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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. Submissions for future calendars may be made online using our calendar submission form.

Monday, April 6

Arts

7:15 p.m. Latin American studies/Rockefeller College/Spanish and Portuguese film screening. Alejandro González Iñárritu: “Amores Perros.” In Spanish with English subtitles. Theater, Holder.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “Monday Night Magic.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. “Blue Note 70th Anniversary.” Matthews Theatre.

8 p.m. Music recital. Adam Fox, voice; and Lynda Saponara, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. American studies lecture. “George Stigler, Ralph Nader and the Ideological Origins of American Deregulation, 1962-1973.” Eduardo Canedo. 210 Dickinson.

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “Thoughts on Translating a Literary Representation of Bengali Creole.” Benjamin Conisbee Baer. 213 Burr.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Some Cool Thoughts About Ice on a Warming Earth.” Kurt Cuffey, University of California-Berkeley. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. Alexei Poltoratski, Texas A&M University. 110 Fine.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “How Meaning Moves: Tan Sitong on Borrowing Across Cultures.” Leigh Jenco, National University of Singapore. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian French-language lecture. “Histoire(s) de Graal.” Jacques Roubaud and Florence Delay, novelists. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. “Women as Religious Leaders in the Indonesian Muslim Community.” Musdah Mulia, Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace. 102 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Iran, Israel and the U.S.: Dissecting the Triangular Relationship.” Daniel Kurtzer. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “ArtSpace.” Fred Fisher, Frederick Fisher and Partners. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

8 p.m. Mathematics/Princeton University Press lecture. “The Paradoxes of Relativity.” Third of six. John Conway. A02 McDonnell Hall.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Faculty Room, Nassau.

Tuesday, April 7

Arts

7:30 p.m. Near Eastern Studies film screening. Yesim Ustaoglu: “Bulutlari Beklerken (Waiting for the Clouds).” In Turkish with English subtitles. 100 Jones.

7:30 p.m. Black Arts Company: Drama discussion and performances. “Movement: An Evening of One Acts.” Cornel West and Daphne Brooks. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. Ticketed event.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Groovelily. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Ian Bostridge, tenor, and Julius Drake, piano. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research lecture. “Modeling the Evolution of Age and Cohort Effects in Social Research.” Sam Schulhofer-Wohl. 300 Wallace.

4 p.m. Geosciences/geophysical fluid dynamics laboratory/atmospheric and oceanic sciences lecture. “Climate Feedbacks and Tipping Points Associated With the Land Biosphere.” Peter Cox, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. 220 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology/Princeton University Press lecture. “Lessons From Locusts: From Social Behavior to Human Obesity.” Steve Simpson, University of Sydney. 101 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Jarod Alper, Columbia University. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. Christian Hainzl, University of Alabama-Birmingham. 343 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Heuristics for Dynamic Resource Allocation Based on Fair Charges.” Kevin Glazebrook, Lancaster University, United Kingdom. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/University Center for Human Values lecture. “Climate Justice and the Capabilities Approach: The Flourishing of Human and Non-Human Communities.” David Schlosberg, Northern Arizona University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

4:30 p.m. Transregional Institute/Princeton Environmental Institute/Near Eastern studies lecture. “Who Determines Oil Prices: OPEC, Saudi Arabia or Speculators?” Roger Diwan, PFC Energy. 100 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Women and gender/Center for African American Studies lecture. “First Person, Third Person: Existential Dialectics and African Atlantic Narrative.” Laura Doyle, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. 201 Stanhope.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School panel discussion. “Guns in America.” Stanley Katz, moderator. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

7:30 p.m. Alumni association lecture. “Religion, Ethics and Politics.” Eric Gregory. 219 Burr.

8:30 p.m. Physics/Hamilton lecture. “Sense From Chaos: Phase Transitions in Neural Activity.” Larry Abbott, Columbia University. A02 McDonnell.

Sports

3:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Rider. Clarke Field.

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. NJIT. Dillon Gym.

