Upcoming Events

38th Annual Cultural Rhythms Festival:

• Monday, March 18, 6-8PM—Kick-off: Fashion Show & Artist Reveal.

  Kick off the Cultural Rhythms Festival at the first-ever Cultural Fashion Show & Artist Reveal, spotlighting garments that reflect a variety of cultures. Find out who will be the 2024 Artist of the Year! Also, enjoy delicious empanadas and samosas. Harvard Commons, Smith Campus Center.

  
  

• Friday, March 22, 2-4PM—Food Festival.

  Join the Harvard Foundation for a block party featuring delicious cultural foods, provided by 23 cultural student organizations belonging to the Harvard Foundation Student Advisory Committee. Grays Courtyard.

• Saturday, March 23, 6PM—Showcase & Artist Conversation.

  A celebration of Harvard's cultural and ethnic diversity through student performances, Cultural Rhythms honors a distinguished Artist of the Year, who has contributed greatly to the entertainment industry and social justice causes. Tickets are available through the Harvard Box Office. Sanders Theatre.

  
  

Monday, March 18, 7PM—QUIRC Queer Tarot.

Learn about tarot as a queer spiritual practice and receive a tarot reading. Harvard Commons, Smith Campus Center.

Tuesday, March 19, 8PM—Flowers & Flour.

Come design flower bouquets for yourself or loved ones while eating Flour pastries! Grays Common Room.

Wednesday, March 20, 12PM—The Art of Resistance: Sacred Visual Creations of New Orleans' African American Mardi Gras Maskers.

Scholar Kim Vaz-Deville will explore how African American maskers adorn themselves with hand-sewn regalia during Mardi Gras—showcasing themes of slavery, segregation, strategies of resistance. Register for online access. Zoom.

Wednesday, March 20, 4:30-5:30PM—What is "Healthy" Eating? with HUHS Dietitians, Molly Meehan Roache and Michelle Gallant.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice, trends, and buzzwords like “superfoods,” “organic,” “green juice,” and “plant-based.” HUHS Dietitians will discuss the fundamentals of healthy eating and how to set yourself up for success. There will be time to ask questions or seek clarifications about healthy eating. Hosted by the Food Literacy Project, this free event is open to all HUID holders. Sign up to attend. Smith Campus Center, Mt. Auburn Room.

Wednesday, March 20, 6PM—Norton Lecture 5: On Being Minor, with Viet Thanh Nguyen.

What does it mean to be a “minor” writer? From a minority, from a small nation, from the conquered, from the displaced, from spaces that are inevitably politicized, forgotten, or overlooked? Art and politics explicitly overlap for the writer who is forced to be minor, or who chooses to be minor, and whose aesthetic strategies and archives can and must be eclectic. Free tickets are available online, in-person at the Smith Campus Center box office, or by phone (fees apply); also available in-person at the venue, starting two hours prior. Memorial Church.

Thursday, March 21, 6-9PM—Breaking Boundaries: the Global Impact of Hiphop’s Original Dance.

ArtsThursdays and the Hiphop Archive and Research Institute present a lecture and presentation featuring Paul “Paulskeee” Ruma and Lino “Lean Rock” Delgado, pioneers in the breaking world. A reception follows in the Cooper Gallery, where Day One DNA: 50 Years in Hiphop Culture is on view. Hiphop Archive & Research Institute,104 Mt. Auburn St., Floor 3R.

Thursday, March 21, 4:30-6PM—Civil Disagreement Series: Academic Freedom, DEI, and the Future of Higher Education.

Increasingly, concerns about maintaining academic freedom are being pitted against the efforts of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on college campuses. This panel discussion will bring together those who hold differing views on questions about academic freedom and DEI in higher education, informed by their various experiences and expertise. They will examine the issues that motivate their views and explore perspectives that are often overlooked. Q&A will follow the discussion. Open in-person to all HUID holders. Harvard Commons, Smith Campus Center and livestream.

