• Author and poet Philip Terman will deliver a student workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. today and read from his new book of poems, "Rabbis of the Air," from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Succop Conservancy. The book reading is free and open to the public. Event attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and enjoy a cookie and punch reception following the reading. Terman, professor of English at Clarion University, will be signing copies of his book, which will be available for purchase at The Conservancy for $16. Copies are also available at the BC3 Bookstore.

• SRU's sixth annual Hispanic Month and Día de la Raza celebrations runs through Tuesday.Teodora, a TV journalist from Bogota, Columbia, will lecture about "Investigative Journalism in Latin America" at 4 p.m. Monday in Spotts World Culture Building Auditorium. A reception will follow.Chávez-Silverman presents "Killer Crónicas: Bilingual Adventures in the Americas" at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the University Room of North Hall.The salsa band Azucar will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday in Carruth Rizza Hall.The month's activities end with Spanish/Latin American games at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the University Union.The events are cosponsored by the Hispanic Cultures Series Committee, SRU's College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, College of Business, Information and Social Sciences, the departments of modern languages and cultures, English and communication, the Office of Intercultural Programs, Office of International Services, the Frederick Douglas Institute, the General Service Activity Fee, administered by Student Government Association, the Commonwealth Association of Students and the Latino Student Organization.Martha Gault Gallery in the Maltby Center at SRU presents gallery hours from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 724-738-2337.• Slippery Rock University's dance faculty will perform in diverse genres when they share the stage with alumni and guest artists during the Faculty and Guest Artist's Dance Concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Miller Auditorium. Modern, classical Indian and contemporary ballet will be performed.Jennifer Keller, associate professor of dance, Nola Nolen, assistant professor of dance, and Jaya Mani, instructor of dance, will present original choreography.Tthe concert also will include two dances created by guest artists. Helanius Wilkin's "Falling" will be presented along with a performance of Lar Lubovitch's "Marimba." "Marimba" was originally choreographed in 1976 and was restaged in 2006 for SRU dancers.Dancers from LabCo, a Pittsburgh modern dance company, will also dance in two works, one by Keller and one by New York City choreographer Sarah Skaggs.Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for SRU students. They are available from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday in the lobby of SRU's Morrow Field House. Tickets will also be available at the door beginning at 7 p.m. Proceeds from this concert benefit The Lucy Isacco Sack Dance Scholarship, named in honor of SRU's former dance chair.Call the dance department at 724-738-2036 for more information.

• Celebrating 25 years, Pitt's Department of Theatre Arts and Pitt Repertory Theatre present "The Recruiting Officer," a satirical tale of two Army recruiting officers and their love lives, through Sunday in the Henry Heymann Theatre.For information call 412-624-7529 or visit the Web site www.pitt.edu/~play.• After winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1991, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes spent two years touring high schools in his native France speaking about science and the benefits of thinking. The late physicist's commitment to making science publicly accessible served as inspiration for the Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Memorial Symposium hosted by the physics and astronomy department of the University of Pittsburgh's School of the Arts and Sciences. It will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Friday in 343 Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave.• The Department of English will host a panel discussion, titled "Publishing Poets" at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Room 501 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For information, contact Jeff Oaks at oaks@pitt.edu.• April Ossman and Martha Rhodes will give poetry readings at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 650 Schenley Drive, Oakland. For information, contact Jeff Oaks at oaks@pitt.edu.• Karla Huebner, predoctoral fellow in Pitt's Department of the History of Art and Architecture, will deliver a lecture titled "Interwar Prague Women and Modernity" at noon Wednesday in Room 4217, Prosvar Hall, 230 Boquet St., Oakland. For information, contact Stacey Kronandor at 412-648-7407 or crees@pitt.edu.• Alice Julier, visiting scholar in Pitt's Women's Studies Program, will deliver a lecture titled "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?: Race, Gender and Etiquette in Formal Meals," at noon Wednesday in Room 2201, Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. For information, contact wstudies@pitt.edu.• The University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will be performing works from Max Bruch and Camille Saint-Saens at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Epiphany Roman Catholic Church, 1018 Centre Ave., Hill District. For information, visit www.music.pitt.edu.

• A sculpture exhibit by Dee Briggs is on display at CMU's Regina Gouger Miller Gallery through Oct. 28. Admission is free. Contact the gallery at 412-268-3618 or visit the Web site at www.cmu.edu/millergallery.Hours of operation are 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

• Point Park's Conservatory Theatre Company stages Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" through Sunday at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave. "Top Girls" tackles issues of gender and equality while taking a look at the powerful role of women in history. A 1983 Obie Award winning play, "Top Girls" examines the games women play to establish successful careers.Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets range from $18 to $20 and are available by calling the box office at 412-621-4445 or online at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.