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February 26, 1999

This calendar lists selected Purdue events 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

EVENTS

  • Tuesday, March 2. Book signing by "Everything I Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten" author Robert Fulghum. 12:45-2:15 p.m. Little Professor Book Center, 500 Sagamore Parkway W., West Lafayette. Fulghum will deliver a free lecture at 8 p.m. at Elliott Hall of Music.

  • Tuesday-Wednesday, March 2-3. Teaching, Learning, and Technology Showcase. Stewart Center. This second annual showcase, sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs as part of the Focus on Teaching Lecture Series, is a forum for faculty to demonstrate the ways in which technology enhances learning for their students.

  • Saturday, March 6. The 12th annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition. 1-5:30 p.m., Krannert Building Auditorium. This annual competition features new products and technologies created and presented by Purdue students. Cash prizes total $30,000, with a first-place prize of $20,000. Sponsored by the Krannert School of Management and the Schools of Engineering.

  • ** Tuesday, March 9. Filmmaker Yvonne Welbon will show two documentaries. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. The first film will be her award-winning documentary "Remembering Wei Yi-Fang, Remembering Myself..." which explores her experiences as an African-American woman living in Taiwan. She will also show "Sister in Cinema," a documentary about three pioneering African-American women filmmakers. Part of the Purdue celebration of Women's History Month.

  • ** Wednesday, March 10. Workshop on black lesbian video artists. 11:30 a.m. Room B248, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Filmmaker Yvonne Welbon will conduct the workshop and will screen her documentary-in-progress, "Living with Pride: Ruth Ellis@100." Part of the Purdue celebration of Women's History Month.

    ENTERTAINMENT

  • Thursday, March 4. Colorado Quartet with guitarist Manuel Barrueco. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $16 for the public, $10 for Purdue students, 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 and Saturday, March 5-6. STOMP, an eight-member percussion ensemble from the New York company's sold-out, five-year run at The Orpheum Theatre. 8 p.m. each evening. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $25 and $20 at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Presented by Purdue Convocations and the Purdue Student Concert Committee.

  • Wednesday, March 10. Purduettes free concert. 7 p.m. University Church, 320 North St., West Lafayette.

  • Monday, March 22. Trip to Fort Wayne lecture by Spike Lee. Bus leaves the Black Cultural Center at 3:30 p.m. for a trip to the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus for "An Evening With Spike Lee." The film producer, writer and director will lecture at 7:30 p.m. at the Gates Sports Center. The lecture is free, but the bus trip will cost $5 per person. Registration deadline is March 15; call the BCC at (765) 494-3091. Part of the BCC Cultural Arts Series.

  • ** Wednesday, March 24. Free Purdue Bell Choir Spring Concert. 7 p.m. University Church, 320 North St., West Lafayette.

  • ** Wednesday, March 24. "The Odyssey," Aquila Theater Company of London. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets are $19 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Artistic director and classics scholar Peter Meineck will present an "Informance" after the play. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice series.

  • ** Thursday, March 25. Poetry reading by Sporty King. 7 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 206. This Chicago poet will take a look at self-esteem with a free poetry reading of his original works entitled "Spoetry: Life ... love ... and laughter." Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

  • ** Friday, March 26. Haraka Fest: "Image-nation." 7 p.m. Matthews Hall, Room 210. The Black Cultural Center's Haraka Writers will read original poetry and discuss the image of African-Americans in the new millennium. Free event is part of the BCC Cultural Arts Series.

  • ** Friday, March 26. Jazz Bands free concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

  • ** Saturday, March 27. Ray Drummond's All-Star Excursion Band. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $21 for the public, $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Jazz Set Series.

  • ** Sunday, March 28. University Choir, free concert. 8:30 a.m. Evangalical Covenant Church , 3600 S. Ninth St., Lafayette.

  • ** Sunday, March 28. Cinema Now: "The Truce." 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Tickets are $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students. Presented by Purdue Convocations.

    LECTURES

  • ** Tuesday, March 2. A Women's History Month discussion with Margaret Simons, director of Women's Studies and professor of philosophical studies at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Noon. Room 112, Purdue Memorial Union. Bring your own lunch.

  • ** Tuesday, March 2. Women's History Month lecture. 4 p.m. Room 210/214A, Stewart Center. Topic: "The Origins of The Second Sex: New Evidence About Beauvoir's Early Philosophy and the Influence of Richard Wright." Speaker: Margaret Simons, director of Women's Studies and professor of philosophical studies at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. A reception will follow the talk. Part of the Purdue celebration of Women's History Month.

  • Tuesday, March 2. Mitchell Inspirational Lecture: Author Robert Fulghum. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. He is the author of such best sellers as "All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" and "True Love." Presented by Purdue Convocations. Fulghum also will sign books from 12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. this day at Little Professor Book Center, 500 Sagamore Parkway W.

