The University of New Mexico

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Media Contacts: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1593, michal@unm.edu
Jazmen Bradford, jazbradford@gmail.com

April 10, 2009

Video and Photo Opportunities at UNM, April 14-18

Tuesday, April 14

History Professor Ferenc Szasz presents UNM’s 54th Annual Research Lecture, “Abraham Lincoln and Roberts Burns: Connected Lives and Legends,” in the UNM Continuing Education auditorium. Szasz will show slides of Lincoln and Burns, many taken from images included in his recent book of the same title. A reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the lecture at 7 p.m. Visit http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/003559.html.

Wednesday, April 15

The UNM Bookstore presents a poetry performance by the Lobo Slam team, one of several events celebrating National Poetry Month. The performance will be held in the general books section beginning at noon. Contact Lisa Walden at lwalden@unm.edu or (505) 277-7494.

Thursday, April 16

The UNM Bookstore presents a reading, discussion and signing by Michelle J. Holtby, author of “Bipolar No More: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery,” in the general books section, 4-6 p.m. Contact Lisa Walden at lwalden@unm.edu or (505) 277-7497.

Saturday, April 18

UNM’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures presents the 2009 World Language Expo in Ortega Hall, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Participants can learn the Argentinean tango, watch a Middle Eastern belly dance and choose from up to 50 different workshops and presentations. Admission is $2. Contact Marina Peters-Newell at mpnewell@unm.edu.

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology presents the Food and Life Series. Paleoethnobotanist Lisa Huckell will discuss native foods that have supported life from prehistory to modern times. “A Place at Mother Earth’s Table: Exploring Wild Plant Foods and Products of the Rio Grande Region” will be held in the Hibben Center, room 105, 1-4 p.m. Contact Mary Beth Hermans at mhermans@unm.edu or (505) 277-1400.