C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

March 29-April 4, 2004

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Monday, March 29

Arts

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Keb' Mo'. McCarter Theatre.

Lectures

4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. "Upper Bounds on Coarsening Rates." Robert Kohn, New York University. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Forces Acting on Adsorbed Molecules: Proximity and Chiral Effects." William Ducker, Virginia Polytechnic University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. "Design and Characterization of Mid-IR Semiconductor Lasers Based on InGaAsP and In(A1)GaAsSb Material Systems." Leon Shterengas, State University of New York-Stony Brook. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Lewis-Sigler Institute lecture. "Altered States: Adaptive Antibiotic Resistance and Metabolic Differentiation in Salmonella." Michael Surett, University of Calgary. 101 Icahn Lab.

4 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study number theory seminar. Lior Silberman. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/anthropology/Center for Health and Wellbeing lecture. "Genetic Citizens on the Biological Horizon." Rayna Rapp, New York University. N101 Architecture.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies seminar on contemporary China. "U.S.-China Relations and Taiwan." Robert Suettinger, Brookings Institution; and Alan Romberg, Henry Stimson Center. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Renaissance studies/humanities/French and Italian lecture. "How Did the Renaissance Read Homer?" Philip Ford, Cambridge University. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/women and gender studies/Women's Center lecture. "Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide." Linda Babcock, Carnegie Mellon University; and Sara Laschever, author. 16 Robertson.

6 p.m. Native Americans at Princeton/International Center/Center for Jewish Life lecture. "Equal Rights for Women vs. Protection of Ethnic Cultures? A Case Study in the Pueblos of the Southwest." Jameson Doig and Christopher Francis. 243 Frist.

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Tuesday, March 30

Arts

F 8 p.m. Latin American studies/University Concerts/Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures concert. "An Evening of Acoustic Puerto Rican and Caribbean Folk Music." José González y Criollo Clásico. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Ute Lemper. McCarter Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Institute for International and Regional Studies/contemporary European politics and society lecture. "Gender Parity and Women's Politics in France, 1932-1990." Yolande Cohen, University of Quebec. 12 Bendheim.

Noon. Latin American studies/population research lecture. "Social Itineraries of Italian Workers in Argentina and the United States, 1895-1960." Mariela Ceva, University of Buenos Aires. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Is There an Engine of Nonmarital Fertility?" Lawrence Wu, New York University. 300 Wallace.

12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Fundamental Hydrodynamic Studies Related to Aquatic Locomotion." Alexander Smits. 145 Peyton.

3:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. "Hecke Tangents and Hitchin Discriminants." Jun-Muk Hwang, Harvard University. 322 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Non-Radial Oscillations in Pulsars," Chris Clemens, University of North Carolina; and "Gamma-Ray Bursts: A Mystery Solved?" Krzysztof Stanek, Harvard-Smithsonian. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Center for Jewish Life/ Black Student Union/Bildner Fund-Dialogue@Princeton lecture. "Memories of Genocide: Survivors' Stories From Rwanda and Poland." Jacqueline Murekatete and David Gewirtzman. 302 Frist.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. "Ferromagnetism in the Hubbard Model: A Constructive Approach." Hal Tasaki, Gakushuin University. A06 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. "Sacred Treasure: Early Medieval Reliquaries." Cynthia Hahn, Florida State University and Institute for Advanced Study. 209 Humanities.

4:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art/East Asian studies lecture. "Topographic Map, Mystic Vision and Medieval Chinese Picture Theory." Eugene Wang, Harvard University. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Visual arts illustrated lecture. Nina Bovasso, printmaker, talking about her work. 219, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "The United Nations and the Present Confusion." Brian Urquhart, former U.N. undersecretary-general for special political affairs. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Notices

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Ruth Sharon, author of "Shame on You: You Were in My Dream" and "Immanuel Velikovsky: The Truth Behind the Torment." University Store.

Sports

7 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. University of Delaware. 1952 Stadium.

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Wednesday, March 31

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. Chapel.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. George Bernard Shaw: "Candida." Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. East Asian studies lecture. "Jingi, Jindo, Shinto: Thoughts on Writing a History of Japanese Religion." Richard Bowring, Cambridge University. 202 Jones.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. "The Ups and Downs of Ocular Dominance Plasticity in Visual Cortex." Mark Bear, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 3 Thomas Lab.

3 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. "[ {A,B,C}, {a,b,c}, A, {A->a|BC|CB, B-> b|AC|CA, C->c|AB|BA}]." Doron Zeilberger, Rutgers University. 224 Fine.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation and moduli seminar. C.C. Liu, Harvard University. 214 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations seminar on labor economics. "Lousy and Lovely Jobs: The Rising Polarization of Work in Britain." Maarten Goos, London School of Economics. 200 Fisher.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. "Book Production and Distribution in Jiangnan From the Song Through the Ming." Joseph McDermott, Cambridge University. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. English lecture and reading on "Ulysses Revisited." "Sirens" and "Cyclops." 2 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian/Renaissance studies lecture. "Philologie et littérature: les enjeux poétiques et esthétiques d'une pratique savante (XVle-XVlle siècles)." Emmanuel Bury, Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin. 105 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "A Japan That Can Go to War: A Nightmare Scenario?" Masaru Tamamoto, New School University. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Maciej Zworski, University of California-Berkeley. 314 Fine.

6 p.m. International Center/campus life dinner and discussion. "Connecting and Strengthening Asians at Princeton." Gyan Prakash; Donna Liu; and Hue-Sun Ahn. Whig. For reservations, e-mail <intlctr@princeton.edu>.

F 7 p.m. Alumni Council lecture series on "Great Authors on Great Authors." Maria DiBattista on James Joyce. 106 McCormick.

8 p.m. University Concerts roundtable discussion. "What Is Latin American About Latin American Music?" Gerard Béhague, University of Texas-Austin; Patrick Wood, independent scholar; members of the Cuarteto Latino-americano; and Nathan Randall, moderator. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Notices

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Christopher Corbett, author of "Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express." University Store.

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Thursday, April 1

Arts

7:30 p.m. French and Italian/comparative literature film. Abderrahmane Sissako: "Heremakono." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. Germanic languages and literatures film. Rainer Werner Fassbinder: "Fontane Effi Briest." Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. George Bernard Shaw: "Candida." Matthews Theatre.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. "Spettacolo Italiano." David Bengali, Maura Coda, Connor Allman, Liz Berg and John Vennema, collaborators. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Naomi Wallace: "The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek." Theater, Murray-Dodge.

F 8 p.m. University Concerts concert. Cuarteto Latinoamericano. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

G Noon. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning lecture. "Great Teachers on Teaching." Michael Hecht. 328 Frist. Registration required, visit <www.princeton.edu/mcgraw>.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. "Dense Random Regular Graphs: Methods and Challenges." Benjamin Sudakov. 322 Fine.

3:30 p.m. Mathematics joint analysis seminar. "Control Theory and High Energy Eigenfunctions." Maciej Zworski, University of California-Berkeley. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Time Resolved Spectroscopy of Small Molecule Activation by Metallo-Proteins." Roger Thorneley, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/religion/religious life lecture. "International Judgment." Oliver O'Donovan, Oxford University and Canon of Christ Church. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. Jacob Rasmussen. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Creating the Primordial Quark-Gluon Plasma." John Harris, Yale University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Society for Intercultural Comparison/East Asian studies/comparative literature lecture on "East Asia and Future Directions of Comparative Literature." "Comparative Literature, World Systems and the 'Specialist.'" Christopher Hill. 60 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Latin American studies lecture. "A Symposium on U.S.-Latin America Relations: Challenges and Opportunities." Peter Hakim and Michael Shifter, Inter-American Dialogue. 16 Robertson.

5:30 p.m. Graduate Women in Science and Engineering lecture. "Women and the Machine: Images in Photography, Advertising and Art." Julie Wosk, State University of New York-Maritime College. 104 Computer Science.

7 p.m. Jews Against the Occupation lecture. "Reporting From the Occupied Territories: Jewish Americans and Israelis in Solidarity With Palestinians." 258 McCosh.

Sports

7 p.m. Men's volleyball vs. Sacred Heart University. Dillon Gym.

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Friday, April 2

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Robert Adams and the Rediscovery of the American West." Toby Jurovics. Art Museum.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. "Body, Ink and Pen: How Joyce Wrote Ulysses." Derek Attridge, University of York. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Peter Cincotti, pianist and singer. McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m. Germanic languages and literatures film. Jean-Luc Godard: "Le Week-end." Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

8 p.m. Humanities/French and Italian film. Roberto Andò: "The Manuscript of the Prince." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. George Bernard Shaw: "Candida." Matthews Theatre.

F 8 p.m. South Asian Student Association variety show. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Naomi Wallace: "The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek." Theater, Murray-Dodge.

Lectures

1:30 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. "Ricci Flows on 3-Manifolds With Positive Scalar Curvature." Zhongmin Qian, Northwestern University. 322 Fine.

2 to 4 p.m. Humanities/French and Italian conference, first of two days. "The Sicilian Mirror: Projections of History and Identity." 101 McCormick.

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. "Micron Scale Plasticity." John Hutchinson, Harvard University. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

3 p.m. African American studies/history/Davis Center for Historical Studies/women and gender conference, first of two days. "Constructing the Past, Creating the Future: The Legacy of Nell Irvin Painter." Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. "Scattering Theory on Symmetric Spaces for N-Body Hamiltonians." Andras Vasy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.

4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. "How to Be a Relativist About Truth." John MacFarlane, University of California-Berkeley. 4 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/East Asian studies/Tang Center for East Asian Art/Buddhist studies lecture. "Icons, Incantations and Insight: The Zhunti Cult in Later Huayan Buddhism." Robert Gimello, Harvard University. 137 1879 Hall.

8 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics, Woodrow Wilson Schooll conference, first of two days. "Leadership in the Early Republic: Reconsidering Five Key Founders." Gordon Wood, Brown University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

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Saturday, April 3

Arts

10:30 a.m. University Concerts children's concert. Cuarteto Latinoamericano. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "Medieval Times." Enea Tierno, docent. Art Museum.

F 2 and 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Naomi Wallace: "The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek." Theater, Murray-Dodge.

F 3:30 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. George Bernard Shaw: "Candida." Matthews Theatre.

F 7:30 and 10 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Peter Cincotti, pianist and singer. McCarter Theatre.

F 8 p.m. Tigerlilies concert. "A Cappella Jam." Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics, Woodrow Wilson Schooll conference, second of two days. "Leadership in the Early Republic: Reconsidering Five Key Founders." Gordon Wood, Brown University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Humanities/French and Italian conference, last of two days. "The Sicilian Mirror: Projections of History and Identity." 106 McCormick.

10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. African American studies/history/Davis Center for Historical Studies/women and gender conference, last of two days. "Constructing the Past, Creating the Future: The Legacy of Nell Irvin Painter." Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

Notices

1 to 6 p.m. International Center festival. Dillon Gym. G Flag procession and fashion show, 8 to 10 p.m.

2 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. New Jersey Poetry Society. University Store.

Sports

F Noon. Men's baseball vs. Dartmouth College. Clarke Field.

Noon. Women's lacrosse vs. Cornell University. 1952 Stadium.

Noon. Women's tennis vs. University of Pennsylvania. Lenz Tennis Center.

F 3 p.m. Men's lacrosse vs. Yale University. 1952 Stadium.

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Sunday, April 4

Arts

F 2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. George Bernard Shaw: "Candida." Matthews Theatre.

F 3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Robert Adams and the Rediscovery of the American West." Toby Jurovics. Art Museum.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel Palm Sunday service. Oliver O'Donovan, Oxford University. Chapel.

Sports

F Noon. Men's baseball vs. Harvard University. Clarke Field.

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Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

12:15 p.m. Mondays, West Room, Murray-Dodge; and 9:30 a.m. Sundays, G2 Dickinson. Membership not required to attend.

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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.

•"The Art of the Print in the Western World." Through June 12.

•"The Book of Kings: Art, War and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible." Through June 6.

•"Imperial Portraits by van Meytens the Younger and Roslin." Through July 11.

•"Robert Adams: From the Missouri West." Through June 6.

•"Songs, Psalms and Praises: An 18th-Century Ethiopian Manuscript." Through June 5.

•"Useful Forms: Furniture by Charlotte Perriand." April 2 through July 11.

Firestone Library

Exhibition Gallery and Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts (second floor):

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.

•"Of Maps and Men: In Pursuit of a Northwest Passage." April 4 through Sept. 26.

•"The Life and Times of George F. Kennan: A Centennial Exhibition." Through April 18.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Wiess Lounge, Olden Street. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed weekends.

•"Princeton Reunions and the P-Rade: A Historical Retrospective." Through July 2.

Visual Arts Program

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

•Exhibit by seniors Willow Sainsbury, painter, and Penelope Tang, ceramicist. Through April 2.

Women and Gender Studies

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

•"Versatility," mixed media by Kathleen Schulz.

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Art Museum

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

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Dillon Gymnasium

Hours: 258-4466.

Employee Assistance Program

G07 McCosh Health Center. Information and appointments: 258-1875, Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

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

Employment Hotline: 258-6130. <jobs.princeton.edu/openjobs>.

Frist Campus Center

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

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.theatre-intime.org>.

Tiger Sportsline

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

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Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
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March 29-April 4, 2004

Monday, March 29

Arts

Lectures

Tuesday, March 30

Arts

Lectures

Notices

Sports

Wednesday, March 31

Arts

Lectures

Notices

Thursday, April 1

Arts

Lectures

Sports

Friday, April 2

Arts

Lectures

Saturday, April 3

Arts

Lectures

Notices

Sports

Sunday, April 4

Arts

Notices

Sports

Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

Exhibits

Art Museum

Firestone Library

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Visual Arts Program

Women and Gender Studies

Et cetera

Art Museum

Athletic Ticket Office

Dillon Gymnasium

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Health

Employment Opportunities

Frist Campus Center

Library

McCarter Theatre Box Office

Orange Key Guide Service

Prospect Association

Richardson Auditorium

Theater and Dance

Theatre Intime

Tiger Sportsline

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