  • Wednesday, March 3. Motivational lecture by Jewel Diamond Taylor. 7 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Taylor, known as the "self-esteem doctor" from Chicago, has written articles on the subject of self-empowerment for Essence, Heart and Soul and Upscale magazines. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

  • Thursday, March 4. Jewish Studies Lecture Series. 4:30 p.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Professor Elliot K. Ginsburg, Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Program in Judaic Studies, University of Michigan. Topic: "The Sabbath in the Jewish Mystical Tradition."

  • Friday, March 5. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Mark Shunk, president and chief executive officer, Cadence Network LLC, Cincinnati. Topic: "Building Your Competency Capital."

  • Wednesday, March 10. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Cathlin Upton, winner of the 1997-98 Purdue B'nai B'rith Barzillai Lodge 111 Prize in Jewish Studies. Topic: "The Exodus, What Does the Bible Say and What Does Archaeology Show?"

  • ** Wednesday, March 10. A Women's History Month.open discussion on diversity and multiculturalism incorporating students, staff and faculty. 12:30 p.m. Room 112, Purdue Memorial Union. Bring your own lunch.

  • Friday, March 12. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Alysa Rollock, Purdue interim vice president for human relations. Topic: "Expect the Unexpected."

  • ** Monday, March 22. A discussion on gender and the movement for self-determination for indigenous peoples in Bolivia. 4:30-7 p.m. Room 114, Stanley Coulter Hall. Discussion leader will be Maria Eugenia Choque Quispe, an Aymara Indian from La Paz, Bolivia, who is a fellow in the Department of Native American Studies at the University of California-Davis. The discussion, conducted in conjunction with a seminar on Latin American Feminisms, will be in Spanish only. Part of the Purdue celebration of Women's History Month.

  • ** Tuesday, March 23. A Women's History Month open discussion on feminist pedagogy incorporating students, staff and faculty. Noon. Room 112, Purdue Memorial Union. Bring your own lunch.

  • ** Wednesday, March 24. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: William R. Shaffer, Purdue professor of political science and associate dean of the School of Liberal Arts. Topic: "Norwegian Egalitarianism and the Rights of Jewish Citizens"

  • ** Wednesday, March 24. Women's History Month brown-bag discussion. 12:30 p.m. Stone Cellar (Room B2) Stone Hall. Topic: "Women Artists of the American West: An Internet Course and Online Visual Art Archive." Speaker: Susan Ressler, Purdue professor of visual and performing arts. Bring your own lunch.

  • ** Wednesday, March 24. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Jay Akridge, professor of agricultural economics who has led workshops in Central and Eastern Europe and South America on agribusiness management education. Sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs so that award-winning Purdue faculty can share their creative approaches to teaching.

  • ** Wednesday, March 24. Women's History Month presentation. 4 p.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Playwright and director Joanne Pottlitzer. Topic: "Turning -'s into +'s: Women and Change, Metaphor and Democracy in Chile: 1973-1990." Presentation will include slides, videos and music.

  • ** Thursday, March 25. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Speaker: Robert Gooding-Williams from Northwestern University. Topic: "Between the Masses and the Folk: Du Bois, Culture, and Political Leadership."

  • ** Friday, March 26. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Roger C. Stewart, vice president, Global Treasury, Procter and Gamble Co., Cincinnati. Topic: "Global Treasury Managing Risk in a Volatile Environment."

    EXHIBITS

  • Through March 12. Sydney Zentall: Light Waves. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building. The Purdue professor of educational studies captures in oils the many moods of the sea.

  • Through March 12. Rick Paul: Algorithmic Constructions. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. The professor of art and design displays work resulting from a Fellowship in the Center for Artistic Endeavors, a program sponsored by the School of Liberal Arts. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

  • March 1-5. Exhibit of works by Julie Leonard, candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in art and design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2).

  • March 8-12. Exhibit of works by Laura Drake, candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in art and design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2).

  • March 15-19. Exhibit of works by Joanne Beck, candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in art and design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2).

  • ** March 22-26. Exhibit of works by Shu-Chaun "Emily" Chen and Meng-Chau "Robin" Huang, candidates for Master of Fine Arts degrees in art and design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2).

    MEETINGS

  • ** Monday, March 22. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

    OTHER

  • ** Through March 25. 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:

    March 2, Chinese; March 3, British; March 4, French.
    March 9-11, Gourmet -- call for menu information.
    March 16-18, Closed (spring break).
    March 23, New England; March 24, Greek; March 25, Korean.

  • Monday, March 15. Spring break begins. Classes resume March 22.

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

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