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C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
April 19-25, 2004
Monday, April 19
Arts
7 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies film festival of award-winning films on the city. Wong Kar-Wai: "Chungking Express." 302 Frist.
8 p.m. Friends of Music student recital. William Keefer, guitar; with Jonathan Marks, drums; Dan Ryan, bass; Ben Waserman, saxophone; and Michael Yang, piano. Music by John Coltrane, John Scofield and Henry Mancini. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
8 p.m. Hellenic studies performance. "Music of Byzantium: The Fall of Constantinople." Cappella Romana. Chapel.
F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Chanticleer. McCarter Theatre.
Lectures
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences seminar. "Trading Computation for Experiment: Noninvasive Imaging, Analysis and Application." Jeffrey Saltzman, Merck. Convocation Room, Friend. Lunch at 12:15 p.m.
4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Recent Results on the Theory of Glasses: Energy Landscape Statistics." Pablo Debenedetti. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.
4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. Vadim Kaloshin, California Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.
4 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study advanced study number theory seminar. Harald Helfgott, Yale University. 322 Fine.
4 p.m. Religious life lecture. "The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family." Mark Pinsky, Orlando Sentinel. 28 McCosh.
4:30 p.m. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice/law and public affairs/Irish studies lecture. "Human Rights in Northern Ireland: The Role of the Courts." Brian Kerr, lord chief justice of Northern Ireland. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. "Tracing the Transformation of an Early Chinese Text: The Case of 'Zengzi Iishi.'" Matthias Richter, University of Hamburg. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "From Mexico to Argentina: What Have We Learned From Two Decades of Debt Crises?" Jacques de Larosière, former president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and former head of the International Monetary Fund. 16 Robertson.
Tuesday, April 20
Arts
6:30 p.m. Latin American studies Cuba film series. Eli Jacobs-Fantuazzi: "Inventos, Hip-Hop Cubano"; and Tom Feiling: "Resistencia, Hip-Hop in Colombia." Discussion follows with Jacobs-Fantuazzi. 1 Robertson.
Lectures
Noon. Latin American studies lecture. "Goubaud Carrera: Anthropology, Diplomacy and the 1954 Coup in Guatemala." Abigail Adams, Central Connecticut State University. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.
Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Public Discourse, Public Opinion and Private Behavior: The Evolution of Popular and Scholarly Views of Single-Parent Families in the 20th-Century United States." Margaret Usdansky, Syracuse University. 300 Wallace.
12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions: Implications for Climate and Air Quality." Hiram Levy. 145 Peyton.
3 p.m. Music lecture. "Rolling Back the Wave: New Developments in the Musical Historiography of the Later 15th Century." Joshua Rifkin, independent scholar. 102 Woolworth.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics colloquium. "Numerical Modeling of CO2 Transport in Deep Saline Aquifers." Jean-Hervé. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Inorganic DNA: Mimicking Structure and Function." Mary Williams, Pennsylvania State University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.
4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. "Counter-factuals." Boris Kment. 201 Marx.
4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey." Pat Cote, Rutgers University. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.
4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. "The Tower of the Winds in Athens." Hermann Kienast, German Archaeological Institute, Athens. 106 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. Comparative literature/Institute for International and Regional Studies/Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. "My Hunt for King Sebastiao: Portuguese Writing in America." Katherine Vaz, Harvard University. 60 McCosh.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. "A Survey of China's Economy" (from chapter 3 of his book, "Knowing China"). Gregory Chow. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Fields Center/Asian Pacific American Heritage Month lecture. "Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White." Frank Wu, Howard University. 302 Frist.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Mikhail Kapranov, Yale University. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. "Marguerite Porete: Courtliness and Transcendence in 'The Mirror of Simple Souls.'" A.C. Spearing, University of Virginia. 209 Humanities.
4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures lecture. "Freedom and Power in Russian Print Culture: 1850-1950." Jeffrey Brooks, Johns Hopkins University. 245 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "A Feminist Lens on Human Rights and Security." Charlotte Bunch, Center for Women's Global Leadership. 16 Robertson.
8 p.m. Science and technology lecture. "Science in an Age of Terrorism: Freedom and Responsibility." Gerald Fink, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Auditorium, McDonnell.
