James Woods as evacuation committee member Walter O’Brien in Northfork, the MUN Film Series screening on Nov. 27.

Thursday, Nov. 13
Film series – MUN Cinema Series continues with The Magdalene Sisters. Screenings are at 7 p.m. in Empire Studio 12 cinemas in the Avalon Mall. For more information, see www.mun.ca/film.

Friday, Nov. 14
Speakers’ series – The Women’s Studies speakers’ series continues at 12 p.m. in room SN-4087. St. John’s artist Kathleen Knowling will speak on Art, Myself and the Women’s Movement.

PhD defence – PhD oral defence of David Goodyear at 10 a.m. in room ER-4002, Alexander Murray Building (Earth Sciences).

Concert – For Folk’s Sake: A Fundraiser for Culture & Tradition at 7:30 p.m. D. F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music. For more, see www.ucs.mun.ca/~culture.

Saturday, Nov. 15,
Concert – MUN's new cellist, Vernon Regehr, performs with pianist Timothy Steeves and Duo Concertante at 8 p.m. in the D. F. Cook Recital Hall.

Monday, Nov. 17
Lecture – The Silver Seminar Series of the Department of Computer Science continues with a talk by Ted Herman from 1-2 p.m. in room EN-2022 . For further information and a complete abstract, please visit our Web site at www.cs.mun.ca.

Tuesday Nov. 18
Jazz Ensemble – The MUN Jazz Ensemble swings under the direction of Jonathan MacInnis at 8 p.m. at the D. F. Cook Recital Hall. Admission: $10/$5. Reservations: 737-4455 or www.mun.ca/music.

Wednesday, Nov. 19
Recruiter in Residence – Doug Letto, CBC/Canada Now, will be on campus to speak with students/alumni from 1-2 p.m. in the Education Bldg., ED-2002 . For more information contact Chris Hounsell or Lynn Walsh at the Centre for Career Development, ccd@mun.ca or 737-2033.

Thursday, Nov. 20
IP lecture – Intellectual Property and Research: What the Genesis Group can do for you, a short workshop, from 2-4 p.m. in room HSC 3454.

Linux lecture – Linux Game Consoles /
Migration from Windows at 7:30 p.m. in room EN-2022. For more, see www.slug.nf.net.

Film series – MUN Cinema Series continues with Legend Of Suriyothai. Screenings are at 7 p.m. in Empire Studio 12 cinemas in the Avalon Mall. For more information, see www.mun.ca/film.

Friday, Nov. 21
PhD oral defence – PhD oral defence of Maria de las Nieves Martinez Murrillo, titled Size-Based Dynamics of a Demersal Fish Community: Modeling Fish-Fisheries Interactions, at 2 p.m. in room ER-4002, Alexander Murray Building (Earth Sciences).

Monday, Nov. 24
Seminar – Maritime Studies Research Unit fall semester seminars continue at 4 p.m. with Amanda Crompton, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, and a seminar titled Excavating the “Ancient French Capital”: Community Sponsored Archaeology in Placentia, Newfoundland, at the Maritime History Archive, Henrietta Harvey Building. All faculty and students are welcome to attend.

Thursday, Nov. 27
Film series – MUN Cinema Series continues with Northfork. Screenings are at 7 p.m. in Empire Studio 12 cinemas in the Avalon Mall. For more information, see www.mun.ca/film.

Robocode competition – End of semester event at 7:30 p.m. in room EN-2022. See www.slug.nf.net for details.

History lecture – The Newfoundland Historical Society is holding a free public lecture at 8 p.m. at Hampton Hall, Marine Institute. Robert Mellin will speak on Tilting: House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and Other Tales from a Newfoundland Fishing Village.