Purdue Events Calendar
Purdue Events Calendar
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September 1, 2000 EDITORS: 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 • Tuesday, Sept. 5. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jewish Studies Open House featuring the Lafayette Klezmorim band performing at 5 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. • Saturday, Sept. 9. Parents' Day. Featured events are a convocation with Purdue President Martin C. Jischke at 9 a.m. in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center, and the football game against Kent State University. ** • Friday through Sunday. Sept. 22-24. Homecoming Weekend. Events for alumni include breakfasts and brunches, receptions and open houses, lunches, and tailgate parties, all revolving around the football game against Big Ten rival Minnesota. ENTERTAINMENT • Thursday, Sept. 7. 7:30 p.m. Faustwork Mask Theatre, Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A part of the new Family Adventures series presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets $7 for the public, $5 for Purdue students. ** • Wednesday, Sept. 13. 7:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Film Series. Liberal Arts and Education Building, Room B222. Film titled "Memories of a River" (1989), Budapest, directed by Judit Elek. The film tells a story of Jewish life in Hungary in the 1880s. • Tuesday, Sept. 19. 7 p.m. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. Play titled "Chocolate on the Outside." Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Four African-American co-workers who set out for a team-building workshop retreat in the snow blown Appalachian Mountains. The roads soon become impassable leaving them stranded in a dusty, ill-equipped cabin. Despite personality conflicts, the four eventually agree to pass the time by engaging in a series of games. Through these games they inadvertently confront one another and explore intraracial issues that afflict many African-Americans. ** • Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21 and 22. "Jekyll & Hyde," the national tour of the Broadway musical. Elliott Hall of Music. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday. Part of the Lively Arts Package presented by Purdue Convocations. ** • Wednesday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 1. Purdue Theatre presents "Bus Stop" by William Inge. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Shows at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. ** • Friday, Sept. 29. 8 p.m. Randy Travis in concert at the Elliott Hall of Music. A presentation of Purdue Convocations. LECTURES • Wednesday, Sept. 6. 7 p.m. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. Stephanie Stokes Oliver lectures on the "Seven Soulful Secrets for a Healthy Mind, Body and Spirit." Room 206, Stewart Center. Oliver was founding editor-in-chief of "Heart and Soul" magazine and held the post of editor of "Essence" magazine for many years. Her latest literary serving, "Daily Cornbread," provides a daily dose of suggestions to uplift, empower and motivate African-American women. • Friday, Sept. 8. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium. Vicky L. Bailey, "The State of the Industry." Bailey is president of PSI Energy. ** • Thursday, Sept. 14. 4:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Public Lecture Series. Electrical Engineering Building, Room 117. "What Spielberg Left Off Schindler's List." Speaker: Lawrence Baron, Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History and Director of the Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies, San Diego State University. • Friday, Sept. 15. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium. Tom L. Hefner, "Six Years in the Life of a Public Company." Hefner is chairman and chief executive officer of Indianapolis-based Duke-Weeks Realty Corp., one of the nation's largest commercial real estate companies. • Friday, Sept. 22. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium. Denis C. Picard, "Innovate, Don't Emulate." Picard is managing partner, Merger & Acquisition Risk Services for PricewatershouseCoopers, the international accounting, consulting, management and financial services firm. ** • Thursday, Sept. 28. 7 p.m. Lecture by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. Morrison will be a guest of Purdue Dean of Libraries Emily Mobley to celebrate Purdue Libraries 125th anniversary. The author will lecture and answer questions from the audience. Free general admission seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. ** • Friday, Sept. 29. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium. William E. Leftwich III: "Diversity, Equal Opportunity, Race Relations: Department of Defense Connecting with the President's Initiative on Race." Leftwich is deputy assistant secretary of defense for equal opportunity, U.S. Department of Defense. EXHIBITS • Through Oct. 1. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Don Dailey Industrial Design." Ralph G. Beelke Memorial Gallery, Creative Arts Building 2. Industrial design and products by this influential consumer designer. • Through Oct. 7. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Normal Editions Workshop." Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Purdue Memorial Union. Contemporary print-making selections from publishing facility at Illinois State University. • Through Oct. 7. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Beneath the Surface." Stewart Center Gallery, Stewart Center. Large-scale paintings by West Lafayette artist and educator Fusun Gulen. SEMINARS ** • Wednesday, Sept. 20. 12:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Noon Series. Room 218A, Stewart Center. "What the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Teaches Us About Protest." Speaker: Rachel Einwohner, assistant professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. ** • Friday, Sept. 21. 8:30 a.m. All About e-Business, Stewart Center. A day-long seminar sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Learning. Keynote address by Julie Wainwright, CEO of Pets.com, begins at 9:30 a.m. OTHER ** • Through Sept. 28. International Dinner Series sponsored by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. John Purdue Room in Stone Hall. Purdue seniors plan, organize and serve a four-course meal with appetizer, salad, choice of three entrees and two desserts. Reservations required. Call (765) 494-6845. Cost: $10 - $15. Coming up:Sept. 5-7: Tuesday, Mexican; Wednesday, Mexican; Thursday, Mexican Sept. 12-14: Tuesday, New England; Wednesday, Greek; Thursday, Cajun Sept. 19-21: Tuesday, Middle Eastern; Wednesday, British; Thursday, German Sept. 26-28: Tuesday, Scandinavian; Wednesday, Southwestern; Thursday, French Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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