December 12, 2008

Events today, this weekend

Friday, Dec. 12  

-- Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. Community and Purdue musicians from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Great Hall, PMU. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081201TuckerPMU.html.

-- Last day to submit nomination for 2009 Dreamer Award, to be presented at University Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19. More about award and celebration at www.purdue.edu/ethics. Click on Dreamer Award and find the nomination letter and form; the form is on page 2 of that PDF and includes instructions for handling.

-- Tuba Christmas/ Holiday Cheer & All That Jazz. Purdue Bands. Tuba tunes at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center west lobby. Purdue Jazz Bands holiday concert at 8 p.m. in Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

Friday-Saturday (Dec. 12-13)

-- Winter Works dance concert. Purdue Repertory Dance Company. 7:30 p.m. each evening plus 2 p.m. matinee Saturday. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $12; students, $10; child 12 or under, $6; available at box offices. Questions: 49-45993. More about program at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081203WelchansDance.html.

Friday-Sunday (Dec. 12-14)

-- Purdue Christmas Show. 75th anniversary show by Purdue Musical Organizations. Friday: 8 p.m. Saturday: Noon, 4, 8 p.m. Sunday: Noon, 4 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: public, $26; senior age 65 and older, $24; student age 13 to college, $20; child 12 and under, $12. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081119GriffelChristmas.html. Ticket 2-for-1 special for Purdue students: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081201SchlenkTicket.html.

Saturday, Dec. 13

-- Fall classes end.

-- Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. Breakfast with Santa and Holiday Crafts. Breakfast 8-10:30 a.m. in Main Lounges, PMU; photo with Santa, $2, in Great Hall. Breakfast, prepared by Pappy's, consists of three silver dollar pancakes, a sausage link and choice of milk or juice for $2.25; coffee available for $1. Holiday Crafts, a free craftmaking session, is from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 118, next to the Great Hall. Questions: 49-48976 or psub-traditional@purdue.edu.

-- Personal archiving: Four one-hour workshops on documentation and preservation of personal papers and items. Attend any or all. 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Presented by professors Susan Curtis and Kristina Bross and their students in Archival Theory and Practice course. West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St. For details of workshops, see http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081202CurtisMuseum.html.

-- Men's basketball vs. Indiana State. 2 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $20.

-- Women's basketball vs. Iona. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: public, $12; student, $5.

-- The Ministry of Funny Noises featuring Brad Garton. Concert of sounds made using computers. Presented by Purdue Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre, Pao Hall. Garton is director of the Computing Music Center at Columbia University in New York and a Purdue graduate. He will perform with Gregory Taylor. Opening the concert will be Crazy People, a group of Purdue Theatre students.

-- Purdue Symphony Orchestra concert: Beethoven's Third Symphony. Purdue Bands. 8 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.

ONGOING EVENTS

-- "Preserving Memories, Making History." Local history exhibits prepared by Purdue students with owners of materials as projects in Archival Theory and Practice course taught by professors Susan Curtis and Kristina Bross. West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St. Library hours at www.wlaf.lib.in.us/; roll over "About the Library." Dec. 13 through Jan. 9. ----- Also related workshops on Dec. 13 about personal archiving. See http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081202CurtisMuseum.html.

-- Season of Sharing. Boiler Volunteer Network. Step 1: Visit BVN in Room G4, STEW, and pick an ornament with the name of an area child or family in need (ornaments come from YWCA women's shelter, Salvation Army, Community and Family Resource Center, and American Red Cross). Step 2: Purchase gifts accordingly. Step 3: In week of Dec. 15-19, take gifts unwrapped to BVN for distribution. Questions: BVN at 49-62450 or bvn@purdue.edu.

-- Boiler Care-and-Share collection of non-food items. Dec. 8 through Jan. 14 leading to Purdue's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance, others. More about collection and other events in celebration at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081201RollockBoiler.html. Lists of collection points and recommended items to donate at www.purdue.edu/mlk2009.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are gazpacho (soup) and seared pork with pineapple salsa (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.