Academics

6 p.m.
Wilson Hall Auditorium

The championship round of the 14th annual debate, which draws competitive debaters from around the world, is open to the public. The debate topic is "This house believes that warrantless electronic surveillance by the U.S. Government has done more harm that good."

Sponsored by the Rupe Foundation, Madison Debate Society and the School of Communication Studies. Free.

April 18-19

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

For savvy gardeners wanting a garden filled with plants tailored by Mother Nature to be suited to regional climate and precipitation, the arboretum’s sale is the right place to shop. Shop hard-to-find native plants, shrubs and trees.

Check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum/ for a partial list of plants, shrubs and trees that will be offered at the sale.

6 a.m.
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

JMU RISE hosts the annual interdenominational Easter Sunrise Worship Service.

1-4 p.m.
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life, JAC card required, JMU students with JAC cards search for hidden Easter eggs holding valuable coupons and discounts to area merchants and a free cookie from Campus Cookies.

April 21-Oct. 31

9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Shop from the entire greenhouse inventory of natives, perennials, shrubs and trees, by advance appointment only, with $50 minimum purchased required.

Call (540) 568-3194, or visit the arboretum website to make an appointment http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum/index.html.  

April 21-May 1

Noon-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Noon-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday
131 Grace St.

The exhibition features work by JMU undergraduate students.

Opening reception, April 21 from 5 to 7 p.m.

For information, call (540) 568-7175. Free.

10 a.m.
Begins at the Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Arboretum Director Jan Sievers Mahon leads walk highlighting the environmental benefits the arboretum provides its community.

For information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum or call (540) 568-3194. Free.

1 p.m.
Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Arboretum Director Jan Sievers Mahon leads the tour to observe Arbor Day in Virginia.

For information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum or call (540) 568-3194. Free.

3:30 p.m.
Institute for Visual Studies, Room 208, Roop Hall

Professor Michael Palmer of the Teaching Resource Center at the University of Virginia presents “Discovering Infinit(ies).” Free.

10 a.m.
Begins at the Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

A Virginia Native Plant Society docent guided tour.

For information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum or call (540) 568-3194. Free.

Hosted by The Friends of Valley Charities and JMU's Public Affairs Student Organization, the FVC and PASO Scholarship Color 5k will be held Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. on the Festival Lawn at James Madison University. Participants will be doused from head to toe with various colors at each mile marker! All proceeds from the color run will be donated to The Friends of Valley Charities Scholarship, a grant for JMU students who have cancer or are directly affected by cancer. Entry fees are as follows:

Non-Student
$30 until April 2, 2014
$35 until April 25, 2014
$40 until April 27, 2014

Kids (strollers are welcome) & teams of 5 or more
$15 until April 2, 2014
$20 until April 25, 2014
$20 until April 27. 2014

Student
$20 until April 2, 2014
$20 until April 25, 2014
$20 until April 27,2014

*Inspirational Home Stretch signs may be purchased for $30 per sign. These signs feature words of encouragement for participants and are displayed along the final stretch of the 5k. Click here for more information on purchasing an Inspirational Home Stretch sign. Purchase forms must be submitted by April 10, 2014.

To register online, click here. Or for a print copy of the registration form, click here. Make checks payable to Friends of Valley Charities, 4245 Lucy Long Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22801.

For information on sponsoring the 5k, click here. 

Register by April 1 and you will receive a free race t-shirt and one free raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets may be purchased on race day to help raise funds for The Friends of Valley Charities Scholarship.

Race packets will be available for pick up on Friday April 25 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the lobby of Zane Showker Hall or on race day.

For additional details and race updates, click here.

Support this scholarship by joining us on Sunday, April 27 for the FVC and PASO Scholarship COLOR 5k! 

Experience the excitement of the JMU Symphony Honors Concert as the JMU Symphony Orchestra accompanies the winners of the prestigious School of Music Concerto Competition.

For more information and tickets, visit http://www.jmu.edu/forbescenter/events/2014/04/27-jmu-symphony-honors-concert.shtml

By Bruce Norris

“Vital, sharp-witted and ferociously smart” (The New York Times), Clybourne Park pits Race against Real Estate in this 2011 Pulitzer Prize and 2012 Tony Award-winning play. Two generations of characters dance around social politics in one house on two afternoons, 50 years apart. Features students from JMU’s School of Theatre and Dance. Contains adult language.

For more information and tickets, visit http://www.jmu.edu/forbescenter/events/2014/04/29-clybourne-park.shtml

1 p.m.
Begins at the Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Arboretum Director Jan Sievers Mahon leads a tour focusing on the arboretum’s bulb collection, wildflowers and flowering shrubs and trees.

For information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum or call (540) 568-3194. Free.

May 2-8 (Friday-Thursday)
As scheduled

10 a.m.
JMU Convocation Center

3 p.m.
Bridgeforth Stadium

9 a.m.
Various locations

May 10-11

6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Leave from the Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Give mom a special and memorable celebration with a carriage ride through the natural beauty of the arboretum.

Costs vary per person for adults and children, and per private carriage. Call (540) 568-3194 for more information.

University closed.

University closed.

Aug. 11-15

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
Warren Hall

The theme for Peace Camp is “Peace and Diversity.”

Children ages 6-13 are encouraged to register. Children 14 or older are encouraged to apply to be a junior counselor.

The cost is $60 per child but scholarships are available.

Sponsored by the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence. For more information check http://www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter or call (540) 568-7249.

Nov. 27-28

University closed.

Dec. 24-31

University closed.