March 4, 2009

Today's events

Wednesday, March 4

-- Moshe M. Barash Distinguished Lectureship for Industrial Engineering (inaugural lecture). Arden Bement Jr., director of the National Science Foundation and former Purdue distinguished professor. "In the Barash Tradition: Imagining the Shape of Things to Come." 3:30 p.m. East Faculty Lounge, PMU. Reception to follow, Lafayette Room.

-- "Redefining Your Roots." Participants will explore their personal heritage and display it through tortilla art. Latino Cultural Center (an event of Semana de la Raza, "Week of the People"). 6 p.m. LCC. Questions: LCC at 49-42530.

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

March 4-8

-- Purdue Theatre. "Dracula" by Bram Stoker; guest-directed by Gregg Brevoort. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. March 4-7; 3 p.m. March 8. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10.

Occasional,  through 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 black bean (soup) and chicken burritos (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. Undergraduate Exhibition. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through March 13. Reception 5-6:30 p.m. March 5.

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