FEBRUARY EVENTS

WCSU will host the Gymnastics Revolution Team Challenge in the Feldman Arena at the William O'Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Sessions will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The public is invited to this amateur gymnastics competition featuring gymnasts from the Northeastern United States. For ticket prices and more information, visit www.gymnasticsrevolution.com/TC2012/main.html.

WCSU has created an exhibit showcasing former student and mayor of Danbury James E. Dyer. The exhibit, "In Focus: Jim Dyer," will be open during library hours in the Ruth A. Haas Memorial Library on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. An opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. The exhibit will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-9074.

WCSU will host a 5 p.m. planetarium show, followed by telescope viewing of the sky from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672 or visit www.wcsu.edu/starwatch.

Kurt Goddard, vice president of investor relations at Fuel Cell Energy, will discussConnecticut's fuel cell industry from 5:25 to 6:25 p.m. during a political science class in Room 214 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The discussion will be free and open to the public. It is one of several scheduled during the semester for the World Governments, Economies and Cultures course taught by Adjunct Instructor Scott Benjamin. For more information, call (860) 354-3521, or send an e-mail to benjamins@wcsu.edu.

The WCSU Commuter Student Organization, SGA, PAC, IRHA, Sodexo the Campus Bookstore and the Office of Student Affairs will host "Jam the 'O' Night" at 5:30 p.m. in the Feldman Arena of the O'Neill Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. There will be raffles, shooting contests and more for WCSU students with valid I.D. at the WCSU Men's and Women's Basketball vs. Eastern doubleheader. For more information, send an email to dennisd@wcsu.edu.

The American Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive from 11:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Room 201 of the Student Center on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The public is invited to donate. To register or for more information, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767.

The WCSU Office of Housing & Residence Life will offer the GROW (Great Resources On Weekdays) dinner-speaker program, featuring faculty and staff who will discuss "My Road to WestConn" -- the story of their own education, prior experiences, past professions, and their individual journeys that landed them at WCSU. At 6:30 p.m., Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Nicholas Greco will be the featured speaker in the Danbury Room in the Student Center on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Resident students can swipe their I.D. for a meal exchange to attend. Other students, faculty or staff who wish to attend may pay $8 at the door. Because of limited seating, reservations are required. Reservations or requests for more information can be sent to griffinm@wcsu.edu or bledsoea@wcsu.edu via email by Monday of the week of each program.

Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Jessica Eckstein will discuss "Humanity of the Inhumane: Should Rapists, Abusers and Pedophiles Be Considered Human?" at noon in Room 202 of the Student Center on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The discussion will be part of a brown-bag lunch series focusing on what is human. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, the discussion will be free and open to faculty, staff and students only. For more information, call (203) 837-8600.

Dr. Neil Walsh, director of the Extremes Research Group at Bangor University, will discuss "Practical Strategies to Maintain Immune Health in Athletes" at 4 p.m. in Room 125 of the Science Building on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The talk will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8687.

WCSU will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, the WCSU Jazz Ensemble, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 or visit www.wcsu.edu/stuaffairs/Coffeehouse.asp for more information.

WCSU will host the Regional Science Horizons Science Fair in the Bill Williams Gym in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and the public is invited to view the science projects from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (203) 798-5130.

Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures Dr. Kevin Gutzman will read from his latest book, "James Madison and the Making of America," at 5:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Books will be available for purchase and a booksigning will follow. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8486.

The WCSU Tutoring Resource Center will host the workshop "Strategies for Midterm Triumph" at noon in Room 104 of Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The hour-long workshop will be free and the public is invited. For more information or to reserve a seat, call the center at (203) 837-9245.

Tim Vesely, owner of the Four Winds Solar Store in New Milford, will discuss renewable energy from 5:25 to 6:25 p.m. during a political science class in Room 214 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The discussion will be free and open to the public. It is one of several scheduled during the semester for the World Governments, Economies and Cultures course taught by Adjunct Instructor Scott Benjamin. For more information, call (860) 354-3521, or send an e-mail to benjamins@wcsu.edu.

WCSU will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, Arildo de Souza, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 or visit www.wcsu.edu/stuaffairs/Coffeehouse.asp for more information.

