The Caltech Alpine Club is hosting Reel Rock Tour for the third time, and this time again we have the first showing in Southern California. A collection of world's best climbing movies, taking you from Yosemite to Spain and high Himalayas. The Reel Rock tour is a touring film festival of rock climbing, bouldering, ice climbing, and alpine climbing films in the vein of the successful Banff Mountain Film Festival but more focused on climbing. This year's program features the epic adventures of climbing superstar Alex Honnold, the insane off-width adventure of the "Wide Boyz" and much more!

Ralph Waldo Emerson loved music: "Music takes us out of the actual," he wrote, "and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder..." It is only fitting that his namesake Quartet has awed the musical world for more than 35 years - winning nine Grammy Awards, three Grammophone Awards and the Avery Fisher Prize, among other accolades. The Quartet has also been featured in publications from The New Yorker and USA Today to Grammophone and The Strad, and is the subject of two award-winning documentaries.

Impact events have awesome power - they have shaped planets and wiped out dinosaurs. This talk will examine how we can use this power for engineering, and how we can engineer structures to mitigate against impact. At the heart of impact events is the propagation of stress/shock waves.

Imani is a Swahili word meaning "faith," and the Grammy-nominated Imani Wind Quintet has long shown its faith in the future of classical music by commissioning new works from many of today's composers, including Imani's own flutist, Valerie Coleman, whose Tzigane was inspired by the music of the Romani (gypsy) people. Joining the Quintet is pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, of whom BBC Music Magazine said "McDermott's heart has heft and translucence, structural certainly and seasoned humanity."

Kristina Olsen is a wonderful singer, songwriter and multi-talented musician (acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, concertina, mandolin and piano). She still calls Santa Monica home, but she spends most of her time out on the road, particularly in Australia these days. Though she won't be bringing a piano, and we're not sure about the mandolin, Kristina will not only dazzle you with the other instruments, but her songs will make you wonder why she isn't better known.

In Aesop's Fables (Jim West Productions), delightful tales of wit and wisdom—including "The Stag at the Pool," "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Wind and the Sun," and "The Lion and the Mouse"—come to life through the large and colorful puppets of nationally-acclaimed puppeteer and storyteller Jim West.

Brian Brophy, Director

In 1960 young chess phenom Bobby Fischer travels to Buenos Aires to compete in a tournament. A fellow chess player introduces Bobby to an Argentinian woman, thrusting the genius into a new realm where the body triumphs over the mind. Fischer must battle for control or face the destruction of his life's ambition.

Brian Brophy, Director

In 1960 young chess phenom Bobby Fischer travels to Buenos Aires to compete in a tournament. A fellow chess player introduces Bobby to an Argentinian woman, thrusting the genius into a new realm where the body triumphs over the mind. Fischer must battle for control or face the destruction of his life's ambition.

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland. Its members have helped form the backbone of some of the greatest Irish groups of the decade.

Brian Brophy, Director

In 1960 young chess phenom Bobby Fischer travels to Buenos Aires to compete in a tournament. A fellow chess player introduces Bobby to an Argentinian woman, thrusting the genius into a new realm where the body triumphs over the mind. Fischer must battle for control or face the destruction of his life's ambition.

Brian Brophy, Director

In 1960 young chess phenom Bobby Fischer travels to Buenos Aires to compete in a tournament. A fellow chess player introduces Bobby to an Argentinian woman, thrusting the genius into a new realm where the body triumphs over the mind. Fischer must battle for control or face the destruction of his life's ambition.

Allen Gross, Director

The Caltech-Occidental Symphony, conducted by Allen Robert Gross, presents its fall concert. Featured will be pianist Steven Vanhauwaert playing Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, and Strauss' Death and Transfiguration.

Allen Gross, Director

The Caltech-Occidental Symphony, conducted by Allen Robert Gross, presents its fall concert. Featured will be pianist Steven Vanhauwaert playing Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, and Strauss' Death and Transfiguration.

Brocelïande plays Celtic music from the British Isles, and Medieval and Renaissance music of the European courts and countrysides. They place a special emphasis on music inspired by or traditionally performed during each of the four seasons.

The mega-bestselling author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse, Dr. Jared Diamond surveys the differences between "traditional" societies and industrial or post-industrial societies, with an eye to the question: what can we learn from the former that can make the world we live in a better place for all of us?

