing, acting, and theatrical design Wesleyan's faculty, staff, and students have to offer!

Purchase tickets at the Box Office or online.

Preview Performance
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 3
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $2

Scheduled Performances
Dates: Thursday, Dec. 4 – Saturday, Dec. 6
Time: 8:00 PM
Cost: $4

Date: Sunday, Dec. 7
Time: 2:00 PM
Cost: $4

EON Week

EON has put together a week of events/activities because, well, we did some stuff this semester and we wanted you to know about it! Here's what we have planned:

Waste Awareness: Trayless Week at Usdan
ALL WEEK, 12/1-12/6 [EDIT: probably not happening Monday, but look for it sometime later in the week]
lunch and dinner, Usdan Marketplace
Currently, we throw away 150 lbs of food waste every day at lunch. Food waste will be collected and measured at each meal during the week of 12/1-12/6. Let’s see how much waste we can reduce by not using trays! *trays will be available for those who absolutely require them.

Film Series: Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest
TUESDAY, 12/2, 8 pm
PAC 002
Fern Gully is a childhood classic not to miss. With such talent as Tim Curry, Robin Williams, and Christian Slater, Fern Gully just might be the cutest and most hilarious representation of deforestation and pollution out there.

Film Series: Double Feature: “Is God Green?” And “Gimme Green”
WEDNESDAY, 12/3, 8 pm
PAC 002
“Is God Green?” is part of the PBS series Moyers on America. It “explores how a serious split among conservative evangelicals over the environment and global warming could reshape American politics.”
“Gimme Green” is a short documentary “that examines the American obsession with the residential lawn.”

What is Sustainability at Wesleyan? Dinner and Discussion
TUESDAY, 12/2, 5:30 pm
Usdan 108
A dinner and conversation about the current state and future of sustainability efforts at Wesleyan. Bill Nelligan, Director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability will give a presentation on Wesleyan’s Green House Gas Report. Discussion and brainstorm to follow.

Flower installation in Usdan
THURSDAY, 12/4
lunch and dinner, Usdan ground level table
Learn about a proposal we’re writing to replace grassy areas on campus with native plants.

Pi Café cups interactive art installation
SUNDAY, 12/7
afternoon, Pi Café
Experience how many cups we use each week at Pi Café. Reusable mugs will be available and there will be a discount for those who purchase drinks with a reusable mug.

We hope to see you there! Feel free to email weseon at gmail with questions, etc.

EDIT (Ben, 5:26): Fixed Monday and Tuesday dates.
EDIT (Alex, 6:50): Fixed dates again, because I put them in wrong in the first place, and added locations for the movies, because I forgot those, too. Oooopsies.