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Calendar of events

October 3–9, 2005

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Rosh Hashanah services

Orthodox. Center for Jewish Life. Oct. 3, 6:15 p.m.; Oct. 4, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.; and Oct. 5, 8:45 a.m., and 6:15 and 7:30 p.m.

Conservative. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. Oct. 3, 7:15 p.m.; Oct. 4, 9 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.; and Oct. 5, 9 a.m.

Reform. Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St. Oct 3, 7:15 p.m.; and Oct. 4, 10 a.m.

Monday, October 3

Notices

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. James Patterson, author of “Restless Giant.” University Store.

Tuesday, October 4

Arts

4:30 p.m. English/film studies/Irish studies films. “Joyce and Early Cinema.” Carla Vaglio, University of Turin. 101 McCormick.

7 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures/Latin American studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies documentary festival. Peter Forgacs: “El Perro Negro: Stories From the Spanish Civil War.” 301 Frist.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Christopher Durang: “Miss Witherspoon.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. “Wages, Violence and Health in the Household.” Ann Aizer, Brown University. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Latent Effects of U.S. Immigration Policies: Border Deaths and Deportee Concentrations.” Néstor Rodriquez, University of Houston. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

12:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Globalization, International Trade and Environmental Policy: The Race to the Bottom.” Helen Milner. 10 Guyot.

4 p.m. Lewis-Sigler Institute seminar series on “Quantitative and Computational Biology.” Matthew Brauer. 101 Icahn Lab.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. “Dagestan and Chechnya: Turmoil in Russia’s North Caucasus.” Nabi Abdullaev, Moscow Times. 100 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “Statistical Perspectives on Growth Rate Optimal Portfolio Estimation.” Andrew Barron, Yale University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

8 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. “Theocracy, Conscience and the Rule of Law.” Rémi Brague, Université Panthéon, Sorbonne. 4 Friend.

Notices

7 p.m. University Store performance by the Churchills from their CD “Odds of Winning.” University Store.

Wednesday, October 5

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Eugene Roan, Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading series. Steve Martin reading his work. Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

7 p.m. German film series on “Fritz Lang—The Weimar Films.” “Dr. Mabuse, Der Spieler.” 10 East Pyne.

7 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures/Latin American studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies documentary festival. José Luis García: “Cándido López: Los Campos de Battalla.” 301 Frist.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Christopher Durang: “Miss Witherspoon.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. French and Italian/humanities lecture. “La Poétique de la Maison: La Chambre Romanesque, Le Festin Théâtral et le Jardin Littéraire.” Henriette Levillain, Université of Paris IV, Sorbonne. Henry House.

2 p.m. Mathematics statistical mechanics seminar. “Is Entropy Production Local in an Infinite Classical System?” David Ruelle, L’Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, France. 343 Jadwin.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. Van Vu, Rutgers University. 224 Fine.

[F] 2:50 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation lecture. “Executive Compensation and the Search for Corporate Control.” Marc Martos-Vila. 103 Bendheim Center. Registration required, call 258-0538.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “Simulating the Dense-Phase Transport of Particulates.” Jennifer Curtis, University of Florida. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m., A214 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering/computer engineering seminar. “Satisfiability Modulo Theories.” Clark Barrett, New York University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “Problems, Prospects and Process in Magnetized Accretion.” Steven Balbus, Ecole Normale Superieure, Laboratoire de Radioastronomie, Paris. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Stereochemistry of Corannulene Derivatives.” Jay Siegel, University of Zurich. 120 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Terence Tao, University of California-Los Angeles. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Today’s Energy Crisis: It’s Bigger Than 1973.” Edward Morse, Hess Energy Trading Co. 16 Robertson.

5:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. “Causes and Consequences of the Iraq War: A Preliminary Assessment.” Gregory Gause, University of Vermont. 202 Jones.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Continuity.” Juha Leiviskä. Vilhelm Helander Juha Leiviskä Architects, Helsinki. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Notices

[F] 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Employee health faculty and staff blood drive. Multipurpose rooms A and B, Frist. For appointment, call 258-5035; or visit <www.pleasegiveblood.org>.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Jeffrey Stout, author of “Democracy and Tradition.” University Store.