Wednesday, April 8

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Winner of the Joan Lippincott Competition for Excellence in Organ Performance, Rider University. Chapel.

7:30 p.m. Chapel music/religious life concert. Haydn: “The Seven Last Words of Christ.” Brentano String Quartet and guest preachers. Chapel.

7:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts Performance Central event. “Odds and Sods: An Evening of Story and Song Starring Michael Cerveris.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Princeton Center for Complex Materials lecture. “Binding and Patterning of Organic Molecules on Silicon Surfaces.” Xu Guo-Qin, National University of Singapore. 222 Bowen.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security lecture. “What Drives States to Support New Nonproliferation Obligations?” Andrew Grotto, Center for American Progress. Second Floor, 221 Nassau St.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Oriented Collagen Materials for Contact Guidance of Cells.” Gerald Fuller, Stanford University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics department colloquium. Igor Rodnianski. 314 Fine.

8 p.m. SHARE/SpeakOut/Office of Religious Life lecture. “Drunk Sex or Date Rape: Can You Tell The Difference?” Brett Sokolow, National Center for Higher Education Risk Management. McCosh 10.

Thursday, April 9

Arts

5:30 p.m. Art museum film screening. Fritz Lang: “Die Nibelungen: Siegfried.” First of two. Calvin Brown. 101 McCormick.

7 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Mahmoud Zemmouri: “100 Percent Arabica.” In Arabic with English subtitles. 100 Jones.

7 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Aleksandr Seryi: “Gentlemen of Fortune.” In Russian with English subtitles. 10 East Pyne.

7:30 p.m. Art museum after-hours event. “The Nibelungen.” Reception, music and self-guided tours. Art museum.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “Swan Lake.” Russian National Ballet Theatre. Sergei Radchenko, director. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Tony Kushner: “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Part One).” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company/Theatre Intime play. William Shakespeare: “King Lear.” Laura Fletcher, director. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

8:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/University Center for Human Values/Center for the Study of Religion concert. “Tribute to Odetta.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. Ticketed event; open seating after 8:20 p.m.

11:30 p.m. University Miles Davis Ensemble jazz performance. Café Vivian, Frist.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “The Geometry of Nutrition: From Cannibals to Human Obesity.” Steve Simpson, University of Sydney. 10 Guyot.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. Corinna Ulcigrai, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. 401 Fine.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. William Cook, Georgia Institute of Technology. 224 Fine.

4 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Existence and Rigidity of Pseudo-Anosov Flows Transverse to R-Covered Foliations.” Sergio Fenley. 401 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/University Center for Human Values/Center for the Study of Religion panel discussion. “Odetta, Folk Music and Social Activism.” Judith Weisenfeld, moderator. McCosh 10.

4:30 p.m. Center for Information Technology Policy/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Security and Anonymity Attacks on Tor.” Roger Dingledine, Tor Project research organization. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “On the Strange Convergence of Fears: Money and the Body in East Asian and Western Medicine.” Shigehisa Kuriyama, Harvard University. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: Revisiting Reagan’s Role in the End of the Cold War.” James Mann, author. 16 Robertson.

Notices

9 p.m. Maundy Thursday chapel service. Chapel.

Sports

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. St. Francis. Dillon Gym.

Friday, April 10

Arts

5:30 p.m. Art museum film screening. Fritz Lang: “Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild’s Revenge.” Last of two. Calvin Brown. 101 McCormick.

8 p.m. French and Italian/L’Avant-Scene play. Musset: “Lorenzaccio.” Florent Masse, director. Rotunda, Chancellor Green.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Tony Kushner: “Angels in America: Perestroika (Part Two).” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. Music senior thesis concert. “Ideology: Suite for Jazz Big Band and Chamber Orchestra.” R.W. Enoch Jr. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. Ticketed event.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company/Theatre Intime play. William Shakespeare: “King Lear.” Laura Fletcher, director. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

Lectures

10:15 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “The Challenge Dance: Transatlantic Exchange in Early American Popular Culture.” April Masten, State University of New York-Stony Brook. 211 Dickinson.

