Happenings

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

“Accession Deficit? Turkey and the Future of Democracy in Europe,” Michael Goodhart, Pitt professor of political science, noon today, 4130 Posvar Hall, Pitt European Studies Center, 412-648-7390, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“The Erosion of Civil Rights and Community Responses,” Kerry O’Donnell, president of the Maurice Falk Fund, noon to 1:30 p.m. today, School of Social Work Conference Center, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems, Reed Smith Spring 2008 Speaker Series, 412-624-7382, www.crsp.pitt.edu.

“The European Union Airlines and Global Warming,” Martin Staniland, Pitt professor of public and international affairs, noon Jan. 15, 4130 Posvar Hall, Pitt European Studies Center, 412-648-7390, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“Passive vs. Driven Evolutionary Trends,” Derek Turner, professor of philosophy at Connecticut College, 12:05 p.m. Jan. 15, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for the Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

“Bolivia: Service and Learning Among Tumultuous Politics and Rising Indigenous Identity,” Nicholas Biddle, professor of Latin American history, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Jan. 15, 4130 Posvar Hall and Sutherland Hall, respectively, Pitt Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7390, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“The Conflict After Iraq: What Will It Look Like? Are We Prepared?” Paul J. Selva, major general of U.S. Air Force, 1-2 p.m. Jan. 17, Frick Fine Arts Building, 412-624-7884, www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

“Basic Teachings of Islam,” Khawla Kittaneh, a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 7 p.m. Jan. 17, Mary Lou Campana Chapel and Lecture Center, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7741, www.upg.pitt.edu.

“Guantanamo: The Enemy Is Us,” Don Guter, dean of Duquesne University School of Law, 7 p.m. Jan. 17, Panera’s at the Galleria, 1500 Washington Rd., South Hills, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, www.aclupa.org.

“Deciphering Duhem,” Gerald J. Massey, Pitt Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for the Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu.

“Underdetermination of Scientific Theory Building in String Physics and Philosophy of Science,” Richard Dawid, professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna, 12:05 p.m. Jan. 22, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for the Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

“Parallel Persecutions?, Sodomites and Jews in Medieval Europe,” Bruce Venarde, professor and associate chair in Pitt’s Department of
History, 7 p.m., Jan. 24, Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh, Darlington Road, Squirrel Hill, Holocaust Center of the United Jewish Federation, 412-421-1500.

Opera/Theater/Dance

cityLIVE! NOT. JUST. DANCE, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 16, New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Downtown, Pop City, 412-320-4610, www.newhazletttheater.org.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, film and performance from Hesperus, 8 p.m., Jan. 19, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Menopause the Musical, through Jan. 20, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Disney’s The Lion King, directed by Julie Taymor, through Feb. 17, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown, PNC Broadway Across America Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, through Feb. 17, City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side, 412-431-2489, www.citytheatrecompany.org.

Exhibitions

Mattress Factory, India: New Installations, Part II, through Jan. 20; Gestures: Illustrations of Catastrophe and Remote Times, Jan. 18 through May 11, 500 Sampsonia Way, Northside, 412-231-3169, www.mattressfactory.org.

Carnegie Museum of Art, Popular Salon of the People: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annuals at Carnegie Museum of Art, through Jan. 21; On a Grand Scale: The Hall of Architecture at 100, through Jan. 27; Design to Be Lit, through Feb. 10, 4410 Forbes Ave., Oakland, 412-441-9786 ext. 224, www.cmoa.org.

Silver Eye Center for Photography, Fellowship 2007, through Feb. 2, 1015 E. Carson St., South Side, 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.

709 Penn Gallery, Celebrating Life and Death in West Africa, through Feb. 22, 709 Penn Ave., Downtown, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

Andy Warhol Museum, Ron Mueck at the Andy Warhol Museum, through March 30; Canis Major: Andy Warhol’s Cats and Dogs (and Other Party Animals), through May 4, 117 Sandusky St., Northside, 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

Miscellaneous

Craft Beer and Cheese with Carol “Deer Heart” Pascuzzi, 6:15 p.m., Jan. 15, Theater Square Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, Craft Beer School Series, 412-456-6666, www.pgharts.org.

La Cultura Dinner, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 19, Chambers Hall, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7497, www.upg.pitt.edu.

Pitt PhD Dissertation Defenses

Laurel Kuxhaus, Swanson School of Engineering, “Development of a Feedback-Controlled Elbow Simulator: Design Validation and Clinical Application,” 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17, Room 360 Benedum Hall.