iCUE Spotlight: April 5-11, 2018

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Hello Bobcats! It's currently Week 12, and we're quickly headed into Week 13. With everything scheduled throughout the week ahead - including International Week plus everything planned for Moms Weekend - you don't want to miss out. To stay in the loop, keep tabs on the CUE! The CUE, Ohio University's official Calendar of University Events, is the best way to help you keep track of it all. Remember, anyone with an OHIO ID can add events that are happening across all OHIO campuses.

Read on for a few highlights from what's happening over the next seven days:

Take Back the Night: Survivor Speakers and March (Thursday, April 5, 6:30-9 p.m., Baker University Center Ballroom): Take Back the Night originally began in 1976 as "Reclaim the Night" in Belgium as a march to end violence against women. Often referred to as Take Back the Night, the march is associated with universities and continues to reclaim the night from sexual violence. It's been held in Athens, OH since 1979, and everyone, regardless of gender, is welcome to participate. NOTE: This program has received an exemption from mandated reporting in order to allow for full-campus participation by all member of the campus community. Disclosures of incidents of sexual misconduct at this event will NOT be considered notice to Ohio University.

Moms Weekend (Friday, Apr. 6 through Sunday, Apr. 8): All OHIO moms are invited to enjoy a special visit to campus during this special weekend. Visit the Moms Weekend website We're highlighting a few of the events below:

2018 Athens International Film + Video Festival (Monday, April 9 through Sunday, April 15, Athena Cinema): Founded in 1974, the Athens International Film + Video Festival has been presenting the best in international film for 45 years. Known globally as a festival that supports cinema from independent, underground, and marginalized populations, the AIFVF represents the values of the Athens community. Each year, a prescreening committee comprising artists, students, and community activists watches and evaluates all of the films and videos submitted for competition to determine which pieces to include in the public screenings - this year, AIFVF received over 2,300 submissions! Invited guest jurors will award cash prizes to films competing in four categories: documentary, experimental, narrative, and animation. This year, the 45th annual festival welcomes multimedia artist, vocalist and instrumentalist Laurie Anderson; experimental filmmaker Laura Craning; interdisciplinary artist Joseph Keckler; and filmmaker Anahita Ghazvinizadeh to Athens. The full schedule and ticket information is available at www.athensfest.org.

Spring Literary Festival (opens Wednesday, April 11, 7:30 p.m., Walter Hall Rotunda): Since 1986, the Spring Literary Festival has featured some of the world's finest, most distinguished writers of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. This year’s program, which runs through April 13, will feature fiction writer Mary Gaitskill, nonfiction writers Geoff Dyer and Aisha Sabatini Sloan, and poets Alan Shapiro and Rosanna Warren. All readings are free and open to the public, so don't miss it!

Looking for more things to do around campus? Check out our list below!

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This Compass series shines a spotlight on unique and high-profile events and important deadlines taken from OHIO's official online Calendar of University Events. Visit calendar.ohio.edu/admin/setupevents.aspx to log in with your OHIO ID and add your organization or department's events to the CUE. Feeling lost? Visit www.ohio.edu/calendar/help/ or email calendar@ohio.edu for help.

Published
April 5, 2018
Author
Carlie Meyers