Three very cool Fermilab events are coming up in May, and you probably will want to reserve seats for some of them ASAP.

Stephen Cartwright Turns Data Into Art – Reception Friday, May 6

Since 1999, Stephen Cartwright has recorded his exact latitude, longitude and elevation every hour of every day. He then incorporates that data into sculptures, drawings and mechanical three-dimensional art. Cartwright is an associate professor at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

His show “Human Trajectory” will be on display in the Fermilab Art Gallery from May 4 to July 15. A free artist’s reception is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, , and a gallery talk at noon Wednesday, May 11.

Visit the art gallery website for more information.

Cristina Pato Quartet – Saturday, May 7

Cristina Pato is a master of an instrument few play, let alone play well: the gaita, a Galician bagpipe. She is a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, a globally popular collective of European and Asian musicians, and has achieved fame on her own and as a guest musician on more than 30 recordings.

But if you think this will be a polite show of chamber music, think again. Pato and her quartet play with a vivid and passionate energy, blending Latin, jazz, pop and contemporary influences into a virtuosic whole. Tickets for the Saturday, May 7, event are available online from the Fermilab Arts and Lecture series now. This is one you don’t want to miss.

David Weintraub talks about Pluto – Friday, May 20

NASA’s New Horizons mission has sparked a renewed interest in our farthest neighbor, Pluto. We now know more about the ninth rock from the sun than we ever have, and we have crystal-clear pictures beamed to us from 3 billion miles away.

At 8 p.m. Friday, May 20, the Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series invites you to hear and see more, courtesy of David Weintraub, a professor of astronomy at Vanderbilt University. Weintraub’s talk is titled “Pluto Revealed,” and in it, he will talk about how our new knowledge affects our understanding of Pluto and our solar system.

Tickets are going quickly, so get yours soon!