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October 2, 1998

EDITORS: This Purdue 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.

EVENTS

  • Saturday, Oct. 17. Aviation Spectacular, the Department of Aviation Technology open house. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Purdue Airport. Two air shows, educational displays and aircraft exhibits.

  • Saturday, Oct. 17. Physics Fun Fest. 10 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Show will include demonstrations of gravitation, light, sonic lenses, waves in sight and sound, and a chain that can climb walls. Show also will feature the Flying Bernoulli Brothers, physics teachers from Ohio who have performed across the country.

  • Saturday, Oct. 17. Chemistry Show "The Color of Chemistry." 11 a.m. Room 200, Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. Show will include a wide range of color-producing reactions, including reactions that oscillate between colors and some that also produce light. All children will receive a chemiluminescent take-home reaction.

  • Sunday, Oct. 18. Purdue Aviation Celebration welcoming ceremony for pilot Linda Finch. 3 p.m. Purdue Airport. Finch, who re-created Amelia Earhart's around-the-world flight with World Flight 1997, will land her vintage Lockheed Electra 10E, which is similar to Earhart's aircraft, and will be welcomed by Purdue and community dignitaries.

  • Sunday, Oct. 18. Campus reception for Linda Finch. 7:30 p.m. Earhart Hall. Finch, who re-created Amelia Earhart's global flight in 1997, is participating in the Purdue Aviation Celebration.

  • Monday, Oct. 19. Purdue Aviation Celebration career symposium. 5:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Five women executives from aerospace companies share experiences and career tips, moderated by pilot Linda Finch, who in 1997 re-created Amelia Earhart's around-the-world flight. Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney, manufacturer of aircraft engines and space propulsion.

  • Saturday, Oct. 24. Alumni Day dedication of Food Science Building during Homecoming Weekend to welcome food science and School of Agriculture alumni. Reception at 9:30 a.m., welcoming remarks at 10 a.m. and tours at 10:15 a.m.

  • Saturday, Oct. 24. Black Cultural Center Homecoming Tailgate Party. Three hours before kickoff time for the football game against the University of Illinois. BCC parking lot. Co-sponsored by the Purdue Black Alumni Organization and the BCC. The cost is $5 for students, $7 for the public.

ENTERTAINMENT

  • ** Monday, Oct. 5. University Choir Concert. 7 p.m., Westminster Village, 2741 N. Salisbury St., West Lafayette. Sponsored by Purdue Musical Organizations.

  • Wednesday, Oct. 7. Jewish Studies Program Film Festival. 7 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. "The Quarrel," followed by an audience participation discussion led by Professor Sandor Goodhart, director of the Jewish Studies Program.

  • Thursday, Oct. 15. PMO Express. 7 p.m. Westminster Village, 2741 N. Salisbury St., West Lafayette. This is the first public concert for PMO Express featuring its "new" look as a contemporary entertainment ensemble rather than a show choir.

  • Thursday, Oct. 15. Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra with Stephen Prutsman. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $23 for the public, $13 for Purdue students at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Loeb Music Collection.

  • Friday, Oct. 16. Free concert by the Purdue Jazz Band and the American Music Review. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

  • Sunday, Oct. 18. Free concert by the Fall Concert Band and Symphonic Band. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

  • Sunday, Oct. 18. Cinema Now: "Taste of Cherry." 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Tickets are $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

  • ** Monday, Oct. 19. University Choir free concert. 7 p.m. Friendship House, 1010 Cumberland Ave., West Lafayette.

  • Thursday, Oct. 22. River North Dance Company, a Chicago-based jazz dance troupe. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets are $20 for the public, $13 for Purdue students at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice series.

  • Friday, Oct. 23. BCC Coffee House. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. An evening of theater and dance with the Jahari Dance Troupe and the New Directional Players, two of the Black Cultural Center's performing arts ensembles. Admission is $3 for students, $5 for the public. Part of the BCC Cultural Arts Series. Co-sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board.

  • Friday, Oct. 23. Free concert by the Jazz Bands. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

  • Saturday, Oct. 24. Pregame homecoming concert by the "All-American" Marching Band. Time to be announced, but it will be 1-1/2 hours before kickoff for the game against Illinois. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Postgame concert will be at the Engineering Mall Fountain.

