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January 14, 2000 JOURNALISTS: Here are a couple of story ideas and a list of selected Purdue events during the next two weeks. Purdue festival emphasis: The jazz singer Journalists can cover the 10th annual Purdue Jazz Festival's first-ever vocal jazz competition on Saturday, Jan. 22, in Matthews Hall, Room 210. Vocal ensembles from four Indiana high schools will compete against each other as well as six more high school jazz groups from around the Midwest. Performance times are as follows: • Center Grove High School, Indianapolis, at 4 p.m. • Lawrence North High School, Indianapolis, at 1:30 p.m. • Mount Vernon High School, Fortville, at 3:30 p.m. • Southside High School, Fort Wayne, at 11 a.m. CONTACTS: Kathy Matter, Purdue Bands publicist, (765) 496-6785, kcmatter@purdue.edu; Ly Tartell, Purdue Musical Organizations PMO Express director, (765) 494-3941 Ag Alumni Fish Fry "Racing Into the Millennium" is the NASCAR theme for the annual Ag Alumni Fish Fry, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, in the Purdue Armory. Among the highlights: The initial launching of the Purdue Ag Alumni radio-controlled mini-blimp, a NASCAR race car on display, and NASCAR simulators in which state and local officials will race against each other. The "official fuel" of the fish fry will be breaded pork tenderloins, a menu change introduced last year in support of pork producers facing low hog prices. CONTACT: Beth Forbes, Ag Communications news coordinator, (765) 494-2722, bforbes@aes.purdue.edu Events • Tuesday, Jan. 18.  Golden Taps. 10 p.m. Spitzer Court, Cary Quadrangle. The Golden Taps ceremony gives the Purdue community an opportunity to formally honor and reflect on the lives of students who have died during the previous month. Pendragon, the student leadership honorary at Cary Quad, sponsors Golden Taps. CONTACT: Tom Paczolt, Cary manager, (765) 494-2472; tmpaczolt@hfs.purdue.edu • Wednesday, Jan. 19.  The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a leader in the civil rights movement, former U.S. representative for the District of Columbia, and former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, will give a lecture in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. CONTACT: Renee Thomas, Black Cultural Center director, (765) 494-3092; rathomas@hfs.purdue.edu • Friday, Jan. 21.  Ag Forecast. 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Consumer attitudes and world-trade concerns regarding new crops created with biotechnology will be discussed during the Ag Forecast panel session featuring four experts from academia and industry. CONTACT: Beth Forbes, Ag Communications news coordinator, (765) 494-2722, bforbes@aes.purdue.edu • Monday - Wednesday, Jan. 24-26.  Indiana Wine Symposium, Adam's Mark Hotel, Indianapolis. Wine novices and connoisseurs will attend sessions on enology, viticulture and marketing, as well as a tasting of experimental wines from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 24. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, a banquet will feature wines from Indiana wine growers selected specifically to accompany the meal. CONTACTS: Sally Peart, marketing specialist, Indiana Wine and Grape Council, (765) 496-3842 or (800) 832-WINE; David Lundstrom, Indiana Winegrowers Guild, (219) 464-4936, andwine@niia.net To the Purdue News and Photos Page