Don't Miss It!
October 5, 2015
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Lee H. Hamilton |
Can a robot dance? If so, can its dance be sweet, or sassy, or sensual? Huang Yi and KUKA are coming to provoke these and other questions. People at Purdue also go beyond technical proficiency to explore questions of how innovations affect human life and experience. It's about what's real, today and tomorrow. Don't Miss It!
OCTOBER 5
"The Future of Democracy" will present a conversation with President Mitch Daniels and former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, moderated by Brian Lamb, founder of C-SPAN. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:15 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details
OCTOBER 7
"The Movement: 50 Years of Love and Struggle" features Ron Jones in one-man multimedia performance about civil rights and equal opportunity. 7 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details
OCTOBER 8
"Huang Yi & KUKA" brings Purdue Convocations' fall 2015 artist-in-residence and his companion in a mesmerizing dance in which the human(s) interact with an intricately programmed robot. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. (+ pre- and post-show.) $. Details
OCTOBER 10-15
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
Sports outlook. It's a throat-lozenge day Saturday with just an hour or so between football and an IU volleyball match.
* Football. Minnesota will be here. Will we learn what happens when you pancake a gopher? 3:30 p.m. $. Football
* Volleyball (women's). Possession of the Monon Spike is up in the air Saturday as Indiana chugs into town. 8 p.m. $. Volleyball
* Soccer (women's). It's senior day with ceremonies about 20 minutes before the match at 1 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 11) with Rutgers. Soccer
* Soccer (women's). Very likely a crisp evening Thursday (Oct. 15) to see crisp late-season play by and against highly ranked Penn State. $. Soccer
OCTOBER 16
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," the Broadway family musical, brings a dramatic story to life with memorable songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. $. With pre-show. Details
"Jazz Favorites from the Movies" gives Purdue's American Music Repertory Ensemble and Lab Jazz Band a chance to intertwine great songs, nostalgia and just plain fun through works from 1929 to 2014. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Free. Details
OCTOBER 17
"One Man Breaking Bad" is Miles Allen, condensing the entire run of the TV hit show into one hour based on his hit YouTube impressions of the show's characters. 7 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. $. Language advisory: Recommended for audiences age 15 and over. Details
A PEEK AHEAD
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Cécile McLorin-Salvant and vintage jazz |
OCTOBER 20
"Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible," a documentary film with stories of overcoming unconscious bias and entitlement, plus discussion will be part of BCC's "Unearthing Our Roots of Racism" Film Series. 6-8 p.m. MatchBOX Co-Working Studio, 17 S. Sixth St., Lafayette. Film details
OCTOBER 22
Cécile McLorin-Salvant evokes the sounds and songs of the legendary women of jazz while giving a fresh take to heritage songs. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. $. Details
OCTOBER 23
"The Music of Duke Ellington" including the remarkable "Far East Suite" will transport the audience of the Purdue Jazz Band. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Free. Details
OCTOBER 29
Country music star Hunter Hayes, on his "21 Tour," will perform a few numbers for fans at and around Purdue. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. $. Details
These and other events, plus other timely information, are listed in the Purdue Today calendars under "Events" at www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday.