  • ** Sunday, Oct. 25. University Choir performs at 11 a.m. service. University Church, 320 North St., West Lafayette.

  • Sunday, Oct. 25. Purdue Symphony Orchestra free concert. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

  • Sunday, Oct. 25. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" starring comedian Rip Taylor. 3 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $28, $24 and $14 for the public, $18 and $14 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Lively Arts Package.

  • ** Thursday, Oct. 29. Barroco Andino, a South American classical-folkloric ensemble. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $16 for the public, $11 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.

  • ** Saturday, Oct. 31. Pregame concert by the "All-American" Marching Band. Time to be announced, but it will be 1-1/2 hours before kickoff for game against Iowa. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Postgame concert will be at the Engineering Mall Fountain.

LECTURES

  • Monday, Oct. 5. Purdue Galleries Brown Bag lecture. Noon. Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2. Artist Jill Dowden of St. Louis, Mo., discusses her paintings and sculpture.

  • Monday, Oct. 5. Medieval Mondays Brown Bag Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 306, Heavilon Hall. Informal presentations of faculty and graduate student research projects followed by discussion.

  • Tuesday, Oct. 6. Eighth Annual Identity & Community Week mini-conference sponsored by African-American Studies and Research Center. Noon-4:30 p.m. Black Cultural Center. Theme is "The Black Male -- Image, Issues and Influence." Presentations:
    -- Noon, "African-Americans as Athletes," Terry Williams, graduate student in history.
    -- 1:30 p.m., "Issues: Crisis & Challenge -- Defining Black Manhood," Kermit Harrison, graduate student in philosophy.
    -- 3 p.m., "Influence: Black Males in the University Community," Anthony Lemelle, associate professor of sociology.

  • Tuesday, Oct. 6. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Gerald Krockover, professor of earth and atmospheric science education who has received 14 national, state and local awards for outstanding teaching. Sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs as part of the Focus on Teaching Lecture Series so award-winning Purdue faculty members share their experiences, insights and creative approaches to teaching.

  • Tuesday, Oct. 6. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Barbara Schmidt Hornkohl, Chicago. Topic: "THE Structural Engineer -- A Retrospective of the Engineering of William Schmidt." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering.

  • Wednesday, Oct. 7. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Topic: "Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah and Fundamental Particles." Speaker: Purdue biology Professor David Sanders.

  • Thursday, Oct. 8. Jewish Studies Colloquia Series. 4:30 p.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Leonard Dinnerstein, professor of history and director of Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. Topic: "The Jews: A Minority or Not a Minority?"

  • Friday, Oct. 9. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Patrick J. Early, president, Somerset Financial Services, Indianapolis. Topic: "The Economic Impact of Professional Sports."

  • Tuesday, Oct. 13. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Anthony E. Fiorato, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Topic: "The Influence of Chicago Engineering on the Evolution of Concrete Technology." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering.

  • Wednesday, Oct. 14. "Embracing the Good and Pursuing the Possible." 7 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Speaker: Maulana Karenga, the creator of the African-American cultural holiday Kawanzaa and the Nguzo Saba. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

  • Thursday, Oct. 15. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Topic: "Externalism and Skepticism." Speaker: Michael Bergmann, Purdue University.

  • Friday, Oct. 16. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Luis Alberto Montoya, franchise vice president, GEMEX Pepsico de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico. Topic: "Generation Next Leadership."

  • Saturday, Oct. 17. Free slide show and lecture by illustrator Javako Steptoe. 1:30 p.m. Black Cultural Center multipurpose room. Steptoe's use of a multimedia technique to illustrate the works of dozens of poets has earned multiple awards. Part of the BCC Cultural Arts Series.

  • Monday, Oct. 19. Medieval Mondays Brown Bag Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 306, Heavilon Hall. Informal presentation of faculty and graduate student research, followed by discussion.

  • Tuesday, Oct. 20. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Bryan A. Erler, Sargent & Lundy, Chicago. Topic: "The Power of Structural Engineering: A Look at the Contribution of Structural Engineering to the Advancement of Electric Power in Chicago." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering.

