Purdue Events Calendar

January 16, 1998

EDITORS: This calendar lists selected 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

• 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.

• Friday, Jan. 23. The annual Ag Fish Fry. 11:30 a.m. Purdue Armory. This year's theme is "We're Off ... To See The Wizard," with Fish-Fry variations on the characters from "The Wizard of Oz." Tickets are $12 each and available only in advance at all Purdue Cooperative Extension Service county offices in Indiana or through the Ag Alumni Association office, (765) 494-8593.

** Saturday, Feb. 7. 16th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. 11:30 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Sponsored by Theta Tau professional engineering fraternity and General Electric. Student organizers maintain a World Wide Web page at http://expert.cc.purdue.edu/~thetatau/RUBE/

ENTERTAINMENT

• 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; e-mail, tuckerj@concentric.net.

• 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.

• Thursday, Feb. 5. Purdue Bands Recital Hour. Noon. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music. Free lunchtime concert features performances by Purdue instrumentalists. Bring your lunch or share in refreshments provided by Tau Beta Sigma.

• Friday, Feb. 6. American Music Review and Jazz Bands Concert. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballroom.

• Friday, Feb. 6. The Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Dancers perform works from the repertoire of Balanchine and DeMille. Tickets are $23, $19 and $13 for the public, $13 and $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' Lively Arts Package.

** Friday, Feb. 13. Cinema Now: Cry, the Beloved Country. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Starring James Earl Jones and Richard Harris, this film centers on a Zulu Christian pastor who arrives in Johannesburg to search for his missing son. Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

LECTURES

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

** Wednesday, Jan. 21. In a World of Their Own: The Gendered Dimensions of Legislative Policymaking. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Room 1284, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Speaker: Lyn Kathlene, Purdue associate professor of political science. Part of the Department of Women's Studies Brown Bag Series.

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

Thursday, Jan. 22. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture. 7 p.m. East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. The Department of African-American Studies presents a lecture by Franklin Breckinridge, state president of the NAACP. (Date and location have been changed.)

• Tuesday, Jan. 27. Colored Queers: Passionate Transgressions in Poetry and Prose. Noon-1 p.m. Stone Cellar (Room B-2, Stone Hall). Speaker: Lisa Anderson, Purdue assistant professor of African-American Studies and Visual and Performing Arts, and Jackie Martinez, Purdue assistant professor of Women's Studies and Communication. Women's Studies Department Brown Bag Series.

• Wednesday, Jan. 28. Israel and Japan: What Do They Have in Common? 12:30 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center. Speaker: Professor George Horwich, Purdue School of Management. Part of Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

• Wednesday, Feb. 4. Politics and Assimilation of French Jews. 12:30 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center. Speaker: Professor Dwayne Woods, Purdue Department of Political Science. Part of Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

• Wednesday, Feb. 4. "They Came Before Columbus." 7 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Ivan Van Sertima, world-renowned lecturer, teacher, literary critic, cultural linguist and anthropologist, presents the Black History Month keynote lecture. Van Sertima will provide his insights on the cultural background of African-Americans. Part of Black History Month and the BCC Spring Cultural Arts Series.

** Thursday, Feb. 5. Israeli/Palestinian Dialogue. 4 p.m. Krannert Auditorium. Speaker: Professor Haim Gordon, School of Education, Beer-Sheva University in the Negev. Co-sponsored by the Purdue Jewish Studies Program, the Department of Philosophy, and the Ackerman Center. Part of Jewish Studies Lecture Series.

** Wednesday, Feb. 11. Being Tough and Getting Connected: Negotiating in the Shadow of Gender. 3-4:30 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Speaker: Deborah Kolb, professor of negotiation and dispute resolution at Simmons College. Women's Resource Office Leadership Series.

MEETINGS

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

** Friday, Feb. 6. Board of Trustees meeting. 1:30 p.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union.

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."

• Feb. 2-March 22. Haitian Art Exhibit. Union Gallery, Main Floor, Purdue Memorial Union. The BCC sponsors, along with Purdue Galleries and the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, a glimpse of Haiti's complex history from the Waterloo Museum of Art's collection of Haitian Art. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Part of the BCC Spring Cultural Arts Series.

** Through Feb. 12. 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. 27, Irish; Jan. 28, German; Jan. 29 Mexican.
Feb. 3, Cajun; Feb. 4, Southwestern; Feb. 5, Polynesian.
Feb. 10, Italian; Feb. 11, Spanish; Feb. 12, Greek.

• 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
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