Events Calendar

EDITORS: This calendar lists events on Purdue's West Lafayette campus or involving people or programs off campus during the next four weeks. Events are free and open to the public, except where noted, and all are open to news media coverage. New or updated listings have two asterisks (**).

All events in this calendar, plus many others, are listed in Purdue's on-line calendar at http://www.purdue.edu/calendar/

Events

** Saturday, Feb. 8. Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. Teams of Purdue students will compete to build the most complicated and humorous machines to load a CD into a computer and run a program, or into a CD player and play music. 11:30 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music. The winner will represent Purdue at the National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on April 5 in Elliott Hall of Music.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Tuesday, Jan. 28. Leila Josefowicz, violin. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Loeb Music Collection event. Tickets: $14 for the public; $8 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

• Sunday, Feb. 2. Wilberforce University Choir performs gospel music. 3 p.m. Fowler Hall. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center.

• Thursday, Feb. 6. Purdue Bands Recital Hour. Noon. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music.

• Friday, Feb. 7. Jazz at the Union Concert. 8 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union.

• Friday, Feb. 7. Calliope Renaissance Band with Peter Schickele in Bestiary. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Patron's Choice event. Tickets: $15 for the public; $10 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

  ** Sunday, Feb. 9. Purdue Jazz Band concert featuring the John Hart Quartet as special guest ensemble. 2:30 p.m.. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

• Feb. 13-23. "True West," a play sponsored by Purdue Theatre. 8 p.m. Feb. 13-22; 6 p.m. Feb. 23. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Tickets available at Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933, for $10.50 for public and $6.50 for Purdue students and senior citizens.

• Thursday, Feb. 13. Kiss of the Spider Woman. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Purdue Convocations, Lively Arts event. Tickets: $26, $21 and $15 for the public; $15 and $10 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

• Friday, Feb. 14. Cinema Now film series -- Rendezvous in Paris. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. This Eric Rohmer film tells three separate tales of love set in the city of Paris. Sponsored by Purdue Convocations. Series tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students. Individual tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for students. Available at campus box offices. (765) 494-3933.

  ** Feb. 14-16. The Real Inspector Hound, a play by Purdue Theatre. 8 p.m. Black Box theater, Creative Arts Building 3. A Second Season production with first-year director Eric Sydnor. Free. Sign up for free seats in Room G77A, Stewart Center. Fifty seats available for each performance.

• Sunday, Feb. 16. Purdue Symphonic Band and Honors High School Band Concert. 2:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St.

  ** Tuesday, Feb. 18. Omaha Family Theatre in Alice in Wonderland. 7:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Patron's Choice event. Tickets: $10 for the public; $6 for Purdue and other students, at campus box offices, (317) 4949-3933.

  ** Wednesday, Feb. 19. "Womyn With Wings." Choreopoem presented by Living the Dream Inc. Part of Black Cultural Center's 1996-97 Cultural Arts Series. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center.

  ** Friday, Feb. 21. Purdue Jazz Band Concert. 6:30 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union.

  ** Friday, Feb. 21. Bryan White and Neal McCoy, country music concert. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: $23.50 and $18.50, on sale at campus box offices or Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by telephone at (765) 494-3933. Sponsored by Purdue Convocations.

  ** Feb. 21-23. Sophocles' Antigone, a play sponsored by Purdue Theatre. 8 p.m. Black Box theater, Creative Arts Building 3. A Second Season production with first-year director Sarah Bay. Free. Sign up for seats in Room G77A, Stewart Center. Fifty seats available for each performance.

  ** Sunday, Feb. 23. Windworks I Concert. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

  ** Sunday, Feb.23. Cinema Now film series -- Shanghai Triad. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. This Zhang Yimou film recreates the 1930s Shanghai underworld as seen through the eyes of a servant boy employed by a gangster's haughty and beautiful mistress. Sponsored by Purdue Convocations. Series tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students. Individual tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for students. Available at campus box offices. (765) 494-3933.

• Wednesday, Jan. 29. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Memorial Union. Janice M. Lauer, the Reece McGee Purdue Distinguished Professor of English.

• Thursday, Jan. 30. Books and Coffee. 4:30 p.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Thomas Adler, professor of English, discusses Pat Barker's book, "The Ghost Road." Coffee and tea served at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.

• Thursday, Jan. 30. Accepting, Celebrating and Maximizing Diversity, the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture presented by the African-American Studies and Research Center. 7 p.m. East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Blanche Radford Curry, associate professor of philosophy, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, N.C. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean and the School of Liberal Arts.

• Friday, Jan. 31. Adapting a Family Business From a Closed Economy to the Global World. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Alberto Fernandez, executive director, PYOSA, S.A. DE C.V., Monterey, Mexico. Krannert Executive Forum.

• Friday, Jan. 31. Self-Evaluation and Self-Regulated Learning. Noon. Room 313, Stewart Center. Dale Schunk, professor of educational psychology and head of the Department of Educational Psychology. Research Seminar Series.

• Wednesday, Feb. 5. Antisemitism in Central Europe: Apparent or Real? Summer 1996. 12:30 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center. Joe Krause, social studies department, West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

• Wednesday, Feb. 5. Talk by Milton L. Creagh, consultant and community educator, on AIDS awareness, cultural diversity, parenting and drug prevention. Part of Black Cultural Center's 1996-97 Cultural Arts Series. 8 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center.

• Thursday, Feb. 6. Books and Coffee. 4:30 p.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. A.G. Rud, associate dean of the School of Education, discusses Nicholas Negroponte's book, "being digital." Coffee and tea served at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.

• Friday, Feb. 7. The Miraflex TM Fiber Story. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Paula Cholmondeley, corporate vice president, Owens Corning, president, Miraflex Fiber Products, Mount Vernon, Ohio. Krannert Executive Forum.

