August 22, 2016
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Rueff Galleries' "Woman" poster exhibition
Purdue soccer is aiming to improve on 2015's winning season in an increasingly competitive Big Ten. The quest for excellence always involves a will to go forward in the face of challenge, and we see that in sport, the arts and the exploration and application of ideas. Purdue is the stage for many such quests. Don't Miss It!
AUGUST 22
Exhibition openings in the Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries in Pao Hall will help provoke minds as the semester starts. One is "Woman," an international student poster exchange including some from Cuba, through Sept. 9; the other is "Navigator: Val Britton" through Sept. 16. Details
AUGUST 25
The Farmers Market on campus is a popular spot when the fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and freshly prepared lunches show up. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 27. North end of Memorial Mall. Details
AUGUST 26
The Purdue Varsity Glee Club First Nighter concert provides excellent entertainment for unwinding after the blitzkrieg called the first week of school. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Free. Details
AUGUST 26-28
Sports week. Volleyball opens with its traditional Mortar Board Premier, while soccer already is on Game 6.
* Volleyball (women's). Four teams each will play twice Friday and once Saturday, Purdue getting evening slots both days. $; tickets by two-game session. Volleyball
* Soccer (women's). Purdue will aim to declaw Cincinnati at 1 p.m. Sunday. $. Details
Purdue Galleries' "interspace" exhibition
AUGUST 29 and 30
Exhibition openings for Purdue University Galleries promise to fulfill a basic function of art -- making us think. In the Robert L. Ringel Gallery, "interspace" will open Aug. 29, investigating virtual reality in the contemporary moment (gallery talk and reception Sept. 8). In the Fountain Gallery in downtown Lafayette, "Alysha Kupferer: Unsustainable Systems," opening August 30, will puncture assumptions of consumer culture (gallery talk and reception Sept. 1, and labor performance by the artist Sept. 16). Details
SEPTEMBER 3
Sports week. In the college world, this holiday weekend is all about seeing the football season get into full swing. First, the bridge is back, and so is Friday's Boiler Bridge Walk with activities at 5:45 p.m. and the team arrival about 6 p.m. at the fountain area by Tapawingo Park. On Saturday, Purdue welcomes Eastern Kentucky for Youth Day, kicking off at noon. The game is surrounded by fun including Boilermaker Crossing, the 211° Session pep rally, a Jazz Tailgate and the tsunami of sound called the "All-American" Marching Band. $ for game. Football | Football tickets | Pregame | Bands
A PEEK AHEAD
SEPTEMBER 10
"Dirty Dancing" not only will launch Purdue Convocations' season with music, dance and romance, it also will launch its nationwide tour with the show after two weeks' residency at Purdue. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. $. Details
"Dirty Dancing"
SEPTEMBER 11
Picnic with the Purduettes sure sounds like a fine Sunday affair. Bring your dinner and a blanket or maybe a chair. They'll provide the music. 6 p.m. Slayter Hill. Details
SEPTEMBER 15
"Art of Aging" is a play on words capturing the sense of a special one-day exhibition of works mostly by area persons over age 55. This show will help celebrate 20 years of Purdue's Center on Aging and the Life Course. 4:30-6:30 p.m. PMU, West Faculty Lounge. Details
These and other events, plus other timely information, are listed in the Purdue Today calendars under "Events" at www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday.