Notices
7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Paul Starr, author of "The Creation of the Media." University Store.
Sports
F 3:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Monmouth University. Clarke Field.
Wednesday, April 21
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music afternoon concert. Chapel.
7 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies film festival of award-winning films on the city. Jafar Panahi: "The Circle." 302 Frist.
8 p.m. Chapel music jazz vespers. University Jazz Ensembles, Anthony D.J. Branker, director. Chapel.
F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Reduced Shakespeare Company. "All the Great Books." McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m. Music performance. Musica Alta, Lee Matthew Escandon, director. "Iberia: Villancicos, Psalms and Hymns From the Spanish Empire." Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Lectures
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. "The Genes Essential for Early Zebrafish Development." Nancy Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 3 Thomas Lab.
3 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. "Lower Bounds for Degeneracy Testing." Bernard Chazelle. 224 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Synthesis of the Anticancer Annonaceous Acetogenin Squamotacin, and Synthesis and Properties of New Pi-Conjugated Silole Chromophores." Brian Pagenkopf, University of Texas-Austin. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.
4:15 p.m. Industrial relations seminar on labor economics. "The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots." William Collins, Vanderbilt University. 200 Fisher.
4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. "Sudden Stops in an Equilibrium Business Cycle Model With Credit Constraints: A Fisherian Deflation of Tobin's q." Enrique Mendoza, University of Mary-land. 103, 26 Prospect Ave.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture on contemporary China. "China Energy: Now and the Future -- A Personal View." Brian Anderson, former CEO, Shell China. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. English lecture and reading on "Ulysses Revisited." "Eumaeus" and "Ithaca." 2 McCosh.
4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. "Secularism in the Islamic Republic of Iran." Abdolkarim Soroush. 28 McCosh.
4:30 p.m. Judaic studies lecture. "The Presence of Shylock." Kenneth Gross, University of Rochester. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. John Mather. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Women and gender studies/Women's Center lecture. "Beyond Choice: Reproductive Freedom in the 21st Century." Alexander Sanger, International Planned Parenthood Council. 2 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/law and public affairs lecture. "A View From Newsroom Management." Jill Abramson, New York Times. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Thursday, April 22
Arts
7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Arabic film series. Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi: "Route 181." Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
8 p.m. French and Italian/Center for French Studies French theater work-shop. Georges Feydeau: "Le Dindon." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production by Khalil Sullivan. "Playing in the Dark." Berlind Theatre.
F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff: "Cabaret." Theater, Murray-Dodge.
9 p.m. Near Eastern studies Iranian film series. Rasool Sadr-Ameli: "Dokhtari ba Kafsh-ha-ye Katani" (A Girl in Sneakers). 113 Jones.
Lectures
2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. "Adaptive Grids in Climate Modeling: First Results From a Finite Volume Non-Hydrostatic Dynamical Core." Michael Herzog, University of Michigan. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.
4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Synthetic Polymers From Nature: New Catalysts for the Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers From Renewable Resources." Geoffrey Coats, Cornell University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. "Penelope and the Origins of Greek Art." Elizabeth Barber, Occidental College. 106 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of religion/African-American studies conference, first of three days. "Women and Religion in the African Diaspora Project." Senate Chamber, Whig. For information and registra-tion, visit <www.princeton.edu/~csrelig/WRAD/>.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. "Writing as Intellectual Performance in Early China." David Schaberg, University of California-Los Angeles. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/Labouisse panel of undergraduate alumni. "AIDS and the Environment: Reflections From South Africa and Peru." Anders Chen, Ryann Manning and Elizabeth Bernier. 23 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. "The Structure of States: Causes of Bureaucratization in Premodern Political Systems." Edgar Kiser, University of Washington. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Judaic studies/Krieger and Mytelka memorial lecture. "The Accented Imagination: Speaking and Writing Jewish America." Hana Wirth-Nesher, Harvard University. 10 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Bobst Center for International Peace and Justice lecture. "Security Issues in Iraq and the Prospects for Success." Walter Slocombe, former under-secretary of defense for policy and former senior adviser for security. 16 Robertson.
Notices
7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. George Philander, author of "Our Affair With El Nino." University Store.
Sports
3 p.m. Softball vs. Seton Hall University. 1895 Field.
