February 25, 2019

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Miles O’Brien and Caleb Harper Miles O’Brien and Caleb Harper in Ideas Festival event

The food chain already feasts on the contributions of technology, from seeds to delivery of food products. But to what will this relationship extend in the future? Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” returns to Purdue, this time with Caleb Harper of MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative, for the Ideas Festival event, “What IF food was digital?” It’s easy to feel an appetite for their wide-ranging thoughts on the future of food. Don't Miss It!

FEBRUARY 25

The “Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition 2019” opens for a run Feb. 25-March 8. It offers works by students in Integrated Studio Arts; the exhibition is juried by faculty. STEW, Robert L. Ringel Gallery. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday (except holidays). Reception and awards at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Purdue University Galleries

Undergraduate exhibition Ringel Gallery Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition in Ringel Gallery

FEBRUARY 26

“What IF Food Was Digital?” marks the second appearance this year by Miles O’Brien, science correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” this time with Caleb Harper, principal investigator and director of the Open Agriculture Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. They will address issues in relation to how food and technology may intersect in the future. This event addresses the theme “Toward a Sustainable Economy & Planet: Innovative Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow,” one of four themes of the Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue’s yearlong Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. 6:30 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. News release | Livestreaming

FEBRUARY 27

The Concert Jazz Band and Lab Jazz Band I will get together and get it together. 6-8 p.m. PMU, Room TBA. Free.

FEBRUARY 28

The 69th annual Books and Coffee series will reach its final chapter with Brian Leung, professor of English, on Andrew Sean Greer’s “Less.” Organizers: Department of English and Purdue Student Union Board. 4-4:30 p.m.: Refreshments. 4:30-4:55 p.m.: Talk. STEW, Rooms 302-306. Prize drawing at end of each event available to those present. Series with links to weekly details.

Black Violin duo Black Violin

Black Violin, which blends classical technique informing hip-hop, contemporary performance, will perform and share the stage with high school musicians. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $22-$28. Pre-show discussion with WBAA’s Greg Kostraba at 6:30 p.m. in PMU, 1869 Tap Room. Event

MARCH 1

Purdue’s Philharmonic Orchestra will be in concert to show what it means to love harmony. 8 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Free.

MARCH 2

Purdue’s Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra will be in concert with strings attached, most assuredly. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Free.

MARCH 3

"Peg + Cat Live! The Big Dog Problem" apparently believes that not every dog problem is big, but it’s still delightful family musical theatre with a math twist. 3 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets: $10-$15. Pre-show fun at 2 p.m. in STEW, west lobby; College of Education's math education students will present creative problem-solving activities. Event


A PEEK AHEAD

MARCH 5

"What IF the Sky Is Not the Limit?" becomes a different question for astronauts such as Scott Kelly, former military pilot, engineer, and retired U.S. Navy captain. Kelly will discuss goals, leadership and teamwork 6:30 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. This event is part of "Giant Leaps in Space: Earth, Exploration, Economics," one of the four themes of the Ideas Festival -- the centerpiece of the Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. News release

MARCH 6

The Guitar & Saxophone Ensemble and Lab Jazz Band II plan to liven up Purdue Memorial Union. 6-8 p.m. Purdue Bands & Orchestras events.


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