by Debbie Jamieson

Mark Your

Calendars

Alumni General Meeting

June 6

Dr. Steve MacLean

Director General

Canadian Astronaut Program

Canadian Space Agency

Homecoming 2000

September 9

For more information please contact

Karli Farrow

(416) 736-2100
ext. 20230

e-mail: farrowk@yorku.ca

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS

OTTAWA EVENT

The Ottawa Branch of the York University Alumni Association invites all Ottawa area alumni to a special wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres reception on Thursday, March 9, 2000 at 6 pm at the Laurentian Club, 252 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa. This event will be hosted by fellow York alumnus, Dr. Steve MacLean, Director General, Canadian Astronaut Program, Canadian Space Agency, who will give a brief address.

Tickets are $20 per person. For ticket information and reservation, please call Rita Thompson at (613) 744-8336, e-mail ritathompson@home.com or Mary Pawlus at (416) 736-2100, ext. 20886,
e-mail mpawlus@yorku.ca.

KITCHENER-WATERLOO (GOLDEN TRIANGLE) EVENT

The Golden Triangle Branch of the York University Alumni Association invite all alumni in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region to attend a business luncheon on Thursday, March 30, 2000. The luncheon will be hosted by Margot Franssen, Owner, The Body Shop Canada. Contact Rose Mailloux at (519) 747-8855, e-mail rmailloux@kpmg.ca or Mary Pawlus at (416) 736-2100, ext. 20886, e-mail mpawlus@yorku.ca.

Tickets: $25 for alumni and chamber of commerce members and $35 for guests.

AT THE GALLERIES

York's graduating design students will present a show titled "Freshly Squeezed" at the Design Exchange, Ground Level (234 Bay St.). The show runs May 1-6.

ATKINSON COLLEGE

The Canadian Writers in Person series, sponsored by Atkinson College, continues March 23 with Rosemary Sullivan reading Granada Notebook; and March 30 with Richard Teleky reading The Paris Years of Rosie Kamin. For information, call (416) 736-5870.

CENTRE FOR
FEMINIST RESEARCH

The Centre for Feminist Research will present the 14th annual conference on "Equity in the Classroom, Equity in the Curriculum," May 11 - 12. Plenary speakers will be author Shyam Selvadurai, and Roberta Jamieson, former Ombudsperson with the Ontario Government. Registration: $125. For information, call Marlene Richman at (416) 736-2100, ext. 40204.

MARIANO A. ELIA CHAIR
IN ITALIAN-CANADIAN STUDIES

The Mariano A. Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies lecture series titled "Narrating the Self-Italian Canadians Between History and Myth" continues March 15 with a presentation by Charlie (Calogero) Chiarelli titled "Cu'fu? (Who did it?): Stories of a Sicilian Family in Narrative and Song". For more information, call (416) 736-5016.

FACULTY OF FINE ARTS

The Dance Department will present "Dance Innovations," March 14-18 in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre, CFT. "York Dance Ensemble Downtown" will perform April 1 & 2 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre (404 Jarvis St.) For ticket information, call (416) 650-8030.

The York Gamelan Orchestra will present a concert of traditional Javanese music March 26 at 3 pm, McLaughlin Performance Hall.

York's annual Jazz Bash will feature the Jazz Choir and Orchestra on March 28 at 8 pm.; a Jazz Faculty Concert on March 29 at 8 pm.; and Student Jazz Combos on March 30 beginning at 5 pm. Performances will take place in the McLaughlin JCR. For more information, call (416) 736-5186.