October 3, 2016
Don't Miss It!
Dawn or Doom '16
Purdue's annual Dawn or Doom conference is attracting greater attention for the way it addresses issues of how we will live with the technology we create -- and some imagine will create itself in the foreseeable future. Does the past hold any relevant clues anymore? Other coming events, including Indiana's bicentennial torch relay's Tippecanoe passage, will note the past. Life happens in time. Don't Miss It!
OCTOBER 3-4
Purdue's burgeoning annual Dawn or Doom conference has its main program days including keynote speakers Dave Eggers, Marcus Shingles and Jorge Cham. Details
OCTOBER 4
Pandit Dasa, an internationally known speaker on well-being and practical use of meditation, will present the Lovell Leadership Series event in the form of a workshop titled "Principles of Mindful Leadership." 10 a.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details
OCTOBER 7-9
Sports weekend. It's "October break weekend" and the Boilermakers will seek to break serves and defenses.
* Women's tennis will host the Purdue Invite all three days. Women's tennis
* Women's soccer will work on roasting the Buckeyes as Ohio State comes a 1 p.m. Oct. 9. Women's soccer
OCTOBER 12
The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will begin its Tippecanoe County leg about 8:30 a.m. and pass through the Purdue campus in late morning. Details
Homecoming
OCTOBER 14-15
Homecoming events will include some of the regular spirit events, some special events and at noon kickoff against Iowa. Details to be posted
OCTOBER 14
Well, "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" as the American Music Repertory Ensemble and Lab Jazz Band bounce from Peggy Lee to Count Basie to Dean Martin and others without leaving 1960. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Details
OCTOBER 15
The Fall Concert Bands will strike it up with their ever-present vigor and precision. 8 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Details
Purdue volleyball
OCTOBER 13-16
Sports weekend. For Homecoming, it's good to play at home.
* Women's soccer gets Maryland at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 as Big Ten play moves on. Women's soccer
* Women's volleyball hosts perennial national power Penn State at 8 p.m. Oct. 14, then Rutgers at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 15. Women's volleyball
* Football takes the spotlight for Homecoming, hosting Iowa at noon Oct. 15. Football
A PEEK AHEAD
OCTOBER 18
The Purdue Libraries Distinguished Lecture Series will present Michael Beschloss, an author, columnist and highly regarded historian of the U.S. presidency, talking about this year's election. 7 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall.
OCTOBER 18-19
"Judgment at Nuremberg," one of those important dramas where knowing the outcome doesn't lessen the suspense, comes to Purdue for two shows by L.A. Theatre Works. Both shows are at 7:30 p.m. in STEW, Loeb Playhouse; the first has a pre-show drawing on faculty expertise about the trials. $. Tuesday | Wednesday
OCTOBER 22
Sullivan Fortner & Friends will join a rising New Orleans jazz piano star with three faves from the Indianapolis music scene. Fortner will give the first jazz performance on Purdue's Steinway D concert piano. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. $. Details
These and other events, plus other timely information, are listed in the Purdue Today calendars under "Events" at www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday.
