5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Graphic Design will host its Senior Capstone Exhibition at its classroom studio, 822 W. Broad St. The event is the culmination of the semester's work toward the thesis project in the BFA program. The exhibit will be open to the public.

For more information, contact David Shields at dwshields@vcu.edu or visit https://vcugdes-seniorshow.net.

6 p.m.

Media, Art and Text will present a free screening of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s award-winning film ‘Memoria,’ starring Tilda Swinton, at the ICA’s auditorium space. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Oliver Speck, Ph.D., (MATX); Sheree Chen (Cinema) and Josh Tyree (Cinema); and moderated by MATX Ph.D. student Dylan Lackey. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dylan Lackey at Lackeydj@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/memoria-screening/.

Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 5 p.m.

The Black Awakening Choir at VCU will present their Spring Concert: The Declaration at United Nations Church International, 214 Cowardin Ave.

For more information, contact The Black Awakening Choir at bacbooking@gmail.com or (757) 920-3207.

Monday, May 8, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a Discovery Dialogues seminar via Zoom with Lathika Mohanraj, Ph.D., RN, BMTCN, assistant professor, Adult Health and Nursing Systems. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu Register 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/tZ0vdu2rqT8iH9DT2C7cqlJJlYKegerDwta4.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising will host a fashion event at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. The event will feature creations by fashion design and merchandising students. A runway will be featured at 6 and 7:15 p.m. The event is free and non-seated. Parking is available at the VMFA.

For more information, contact Diana Caramat at caramatdl@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/access-fashion-event/.

Friday, May 19, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Master Javanese singer and composer Peni Candra Rini will perform new and experimental works for voice, electronics and gamelan in the ICA’s Royall Forum, in collaboration with Andy McGraw, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of Music at the University of Richmond, and members of Gamelan Raga Kusuma. In this performance, Peni uses both traditional and experimental music and theater to present a modern interpretation of the myth of ocean goddess Nyai Rara Kidul. The performance will be at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/ica-live-peni-candra-rini/.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Behavioral Health Research Lab will host a cigarette butt cleanup event in celebration of No Menthol Sunday in the garden at Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St., on the MCV campus. Gift card prizes are available for the most butts/nicotine trash collected.

For more information, contact Mary Bridgman at bridgmanmh@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867 or visit https://www.nomentholsunday.org/.

Virginia Commonwealth University's Spring Universitywide Commencement will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. Third St. For more information visit commencement.vcu.edu. Graduates who plan to participate in VCU’s universitywide commencement can register by filling out the form at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/maygraduates2023.

Student organization reregistration for the 2923-24 academic year will take place from May 1 to June 1. Annual reregistration is required for all active student organizations on campus. Student organizations who reregister are eligible to apply for SGA funding, SOVO Fair participation and Commons room reservations.

For more information, contact Nicole Patterson at studentorgs@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/theunderground/student-org-registration-tips/#.

VCU’s Journal for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, AUCTUS, is currently accepting student submissions to its STEM, Social Sciences, Creative, Humanities and News and Noteworthy sections. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/auctusvcu

For more information, contact VCU uctus at auctus@vcu.edu or visit http://auctus.vcu.edu.