Saturday, March 23, 2-4PM—Film Screening: The Last Human.

Our understanding of life’s origins turned upside down when Greenlandic scientist Minik Rosing discovered the first traces of life in a small fjord near Isua, Greenland. Director Ivalo Frank’s new film is a tribute to a country caught between two extremes: the beginning and the end of life on Earth as we know it. Frank’s film is anchored by an encounter with a group of children from the village of Kangaatsiaq who fall in love, form friendships, and struggle with loss and longing. A Q&A with filmmaker Ivalo Frank and Sussi Adelholm, Head of School in Kangaatsiaq, Greenland, will follow the screening. Advance registration required. Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.

Tuesday, March 26, 6:30-8PM—Perspectives on Performance with Helen Shaw.

Theater, Dance & Media welcomes New Yorker theatre critic Helen Shaw to the second Perspectives on Performance artist talk of the semester! Farkas Hall 203.

Thursday, March 28, 7PM—Christoph Wolff Distinguished Visiting Scholar: Anthony Roth Costanzo.

Christoph Wolff Distinguished Visiting Scholar: Grammy Award-winning countertenor, Anthony Roth Costanzo, presents "Don't Look Back." Paine Hall.

HUHS Dietitians. Registered dieticians can help support your health and nutrition goals. Schedule without a referral via the HUHS Patient Portal, or call (617) 495-2068. HUGHP members require a referral. New patients can expect to have their initial nutrition visit within approximately 2-4 weeks.

Certificate for Civic Engagement. Heard about the new Certificate for Civic Engagement? Learn how to begin planning your pathway toward Certificate completion at an info session. Wednesday, March 20, 4:30PM, PBH Parlor Room.

Harvard College Women’s Center Women’s Week: March 25-29. Events include:

• Gender, Sexuality, and Religious Calling. Join the Harvard Undergraduate Queer Interfaith Community (QUIRC) for a Women’s Week discussion with Reverend Mary Steinmetz, an ordained Roman Catholic Woman Priest. The Roman Catholic Womenpriest (RCWP) movement has its roots in the 2002 ordination of seven women by a Catholic Bishop and the activism and dissent of faithful church members throughout history. Vegetarian dinner will be served. Find out more about QUIRC. Questions or concerns? Email: huquirc@gmail.com. Monday, March 25, 7PM, Memorial Church Buttrick Room.

  
  

• Women in Biotechnology. Join HUBC and HCWC for a conversation with two executive women in the biotechnology field. The event aims to highlight the unique struggles women face in the industry while also offering an understanding of their insightful experiences over the course of their career. Tuesday, March 26, 6-7:15PM, Smith Campus Center, Isaacson Room.

• Her Roots, Our Stories. What women have had the greatest impact on you? How have they created change in their communities? What can we do to support the women in our lives? Join Harvard Girl Up and Global WE for an intimate, open mic-style reflection where we’ll gather to tell stories about the women who keep us Rooted in life. Come for food, good vibes, good music, and a safe space to support one another. All are welcome! Friday, March 29, 5-7:30PM, Harvard Kennedy School, IOP Classroom.

  
  

Spring Sound Journey Experience with Rachel Munyard. Engage your senses, and take a journey through the chakras via the magic of crystal singing bowls. Blending breath, gentle movement, and crystal sound bath meditation, this workshop will help you relax and restore. Register to attend. Thursday, March 28, 5:30-6:30PM, Smith Campus Center Arts Wing, 2nd floor.

Join the Staff of Room 13. Room 13 is looking for individuals interested in peer counseling to join our staff! No experience is necessary; all counselors receive intensive training before the Fall 2024 semester.

Explore the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery. Step inside the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s newly renovated Earth & Planetary Sciences gallery. This expansive space displays thousands of rare minerals and sparkling gemstones, including a new beautiful collection of polished egg-shaped minerals and stunning display of Maine’s most famous mineral, tourmaline. Harvard Museum of Natural History.