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Purdue Theatre's "The Liar"

How to get from here to there is a question of aspiration. In "Lula Del Ray," a runaway has aspirations that lead to danger in a poignant story told in a mesmerizing shadow theatre style. Aspirations figure in other stories and coming events, from Purdue Theatre to "42nd Street" to student-designed dance performance to basketball tournaments. Life is aspirational. Don't Miss It!

Don't Miss It! has added the period of March 7-20 below in this edition and will not publish a new version until March 21 due to the very limited number of events within the scope of this feature just before and during spring break.

FEBRUARY 24-28

Purdue Theatre continues its production of "The Liar," which truly is filled with laughs. It will transport us all to Paris while in Pao Hall's Nancy T. Hansen Theatre. And that's no lie. Well, maybe a slight embellishment. $. Details

FEBRUARY 26

The American Music Repertory Ensemble brings a vocal dimension to the campus jazz scene, and it will serve up a "Musical Feast" at 8 p.m. in STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Guitar Ensemble at 7:15 p.m. Details

FEBRUARY 26-27

"X Works" dance concert will emphasize student creations and student-led production. 7 and 9 p.m. Friday; 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Pao Hall Studio Theatre. $. Details

FEBRUARY 27

"Meklit," as in Meklit Hadero, a remarkable singer of folk/jazz/global music, is coming to town. 8 p.m. Lafayette Theater, 600 Main St., Lafayette. $. Details

FEBRUARY 24-28

Senior April Wilson

Sports week. In basketball, it goes January, February, Madness.
* Men's swimming and diving will compete right here in the Big Ten Men's Championships on Feb. 24-27. $. Then on Feb. 28, there are men's LCM Time Trials at 10 a.m. Men's swimming and diving  |  Championships
* Women's basketball will close its home season with Rutgers at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and Wisconsin at 2 p.m. Feb. 28, then watch for their seeding in the Big Ten tournament. $. Women's basketball
* Men's basketball will take on mighty Maryland, hoping to get a boost when the Purdue Varsity Glee Club sings the National Anthem. 4 p.m. Feb. 27. $. Men's basketball

MARCH 3

"42nd Street," the Broadway musical, will intersect with the Purdue stage. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. $. Details

"42nd Street"

MARCH 4

The Purdue Philharmonic and Symphony orchestras in concert with overtures and symphonies to soothe the frazzled mind. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Free. URL: Details

MARCH 5

"Lula Del Ray" by Manual Cinema, the shadow puppet company, is coming and there's nothing shadowy about the creativity it employs in telling its poignant story. 4 and 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Suitable for ages 10+. $. Details

MARCH 2-6

Sports week. Let the tournaments begin. And remember to breathe.
* Women's basketball will play its first game in the Big Ten tournament March 2 or 3. It's all in Indianapolis. $. Tournament
* Women's tennis takes on Nebraska at 10:30 a.m. March 5. Women's tennis
* Men's basketball winds up the regular season against Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m. March 6. $. Men's basketball

MARCH 7

The exhibition "Divine Likeness: Interpreting Orthodox Icons" will run March 7-April 23 in the Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Stewart Center. Details

The Rueff Galleries in Pao Hall will have one of its program exhibitions, the Visual Communications Design senior show, along with the MFA exhibition of Hongmin Jin, both on March 7-11. Details

MARCH 8

The exhibition "On or About: Rockwell Kent" will run March 8-April 23 in the Fountain Gallery, 330 Main St., Lafayette. A reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 25. Details

MARCH 10

A gallery talk for the exhibition "Divine Likeness: Interpreting Orthodox Icons" will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Ringel Gallery. The speaker will be Ashley M. Purpura, visiting assistant professor of religious studies. Details

MARCH 8-19

Sports outlook. It's that time when we start daring to think of being outdoors a lot, but we stay indoors a lot.
* Football spring practices start March 8. Details
* Men's tennis will try to smash the Hoosiers at 6 p.m. March 8. The team will be back on the courts against Detroit Mercy at 6 p.m. March 19. Men's tennis
* Men's basketball will vie for the Big Ten tournament title. The tournament runs March 9-13 in Indianapolis. $. Tournament
* Men and women will compete in the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships at 1 p.m. daily March 10-12. Men's swimming and diving  |  Women's swimming and diving