By Jodi Miller Heather and Jim Piper of Columbus sample the basil plants at the annual Chadwick Arboretum plant sale held during BioHio, May 10-12.

Events

May 28, Memorial Day observed, no classes, offices closed, 292-4164.

May 30 and June 6, Radio Magazine, INSIGHT, discussion of issues important to the African-American community, Reggie Anglen, 2 p.m., WSMZ 103.1, 292-8423.

June 9-17 and July 14-22, Public Employees Days At Kings Island, admission, discount coupons available, 292-0641.

Exhibits

Through May 25, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Derek Anstis, painting, Hopkins Hall Gallery, 292-5072.

Through June 1, Student Work, LeFevre Art Gallery, Newark, 292-4094 or (740) 366-9355.

Through June 8, Original Prince Valiant Comic Strips by Hal Foster (1892-1982), Cartoon Research Library’s Reading Room Gallery, 27 W. 17th Ave. Mall, 292-0538.

Through June 15, OSU Marion Student Art Exhibit, Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Marion, 292-9133, ext. 6279 or (740) 389-3321.

May 29-June 1, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, reception 5-7 p.m. May 29, Gallery Talk 12:30 p.m. June 1, Hopkins Hall Gallery, 292-5072.

June 5-7, Department of Design Student Spring Exhibition, Wexner Center Performance Space, 292-3535.

Lectures

June 1, Visiting Glass Artist Lecture, Toshihiro Kuno, Japan, 4:30 p.m., Sherman Studio Art Center, 292-5072.

June 6, Star Talk, "Venus: Goddess of Love, Goddess of Death," Bob Martino, Perkins Observatory, 8 p.m., Smith Laboratory Planetarium, 292-1773.

Meetings

May 29, Lunch and Learn, Healthy Cooking with a Summer Flair! Chef Anton Thurn, call for time and registration, Faculty Club Dining Room, admission, 293-9355 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm.

June 1, Board of Trustees, call for schedule, Longaberger Alumni House, 292-6359.

June 5, Lunch and Learn, Skin Cancer Awareness Education, Barbara Stumpf, call for schedule, 107 Hamilton Hall, 293-9355 or www.osumhcs.com/wellness.htm.

Music

May 25, Words and Music Concert, Evidence of Things Not Seen, by Ned Rorem, with Lee David Thompson, 8 p.m., Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St., 292-2300.

May 29, Gospel Music and Spiritual Chorale Concert, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

May 30, Steel Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., Browning Amphitheatre, 292-2300.

May 31, Jazz Ensemble Concert, conducted by Ted McDaniel, 7:30 p.m., Browning Amphitheatre, 292-2300.

May 31, Wind Symphony/Chamber Winds Concert, conducted by Russell Mikkelson, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

June 1, Symphony Orchestra Concert, conducted by Marshall Haddock, 8 p.m., Weigel Hall Auditorium, 292-2300.

June 1, University Chorus Spring Concert, directed by Paul Sanders, 8 p.m., Founders Hall, Newark, 292-4094 or (740) 366-9355.

Theatre

May 24-25, Thirty Three Swoons: Four Farces by Chekhov (The Bear, The Proposal, Swan Song, and The Wedding), 8 p.m., Mount Hall Studio Theatre, admission, 292-2295.

May 24-26, Celebrate the Arts, Academia Nuts, by Gregg Kreutz, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theatre, LeFevre Hall, Newark, admission, 292-4094 or (740) 366-9355.

May 25-27, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare, 8 p.m. May 25-26 and 7 p.m. May 27, Ovalwood Hall, Mansfield, admission, 292-9108 or (419) 755-4314.

Wexner

Through Aug. 12, As Painting: Division and Displacement, all galleries, 292-3535.

May 24, Art and Ideas Gallery Talk, Laura Lisbon, 1 p.m., Coat Check Desk, 292-3535.

May 24, Cinematheque: Africa/America, Boesman and Lena (John Berry, 2000), and On the Ropes (Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen, 1999), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

May 25-27, Work-in-progress Showing, Beautiful View, da da kamera, 8 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

May 27, Cinevent 33, Sky High (Lynn Reynolds, 1922) and Enchantment (Robert Vignola, 1921), 9 a.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

May 29, Cinematheque: Africa/America, The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (Djibril Diop Mambety, 1999) and Genesis (Cheick Oumar Sissoko, 1999), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

May 30, Moreau x 3, Eve (Joseph Losey, 1962), 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, admission, 292-3535.

May 31 Art and Ideas Gallery Talk, Philip Armstrong, 1 p.m., Coat Check Desk, 292-3535.

May 31, Writers Reading, Epilog, 7 p.m., Film/Video Theater, 292-3535.

June 2, Grupo Vocal Desandann, 8 p.m., Performance Space, admission, 292-3535.

Compiled by Mary Lindner