Thursday, October 6

Arts

Noon. Chapel music/Graduate College organ concert. Kathy McNeil, Morristown, N.J. Procter (charge for lunch).

4:30 p.m. English/film studies/Irish studies magic lantern slides. “James Joyce: From Peepshow to Palace.” Carla Vaglio, University of Turin. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Music composition colloquium. Phil Kline, composer/performer, 102 Woolworth.

7 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures/Latin American studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies documentary festival. Mercedes Alvarez: “El Cielo Gira.” 301 Frist.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Christopher Durang: “Miss Witherspoon.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University concerts. Antoine Tamestit, viola; with Markus Hadulla, piano. Music by Schubert, Shostakovich and Rebecca Clarke. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. Anna Mazzucato, Pennsylvania State University. 214 Fine.

4:05 p.m. International economics lecture. “International Protection of Intellectual Property: An Empirical Investigation.” Edwin L.-C. Lai, City University of Hong Kong. 200 Fisher.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/Moffett lecture. “Giving Religion Its Due.” Mark Lilla, University of Chicago. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50. Reception follows.

4:30 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Balancing Chance and Design in Search of New Organic Molecules.” Jay Siegel, University of Zurich. 120 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center seminar. “Manchukuo and the History of the Present.” Prasenjit Duara, University of Chicago. 211 Dickinson. Reception follows, Faculty Lounge, Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Physics/Sackler colloquium. “Red and Dead Galazies: ‘Terminated’ by Resident Black Holes?” Sandra Faber, University of California-Santa Cruz. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Presidential Debates: An Insider’s View.” Robert Barnett, Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C. 16 Robertson.

7 p.m. Committee on Palestine/Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia/Near Eastern studies/Said lecture. “War, Occupation and Democracy: U.S. Strategy in the Middle East.” Azmi Bishara, Israeli Knesset. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

8 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics/Vaughan lecture series on America’s Founding and Future. “Nature and History in the Thought of the American Founders.” James Ceaser, University of Virginia. 104 Computer Science.

Notices

[G] 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Employee health faculty and staff blood drive. Multipurpose rooms A and B, Frist. For appointment, call 258-5035; or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Peter and Renata Singer, editors of “The Moral of the Story.” University Store.

Friday, October 7

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks in Athenian Vase-Painting.” Elizabeth Kessler. Art Museum.

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Art Museum First Friday event. Tours, refreshments and live jazz. Art Museum.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Religious life concert. “Songs of Support: A Community Concert for Hurricane Relief.” Campus and community choirs. Chapel.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Christopher Durang: “Miss Witherspoon.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Climate-Compatible Synthetic Liquid Fuels From Coal and Biomass With CO2 Capture and Storage.” Robert Williams. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

3 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “The Invention of World Religions: A Symposium on the Work of Tomoko Masuzawa.” Tomoko Masuzawa, University of Michigan. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. Luis Silvestre, New York University. 314 Fine.

4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. “The Wrong Kind of Reason.” Pamela Hieronymi, University of California-Los Angeles. 4 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies/humanities/film studies/Faber lecture. “Charting the ‘Immarginable’: Exploration and Cartography in Finnegans Wake.” Carla Marengo, Turin University. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

Notices

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. East Asian studies conference honoring the memory of Frederick Mote, first of two days. Frist.

1 to 6:30 p.m. David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Project/art and archaeology symposium, first of two days. “Dark Rooms: Photography and Invisibility.” 101 Friend. For more information, visit <web.princeton.edu/sites/ArtandArchaeology/DarkRooms/>.

Sports

6 p.m. Field hockey vs. Hofstra University. 1954 Stadium.

7 p.m. Sprint football vs. U.S. Military Academy. Frelinghuysen Field.

