Take out your dancing shoes for the annual Five College Dance Faculty Concert, a creative collaboration by choreographers from the Five College Consortium. The concert consists of several pieces choreographed by Wendy Woo-dson, Cathy Ni-coli, Jim Coleman, Terese Freedman, Matisse Madden, Mark Davis, Robin Prichard and Sam Kenney. The highlight of the performance will be a production of Trisha Brown's "Set and Reset/Reset" that will be performed by an ensemble of talented Five College Dance Students. The performance will be set by Five College Dance alum and former member of the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Abigail Yager. (Thurs. to Sat., 8 p.m., Kirby Theater. Tickets $3 for students.)

J. David Velleman '74, esteemed professor of philosophy at New York University, will deliver the inaugural Amherst Lecture in Philosophy, titled "So It Goes." Velleman has distinguished himself as an author of several books exploring philosophy of action and as founding co-editor of Philosopher's Imprint. His most recent work, "Self to Self," brings together essays on personal identity, autonomy and moral emotions. A reception will follow. (Thurs., 4:30 p.m., Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall. No admission charge.)

In "A Tribute to August Wilson," Five College faculty members and guest artists will read from and remark upon this prominent playwright. The participants include Amherst College's playwright-in-residence Constance Congdon and Theater & Dance Professor Manu Mukasa. This performance will complement "Word! A Five College Student Festival of Staged Readings." (Tues., 7:30 p.m., Red Barn, Hampshire College. No admission charge.)

Acclaimed pianist Marilyn Nonken and clarinetist Michael Norsworthy will perform "Beauty and Terror," a concert of modern music by British, American and Australian composers. A leader of new music, Nonken is the artistic director and co-founder of Ensemble 21. Norsworthy is a member of Ensemble 21 and the executive director of Callithumpian Consort. The concert's exciting program features the world premieres of Michael Finnissy's "Marilyn, Mike, Brian and the Cats" and Valentine Professor of Music Richard Beaudoin's "La bella confusione" (Fri., 8 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall. No admission charge.)

James T. Campbell, associate professor of American civilization, Africana studies and history at Brown University, will deliver a lecture titled "Navigating the Past: Brown University, the Slave Trade and the Voyage of the Slave Ship Sally." He will discuss how a university confronts its own controversial relationship with slavery and the slave trade, focusing on the voyage of a slave ship to Africa in 1764 by the four Brown brothers. (Sun., 7:30 p.m., Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather Hall. No admission charge.)