Calendar of events
March 3-9, 2008
[F] Admission charged, [G] Not open to general public.
All
other events are open to members of the University community and the general public free
of charge. Any speaker not otherwise identified is a member of the faculty, staff or
student body of Princeton University.
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Monday, March 3
Arts
6:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Aleksandr Sokurov: “Mat’ i Syn (Mother and Son).” 100 Jones.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Pink Martini. Matthews Theatre.
7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “In Their Own Voices.” Writers and composers read and perform works in progress. Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.
8 p.m. Music concert. New England Winds. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Lectures
12:15 p.m. Mathematics group actions seminar. Amir Mohammadi, Yale University. 224 Fine.
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Communicating 3-D Shape Using Lines.” Doug DeCarlo, Rutgers University. 302 Computer Science.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Closing the Optimality Gap Using Affinity Propagation.” Brendan Frey, University of Toronto. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “Null Structure and Almost Optimal Locak Well-Posedness of the Maxwell-Dirac System.” Sigmund Selberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. 110 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Anthropology/Center for the Study of Religion/Center for African American Studies lecture. “Informants as Observers: Reflections on New Types of Fieldwork in Madagascar.” Maurice Bloch, London School of Economics. 219 Burr.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Military Force Planning and Decision Making: Organizing and Rebuilding Iraqi Security Forces.” Guy Cosentino, U.S. Army. 16 Robertson.
Tuesday, March 4
Lectures
Noon. Population research lecture. “Black-White Differences in Educational Reproduction.” Vida Maralani, University of Pennsylvania. 300 Wallace.
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Water and the City in Colonial Mexico.” Vera Candiani. 216 Burr.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Crowding Effects in Surface Biochemistry and Its Implications for Medical Diagnostics.” Giacinto Scoles. 324 Frick Lab.
4:30 p.m. Classics lecture. “A Conversation with Maurice Bloch, Anthropologist.” Maurice Bloch, London School of Economics. 161 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “Moduli of Polarized Symplectic Manifolds.” Klaus Hulek, Leibniz University, Germany. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. “Generalized Eigenfunctions and Spectrum for Dirichlet Forms.” Daniel Lenz, Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany. 343 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. President’s Lecture Series. “‘Because It Was He, Because It Was I’: The Good of Friendship.” Alexander Nehamas. 101 Friend.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study for Religion lecture. “Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite.” D. Michael Lindsay, Rice University. 16 Robertson.
7 p.m. Chemistry/Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Princeton Environmental Institute lecture. “Direct Solar Fuels.” Stefan Bernhard. 124 Frick.
7 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Responsibility to Protect Afghanistan.” Tom Koenigs, United Nations. 16 Robertson.
Notices
2 to 6 p.m. National Academy of Engineering symposium. “Energy, Climate and the Environment.” Convocation Room, Friend. For more information: engineering.princeton.edu/news/nae.
Wednesday, March 5
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Gail Archer, Manhattan School of Music, New York. Chapel.
4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/visual arts film screening. “Selections From the Black Maria Film Festival: Cutting-Edge Works From Independent Film and Videomakers.” Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
8 p.m. Chapel music concert. Jazz Vespers Ensemble. Chapel.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre ballet. “Sinatra, Shadows and Stars.” American Repertory Ballet. Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Davis International Center/career services lecture. “Interviewing the American Way.” Kathleen Mannheimer and Satomi Yaji Chudasama. 243 Frist.
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “History, Remote Sensing and GIS: The AvKat Survey Project.” John Haldon. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/population research/graduate school lecture. “Neighborhood Effects on Social Outcomes: Rethinking the MTO Experiment.” Douglas Massey. 165 Wallace.
Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials lecture. “New Horizon of Nanofiber Technology for Environmental Applications.” Benjamin Hsiao, State University of New York-Stony Brook. 222 Bowen.
12:15 p.m. Center for Health and Wellbeing/development studies lecture. “Long-Term Consequences of Early Child Health: Insights from the Cebu (Philippines) Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey.” Linda Adair, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 300 Wallace.
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Bayesian Variable Selection and Data Integration for Biological Regulatory Networks.” Shane Jensen, University of Pennsylvania. 402 Computer Science.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “The Role of Control in Design: From Fixing Problems to the Design of Dynamics.” Andrzej Banaszuk, United Technologies. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Magnetic Fields in High Intensity-Laser Produced Plasmas.” Karl Krushelnick, University of Michigan. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Reading Higashiyama: Image, Text and Book in an Early Modern Japanese Bestseller.” Michael Emmerich. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Natasa Sesum, Columbia University. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/science and global security lecture. “Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance.” Mike Moore, author. 16 Robertson.
Sports
7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. NJIT. Dillon Gym.
7 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Rutgers. 1952 Stadium.
Thursday, March 6
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Los Lobos. Matthews Theatre.
7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Danai Gurira: “Eclipsed.” Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Princeton University Players performance. Peter Mills and Cara Reichel: “The Flood.” Molly Borowitz and Sara-Ashley Bischoff, directors. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Faster, Easier Bibliograhies With Zotero.” Elizabeth Bennett. Multipurpose Room C, Frist.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Synthesis of Carbohydrate Immunostimulants and Bioactive Alkaloids.” David Gin, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies reading. “Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal.” Randall Kennedy, Harvard University. Rotunda, Chancellor Green. Book signing to follow.
4:30 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Fear of the Past: Memory of State Terror in Russia.” Alexander Etkind, University of Cambridge. 211 Dickinson.