NASA's Herculean feats of engineering, science, and exploration have been celebrated for over half a century, but a paradigm shift is underway. Private corporations have ambitious agendas for orbital payload delivery and astronaut transport, space tourism, and even interplanetary travel.

The Escher String Quartet draws inspiration from the art of M.C. Escher, where individual components work together to form a whole. Founded in 2005, the Quartet took the musical world by storm, becoming quartet-in-residence at The perlman Chamber Music Program in New York and The Young Artist Programme in Canada. Since then, the former BBC New Generation Artists have performed worldwide, from New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln  Center to The Louvre in Paris and Hangzhou Grand Theatre in China.

Peter Gros shares his exciting animal world while introducing friendly exotic animals to the audience. He also tells inspirational stories dealing with wildlife filming, travel and issues of conservation.

Peter Gros has nearly 30 years of field experience with captive wildlife. In his former position as Director of Land Animals and vice president at Marine World/Africa USA, he established breeding programs for 377 endangered animals. He also developed a rehabilitation program for birds of prey, as well as the largest captive breeding colony of ostriches in the United States.

Before industrialization, people married young and lived in extended families with several generations under the same roof - or so the story goes. In parts of Europe, however, our "modern" pattern - late age at first marriage combined with nuclear family households - goes back many centuries, leading some researchers to wonder if this very pattern actually brought about the Industrial Revolution and early economic growth in the west.

This concert celebrates 30 years of Caltech Folk Music Society concerts by presenting the very first performer who appeared on the series. Joanna Cazden's music was an inspiration to series founders Brian Toby and Simon Davies, and she returns to Caltech after a long absence (her last show was in 1998) for a generous set of her best originals, and a few folk and Yiddish classics. In the intervening years, she's been busy as a nationally-known speech and voice therapist.

TheatreworksUSA presents a sparkling musical revue based on popular children's books, including:

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (by Laura Joffe Numeroff) When a boy shares his snack with a hungry, demanding mouse, he learns a hilarious lesson about cause-and-effect.

Amazing Grace (by Mary Hoffman) Follow young Grace as she attempts to break stereotypes in an effort to play the title character in her school's production of Peter Pan.

Professor Jim Bell, Arizona State University

The exploration of our solar system over the past half century has been dominated by robotic flyby and orbital missions. Recently, however, NASA and other space agencies have been transitioning into an era of even deeper exploration, using robotic rovers and landers sent down to the surfaces of many of these worlds. Among the most successful and popular of these have been the recent Mars rover and lander missions—Mars Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity, Phoenix, and now Curiosity.

Directed by Miranda Stewart

Featuring a cast, crew, and rock band with a strong student presence, but populated from all corners of the Caltech community, the show is produced by theater faculty Brian Brophy, directed by alumna Miranda Stewart, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Occidental College, with music direction by Caltech undergraduate Jetson Leder-Luis.

William Bing, Director

Directed by Miranda Stewart

Featuring a cast, crew, and rock band with a strong student presence, but populated from all corners of the Caltech community, the show is produced by theater faculty Brian Brophy, directed by alumna Miranda Stewart, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Occidental College, with music direction by Caltech undergraduate Jetson Leder-Luis.

Internationally acclaimed magician and educator Bradley Fields captivates students with his famous magic illusions, and turns themon to the history, the power and the beauty of the language of Math.

The show promotes math skills and problem-solving through visuals, history, language and world-class entertainment.

Directed by Miranda Stewart

Featuring a cast, crew, and rock band with a strong student presence, but populated from all corners of the Caltech community, the show is produced by theater faculty Brian Brophy, directed by alumna Miranda Stewart, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Occidental College, with music direction by Caltech undergraduate Jetson Leder-Luis.

The evangelist St. Endellion lived as a hermit in 5th and 6th century Cornwall. Members of the Endellion String Quartet are evangelists, as well . . . but by no stretch of the imagination can they be called reclusive. The renowned ensemble has brought what Leonard Bernstein called "the joy of music" not only to Cambridge University, where it has been Quartet-in-Residence since 1992, but throughout the world on six continents. Audiences, says the Daily Telegraph, are "set ablaze."

