November 19, 2008

Today's events

Wednesday, Nov. 19

-- Deadline to apply second annual Humanigration: A Border Experience educational trip by Latino Cultural Center. Trip is March 15-21. More at www.purdue.edu/lcc or contact Gilberto Corral at 49-42530 or gcorral@purdue.edu.

-- Purdue campus programming on BTN: "Purdue Pride 3." Big Ten Network. 10:30 a.m. On Boiler TV, Channel 12.

-- Congo Square Drumming Series. Purdue’s CircAfriq Drummers in New Orleans tradition. Black Cultural Center. 6-7 p.m. Multipurpose Room 1, BCC.

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

Nov. 19-23

-- Purdue Theatre. "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov; directed by Gordon McCall. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19-22; 3 p.m. Nov. 23. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Purdue International Week. In observance of International Education Week. Office of International Students and Scholars. Events listed at http://purdueinternationalweek.web.officelive.com/events.aspx. Also note entry above at noon Friday.

-- Fall Harvest Food Drive. Boiler Volunteer Network. Through Friday. Drive supports Food Finders Food Bank, which provides help in 16 counties including Tippecanoe. Collect non-perishable foods, then take them to collection point at west end of Stewart Center. 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.

-- 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.

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.