Purdue Events Calendar

November 7, 1997

EDITORS: This calendar lists selected 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/

EVENTS

• Sunday, Nov. 23. Thanksgiving dinner. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 211 Knox Drive, West Lafayette. 6-8 p.m. Grace Campus Fellowship sponsors this dinner for anyone on campus who is interested.

  ** Monday, Nov. 24. 77th Annual Football Postseason Banquet. 6:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Player awards, season video highlights, coaches' commentaries, the Purdue Pep Band and the American Music Review. Sponsored by Lafayette Kiwanis Club and WGLM Radio. Tickets are $20 at the Athletic Ticket Office or by phone at 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

  ** Thursday, Dec. 4. Summer Study Abroad Information Session. 7 p.m. Room 218, Stewart Center.

ENTERTAINMENT

• Monday, Nov. 10. Adam Sandler, comedian, actor and singer. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Presented by the Purdue Student Concert Committee. Tickets are $15, $12 and $10 at Purdue box offices, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW.

• Wednesday, Nov. 12. Purduettes. 7 p.m. Westminster Village, 2741 N. Salisbury St., WL.

• Thursday, Nov. 13-Sunday, Nov. 23. Three Sisters -- Purdue Theatre. 8 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. No performance Nov. 17. Nov. 23 performance at 6 p.m. Tickets: $11 for public; $7 for students and senior citizens at Purdue box offices, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW.

• Friday-Saturday, Nov. 14-15. Antigone (adapted from Sophocles and Jean Anouilh). Directed by Paul D. Streufert, graduate student in the Purdue English Department, and presented by the Chancel Players. 7:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, Seventh and North streets, Lafayette. Tickets: $4 at the door, or in advance from Beth Nichols, (765) 423-2314.

  ** Saturday, Nov. 15. Pregame (Penn State) concert with the "All-American" Marching Band. 10:30 a.m. or 2 p.m., depending on ABC-TV schedule for the football game. Slayter Center.

• Sunday, Nov. 16. Cinema Now: Paris Was a Woman. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. 1996 French/American film. Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

  ** Wednesday, Nov. 19. The Anniversary Celebration, Anton Chekov's one-act comedy about early industrialization in Russia, performed in the original Russian. 7 p.m. Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 239. Presented by students of Russian 241.

• Thursday, Nov. 20. Julius Caesar. 7:30 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. The Aquila Theater Company of London performs Shakespeare's play. Tickets are $19 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice Series.

• Friday, Nov. 21. Black Is ... Black Ain't. 7 p.m. Black Cultural Center Multipurpose Room, 315 University St. This film weaves together the testimony of those whose complexion, class, gender, speech or sexuality has made them feel "too black" or "not black enough." A panel of Purdue students will review and discuss the film. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

• Friday, Nov. 21. Aristophanes' Birds. 7:30 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. The Aquila Theater Company of London. Tickets are $15 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice Series.

• Friday, Nov. 21. Jazz Bands Concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue's Concert and Lab Jazz Bands, directed by Dr. Marion "Mo" Trout.

• Sunday, Nov. 23. Fall Concert Band and Symphonic Band free concert. 2:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.

  ** Thursday, Dec. 4. Purdue Bands Recital Hour. Noon. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music. Free lunchtime concert features performances by Purdue instrumentalists. Bring your lunch or share in refreshments provided by Tau Beta Sigma.

  ** Friday, Dec. 5. Cinema Now: Kolya. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. 1996 Czech film. Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

  ** Friday, Dec. 5. American Music Review and Purdue Jazz Band Concert. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballroom.

  ** Friday, Dec. 5. BCC Cultural Arts Festival. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Performances by the Black Cultural Center's four student performing arts ensembles: the Black Voices of Inspiration, the Haraka Writers, the Jahari Dance Troupe, and the New Directional Players. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

  ** Sunday, Dec. 7. Purdue Symphony Orchestra Concert. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

LECTURES

• Tuesday, Nov. 11. Purdue Alumni Association Autumn Tuesdays Series: Margaret Rowe, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, will present an update on Purdue's second-largest undergraduate school. 7:30 a.m. Purdue Room, MCL Cafeteria, Wabash Village, West Lafayette. Breakfast buffet costs $4.50. For reservations, call 1-800-414-1541.

• Tuesday, Nov. 11. Naming Disaster: Second Thoughts About the Night of the Burning Synagogues. Speaker: Ernest G. Heppner, author of "Shanghai Refuge: A Memoir of the World War II Jewish Ghetto." 4 p.m. Room 230 (The Lafayette Room), Purdue Memorial Union. Reception will follow at the Hillel Foundation, 912 W. State St. Part of the Jewish Studies Lecture Series.

