February 27, 2009

Events today, this weekend

Friday, Feb. 27
 
-- Boilermaker Ball. Purdue Alumni Association. Indiana Roof Ballroom, Indianapolis. More at www.purduealum.org.

-- Flicks at Fowler monthly film series (two nights). "Quantum of Solace." Purdue Student Union Board. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (four showings). Fowler Hall, STEW. Admission: public, $4; Purdue student ID, $2. Films subject to change. 49-48976.

-- "Great American Songbook Tribute." American Music Repertory Ensemble. Purdue Bands. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

Saturday, Feb. 28
 
 -- Men's basketball vs. Ohio State. 4 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $24.

-- Purdue Village International Food and Culture Festival. Project Respect event; University Residences. Fashion, music, dance, food tasting. 5 p.m. Purdue Village Community Center. More at http://pvilfamily.blogspot.com.

-- Country music concert by Gary Allan and Darius Rucker. Convocations with Student Concert Committee. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: public, $35; students at Purdue or Ivy Tech, or youth under age 19, $30. More at www.convocations.org.

Sunday, March 1
 
 -- Swimming and diving (women). Boiler-Make-It Last Chance Meet. 11 a.m. Boilermaker Aquatic Center.

-- Bowling and a Movie. Purdue Student Union Board. "Quantum of Solace" on big-screen TVs; unlimited bowling and billiards. 8 p.m. Union Rack and Roll, PMU. Admission: public, $8; students with PUID, $5. Questions: www.union.purdue.edu/psub or 49-48976.

ONGOING EVENTS
 
Occasional, Feb. 20-March 6

-- Project Respect. Annual series. Events are listed normally by date and identified as part of Project Respect. For an overview of the schedule and all sponsors, go to www.purdue.edu/projectrespect.

All week

-- 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 mushroom (soup) and salmon cakes (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: East Gallery. "Gardens and Machines: The Suburban Life." Works by five students who examined nature and technology in the American suburbs. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through Thursday (Feb. 26).

-- Rueff Galleries: West Gallery. Photography exhibition by Andrea Dailey, M.F.A. student. Brown bag lecture at noon Tuesday (Feb. 24). Reception at 6-8 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 25). Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through Friday (Feb. 27).

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.