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May 2 - Nov. 7

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PERFORMING ARTS

May 3: Niles String Quartet, 2 p.m. Singletary Center for the Arts - Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. Info: (859) 257-1808.

May 7: Taiwanese-American Heritage Week, 7 p.m., Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall. Free and open to the public. Celebrate 2008 Taiwanese-American Heritage Week with a performance by the Indigenous Youth Association of Taiwan. The Taiwanese Aboriginal Dance included traditional song and dances for celebrating harvest, greeting the warrior king and paying tributes to nature. Info: Shih-Che Huang (859) 489-9459, jackyh@uky.edu

June 6-8, 13-15: UK Opera Theatre presents It's A Grand Night for Singing, 7:30 p.m.,Singletary Center for the Arts - Concert Hall. Tickets: $34 adults, $27 UK Faculty/Staff, $30 Seniors, $12 students, $10 Children. Processing fees will apply.

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VISUAL ARTS

UK ART MUSEUM

The University of Kentucky Art Museum is open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. on Friday; closed Monday and University holidays. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For information, call (859) 257-5716 or visit www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum/.

Through May 4: Robert C. May Photography Series. Photographs of the world's sacred places invite the viewer to slow down, enter into a contemplation of the spirit, and consider the illusion of permanence in the physical world.

Through May 11: Miniature Worlds: Art of India, tickets: $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens, free for all students, UK faculty, staff and alumni.

Through May 11: The Inner Eye: Fold Art of India from the William and  Ann Oppenhimer Collection, tickets: $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens, free for all students, UK faculty, staff and alumni.

Ongoing: Scents of Style: Selections from the Sprague Perfume Bottle Collection

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LECTURES & SEMINARS

May 14: Kentucky Pediatric Research Institute (KPRI), 8 a.m.  HG 611 Hospital Auditorium. "Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I Deficiency in Humans" by Dr. Annabelle Rodriguez, Director, Diabetes Management Service, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Info: Angela Knapp at (859) 323-6516 or email: aknapp2@email.uky.edu

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WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

May 6-7: Production Systems Engineering, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: UK campus. $1,250. Production Systems Engineering (PSE), a recently developed field of engineering science, describes fundamental principles governing production system operations. Hotel TBD in Lexington, Ky. Presented by the UK Center for Manufacturing. Info: www.mfg.uky.edu/pse/

June 17-19, Sept. 8-10, and Nov. 11-13: Lean Accounting and Performance Measurement, Info: www.mfg.uky.edu/lean/accounting.html

June 25-26: Project Management, 1, Info: http://www.mfg.uky.edu/project/index.html
July 23-24: Project Management, Module 2
Aug. 20-21: Project Management, Module 3

Aug. 4-8 and Sept. 29-Oct. 3: Lean Certification Courses 1 and 2, Info: www.mfg.uky.edu/lean/certification.html

Aug 25-29 and Oct. 27-31: Lean Certification Courses 3 and 4

Sept.15-19 and Nov. 10-14: Lean Certification Courses 5 and 6

Aug. 19-20: Production Systems Engineering, Info: www.mfg.uky.edu/pse/
Sept. 22-26 and Nov. 3-7: Building Lean Culture, Info: www.mfg.uky.edu/lean/culture.html
Oct. 28-29: Lean Practical Problem Solving, Info: www.mfg.uky.edu/lean/lpps.html
Nov. 3-7: Lean Executive Leadership Institute, Info: www.mfg.uky.edu/lean/leadership.html

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OTHER

Monthly
UK Staff Senate meets the 2nd Thursday each month, 1-4:30 p.m., William T. Young Library auditorium. Meetings are open to the public. Info call (859) 257-9242.

May 13: William T. Young Library 10th Anniversary Celebration, 4 – 8 p.m. William T. Young Library.The public is invited to the 10th Anniversary Celebration of William T. Young Library, which includes tours from 4-6 p.m.; a reception 6-7 p.m.; and the anniversary program with guest speaker E. Gordon Gee, president of The Ohio State University, at 7 p.m. All events are open to the public. Free and open to the public. Info: Sherree Osborne (859) 257-0500 ext. 2158, sosbo3@email.uky.edu, www.uky.edu/Libraries

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How to Have Your UK EVENTS Listed

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EVENTS at UK is updated online every Friday. Deadline is 4:45 p.m. every Wednesday for new information.


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