Don't Miss It!

Purdue baseball

Find your passion and go with it. That simple, often repeated advice seems to describe John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John's Pizza, who found a way to combine his passions for pizza and business success. The calendar is a testimony to the heights people can reach through passion. Don't Miss It!

MARCH 23-30

Sports week. Home seasons in baseball and softball start fast this week with paired scheduling for the weekend.
* Baseball mixes Big Ten and other games: Louisville at 6 p.m. March 23; then three against Nebraska at 6:30 p.m. March 25, at 2 p.m. March 26, at 1 p.m. March 27; and then Valparaiso at 6 p.m. March 30. Baseball
* Softball welcomes Minnesota for games at 4 p.m. March 25, at 1 p.m. March 26, at noon March 27. Details
* Men's tennis has Northwestern at 6 p.m. March 25. Men's tennis

MARCH 28

David Gregory

The Presidential Lecture Series will bring John Schnatter, founder and CEO or Papa John's Pizza, to talk with President Mitch Daniels and the audience. 6:30 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Details

MARCH 31

The Purdue Series on Corporate Citizenship and Ethics lecture will be presented by journalist David Gregory, former moderator of NBC News' "Meet the Press," on the subject "Today's Issues, America's Future and the 2016 Race to the White House." 6:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. URL: Details

APRIL 1

Jazz Jam will feature all Purdue jazz ensembles. That could create a traffic jam onstage, but if it does, we're sure everyone will be very cool about it. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Details

APRIL 2

In "Dido and Aeneas," the Mark Morris Dance Group employs orchestra and vocalists as well as dance to bring to life the famous opera about the steamy but conflicted classical interlude. 8 p.m. Elliot Hall of Music. $. Details

"Dido and Aeneas"

A PEEK AHEAD

APRIL 7

"The Michael Jackson Project" by the SFJAZZ Collective will give an all-star jazz octet an evening for a thorough exploration of the sounds and rhythms of the King of Pop. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. $. Details

APRIL 9

TEDxPurdueU. You know it. This is so stimulating you won't really need sugar or caffeine. Dare we think, maybe not even your phone? 2 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. $. Details

"Gospel Meets Symphony." Purdue's Black Voices of Inspiration and the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra. Some things just go together awesomely. 7:30 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. $. Details

APRIL 16

A big spring day. Highlights: 1) The Challenge benefit 5K run/walk for the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research at 8:30 a.m. 2) Spring Fest at 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (also Sunday). 3) Aviation Day. 4) Football spring game at 1 p.m.