University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Feb. 28-Mar. 6

February 12, 2002

The following events at the University of Pittsburgh are open to the public:

LECTURES

2/28 The Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for International Studies presents a symposium on Pitt Associate Professor in the Department of History Alejandro de la Fuente's book, "A Nation for All: Race, Inequality, and Politics in Twentieth Century Cuba" (University of North Carolina Press, 2001). Commentators will include Miguel Centeno of Princeton University, Joe Trotter of Carnegie Mellon University, and Marifeli Perez-Stable of Florida International University, as well as a response from de la Fuente. Room 272, Hillman Library, 2-5 p.m. For more information, call 412/648-7477.

2/28 The Department of the History of Art and Architecture will feature as a part of its "Thursday Afternoon Lecture Series" a presentation by Terry Smith who will give a talk titled "Target Architecture: Cross-Cultural Symbolization Before and After 9-11." Room 125, Frick Fine Arts Building,4 p.m. For more information, call 412/648-2400.

3/1 The Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for International Studies presents Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Florida International University Marifeli Perez-Stable, who will give a talk titled "Cuba's Long Twentieth Century." Room 3P11, Posvar Hall, noon. For more information, call

412/648-7477.

THEATER

2/28 The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre presents "The Serpent" by Jean-Claude van Itallie. The performance is directed

- by David Himmelreich. Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $12 general admission. For more information, visit the Web site,

3/3 www.pitt.edu/~play, or call 412/624-7529.

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