Event calendar: Here's what's happening on campus and in town

The view down the street as spectators and staff alike prepare for the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival parade in this April 25, 2021, file photo.
Friday, April 14
Behind the Curtain: explore CMU fashion merchandising and design programs
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Education and Human Services building
*Register on cmich.edu to attend
Saturday, April 15
Improv Show: Hypothetical Fistfight, featuring MSU’s Roial Improv
8 p.m.
Anspach 161
*Free to attend

Graphic design Professor David Stairs pours water into a hole before planting a tree in this April 2022 file photo near Theunissen Stadium. Planting trees on Earth Day was a part of a graphic design capstone's final project which focused on climate change.
Sunday, April 16
Earth Week: Hike and Write
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Bundy Hill Reserve
*Free and open to students
Monday, April 17
Period Sustainability Night
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Dow Science Complex 108
*Register on Engage Central to attend
Tuesday, April 18
LGBTQ and Faith: potluck and panel Q&A
6 to 8:30 p.m.
Wesley Church
*Free to attend
Wednesday, April 19
Duct Tape Crafts
4 to 5 p.m.
Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum
*Admission required
Thursday, April 20
UTDC Dance Concert with Japan’s Masashi Action Machine
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Bush Theater
*Tickets available via CMU Department of Theater and Dance Facebook page
Friday, April 21
Dabke Presentation for Arab American Heritage Month
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Bovee University Center front lawn
*Free and open to students
Saturday, April 22
Indian Night
5 to 10 p.m.
McGuirk Arena
*Register on Engage Central to attend
Sunday, April 23
Education Conference
12 to 4 p.m.
Education and Human Services Room 108
*Register on Engage Central to attend
Monday, April 24

Paint a Brick for Stonewall by oSTEM
5 p.m.
Dow Science 179
*Free to attend
Tuesday, April 25
Speaker Series Presents: Nic Stone
8 to 9 p.m.
Plachta Auditorium
*Free and open to public
Wednesday, April 26
Aqua Yoga and Meditation
4 to 4:45 p.m.
Pool at Student Activity Center
*Free and open to public, register at Engage Central to attend
Thursday, April 27
Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival
10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Downtown Shepherd
*Open to public until April 30
Friday, April 28
Arabic Calligraphy: Arab American Heritage Month
2 to 4 p.m.
Center for Student Inclusion and Diversity
*Free and open to public