Purdue Calendar of Events

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/

ENTERTAINMENT

• 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 with the Black Voices of Inspiration and the New Directional Players. 8 p.m. Matthews Hall Auditorium. Reception follows at 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.

  ** Thursday, March 20. Purdue Varsity Glee Club All-Campus Serenade. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms.

  ** Friday, March 21. Jazz Band Concert featuring the Lab and Concert Jazz Bands plus the Purdue Jazz Band. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse.

  ** Friday, March 21. Zorba, the Broadway Musical. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Purdue Convocations, Lively Arts event. Tickets: $26, $20 and $15 for the public; $16 and $11 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

• 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.

  ** Thursday, Feb. 27. Mars Direct: Humans to the Red Planet Within a Decade. 7 p.m. Room 2280, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Robert Zubrin, author of the book "The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must." Sponsored by the Purdue Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sigma Gamma Tau, and the American Helicopter Society.

• Friday, Feb. 28. A Career in Real Estate. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. 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. 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 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, March 19. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Memorial Union. Robert L. Ringel, Purdue executive vice president for academic affairs.

  ** Friday, March 21. Personal Perspective on Succeeding in Business. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Karen L. Hendricks, president and chief executive officer, Baldwin Piano and Organ Co., Loveland, Ohio. Krannert Executive Forum.

• 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.

• Thursday and Friday, March 13 and 14. "High-Involvement/High-Commitment Teamwork." Videoseminar. 1 p.m. Room 268, Potter Engineering Center. Presenter Mike Sheahan, associate director of executive education, Krannert Graduate School of Management. Seminar also will be broadcast over the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System. A $175 registration fee per person is due by Feb. 27. For more information or to register, contact Marsha Nance, (765) 494-7018, e-mail, nance@ecn.purdue.edu

• Friday, Feb. 28. Board of Trustees meeting. 9:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. CST). Founders Study of Student-Faculty Library Center, Purdue Calumet.

  ** Monday, March 24. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

** Through Feb. 28. "James Houston and the Art of the Canadian Arctic". 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building. This exhibit is replacing "Contemporary German Art," which was canceled.

• 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.

• Through 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.

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

• March 17-21. "Stephanie Sandifer: Paintings," an exhibit in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

  ** March 24-28." Melissa Gill: Paintings," an exhibit in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

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.

  ** Wednesday, March 19. Baseball vs. Valparaiso. 3 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Thursday, March 20. Softball vs. N.E. Illinois. 2 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Friday, March 21. Baseball vs. Michigan. 3 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Saturday, March 22. Women's basketball NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional. Mackey Arena.

  ** Saturday, March 22. Softball -- Boilermaker Invitational. 9 a.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Saturday, March 22. Baseball vs. Michigan (doubleheader). 1 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Saturday, March 22. Men's tennis vs. Michigan State. 1 p.m. Varsity Courts (behind Recreational Center).

  ** Sunday, March 23. Softball -- Boilermaker Invitational. 8:30 a.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Sunday, March 23. Men's tennis vs. Michigan. 1 p.m. Varsity Courts (behind Recreational Center).

  ** Sunday, March 23. Baseball vs. Michigan. 1 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Monday, March 24. Women's basketball NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional. Mackey Arena.

** Through March 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: Feb. 25, Oriental; Feb. 26, Irish; Feb. 27, Sicilian; March 4, Irish; March 5, Italian; March 6, Cajun; March 11-13, Spring Break; March 18, Mexican; March 19, Norwegian; March 20, Irish.

• Saturday, March 8. Spring break begins. 12:15 p.m.

• Monday, March 17. Classes resume from spring break. 7:30 a.m.

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