Purdue Events Calendar

April 13, 2001 EDITORS: This calendar lists selected Purdue events 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 online calendar. Updated travel directions around road construction zones near campus are available on the Web. EVENTS • Monday through Thursday, April 16-19, 6 p.m. Indoor Soccer Tournament, Recreational Sports Center, Sport Court. Sponsored by the Division of Recreational Sports. • Friday through Sunday, April 20-22. Gala Weekend. A weekend of activities to celebrate the classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971 and 1976 and welcome alumni back to campus. Highlights of this year's events include: reunion dinners on Friday evening; the Class Parade at 10:30 a.m. Saturday; the 127th Founders Day Reception and Banquet at 4:30 p.m. Saturday; and the Loyalty Brunch at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Most academic schools also will host events and open houses throughout the weekend. For a complete list of all Gala Weekend events, how to register and any costs involved, go to the Alumni Gala Week web site, or call the Purdue Alumni Association at (765) 494-5175 or (800) 414-1541. • Saturday, April 21. Purdue Grand Prix. Kart Track north of Ross-Ade Stadium. Sprint qualifying races begin at 11:30 a.m. Parade featuring Purdue President Martin C. Jischke starts at 1:30 p.m. Featured race begins at 3 p.m. Call (765) 494-2078 for more information. • Saturday, April 21. 1 p.m. Black Caucus Academic and Service Awards. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Each year, the Black Caucus of Faculty and Staff and the Purdue Black Alumni Organization recognize nearly 200 African-American undergraduate students for their academic achievements. Carolyn E. Johnson, senior research associate in the Purdue African-American Studies and Research Center will be the keynote speaker. • Wednesday, May 2. 2 p.m. Interview with the President. Purdue President Martin C. Jischke will have an interview with Dan Skinner on WBAA-AM 920. ENTERTAINMENT • Thursday through Saturday, April 12-14 and 17-21. "Side Man." Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. The Tony Award winning memory play captures the pulse of the New York jazz scene over three decades and portrays the turmoil in a jazz musician's family as his career crumbles at the dawn of the age of rock-and-roll. This is part of the Mainstage Season. Tickets are $11 and $13 for the public, $7 and $9 for students and seniors. • Tuesday, April 17. 7 p.m. One Night in Paradise Luau. Newman Hall, St. Thomas Aquinas Center. Sponsored by the Ballroom Dance Club. • Tuesday, April 17. 8:30 p.m. Crazy Monkeys Improv Comedy Show. Room 210, Matthews Hall. Sponsored by Co-op Student Association and Alpha Phi Omega. • Wednesday, April 18. 5:30 p.m. All Campus Cookout. Circle Pines Cooperative. Sponsored by the Purdue Cooperative Council. • Wednesday, April 18. 7:30 p.m. "DoubleTake." Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Performance by University Choir and PMO Express. • Wednesday, April 18. 8 p.m. Kegerokie. Newman Hall, St. Thomas Aquinas Center. Root beer keg and karaoke sponsored by St. Thomas Aquinas Executive Council. • Thursday, April 19 noon to 7 a.m. Camp on Campus. Memorial Mall. Sponsored by Habitat for Humanity. • Thursday April 19. 6 p.m. Mini Grand Prix. Baptist Student Foundation, Second and Russell streets, West Lafayette. Events include a remote-control car race, cookout (with root beer keg). Purdue Lutheran Ministry, Baptist Student Foundation and Episcopal Campus Ministry are hosting this "Grand Alternative" event. • Thursday, April 19. 7:30 p.m. Nelly. Elliott Hall of Music. Award-winning rap star. Presented by the Student Concert Committee. Tickets: $25. • Friday, April 20. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Grand Prix Day, Memorial Mall. Sponsored by the Grand Prix Foundation. • Friday, April 20. Noon to 6 p.m. 1/10th NASCAR Cookout, Memorial Mall. Sponsored by Campus Christian Fellowship. • Friday, April 20. 5 p.m. Jazz on the Hill. Slayter Center for the Performing Arts. An all-star alumni jazz band joins the Purdue and Concert Jazz Bands in an outdoor concert. • Friday, April 20. 5:30 p.m. Grand Slam Battle of the Bands. Purdue Memorial Union, front lawn. Sponsored by Purdue Student Union Board. • Saturday, April 21. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grand Prix Car Show. West of Grand Prix Track. Sponsored by the Grand Prix Foundation. • Saturday, April 21. 9 a.m. Breakfast Club. Wesley Foundation. Wesley Foundation Council on Ministries is hosting this "Grand Alternative" event. • Saturday, April 21. 7 p.m. The Kegger. Christian Student Center, 115 Waldron St., West Lafayette. Christian Student Center is hosting this root beer party as part of the "Grand Alternative". • Saturday, April 21. 8 p.m. Purdue Bands Showcase. Elliott Hall of Music. Concert features the Varsity, Collegiate and Concert bands. • Sunday, April 22. 2:30 p.m. Purdue Bands Showcase. Elliott Hall of Music. Concert features the Symphonic Band, Alumni Band and the Symphony Orchestra with its concerto soloist. • Sunday, April 22. 2-7 p.m.. Purdue Student Government Backyard BBQ. Slayter Hill. Sponsored by Purdue Student Government, Weight Lifting Club, Phi Eta Sigma and Sigma Delta Pi. LECTURES ** • Monday, April 16. 8 p.m. Purdue Student Government speaker series. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Retired Major Gen. Frank Van Kappen will speak. • Tuesday, April 17. 2:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Occasional Lecture Series. Room 306, Stewart Center. David Roet, Israeli Consulate, Chicago, will speak on "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." • Friday, April 20. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Pervis Bearden, Procter & Gamble Co. North American Warehousing Services Manager, will speak on "Understanding the Corporate Culture ... The Unwritten Norm." EXHIBITS • Through April 29. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "The Ceramica Exchange: Purdue University and Orvieto, Italy." Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Purdue Memorial Union. Ceramic objects by members of the Purdue Ceramics Alliance and a group of Italian ceramists. • Through April 29. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "New Art/New Design." Stewart Center Gallery, Stewart Center West Lobby. Artwork by members of the art and design faculty of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. • Through April 29. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Undergraduate Competition." Ralph G. Beelke Memorial Gallery, Creative Arts Building 2. Annual juried exhibition of art by undergraduate students in Purdue's division of art and design. MEETINGS • Monday, April 16. 2:30 p.m. University Senate. Room 218, Stewart Center. CONFERENCES • Friday, April 20. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Felker Leadership Conference. University Inn and Conference Center, 3001 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette. "Focus on Family Business and Family Philanthropy." Guest speakers will include Scott Fithian, Legacy Group of Boston, and Bill and Sally Hanley of Omaha, Neb. A panel from the Initiative for Families in Business at Purdue also will be featured. Tickets: $25. Contact: CFS Development and Alumni Office, e-mail, cfsalums@cfs.purdue.edu; phone, (800) 535-7303 or (765) 494-7890, for reservations. SEMINARS ** • Tuesday, April 17. 6 p.m. "Hope and Healing" Room 104, Wetherill Hall. Students for Life will show a TV episode of "Touched by an Angel" and discuss post-abortion syndrom in a question and answer forum. • Wednesday, April 18. 12:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Noon Series. Room 218B, Stewart Center. Professor Emeritus Fritz Cohen will speak on "The Binding of Isaac – Genesis XXII: Readings and Representations." ** • Thursday, April 19. 4:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Book Reading. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Professor W. Laird Kleine-Ahlbrandt, author of "Bitter Prerequisites: A Faculty for Survival from Nazi Terror," will read from his new book. OTHER • Through April 26. International Dinner Series sponsored by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. John Purdue Room in Stone Hall. Purdue seniors plan, organize and serve a four-course meal with appetizer, salad, choice of three entrees and two desserts. Reservations required. Call (765) 494-6845. Cost: $10-$15. Coming up: April 17-19: Tuesday, French; Wednesday, Spanish; Thursday, Italian April 24-26: Tuesday, Gourmet; Wednesday, Gourmet; Thursday, Gourmet • Monday, April 30. Final exams begin. Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page