7 p.m. Women’s volleyball vs. Dartmouth College. Dillon Gym.

Saturday, October 8

Arts

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. “Van Gogh’s Brushstroke.” Faria Abedin, docent. Art Museum.

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Christopher Durang: “Miss Witherspoon.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University concerts classical music of North India. Nishat Khan, sitar. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

4:30 p.m. Art Museum lecture. “Homer Seen From a Loge: Tragic and Comic Scenes From Stage and Studio.” Emmanuel Schwartz, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10. Reception follows.

Notices

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. East Asian studies conference honoring the memory of Frederick Mote, last of two days. Frist.

9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Project/art and archaeology symposium, last of two days. “Dark Rooms: Photography and Invisibility.” 101 Friend. For more information, visit web.princeton.edu/sites/ArtandArchaeology/DarkRooms/.

11:30 a.m. Community Day, Princeton Stadium.

6 p.m. Fields Center/Akwaaba West African Night. Music, art and culture presented by students who participated in a summer trip to Ghana. Liberation Hall. Fields Center.

sports

[F] 1 p.m. Football vs. Colgate University. Princeton Stadium.

4 p.m. Women’s volleyball vs. Harvard University. Dillon Gym.

Sunday, October 9

Arts

[F] 2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Christopher Durang: “Miss Witherspoon.” Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks in Athenian Vase-Painting.” Elizabeth Kessler. Art Museum.

[F] 3 p.m. Faculty jazz benefit concert for hurricane relief. “From the American Songbook.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art Museum/Hellenic studies symposium. “Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Legacy of Homer in Europe and America.” Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10. Registration required, call 258-4656, or e-mail astearly@princeton.edu.

11 a.m. Chapel service. Peter Gomes, Harvard Memorial Church, Cambridge. Chapel.

9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Project/religion conference. “Jewish Magic in Context: Hidden Treasures From the Cairo Geniza.” Bobst.

Sports

1 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Northwestern University. Lourie Love Field.

Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

12:15 p.m. Mondays. East Room, Murray-Dodge.

9:30 a.m. Sundays, basement, Murray-Dodge. Membership not required to attend.

Exhibits

Art Museum

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Public tours, Saturdays, 2 p.m.

• “Picturesque Imaginings: Defining the Photographic Within 19th-Century European Visual Culture.” Through Oct. 30.

• “The Legacy of Homer: Four Centuries of Art From the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris.” Oct. 8 through Jan. 15.

Firestone Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

Main Gallery:

• “Poets and Mythmakers in Modern Greece.” Through Oct. 23.

Frist Campus Center

• “Photo Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi.” Through Oct. 5.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Olden St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“1945: A World United and Divided.” Through Jan. 31.

Visual Arts Program

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.

• Exhibit of student work. Through Oct. 9.

Women and Gender Studies

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• “Womenswear” by Marie Sturken. Through Nov. 1.

Et cetera

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Dillon Gymnasium

Hours: 258-4466.

Employee Health

G6B McCosh Health Center.

Appointments: 258-5035, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. After-hours emergencies: 258-3134.

Employment Opportunities

jobs.princeton.edu.

Frist Campus Center

Welcome Desk: 258-1766. fristqna@princeton.edu.

University Ticketing: www.princeton.edu/utickets/.

Library

Hours: 258-3181. libweb.princeton.edu.

McCarter Theatre Box Office

Reservations: 258-2787, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.mccarter.org.

Orange Key Guide Service

Frist Campus Center Welcome Desk. Tours Monday-Saturday at 10 and 11 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Information and tours: 258-1766.

Prospect Association

Reservations: 258-3686.

Richardson Auditorium

Reservations: 258-5000, Monday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; and two hours before events requiring tickets. www.princeton.edu/richaud.

Theater and Dance

Reservations: 258-3676. www.princeton.edu/~visarts/the.html.

Theatre Intime

Reservations: 258-4950. www.theatreintime.org.

Tiger Sportsline

Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.