Don't Miss It!
October 19, 2015
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Purdue Varsity Glee Club "Encore" |
The Purdue Jazz Band knows that one of the finest forms of alternate transportation is music, and if it's Duke Ellington, all the better. The arts make a huge contribution to a stimulating campus community. Don't Miss It!
OCTOBER 20
"Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible," a documentary film with stories of overcoming unconscious bias and entitlement, plus discussion will be part of BCC's "Unearthing Our Roots of Racism" Film Series. 6-8 p.m. MatchBOX Co-Working Studio, 17 S. Sixth St., Lafayette. Film details
The Purdue Varsity Glee Club, which always leaves audiences hoping for more, will give an Encore performance. 7 p.m. Steps of Hovde Hall. Free. Details
OCTOBER 21
The federal Board for International Food and Agricultural Development is bringing its meeting to Purdue (Oct. 20-21), climaxing with a Special Presidential Panel moderated by President Mitch Daniels. 6:30-7:45 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details
OCTOBER 22
Cécile McLorin-Salvant evokes the sounds and songs of the legendary women of jazz while giving a fresh take to heritage songs. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. $. Details
OCTOBER 23
"The Music of Duke Ellington" including the remarkable "Far East Suite" will transport the audience of the Purdue Jazz Band. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Free. Details
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Purdue women's volleyball |
OCTOBER 23-24
The BCC's Performing Arts Ensemble Showcase brings thoughtful and dynamic creations from its ensembles in actions, words, movement and music. 7 p.m. nightly. At BCC. Details
OCTOBER 23-25
Sports outlook. It sort of looks like we have a thing about balls and nets. And bouncing. These balls do bounce.
* Men's tennis. Purdue is hosting an invitational all three days. Serve's up. Men's tennis
* Volleyball (women's). The unrelenting challenge of Big Ten play continues with Northwestern at 7 p.m. Friday and Illinois at 1 p.m. Sunday. Volleyball
* Basketball Fan Day on Saturday has autographs and activities at 11 a.m. on the Mackey Arena concourse and a men's intrasquad scrimmage at 12:30 p.m. Details
OCTOBER 24
Hip-hop's Hoodie Allen will appear in concert with Natalie La Rose, an R&B vocalist. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. $. Details
OCTOBER 29
The last campus Farmers Market session for 2015 is upon us. Time to bring in the sheaves. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Center of Memorial Mall. Details
John Carlos, Olympic medalist, author and activist, will speak on racism, controversy, courage and sacrifice. 7 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details
Country music star Hunter Hayes, on his "21 Tour," will perform a few numbers for fans at and around Purdue. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. $. Details
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Hunter Hayes |
Sports outlook. The people in the pool really can move that water. It's amazing to us whose best skill is sinking.
* Swimming and diving (men). A splashdown with Miami (Ohio) at 6 p.m. Friday. Details
* Swimming and diving (women). Big names and big waves as Notre Dame and Ohio State drop in Saturday; Time TBA. Details
* Diving (men). They'll try to outsmooth Notre Dame and Ohio State on Saturday. Time TBA. Details
* Football. Nebraska has lost four times in the last moments of games. Let's hope Purdue can take care of things earlier. Time TBA. $. Football
A PEEK AHEAD
NOVEMBER 3
Purdue's World Film Forum opens a three-Tuesday run with "A Chinese Ghost Story," part of a theme of "International Cult Classics." 7 p.m. Lafayette Theater, 600 Main St., Lafayette. Free; cash bar available. Details
NOVEMBER 5-6
Native American Heritage Month keynote events will feature Marie Kainoa Fialkowski, an alumna and now assistant professor of human nutrition, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Details
NOVEMBER 6-8
Homecoming with all the doings and a football game against Illinois. Details
NOVEMBER 12
The Cancer Culture and Community Colloquium will hear a keynote on medical ethics then and now by Dr. Barron H. Lerner of the New York University of Medicine. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details
NOVEMBER 13
Purdue Theatre will open its production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It," through Nov. 22. You will like it. Evening shows at 7:30 p.m.; matinees at 2:30 p.m. Pao Hall, Nancy T. Hansen Theatre. Details
These and other events, plus other timely information, are listed in the Purdue Today calendars under "Events" at www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday.