WCSU will host a 5 p.m. planetarium show, followed by telescope viewing of the sky from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672 or visit www.wcsu.edu/starwatch.

Prime Minister of Tibet Lobsang Sangay will deliver the President's Lecture Series address, "Democracy in Exile: The Case of Tibet," at 2 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The lecture will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8486.

U.S. Senate hopeful Brian K. Hill will discuss the economic recovery and his campaign from 5:25 to 6:25 p.m. during a political science class in Room 214 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The discussion will be free and open to the public. It is one of several scheduled during the semester for the World Governments, Economies and Cultures course taught by Adjunct Instructor Scott Benjamin. For more information, call (860) 354-3521, or send an e-mail to benjamins@wcsu.edu.

A retrospective exhibition of artworks by Robert Alberetti will be displayed in the Higgins Gallery in Higgins Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Alberetti began his teaching career at WCSU in 1963 and retired in 2003. A reception will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23. The exhibit will be open Mondays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited. 

The WCSU Office of Housing & Residence Life will offer the GROW (Great Resources On Weekdays) dinner-speaker program, featuring faculty and staff who will discuss "My Road to WestConn" -- the story of their own education, prior experiences, past professions, and their individual journeys that landed them at WCSU. At 6:30 p.m., Professor of Social Sciences Dr. Averell Manes will be the featured speaker in the Danbury Room in the Student Center on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Resident students can swipe their I.D. for a meal exchange to attend. Other students, faculty or staff who wish to attend may pay $8 at the door. Because of limited seating, reservations are required. Reservations or requests for more information can be sent to griffinm@wcsu.edu or bledsoea@wcsu.edu via email by Monday of the week of each program.

WCSU will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, Kurt Scobie, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 or visit www.wcsu.edu/stuaffairs/Coffeehouse.asp for more information.

The WCSU Jazz Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Featured will be Frankensax, conducted by Andrew Beals; the WCSU Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Dave Scott; and the WCSU Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jamie Begian. The concert will be free and the public is invited. Donations to support the department of music will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350 or visit www.wcsu.edu/music/concerts.asp.

WCSU will host the Cross Examination Debate Association Northeast Regional Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 25, and Sunday, Feb. 26, at various locations on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White. St., Danbury. Western's Roger Sherman Debate Society will participate in a competition bringing together student debate teams from colleges across the Northeastern United States. All teams will engage on Saturday in several rounds of debate beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing until 10 p.m. Teams placing highest in scoring will qualify for the final elimination round on Sunday, beginning at 8 a.m. The tournament will determine the top teams who qualify to compete as District 8 representatives in the 2012 National Debate Tournament at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. The public is invited to attend and admission will be free; information on debate locations will be available at the tournament registration site on the first floor of Warner Hall. For information, call (203) 837-8486.

The Institute for Holistic Health Studies at WCSU in collaboration with Dr. Tashi Rabten, president of the Tibetan Medical Association, will present "Tibetan Medicine: Theory, Part I - rlung/Wind - the Breath of Life" at 7:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The workshop will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (845) 612-3231.

The WCSU Softball Tip-Off Breakfast will be from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. in the Ballroom of the Westside Campus Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The public is invited. There will be no admission charge, but participants will be encouraged to make "tip" donations. Reservations are required. To make reservations or for more information, call (203) 837-9019.

The WCSU theatre arts department will present "Lysistrata by Aristophanes" in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 29 and March 1; 8 p.m. on Friday, March 2; 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 3; and 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 4. Call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732 for information. To purchase tickets, call (203) 837-TIXX or visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

MARCH EVENTS

WCSU will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 or visit www.wcsu.edu/stuaffairs/Coffeehouse.asp for more information.

WCSU will host the Western New England Home Show from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, at the Feldman Arena in the William O'Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Home improvement companies will display their products and answer questions during the two-day event. Tickets will be $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and free for children under 12. Call (860) 563-2111 or visit www.osbornejenks.com/wnehome.html
for more information.

WCSU will host a 6 p.m. planetarium show, followed by telescope viewing of the sky from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672 or visit www.wcsu.edu/starwatch.

