Thursday, April 4

“Coleus and other Shade Lovers,” garden talk with Tom and Marilyn Kenney, at Reiman Gardens Mahlstede Learning Center, 12 p.m., free

“From Farm to Fork: A Forum on Locally Grown Foods at University Campuses,” with Nadeem Siddiqui of Cornell University Dining Services, also ISU panel on using local foods on campus, at 23 MacKay Hall, 1:30 p.m., free

Ally Awards, awards that help show respect for those who have been a strong ally for LGBT students and the LGBT community. in the Oak Room, Memorial Union, 7 p.m.

“Mystery Train,” SUB film, in the Pioneer Room, MU, 8 p.m., $2

“Recruitment and Retention of American Indian Students,” lecture with Leigh D. Jeanotte of the University of North Dakota, in the Sun Room, MU, 8 p.m., free

“Soil Fertility and Hunger in Africa,” lecture with Pedro Sanchez of the University of California, Berkley, at 1414 Molecular Biology, 8 p.m., free

Friday, April 5

“Do Jump!” physical theater performance, at Stephens, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., $3

Awareness Week Rally, at the Campanile, noon, in the Campanile Room, 12:15 p.m.

Greek Getaway, featuring lip syncing and a hypnotist, at Lied Rec Center, 7 p.m.

“Los Vendidos,” a comedic theater performance, at the Maintenance Shop, MU, 7:30 p.m., ISU students: $4.50, non-students: $10

LGBTA Peace Love Unity Respect Rave, the culmination of Awareness Week activities, at State Gym, 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., Alliance members: $3, others $5

“Slacker,” SUB film, in the Pioneer Room, MU, 8 p.m., $2

“Generation After Generation – We are Coming Home,” lecture with Sandra White Hawk, Sicangu Lakota, about the placement and adoption of American Indian children, in the Great Hall, MU, 8 p.m., free

Saturday, April 6

ExTRAvaganza carnival, at the Towers Courtyard, Wallace-Wilson Commons and Knapp-Storms Commons, 11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m., with fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

Pow-wow, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 1120 Lincoln Way, grand entries at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (no dancing 5-7 p.m.), free

“Do Jump!” physical theater performance, at Stephens, 3 p.m., ISU students/ 18 and under: $8.50, non-students: $16

Polar Bear Plunge, a Special Olympics fund-raiser, at Lake LaVerne, 5 p.m.

“Mystery Train” and “Slacker,” SUB films double feature, in the Pioneer Room, MU, $3

“Los Vendidos,” a comedic theater performance, at the Maintenance Shop, MU, 7:30 p.m., ISU students: $4.50, non-students: $10

Sunday, April 7

Gallery Walk, tour of “Earth Tones I: Natural Dyes in Art,” with Matthew DeLay, University Museums curator of education, at Brunnier Art Museum, 2 p.m., free

“Los Vendidos,” a comedic theater performance, at the Maintenance Shop, MU, 2 p.m., ISU students: $4.50, non-students: $10

Cantamus, ISU’s premiere women’s choir concert, with conductor Kathleen Rodde, at Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, 3 p.m., free

“Alaap: A performance of Indian Classical Music,” at Fisher Theater, 7 p.m., $5 – $14

“Sorytelling in Virtual Environments,” lecture with Larry Tuch, screenwriter and creative consultant in the field of virtual reality, at Howe Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m., free

“Intellectual Property, University Research and Industry Partnerships,” lecture with Steven Berman, of the University of California’s Systemwide Digital Media Innovation Program, 8 p.m., Howe Hall Auditorium, free

Monday, April 8

“Preparing for Terrorism and Bioterrorism: A Community-Based Approach,” lecture with Joseph Donnermeyer of Ohio State University, at 244 MU, 12 p.m., free

Monday Organ Series, orgran concert, at Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, 5:20 p.m., $5

Dustin Diamond, former cast member of “Saved by the Bell,” comedic performance, at the M-Shop, MU, 8 p.m., PRICES

Tuesday, April 9

Schatzi, classic indie rock concert, at the M-Shop, MU, 7:30 p.m., ISU students: $5, non-students $6

Wednesday, April 10

Women’s Center Clothesline Projects, T-shirt display in honor of women who have been victims of violence, located outside Sloss House, 8 a.m., free

Spring convention and awards for faculty and staff members, featuring remarks by President Gregory Geoffroy, in the Sun Room, MU, 3:15 p.m.

Architecture lecture with Billie Tsien of Tod Williams Billie Tsien and Associates, New York, at Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design, 7 p.m.

– Information gathered by Bethany Kohoutek