  • Tuesday, Oct. 20. Focus on Teaching keynote lecture. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Karen Symms Gallagher, dean of the School of Education at the University of Kansas, will be the keynote speaker for the program recognizing inductees into the Teaching Academy, which honors outstanding Purdue teachers.

  • Wednesday, Oct. 21. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Topic: "Exposed Roots in a Dry Ground: Relating Paul Celan." Speaker: Professor Leonard Neufeldt, Purdue Department of English and director of American Studies.

  • Friday, Oct. 23. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Frank J. Krueger, president, American Standard Financial Services, Nashville, Tenn. Topic: "Strengthening Customer Alliances Through Innovative Financial Services."

  • ** Tuesday, Oct. 27. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Stan-Lee Kaderbek, Chicago Department of Transportation. Topic: "Looking Beyond the Obvious Solution: A Guide to Better Infrastructure Improvements." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering.

  • ** Thursday, Oct. 29. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Topic: "Between Hegel and Levinas." Speaker: Adriaan Peperzak, Loyola University.

  • ** Thursday, Oct. 29. Jewish Studies Lecture Series. 4:30 p.m. Room, 2290, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Topic: "Filming the Silence of God: Claude Lanzmann in Poland." Speaker: Tony Brinkley, University of Maine.

  • ** Thursday, Oct. 29. Eva Goble Lecture Series. 8:15 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Richard L. Narva, co-founder of Genus Resources Inc., a Massachusetts consulting firm to family businesses. Topic: "Family Business: The Money Tree or an Extra Mouth to Feed?" Free and open to the public, but seating is limited, so reservations should be made by Oct. 21 to the School of Consumer and Family Sciences at 1-800-535-7303 or 494-7890.

  • ** Friday, Oct. 30. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Richard F. Teerlink, chairman, Harley-Davidson Inc., Milwaukee, Wis. Topic: "Survival and Renewal."

  • ** Monday, Nov. 2. Medieval Mondays Brown Bag Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 306, Heavilon Hall. Informal presentation of faculty and graduate student research projects followed by discussion.

EXHIBITS

  • ** Through Oct. 30. Wood Engravings by Keri Safranski. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; Watson's Crick Gallery, Room 1-125, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences.

  • Through Oct. 16. Contemporary German Art. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building. The work of Janos Enyedi and Georg Tribowski provide an insight into the diversity of contemporary art. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. (Gallery closed Oct. 12 and 13 for Octoberbreak.)

  • Oct. 19-Nov. 25. Women and Flight. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. Part of the Purdue Aviation Celebration. This exhibit features photographs of 37 contemporary American women involved in aviation and space exploration. The portraits are by National Air and Space Museum staff photographer Carolyn Russo. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Gallery receptions 4:30-5:30 and 7-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19.

  • Oct. 19-30. Industrial Design Student Show. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2. An exhibit of recent projects by students majoring in industrial design.

  • ** Oct. 26-Jan. 22. Modern Masters: 20th Century Prints From the Permanent Collection. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building. Modern art movements such as Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Op and Photo Realism are surveyed, with works by Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Frank Stella, Salvador Dali and Philip Pearlstein. (Gallery is closed Nov. 25-27 for Thanksgiving, Dec. 14-Jan. 10 for semester break, and Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King holiday.)

  • ** Nov. 2-6. Exhibit of works by Jeff Mitchell, candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Division of Art and Design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

MEETINGS

  • Monday, Oct. 19. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

OTHER

  • ** Through Oct. 29. 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:

    Oct. 6, New England; Oct. 7, Indian; Oct. 8, Chinese.
    Oct. 13, Closed for Octoberbreak; Oct. 14, Polynesian; Oct. 15, French.
    Oct. 20, Middle Eastern; Oct. 21, Gourmet; Oct. 22, Gourmet.
    Oct. 27, Gourmet; Oct. 28, Mexican; Oct. 29, German.

  • Saturday, Oct. 10. Octoberbreak begins. Classes resume Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; e-mail, frank_koontz@purdue.edu

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