February 13, 2009 Events today, this weekendHere is a list of events happening Feb. 13-15 at the West Lafayette campus.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 -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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
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