Don't Miss It!

Maybe going to the moon wasn’t crazy, but the space race was very intense and more than a little frenetic. In the play “One Small Step,” two actors play a broad range of historical characters to reveal, with a humorous touch, not only the story but also the reaches of human creativity, ambition and knowledge. The show will have five performances at Purdue, sharing the week with exhibitions and the opening of a new Purdue Theatre production, “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly.” Live theatre is scintillating. Don’t Miss It!

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 7

An exhibition reception for “To-The-Last: 21st Century Shoe Designs” by Chris Francis will be at 5:30 in Pao Hall, Rueff Galleries. This is a guest artist exhibition in a busy gallery schedule often showing faculty and student exhibitions. The Francis exhibition will continue through Nov. 15. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday (except holidays, and closing at 5 p.m. on final day of an exhibition). Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries

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

A PEEK AHEAD

NOVEMBER 12

A Data Science Partnership Summit, featuring university, industry and government experts on the theme “What IF Partnerships Led the Data Revolution?” will open at 8:45 a.m. with remarks by President Mitch Daniels. It will be at Ross-Ade Pavilion, Shively Club. This is an event in the Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue's recently completed yearlong Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. Hosts: Integrative Data Science Initiative; Center for Science of Information. Free but registration required by Nov. 4. News release

NOVEMBER 13

Joe Barry Carroll will speak about “My View From Seven Feet,” his exhibition of paintings. Carroll is a former All-American basketball player for Purdue, also an NBA player. 6:30 p.m. Honors College and Residences North, Honors Hall. The exhibition will continue through Dec. 1 at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 102 S. 10th St., Lafayette. Free. Hours: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. daily except major holidays. Museum

NOVEMBER 14

Celebrated pianist Yi-Nuo Wang will perform in Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse. Wang won the 2018 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, and by arrangement that means a chance to perform on Purdue’s Steinway concert grand piano. 7:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $15-$20. Event

NOVEMBER 15

It’s all jazz hands on deck for the All Jazz Bands Concert. 8-9:30 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Bands & Orchestras

Novalima, blending old and new genres and instruments, mixes Peruvian roots and modern Lima’s urban sounds. It’s electronica and Afro-Peruvian folk. 8 p.m. Carnahan Hall, 2200 Elmwood Ave., Suite A6, Lafayette. Tickets $20-$25. Limited club engagement. Event

NOVEMBER 16

“Peace, Love and Classical,” a concert collaboration by the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra and Black Voices of Inspiration will celebrate Woodstock at 50 years. BVOI is an ensemble of the Black Cultural Center. 7:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Tickets: $8-$39.  BCC | LSO

NOVEMBER 17

The Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble each will perform works both vigorous and poignant. 2:30-4 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Bands & Orchestras

SPORTS IN SEASON

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Women's volleyball | Tickets
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
Wrestling | Free admission | Information for attending
Men’s basketball | Tickets
Women’s basketball | Tickets

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.