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The art and design department will host the opening of the exhibit “Henk Pander: Steel and Bone” from 5-10 p.m. at the Art and Design Gallery, 333. E. Walnut St. Dutch-born painter Henk Pander has played a major role in Portland, Oregon’s artistic community for more than 40 years.

Trained in the rigorous Dutch Academy and informed by a childhood shadowed by Nazi occupation as well as an impoverished life in Holland as a result of World War II, Pander’s sometimes larger-than-life paintings meld traditional realism, still-life and painterly virtuosity with contemporary drama, turbulence and danger.

This is a First Friday Art Walk event. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Roberta Lowe, gallery director, at (417) 829-5093 or rlowe@missouristate.edu.

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts will present “The Rat Pack is Back!” at 8 p.m. March 6, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. March 7 and 2 p.m. March 8. This spirited tribute recreates one of the famous ‘Summit at the Sands’ hotel shows with Vegas’ four favorite sons: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop.

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The modern and classical languages department will present the film “L’âge des ténèbres” at 5 p.m. in Craig Hall, Room 206 as part of the Multilingual Film Festival. Also known as “The Age of Ignorance,” this film portrays Jean-Marc Leblanc (Marc Labrèche), a desperate civil servant, as he escapes reality and imagines himself as the hero in imaginary adventures. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Alessandra Pires, assistant professor of French, at 836-5870 or alessandrapires@missouristate.edu.

The College of Humanities and Public Affairs will present “From Having Small Brains to Nobel Prize Winners” from noon-1 p.m. in Meyer Library Auditorium. Dr. Janice Green, professor of biology, will present this history of women in science. For more information, contact Holly Baggett, associate professor of history, at 836-5206 or hollybaggett@missouristate.edu.

The department of media, journalism and film will show the film “Paprika” at 7 p.m. at the Moxie Cinema, 431. S. Jefferson Ave. “Paprika” follows the story of 29-year-old Dr. Atsuko Chiba, attractive but modest Japanese research psychotherapist whose work is on the cutting edge of her field. Her alter-ego is a stunning and fearless 18-year-old dream detective, code named PAPRIKA, who can enter into people’s dreams and synchronize with their unconscious to help uncover the source of their anxiety or neurosis. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Janice Presley, academic administrative assistant, at 836-5218 or janicepresley@missouristate.edu.

March 2,2009  The College of Humanities and Public Affairs will present the Women’s History Month keynote address lecture from 7-8:30 p.m. in Meyer Library Auditorium. Dr. Susan Hartmann, scholar of women in American history, will speak on gender and politics since World War II. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Holly Baggett, associate professor of history, at 836-5206 or hollybaggett@missouristate.edu.

The modern and classical languages department will present Conversations on China from noon-1 p.m. in Plaster Student Union, Room 315A. The presentation will cover the melancholy Chinese poet, Li Qingzhao. A poet of the Song Dynasty, Li Qingzhao was one of the most outstanding and influential poets of her time. Xiu Qing Li, visiting lecturer from Qingdao University, will present the conversation. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Miriam Burlison, academic administrative assistant, at 836-5122 or miriamburlison@missouristate.edu.

Student Activities Council (SAC) will show the film “High School Musical 3” March 1, 2009 at 9 p.m. in Plaster Student Union Theater. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Alison Bitza, SAC films chair, at 836-4626 or sac@missourisate.edu.