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OfA presents ‘An Evening with Suzanne Farrell’

As part of its Learning From Performers series, the Office for the Arts will welcome acclaimed ballerina Suzanne Farrell on April 15 at 8 p.m. for a discussion and Q&A. The event, to be held at Lowell Hall, will also feature film clips of Farrell performing.

Admission is free, but tickets are required and limited to two per person. For tickets (available beginning April 2), call the Harvard Box Office at (617) 496-2222.

Boylston Prize competition

The Department of English and American Literature and Language will hold the preliminary round of competition for the Bolyston Prize for Elocution, given for the delivery of memorized selections from English, Greek, or Latin literature, on April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall. The finals will be held April 8 at 6:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to seniors, juniors, and sophomores in good standing. The event is free and open to the public.

Visit http://www.fas.harvard.edu/english for more information.

Arts First volunteers needed

Organizers of Arts First – Harvard’s four-day celebration of music, theater, dance, and visual arts – seek volunteers for the upcoming Performance Fair on May 8. Stage managers, backstage crewmembers, and audience greeters are all sought. No experience is necessary for many of the jobs, and the entire University community is welcome. Volunteers will receive an Arts First T-shirt, and an invitation to a “thank you” party hosted by Office for the Arts Director Jack Megan.

For more information, contact Ingrid Schorr, Performance Fair producer, at arts@fas.harvard.edu, or (617) 495-8699.

Spring break shuttle service to Logan, NYC

This Friday (March 26), the Harvard Undergraduate Council is sponsoring spring break shuttle service to Logan Airport every other hour from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, one shuttle will depart for New York’s Penn Station at 3 p.m. All buses run from the Quad to Lowell House before leaving Cambridge. For tickets ($5), call the Harvard Box Office at (617) 496-2222.

New diabetes network seeks members

The Harvard Diabetes Network is a newly created organization for members of the University community who are directly or indirectly affected by diabetes, or interested in health policy and social justice issues related to the disease. The network seeks new members and leadership to help develop network activities and projects.

To learn more, contact harvarddiabetes@yahoo.com.

Research grants available through Schlesinger Library

The Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is now accepting applications for its Carol K. Pforzheimer Student Fellowship grants. Intended to encourage Harvard College students to use the resources of the Schlesinger Library, the fellowship awards $100 to $2,500 to cover research expenses, or as a stipend in lieu of summer employment, to enable the recipient to pursue research in the library’s collections.

Preference will be given to applicants whose topics deal with the history of community service and volunteer work, the culinary arts, women and health, or work and the family. The research may be related to a project for which academic credit will be given, though this is not necessary.

Further guidelines can be found at http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/grants/index.htm. The application deadline is April 1. Prior to applying, non-U.S. citizens should contact the library regarding visas and other required paperwork.

– Compiled by Andrew Brooks