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Free Events At Duke This Week: Tax Help And A Women's Film Fest

Learn about car buying and taxes and watch work by local female filmmakers 

 

There are plenty of free things to do at Duke this week. To help you choose, the Working@Duke staff picked our favorites, which include a class about car shopping and a showcase of films by local female filmmakers. 

Monday, March 19, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Shopping for a car can be complicated and time-consuming. Get help sorting out options at the Duke Credit Union lunchtime seminar, "Drive Away Happy: Car Buying Decisions." The seminar is in the Duke Credit Union conference room on the second floor of the Erwin Square Building on Main Street. (Duke Bus H5 serves this location). 

Tuesday, March 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Life hosts a "Trans 101 Training" to help faculty, staff and students at Duke learn more about how to support the transgender community at Duke. The intended audience is those who have little or no knowledge of individuals who identify as transgender. Please RSVP to Colleen.Warner@duke.edu. The session is in The Center for LGBT Life in the West Union Building

Wednesday, March 21, 4:15 to 5:45 p.m.

Got questions about taxes? Join Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) and Personal Finance@Duke for a Personal Finance Seminar on Taxes. Learn about taxable vs. non-taxable income, the basics of a 1040 and more. A guest speaker from the Internal Revenue Service will walk through the federal tax return. All faculty, staff and students are welcome. RSVP at http://wise.pratt.duke.edu/Taxes. The event is in the Schiciano Auditorium in the Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences

Wednesday, March 21, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Fill your Wednesday evening with live Jazz at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture under the leadership of John Brown, director of the Duke Jazz Studies Program. Come for one set or stay for the whole program. The Mary Lou Williams Center is in the West Union Building.

Sunday, March 25, 1:30 to 5 p.m.

In recognition of Women's History Month, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, in partnership with the Southern Documentary Fund, presents Alice Fest, a showcase of work by local female filmmakers. Doors open at 1:30; films begin at 2 p.m. Refreshments and door prizes will be available. Due to limited seating, RSVP to March25rsvp@gmail.com. The event is at the Center for Documentary Studies