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Guest recital:Aleck Karis, piano Location: Harper Hall Aleck Karis is a highly regarded American pianist, especially well known for his work in contemporary American music. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and his masters from the Juilliard School in New York, and teaches piano at the University of California San Diego. He lists his main teachers as Artur Balsam, Beveridge Webster, and William Daghlian. Although his repertory extends over the three centuries of piano music, he is best known for his work as pianist for such groups as Speculum Musicae, the Contemporary Music Group, the League-ISCM Chamber Players, and SONOR.

1:30pm	Lawrence Academy of Music Chamber Ensembles Performance Location: Harper Hall, Lawrence Conservatory of Music The Academy's Chamber Ensembles perform chamber music repertoire.
7:00pm	Faculty recital:Matthew Michelic, viola, and Leslie Michelic, oboe Location: Harper Hall with Nora Lewis, oboe, and Anthony Padilla, piano

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World Music Series:Yumi Kurosawa Location: Harper Hall An award-winning koto star from a young age, Yumi Kurosawa is one of today's most exciting soloists on Japan's national instrument. Her solo repertoire includes classical Japanese compositions, as well as her own innovative and enchanting original works. Born in Morioka, Japan, Kurosawa began her koto studies when she was three, going on to win first prize at the National Japanese Koto Competition for students in 1989 and 1992. Since relocating to the US, she has played on such stages as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Apollo Theater, and the Blue Note. Kurosawa has been a principal soloist with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Swan in the UK, and the Houston Grand Opera, and in 2015, she was commissioned to write an original score for the Houston Ballet. Her many collaborations have included pairings of koto with tabla, with oud, with string quartet, and with dance, including a piece with the Beyonce-affiliated dance duo Les Twins. Kurosawa is currently working on a collaborative program with tabla player Anubrata Chatterjee, son of the world-renowned tabla master Anindo Chatterjee. She has two solo albums out to date: 2015's Looking up at the Sky, and 2009's Beginning of a Journey.

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Student recital:Craig Jordan, piano Location: Harper Hall

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Staff of Color Meeting Location: Warch Campus Center 325 - Nathan Marsh Pusey Room A meeting with the Lawrence staff of color to check-in on how things are going so far and discuss ways that the university can provide support for the unique challenges staff of color might face at Lawrence.

12:00pm	Basketball Location: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Ctr GYM - Gymnasium Noon time hoops.
4:30pm	Linguistics Tea Location: Warch Campus Center 414 - Runkel Conference Room a gathering of students and faculty who are interested in Linguistics

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LU's BEST EVER SLUMBER PARTY Location: Warch Campus Center 226 - Mead Witter Room Join us for snacks and games (jenga, ping pong, pool, karaoke, mini golf, etc.) at 9pm, A Star is Born at 11pm, pizza and the top 5 office episodes at 1:30am, and a sleepover in Meadwitter at 3 am! Then wake up to breakfast made by Greg Griffin from 8-9am!

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LU's BEST EVER SLUMBER PARTY Location: Warch Campus Center 226 - Mead Witter Room Join us for snacks and games (jenga, ping pong, pool, karaoke, mini golf, etc.) at 9pm, A Star is Born at 11pm, pizza and the top 5 office episodes at 1:30am, and a sleepover in Meadwitter at 3 am! Then wake up to breakfast made by Greg Griffin from 8-9am!