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C A L E N D A R   O F   E V E N T S

May 3-16, 2004

Monday, May 3

Arts

8 p.m. Music performance. University Sinfonia, Ryan Tibbets and Ruth Ochs, conductors. Music by Mozart and Beethoven. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

1 p.m. Mathematics special geometry seminar. "Asymptotic Expansions of Bergman Kernel." Xianzhe Dai, University of California-Santa Barbara. 224 Fine.

2:30 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Adding Another Dimension to the Genome: Chemical Maps of DNA Structure." Tom Tullius, Boston University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

3:30 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Electric-Field Induced Assembly of Colloidal Particles," William Ristenpart; and "Micropatterning Stretched and Aligned DNA for Sequence-Specific Nanolithography," Cecilia Petit. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at
3:30 p.m.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. "Frontiers of AlGalnN Materials Research." Jung Han, Yale University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Lewis-Sigler Institute lecture. "Genetic Interaction Networks: Global Mapping of Functional Relationships Amongst Genes and Pathways in Yeast." Charles Boone, University of Toronto. 101 Icahn Lab.

Notices

4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. 101 Friend.

Tuesday, May 4

Arts

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert. University String Quartet. Eun-Mee Jeong, violin; Kiriko Murakami, violin; Jonathan Epstein, viola; and Caroline-Ami Connolly, cello. Music by Haydn and Smetana. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Texas Students' College Expectations: How Does High School Racial Composition Matter?" Michelle Frost. 300 Wallace.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Develop-ing a Microscopic View of Organic Electronic Materials Electric Force Microscope Studies and Advances in Cantilever Detected NMR." John Marohn, Cornell University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Radiative Processes and Geometry of Accreting Black Holes." Andzej Zdziarski, N. Copernicus Astronomical Center. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Classics lecture. "Inventing Roman Republicanism: On Writing Passion and Politics." Joy Connolly, Stanford University. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. "The Enriques Conjecture: Or, How Canonical is the Canonical Bundle?" Joe Harris, Harvard University. 322 Fine.

Notices

4:30 p.m. Princeton Atelier exhibition and reception. "Against the Wall: The Question of Landscape in the 21st Century." 100-level lounge, Frist.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of "A New World Order." University Store.

Wednesday, May 5

Arts

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

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. French and Italian/Center for French Studies/ L'Atelier performance. "Fragments II: Scenes From Classical French Theater." Common Room, Rockefeller College.

F 8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music senior thesis production. "The Double Life of Zefirino." Anthony Costanzo. Music by Gluck, Vivaldi and Handel. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. "A Study of Mismatch Repair Proteins: Insights Into Genome Stability and Hybrid Incompatibility." Eric Alani, Cornell University. 3 Thomas Lab.

2 p.m. Astrophysical sciences/Spitzer, lecture, first of four. "Modeling the Infrared Sky." Marcia Rieke, University of Arizona. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering follows.

2 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study/complex geometry seminar. "Singular Reduction in Special Lagrangian Geometry and Almost Complex Geometry." Robert Bryant, Duke University. 322 Fine.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation and moduli seminar. Alexander Braverman, Brown University. 214 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/ecology and evolutionary biology/DeCamp bioethics lecture. "Policing Nature." Tyler Cowen, George Mason University. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Law and public affairs/Students for Liberty and Security lecture. "Freedom in a Time of Fear: Civil Liberties, National Security and the Prosecution of Suspected Terrorists." Christopher Eisgruber; Linda Greenhouse, New York
Times; Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights; and Ronald Rotunda, George Mason University. A01 McDonnell.

Sports

F 3 p.m. Baseball vs. Rider University. Clarke Field.

Thursday, May 6

Arts

Noon. Chapel music Graduate College organ concert. Procter (charge for lunch).

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Princeton Atelier performance. "Slide." Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey; with Atelier students. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. "Mapping the Ocean Floor From Space: Can We See Hydro-dynamically Important Bottom Texture." Walter Smith, Lab for Satellite Altimetry. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

4 p.m. Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies/Woodrow Wilson School symposium. "The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications." Nicholas Lemann and Eli Noam, Columbia University; Annabel Patterson, Yale University; Michael Schudson, University of California-San Diego; and Paul Starr. 1 Robertson.

8 p.m. Psychology/Jones lecture, first of two. "Human Nature and Culture: What is the Human Psyche Designed For?" Roy Baumeister, Florida State University. 104 Computer Science.

Friday, May 7

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Seeing on Your Side: Art's Horizontal Turn in the 1960s." Noam Elcott. Art Museum.

4 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert coached by the Brentano Quartet. "Students in Music 213: Chamber Music." Music by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Villa-Lobos and Fauré. Taplin Auditorium, Alexander.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. David Bromberg Big Band; with Terri Hendrix. McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert coached by the Brentano Quartet. "Students in Music 213: Chamber Music." Music by Kodaly, Beethoven and Brahms. Taplin Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Science and global security biodefense seminar. "The Policy Agenda: Responses to the Seminar Series." Laura Kahn, Jonathan Tucker, Frank von Hippel, Lynn Enquist, Leon Rosenberg and Tom Shenk. 280 Icahn.

2 p.m. Astrophysical sciences/Spitzer lecture, second of four. "Detectors for Spitzer and the James Webb Space Telescope." Marcia Rieke, University of Arizona. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering follows.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. "Deforming Mappings by Mean Curvature Flow." Mao-Pei Tsui, Columbia University. 314 Fine.

4 p.m. Psychology/Jones lecture, last of two. "Self-Control, Decision Making and Ego Depletion." Roy Baumeister, Florida State University. 0-S-6 Green.

4 to 6 p.m. Philosophy conference, first of three days. "History of Modern Philosophy: Kant and the Early Moderns." 16 Robertson.

Saturday, May 8

Arts

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "Outdoor Sculpture." Holly Houston. Art Museum.

F 11 a.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Tom Chapin. McCarter Theatre.

F 4 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Medeski, Martin and Wood. McCarter Theatre.

F 8 p.m. Music concert. "A Brazilian Affair: The Relationship Between Brazilian Music and Jazz." University Jazz Ensemble. Guilherme Franco, percussion, and Don Braden, saxophone. Music by Bob Mintzer. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Philosophy conference, second of three days. "History of Modern Philosophy: Kant and the Early Moderns." 16 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. University concerts lecture. "Making Music in Maya Art." Mary Miller, Yale University. 101 McCormick.

Sunday, May 9

Arts

F 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Seeing on Your Side: Art's Horizontal Turn in the 1960s." Noam Elcott. Art Museum.

F 3 p.m. University concerts. Richardson Chamber Players, Michael Pratt and Nathan Randall, artistic directors. Music by Carlos Chávez, Alberto Ginastera and Silvestre Revueltas. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

5:30 p.m. Art Museum concert "Royal Splendor: Music From the 'Book of Kings.'" Princeton Singers, Steven Sametz, director. Art Museum. Reservations required, call 258-3043. Reception follows.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert. "Students in Music 214: A Survey of Vocal Music of the British Isles." Music by Purcell, Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Britten. Taplin Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Philosophy conference, last of three days. "History of Modern Philosophy: Kant and the Early Moderns." 16 Robertson.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.

Monday, May 10

Arts

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. McCarter Theatre.

Lectures

2 p.m. Astrophysical sciences/Spitzer lecture, third of four. "The Promise of the JWST Part One: Science Goals." Marcia Rieke, University of Arizona. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering follows.

3:30 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Mesoscopic and Nanoscale Thermo-dynamics: Fundamentals for Emerging Technologies." Mikhail Anisimov, University of Maryland. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study number theory seminar. David Burns, King's College, London. 322 Fine.

Tuesday, May 11

Arts

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert. Composers Ensemble at Princeton. Music by Newton Armstrong, Andrew Lee, Stefan Weisman, John Supko and Brooke Joyce. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Military Enlistment Among Texas Youth: Who Joins and Why?" Meredith Kleykamp. 300 Wallace.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Early Results From the Spitzer Space Telescope." Marcia Rieke, University of Arizona. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Faber/Slavic languages and literatures lecture. "Plotting and Meaning in Literature." Robert Belknap, Columbia University. 245 East Pyne.

Wednesday, May 12

Arts

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

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert. "Students in Music 534: Composition and Improvisation." Mark Dresser Ensemble; with Frances Marie Uitti, cello. Music by Alan Tormey, Scott Tormey, Andrew Lee and Nathan Michel. Taplin Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Wendt lecture. "Making Sense of Korean Globalization." Gi-Wook Shin, Stanford University. 165 Wallace.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Long Arithmetic Progressions of Primes." Ben Green, University of British Columbia. 314 Fine.

Thursday, May 13

Arts

4 p.m. Friends of Music student recital. Jennifer Chu, piano. Music by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. University concerts. American String Quartet. Arnold Steinhardt, viola, and Andrés Díaz, cello. Music by Haydn, Mozart and Brahms. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

Noon. International Center/religious life/Graduate School bridging cultures dialogue. "Homebound Another Cultural Shock?" East Room, Murray-Dodge.

2 p.m. Astrophysical sciences/Spitzer lecture, last of four. "The Promise of the JWST Part Two: The Telescope and the Instruments." Marcia Rieke, University of Arizona. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering follows.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Quantum Physics Out of Control." Ian Walmsley, Clarendon Lab, Oxford, U.K. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. "The Presence of Jean de Meun in the Romance of the Rose." David Hult, University of California-Berkeley. 10 East Pyne.

Friday, May 14

Arts

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Rosanne Cash; with Josh Ritter. McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music junior and senior concert. Music by Ryan Tibbets, Andy Friedman, Kathleen Bader, Daniel Iglesia, Michael Coenen, Dan Ruccia, Thomas Johnston and James Shin. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

2 p.m. Molecular biology lecture. "Site Specific Usage of Acetylation Sites in Regulating Transcription." Michael Grunstein, University of California-Los Angeles. 3 Thomas Lab.

3 p.m. Humanities symposium. "Beauty in Art, Music, Literature and Philosophy." Milton Babbitt, Frank Stella, C.K. Williams and Alexander Nehamas. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Saturday, May 15

Arts

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "How to Make Modern Art." David Tierno. Art Museum.

F 4 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

4:30 p.m. Friends of Music/performance student recital. Ryan Anderson, percussion; with John Doherty, piano. Music by Rimsky-Korsakoff, J.S. Bach and Ross Edwards. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

8 p.m. Friends of Music/performance student recital. Lindsay Brillson, flute; with Allison Cheung, harp, and Kyle Meng, piano. Music by Telemann, Schubert and Fauré. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Sunday, May 16

Arts

F 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lerner and Loewe: "My Fair Lady." Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Friends of Music Princeton teacher's recital. Brian McWhorter, trumpet, and Aaron Trant, percussion. Music by Nicholas Papdor, Aaron Trant, Brian McWhorter and Curtis Hughes. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

F 8 p.m. Cornerhouse Foundation performance. "Capitol Steps." Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. Friends of Music/performance student recital. Ben Holskin, clarinet; with Serena China, piano, and Kiri Murakami, violin. Music by Stravinsky and Brahms. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Deborah Blanks. Chapel.

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.

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.

•"Music From the Land of the Jaguar." Through Sept. 5.

•"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." 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.

•"'The English Bible Before and After the Hampton Court Conference, 1604." Through Aug. 8.

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

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 Rachel Gutwein, painting, and Lauren Holuba, photography. Through May 6.

Women and Gender Studies

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

•"Painted Constructions and Others," mixed media by Eleanor Burnette. Through June 30. Artist's reception, May 7, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Et cetera

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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