• Wednesday, Nov. 12. Viewing the Remains: Facing the Black Male Corpse. Speaker: Deborah E. McDowell, professor of English, University of Virginia. 4:30 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Part of the Department of English Lenora Woodman Lecture Series.

• Thursday, Nov. 13. Reading of fiction and poetry about AIDS by Tom Andrews, associate professor of English, and the Sycamore Review staff. 7 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room (Room 304), Purdue Memorial Union. Conclusion of a series on AIDS awareness presented by the School of Liberal Arts in conjunction with the Nov. 16-18 exhibit at Purdue of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

• Friday, Nov. 14. Krannert Executive Forum. Jeremy P. Coote, president, SAP America Inc., Lester, Pa. Topic: "The Key to Modern Business: Enabling the Supply Chain." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

  ** Friday, Nov. 14. "Tibet and the Inner Life: A Conversation With Tendon Choegyal, the Brother and Envoy of the Dalai Lama." Choegyal will discuss the spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism with Wayne Teasdale, a member of the Parliament Board of the World's Religions. 8 p.m. Class of '50 Lecture Hall. Sponsored by Purdue Convocations, School of Liberal Arts, Department of Philosophy, Religious Studies Program, Asian Studies Program, and St. Thomas Aquinas Center.

• Tuesday, Nov. 18. Release From Powerlessness. Speaker: Linda Moore, Kansas City psychologist. 10-11:30 a.m. Room 218, Stewart Center. Women's Resource Office Leadership Series.

  Tuesday, Nov. 18. Life Balance 101. Speaker: Linda Moore, licensed psychologist from Kansas City. 1:30-3 p.m. Room 218, Stewart Center. Women's Resource Office Leadership Series.

• Wednesday, Nov. 19. Two Hoosiers React to the Holy Land. Speakers: Pat and Harry Hirschl of West Lafayette. 12:30 p.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

• Wednesday, Nov. 19. Conversations About Teaching. Speaker: James E. Goldman, Purdue associate professor of computer technology. 3:30 p.m. East and West faculty lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Part of the Focus on Teaching Lecture Series.

• Thursday, Nov. 20. Identity and the Intrinsic. Speaker: Dean Zimmerman, University of Notre Dame. 4:30 p.m. Room 1222, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Philosophy Colloquium Series.

• Friday, Nov. 21. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Charles D. Storms, president and chief executive officer, Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Evansville, Ind. Topic: "Success From Failure: How Our Three Technologies All Began as Failures." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

  ** Wednesday, Dec. 3. Using Art to Study Torah. Speaker: Alan Potash, director of Purdue Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. 12:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 204. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

  ** Friday, Dec. 5. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Marjorie Magner, president and chief operating officer, Commercial Credit Corp., New York. Topic: "Commercial Credit: From Main Street to Wall Street." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

MEETINGS

• Monday, Nov. 17. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

EXHIBITS

• Sunday-Tuesday, Nov. 16-18. AIDS Memorial Quilt Display. 1-4 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Memorial Union Ballrooms. Nine-hundred and four of the 3x6-foot panels from The Names Project AIDS Quilt will be on display, including panels commemorating Indiana AIDS victims Ryan White and Amy Sloan. Sponsored by the Purdue Quilt Coalition.

• Nov. 16-Jan. 25. Display of paintings and other art forms from India. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Krannert Building. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."

• Nov. 16-Jan 25. "Indian Folk Paintings," an exhibit of works by Indian artist Mad Hubani. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Beelke Memorial Gallery (Room 206), Creative Arts Building 2. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."

• Nov. 16-Jan. 25. "Viscosity Prints," an exhibit of works by Indian artist Arun Base. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."

• Nov. 16-Jan. 25. "Temple and Village Patterns and Prints of India," an exhibit of textile work from India. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Union Gallery, Main Floor, Purdue Memorial Union. Part of a gallerywide exhibit called "Three Aspects of Indian Art."

OTHER

** Through Dec. 4. International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in the 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. Coming up:

Nov. 11, Caribbean; Nov. 12, French; Nov. 13, Indian.
Nov. 18, Sicilian; Nov. 19, Spanish; Nov. 20, New England.
Nov. 25, Oriental; Nov. 26, Closed; Nov. 27, Closed.
Dec. 2, German; Dec. 3, Scandinavian; Dec. 4, Irish.

• Tuesday, Nov. 25. Thanksgiving vacation begins. 10 p.m. Classes resume Dec. 1.

• Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28. Official university holidays for Thanksgiving.

Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; e-mail, frank_koontz@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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