Calendar and Events for Mar. 19

March 19-USU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic series, Strengthening Relationships, 7 p.m., 493 N. 700 East.

March 20- Lunch for the Bunch, 11:30 a.m. to1:45 p.m. Pizza and a Creamy for $1 at the Institute

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

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*Families Around the World week begins March 20 with Neighbor to Neighbor (TSC ballroom 7:30 p.m.) March 26 and 27 12:30 p.m. Service Project TSC auditorium

*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.

*ORC multi-media presentation by Dr. Steve Santora, who journeyed to Antarctica re-creating the 1914 Shackleton Expedition. March 19, 7:00 p.m., TSC Auditorium. Admission $3, tickets for drawing $1 (win a bike!). All proceeds benefit the Lyon, Maas and Mueggler Scholarship Fund.

*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 7:00 p.m. March 19 is Strengthening Relationships, March 26 Calm and Confident Parenting. No cost or registration necessary.

*Marriage and Family Therapy Student Assoc. meeting, March 19, 5:30 p.m. in the Family Life Building Dining room. Come get graduate school information about MFT graduate programs across the nation.

*Learn how to do a basic tune-up, change/repair tires, and adjust brakes and derailer. Held Wednesday, March 19, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Outdoor Recreation Center. Cost is $15, call 797-3264 for more info.

*AED U.S. Navy, Chief Joseph Burds, March 19, 11a.m. to 1 p.m. VSB, Room 215. Sign up in BNR, Room 101, he will be serving pizza and sodas.

* AED elections, sign ups in BNR, Room 101 March 19, 3 to 4 p.m. BNR, Room 202A

*Each week take apart and reassemble a different part of a bike in this 6-week workshop. Held on Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., March 19 through 24. Taught by experienced bike mechanic, Paul Vaslet, at ORC, the cost is $50. Info. 797-3264

* University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine Kansas City, Mo. Phil Byrne, Director of Recruitment, March 20 10:30 a.m. to noon BNR, Room 202A

* Dental forum by Al Burns. He will be discussing the application process, how to choose dental schools, DAT, etc. March 20, 7 p.m. BNR, Room 202A

* 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.

*The annual Miss Cache Valley Scholarship Program March 22, 7 p.m. in the Logan High School Auditorium. Tickets are $7 and are available at the door.

*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.

*Tuition waiver application for 2003-04 are now available from the Women’s Center: Criteria: Undergraduate reentry women or men with a gap of 5 or more years at some point in their education, Utah resident, 3.0 GPA, enrolled for minimum of 12 hours in fall 2003. Info. Women’s center, TSC, Room 310, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 797-1728.

*Susan Gray Blue Sky Scholarship for 2003-04 now available Women’s Center. Eligibility: Undergraduate Junior or Senior women, 2.5+ GPA and with minimum of 6 credit hours or a graduate woman, 3.0 GPA and with minimum 6 credit hours. Criteria: Majoring or minoring in visual arts ( can include an emphasis in the following: painting, ceramics, photography and two-dimensional art. Women’s Center, TSC, Room 310 Call 797-1728.

*Stephanie Osborne scholarship applications now available at the Women’s Center. Criteria: Undergraduate single (never married) senior women, 24 years of age or younger and will graduate Fall 2003 or Spring 2004/ TSC, Room 310.

*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.