A symphonic concert featuring the Songs of Harriet Tubman and Louise Farrenc's Third Symphony, presented in Women's History Month. Faculty conductor Cynthia Katsarelis (in the Program in Sacred Music at Notre Dame) leads a collaboration with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and our invited guest, South African soprano Goitsemang Lehobye, in presenting the Songs of Harriet Tubman by American composer, Nkeiru Okoye, and the Third Symphony by the 19th-Century French composer, Louise Farrenc.Harriet Tubman is the quintessential liberation figure in American history. Her courage and activism has inspired many, including the civic leaders in South Bend who brought a beautiful statue of Harriet Tubman to Howard Park. Louise Farrenc was a virtuoso pianist and composer and the first women to serve full-time on the faculty of the Paris Conservatoire. Famously, she fought for, and attained, equal pay with her male colleagues.The pre-concert conversation at 6:30 p.m. will focus on the meaning of Tubman for South Bend, a "station" on the Underground Railroad. Participants will include Alfred Guillaume, retired from IUSB, a civic leader who helped bring the inspiring Harriet Tubman statue to Howard Park.Nkeiru Okoye is one of the most exciting composers in America. Her works include operas, oratorios, music for orchestras, choruses, and chamber music ensembles, as well as song cycles. Her recent oratorio, When the Caged Bird Sings, premiered in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2024 to great acclaim.Soprano Goitsemang Lehobye, a native of Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa, is an emerging star who in the last year has performed with the Finnish National Opera, the Minnesota Orchestra, and made her Carnegie Hall debut. Tickets are available at: performingarts.nd.edu Co-sponsorsed by the Program in Sacred Music at Notre Dame, Gender Studies, and the Department of MusicThis concert is made possible in part by support from the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame.

Professor Pfinklepfunder's $1 Sunday Family FilmsDirected by Stephanie JohnesWith Maya Gabeira, Pedro Scooby, Carlos BurleNot Rated, 95 minutes, DCPIn English and Portuguese with English subtitlesNazaré in Portugal was some of the most towering waves in the world, but it isn't the only challenge facing world champion Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira. After a near-fatal encounter while surfing, Maya faces not only the challenge of overcoming monster surf but also the pervasive chauvinism in the competitive surfing world. This documentary follows Gabeira who after a near-drowning and three surgeries in five years still is mocked by her male counterparts. Still, she gets back on her board and conquers the waves in Nazaré. When she doesn't receive recognition for her efforts, people lobby Guinness World Records to give her her due. A new addition to the growing world of extreme sport documentaries (e.g., Free Solo), Maya and the Wave combines the thrill and beauty of big-wave surfing with the hard work that comes with tackling both a literally backbreaking sport and structural misogyny. GET TICKETS

New at the BrowningDirected by Jack C. NewellWith Jim Cavnar, Madame Claude, Adam DavidsonNot Rated, 90 minutes, DCPDirector Jack C. Newell scheduled to appear via Zoom!After hearing an NPR podcast in the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, semi-retired construction worker Tim Myers is so moved he decides to build a school in the rural Haitian community of Villard. He meets his counterpart Anselm Saimplice, who readily accepts Tim's vision for a new school. Very quickly, things spiral out of control. Trying to teach Haitian laborers new skills, Tim imposes his style of construction and values. And as filmmakers and aid workers spend more time in Villard, Saimplice reveals himself to be quite different from the vibrant, selfless community leader the radio story represented. Subverting the typical NGO film, filmmakers follow through on unexpected plot twists, weaving them together with expert interviews clarifying the larger historical and social context of the school project. Ultimately the filmmakers have to question their own complicity in the byzantine network of international aid, NGOs, and documentary storytelling itself. GET TICKETS

The theme of this year’s one-day symposium is “Using Innovative Approaches to Improve Health Equity.” To sign up click the link here!*** You do not have to have research directly related to the Symposium title to apply.   Oral presentations will be awarded. Please submit your abstract in adherence to the following guidelines by February 21. Four abstracts will be chosen for 15-minute presentations and presenters will be awarded $75. There will also be a poster session for those not selected for oral presentations or those who prefer posters. There will be awards for best poster presentations.Abstract must include: Title, Authors, Affiliations Maximum 2,000 characters not including the Title, Authors, and Affiliations. No graphics/images will be accepted. The abstract should include: Background, Methods, and Results/Conclusions.Presentations will be evaluated on the following attributes: rationale, methods, results/conclusions, clarity, and significance to BIPH themes. For questions please email ckerr3@nd.edu. Please submit a response even if you just plan on attending so that we can ensure that we have enough food. You do not need to submit an abstract if you are just attending but you do have to submit one for a poster and/or oral presentation.    Originally published at precisionhealth.nd.edu.

This exhibit commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (1939-45) using primarily European visual sources recently acquired by Rare Books & Special Collections. It showcases more than 40 works on paper, including posters, maps, propaganda ephemera, and illustrated books, as well as photographs and first-hand accounts. The exhibit explores themes of Nazi racial ideology, the Holocaust, children in war, resistance, liberation, and memories of war. By examining images created for personal use and for state-sponsored propaganda, the exhibit presents a visual narrative of the war’s profound impact on individuals and societies, offering deeper insight into how this war was experienced and remembered. This exhibit is curated by Natasha Lyandres, Curator, Rare Books & Special Collections; Jean McManus, Catholic Studies Librarian, University Archives; and Julia Schneider, German Language and Literature and Italian Studies Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours. Related Events Monday, March 31, 4:30 pmLecture: Martina Cucchiara, “Fervent Faith, Relentless Persecution: The Daily Life of Erna Becker-Kohen, a Catholic of Jewish Descent in Nazi Germany” Thursday, April 10, 4:30 pmLecture: Robert M. Citino, "The Fascist Lair: the Battle of Berlin" Tuesday, April 22, 4:30 pmYom HaShoah Program to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust Exhibit Tours Meet and speak with curators of the spring exhibit, "Tragedies of War: Images of WWII in Print Visual Culture." Monday, March 31, 3:30 pmThursday, April 10, 3:30 pmTuesday, April 22, 3:30 pm

In 1980, the University of Notre Dame became the first major university to boycott Campbell Soup products in support of Midwestern farmworkers represented by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (Toledo, Ohio). In a few short months, a small and dedicated cohort of students tapped into a growing movement and convinced the campus to act in solidarity. This exhibit was created in conjunction with Somos ND, a campus-wide initiative to honor the history and legacy of Latino and Hispanic contributions to the University. It is curated by Emiliano Aguilar, assistant professor in the Department of History. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.Open to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, postdocs, the public, alumni, and friends