U.S. Senate candidate Chris Shays will discuss his economic program and his campaign from 5:25 to 6:25 p.m. during a political science class in Room 214 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The discussion will be free and open to the public. It is one of several scheduled during the semester for the World Governments, Economies and Cultures course taught by Adjunct Instructor Scott Benjamin. For more information, call (860) 354-3521, or send an e-mail to benjamins@wcsu.edu.

The WCSU Office of Housing & Residence Life will offer the GROW (Great Resources On Weekdays) dinner-speaker program, featuring faculty and staff who will discuss "My Road to WestConn" -- the story of their own education, prior experiences, past professions, and their individual journeys that landed them at WCSU. At 6:30 p.m., Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures Dr. Martha May will be the featured speaker in the Danbury Room in the Student Center on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Resident students can swipe their I.D. for a meal exchange to attend. Other students, faculty or staff who wish to attend may pay $8 at the door. Because of limited seating, reservations are required. Reservations or requests for more information can be sent to griffinm@wcsu.edu or bledsoea@wcsu.edu via email by Monday of the week of each program.

The WCSU Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching will host the workshop "Grounded Cognition and Teaching Effectiveness" at noon in Room 508 of the Haas Library on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Robin Flanagan will provide answers to the question "Do your students 'absorb' all the material you 'deliver' in the classroom?" If not, maybe it's because minds aren't set up to accept "deliveries." New research in cognitive science reveals how the mind actually learns and how we can make use of that knowledge in the classroom. The workshop will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8869.

The WCSU Percussion Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The concert will be free and the public is invited. Donations to support the department of music will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350 or visit www.wcsu.edu/music/concerts.asp.

WCSU will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, illusionist Joel Myers, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 or visit www.wcsu.edu/stuaffairs/Coffeehouse.asp for more information.

The WCSU theatre arts department will present "Lysistrata by Aristophanes" in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 9; 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 10; and 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. Call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732 for information. To purchase tickets, call (203) 837-TIXX or visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

The WCSU Jazz Combos will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The concert will be free and the public is invited. Donations to support the department of music will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350 or visit www.wcsu.edu/music/concerts.asp.

Reiki Master Deana Paqua will teach a Reiki I workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Warner Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Reiki is a simple method of hands-on healing that originated in Japan. It is a gentle but powerful way to access pure, spiritually guided life-force energy for self-healing and stress or pain relief. The workshop will provide information about what Reiki is, how it works, how to do a self-treatment and how to treat others. Students will receive an "attunement," which is a sacred ritual that passes on the ability to access Reiki energy for healing self and others. The class is open to the public and no experience is necessary. The cost will be $175 for the public and $150 for WCSU students, faculty and staff with I.D. A detailed manual and certificate of completion will be provided to each student. For more information, call (203) 837-8882.

Wesleyan University Professor of Philosophy Dr. Lori Gruen will discuss "The Ethics of Captivity" at 6 p.m. in Room 215 of Higgins Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Gruen has published and lectured widely on topics in animal ethics and currently is working on a book exploring human relations to captive chimpanzees that draws lessons from the lives of some of the chimpanzees she has come to know, respect and love. The talk, sponsored by the WCSU Biology Club, Honors Program and Sigma Xi Scientific Society, will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8796.

Dr. Anthony Ciarleglio, director of the WCSU co-operative education work-study program, will discuss career options from 5:25 to 6:25 p.m. during a political science class in Room 214 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The discussion will be free and open to the public. It is one of several scheduled during the semester for the World Governments, Economies and Cultures course taught by Adjunct Instructor Scott Benjamin. For more information, call (860) 354-3521, or send an e-mail to benjamins@wcsu.edu.

The Institute for Holistic Health Studies at WCSU in collaboration with Dr. Tashi Rabten, president of the Tibetan Medical Association, will present "Tibetan Medicine: Theory, Part II - mKhris-pa/Bile - The Temperature of Life" at 7:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The workshop will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (845) 612-3231.

The WCSU Chamber Ensembles will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The concert will be free and the public is invited. Donations to support the department of music will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350 or visit www.wcsu.edu/music/concerts.asp.

