Calendar of events
March 21-27, 2005
Monday, March 21
Lectures
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Finite Frames and Quantum Detection.” John Benedetto, University of Maryland. 214 Fine.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Americans in Tianjin, 1890s to 1930s.” Haiyan Liu, Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences. 234 Frist.
4:30 p.m. Visual arts/religion/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Light Into Darkness: Filmmaking Before 1300: A Lecture on the Art of Stained Glass.” Jerome Hiler, filmmaker and stained glass artist. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin and the Russian Counter-Revolution.” Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, Washington Post. 16 Robertson.
7 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture series on the relationship between art and culture. “From Baghdad to Bengal: Court Paintings of the Medieval Caliphs, Sultans and Rajahs.” Michael Barry. 106 McCormick.
Tuesday, March 22
Arts
7:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/humanities/religion/film studies film and discussion. “Devotional Cinema.” Nathaniel Dorsky: “The Visitation,” “Alaya” and “Threnody.” Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Theresa Rebeck: “The Bells.” Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
Noon. Population research/Center for Health and Well-Being/demography seminar. “Navigating the AIDS Epidemic in Rural Malawi.” Susan Watkins, University of Pennsylvania. 300 Wallace.
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Contentious Liberalism(s): Argentina in a Comparative Perspective.” Jorge Nállim, Sarah Lawrence College. 107, 58 Prospect Ave. Lunch at noon.
[G] 12:15 p.m. McGraw Center/ Women’s Center workshop. “Look Who’s Talking: Gender and Class Participation.” 328 Frist.
12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. “Global Warming, the Hydrological Cycle and African Drought.” Isaac Held. 10 Guyot.
4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. “Obscured Quasars From the SDSS: A Multi-Wavelength Study,” Nadia Zakamska; and “Dark Energy: Theories and Questions,” Simon DeDeo. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.
4:30 p.m. American studies lecture. “Lifting Scalps: William Weatherford’s Replacement of His White Identity With His Life as a Muscogee War Chief.” David Robertson, author and critic. 28 McCosh.
4:30 p.m. Gauss seminars in criticism on time, movement and scale, first of three. “Instantaneity and the Photographic Imaginary.” Mary Ann Doane, Brown University. 10 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. “Tocqueville, Compassionate Conservatism and Biotechnology.” Peter Lawler, Berry College. 104 Computer Science.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “Embracing Statistical Challenges in the Information Technology Age.” Bin Yu, University of California-Berkeley. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Military Force, Planning and Decision-Making.” John Agoglia, U.S. Army Peace Keeping and Stability Operations Institute. 16 Robertson.
6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Black Screens: The Architect’s Vision in a Digital Age.” Mark Wigley, Columbia University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
Sports
5 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Columbia University. 1952 Stadium.
Wednesday, March 23
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music afternoon concert. Chapel.
4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading series. Poets Daisy Fried and Adam Kirsch reading their work. Introduced by James Richardson. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7 p.m. Friends of the Library documentary and discussion. “The Lost Generation.” Introduced by Maria DiBattista. 10 East Pyne.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Theresa Rebeck: “The Bells.” Matthews Theatre.
8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert. Brentano String Quartet. Music by Gesualdo, Schoenberg and Beethoven. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Regulating Crystallization at the Nanoscale.” Michael Ward, University of Minnesota. 222 Bowen.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Genes, Cells and Hormones That Regulate the Lifespan of C. elegans.” Cynthia Kenyon, University of California-San Francisco. 3 Thomas Lab.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “Molecular Engineering of Gene and Stem Cell Therapies.” David Schaffer, University of California-Berkeley. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.
4:15 p.m. Industrial relations seminar on labor economics. “The Expanding Work Week? Understanding Trends in Long Work Hours Among U.S. Men, 1979-2002.” Peter Kuhn, University of California-Santa Barbara. 200 Fisher.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “Relativistic Optics in the Lambda-Cubed Regime: Lasers and Applications.” John Ness, University of Michigan. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Pol Pot: The Anatomy of a Nightmare.” Philip Short, author. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology colloquium on the biology of populations. “Epidemiological Interaction Among Unrelated Infections.” Pejman Rohani, University of Georgia. 10 Guyot.
4:30 p.m. Judaic studies lecture. “Beginning With Alef: The Expulsion of the Jews From France (1306).” Susan Einbinder, Hebrew University-Jerusalem. 10 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures/English/ African American studies lecture. “Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the Neoliberal City.” Arlene Davila, New York University. 103 Chancellor Green.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Building Under Fire.” David Nash, formerly of the Iraq Program Management Office. 16 Robertson.
Sports
2 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. Rutgers University. Lenz Tennis Center.
Thursday, March 24
Arts
4:30 p.m. /@arts lecture series. “The Evolution of an Idea.” Paul Lansky. 102 Woolworth.
4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/humanities/religion/film studies film and discussion. “Devotional Cinema.” Nathaniel Dorsky: “Love’s Refrain” and “Arbor Vitae.” Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Theresa Rebeck: “The Bells.” Matthews Theatre.
7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Arabic film. Nouri Bouzid: “Man of Ashes.” 1 Robertson.
