November 14, 2008

Events today, this weekend

Friday, Nov. 14

-- Purdue Art Jewelry and Metal Association fall jewelry sale. Features hand-crafted jewelry created by members of the club in a range of prices and materials. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Stewart Center, under the mural.

-- Research laboratory animal workshop: "Introductory Rodent Handling Workshop." Office of the Vice President for Research. Handling, restraint, injection, safety; for persons with little or no rodent or clinical experience. 8:30-11 a.m. Room 1137, Animal Holding Facility. Questions: Carol Dowell at dowellc@purdue.edu or 49-42521. Limited size class. Register at www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/events.shtml.

-- Health Fair. Student Wellness Office and Purdue Village. A dozen health and safety organizations will provide information and services including blood pressure, hearing and body mass index screenings; demonstrations of CPR, first aid, car seat use and breast cancer detection; and presentations on fire and apartment safety. Door prizes and refreshments also will be offered. 3-5 p.m. Purdue Village Community Center, 50 Nimitz Drive.

-- Volleyball (women's) vs. Indiana. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

-- Men's basketball vs. Detroit Mercy. 9 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $20.

Friday-Saturday (14-15)

-- Swimming and diving (M&W). Purdue Challenge. 6 p.m. Friday; noon Saturday. Boilermaker Aquatic Center.

-- Flicks at Fowler monthly film series. "Pineapple Express." Purdue Student Union Board. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. Admission: public, $4; Purdue student ID, $2. Films subject to change. 49-48976.

Nov. 13-23

-- Purdue Theatre. "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov; directed by Gordon McCall. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13-15, 19-22; 3 p.m. Nov. 23. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10 (Nov. 13 preview, $6). More at www.purdue.edu/theatre; click on "Season Brochure" for PDF.

Saturday, Nov. 15

-- Cross country. NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships. 11 a.m. Varsity Cross Country Course (near tennis and soccer facilities).

-- Indiana Academic Spell Bowl state finals. Indiana Association of School Principals, with Purdue. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081105LechtenbergSpell.html.

-- "Food, Communities and Sustainability: A Public Square Forum Initiative." Two panels plus reception. College of Liberal Arts Engagement Office. 1-5 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, 333 Meridian St. First panel: "Healthy Choices, Local Sources: The Role of Schools, Communities and Families" at 1-2:15 p.m. Second panel: "Food and Social Responsibility: Connecting to Local, National and Global Issues" at 2:30-3:45 p.m. Reception at 4 p.m. For names of organizers, moderators and panelists, see http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081103WhaltonFood.html.

-- Wrestling. Boilermaker Challenge. Noon vs. Eastern Michigan. 2 p.m. vs. Campbellsville. 4 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: public, $5; student, $2.

-- Volleyball (women's) vs. Penn State. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

Sunday, Nov. 16

-- Native American Heritage Celebration. Purdue Student Union Board. Event will feature Native American foods and drinks, a performance by the Massassagan Drum Group, the documentary "Long Journey Home" and a discussion led by Purdue alumni and documentary participants Annette and Dee Ketchum and documentary co-producer Rita Kohn. 1-5 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU.

-- Women's basketball vs. IUPUI. 2 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: public, $12; student, $5.

-- CRAM Fest ’08 charity concert. CRAM = Community Rhythm and Music. Lead sponsor is Gimlet Leadership Honorary at Purdue. Proceeds will go to three charities: Food Finders Food Bank, Heifer International and Overtones Foundation. Performers to include Purdue's Black Voices of Inspiration, specialty groups from Purdue Varsity Glee Club and Purduettes, The Overtones, Levi Riggs, Malachi Jaggers, and musicians representing various churches and organizations including St. Thomas Aquinas Center and Purdue Campus Christian House. 3-5 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. Tickets: Reserved seats, $15; public general admission, $10; child and student general admission, $5. Tickets available at the door; cash or check to Gimlet Leadership Honorary. Questions: 49-42086.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Purdue University Galleries and Latino Cultural Center. "Humanigration: The Cárdenas Latino Collection." Artworks related to theme of immigration, and thus LCC's ongoing Humanigration project, from collection of Gilberto Cárdenas, Univ. of Notre Dame. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU, and Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition in these two galleries through Dec. 7. Also: Through Nov. 25 at West Gallery of the Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

-- Holiday photo backdrop. Visitor Information Center. Through Dec. 13. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2008/081106_VICbackdrop.html.

-- Fall Harvest Food Drive. Boiler Volunteer Network. Through Nov. 21. Drive supports Food Finders Food Bank, which provides help in 16 counties including Tippecanoe. Collect non-perishable foods, then take them to collection point (TBA). Collection times, for which volunteers will be needed (shifts in one-hour increments), are noon-7 p.m. Nov. 20, noon-7 p.m. Nov. 21, and 9-11 a.m. Nov. 22. To volunteer or learn more: 49-62450 or bvn@purdue.edu.

-- Geographic Information Systems geocaching event. Purdue University Libraries with others. Opportunity to learn about GIS and "neogeography" and win prizes including GPS receivers. Event, in form of scavenger hunt, runs Nov. 10-18. "Mash Something," a map mashup workshop, is Nov. 18. A poster session and two presentations are Nov. 19, which is GIS Day. More about all of this is at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081106RyanGIS.html.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are Senate Bean (soup) and Irish pork (entrée). 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stone Hall. Reservations encouraged; call 49-46845. To access the full menu and learn about other dining options from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.

TICKETS

Events are free unless noted (except that conference registrations may be omitted here). Ticket prices are for single events, not any series or discount offers. An exception to the following will be noted in the listing.

For varsity athletics tickets, call the Athletic Ticket Office, (765) 494-3194 or (800) 49-SPORT [497-7678]; or visit the office in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. The office is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events at IAF, Mackey Arena and Ross-Ade Stadium. For ticketed sports events at other Purdue venues, tickets will be on sale before the event at the venue.

For Purdue Convocations and Purdue Theatre events and some others, go to ticket offices in Elliott Hall (lower level, northeast end by Hovde Hall) or Stewart Center (west lobby), or call (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW [914-7469]. The Elliott Hall box office is open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there. The Stewart Center box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there.

Purdue Theatre tickets are sold also at the Pao Hall box office. It is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and before Purdue Theatre performances there.