February 9, 2009

Events this week

Listings for exhibitions and other ongoing or weeklong events are at the bottom. Also there is information about ticket procedures for most ticketed events.
 
Monday, Feb. 9

-- Reservation deadline for workshop on legal issues for startup companies. Event is Wednesday (Feb. 11); see entry there.

-- Literary Reading Series. Craig Arnold, Univ. of Wyoming, poet. Department of English and Creative Writing Program. 7:30 p.m. Bookstall, Hicks Undergraduate Library. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090126TyxArnold.html.

Tuesday, Feb. 10
 
-- College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. "Presentation Techniques to Enhance Learning." For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Weekly workshop 4 of 10 through March 31 except March 17. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

-- Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. David Mooney, Harvard Univ. "Materials to Program Cells in situ." 3 p.m. reception, Atrium, Forney Hall. 3:30-4:30 p.m. lecture, Room G140, Forney Hall.

-- Film series on undocumented immigrants. "The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon." (2006, John Carlos Frey, documentary, English and some Spanish with subtitles as needed, 73 min.) Discussion leader: Gilberto Corral, Latino Cultural Center. 6 p.m. Room 1010, Neil Armstrong Hall. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090113CorralFilm.html.

Wednesday, Feb. 11
 
-- Last day to order a singing Valentine from Purdue Musical Organizations. For delivery Friday (Feb. 13). $30; includes song, rose, cookie and personalized card. 49-3941. More at www.pmojo.com.

-- College Teaching Workshop Series 2: Expanding Your Teaching Toolkit. "Tools for Effective Communication: Using Your Voice." Richard Sullivan Lee, theatre; Barbara Solomon, speech, language, and hearing sciences. For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Workshop 3 of 5 in series through Feb. 26. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

-- Workshop on legal issues for startup companies. Purdue Research Foundation and Discovery Park. Workshop leader: Trevor Belden, partner, Baker & Daniels law firm, Indianapolis. 9-11 a.m. Room 121, Burton Morgan Center. To reserve a space (by Feb. 9): Meghan Freeman at the law firm at meghan.freeman@bakerd.com.

-- Jewish Studies Noon Lecture Series. David Sanders, biological sciences. "Muhammad, Joseph Smith, Hong Xiuquan and the Bible." 12:30
p.m. Room 320, STEW. 49-47965 or wengera@purdue.edu or www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/.

-- "Difficult Dialogues" series. Monthly conversation about race and issues that intersect race. Black Cultural Center and American Studies program. Topic: "Race and the Academy." 2 p.m. Multipurpose Room 1, BCC.

-- Weekly Spanish conversation table. Latino Cultural Center. For those who know basic Spanish but want to practice their conversational skills in a friendly atmosphere. 6-7 p.m. LCC. 49-42530.

-- Men's basketball vs. Penn State. 6:30 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $24.

Thursday, Feb. 12
 
-- Valentine Jewelry Sale: Two-day sale Thursday and Friday (Feb. 12-13) by Purdue Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing Association (PAJAMA). Items themed to Valentine's Day and made by members of PAJAMA. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. Outside Room 2115, Pao Hall. Questions: Rachel Ketzner at rketzner@purdue.edu; or Sharon Massey at 49-43067 or smmassey@purdue.edu.

-- Workshop: "What's Age Got to Do With It? Generational Diversity in the Workplace." Diversity Resource Office. Facilitator: Suzanne Thompson Clemenz, diversity resource specialist. Relationships, challenges and advantages in intergenerational workplaces. 10 a.m.-noon. Room 310, STEW. More including registration at www.purdue.edu/humanrel/dro/GenerationsatWork.shtml. (Workshop also offered March 13.)

-- Purdue Center for Serious Games and Learning in Virtual Environments opening reception. Discovery Learning Center, Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Education. 3-5 p.m. Room 3288, Beering Hall. RSVP requested; contact William Watson, director, at brwatson@purdue.edu.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. Robin Santra, Univ. of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. "High-intensity Laser Control of X-ray Processes." 3:30 p.m.: Refreshments in Room 242, Physics Building. 4 p.m.: Talk in Room 203, Physics Building. More at www.physics.purdue.edu/colloq.

