Free Events At Duke This Week: Spring Plant Sale And More
Attend a few lectures, see a movie and end the week at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
This week's picks from the Working@Duke
staff for five free things to do at Duke include a film that's part of the Iranian Cinema Series and a spring plant sale at Sarah P.
Duke Gardens, among other possibilities.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday,
March 26
Free Public Bus Pass
Pick up a free public bus
pass that allows eligible faculty and staff to ride local and regional buses at
no charge. The GoPass
Distribution Event is on the West Campus Plaza outside the Bryan
Center. Bring your DukeCard.
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday,
March 27
Film Screening
As part of the Iranian
Cinema Series, catch the screening of "Tehran Has No More
Pomegranates," which blends satire with
history to paint a portrait of the metropolis and its transformation into a "mega[lo]polis" of increasing urban mess, inadequate housing and the fatal destiny of its once
delicious pomegranates. The screening is in the White Lecture Hall.
12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday,
March 28
Wednesdays at The Center
Attend a presentation
by Emily Butera, senior program officer for the Detention and Asylum Program at
the Women’s Refugee Commission. The topic is, "In Whose Best Interest: Immigration Law, Child Welfare and the
Families Caught in Between."
"Wednesdays at the
Center" is a topical weekly series in which scholars, artists, journalists, and
others speak informally about their work in conversation with the audience. The
series is jointly organized and presented by the John Hope Franklin Center, the
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and coordinated by Miguel
Rojas-Sotelo. The event is in the John Hope Franklin Center, Room 240.
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday,
March 29
Global Health Lecture
The Duke Global Health
Institute and the Sanford School of Public Policy host a talk to learn how mobile phones can be powerful tools
for improving global health. The presenter is Nithya Ramanathan, an assistant
research professor at UC Los Angeles and co-founder and president of Nexleaf
Analytics. Her work on wireless sensor networks for the study of water has led
to key advances in combating groundwater contamination. The talk is in Perkins
Library 217.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
Saturday, March 31
Spring Plant Sale
Spring has sprung, and
what better way to celebrate than with the spring plant sale at Sarah P. Duke
Gardens. The event features plants
ideal for this region and from Duke Gardens, as well as unusual cultivars and plant
vendors and free expert advice.