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Extensions Dance Company, directed by assistant professor Lindsay Guarino, will present its spring performances at the Casino Theatre Feb. 25-27. The program will include an eclectic range of physically challenging and athletic choreography in styles ranging from ballet to contemporary jazz.

Company members will perform pieces by guest artists Mike Esperanza, Spencer Gavin Hering, Jackie Nowicki and Kat Pantos; faculty members Lindsay Guarino, Mark Harootian and Andrea Dawn Shelley; and students Haley Andrews ’18, Jenna-Lyn Geysen ’16 and Alysia Sjoberg ’16.

Salve Regina’s dance program prides itself on providing students the opportunity to train with nationally recognized choreographers from across the country. Nowicki’s piece “Tock” is in the dynamic contemporary style of dance that she has become known for in New York City. There, she dances for Pilobolous Dance Theater and BARE Dance Company while choreographing for her own NYC-based dance company, NOW Dance Project.

California-based Hering premiers “Reach,” a daring contemporary solo featuring Jenna-Lyn Geysen ’16, and Alysia Sjoberg ’16 will perform “Sunshower” by NYC-based Joe Celej. New faculty member Harootian’s group piece “Wayfaring Stranger” is a technically challenging and expressive contemporary ballet piece set to gospel hymns.

Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with an additional matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $8 for Salve Regina students, faculty and staff, $10 for military and seniors, and $15 for general admission. To reserve seats, call (401) 341-2250 or visit tinyurl.com/salvecasino.

The McKillop Library will once again sponsor “Library Lessons,” a series of workshops open to all members of the Salve Regina community, throughout the spring 2016 semester. Topics include conducting research, learning APA and MLA citation styles and using bibliographic citation managers.

Those who are interested in attending may register for the “Library Lessons” series online at library.salve.edu/librarylessons.

“Introduction to Today’s Library Services”
5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, McKillop Library, Room 106
5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, Center for Adult Education, Warwick
What services do librarians offer to help you navigate the research process in the 21st century? Get a head start before you’re swamped at the end of the semester and learn how to get help.

“How to Do Research”
5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, Center for Adult Education, Warwick
5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, McKillop Library
How do you decide on a topic? What are the steps in the research process? How do you decide which library and open web research tools to use? This workshop takes you through the process.

“Learn APA Citation Style”
5 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, Center for Adult Education, Warwick
5 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, McKillop Library
This workshop will explain the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style that is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.

“Learn MLA Citation Style”
5:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, Center for Adult Education, Warwick
5 p.m. Thursday, March 10, McKillop Library
This workshop will explain the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style that is most commonly used to cite sources within the humanities and liberal arts.

“Using Bibliographic Citation Managers: RefWorks”
5 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, McKillop Library
What’s a bibliographic citation manager? How can it help you organize the books and articles you’re finding for your classes so that you can access them from anywhere? How can you use it to create a works cited bibliography, instead of hand-typing your sources at 4 a.m. the day your paper is due?

“Conducting a Literature Review”
5 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, McKillop Library
The dissertation is looming, and the first step is the literature review. What is a literature review? How do you make sure you don’t miss anything? How do you optimize library tools to keep up with new research as you’re writing?

The Department of Art and Art History is resurrecting its annual art auction following an eight-year hiatus, and has scheduled this year’s auction for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 in the DiStefano Lecture Hall.

Works up for bid will include original drawings, paintings, illustrations, photographs, prints and ceramic pieces by Salve Regina faculty, alumni and students.

Proceeds from the auction will help fund a bus trip for art students to New York City. “In the past, these trips have provided students with a vital, firsthand experience that is otherwise impossible to replicate in any other way,” said Gerry Perrino, associate professor of art.

A percentage of the proceeds will also help to replenish the Bleeke-Byrne Scholarship Fund. This scholarship honors the late art history professor Gabrielle Bleeke-Byrne and was created shortly after her untimely death in 2000. Over the past 16 years, the fund has helped a number of students travel to view art and architecture in person.

“If you are a lover of visual art, have empty wall space in your home and want to help a great cause, this is something you’ll want to attend,” Perrino said. “Many bargains are to be had at the auction, including a number of items to be raffled off.”

Cash, checks or credit cards will be accepted. Refreshments will be available. For more information about attending or donating artworks, contact Perrino at (401) 341-3279 or perrinog@salve.edu.