Don't Miss It!
March 9, 2015
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Jimmy Wales |
Ah, finally enough teasing of spring to thaw our imaginations of it. Two new exhibitions from Purdue University Galleries can help. This month continues the array of exhibitions, speakers and performances that make campus life an exploration not only of what is, but also what can be. Don't Miss It!
MARCH 9
Purdue University Galleries unveils "Changing Landscapes," an exhibition with various media interpretations of the landscapes, through April 25 in the Robert L. Ringel Gallery. Details
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, will speak in the Purdue Series on Corporate Citizenship and Ethics. 7 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Details
MARCH 10
Purdue University Galleries salutes 20 years of the area's NICHES Land Trust with "Natural Places: A NICHES Anniversary Celebration," through April 25 in the Fountain Gallery across from the courthouse fountain downtown. Details
MARCH 11-15
The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament opens with lower seeds hoping to get hot and everyone hoping to be a champion on Sunday. Seedings TBA. United Center, Chicago. Details
MARCH 12
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Howard Buffett |
The Presidential Lecture Series welcomes Howard Buffett, a farmer, author, and foundation leader, to speak on global food security and discuss the issues with President Mitch Daniels. 6:30 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details
MARCH 13-22
Sports outlook. It's time to move things back outdoors. We hope.
* Baseball will attempt to launch spring break and a great home season by hosting Northern Illinois on March 13-15, Valparaiso on March 18 and Rutgers in the conference-opening series March 20-22. Baseball
* Women's tennis will aim to serve up winners against Indiana on March 13. Women's tennis
* Softball: see next entry.
MARCH 20-22
Softball will start a new era on a new field with second-year coach and talent to build on. Wisconsin will help open the new facility. 5 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Saturday; noon Sunday. Details
A PEEK AHEAD
MARCH 24
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, with Jeremy Denk on piano for Bach concerti, means two more widely acclaimed names on Purdue's stage. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. $. Details
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Jeremy Denk |
MARCH 27
It's a musical choice night. PMO presents its student-led PHENOMENA rock concert (7 p.m., Elliott, details), and Bands & Orchestras will get a Purdue Jazz Jam going with historically great songs (8 p.m., Loeb, details).
Traditional Music Week kicks off with paired events -- a public talk with Jayme Stone at 7 p.m. and a Community Musician Workshop at 8:15 p.m. Both free, both at Tippecanoe Arts Federation in Lafayette. URL for week's schedule: Details
MARCH 28
Traditional Music Week continues. In "Fieldwork: Jayme Stone with the Lomax Project residency," banjoist Stone and group perform selections from the vast Lomax songbook collected around the country over decades. 8 p.m. Lafayette Theater, 600 Main St., Lafayette. $. Details
These and other events, plus other timely information, are listed in the Purdue Today calendars under "Events" at www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday.
