Wednesday January 28 Ford Hall Forum presents “The Politics of Sex, Drugs, and HIV/AIDS,” a free public lecture and discussion with Harold Cox, Dr. Jean Flatley McGuire, Rev. Martin McLee and moderated by Richard Knox. The lecture will take be held at the Old South Meeting House at 310 Washington St. at 6:30 p.m. For more information about this and other free lecture programs to be presented by the Ford Hall Forum, call (617) 373-5800 or visit www.fordhallforum.neu.edu.
The Black Engineer-ing Student Society and WRBB 104.9 FM present Barber Shop at afterHOURS at 8 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. There will be giveaways including sneak preview passes for Barber Shop 2 along with other promotional items. For more information contact DeeJay DZ at (978) 804-2635 or at Djay_ DZ@yahoo. com.
The Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge, will be hosting a Champion of Champions Slam, a poetry open mic event. Admission is $3. Participants are asked to arrive at 7 p.m. to sign-up and “the slam” will begin at 10:30 p.m. The night will be hosted by Michael Brown, Craig Nelson and Valerie Lawson. For more information, call (617) 354-2685.
January 29 Thursday The NU Speech and Hearing Club presents “Living a Life of Joy” a lecture held at 7 p.m. in Blackman Auditorium with Patch Adams, doctor, social activist and inspiration for the movie starring Robin Williams. Tickets are $5 and available at the NU Ticket Center, Ell Hall. Contact Libby at osita_ [email protected]
January 30 Friday Warm up with the Newman Club at the Fourth Annual Snow Ball from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Cabral Center at the African American Institute. Semi- formal attire is required. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information and to purchase tickets call Melissa Roberts at (617) 377-2645 or e-mail Jen Greenberg at greenjen2000@yahoo. com.
Upcoming Skiers looking for a challenge in 2004 are invited to head to Nashoba Valley Ski Area on Saturday, February 14 for the annual CSC/Jimmy Fund Ski Challenge at Nashoba Valley in Westford, Mass. This event includes an outdoor barbecue, team races, an open individual ski challenge, an apres ski party and auction and special guest, free-style skier, Wayne Wong. The entry fee for a four-person team is $240, individual racers $50. Registration is at 9 a.m. This event is held to benefit the Jimmy Fund and is organized by the Computer Science Corporation. For details, call Alicia Gallo at (617) 632-3611.
