December 9, 2009

Today's events

Here is a list of events happening Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the West Lafayette campus.

Wednesday, Dec. 9

-- Live holiday music by local and campus performers. Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Great Hall, PMU. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/091202TuckerHolidays.html.

-- Holidays Around the World. Purdue Student Union Board. 3-7 p.m. South Ballroom, PMU. Food, music, crafts, etc., associated with holidays from many cultures and traditions. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/091202TuckerHolidays.html.

-- Men's basketball vs. Valparaiso. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $22.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Exhibition: Rotating Selections from the Permanent Collection. Purdue University Galleries. Current: "Shrouds, Masks, and the Floating World." Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. More about Galleries is at www.purdue.edu/galleries.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room. This week, the regular menu is being offered, but there are no featured specials due to the imminent end of classes. Friday (Dec. 11) is the last open day for this semester. 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.

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 two hours before ticketed events there. The Stewart Center box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and two hours 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 two hours before ticketed events there.

More about box offices and venues is at www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HallOfMusic.