-- Books and Coffee. Dorsey Armstrong, associate professor of English and assistant chair of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program, on Ursula K. Le Guin's "Voices." Department of English and Purdue Student Union Board. 4-4:30 p.m.: Coffee, tea, baked goods. 4:30-5 p.m.: Talk. Rooms 302-206, STEW. Series weekly Feb. 5-26. Prize drawing at each event available to those present. Podcast to be available after each event at www.cla.purdue.edu/english/bookscoffee.

-- Exhibition opening reception and performance. "Sad Girl/Clever Boy." 5-7 p.m. Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. More below under Ongoing events, Monday-Friday.

-- "Visual Democracy: How Dorothea Lange Used Photography to Promote Equality." Linda Gordon, New York Univ. Department of History and the Purdue chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. 7 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/080923GabinSpeaker.html.

Friday, Feb. 13
 
-- Ticket sales open for Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman in "The United Tour." Contemporary Christian music; concert is March 29. Purdue Convocations. Sales open at 10 a.m. with PUID or Ivy Tech Lafayette ID. (Public sales open at 10 a.m. Saturday.) Tickets: premium, $55; adult regular, $35; students and under age 18, $30; bargain, $20. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090123EddyChapmanSmith.html.

-- "Seussical," by Theaterworks USA. Convocations, Family Adventures. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets: $18-$12. More at www.convocations.org.

Saturday, Feb. 14
 
-- MATHCOUNTS regional competition. Middle school and high school teams. College of Engineering, College of Science, I-STEM Resource Network, A.A. Potter Chapter of the Indiana Society Professional Engineers. Morning rounds closed. The following are open to public: 1 p.m.: Final round. Class of 1950 Lecture Hall. About 2 p.m.: awards ceremony. State competition March 14 at Purdue. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090127WoodwardCounts.html.

-- Indiana Academic Decathlon State Finals. High school teams. Sponsored by Purdue, administered by the Indiana Association of School Principals. Event begins Friday; public portion is at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Loeb Playhouse, STEW. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090130LechtenbergDecathalon.html.

-- Medieval Dinner Theatre. “A Tale of Two Jesters.” Purdue Student Union Board. 7 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU. Tickets were on sale 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday through Feb. 6 in Room 268, PMU: public, $35; students with Purdue ID, $25.

-- Evening of Romance. Purdue Bands. Big band jazz, dancing and desserts with Purdue Jazz Band. 8 p.m. Ballroom, University Plaza Hotel, 3001 Northwestern Ave. Tickets: $19.50 per person; call 49-43933.
 
Sunday, Feb. 15
 
-- Women's basketball vs. Illinois. 1 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: public, $12; student, $5. Special: Mackey Arena Pink Zone Challenge for breast cancer awareness. More information at http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020309aab.html.

-- College Goal Sunday. Indiana Student Financial Aid Association. Help for prospective college students on financial aid in general and filling out FAFSA. 2-4 p.m. Ivy Tech Community College Auditorium, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, Lafayette. Questions: David Reseigh at 49-45056 or dlreseigh@purdue.edu.
 
ONGOING EVENTS
 
All week

-- Purdue University Galleries. "Kristy Deetz: 'Earth Texts.'" Wood relief sculptures based on words and characteristics associated with books. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Feb. 22.

-- Purdue University Galleries. "Shrouds, Masks, and the Floating World: Selections from the Permanent Collection." This is the first exhibition in a new annual format allowing more extensively researched presentation of works contributed by donors, as well as dedicated use of a gallery for this purpose. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Dec. 6.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are cream of tomato (soup) and chicken pot pie (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.
 
-- Rueff Galleries: West Gallery. "Sad Girl/Clever Boy." A collaborative performance-based project that seeks to explore two popular trends among emerging contemporary artists, mainly post-feminist representation and prolonged or glorified adolescence, in female and male artists respectively. An opening reception featuring a series of live performance by Katherine Cunningham will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 12). Cunningham also will give a Brown Bag Lecture at noon Feb. 19 in the gallery. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through Feb. 20.

-- Project Respect exhibition "To Know My Mother's Name." African American Studies and Research Center, Black Cultural Center. Portraits by Delita Martin, graduate student in visual and performing arts. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday through Feb. 25. Lounge, BCC.

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. More at www.purduesports.com.
 
For Purdue Convocations and Purdue Theatre events and some others as announced, 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.
 
More about box offices and venues is at www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HallOfMusic/Welcome.html.