WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
• Let’s DU Lunch: Craig Armstrong of Iowa Speedway. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch and speaker from noon to 1 p.m., Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave., $15.
• Women’s softball vs. Missouri Kansas City, 3 p.m., Buel Field, free.
• Svetlana Belsky piano master class, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium.
• Public luncheon: Antoni Cimolino, general director of the Stratford Ontario Shakespeare Festival. “Cultural Diversity in the Arts.” Noon, Levitt Hall, Old Main, $12.50. To register, call 515-271-3939.
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
• Drake Fine Arts Trio, 8 p.m., Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
• “I Am My Own Wife,” 8 p.m., with Talkback after the show with actor Philip Lehl. Civic Center’s Stoner Theatre, Des Moines. $17.50 for friends of Drake; $10.50 for Drake faculty, staff and students with ID. For tickets, call 515-243-1888 or go online at www.civiccenter.org.
• Drake Municipal Observatory Lecture Series: “Terrestrials Part 1: Our Solar System.” 8 p.m., Drake University Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
• Constitutional Law Symposium: “Our ‘Undemocratic’ American Constitution,” begins at 8 a.m., Cartwright Hall, $10, free for individuals affiliated with Drake and the Belin law firm. For reservations, call 515-271-2988.
• Women’s tennis vs. Wichita State, 11 a.m., Drake Tennis Center, free.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
• 10,000 Hours Show: Jet, doors open at 7 p.m., music at 8:15 p.m., Drake Knapp Center. Photo ID and minimum 10 hours community service with participating nonprofit groups required.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
• Blitz Day Picnic, 4 to 7 p.m., Helmick Commons.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
• Drake Municipal Observatory Lecture Series: “Terrestrials Part 2: Earth, Moon, Mars and Asteroids.” 8 p.m., Drake University Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park.
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
• Women’s tennis vs. Evansville, noon, Drake Tennis Center, free.
• Women’s softball vs. Illinois State, noon, Buel Field, free.
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
• Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem).” All four Drake choral ensembles, a faculty-student orchestra, and faculty soloists. 3 p.m., Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, $15. Call 515-271-3841 for tickets, 515-271-3975 for more information.
• Drake International Film Festival: “Children of Heaven,” 2 p.m., Meredith 101. Introduction by Dr. Jan Marston and Ashley Templeton.
• Mud Volleyball, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mud lot by Carpenter parking lot.
• Women’s tennis vs. Southern Illinois, 10 a.m., Drake Tennis Center, free.
• Women’s softball vs. Illinois State, noon, Buel Field, free.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19
• Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture: An Evening with Bob Costas, 7:30 p.m., Drake Knapp Center.
• Excellence in Learning and Development: “Global Issues in Higher Education: Russia and China,” 12:30 to 2 p.m., Levitt Hall, Old Main.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
• Drake Municipal Observatory Lecture Series: “Jovian Planets, Part 1: Jupiter and Saturn.” 8 p.m., Drake University Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
• Street Painting, 1 to 4 p.m., Painted Walk.
• Bulldog Bash, Los Angeles: Muddy Moose Bar, Sportsmen’s Lodge Restaurant and Special Events Center, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Contact Jeff Pielet, JO’76, 661-296-6614; Brian Harms, AS’89, 310-993-6443; Sean Gannon, AS’91, 310-313-3761; Laurie Woken Manny, BN’82, ljatbbk@aol.com.
• Women’s softball vs. Evansville, noon, Buel Field, free.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22
• Relays Parade, 3 to 5 p.m., Drake campus. The deadline to register for the parade is Friday, April 6. For more information, call 515-271-3910 or e-mail relays@drake.edu with “parade” in the subject line.
• Women’s softball vs. Evansville, noon, Buel Field, free.
MONDAY, APRIL 23
• Beautiful Bulldog Contest, noon to 1 p.m., Nollen Plaza, downtown Des Moines.
• Hypnotist, 9 to 11 p.m., Parents Hall.
