February 12, Thursday Are you interested in someone? Here’s a chance to let them know. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. students will be able to take pictures together or buy carnations along with other events for Valentine’s Day. The event is sponsored by MAPS and will be held again on Friday, February 13 from 2 p.m to 6 p.m. in the Curry Student Center. Admission is free. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
Dateless for Valentine’s Day? Win a date and dinner or just come watch some fun. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars along with Sigma Sigma Sigma are sponsoring a dating game that begins at 8 p.m. in afterHOURS. Prizes include a $50 gift certificate to Elephant Walk, Anthem, Fire and Ice or Maggianos. Admission is free. For more information, e-mail nu_nscs @ yahoo.com or call (585) 802-1192 for applications.
The NU Accidentals will be holding an open audition in Room 217 of Ryder Hall. The Accidentals are looking for women with voice skills and/or voice percussion skills needed for their pop/contemporary inspired a cappella group. Group warm-ups start at 6:45 p.m. and auditions begin promptly at 7 p.m. For details, e-mail [email protected].
February 13, Friday The Council for Univers-ity Programs will be hosting “Sex Rules!” a lecture by Maria Falzone on the ins and outs of real sex. The lecture runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be held in the Curry Student Center Ballroom. Admission is free and there are also going to be door prizes including dinner for two and a bouquet of flowers. For more information, check out www.cup. neu.edu.
February 15, Sunday The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum will be offering “Sunday Tea at the JFK,” an afternoon including tea and admission to the museum and a tour of “From the World to the White House: Caroline Kennedy’s Doll Collection (1961-1963).” Enjoy tea, scones, tea sandwiches and dessert in the Smith Crescent Room overlooking Boston Harbor and the city skyline. The cost is $14 for children 12-years-old and younger and $17 for those 13 and above. “Sunday Tea at the JFK” will take place each Sunday in February. For more information, call (866) 535-1960 or access www.jfklibrary.org.
February 16, Monday The JFK Library Child-ren’s Program, through the “Celebrate!” program, presents Mikata at 10:30 a.m. at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston. Mikata performs traditional music and dance from Ghana, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Haiti and Brazil using authentic drums, bells and xylophones. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call (617) 514-1646.
Upcoming V-Day Northeastern 2004 Benefit will be presenting Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monolgues” at the Black-man Auditorium. There will be only two performances, on Monday, February 23 at 8 p.m. and on Tuesday, February 24 at 6 p.m. Admission is $12 and tickets can be purchased at the NU Box Office on the first floor of Ell Hall. The production is sponsored by The Depart-ment of Theatre and The Center for the Arts at Northeastern University. For more information, call (617) 373- 2247.
Celebrity Birthdays February 11 Brandy Norwood, 1979 Thomas Edison, 1847 Jennifer Aniston, 1969
February 12 Arsenio Hall, 1955 Christina Ricci, 1980 Abraham Lincoln, 1809
February 13 Jerry Springer, 1944 Peter Gabriel, 1950
February 14 Drew Bledsoe, 1972 Florence Henderson, 1934
February 15 Matt Groening, 1954 Galileo Galilei, 1564 Brandon Boyd, 1976
February 16 Ice- T, 1958 LeVar Burton, 1957 Sonny Bono, 1935
