Ohio Northern University

Martin Sieff, noted Middle East correspondent, journalist and author, will speak on “Dangerous Ignorance: Why U.S. Policymakers Get the Middle East Wrong” in Ohio Northern University’s Dicke Forum on Tuesday, April 28, at 7 p.m.

The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the ONU Department of History, Politics, and Justice; the University Committee on the Arts and Special Events (CASE); and Phi Beta Delta.

Sieff’s lecture will focus on the perceived lies, myths and clichés perpetuated by the U.S. government and the media, and he will describe what is currently happening in the Middle East and what is expected in the future.

The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents the ONU Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Music Director Travis Jürgens will conduct the ONU Symphony Orchestra in the season finale, “A French Twist.”

Works include Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” (orchestrated by Ravel), Gershwin’s “An American in Paris,” Ravel’s “Pavane pour une infante défunte” and Milhaud’s Percussion Concerto, featuring Dr. Sarah Waters as soloist. Artwork related to “Pictures at an Exhibition” will be displayed on the monitors in the lobby.