"Lunch and Learn" event
The Yale University Women's Organization will host a "Lunch and Learn" event on Tuesday, Jan. 16, noon-1:30 p.m.
Ann Biersteker, adjunct associate professor of linguistics, will speak on "African Women Writers and Their Perspective on Present Day Africa." The talk will take place in the Berkeley College master's house, 125 High St.
Attendees may bring a bag lunch; coffee and dessert will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 488-7279.
The Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave., will present "A Night at the Peabody" on Saturday, Jan. 20, 6-9 p.m.
The family-oriented event will feature games, crafts, live animals, night watchmen and scavenger hunts for various ages. Activities geared especially toward children ages 5 to 12 will also be offered.
The cost is $10 per person; $5 for Peabody members; free for children age 3 and under.
To purchase tickets in advance, visit the website at www.peabody.yale.edu. Tickets may also be purchased at the admissions desk in advance or the night of the event. For more information, call the events office at (203) 432-6646 or the infotape at (203) 432-5050.
The University Library will host "Global Faces of the Yale Library" at the Yale Center for British Art (BAC), 1080 Chapel St., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The tours will feature highlights from the collections at the BAC's Reference Library and Photo Archive, the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department, and the Prints and Drawings Collection.
Attendees will have the opportunity to view prints, drawings and watercolors by renowned British artists such as Turner, Blake and Constable, as well as a sampling of rare books and manuscripts. Curators will talk about the various paintings and drawings as well as give information on how to access the holdings and to use the BAC library's study areas.
Tours are open to the public. They last for one hour. Registration is required by sending e-mail to atYUL@yale.edu.
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