Events Calendar

EDITORS: This calendar lists events on Purdue's West Lafayette campus or involving people or programs off campus during the next four weeks. Events are free and open to the public, except where noted, and all are open to news media coverage. New or updated listings are designated by two asterisks (**).

All events in this calendar, plus many others, are listed in Purdue's on-line calendar at https://www.purdue.edu/calendar/

EVENTS

• Wednesday, Jan. 15. "We Shall Overcome," an Emmy Award-winning film that uncovers the diverse cultural sources of the civil rights movement. 2 p.m. Black Cultural Center. Part of Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. A discussion will follow the screening.

• Monday, Jan. 20. Affirming the Dream II, a day of service in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Purdue students, faculty and staff will volunteer their time to Greater Lafayette community organizations.

• Friday, Jan. 24. Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry. "Show Time at the Fish Fry: A Little Bit of Vegas and a Whole Lot of Fish." 11:30 a.m. Purdue Armory. Tickets: $12. Must be purchased in advance at any county extension office, the Purdue Ag departments, and the Purdue Ag Alumni Association office. For more information or to make reservations, call (765) 494-8593 or e-mail Donya Lester, dcl@admin.agad.purdue.edu

• Saturday, Jan. 11. Concert by Kenny G and Toni Braxton. 7 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $30 for all seats at the Loeb Playhouse box office and Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by telephone at (765) 494-3933.

  ** Monday, Jan. 13. Sign-up begins in Room G77A, Stewart Center, for free tickets to two Purdue Theatre productions: The Real Inspector Hound, Feb. 14-16, and Sophocles' Antigone, Feb. 21-23. Fifty seats are available for each performance.

• Tuesday, Jan. 14. Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds in an acoustic concert. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $20 for all seats at campus box offices and Ticketmaster outlets. Sponsored by the Student Concert Committee.

• Friday, Jan. 17. Steve Turre and the Sanctified Shell Band. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations Jazz Set event and part of the Purdue Jazz Festival. Tickets: $19 for the public; $12.50 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

• Saturday, Jan. 18. Purdue Jazz Festival. Concerts and workshops all day at Purdue Memorial Union, Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center. Tickets: $8 at campus box offices. (765) 494-3952.

• Friday, Jan. 24. Chicago City Limits, comedy/improv troupe. 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Patron's Choice event. Tickets: $13 for the public; $11 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

  ** Tuesday, Jan. 28. Leila Josefowicz, violin. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Loeb Music Collection event. Tickets: $14 for the public; $8 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

  ** Sunday, Feb. 2. Wilberforce University Choir performs gospel music. 3 p.m. Fowler Hall. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center.

• Wednesday, Jan. 22. Confessions of a Jewish Cowboy Super Hero: My Love Affair With Movies. 12:30 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center. Bob Bloom, deputy news editor of the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

• Wednesday, Jan. 22. Martin Luther King Jr. presentation featuring speaker Clarence Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Chicago Tribune, and musicians Angela Brown and Charles Webb of the Indiana University School of Music. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse.

• Wednesday, Jan. 22. God, Ethics and the Holocaust. 8 p.m. Room 112, Physics Building. Professor John T. Pawlikowski, Department of Historical and Doctrinal Studies, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. Pawlikowski is an authority on the Christian/Jewish Dialogue. Jewish Studies Public Lecture Series.

  ** Wednesday, Jan. 29. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Janice M. Lauer, the Reece McGee Purdue Distinguished Professor of English.

