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It has been said in many ways: Where you stand has a lot to do with what you see and think. Many thought it a great advance when some behaviors began to be counted as diseases or symptoms of diseases. But Dr. Sally Satel, a psychiatrist, author and expert on addiction, is coming Tuesday (Oct. 29) to Purdue to speak on “What IF We Went Beyond a Disease Model of Addiction?” In part, she and President Mitch Daniels will discuss opioids — and the turmoil over recent misguided efforts to make sudden drastic reductions in their use — as well as vaping in this Ideas Festival event. Don’t Miss It!

OCTOBER 29

Dr. Sally Satel, a psychiatrist and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will speak on “What IF We Went Beyond A Disease Model of Addiction?” Format: Conversation by Satel and President Mitch Daniels. This is an event in the Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue's yearlong Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. 6:30-7:30 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. News release

OCTOBER 31

Adrian Matejka, Indiana’s poet laureate, will be featured in “Arts as Activism, Part II.” The event is part of the Thriving Thursday Showcase presented by the Black Cultural Center. 6 p.m. At BCC. BCC

A film series related to HIV and AIDS opens with a pair of documentaries, one 24 years old and the other new this year. The series is by Purdue’s Medical Humanities Collective. 7-10 p.m. Rawls Hall, Room 1011. (Other films Nov. 14, Dec. 2.) Article

NOVEMBER 1

“Harlem 100” will offers a musical homage to the Harlem Renaissance and its immortals; featuring Michael Mwenso and the Shakes plus special guests. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $24-$30. Pre-show discussion at 7 p.m. in STEW, Room 310, with Cornelius Bynum, associate professor of history. Event

NOVEMBER 2

It’s the Fall Show, featuring Purdue Bells, University Choir, Heart & Soul and All-Campus and Community Chorale. 7:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Free. PMO

NOVEMBER 3

“The Color Purple,” the timeless story told in a Broadway musical, comes to the Purdue stage. 7:30-10 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets $29-$62. Event
     • Optional dinner at 5-6:30 p.m. in PMU’s Sagamore Room. Prix fixe dinner; cost is $24.95. General information

A PEEK AHEAD

NOVEMBER 4

“Digitalia,” an exhibition of works by Jeron Braxton, an animator, musician and film director, will run Nov. 4-29 at the Black Cultural Center. It will be available during building hours. BCC

NOVEMBER 5, 7, 8, 9

“One Small Step,” a family theatre event from Oxford Playhouse, will revisit the intense space race with a humorous touch. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 and Nov. 7; then 8 p.m. Nov. 8; and 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 9. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $15-$20. Event

NOVEMBER 8-17

"Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly" by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon is Purdue Theatre’s second production of the season. It is directed by Kristine Holtvedt, associate professor of theatre and coordinator of the theatre performance area. Holidays at the Darcys’ estate take an interesting turn for bookish Mary Bennet when an unexpected but likewise scholarly guest arrives. 7:30 p.m. Pao Hall, Nancy T. Hansen Theatre. Performances also at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, 11-16; also at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 10, 17. Tickets: public, $19.50; student, $12.50; senior (62+), $15.50. Theatre season

 

SPORTS IN SEASON

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Women's soccer | Free admission | Fan information
Cross country | No home events in 2019
Women's swimming and diving | Free admission | Information for attending
Men's swimming and diving | Free admission | Information for attending
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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.