Hold onto your hats as you follow the latest breathless adventure of the world's most animated elementary school student. Ramona, the exasperating but lovable third-grader, has delighted young readers for over fifty years through the books of Newbery Medal-winning writer Beverly Clearly. Now, she comes to life on the stage in Ramona Quimby.

The theme of this public reading is "Stranger in a Strange Land: Encountering the Other." Featuring professional actors, this evening will include an introduction, performed readings from a repertoire of scenes from Greek drama, a post-show discussion and a town hall style meeting, including audience comments.

Set in the idyllic town of Padus, The Taming of the Shrew tells the story of the timeless battle of the sexes. Bianca Minola, the beautiful daughter of a lord, is eligible for marriage, but cannot be courted until her elder sister, Katherina, finds a husband. Katherina's quick temper and acerbic wit, however, frighten off every potential suitor. Feeling that they are running out of options, two suitors hire a newcomer named Petruchio to seduce and "tame" Katherina.

This event is sold out.

Janis Ian is making her first Caltech appearance and we are very excited to welcome her! She has won one Grammy award and had 8 more nominations. In the 1960's, she shared the stage at New York's Village Gate with Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, and Phil Ochs as a teenage singer and songwriter at a time where songwriters were pushing in new directions.

The Caltech Alpine Club is once again hosting the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour.

Note: The start time listed is tentative. Details, including start time, ticket prices, and films to be shown, will be posted when available.

Learn More: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Brian Brophy, Director

A woodcutter, a thief, a young woman, and a samurai meet in the forest. Each tells a different story of the same event—Just who can you believe?

Ani Kavafian, Andre-Michel Schub and David Shifrin, each an acclaimed soloist and member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, have been friends for 25 years. Tally their appearances, and they have appeared with virtually every major orchestra in the world and in recital at major concert halls and festivals from Carnegie Hall to Wolf Trap to Ravinia. When they eprform together, they have an undeniable chemistry, a special kind of musical magic - not only for audiences, but for themselves.

Join us for the dynamic and sensational tenth annual Caltech Dance Show, with Caltech's best dancers performing everything from salsa to breakdancing, ballet, hip hop, and more.

Almost every segment of the Caltech community is represented in the cast of more than 50 dancers.

The Caltech Dance Show will also be presented on Saturday, April 13th at 4:00 p.m.

Join us for the dynamic and sensational tenth annual Caltech Dance Show, with Caltech's best dancers performing everything from salsa to breakdancing, ballet, hip hop, and more.

Almost every segment of the Caltech community is represented in the cast of more than 50 dancers.

The Caltech Dance Show will also be presented on Friday, April 12th at 8:00 p.m.

Skippyjon Jones is a little kitten with big ears and even bigger dreams! Sometimes he pretends to be a bird, sometimes he pretends to be a llama, and sometimes he pretends to be a whale… Anything BUT a Siamese cat!

His Mama sends him to his room so that he can think about behaving like the cat he really is. While bouncing on his big boy bed, Skippyjon's wild imagination takes over again as he catches his reflection in a mirror. "Holy guacamole," Skippyjon exclaims. "My ears are too big for my head, my head is too big for my body. I am not a Siamese cat – I am a CHIHUAHUA!"

This troupe of former Congressional staffers returns to Caltech for the 19th straight year, bringing tqo hilarious performances that are sure to upset those right, left and center. Putting the "mock" in democracy, the Steps leave no issue untouched with their own special brand of satirical humor and scathing parody.

This troupe of former Congressional staffers returns to Caltech for the 19th straight year, bringing tqo hilarious performances that are sure to upset those right, left and center. Putting the "mock" in democracy, the Steps leave no issue untouched with their own special brand of satirical humor and scathing parody.

Susie Glaze and The Hilonesome Band are coming back for a second appearance at Caltech. They are currently working on a new recording, so they have plenty of new songs and many great ones from before. Folkworks Magazine voted them #3 in "Folkworks' Top Ten Live Acoustic Bands in Southern California for 2008," writing "Susie is justifiably endorsed by Appalachian music legend Jean Ritchie, and the band has a fine repertoire of beyond-bluegrass originals from its chief songwriter, Rob Carlson.

Proteins are the workhorses that carry out the vast majority of our cellular functions, and their proper production and balance is essential for the survival of all cells. Just as the first three years of a child's development have a profound impact on the rest of his/her life, the first new moments of a protein's life has a profound impact on its future.