Calendar and Events for Mar. 21

March 21- Abracadabra! 6 to 11:30 p.m., Institute Cultural Hall Catered dinner by Chili’s, the band “T minus 5,” a magician and a black light dance. Tickets on sale at the Institute all week for $6.

March 24-Laughing Stock, 7 p.m. TSC Auditorium. $3. All proceeds go Cache County American Red Cross.

March 25-ASUSU convocations Spike Lee, noon, Kent Concert Hall

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*International Banquet is March 22, 7 p.m. TSC ballroom. Tickets are $14. Ticket must be purchased in advance at the ticket office.

*Families Around the World week March 26 and 27 12:30 p.m. Service Project TSC auditorium

*”Improv-uh-bles” – USU’s hysterical improv troupe. March 22, 8:00 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre (FA 224) for $2. Enjoy a “Whose Line is it Anyway” brand of fun.

*USU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic features a series on couple and family issues. Each Monday in March at Logan City Library, 225 N. Main St. at noon. March 24, Parenting with Emotional Intelligence. No cost or registration necessary.

*USU Dietetics club speaker Cheryl Aguilar, R.D. March 24, 4 p.m. NVS, Room 202.

*USU Women’s Center Women over 65 achievement awards March 25, 7 p.m. TSC Ballroom. Recipients Ann Jurinak, Patricia Preston, and Helen Roth.

*Laughing Stock is coming to Utah State. March 25, 7 p.m. TSC auditorium. All earnings will be donated to the Cache County American Red Cross Disaster Relief Program. Tickets are $3 at the door. If you like the television show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” you’ll love Laughing Stock.

*ACM Workshop: “GUI Development with Java,” March 25, 7 p.m., Main, Room 115. Learn components used in Java for GUI development, such as AWT, Swing components, Listeners, layout managers, and Applets. Attendants should have prior experience in Java. Website: www.cs.usu.edu/~acm

*Rally for America, Come support our troops. March 26, noon TSC patio.

*Operation Smith benefit concert featuring may performers. March 26, 7 p.m. TSC Ballroom. Tickets $3 at Zumiez, KSM Guitars, and USU ticket office. All proceeds to Operation Smith.

*USU Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic features a series on couple and family issues. Each Wednesday in March at the Family Life Center, 493 N. 700 East at 7 p.m. March 26 Calm and Confident Parenting. No cost or registration necessary.

*There will be a 3-on-3 basketball tournament hosted by the USU Business Council and LDSSA. March 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 in the HPER and the Institute. with finals at 4:30 at the Spectrum. Cost is $8. Sign-ups will be in the Business Building, TSC, and the Institute beginning March 20 and ending Wednesday, March 26. info, call Josh West at 787-0489 or email at jrwest@cc.usu.edu.

*Polynesian Student Union Luau, March 29, dinner 5 p.m., show 7 p.m. Mt. Logan Middle School. Tickets dinner/show $8, show only $2/w student ID.

*Civil Air Patrol, a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force meets Thursday night, 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Military Science building. Info. Capt. Joseph Burkhead 752-9283. New training sessions begin this month.

*Spring showcase deadline is April 1. Presentations may include research posters, oral presentations, exhibits, recitals. Apply usu.edu/vpr/recognition/showcase

* Wanted: Outstanding undergraduate writers from across the university to assist faculty and students. The Rhetoric Associates program is now accepting applications for the 2003-2004 academic year. Applicants are asked to apply online: www.hass.usu.edu/~rhetoric by March 25 as those selected must be interviewed and pre-register for fall early in April. RA’s work with specific classes — often in their majors about 90 hours over the term, and earn $525 per term.

* Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave, is a part of a local gallery walk from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 21. The Ibis will have an opening reception for the work of photographer Kirsten Schultz. Guitar performance major Ryan Conger will be performing from 7 to 9 p.m.

*The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society a “Lava Meltdown” weekend Contra Dance March 21 and 22, 7:30 p.m. the Lava Senior Citizens Center, in Lava, Idaho. Special guest caller, Cis Hinkle, from Atlanta, GA. accompanied by the band, Leaping Lulu. Two dance workshops March 22 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Call 753-5554 or visit the website: www.bridgerfolk.org/lava.html.

*Practical Pistol match March 22, 9 a.m. Cache Valley Hunter Education Center three miles west of Logan on Highway 30. Free to first-time participants. Fee $12 for CAPS members and $17 for non-members. Minimum caliber is 9mm Luger, and larger caliber pistols or revolvers may be used. Bring at least 150 rounds of ammunition. Ear and eye protection must be worn by all competitors and spectators. A required new-shooter orientation class in the main building before the match at 7:45 am. The match will be held rain or shine.

*There will be a 3-on-3 basketball tournament hosted by the USU Business Council and LDSSA. March 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 in the HPER and the Institute. with finals at 4:30 at the Spectrum. Cost is $8. Sign-ups will be in the Business Building, TSC, and the Institute beginning March 20 and ending Wednesday, March 26. info, call Josh West at 787-0489 or email at jrwest@cc.usu.edu.

*2003-04 Dupont Endowed Scholarship for Women and Minorities in Civil and Environmental Engineering applications available TSC, Room 310. Eligibility: Undergraduate women in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate American minority men in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate women in engineer.

*Auditions for “The Celebrate America Show” March 20, 6 to 9 p.m. and March 22, 8 a.m. to Noon at the Greenville School in North Logan. Needed singers and dancers plus characters who can portray Bob Hope, George Burns and Gracie Allen. The Celebrate America Show is a musical celebration of the American Spirit held in September. Event includes dinner, dancing with a 17 piece big band orchestra, and a Broadway-style show. Also needed are people to work with the set plus a stage manager. Three hours credit plus possible scholarship. Call B. Anthony 753-1551.