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
• Fake Relays, noon to 1 p.m., Nollen Plaza, downtown Des Moines. Des Moines celebrities and corporate personalities will race for the honor of having their company claim the title of Fake Relay Champion at this annual event hosted by the Young Professionals Connection.
• Women’s softball vs. Creighton, 4 p.m., Buel Field, free.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
• Skywalk Challenge, noon to 1 p.m., Nollen Plaza, downtown Des Moines. This is the inaugural year of this skywalk event. Grand prize for the winning teams will be valued at more than $1,000 in gifts and Drake Relays tickets. To register, call 515-271-1946.
• Drake Relays After Hours, 5 to 8 p.m., Iowa Hall of Pride.
• Carnival, 4 to 7 p.m., Helmick Commons/Olmsted Center.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
• 98th Annual Drake Relays, Drake Stadium.
• Drake Jazz Ensemble I, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center, free.
• “Baby With The Bathwater,” directed by Michael Rothmayer, 8 p.m., Studio 55, Fine Arts Center, $6 for adults, $3 students and seniors, $1 with Drake ID. Other performances: April 27, 8 p.m.; April 28, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; April 29, 2 p.m.
• Elite Women’s High Jump, noon to 1 p.m., Nollen Plaza, downtown Des Moines.
• Foam Dance Party, 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., Olmsted Terrace Patio.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
• 98th Annual Drake Relays, classes dismissed at 2 p.m.
• Court Avenue Celebration, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., downtown Des Moines.
• Drake Municipal Observatory Lecture Series: “Jovian Planets, Part 2: More Investigations of Saturn Moons.” 8 p.m., Drake University Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
• 98th Annual Drake Relays, Drake Stadium
• Step Show, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Parents Hall.
• 20-year Cluster Reunion: Classes of 1986, 1987, 1988. 6 to 9 p.m., Ballroom at the Temple for the Performing Arts, 10th and Locust Streets, $35 per person, includes hors d’oeuvres, cash bar. To RSVP, call 800-44-DRAKE, x3147; for additional information, call or e-mail John.Brown@drake.edu, 800-44-DRAKE, x3378, or 515-271-3378.
• 5-year Cluster Reunion: Classes of 2001, 2002, 2003. 4 to 7 p.m., Pomerantz Stage Area, Olmsted Center, $10, includes hors d’oeuvres, cash bar. To RSVP, call 800-44-DRAKE, x3147; for additional information, call or e-mail Emily.Weaver@drake.edu, 800-44-DRAKE, x3155, or 515-271-3155.
• Iowa Delta chapter of Phi Delta Theta, 45th year anniversary at Drake celebration. “Ghosts of the Past Barbeque,” 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1245 34th St. “Ghosts of the Future” fundraising dinner honoring class of 1977, 6 to 9 p.m., Christopher’s Restaurant, 2816 Beaver Ave. For more information, visit www.drakephidelts.org or www.iowadeltaphis.org, or contact Gerald Hacker, JO’98, 240-472-0407, Gerald.hacker@trin.net, or Tim Coonan, AS’96, 515-991-3916, tcoonan@iowarec.org.
• Kappa Kappa Gamma Relays Open House Barbeque for all Kappa alumni. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1305 34th St. Contact Jenna Paulson at jep011@ddrake.edu.
• Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Relays Alumni Banquet. Social hour at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m., program at 8:30 p.m. Levitt Hall, Old Main. For more information, contact Rod Rhoads, ED’57, at 515-255-4785, or chad.whipple@gmail.com.
• Theta Chi Fraternity family picnic, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1320 34th St. Alumni Gamma Tau reception, 4 to 7 p.m., Cool Beans, Hubbell Dining Hall (upper level). An alumni reception will also be held Friday, April 27. For more information or to RSVP, contact Chris Swanson, AS’86, at swan@rsmr.com or Jason Handberg at jrh022@drake.edu.
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
• Drake Wind Symphony and Drake Concert Band, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center.
MONDAY, APRIL 30
• Hawley Lecture: Stephanie Coontz, 7 p.m., Parents Hall, Olmsted Center