7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Hebrew film and discussion. Anat Halachmi: “Channels of Rage.” Discussion follows with director on “Coexistence Through Rap Music.” 101 McCormick.
[F] 8 p.m. Footnotes A Cappella Jam. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
1:30 p.m. Electrical engineering/computer engineering lecture. “Limitations of the Autoregressive Models From 1 to the 3-D Case.” Mohammed Najim, University of Bordeaux, France. J323 Engineering Quadrangle.
2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. “Abyssal Mixing: Topographic Roughness Is Not the Answer.” Andreas Thurnherr, Columbia University. 217 GFDL, Forrestal.
[G] 3:30 p.m. McGraw Center workshop. “Becoming a Colleague: Mastering Advanced Research Techniques.” Jane Bryan and Mary George. 328 Frist.
4:30 p.m. Classics/Prentice lecture. “Reading Martial: Epigram, Book and World.” William Fitzgerald, Cambridge University. 106 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. Electrical engineering/computer engineering/information sciences and systems lecture. “Peer Streaming: An On-Demand Peer-to-Peer Media Streaming Solution.” Jin Li, Microsoft. B205 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 4:10 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Gauss seminars in criticism on time, movement and scale, second of three. “From the Flip-Book to the Cinema.” Mary Ann Doane, Brown University. 10 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. “Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty.” Randy Barnett, Boston University. 104 Computer Science.
4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Fundamental Symmetries and the Search for New Physics at the B Factories.” James Olsen. A10 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Graduate Career Services lecture. “Time to Abolish Central Planning in International Aid?” Dennis Whittle, GlobalGiving. 16 Robertson.
Notices
9 p.m. Chapel Maundy Thursday service. Chapel.
Friday, March 25
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Theresa Rebeck: “The Bells.” Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
10 a.m. English/Faber lecture. “Retention and Protention From the Point of View of General Organology, or the Expectation of the Unexpected.” Bernard Stiegler, Institute for Research and Coordination of Acoustics and Music. 10 East Pyne.
2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “From Atoms to the Cosmos: A Panoramic View of Combustion.” Chung Law. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.
Notices
Noon to 3 p.m. Chapel “The Way of the Cross” service. Chapel.
8 p.m. Chapel Tenebrae service. Chapel.
Sports
[F] Noon. Baseball vs. State University of New York-Stony Brook. Clarke Field.
3 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. George Washington University. Lenz Tennis Center.
Saturday, March 26
Arts
[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Theresa Rebeck: “The Bells.” Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
10 a.m. Princeton Justice Project panel discussion on “An Unjust Sentence?” “The Politician’s Addiction: Mandatory Minimums and Drug Sentencing.” Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance; Angelyn Frazer, Families Against Mandatory Minimums; and members of the New Jersey Sentencing Review Commission. 1 Robertson. Breakfast at 9:45 a.m.
6 and 8 p.m. Princeton Atelier performance. “The Midsummer Project: Ancient Ritual Song and Experimental Video From Ukraine.” Mariana Sadovska, Lars Jan and Roger Babb in collaboration with students. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Notices
[FG] 9 to 11 a.m. Prospect breakfast with the Easter bunny. Prospect House.
Sports
11 a.m. Men’s tennis vs. Rutgers University. Lenz Tennis Center.
Noon. Women’s open crew vs. Brown and Michigan State universities. Carnegie Lake.
[F] 1 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. Syracuse University. 1952 Stadium.
4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Juniata College. Dillon Gym.
Sunday, March 27
Arts
[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Theresa Rebeck: “The Bells.” Matthews Theatre.
Notices
8 a.m. Chapel Holy Communion service. Deborah Blanks. Chapel.
[FG] 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prospect Easter Sunday brunch. Prospect House.
11 a.m. Chapel Festival service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.
Sports
4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Pennsylvania State University. Dillon Gym.
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.
Art for Kids
10 a.m. to noon. Saturdays, Through May 1. Hands-on art projects. Art Museum.
Religious Life
Noon. Wednesdays. “Hour of Power: Interdenominational Service of Praise, Prayer and Proclamation.” East Room, Murray-Dodge.
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.
“Floating Above the Clouds: Mount Fuji in Japanese Prints.” Through July 10.
“For Presentation and Display: Some Art of the ’80s.” Through June 12.
“Recent Acquisitions in Asian Art 1998-2003.” Through July 12.
“Recarving China’s Past: Art, Archaeology and the Architecture of the ‘Wu Family Shrines.’” Through June 26.
“Songs, Psalms and Praises: An 18th-Century Ethiopian Manuscript.” Through June 5.
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.
Exhibition Gallery: “Portraits of the Lost Generation.” Through April 17.
Lobby: “McCarter Theatre: 75 Years in the Spotlight.” Through May 2.
Visual Arts Program
Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.
Senior thesis exhibit of “Bodies in Motion” by Rachel Lyon and “The Space Between” by Emily Thornton.March 22 through April 3.
Opening reception, March 22, 6 to 8 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 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
<jobs.princeton.edu>.
Frist Campus Center
Welcome Desk: 258-1766. <fristqna@princeton.edu>.
University Ticketing: <www.princeton.edu/utickets/>.
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.