• Tuesday, Jan. 7-Saturday Jan. 11. The 61st Annual Purdue Pest Control Conference for Progressive Pest Management. Sponsored by the Center for Urban and Industrial Pest Management, Department of Entomology, Purdue University and in cooperation with the National Pest Control Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The registration fee is $235. To register, contact Susan Umberger, 1-800-359-2968; e-mail, stumberger@cea.purdue.edu

• Jan. 16. "Surfing for Gold: Use of Electronic Sources to Identify Funding Opportunities." 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Videoconference shown in Room G212, Civil Engineering Building. Presenter is Douglas J. Fein, multimedia programmer for the Media Technology Resources group at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Registration deadline is Jan. 3. Fee varies. Contact: Marsha Nance, (765) 494-7018; e-mail, nance@ecn.purdue.edu

• Monday, Jan. 27. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

• Through Feb. 2. "James Houston and the Art of the Canadian Arctic," an exhibit surveying Inuit art from 1957 to the present. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Union Gallery, Main Floor, Purdue Memorial Union. (Galleries are closed until Jan. 13.)

• Through Feb. 2. "James Houston and the Art of the Canadian Arctic," an exhibit of contemporary Inuit graphics. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building. (Galleries are closed until Jan. 13.)

• Jan. 13-Feb. 9. "Illusions, Mirages and the Mind's Eye," a variety of media by members of Purdue's art and design faculty. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery. Reception 4:30-6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13, in gallery.

• Tuesday, Jan. 7. Men's basketball vs. Iowa. Mackey Arena. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Sold out. Television: ESPN.

• Friday, Jan. 10. Women's basketball vs. Michigan. Mackey Arena. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $1 for all seats; call 1-800-49-SPORT or 494-3194.

• Saturday, Jan. 11. Men's basketball vs. Northwestern. Mackey Arena. 12:15 p.m. Tickets: $19 lower level, $14 upper level; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194. Television: Creative Sports Regional.

• Saturday, Jan. 11. Men's indoor track -- Purdue Open. 11:30 a.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Sunday, Jan. 12. Women's basketball vs. Iowa. Mackey Arena. 2 p.m. Tickets: $5 for adults and $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or 494-3194.

• Thursday, Jan. 16. Wrestling vs. Illinois. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  Friday, Jan. 17. Women's indoor track -- Purdue Open. 11:30 a.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Jan. 18. Women's swimming vs. Michigan State. 11 a.m. Lambert Fieldhouse Pool.

• Saturday, Jan. 18. Men's indoor track -- Purdue Relays. 11:30 a.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Jan. 18. Men's swimming vs. Michigan State. 2 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse Pool.

• Saturday, Jan. 18. Men's basketball vs. Indiana. Mackey Arena. 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold out. Television: Creative Sports.

• Sunday, Jan. 19. Women's basketball vs. Penn State. Mackey Arena. 1 p.m. Tickets: $5 for adults and $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or 494-3194. Television: SportsChannel.

• Wednesday, Jan. 22. Men's basketball vs. Wisconsin. Mackey Arena. 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold out. Television: Creative Sports.

• Friday, Jan. 24. Men's swimming vs. Michigan. 6 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse Pool.

• Friday, Jan. 24. Men's indoor track -- Purdue Triangular. 6:30 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Friday, Jan. 24. Women's indoor track -- Purdue Invitational. 6:30 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, Jan. 25. Women's swimming vs. Northwestern. 1 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse Pool.

• Sunday, Jan. 26. Women's basketball vs. Indiana. Mackey Arena. 2 p.m. Tickets: $5 for adults and $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or 494-3194.

  ** Wednesday, Jan. 29. Men's basketball vs. Michigan State. Mackey Arena. 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold out. Television: Creative Sports.

  ** Saturday, Feb. 1. Wrestling vs. Michigan State. Noon. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Saturday, Feb. 1. Women's tennis vs. Drake. 1 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

  ** Saturday, Feb. 1. Women's tennis vs. Illinois State. 6:30 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

• Monday, Jan. 13. Spring semester classes begin.

• Monday, Jan. 20. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Official university holiday.

  ** Through Jan. 30. International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Call (765) 494-6845 for reservations or information. Coming up: Jan. 21, Italian: Jan. 22, German; Jan. 23, Mexican; Jan. 28, Southwestern; Jan. 29, French; Jan. 30, Oriental.

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