Learning Peace through Science and Art, a fund-raising event for the Lillian Genser Peace through Art programs, will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 South Cranbrook Road in Birmingham.

Activities include yoga; conflict resolution role-playing; dinner; a silent auction; and a presentation of "Mars Rocks," a production combining astronomical science and puppet theater. Children can take part in hands-on, interactive activities that teach the importance of being human and peace through art.

Housed in Wayne State University's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, which is part of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, the Peace through Art programs provide scholarships for peace art interns, as well as funding for schools wanting to view a presentation of Mars Rocks.

The show is based on Genser's "The Moon Belongs to Everyone," and performed by the Peaceful Visionary Community (PVC) Players, comprising Karen Friedrich, Ann Steffy and Pat Wall. Mars Rocks combines the efforts of several WSU colleges (including Science, Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, and Education) and the PVC Players for the purpose of teaching children about nonviolent conflict resolution.

The show will be performed at various times through November in the WSU Planetarium, operated by the College of Science. Performances also are available for on- site school assemblies.

The $25 donation for the fund-raiser is tax-deductible. For more information on the event call the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at (313) 577-3453. To book a presentation of Mars Rocks call the College of Science at (313) 577-2515