December 22, 2008

Events this week and next

Dec. 22, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009

Listings for exhibitions and other ongoing or weeklong events are at the bottom. Also there is information about ticket procedures for most ticketed events.

Information and links regarding winter break hours at Purdue Memorial Union, Purdue University Libraries and the Recreational Sports Center are at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2008/081218_holidayhours.html.

Monday, Dec. 22

-- Men's basketball vs. IPFW. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $20 regular. Also Take a Kid to the Game Day (for each full-priced $20 adult ticket purchased, one free youth ticket for age 14 & under) and CSSAC discount game for employees and immediate families ($11 with PUID); for these promotions, see http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121508aab.html. Also at same site is information on $11 offer for Purdue students with PUID (limit 1).

Tuesday, Dec. 23

-- Grades due at Office of the Registrar. 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 25

-- Purdue campus programming on BTN: "Purdue Pride 3." Big Ten Network. 4 p.m. On Boiler TV, Channel 12. More showings: 5 a.m. Dec. 29 (M); 11 a.m. Dec. 31 (W).

Dec. 25-26

-- University holidays for Christmas, Offices closed. ----- Operator Services Office (telephone) closed 7 p.m. Dec. 24 to 7 a.m. Dec. 29. In emergency, call 911 or Purdue police at 49-48221. Questions: 49-43050.

Sunday, Dec. 28

-- Men's basketball vs. Valparaiso. 4 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $20 regular. Also Take a Kid to the Game Day (for each full-priced $20 adult ticket purchased, one free youth ticket for age 14 & under) and CSSAC discount game for employees and immediate families ($11 with PUID); for these promotions, see http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121508aab.html. Also at same site is information on $11 offer for Purdue students with PUID (limit 1).

Monday, Dec. 29

-- Purdue campus programming on BTN: "Purdue Pride 3." Big Ten Network. 5 a.m. On Boiler TV, Channel 12. More showings: 11 a.m. Dec. 31 (W).

Tuesday, Dec. 30

-- Men's basketball vs. Illinois. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $24. For Purdue students with PUID, $11 (limit 1).

Wednesday, Dec. 31

-- Purdue campus programming on BTN: "Purdue Pride 3." Big Ten Network. 11 a.m. On Boiler TV, Channel 12.

Thursday, Jan. 1

-- Women's basketball vs. Michigan State. 1 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: public, $12; student, $5.

Jan. 1-2

-- University holidays; New Year's Day and president's designated holiday. Offices closed. ----- Operator Services Office (telephone) closed 7 p.m. Dec. 31 to 7 a.m. Jan. 5. In emergency, call 911 or Purdue police at 49-48221. Questions: 49-43050.

Jan. 3-4

-- Track and Field Winter Camp. Attend Saturday or Sunday or both. Purdue coaches teaching warmups, strength training exercises and event-specific drills. Check-in 9:15-10 a.m.; camp 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse. $100 per session. Registration information and PDFs of camp brochure and medical release form at https://www.cec.purdue.edu:443/eC2K/CourseListing.asp?master_id=1701&master_version=1&course_area=1790&course_number=248&course_subtitle=00; or contact Nona Schaler at njschaler@purdue.edu or 49-42756.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- "Preserving Memories, Making History" exhibition. 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." Through Jan. 9. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081202CurtisMuseum.html.

-- 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. Closed for finals week and winter break. Reopening after spring semester starts; exact date TBA. 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.