Purdue Events Calendar

December 19, 1997

EDITORS: No calendars will be produced during the holidays. The next Purdue Calendar will be mailed on Jan. 9. This calendar lists selected events on Purdue's West Lafayette campus or involving people or programs off campus through January. 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
** Monday, Jan. 19. The Dream Is for Everyone. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. An evening of song and celebration to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A reception in the Fowler Hall foyer, sponsored by the Purdue University Black Cultural Center, will immediately follow the program.

ENTERTAINMENT
** Saturday, Jan. 17. Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. 8 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. Tickets are $16 for the public, $11 for Purdue students, available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice Series, in conjunction with the Martin Luther King commemoration.

** Wednesday, Jan. 21. Pianist Ursula Oppens. 8 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. Tickets are $17 for the public, $11 for Purdue students, available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Loeb Music Collection Series.

** Friday, Jan. 23. Jazz combo James Williams and the Intensive Care Unit. 8 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. Part of the 1998 Purdue Jazz Festival. Tickets are $20 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. A Purdue Convocations' Jazz Set event.

** Saturday, Jan. 24. Eighth Annual Purdue Jazz Festival. 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Stewart Center, Memorial Union and Elliott Hall. More than 70 high school jazz bands will join for a day of jazz competitions. The festival ends with a concert at Elliott Hall of Music. Contact: Jennifer Tucker, (765) 496-2697.

** Friday, Jan. 30. Cinema Now: Brassed Off. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. This film focuses on a spirited group of Yorkshire men in a local brass band, and the beautiful and talented woman who saunters into their world. (Rated R) Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

** Saturday, Jan. 31. Damn Yankees. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets for this multiple Tony-winning musical are $30, $23 and $18 for the public, $18 and $14 for Purdue students, available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Lively Arts Package.

LECTURES
** Thursday, Jan. 15. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture. 7 p.m. Room 218A, Stewart Center. The Department of African-American Studies presents a lecture by Franklin Breckinridge, state president of the NAACP.

** Tuesday, Jan. 20. Conversations About Teaching. Speaker: Dennis J. Weidenaar, dean of the School of Management and the Krannert Graduate School of Management. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Part of the Focus on Teaching Lecture Series.

** Thursday, Jan. 22. Leadership and Effective Teams. Speaker: Charlene Hayes, director, Purdue Department of Personnel Service. 10-11:30 a.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Women's Resource Office Leadership Series.

MEETINGS
** Monday, Jan. 26. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

EXHIBITS

Through Jan. 25. Display of paintings and other art forms from India. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Krannert Building. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."
Through Jan. 25. "Indian Folk Paintings," an exhibit of works by Indian artist Mad Hubani. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Beelke Memorial Gallery (Room 206), Creative Arts Building 2. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."
Through Jan. 25. "Viscosity Prints," an exhibit of works by Indian artist Arun Base. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."
Through Jan. 25. "Temple and Village Patterns and Prints of India," an exhibit of textile work from India. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Union Gallery, Main Floor, Purdue Memorial Union. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."

OTHER

Thursday, Dec. 25. Christmas Day: Official university holiday. Purdue offices also will be closed Friday, Dec. 26.
Thursday, Jan. 1. New Year's Day: Official university holiday. Purdue offices also will be closed Friday, Jan. 2.
Monday, Jan. 12. Spring semester begins. 7:30 a.m.

** Monday, Jan. 19. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Official university holiday. Offices will be closed, and no classes will be held.

Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; e-mail, frank_koontz@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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