Hear the VCU Jazz Orchestra II, professor Toby Whitaker conducting, perform in a free concert at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall at the W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave. The concert will also be livestreamed at the following URL. At press time, audience members and performers will wear masks; performers will also cover the bells of all aerosol-producing instruments. Music by Nat Adderley, Duke Ellington, Jacob Gittelman, Thad Jones, Oliver Nelson, Snarky Puppy and Billy Strayhorn will be featured. For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

The Black Education Association will hold a virtual promotion and tenure workshop open to all VCU/VCU Health faculty. Senior faculty members and administrators will discuss navigating the promotion and tenure process. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact Christopher Brooks at cabrooks@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpceurrzgtGNZlmzGP0ch0Rwyx9zyiRt8d.

VCU Libraries will present Creative Minds, the inaugural program in a new series planned for each spring semester. Mimi Onuoha is a Nigerian-American artist and researcher whose work highlights the social relationships and power dynamics behind data collection. This event will be presented online via Zoom. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Ryan Pander at rbpander@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0593 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/creative-inquiries.html.

Chris Lemmon, Ph.D., associate professor and associate chair, biomedical engineering, will discuss the National Science Foundation’s application and review process as part of a grant-writing series sponsored by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlfumpqToqGtYJ766aj5Aw4Eq05u_6ML5p.

It's important to stop what you’re doing and take a deep breath every once in a while. Certified Health and Wellness (RecWell) counselor Georgianne Ginder will lead participants through a meditative relief session aimed at reducing stress and anxiety. Register for the Zoom link at https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8973016. For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/for-your-health/health-and-wellness-library/.

Telecommunications Services will be offering virtual training on the Avaya Workplace app. Our customers are inquiring about extending their office number to their remote work site. The Avaya Workplace app is ideal for remote workers. Callers can reach them on any device by calling their work telephone number, and when placing a call the caller party will see their work number and not their mobile number. Register for the Avaya Workplace training by clicking the following link. For more information, contact Wayne L. Johnson at wljohnson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4400 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

VCU's Department of Art History will present the 2022 Maurice Bonds Lecture via Zoom. Jennifer Van Horn, associate professor of art history and history at the University of Delaware, will discuss an alternative history of 19th-century American art: how enslaved people mobilized portraiture in acts of artistic defiance. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/slashing-canvases-seeing-freedom-enslaved-viewership-and-iconoclasm-in-the-plantation-south/.

"Macbeth3" is a one-hour play based on Shakespeare’s "Tragedy of Macbeth" that follows the rise and fall of a Scottish noble in a tale of passion and betrayal charged with the supernatural. "Macbeth3" was originally created by theater artist Lisa Wolpe and has been hailed for its use of nontraditional, gender-bent casting and its reimagination of a complex plot filled with ambition, greed and murder. The March 25-27 performances of the VCU production will be indoors at Shafer Street Playhouse at 221 N. Shafer St. Performances on the second weekend, April 1-3, will be outdoors at VCU's Park Plaza, a small amphitheater located behind Hibbs Hall and to the east of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts. Masks are required for all audience members at both venues. Tickets are available at vcutheatre.showclix.com. Phone (804) 828-6026 or email theatretix@vcu.edu. For more information, contact Sarah Moore at mooresw4@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/theatre/currently-showing/.

Join VCU HR and Anthem EAP to learn how to use motivational techniques like self-care, positive psychology, resiliency and laughter. Discover how motivation and recognition lead to increased productivity. The session will also include non-materialistic ways to make employees feel special and valued. Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link in Talent@VCU or at the following URL. For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

Kamilia Rahmouni, Ph.D., assistant professor in VCU's School of World Studies, will give a virtual talk about the Arabic language, the benefits of learning Arabic and useful Arabic expressions and phrases as part of the free Lunch and Learn Series sponsored by VCU's Continuing and Professional Education. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/languages.

The theme of the conference will be "Navigating the Future.” The event, to be held at the Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., will showcase how the General Administration Career Community can support one another cross-departmentally and cross campus to promote growth and professional relationships. Submit proposals by April 11 at the following URL. For more information, contact Christina Davis at daviscl7@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/sFhc5BkcjLNvgKcu5.