Campus Events (F.Y.I.) for Feb. 16, 2007

• Fiesta! Sweetheart Salsa on Friday, February 16 at the Celebration Center. Dinner 7 p.m., dancing 8 p.m. Dancing only $5, dinner and dancing $15. Salsa Dancing performance by the USU Salsa Club. Proceeds benefit humanitarian efforts in Mexico.

• The USU Outdoor Recreation Center is hosting an open house February 21, 4-8 p.m. at the Green Canyon yurt. Bring your skis or snowshoes, and make your way up to the yurt for free hot cocoa and coffee. A raffle for a free 2008 weekend stay will be held; $1 raffle tickets available only at the ORC, February 12-21. Call 797-3264 for more info.

• Banff Mountain Film Festival. Thursday, February 15 – Friday, February 16. 7 p.m., Kent Concert Hall. $8 for general admission, $6 for students. Tickets now available at the ORC & HPER Service Desk. View trailers on our website, and give your input about which films you’d like to see at our screenings: http://www.usu.edu/orc/events/banff.cfm

• The Ecology Center is pleased to announce the visit of Dr. Lawrence Walker from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He will be giving two seminars.The first seminar, “Ecological Time Travel: Progressive and Retrogressive Succession and its Manipulation” Wednesday, February 21, 6- 7 p.m.. The second seminar, “Landslides: Landscapes, Succession and Restoration” Thursday, February 22, 3 -4 p.m.. Both seminars will be held Natural Resources building room 105. All are welcome to attend both seminars. For more information, please visit the Ecology Center web page (http://www.usu.edu/ecology /index.htm).

• Lunch without borders. Engineers Without Borders is a club open to all USU students and we’d like to invite you to lunch. Come see how we’re making a difference in the world and see how you can be part of it. Tuesday Feb 20, 12:30, ENGR 326. Students of all majors are encouraged to come. For questions, please e-mail us at ewbusu@cc.usu.edu

• Free income tax return preparation. Wednesdays 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Business Bldg. room 120. Lab will be closed on March 3 and during Spring Break. For more information go to http://www.usu.edu/bap/vita.htm.

• All red-heads and others are invited to a mid-term social on Thursday, February 22, 7:30 p.m. 680 East 800 North. Red-heads and all others unite in service and fun! Call Bob 330-313-6611.

• What is Music Therapy? Has this question ever crossed your mind. Come to the Music Therapy Forum and learn more. April 11, 12:30 -1:30 p.m. TSC Sunburst Lounge

• Seventh Annual Children’s Justice Center Chili Cookoff. The weather outside is “chili” but we’re hot to help abused kids! Saturday, February 17, 4-7 p.m. TSC second floor, Sunburst Lounge. $7/ person, $5/ student, or $25 / family (children 5 and under eat free). Tickets can be purchased at the door or call 753-7017. Free parking, drawing for prizes, sponsored by SAVVI.

• Friday Night Activity, February 16, Institute Cultural Hall. “A Whole New World” IWA girls choice formal dance. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Formal attire, fun food and free. Everyone is invited. Friday, February 23 come see Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band. Kent Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets on sale at the USU Ticket Office, $4 or at the door for $4. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The opening band is Hereward Wake.

• All are invited to take part in the Peace Vigil every Friday from 5-6 p.m. on east side of Main Street between Center Street and 100 N, Logan. This is a non-violent public event sponsored by Cache Valley Peace Works. Call 755-5137 if you have questions

• Mountain Crest High School Theatre presents, Arsenic and Old Lace, February 12- 17, at MCHS Auditorium. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at Lee’s in Logan.

• Friday, February 16, 9 p.m. – 1.m. “Dominican Dance Night.” $3. Come enjoy an evening of music and dance Dominican style with DJ Aldo at the Newman Center Social Hall. 795 North 800 East. For more information email edleonard@cc.usu.edu.

• Join Common Ground Outdoor Adventures Friday, February 16, 3 pm. We will be cleaning up a nearby park. Common Ground provides outdoor recreational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities. Equipment is available for all abilities. Volunteers are needed. Call (435) 713-0288 or visit www.cgadventures.org for more information

• The Utah Lacrosse Association will be conducting a clinic for new and returning Lacrosse Officials on Saturday, February 24, 2007 from 8:30 – 11:30 am, in room 282 of the Education Building. For more information contact Hal Potter at hal.potter@usu.edu.

• Join SNC staff and volunteer naturalists for a day on snowshoes Saturday, February 24, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Location to be determined based on snow conditions. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Costs are $8 ($6 for SNC members) $25 group rate for 5. To register, call 435-755-3239 or visit www.logannature.org

• The George S. Eccles Ice Center in North Logan will be hosting its 4th annual Spice on Ice: Best of Cache Valley dinner and benefit auction on Thursday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 5. Prices are $50 per person. The live auction will begin after the dinner and is free to the public. For more information call the Ice Center at (435) 787-2288 and ask for Brandon or Alisa.