4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute/religion, diplomacy and international relations lecture. “Religion in World Affairs: Its Role in Conflict and Peace.” David Smock, United States Institute of Peace. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Real Projective Structures and Non-Standard Analysis.” Daryl Cooper, University of California-Santa Barbara. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “The Decade of the Neutrino.” Stuart Freedman, University of California-Berkeley. A10 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/graduate career services lecture. “Building a Movement to End Global Poverty.” Helene Gayle, CARE USA. 16 Robertson.
Notices
[G] 5 p.m. University League reception for emeriti faculty. 101 Bobst.
Friday, March 7
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis production. Sarah Ruhl: “Eurydice.” Douglas Lavanture, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. The Chieftains. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Yehuda Hyman: “The Mad 7.” Mara Isaacs, director. Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Triple 8 Dance Co. performance. “Hidden Kisses: Behind the Screens.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.
[F] 8 p.m. Princeton University Players performance. Peter Mills and Cara Reichel: “The Flood.” Molly Borowitz and Sara-Ashley Bischoff, directors. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
2 p.m. Mathematics symplectic geometry seminar. Tom Mark, University of Virginia. 314 Fine.
3:30 p.m. Career services lecture. “The Unimagined Career Journey.” Margaret Crotty, AFS/USA Intercultural Programs. Prospect House.
[G] 8 p.m. American Whig-Cliosophic Society lecture. “The Role of the Courts in a Liberal Democracy.” Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court. McCosh 50. See story on page 8 for ticket information.
Notices
8:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies conference. “Violence and Citizenship in Post-Authoritarian Latin America.” 219 Burr.
4:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art/Center for the Study of Religion conference. “Art History, Buddhist Studies, Tibet: New Perspectives From the Tibet Site Seminar.” First of three days. Deborah Klimburg-Salter, University of Vienna, keynote speaker. 101 McCormick. To register: tang.princeton.edu/abtregistration.html.
Sports
2 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. Stony Brook. Jadwin Gym.
7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. St. Francis. Dillon Gym.
[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Columbia. Jadwin Gym.
Saturday, March 8
Arts
[F] 2 and 8 p.m. Princeton University Players performance. Peter Mills and Cara Reichel: “The Flood.” Molly Borowitz and Sara-Ashley Bischoff, directors. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
4 p.m. McCarter Theatre reading. “Sleeping Beauty Wakes.” Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Peking Acrobats. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis production. Sarah Ruhl: “Eurydice.” Douglas Lavanture, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Yehuda Hyman: “The Mad 7.” Mara Isaacs, director. Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Triple 8 Dance Co. performance. “Hidden Kisses: Behind the Screens.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.
[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Notices
9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art/Center for the Study of Religion conference. “Art History, Buddhist Studies, Tibet: New Perspectives From the Tibet Site Seminar.” Second of three days. 101 McCormick. To register: tang.princeton.edu/abtregistration.html.
Sports
Noon. Men’s lacrosse vs. Virginia. Princeton Stadium.
3:30 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Duke. Princeton Stadium.
4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Penn State. Dillon Gym.
7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Cornell. Jadwin Gym.
Sunday, March 9
Arts
[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Yehuda Hyman: “The Mad 7.” Mara Isaacs, director. Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.
Notices
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art/Center for the Study of Religion conference. “Art History, Buddhist Studies, Tibet: New Perspectives From the Tibet Site Seminar.” Last of three days. 101 McCormick. To register: tang.princeton.edu/abtregistration.html.
11 a.m. Chapel service. Alison Boden. Chapel.
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.
• “An Educated Eye: Princeton University Art Museum Collections.” Through June 15.
• “Invoking the Comic Muse: Toulouse-Lautrec’s Parody of ‘The Sacred Grove.’” Through June 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:
• “Numismatics in the Renaissance.” Through July 20. Tours at 3 p.m. March 16 and June 1.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Notre Livre: ‘À Toute Épreuve.’ A Collaboration Between Joan Miró and Paul Éluard.” Through June 29. Opening lecture and reception at 3 p.m. March 9, Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
Murray-Dodge
Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• “What Is Family? Princeton Views.” Through Dec. 1.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Open to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
• “Times They Are A-Changin’.” Through July 15.
Women and Gender
Lounge, 113 Dickinson. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
• Drawings and paintings by Lucía Maya. Through March 7.
Woodrow Wilson School
Bernstein Gallery, Robertson. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• “Looking at the Sequential Dialectic: The Death of Black Mane and the Feared Self.” Michael LaRiccia, artist. Through April 4.
Et cetera
Art Museum
Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.
Athletic Ticket Office
Tickets and information: 258-3538.
Employment Opportunities
Frist Campus Center
Welcome Desk: 258-1766. www.princeton.edu/frist.
Library
Hours: 258-3181. libweb.princeton.edu.
McCarter Theatre Box Office
Reservations: 258-2787 (for Matthews and Berlind Theatre events), Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.mccarter.org.
Orange Key Guide Service
Weekday tours leave from Undergraduate Admission Reception Area, Clio. Saturday and Sunday tours leave from Frist Campus Center Welcome Desk. Tours Monday-Saturday at 11:15 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Information and tours: 258-3060.
Prospect Association
Reservations: 258-3686. www.princeton.edu/prospecthouse.
Richardson Auditorium
Event information: 258-5000. www.princeton.edu/richaud.
Tiger Sportsline
Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.
University Ticketing
Ticket information: 258-9220. www.princeton.edu/utickets.
