The School of Liberal Arts is hosting an Art History Symposium for KCAI's art history majors from 10 a.m. to noon in the Irving Amphitheater. For more information contact Rebecca Dubay at rdubay@kcai.edu.

This collaboration includes film by Caitlin Horsmon, choreography by Gary Abbot and original music composed by Mara Gibson, inspired by Wallace Steven’s “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.” The performance will take place at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64113.

The performance is part of the ArtSounds series, a collaboration between KCAI and the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. This is the 10th year of ArtSounds performances.

The event is free and open to the public.

Spring Break takes place March 14-20. Administrative offices will be closed today and will reopen on March 15. Classes will not be held this week, however. No food service (March 12-19).

A reception for the exhibition Simone Leigh I ran to the rock to hide my face the rock cried out no hiding place in conjunction with the 2016 NCECA Kansas City conference will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. March 18 at the H&R Block Artspace, 16 E. 43rd St.

Contact: 816-561-5563.

Fred Moten is an author, poet, and professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. He will be speaking as part of the college's "Current Perspectives" lecture series in Epperson Auditorium.