Purdue Events Calendar
Purdue Events Calendar
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January 14, 2000 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 online calendar. Updated travel directions around road construction zones near campus are available on the Web. EVENTS • Monday, Jan. 17. "Affirming the Dream V: A Day of Service." Purdue faculty, staff and students, who have the day off from work and classes, will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day by volunteering morning hours to Greater Lafayette nonprofit agencies and meeting at noon in Shealy Hall for a luncheon and community organization fair. • 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. ** • Friday, Jan. 21. Ag Forecast. 9:15-11 a.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. The free forum will feature a panel discussion on the future of biotechnology. • Friday, Jan. 21. Ag Alumni Fish Fry. 11:30 a.m. Purdue Armory. The theme is "Racing Into the Millennium," a program based on the popular stock cars of NASCAR. The menu will once again feature breaded pork tenderloin. Tickets are $12 and must be purchased in advance through Cooperative Extension Service county offices or the Ag Alumni office, (765) 494-8594. ** • Saturday, Feb. 12. 18th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. 11 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Contest winner will advance to the national contest April 8 at Purdue. The task for this year is to place in a time capsule a minimum of seven items representing the best inventions, ideas and discoveries of the past 100 years. ENTERTAINMENT • Thursday, Jan. 20. Tomas Kubinek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $15 for the public, $10 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. A Department of Convocations' Patron's Choice Event. • Friday, Jan. 21. T.S. Monk Big Band with the Nnenna Freelon Trio. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Program is held in conjunction with Purdue Bands' Annual Jazz Festival. Tickets are $25 for the public, $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Part of the Department of Convocations' Jazz Set. ** • Saturday, Jan. 22. Purdue Jazz Festival. Starting at 8 a.m. and continuing into the evening. High school jazz bands and jazz choral groups from across the Midwest will perform in various locations in Elliott Hall, Loeb Playhouse and the Purdue Memorial Union. Ticket good for all events costs $10 at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914—SHOW. • Sunday, Jan. 23. "Romeo and Juliet," Ballet de l'Opera de Bordeaux. 3 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $16, $22 and $30 for the public; $12 and $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Part of the Department of Convocations' Lively Arts Package. • Friday, Jan. 28. Def Leppard Concert. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Opening act: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Tickets are $25 at Ticketmaster outlets and campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. ** • Wednesday, Feb. 2. Jewish Studies Film Series: "Hester Street" (1975). 7:30 p.m. Room 1245, Liberal Arts and Education Building. • Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 3-5. Purdue Theatre presents "Theatre Festival." 8 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Undergraduate student-produced free festival of live theater. First-come, first-seated. • Thursday, Feb. 3. Pacifica Quartet. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Tickets are $9 at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. A Department of Convocations' Discovery Concert. ** • Sunday, Feb. 13. Brahms' German Requiem, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. 3 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Guest conductor will be Christof Perick, and featured soloists will be soprano Ute Selbig and baritone Wolfgang Holzmair. Tickets are $16, $22 and $30 for the public; $12 and $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Part of the Department of Convocations' Lively Arts Package. ** • Sunday, Feb. 13. Purdue Bands' Concerto Competition. 7 p.m. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music. LECTURES • Wednesday, Jan. 19. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a leader in the civil rights movement and a retired member of Congress, will speak. Part of the Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. • Wednesday, Jan. 26. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 214A, Stewart Center. Topic: "20th Century Iran and the Question of Anti-Semitism." Speaker: Janet Affray, Purdue associate professor of history and women's studies. ** • Friday, Jan. 21. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "What Will the Role of a Banker Be in the New Global Environment." Speaker: Joseph H. Seaman, president, Bank One-Lafayette. ** • Friday, Jan. 28. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "What I Learned From 10 Years as a Dean: Student, Faculty, and Stakeholder Issues." Speaker: Richard A. Cosier, Dean and Leeds Professor of Management, Krannert Graduate School of Management and School of Management. ** • Wednesday, Feb. 2. Black Cultural Center alumni guest speaker 7 p.m. BCC Multipurpose Room. Speaker: C. Lamont Gibson, founder of the Sao Paulo Group, which provides enabling technology and infrastructure to developing countries globally. ** • Friday, Feb. 4. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Confronting Uncertainty With More Uncertainty: Thoughts About Leadership and Careers." Speaker: Robert L. Ganchiff, president, Ganchiff Communications, Chicago. ** • Wednesday, Feb. 9. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room B212, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Topic: "In the Footsteps of Paul: The Apostasy of Elisha ben Avuyah." Speaker: Purdue biology professor David A. Sanders. ** • Thursday, Feb. 10. vBlack History Month Keynote Address. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Speaker: Molefi Kente Asante, professor and chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University who is the founder of the theory of Afrocentricity. Part of the Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. ** • Friday, Feb. 11. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Building a Successful Entrepreneurial Company." Speaker: John C. Aplin, general manager, CID Equity Partners, Indianapolis. EXHIBITS • Through Feb. 27. Faculty Focus, an exhibit of works in a variety of media by Purdue's art faculty. Stewart Center Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. (Gallery closed Jan. 17 for Martin Luther King Day.) • Through Feb. 11. 60 x 60, an exhibit of 60 prints acquired as part of Purdue's permanent collection during the past 20 years of the Sixty Square Inches national small-print competition. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (Gallery closed Jan. 17 for Martin Luther King Day.) • Through March 5. Treasures From the Tombs: Egyptian Antiquities From the Charles Pankow Collection. Union Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Gallery reception 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21. NOTE: Opening date of exhibit depends on completion of this new gallery on the main floor of the Memorial Union, just inside Grant Street entrance. (Gallery closed Jan. 17 for Martin Luther King Day.) • Jan. 18-March 5. The Floating World: Japanese Prints From the Permanent Collection. Krannert Drawing Room, main floor, Krannert Building. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. MEETINGS • Monday, Jan. 24. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. ** • Friday, Feb. 4. Board of Trustees. Time to be announced. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. OTHER • Monday, Jan. 10. Spring semester begins. • Monday, Jan. 17. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. University offices closed, no classes held. Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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