The WCSU Alumni Association will host a preview of the fall 2012 America's Music Cities Tour at 5:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. For information or to RSVP, call (203) 837-8298.

The WCSU Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The concert will be free and the public is invited. Donations to support the department of music will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350 or visit www.wcsu.edu/music/concerts.asp.

WCSU will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, Honor Finnegan, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 or visit www.wcsu.edu/stuaffairs/Coffeehouse.asp for more information.

WCSU will host the Agriventures Agway Equine and Pet Event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Feldman Arena at the William O'Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The public is invited. Tickets will be $5; children under 12 will be admitted free. For more information, visit http://agwayct.com/events.

WCSU will host a 7 p.m. planetarium show, followed by telescope viewing of the sky from 8 to 10 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672 or visit www.wcsu.edu/starwatch.

Stamford corporate attorney Paul Edelberg will discuss China's economy from 5:25 to 6:25 p.m. during a political science class in Room 214 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The discussion will be free and open to the public. It is one of several scheduled during the semester for the World Governments, Economies and Cultures course taught by Adjunct Instructor Scott Benjamin. For more information, call (860) 354-3521, or send an e-mail to benjamins@wcsu.edu.

The Institute for Holistic Health Studies at WCSU in collaboration with Dr. Tashi Rabten, president of the Tibetan Medical Association, will present "Tibetan Medicine: Theory, Part III - Bad-kan/Phlegm - The Fluid of Life" at 7:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The workshop will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (845) 612-3231.

The WCSU Foundation will host its annual WestConn Society Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Matrix Center, 39 Old Ridgebury Road in Danbury. To join the society or purchase a ticket for the luncheon, call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (203) 837-8279.

New York University Professor of Sociology Dr. Richard Arum will speak at noon in the Student Center Theater on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The talk will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-9401.

The WCSU Office of Housing & Residence Life will offer the GROW (Great Resources On Weekdays) dinner-speaker program, featuring faculty and staff who will discuss "My Road to WestConn" -- the story of their own education, prior experiences, past professions, and their individual journeys that landed them at WCSU. At 6:30 p.m., Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Patrice Boily will be the featured speaker in the Danbury Room in the Student Center on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Resident students can swipe their I.D. for a meal exchange to attend. Other students, faculty or staff who wish to attend may pay $8 at the door. Because of limited seating, reservations are required. Reservations or requests for more information can be sent to griffinm@wcsu.edu or bledsoea@wcsu.edu via email by Monday of the week of each program.

The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Thesis Exhibition, featuring the paintings and illustrations of WCSU M.F.A. students, will be on display from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays from Thursday, March 29, through Tuesday, April 10, in the Higgins Gallery in Room 101 of the Higgins Hall Annex on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. There will be an artist reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 29. The exhibition and reception will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8410.

The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters will display their usual fun and high-spirited showmanship during a game at 7 p.m. in the Feldman Arena at the William O'Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Tickets are available at (203) 837-TIXX or www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

WCSU will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, Campus Slammer, the original story slam, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 or visit www.wcsu.edu/stuaffairs/Coffeehouse.asp for more information.

WCSU will host the Bethel Middle School Science Fair at 5 p.m. in the Atrium of the Science Building on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Students in grades 6 through 8 will display posters reflecting their research and answer questions about their results. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-3215.

The WCSU Alumni Association will host a Night at the Opera at 5:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The cost will include dinner and a ticket to the department of music production of "Carmen." For more information or to make a reservation, call (203) 837-8298.

WCSU will host the American Cancer Society "Relay for Life" from 6 p.m. on Friday, March 30, to 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, at the Feldman Arena in the O'Neill Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Teams of 10 - 15 people will spend the night walking to raise money to fight cancer. For more information, visit www.relayforlife.org/westconn.

The WCSU Opera will present Georges Bizet's "Carmen" at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. For tickets and information, call (203) 837-TIXX or go to www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

WCSU will host a 7 p.m. planetarium show, followed by telescope viewing of the sky from 8 to 10 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672 or visit www.wcsu.edu/starwatch.