FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
- Deadline to reserve a Drake Singing Valentine. For reservations, call 515-271-3024 or visit www.drake.edu/valentines.
- Drake University Science Colloquium Series: “Psychotropic Medication Use in Fragile X Syndrome Analysis of Side Effects,” noon to 1 p.m., Olin Hall, room 206.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
- Drake International Film Festival: “L’auberge espagnole,” (The Spanish Apartment), 2 p.m., Meredith Hall, room 101.
- Drake Chorale and Des Moines Women’s Chorus: 5 p.m., Jordan Stage at Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main, free.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12
- Euclid String Quartet with Nicholas Roth, piano, Dvorak’s Piano Quintet, 8 p.m., Jordan Stage at Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main, free.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
- Let’s DU Lunch: Drake University Fellow Rob Shumaker, Great Ape Trust of Iowa. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch and speaker from noon to 1 p.m., Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave., Des Moines.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
- Drake Alumni Celebration in Naples, Fla., 6:30 p.m., hosted by Dwight Opperman, LW’51, Bay Colony Beach Club, 8553 Bay Colony Drive, 6:30 p.m.; no charge to attend. RSVP by e-mailing alumni.rsvp@drake.edu or calling 800-44-DRAKE, x3147.
- “On The Verge” by Eric Overmyer, 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $1 with Drake ID. For tickets call 515-271-3841.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
- “On The Verge” by Eric Overmyer, 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $1 with Drake ID. For tickets call 515-271-3841.
- “Text and Subtext: Works by New Faculty” closes, Anderson Gallery.
- “Cuba: Women Artists in the Revolution” closes, Anderson Gallery.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
- Double D Awards Dinner: 4:30 p.m., Savery Hotel, 401 Locust St.
- “On The Verge” by Eric Overmyer, 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $1 with Drake ID. For tickets call 515-271-3841.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
- “On The Verge” by Eric Overmyer, 2 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $1 with Drake ID. For tickets call 515-271-3841.
- Twin Cities Drake Alumni Swarm, Sunday, Feb. 18, 4:30 to 7 p.m. (prior to the Minnesota Swarm lacrosse game), Wild Tymes Bar & Grill, 337th Place West,
St. Paul. There is no cost to attend the pre-game party; game tickets start at $10 each and can be ordered via the Minnesota Swarm Web site.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
- Drake 125th Birthday Celebration in Denver, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 6 to 8 p.m., Gallery 1261, 1261 Delaware. Cost is $10 per person (cocktails and hors d’oeuvres). RSVP by e-mailing alumni.rsvp@drake.edu or calling 800-44-DRAKE, x3147.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
- Pharmacy Day: “Prxescription for Change,” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium and Olmsted Center.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
- Drake Choir Benefit Concert: 8 p.m., Jordan Stage at Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main, tickets $25 non-students and $5 students, proceeds benefit Drake Choir’s 2008 European tour.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
- Drake Concert Band: 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center, free.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26
- Drake’s Next Top Entrepreneur Competition begins.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
- Drake 125th Birthday Celebration in St. Louis, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6 to 8 p.m., The Bogey Club, 9266 Clayton Road (membership courtesy of Steve Finerty, BN’75). Cost is $10 per person (cocktails and hors d’oeuvres). RSVP by e-mailing alumni.rsvp@drake.edu or calling 800-44-DRAKE, x3147.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
- Choir Exchange: Drake Choir with choirs from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, 1 p.m., UMKC Conservatory of Music, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
- Collegiate Entrepreneur’s Iowa Conference: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Olmsted Center.
- Sneak-preview screening of “Hollywood Dreams” with star Tanna Frederick in attendance, 4 p.m., Varsity Theatre, 1207 25th St., $5.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
- Drake Choir: 7:30 p.m., First United
Methodist Church, 823 Merchant St., Emporia, Kan.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8
- School of Education’s Alumni Awards and Senior Recognition Dinner: 6 p.m., Parents Hall, Olmsted Center, $25. For reservations, contact Tracy Bainter at 515-271-2183 or tracy.bainter@drake.edu.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
- Let’s DU Lunch: Jim Masterson, CEO of LightEdge Solutions. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch and speaker from noon to 1 p.m., Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave., Des Moines.
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