2008 April 21 - Apil 27

Mon April 21 - 4:30 PM
CMU: Baker Hall 136A
From georgetown Univ law school, lecture on why we are losing the war on terror, and why we are less free

Mon april 21 - 6:30 PM
CMU architecture lecture
James Timberlake | www.kierantimberlake.com
KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Monday, April 21, 2008, 6:30 pm
McConomy Auditorium, University Center, Carnegie Mellon University
Henry Hornbostle Lecture

Tue April 22 - 4:30 PM
Oakland - Mellon Institute
Physics lecture
PITTSBURGH—Joel Primack, an initiator and developer of the theory of cold dark matter, will deliver the annual Buhl Lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. Primack will give his talk, "A Brief History of Dark Matter," at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 22 at the Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave., Oakland. The lecture is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a reception in the Mellon Institute lobby.
Although the first evidence for dark matter was discovered in the 1930s, it was early in the 1980s that most astronomers became convinced that most of the mass holding galaxies and clusters of galaxies together is invisible. For two decades, theories were proposed and challenged, but it wasn't until the beginning of the 21st century that the "double dark" standard cosmological model was accepted. The model establishes that matter different from that which makes up the planets, stars and even humankind, called cold dark matter, plus dark energy make up 95 percent of the universe.
Primack will discus the history of dark matter and address the challenges of understanding the underlying physics of the particles that make up dark matter and the nature of dark energy. The lecture will include astronomical videos.
Primack is a professor of physics at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has recently chaired the APS Forum on Physics and Society, as well as the AAAS Committee of Science, Ethics and Religion, and served on the recent "Beyond Einstein" study of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Buhl Lecture is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon's Department of Physics. The lecture is funded under the auspices of the Buhl Professorship in Theoretical Physics, which was established at Carnegie Mellon in 1961 by The Buhl Foundation. The professorship was created to support outstanding theoretical scientists who would both impact the theoretical research and help establish direction for experimental investigations.

Thu April 24 - 8:30 PM
Brazil cinema
MADAME SATA - Dir. Karim Ainouz • Brazil - 2002 Legendary criminal. Proud homosexual. Cabaret star. Passionate lover. Killer. Devoted father of seven adopted children. Saint or devil? Madame Satã.
Born to slaves in the arid wasteland of Northern Brazil and sold by his mother at the age of 7, he pursued his freedom on the mean streets of Lapa, Rio de Janeiro. Jet-black, six feet tall, 180 pounds of proud muscle in a silk shirt and tight pants, a cutthroat razor in his back pocket.
Karim Aïnouz's extraordinary portrait of the triumphs and tragedy of this explosive and paradoxical personality unfolds against the vibrant, sordid background of Lapa: thronging underworld of pimps and whores, of cut-throats, queers and artists, of dark bars and brothels thick with smoke, drenched in sweat and cheap perfume. A world run through with violence and raw desire, where desperate dreams spring from poverty and squalor. THIS IS THE LAST SCREENING OF THE FESTIVAL ! Free Admission !

Friday April 25 - 5:30 PM
4/25, *RECEPTION* ONE COLD HAND, GALLERY CRAWL
April 25, 2008 – 12:00 am
Reception for One Cold Hand
820 Liberty Ave, Downtown Cultural District Gallery Crawl
A collection of the gloves and notes from Jennifer Gooch’s website site for the collection, and hopeful reunion, of Pittsburgh’s dropped gloves.

Sat April 26, 2 PM to Sun April 27, noon
Lawrenceville neighboorhood of Pittsburgh
57th Street
Art All Night
A happening of arts, music, food. Free.
Also, someone from Venture Outdoors will have Carp All Night in the nearby Allegheny River, with bonfire. 10 PM to 2 AM.

Sunday April 27 - 2 PM
Hare & Hounds style run with the Hash House Harriers
find a hidden cache of beer following white marks in baking flour.
Hare is Death Marshall. See website for directions. NOTE: Death Marshall, as his name may imply, has a reputation of routing strenuous trails to the beer, estimated to be at least six miles long. Bring a change of clothes for after-the-run dinner and celebration. Participation cost is about $5, buys you beer and food, and a good night sleep afterwards.

Sunday April 27 - noon
Bavington, also known as Hillman State Park (or gameland), Bavington PA
for those that don't want to run with the runners, but rather bike on two wheels, the PORC group will do a big ride. Also, check this PTAG website for more info.