MAY 5 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AND FILM SCREENING: Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty will participate in a roundtable discussion about military sexual trauma, veterans’ access to comprehensive care and current policies pertaining to veterans at 4 p.m. in Room 201 of the Student Center on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Esty will be joined by representatives from the Veterans Administration, the Danbury Veterans Center and the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, who will be able to provide services to veterans. A screening of the documentary “The Invisible War” will follow. For more information, send an email to dennisd@wcsu.edu.
MAY 8 GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY: The WCSU Division of Graduate Studies will host a commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. in the Feldman Arena of the William O’Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Sen Chris Murphy will deliver the commencement address. For more information, visit www.wcsu.edu/commencement/graduate/.
MAY 9 SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL: The WCSU Solo and Ensemble Festival will enable music students from ages 11-18 to sing and perform for WCSU’s outstanding music faculty in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall at the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event is open to all piano, band, orchestra, jazz and choral students from fifth grade through high school seniors. Students will prepare a solo or small ensemble (up to 13 players) of their choosing to be performed live. Students will receive immediate verbal and written feedback and have the opportunity to earn awards for outstanding performances. The cost is $10 per student, per entry, with no limit on the number of entries. For more information, send an email to wigginst@wcsu.edu.
MAY 9 PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING: WCSU will host a 7:30 p.m. planetarium show, followed by telescope viewing of the sky from 8:30 to 10:30 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.
MAY 11 – 16 WCSU OFF-BROADWAY PRODUCTION: The WCSU Department of Theatre Arts will perform at 8 p.m. at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th St., third floor, in New York. For more information, call (203) 837-8250.
MAY 12 LYME DISEASE CONFERENCE AND HEALTH FAIR: WCSU will host the Ninth Annual Lyme Disease Conference and Health Fair in the Ballroom of the Westside Campus Center on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will begin at 1 p.m. with an integrative medicine workshop conducted by Dr. William Lee Cowden and Dr. Eva Sapi. At 6 p.m., there will be a Lyme-focused health fair offering information about prevention, treatment and supportive therapies. At 7 p.m., Dr. Richard Horowitz will speak, followed by the presentation of the “Courage in Advocacy Award” to Lyme Disease Association President Pat Smith. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, visit www.LymeConnection.Org, send an email to jennifer@lymeconnection.org or call (203) 241-2400.