• Sunday, Feb. 9. Harriet B. Schiffer will discuss her art exhibit, Kente: Cloth of the Asante Kings, on display in the Union Gallery. 3-5 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Reception will follow lecture.

• Thursday, Feb. 13. Books and Coffee. 4:30 p.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Wendy Flory, professor of English, discusses Hershel Parker's book, "Herman Melville." Coffee and tea served at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.

• Thursday, Feb. 13. Black History Month keynote lecture by Yosef Ben-Jochannan, a researcher, lecturer, teacher and historian. 8 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Ben-Jochannan is a professor at Al Azar University in Cairo, Egypt, and recently retired from Cornell University. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center.

  ** Friday, Feb. 14. Leveraged Buyouts in the '90s. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Jane Brock-Wilson, managing director, Berkshire Partners LLC, Boston, Mass. Krannert Executive Forum.

  ** Tuesday, Feb. 18. Wearables artist Ellen Hauptli talks about her career in the art wearables market. Brown Bag talk sponsored by Purdue Galleries. Noon. Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2. Hauptli's work will be on display Feb. 17-March 23 in the Stewart Center Gallery.

  ** Wednesday, Feb. 19. Identifying Biblical Persons in the "House of David" Inscription From Tel Dan. 12:30 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center. Larry Mykytiuk, assistant professor library science and history bibliographer. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

  ** Wednesday, Feb. 19. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Laurie Iten, Purdue associate professor of biology.

  ** Thursday, Feb. 20. Books and Coffee. 4:30 p.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Mary Niepokuj, assistant professor of English, discusses Mark Salzman's book, "Lost in Place." Coffee and tea will be served at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.

  ** Friday, Feb. 21. Organizational Change a Personal Story. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Virginia K. Berkeley, president and chief executive officer, Women's Bank, Denver, Colo. Krannert Executive Forum.

• Monday, Feb. 17. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

• Through Feb. 2. "James Houston and the Art of the Canadian Arctic," an exhibit surveying Inuit art from 1957 to the present. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Union Gallery, Main Floor, Purdue Memorial Union.

• Through Feb. 2. "James Houston and the Art of the Canadian Arctic," an exhibit of contemporary Inuit graphics. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building.

• Through Feb. 9. "Illusions, Mirages and the Mind's Eye," a variety of media by members of Purdue's art and design faculty. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery.

• Feb. 9-March 22. "Kente: Cloth of the Asante Kings," by Harriet Schiffer. Union Gallery, basement of the Purdue Memorial Union. Co-sponsored by Purdue Galleries and Black Cultural Center. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Lecture and reception, 3-5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, in West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union.

  ** Feb. 17-March 23. "Art- In Fashion," creations by wearables artists Ellen Hauptli and Candy Kling. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. Reception 4:30-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, in the gallery.

  ** Feb. 17-March 30. "Contemporary German Art", courtesy of Privatgalerie Plewisast, Hamburg Germany. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building.

Wednesday, Jan. 29. Men's basketball vs. Michigan State. Mackey Arena. 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold out. Television: Creative Sports.

• Saturday, Feb. 1. Wrestling vs. Michigan State. Noon. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Feb. 1. Women's tennis vs. Drake. 1 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

• Saturday, Feb. 1. Women's tennis vs. Illinois State. 6:30 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

• Wednesday, Feb. 5. Men's basketball vs. Ohio State. Mackey Arena. 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold out. Television: Creative Sports.

• Friday, Feb. 7. Women's swimming vs. Michigan. 4 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse Pool.

• Friday, Feb. 7. Men's indoor track -- Purdue-Butler Combo. 4 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Feb. 8. Wrestling vs. Eastern Michigan. Noon. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Feb. 8. Men's indoor track -- Purdue-Butler Combo. 6 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Feb. 8. Wrestling vs. Michigan. 5 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Feb. 8. Men's swimming vs. Indiana. 4 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse Pool.

• Saturday, Feb. 12. Men's basketball vs. Minnesota. Mackey Arena. 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold out. Television: Creative Sports.

• Friday, Feb. 14. Men's indoor track -- Purdue Invitational. 6 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Friday, Feb. 14. Women's basketball vs. Michigan State. Mackey Arena. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $5 for adults and $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or 494-3194.

• Saturday, Feb. 15. Men's tennis vs. Cincinnati. 1:30 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

• Saturday, Feb. 15. Women's indoor track -- Boiler Invitational. 4 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Feb. 15. Men's tennis vs. Bowling Green. 6 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

• Sunday, Feb. 16. Women's basketball vs. Wisconsin. Mackey Arena. 2 p.m. Tickets: $1 for all seats; call 1-800-49-SPORT or 494-3194.

  ** Saturday, Feb. 22. Men's tennis vs. Northern Illinois. 1:30 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

  ** Saturday, Feb. 22. Men's tennis vs. Indiana State. 6 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

  ** Saturday, Feb. 22. Wrestling vs. Central Michigan . 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Sunday, Feb. 23. Women's tennis vs. Colorado. 11 a.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

  ** Sunday, Feb. 23. Men's basketball vs. Michigan. Mackey Arena. Noon Tickets: Sold out. Television: CBS.

** Through Feb. 20. International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Call (765) 494-6845 for reservations or information. Coming up: Jan. 28, Southwestern; Jan. 29, French; Jan. 30, Oriental; Feb. 4, Norwegian; Feb. 5, New England; Feb. 6, Italian; Feb. 11, Caribbean; Feb. 12, Cajun; Feb. 13, German; Feb. 18, French; Feb. 19, Mexican; Feb. 20, Spring Fest.

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Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; Internet, frank_koontz@purdue.edu