Purdue Calendar of Events

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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

** Feb. 21-23. Indiana High School Mock Trial state championship. Teams of high-school students will participate in mock court cases for the chance to represent Indiana at the national competition. All cases will be argued at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in Lafayette. Times are 6 p.m. Friday (2/21); 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday (2/22); and 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday (2/23). Free. Sponsored by the Indiana State Bar Association with the support of Purdue.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Road to Brown. Part of Film Tuesdays sponsored by the African-American Studies and Research Center in celebration of Black History Month. Noon. Room 2290, Liberal Arts and Education Building.

  ** Feb. 13-23. "True West," a play sponsored by Purdue Theatre. 8 p.m. Feb. 13-22; 6 p.m. Feb. 23. There will be no performance on Monday, Feb. 17. 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.

  ** Friday, Feb. 14. Love Poems, the annual poetry reading by the Haraka Writers, one of the four performing arts ensembles of the Black Cultural Center. 8 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union.

• 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.

  ** Sunday, Feb. 16. Purdue Varsity Glee Club Concert. 2 p.m. Warren Performing Arts Center, 9301 E 18th St., Indianapolis. Tickets: $7 for adults; $5 for students, at the Arts Center box office. Call (317) 898-9722 for more information.

• Tuesday, Feb. 18. Part I: Freedom on My Mind. Part of Film Tuesdays sponsored by the African-American Studies and Research Center in celebration of Black History Month. Noon. Room 2290, Liberal Arts and Education Building. (Part II will be shown Feb. 25.)

• 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, (765) 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, 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.

  ** Saturday, Feb. 22. Purdue Varsity Glee Club Concert. 8 p.m. Carmel High School Auditorium, 520 E. Main Street, Carmel. Tickets: $8 reserved seating; $5 general admission, at the high-school box office. Call (317) 580-0304 for additional information.

• 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.

• Tuesday, Feb. 25. Part II: Freedom on My Mind. Part of Film Tuesdays sponsored by the African-American Studies and Research Center in celebration of Black History Month. Noon. Room 2290, Liberal Arts and Education Building.

• Friday, Feb. 28. American Music Review and Variety Band Concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

• Friday, Feb. 28. New York City Opera National Company in La Boheme. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Purdue Convocations, Lively Arts event. Tickets: $26, $21 and $15 for the public; $16 and $11 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

• Friday, Feb. 28. Black Coffee House No. 52 featuring the Black Voices of Inspiration and the New Directional Players. 8 p.m. Matthews Hall Auditorium. Reception follows at the Black Cultural Center.

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

• Sunday, March 2. Purdue Symphonic Orchestra and Honors High School Orchestra Concert. 7 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.

• Sunday, March 2. Having Our Say. 4 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Patron's Choice event, with support from the Purdue Black Cultural Center. Tickets: $20 for the public; $12 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

  ** Thursday, March 6. Purdue Bands Recital Hour. Noon. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music.

** Wednesday, Feb. 12. African-American Women and the American Political System. 12:30 p.m. Room B-2, Stone Hall. Maya Rockeymoore, doctoral candidate in political science.

• 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. Sponsors: Department of English, 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.

• Monday, Feb. 17. School of Materials Engineering Seminar. 3:30 p.m. Room B12, Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. Speaker: Michael Ladisch, professor of foods and agricultural engineering. Topic: Characterization of Structures/Functions of Synthesized Bioadsorbents.

• 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, 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. Sponsors: Department of English, 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.

  ** Friday, Feb. 21. Developmental and Behavioral Effects of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Infancy. 2:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Avanelle Kirksy Lecture Series. Dr. Betsy Lozoff, director of the Center for Human Growth and Development and a professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan medical school. A poster session, sponsored by the Interdepartmental Nutrition Program, will be held before the lecture from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. In addition, a reception will follow the lecture in the Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Due to limited seating, phone reservations are necessary by calling 1-800-535-7303 or (765) 494-7890 by Feb. 14.

• Thursday, Feb. 27. Books and Coffee. 4:30 p.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Lisa Anderson, assistant professor of theater and African American studies, discusses Sarah Louis Delany's book, "Having Our Say". Coffee and tea will be served at 4 p.m. Sponsors: Department of English, Purdue Student Union Board.

• Friday, Feb. 28. A Career in Real Estate. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Henry T. Gaw, vice president of real estate, C.M. Capital Corp., Palo Alto, Calif. Krannert Executive Forum.

• Monday, March 3. School of Materials Engineering Seminar. 3:30 p.m. Room B12, Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. Speaker: John Whittenberger, NASA-Lewis Research Center.

  ** Tuesday, March 4. Why Accountability Now?. 3:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Patricia Albjerg Graham, Charles Warren Professor of the History of American Education at Harvard and president of The Spencer Foundation. Focus on Teaching Lecture Series. (Date has been changed from March 5.)

  ** Thursday, March 6. Brown Bag talk sponsored by Purdue Galleries. This session will feature the showing of two videos: "Faith Ringgold Paints Crown Heights" and "The World Began at Ile-Ife," about the Yoruba people of West Africa. Noon. Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

  ** Friday, March 7. Creating a Corporate Culture to Survive in the 21st Century. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Gary L. Neale, chairman and president, NIPSCO Industries Inc., Hammond, Ind. Krannert Executive Forum.

• Wednesday, Feb. 12. What Every Broodmare Owner Should Know. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Room 1136, Lynn Hall. School of Veterinary Medicine faculty will discuss topics that include artificial insemination, problem mares and care of the foal. Speakers are Bill Hope, large animal community practice; Cheryl Lopate, equine reproduction; and Janice Sojka, equine medicine and neonatal care. Second of a two-part Equine Medicine Series. Registration, which costs $25, begins at 6 p.m.

  ** Thursday, March 6. "What Have We Done for Us Lately" workshop by Steve Birdine, coordinator of Diversity Programs at Indiana University and president of Creative Diversity Communications. 8 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center. Part of Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series.

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

EXHIBITS

• Through 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.

• 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.

• March 3-7. "Photography Seniors". 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

• 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.

  ** Friday, March 7. Women's tennis vs. South Alabama. 2 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

  ** Saturday or Sunday, March 8 or 9. Men's basketball vs. Illinois. Mackey Arena. Noon or 3 p.m. Tickets for public: $19 lower level, $14 upper level; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194. Television: CBS or ESPN.

** Through March 6. 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: Feb. 11, Caribbean; Feb. 12, Cajun; Feb. 13, German; Feb. 18, French; Feb. 19, Mexican; Feb. 20, Spring Fest; Feb. 25, Oriental; Feb. 26, Irish; Feb. 27, Sicilian; March 4, Irish; March 5, Italian; March 6, Cajun.

** Saturday, March 8. Spring break begins. 12:15 p.m. Classes resume at 7:30 a.m. Monday, March 17.

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