Friday, April 23
Arts
12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Spotlight on Korean Ceramics." Soyoung Lee, Metropolitan Museum. Art Museum.
8 p.m. French and Italian/Center for French Studies French theater work-shop. Georges Feydeau: "Le Dindon." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Chamber Orchestra of Europe with András Schiff, conductor and pianist. McCarter Theatre.
F 8 p.m. Music performance. University Orchestra; with Michael Pratt, director, and Jennifer Hsaio, piano. Music by Ravel and Prokofiev. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production by Khalil Sullivan. "Playing in the Dark." Berlind Theatre.
F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff: "Cabaret." Theater, Murray-Dodge.
Lectures
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Center for the Study of religion/African-American studies conference, second of three days. "Women and Religion in the African Diaspora Project." Senate Chamber, Whig. For information and registration, visit <www.princeton.edu/~csrelig/WRAD/>.
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School colloquium, first of two days. "In the Service of All Nations? The Role of NGOs in Global Governance and Society." Robertson Hall. For information and registration, visit <www.wws.princeton.edu/pcpia>.
12:30 p.m. Science and global security biodefense seminar. "Response of the Life-Sciences Community to the Bio-Defense Challenge. Tom Shenk, chair; and Ron Atlas, University of Louisville. 280 Icahn.
2:30 p.m. Engineering physics seminar. "Spitzer, Spirit and Opportunity: Excitement and Challenges of Space Exploration." Charles Elachi, California Institute of Technology. 101 Friend.
4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. "Nation Without Borders: Joyce, Cosmopolitanism and the Inauthentic Irishman." Vincent Cheng, University of Utah. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Notices
G 11:30 a.m. University League annual meeting and lunch. 171 Broadmead.
Sports
2 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Cornell University. Lenz Tennis Center.
Saturday, April 24
Arts
11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "The Jaguar Speaks." John Burkhalter, musician. Art Museum.
Noon to 5 p.m. Communiversity celebration. See Nassau Notes on page 8.
F 2 and 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff: "Cabaret." Theater, Murray-Dodge.
F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Bob Newhart with John Pizzarelli Trio. McCarter Theatre.
F 8 p.m. Music performance. University Orchestra; with Michael Pratt, director, and Jennifer Hsaio, piano. Music by Ravel and Prokofiev. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
8 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Center for Human Values performance. "A 'Kreutzer Sonata' Evening." Anna Lim, violin, and Thomas Sauer, piano; and Val Vinkurov and Ksana Blank, readers. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production by Khalil Sullivan. "Playing in the Dark." Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Center for the Study of religion/African-American studies conference, last of three days. "Women and Religion in the African Diaspora Project." Senate Chamber, Whig. For information and registra-tion, visit <www.princeton.edu/~csrelig/WRAD/>.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School colloquium, last of two days. "In the Service of All Nations? The Role of NGOs in Global Governance and Society." Robertson Hall. For information and registration, visit <www.wws.princeton.edu/pcpia>.
Sports
9 a.m. Men's lightweight crew vs. University of Pennsylvania. Carnegie Lake.
F Noon. Baseball vs. University of Pennsylvania. Clarke Field.
F Noon. Men's lacrosse vs. Cornell University. 1952 Stadium.
1 p.m. Softball vs. Cornell University. 1895 Field.
3 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. Dartmouth College. 1952 Stadium.
Sunday, April 25
Arts
3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Objects of Impact: Cultural Contact in Chinese Art." Frances Yuan, Columbia University. Art Museum.
3 p.m. Friends of Music lecture and recital. Patrick Wood, violin, and Holly Chatham, piano. Music by Chávez, Ravel and Ginastera. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
F 3 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Mark Laycock, director; with Vladimir Ochinnikov, piano. Music by Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninoff, Dvorák and Galindo. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
F 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Lily Tomlin. McCarter Theatre.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.
Sports
F Noon. Baseball vs. University of Pennsylvania. Clarke Field.
1 p.m. Softball vs. Columbia University. 1895 Field.
1 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Columbia University. Lenz Tennis Center.
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.
•"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. April 20 through May 6. Opening reception, April 20, 6 to 8 p.m.
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.
Woodrow Wilson School
Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Exhibit of paintings by Catherine Woo. Through April 29.
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.