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Beth Ford has plenty of colleagues at Purdue when it comes to envisioning and making something new. Her leadership of Land O’Lakes Inc. is in part about new steps in sustainability and new and varied uses for artificial intelligence. On Tuesday (Sept. 17), “A Conversation with Beth Ford,” led by Jayson Lusk, distinguished professor and head in Agricultural Economics, will depict how new tools and new situations become new opportunities. The event is part of Purdue’s Giant Leaps Series, which continues to bring speakers whose ideas frame a vision of the future. Don’t Miss It!

SEPTEMBER 17

“A Conversation with Beth Ford” will feature the president and CEO of Land O’Lakes Inc. in an interview with Jayson Lusk, distinguished professor and head in the Department of Agricultural Economics. This event is part of the Giant Leaps Series, part of Purdue's yearlong 150th year celebration. The event also is a kickoff for the department’s centennial celebration. 9-10:30 a.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. News release

SEPTEMBER 19

Country music star Margo Price is coming with her fusion of Nashville, Memphis and Texas. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $24-$30. Pre-show discussion at 6:30 p.m. in PMU, West Faculty Lounge, led by McKenzie Isom, a PhD student in the Department of History. News release

SEPTEMBER 20

A pair of exhibitions will open at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, prepared in conjunction with Purdue’s Black Cultural Center. The two are “Black American Voices: Featuring the Zamora Collection” and “My View from Seven Feet: Paintings by Joe Barry Carroll.” Both will run Sept. 20-Dec. 1. The museum is at 102 S. 10th St., Lafayette, and its hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily except major holidays. BCC | Museum

"These Shining Lives" by Melanie Marnich is Purdue Theatre’s season opener, directed by Emily A. Rollie, assistant professor of theatre arts at Central Washington University, guest director. The drama is based on a true story: women working with radium in a watch company become ill, sue the company and develop solidarity. 7:30 p.m. Pao Hall, Nancy T. Hansen Theatre. Performances also at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21, 23-28; also at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 29. Tickets: public, $19.50; student, $12.50; senior (62+), $15.50. Theatre season

SEPTEMBER 21

Global Fest in West Lafayette once again will get a boost from featured performances courtesy of Purdue Convocations. The main stage, in the area of Northwestern Avenue and Columbia Street, will have Kardemimmit (Finland) at 6 p.m., Frontera Bugalú (El Paso) at 7:30 p.m., and The Garifuna Collective (Central American music) at 9 p.m. Event

SEPTEMBER 21-22

The Amelia Earhart Aerospace Summit will bring people with interest in aerospace careers from around the country. This is an event in the Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue's yearlong Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. Panels, workshops, displays, poster competition, networking. Check-in at 8:30 a.m.; program at 9 a.m. At WALC. Registration needed: $20; for students, free except banquet. Website

A PEEK AHEAD

SEPTEMBER 23

“What IF the Next Pandemic is Inevitable?” will shed light on a dark-sounding topic. A pair of events will feature Gina Kolata, author of “Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918.” She will speak at 10:30 a.m.-noon in STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Then she will join in a panel of Purdue experts to discuss vaccination at 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Lynn Hall, Room 1136. These are events in the Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue's yearlong Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. News release

SEPTEMBER 24

“Creating Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” will be a talk by Scott Phillips, alumnus and video game director. This is part of the  College of Liberal Arts’ series called At the Intersection of Liberal Arts and STEM. 7 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. This also is an event in the Giant Leaps Series, part of Purdue's yearlong 150th year celebration. News release | Series

SEPTEMBER 26

No seats remain available for “What IF we led an international space collaboration?: An Evening with Ellen Ochoa, NASA Astronaut and First Latina in Space.” Ochoa also was the second female director of Johnson Space Center in Houston (2013-18). 6:30-7:30 p.m. PMU, North Ballroom. Event

Cameron Graves will bring his sweetly creative mix of jazz, soul, fusion piano. Graves is co-founder of the West Coast Get Down collective. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $20-$26. Event

SEPTEMBER 26-27

Purdue 2050: Conference of the Future will bring a two-day immersion in futuristic technology likely to appear in 2030-50. This is an event in the Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue's yearlong Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. 8:45 a.m. program. Honors College and Residences, Honors Hall. Registration needed. Website

SEPTEMBER 29

The remarkable Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will put nimble fingers and minds to work for a classical sound bridging to jazz, rock, pop. 3 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $22-$28. Pre-show discussion at 2 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 310 with quartet member Bill Kanengiser and composer, jazz pianist and music educator Judd Danby. Event

SPORTS IN SEASON

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Football | Tickets
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Women's soccer | Free admission | Fan information
Cross country | No home events in 2019

These and other events, plus other timely information, are listed in the Purdue Today calendars under "Events" under the Campus News pulldown at www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday.