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

March 21-28, 2004

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Monday, March 22

Arts

G 6 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. "The 18th Elephant: Three Monologues" (India). Convocation Room, Friend. Indian dinner follows. For more information, visit <Web site>.

Lectures

3 p.m. Chemistry/Bristol-Myers Squibb symposium in organic synthesis. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Condensed Matter Research at the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source." Raymond Teller, Argonne National Lab. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. "Averting a Humanitarian Catastrophe in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Realities on the Ground." M. Joseph Andrews, Columbia University. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture series on "America's Founding and Future." "Biotechnology in America and the Spirit of American Capitalism." Eric Cohen. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "Media Negotiations With the White House." Jeffrey Smith, Arnold & Porter. 16 Robertson.

Notices

4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. Wood Auditorium. McCosh 10.

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Tuesday, March 23

Arts

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies reading. Minae Mizumura, author of "Honkaku Shosetsu." 202 Jones.

6:30 p.m. Latin American studies Cuba film series. Fernando Pérez: "Madagascar." 1 Robertson.

7 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. "Tale of the Darkest Night" (Bangladesh); and "Swara: A Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Pakistan). Multipurpose Room, Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

Lectures

Noon. French and Italian/Judaic studies lecture. "Georges Perec et son cercle à l'aube des années soixante." Dominique Frischer, freelance writer and market researcher. 305 East Pyne.

Noon. Latin American studies lecture. "Afrocubanismo and Modern Cuban Identity." Robin Moore, Temple University. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Unmarried Parenthood: Does It Matter?" Kathleen Kiernan. 300 Wallace.

12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Ecosystems and the Biosphere as Complex Adaptive Systems: Lessons for Management." Simon Levin. 145 Peyton.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Non-Radial Pulsations in Radio Pulsars." Chris Clemens, University of North Carolina. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "The EU, Poland and the Transatlantic Relationship: An Insider's Perspective." Christopher Hill, U.S. ambassador to Poland. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Steven Sperber, University of Minnesota. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. "Dynamics of Magnetic Bloch Electrons." Herbert Spohn, Technical University, Munich. A06 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. "Dynamical Forcing for Circular Groups." Danny Calegari, California Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. "Langland and Alliterative Poetry: Lady Meed and Retinues." Ralph Hanna, Oxford University. 209 Humanities.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. "Ruling Families and the Persistence of Monarchism in the Middle East." Michael Herb, Georgia State University. 102 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. "Estimating Term Structure with Penalized Splines." David Ruppert, Cornell University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Society for Intercultural Comparison/East Asian studies/comparative literature lecture series on "East Asia and Future Directions of Comparative Literature." "For Comparison's Sake: East Asian Literatures as Exception and as Rule." Haun Saussy, Stanford University. 60 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "The Challenges of Setting Rural Policies: A European Perspective." Richard Wakeford, Countryside Agency, United Kingdom. 16 Robertson.

7 p.m. Bildner Fund-Dialogue@ Princeton lecture. "The Relationship Between African Americans and Jewish Americans." Murray Friedman, Temple University, and Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

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Wednesday, March 24

Arts

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

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading. David Eggers, novelist, reading his work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

7 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. "Bhedako Oon Jasto: In Search of a Song" and "Itihaas Jitneharuka Lagi" (Nepal). 302 Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

8 p.m. Industrial relations labor economics film. Herbert Biberman: "Salt of the Earth." 16 Robertson.

Lectures

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. "Optical Traps: Biophysics, One Molecule at a Time." Steven Block, Stanford University. 3 Thomas Lab.

1:30 p.m. English lecture. "Art and Life." David Eggers, novelist. 101 McCormick.

3 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. "Analysis of Random Graph Processes Using Differential Equations." Joel Spencer, New York University. 224 Fine.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation and moduli seminar. Michael Shapiro, Michigan State University. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "From Small Molecule Chemical Kinetics to Tools for Modern Biology." Josh Rabinowitz, Alexza Inc. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. "Attachment to Injury: Law, Colonial Warfare and Imperial Subjectivity." Lydia Liu, University of Michigan. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. English lecture and reading on "Ulysses Revisited." "Scylla and Charybdis" and "Wandering Rocks." 2 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/African studies lecture. "The Value of History: Transacting the Past in Africa Today." Sara Berry, Johns Hopkins University. 62 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Italian studies/humanities/French and Italian lecture. "Elogio della lentenzza: Letteratura, lingua e filologia." Gian Beccaria, University of Turin. 105 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. Music lecture. "On the Meanings of Voice in 17th-Century Italy." Mauro Calcagno, Harvard University. 102 Woolworth.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Russian studies lecture. "Russian Poetry in Contemporary Music (Shostakovich, Schnitke, Gubaidulina). Alexandra Smith, University of Canterbury. 245 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Canadian studies lecture. "The End of Globalization and Resurgence of the Nation-State." John Saul, essayist and novelist. 16 Robertson.

F 7 p.m. Alumni Council lecture series on "Great Authors on Great Authors." "Umberto Eco." Vance Smith. Maclean House.

8 p.m. University Public Lectures. "The Public in Architecture." Cesar Pelli, Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Sports

2:30 p.m. Women's softball vs. Rutgers University. 1895 Field.

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Thursday, March 25

Arts

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies reading. Genichiro Takahashi, author of "Sayanora Gangsters." 202 Jones.

7 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. "Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail" and "Naata" (India). 302 Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

7:30 p.m. French and Italian/comparative literature film. Mahamet Saleh Haroun: "Abouna." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Arabic film series. Mohamed Bakri: "Jenin Jenin." 1 Robertson.

F 8 p.m. Black Arts Company performance. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. Germanic languages and literatures film. Schroeter: "Malina." Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

8 p.m. Princeton Atelier open rehearsal. Paul Binnerts: "The Same Sea." Berlind Theatre.

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

9 p.m. Near Eastern studies Iranian film series. Alireza Davood-nezhad: "Bachche-ha-ye." 113 Jones.

Lectures

Noon. Institute for International and Regional Studies/contemporary European politics and society lecture. "Political Economy, Public Policy and Performance: A Comparison of 19 Rich Democracies." Harold Wilensky, University of California-Berkeley. 127 Corwin.

Noon. International Center/religious life lecture on bridging cultures. "Stress Management Through Different Lenses." Hue-Sun Ahn and Bob Schiraldi. East Room, Murray-Dodge. Lunch provided.

G Noon. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning lecture. "Great Teachers on Teaching." William Gleason. 328 Frist.

2:30 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Cascade Processes for Alkaloid Synthesis." Albert Padwa, Emory University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion symposium. "Reinhold Niebuhr and Public Theology." Robin Lovin, Southern Methodist University, and Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Univer-sity. McCosh 10.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/African studies lecture. "Policy Goals of the Bush Administration for Africa: Success or Failure?" Walter Kansteiner, Scowcroft Group. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. "From Oslo to the Hague: The Derailment of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process and Its Consequences." Yoav Peled, Tel Aviv University. 28 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. "Instability of Totally Elliptic Points of 4-Dimensional Symplectic Maps." Vadim Kaloshin, Institute for Advanced Study. 801 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. "Homological Classification of Surface Group Actions on the Plane." Danny Calegari, California Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Probing Dark Energy From the Ground." Christopher Stubbs, Harvard University. A10 Jadwin.

5:30 p.m. Sigma Xi lecture. "Rare Earth Element Analysis in Fossil Vertebrates." Doreena Patrick, University of Pennsylvania. 10 Guyot.

8 p.m. Science and technology/Evnin lecture. "Facing the Growing Threat of Bioterrorism." Steven Block, Stanford University. Auditorium, McDonnell.

Notices

12:30 to 2 p.m. Registration for summer day camp. Lobby, Dillon Gym.

Sports

7:30 p.m. Men's and women's water polo vs. Queens College. DeNunzio Pool.

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Friday, March 26

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Sacred Kingship for a Secular Age." K. Michelle Hearne. Art Museum.

7 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. "Buru Sengal" and "Development Flows From the Barrel of the Gun" (India). 307 Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

F 8 p.m. Black Arts Company performance. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. Princeton Atelier performance. Paul Binnerts: "The Same Sea." Berlind Theatre.

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

Lectures

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Art and archaeology graduate student symposium. "The Ends of Tradition." 101 McCormick.

9 a.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies and World Politics conference. "The Political Economy of Recurrent Debt." 2 Robertson. For more information, visit <Web site>.

G 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Journal of Interdisciplinary History conference. "Opera and Society." Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. First of two days. For more information, visit <web.princeton.edu/sites/deptconf/operaandsociety>.

10 a.m. East Asian studies lecture. "Authenticating 'Korean Culture': Colonialism, Nationalism and Heritage Management." Hyung II Pai, University of California-Santa Barbara. 202 Jones.

Noon. Psychology colloquium. "Are Children Stubborn Autodidacts Or Cautious Disciples." Paul Harris, Harvard University. 0-S-6 Green.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security biodefense seminar. "Technical, Economic and Legal Obstacles to the Development of Vaccines and Other Therapeutics for Potential Bioter-rorism Agents." Adel Mahmoud, Merck. 280 Icahn.

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. "How Flies Fly." Michael Dickinson, California Institute of Technology. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. "Seven Reasons for Hope in the Contemporary Arab World." Saad Ibrahim, American University in Cairo. 1 Robertson.

Notices

12:30 to 2 p.m. Registration for summer day camp. Lobby, Dillon Gym.

Sports

7 p.m. Men's volleyball vs. St. Francis College of Pennsylvania. Dillon Gym.

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Saturday, March 27

Arts

9:30 and 11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Cotsen Players. Cotsen Children's Library. For reservations call 258-2697.

3 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. Rescreening of films shown Monday-Friday. 205, 206 Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

7 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. "Sand and Water" (Bangladesh) and "Hunting Down Water" (India). 302 Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

F 8 p.m. Chapel music performance of organ concertos and sinfonias. Joan Lippincott. Chapel.

8 p.m. Princeton Atelier performance. Paul Binnerts: "The Same Sea." Berlind Theatre.

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

Lectures

G 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Journal of Interdisciplinary History conference. "Opera and Society." Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. Last of two days. For more information, visit <Web site>.

4 p.m. Chapel music performance and discussion. "The Image of Bach." Chapel.

8 p.m. Bildner Fund-Dialogue @Princeton film and discussion. "From Swastika to Jim Crow." Yocheved Cohen. 101 McCormick.

Sports

11 a.m. Men's and women's water polo vs. University of Maryland. DeNunzio Pool.

F 11:30 a.m. Men's baseball vs. State University of New York at Stony Brook. Clarke Field.

2:30 p.m. Women's softball vs. Boston University. 1895 Field.

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

3 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Temple University. Lenz Tennis Center.

4 p.m. Men's volleyball vs. Pennsylvania State University. Dillon Gym.

7 p.m. Women's water polo vs. Bucknell University. DeNunzio Pool.

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Sunday, March 28

Arts

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Sacred Kingship for a Secular Age." K. Michelle Hearne. Art Museum.

3 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. Rescreening of films shown Monday-Friday. 302, 307 Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

7 p.m. Drishti. Travelling Film South Asia 2004 film festival. "Resilient Rhythms," "The Unconscious" and "A Night of Prophecy" (India). 302 Frist. For more information, visit <Web site>.

Notices

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

Sports

9:30 a.m. Women's water polo vs. Villanova University. DeNunzio Pool.

2 p.m. Men's volleyball vs. Juniata College. Dillon Gym.

2:50 p.m. Women's water polo vs. George Washington University. DeNunzio Pool.

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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.

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 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. March 23 through April 2. Opening reception, March 23, 6 to 8 p.m.

Women and Gender Studies

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. 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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March 21-28, 2004

Monday, March 22

Arts

Lectures

Notices

Tuesday, March 23

Arts

Lectures

Wednesday, March 24

Arts

Lectures

Sports

Thursday, March 25

Arts

Lectures

Notices

Sports

Friday, March 26

Arts

Lectures

Notices

Sports

Saturday, March 27

Arts

Lectures

Sports

Sunday, March 28

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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