Visiting on the Hill

MONDAY

"Akan Festival 2016"

Details: The week-long festival celebration opens on Monday with drum-making lessons from James Acheampong, chief drum-maker at the Center for National Culture in Ghana, along with Kiniwe classes. The celebration features workshops, guest lectures and discussions on Akan culture and history. There will also performances from New York City's Ahenema Cultural Troupe and artists such as Osei Korankye, Seperewa instructor from the University of Ghana. The festival's programming was put together by members of the university such as festival producer David Locke, music department professor, as well as community organizers, non-Tufts professors and various artists.

When and Where:March 28 to April 2, Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center

Sponsors: Granoff Music Fund, Office of the President, Deans of Academic Affairs

"21st Century Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunities"

Details: Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal, and Eli Sugarman, program officer for the Cyber Initiative at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will be participating in a panel discussion moderated by James Stavridis, dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

When and Where: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center

Sponsors:The Fletcher School

TUESDAY

"The Theme of Race in Contemporary Cuban Art"

Details: Cuban visual and performance artist Alexis Esquivel will discuss the role of race in Cuban society, as depicted in several art exhibitions from the past 18 years.

When and Where:5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Bolles House, LGBT and Latino Center

Sponsor: Latino Center

WEDNESDAY

"Black Bodies in Motion: Choreographing Resistance across the Americas"

Details: This conference will feature Dr. Paula Barreto, professor in the Department of Sociology at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, as the keynote speaker, and includes academic panels, a capoeira workshop and a screening of the documentary "Favela Rising."

When and Where: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Alumnae Lounge and the Jackson Dance Lab, Aidekman Arts Center

Sponsors: AS&E Diversity Fund, Department of Drama and Dance, Department of Music, Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora, Latin American Studies program, Africana Studies program, Toupin-Bolwell Fund for the Arts

"The Untold Story of Nazi Stolen Art"

Details: Charles Dellheim, who serves as director of the Arvind and Chandan Nandlal Kilachand Honors College at Boston University, will deliver the Coit-Phelps Lecture in the Humanities. Dellheim is currently writing a book delving into the historical context of Nazi art-looting.

When and Where: 5:30 p.m., Fung House

Sponsor: Center for the Humanities at Tufts