Purdue Calendar of Events

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 have two asterisks (**).

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

ENTERTAINMENT

• Thursday, March 6. Purdue Bands Recital Hour. Noon. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music.

• Thursday, March 20. Purdue Varsity Glee Club All-Campus Serenade. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms.

• Friday, March 21. Jazz Band Concert featuring the Lab and Concert Jazz Bands plus the Purdue Jazz Band. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse.

• Friday, March 21. Zorba, the Broadway Musical. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Purdue Convocations, Lively Arts event. Tickets: $26, $20 and $15 for the public; $16 and $11 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

  ** Wednesday, March 26. Brentano String Quartet. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Discovery Artist event. Tickets: $7 for all seats, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

  ** Thursday, March 27. Poet Danny Bellinger. Part of Black Cultural Center's 1996-97 Cultural Arts Series. 8 p.m. Room 202, Stewart Center. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center.

  ** Friday, March 28. The Detroit Jazz All-Stars. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Convocations, Jazz Set event. Tickets: $19 for the public; $12.50 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933.

  ** Friday, March 28. Black Coffee House No. 53. Haraka Writers Poetry Fest '97. Part of Black Cultural Center's 1996-97 Cultural Arts Series. 8 p.m. Matthews Hall Auditorium. Reception follows at the Black Cultural Center.

• Monday, March 3. School of Materials Engineering Seminar. 3:30 p.m. Room B12, Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. Speaker: John Whittenberger, NASA-Lewis Research Center.

• Tuesday, March 4. Why Accountability Now?. 3:30 p.m. Fowler Hall. Patricia Albjerg Graham, Charles Warren Professor of the History of American Education at Harvard and president of The Spencer Foundation. Focus on Teaching Lecture Series. (Date changed from March 5.)

• Thursday, March 6. Brown Bag talk sponsored by Purdue Galleries. This session will feature the showing of two videos: "Faith Ringgold Paints Crown Heights" and "The World Began at Ile-Ife," about the Yoruba people of West Africa. Noon. Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

• Friday, March 7. Creating a Corporate Culture to Survive in the 21st Century. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Gary L. Neale, chairman and president, NIPSCO Industries Inc., Hammond, Ind. Krannert Executive Forum.

• Wednesday, March 19. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Memorial Union. Robert L. Ringel, Purdue executive vice president for academic affairs.

• Friday, March 21. Personal Perspective on Succeeding in Business. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Karen L. Hendricks, president and chief executive officer, Baldwin Piano and Organ Co., Loveland, Ohio. Krannert Executive Forum.

  ** Friday, March 28. Keynote speech for Women's History Month with Ileana Rodriguez, associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Ohio State University. 10:30 a.m. Room 210, Stewart Center. Rodriguez's research focuses on feminist studies, Latin American culture, Caribbean and Central American narratives and post-colonial theory. Sponsored by Women's Studies.

  ** Friday, March 28. Characteristics of Leadership. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Randall J. Lewis, chief financial officer, GE Capital Consumer Financial Services, Mason, Ohio. Krannert Executive Forum.

• Thursday, March 6. "What Have We Done for Us Lately" workshop by Steve Birdine, coordinator of Diversity Programs at Indiana University and president of Creative Diversity Communications. 8 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Reception follows in Room 102, Stewart Center. Part of Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series.

• Thursday and Friday, March 13 and 14. "High-Involvement/High-Commitment Teamwork." Videoseminar. 1 p.m. Room 268, Potter Engineering Center. Presenter Mike Sheahan, associate director of executive education, Krannert Graduate School of Management. Seminar also will be broadcast over the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System. A $175 registration fee per person is due by Feb. 27. For more information or to register, contact Marsha Nance, (765) 494-7018, e-mail, nance@ecn.purdue.edu

  ** Saturday, March 29. Midwest Leadership Conference. 8:30 a.m. Stewart Center. The conference is for academics, consultants, human resource professionals and managers. Registration is $50 and includes coffee breaks, lunch, parking and a welcoming reception on Friday, March 28. Sponsored by the Department of Organizational Leadership. For information about the program, contact Gary Wagenheim at (765) 494-5613, e-mail, giwagenheim@tech.purdue.edu. For information about registration, contact Susan Umberger at (765) 494-7217, e-mail, stumberger@cea.purdue.edu

• Monday, March 24. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

• Through March 22. "Kente: Cloth of the Asante Kings," by Harriet Schiffer. Union Gallery, basement of the Purdue Memorial Union. Co-sponsored by Purdue Galleries and Black Cultural Center. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday.

• Through March 23. "Art- In Fashion," creations by wearables artists Ellen Hauptli and Candy Kling. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center.

• March 3-7. "Photography Seniors." 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

• March 17-21. "Stephanie Sandifer: Paintings," an exhibit in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

• March 24-28." Melissa Gill: Paintings," an exhibit in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

  ** March 31-April 4. "Melissa Schulenberg: Paintings," an exhibit in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

Friday, March 7. Women's tennis vs. South Alabama. 2 p.m. Lafayette Tennis Club.

** Saturday, March 8. Men's basketball vs. Illinois. Mackey Arena. Noon. Tickets for public: $19 lower level, $14 upper level; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194. Television: CBS.

• Wednesday, March 19. Baseball vs. Valparaiso. 3 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Thursday, March 20. Softball vs. N.E. Illinois. 2 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Friday, March 21. Baseball vs. Michigan. 3 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, March 22. Women's basketball NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional. Mackey Arena.

• Saturday, March 22. Softball -- Boilermaker Invitational. 9 a.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, March 22. Baseball vs. Michigan (doubleheader). 1 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, March 22. Men's tennis vs. Michigan State. 1 p.m. Varsity Courts (behind Recreational Center).

• Sunday, March 23. Softball -- Boilermaker Invitational. 8:30 a.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Sunday, March 23. Men's tennis vs. Michigan. 1 p.m. Varsity Courts (behind Recreational Center).

• Sunday, March 23. Baseball vs. Michigan. 1 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Monday, March 24. Women's basketball NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional. Mackey Arena.

  ** Tuesday, March 25. Softball vs. Miami (Ohio) (doubleheader). 2 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Wednesday, March 26. Baseball vs. St. Joseph. 3 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Saturday, March 29. Men's outdoor track -- Purdue Open. 11 a.m. Rankin Track and Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Saturday, March 29. Women's tennis vs. Notre Dame. 1 p.m. Varsity Courts (behind Recreational Center).

  ** Saturday, March 29. Softball vs. Iowa (doubleheader). 1 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

  ** Sunday, March 30. Softball vs. Iowa. 1 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

** Through March 27. 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: March 4, Irish; March 5, Italian; March 6, Cajun; March 11-13, Spring Break; March 18, Mexican; March 19, Norwegian; March 20, Irish; March 25, Cajun; March 26, Spring Fest; March 27, French.

• Saturday, March 8. Spring break begins. 12:15 p.m.

• Monday, March 17. Classes resume from spring break. 7:30 a.m.

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