April 26-May 12: B.F.A. Exhibition. Reception: May 5.
May 22-July 21: "In-Gathering Installation" works by David Cole. Reception: May 22, 1-4 p.m.
Noon recitals. 8 p.m. McEachern Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted. Free. call the Music Department at 4296.
Evening recitals. 8 p.m. McEachern Recital Hall unless otherwise noted. Free. For more information, call 4296.
Art Forum Lectures. 3-5 p.m. Thursdays, Calcia Hall, Room 135. Sponsored by Fine Arts. For more information, call Pat Lay at 7294.
MFA Lectures. Artists and critics talk about contemporary art. 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Finley Hall MFA Studios. Sponsored by Fine Arts. For more information, call Pat Lay at 7294.
April 25: "Persona, Presence, Personality: Aspects of Presentation in Contemporary Art." Panel moderated by Dominique Nahas, visiting critic-in-residence.
April 25: "The Prehistory of Shanidar Valley, Northern Iraq" by Ralph Solecki, professor emeritus of Anthropology; and Rose Solecki of the Anthropology Department at Columbia University. 7 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 26: "In Insider's View of the Justice System" featuring the Hon. Carmen Ferrante, judge, Superior Court of New Jersey; the Hon. Ernest Caposela, judge, Superior Court of New Jersey; Joseph DeRusso, assistant prosecutor, Passaic County; Joseph Portelli, esq., Defense Counsel. 6:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 27-29: SORAC Conference: "Black Thought and Movements in World History." Keynote: Afrocentricity: Toward a New Understanding of the African-American Experience" by Molefi Kete Asante of Temple University. All events will be held in the Student Center. For more information, call 7516.
May 1: Tea and Talk: "The War in Kosovo: Its Impact on Culture and University Life" by Jehona Zajmi Badivuku, former chair, Department of Conducting Choir and Orchestra, University of Kosovo. 3:30 p.m., Global Education Center.
May 3: Law Day. "Consumer Rights and Protection: A Legal Analysis" by Michael Chagares, United States assistant attorney and chief of the Civil Division for the District of New Jersey. 6:30-8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Refreshments will be served.
April 25: On location in Siena, Italy. Includes segments on the Palio Race, Italian wine and an interview with Vincenzo Bellettino of Spanish and Italian. Produced by broadcasting majors who participated in the Study Abroad Program in Italy.
May 2: Geoffrey Newman, dean of the School of the Arts, interviews Leslie Uggams, who is appearing in this summer's TheatreFest production of "Master Class." (See story on this page.)
Sports
Only home games are listed. For a complete sports schedule, call Athletics at 5234.
And more
April 25: Third annual World's Fair. Noon- 3 p.m., Student Center Quad.
April 27: Board of Trustees meeting. 4:30 p.m., Student Center, Room 419.
May 2: School of Business Awards and Honors Program. 7-9 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
May 3: Reception for Ernestine Schlant-Bradley of French, Russian and German upon her return from the campaign trail with husband Bill Bradley. 3:30-5 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
May 3: Women of MSU Spring Scholarship Dessert Reception. Honorees are Warren Heiss of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Elaine Russo of Cooperative Education and Service Learning. 7 p.m., Student Center Dining Room. Cost: $8
May 4: MSU Student Film Festival. 8 p.m., Calcia Hall, Room 135. Sponsored by Fine Arts.
May 4: Farewell celebration for Vaughn Vandegrift, dean of Science and Mathematics, who is leaving MSU in July to become provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Georgia Southern University. Time and location TBA.
May 4: Paul Robeson Banquet. 7:30 p.m., La Fiesta in Wood-Ridge. Sponsored by the Organization of Students for African Unity.
At Yogi Berra Museum
Admission to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is $4 for adults; $2 for children and students. Programs are free with admission (unless otherwise noted). Guided group tours are available. Hours are Wednesday-Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For information, call 2378.
Through June 9: "Glove Story," an exhibit on the evolution of the baseball glove.
April 30: Discussion and book signing of The Man in the Dugout: Baseball's Top Managers and How They Got that Way by Hall of Fame baseball writer Leonard Koppett. 1-3 p.m.
May 12: Celebration of Yogi Berra's 75th birthday. Free admission to museum with birthday greeting.
May 18: Screening and discussion of Pride of the Yankees, the story of Lou Gehrig, with actress Teresa Wright (Gehrig's movie wife) and author Ray Robinson (Gehrig's biographer, "Iron Horse") 7 p.m. Reservations required.
June 5: Book signing by Warner Wolf, author of Let's go to the Videotape! All the Plays‹and Replays‹of My Life in Sports. 6-7:30 p.m.
June 7: Baseball and Books. New Jersey Jackals players read stories to children before the 6 p.m. game. Additional readings: June 21, June 28, July 5, July 26, Aug. 9, Aug. 23 and Aug. 30.
July 21-23: Large-scale exhibit of Mark McGwire's 70th and Sammy Sosa's 66 home run balls, and five other record-breaking baseballs from the historic 1998 season. The exhibit is on loan from the McFarlane Collection.