Noir Dire tells the story of a jury composed of six humans and six puppets as they find themselves on trial for the absurd crimes they have committed in a post-apocalyptic world. WARNING: Contains puppet nudity, puppet violence, puppets doing math and other adult themes. Written and directed by student Alex Rosenthal, Noir Dire is sponsored by Production Workshop, the student-run theater. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. on May 14, May 15 and May 16 in PW's upstairs space theater, 7 Young Orchard Ave.: Free tickets are available at the door.

http://pw.brown.edu/wiki/shows/noir_dire

Students in the Applied Music Program for Chamber Music and Strings will perform a recital. This event begins at 7 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall and is free and open to the public.
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Join the Haffenreffer Museum and the Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Office to hear local archaeologists discuss their most recent research. From noon to 2 p.m., children can explore a simulated 17th century New England Indian site, digging and identifying artifacts. They can search for clues and discover what activities happened at the site, then, sketch the artifacts and make their own out of clay. Archaeology Day programs are free: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 300 Tower St., Bristol.

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A senior voice recital performed by student Sonia Nayak at 8 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall: free and open to the public.
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A solo recital performed by student Ryan Cochran, cello, at 8 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall: free and open to the public.
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Speaking on the politics of healthcare reform, Dr. Gail Wilensky, an economist and a senior fellow at Project HOPE, will present the Paul Levinger Professorship Pro Tem in the Economics of Health Care. The lectureship was endowed in 1987 to honor the memory of Paul Levinger by his wife, the late Ruth Levinger, and his daughter and son-in-law, Bette Levinger Cohen and John M. Cohen ‘59, M.D. The lecture begins at 5 p.m. in Starr Auditorium, MacMillan Hall, and is free and open to the public.

Kristina Prachanronarong, student pianist, will perform works by Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann an Rachmaninoff. A reception will follow the 5 p.m. concert at Grant Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.
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Student pianist Vijay Narayan will perform a solo recital at 5 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall. Admission is free; the recital is open to the public.
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Leah Segal, student vocalist, will perform a solo senior recital at 7:30 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall. Admission is free; the recital is open to the public.
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Student pianist Lea Mouallem will perform a solo recital at 1 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall. Admission is free; this lunchtime recital is open to the public.
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Brown’s Director of Jazz Performance, Matthew McGarrell, will introduce a screening of Matthew Sieg’s documentary Lady Day: the Many Faces of Billie Holiday. Brown faculty member Yvonne Monnett will perform and address Holiday’s influence on contemporary jazz singers. Looking at Jazz: America’s Art Form is a free six-part series of films, readings and discussions supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Brown Department of Music and the Brown University Libraries. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Grant Recital Hall and is open to the public.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Music/events/

The Commencement Dance Concert is a lively mix of choreography by faculty, graduate students, and seniors. General admission is $15, $10 for staff and seniors, and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the door only. The show begins at 7 p.m. in the Stuart Theater, located in the Catherine Bryan Dill Center for the Performing Arts, 77 Waterman St.    
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/Theatre/dance.htm

The 27th Annual Dr. Carl and Dorothy O. Jagolinzer Commencement Recital will feature outstanding graduating seniors from the Department of Music. A pre-concert reception will be held at 5:15 p.m., on the lawn of concert site Grant Recital Hall, behind the Orwig Music Building at the corner of Hope Street and Young Orchard Avenue. Admission is free; seating is limited and first-come, first-served.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Music/events/