Wednesday
“Balanchine in Hollywood” (talk by dance historian and Professor Beth Genné, the Robert M. Trotter visiting professor from the University of Michigan, fourth in a series of five presentations), 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m., Dougherty Dance Theatre, Gerlinger Annex, free, 346-5678.
“Women in Public in Early Republican China” (discussion led by Bryna Goodman, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society), noon-1 p.m., 330 Hendricks, free, 346-5015.
“NASA: The Conquest of Space” (talk by NASA pilots Col. Edwin W. Lewis Jr., retired, and Col. Gordon Fullerton, part of the class “The Epic of Flight”), 2 p.m.-3:20 p.m., EMU Fir Room, free, 484-4032.
Dance Quarterly (once-a-term dance concert), 7 p.m., Dougherty Dance Theatre, Gerlinger Annex, free, 346-3386. “Climbing North America’s Mountains: Alaska to Mexico” (talk by mountaineer Fred Beckey, sponsored by the Oregon State University Mountain Club), 7:30 p.m., OSU Memorial Union Ballroom, free.