3 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “What Good Are Climate Models?” Gavin Schmidt, NASA. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Geometric Structure and Subgrid-Scale Modeling in Turbulence.” Dale Pullin, California Institute of Technology. 222 Bowen.

5:30 p.m. Muslim life lecture. “The Spiritual Art of Islamic Calligraphy.” Aishah Holland, calligrapher. Bendheim Center for Finance, 26 Prospect Ave.

Notices

Noon. Good Friday/Seven Last Words chapel service. Chapel.

8 p.m. Good Friday/Tenebrae chapel service. Chapel.

Sports

2 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. Harvard. Lenz Tennis Center.

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Penn State. Dillon Gym.

Saturday, April 11

Arts

[F] 2 and 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company/Theatre Intime play. William Shakespeare: “King Lear.” Laura Fletcher, director. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 2 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Tony Kushner: “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Part One).” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. French and Italian/L’Avant-Scene play. Musset: “Lorenzaccio.” Florent Masse, director. Rotunda, Chancellor Green.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Tony Kushner: “Angels in America: Perestroika (Part Two).” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Sports

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s golf Princeton Invitational. Springdale Golf Club.

9 a.m. Women’s open crew Class of 1975 Cup. Lake Carnegie.

10:40 a.m. Women’s lightweight crew vs. Bucknell. Lake Carnegie.

11:20 a.m. Men’s heavyweight crew Childs Cup. Lake Carnegie.

Noon and 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Columbia. Clarke Field.

Noon. Women’s lacrosse vs. Harvard. 1952 Stadium.

12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Softball vs. Columbia. 1895 Field.

2 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. Dartmouth. Lenz Tennis Center.

[F] 3 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. Harvard. 1952 Stadium.

Sunday, April 12

Notices

8 and 11 a.m. Easter chapel service. Chapel.

Sports

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s golf Princeton Invitational. Springdale Golf Club.

Noon and 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Columbia. Clarke Field.

12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Softball vs. Columbia. 1895 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.

Office of Religious Life

Worship and meditation activities. web.princeton.edu/sites/chapel/religioushome.html.

Prospect House

Noon. Mondays and Thursdays. “Communal Table” informal lunch and discussion for faculty and staff. Tap Room.

Exhibits

Art Museum

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
• “‘Angels Guiding a Soul to Heaven’ and Other Drawings by John Flaxman (1755-1826).” Through June 21.
• “Dürer's Things.” Through June 21.
• “Memorable Encounters From Ho¯nen to de Kooning: In Honor of Yoshiaki Shimizu.” Through Aug. 2.
• “Myth and Modernity: Ernst Barlach’s Images of ‘The Nibelungen’ and ‘Faust.’” Through June 7.
“Outside In: Chinese x American x Contemporary Art.” Through June 7.
• “What Is a Thing?” Through June 28.

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:
• “Egypt Unveiled: The Mission of Napoleon’s Savants.” Through May 10. Tour at 3 p.m. April 26.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Beauty and Bravado in Japanese Woodblock Prints: Highlights From the Gillett G. Griffin Collection.” Through June 7.

Lewis Center for the Arts

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “In the Elements.” Natasha Lavdovsky, photographer. April 8-10. Opening reception, April 7, 6 p.m.

Murray-Dodge

Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• “What Is Peace?” Through Dec. 1.

Office of International Programs

Wilcox Hall Commons, Wilson College. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “International Eye.” Student photo exhibition. Through April 30.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday until 8 p.m.
• “‘The Best Old Place of All’: Treasures From the Princeton University Archives.” Saturday viewing of University charter: May 30, 9 a.m. to noon; Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

School of Engineering and Applied Science

EQuad Café. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Photo exhibition from Beijing Olympics air-quality study.

Women and Gender

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

• “Mosaic Art.” Rhonda Heisler. Through April 30.

Woodrow Wilson School

Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “Guns In America.” Kyle Cassidy, photographer. Through May 1.

Et cetera

Art Museum

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

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Employment Opportunities

jobs.princeton.edu.

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 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1 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.