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Calendar of events

December 12, 2005–January 8, 2006

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Nassau Street entrance closed

The Nassau Street entrance to campus for vehicles will be closed during University’s winter recess, from 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Faculty Road entrance will be open 24 hours a day during this period.

December 12-18

Monday, December 12

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Metal-Ligand Interactions in Solution Probed With Ultrafast Spectroscopies.” Munira Khalil, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “The Role of Polar Ocean in Paleo-Climates.” Daniel Sigman. 220 Guyot.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/Center for Health and Well-Being lecture. “Information Technology and Medical Errors: Evidence From a Randomized Trial.” James Rebitzer, Case Western Reserve University. 200 Fisher.

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

4:30 p.m. South Asian studies reading. “Maximum City.” Suketu Mehta, writer and journalist. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “U.N. Engagement With the Israel and Palestinian Civil Societies: Participatory Strategies and the Co-Partial Approach.” Gilad Ben-Nun, U.N. Development Program and Peace Now. 16 Robertson.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Chapel music Messiah sing. Chapel.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Vienna Boys’ Choir concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. University Sinfonia concert, Ruth Ochs, conductor. Music by Mendelssohn, Elgar, Dvorak and Mozart. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Tuesday, December 13

Noon. Population research/Center for Health and Well-Being/demography seminar. “The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on AIDS Infection Rates Among African American Women and Men.” Rucker Johnson, University of California-Berkeley. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Globalizations and Their Paradoxes: Forest Trends in Latin America.” Susanna Hecht, University of California-Los Angeles. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

2:30 p.m. Memorial service for University Registrar Joseph Greenberg. Chapel. Reception follows, Prospect House.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Africa Unchained.” George Ayittey, American University. 16 Robertson.

[F] 7:30 p.m. A Cappella Holiday Jam. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Wednesday, December 14

Noon. History lecture. “Rethinking Brown: The Unfinished Struggle for Equal Education in the 20th-Century North.” Thomas Sugrue, University of Pennsylvania. 211 Dickinson.

Noon. Information technology seminar. “Better Than Google, Part II: The Library’s PUL QuickSearch.” Nancy Pressman. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Nanophonotonics With Metamaterials.” Vladimir Shalaev, Purdue University. 222 Bowen.

12:30 p.m. Mathematics graduate student seminar. “Tell Me Your Values and I Will Tell You What You Are!” Boris Bukh. 224 Fine.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. “Spectral Profile and Markov Chain Mixing.” Prasad Tetali, Georgia Institute of Technology. 224 Fine.

3 to 6 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. Frist Winter Holiday Festival. Frist.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “Neutron Scattering and Monte Carlo Determination of the Variation of the Critical Nucleus Size With Quench Depth.” Nitash Balsara, University of California-Berkeley. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m., A214 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Temple-Visit Poems of the Late Southern Dynasties.” Cynthia Chennault, University of Florida. 202 Jones.

7 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. “Counting Numbers Words, Literally: Transformations of Aphorism in the Work of Hanne Darboven.” Brigid Doherty. 106 McCormick. Reception at 6:30 p.m.

7 p.m. German film series on “Fritz Lang — The Weimar Films.” “Das Testament Des Dr. Mabuse.” 10 East Pyne.

7:30 p.m. Chapel candlelight service of lessons and carols. Chapel.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Monmouth University. Jadwin Gym.

8 p.m. Theater and dance performance workshop. “Dance 319 and Dance 419.” Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Thursday, December 15

[G] 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Information technology/Firestone Library/Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Reference Management With EndNote and RefWorks.” Multipurpose Room, Frist.

[FG] 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prospect holiday buffet. Prospect House.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “Wish Landscapes and Garden Cities: The Landscape Iconology of English Urban Reform, 1880-1920.” Margaret Deming, Syracuse University. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Judaic studies lecture. “The Contemporary Marranos of Northeastern Brazil.” Nathan Wachtel, College of France. 203 Scheide Caldwell House.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Jammed Ellipsoids Beat Jammed Spheres: Experiments With Candies, Colloids and Kwazy-Crystals.” Paul Chaikin, New York University. A10 Jadwin.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Michael Barry, author of “Figurative Art in Medieval Islam.” University Store.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Westminster Community Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Friday, December 16

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Pro Musica concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Saturday, December 17

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Stacey Kent. Berlind Theatre.

Sunday, December 18

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

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

1:30 and 3 p.m. Art Museum concert. “A Splendid Time: Music of 15th- Century Europe.” Engelchor Consort. Art Museum.

[F] 4 p.m. American Boychoir concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

December 19–25

Monday, December 19

[F] 7:30 p.m. Bach’s Brandenburgs performance. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Dianne Reeves; with Freddy Cole. Matthews Theatre.

Tuesday, December 20

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

Wednesday, December 21

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

Thursday, December 22

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

Friday, December 23

[F] 3 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

Saturday, December 24

[F] Noon and 4 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

8 p.m. Chapel Christmas Eve service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.

Sunday, December 25

11 a.m. Chapel Christmas Eucharist service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.

December 26–January 1

Wednesday, December 28

[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon University. Jadwin Gym.

Friday, December 30

7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Fairleigh Dickinson University. Jadwin Gym.

Sunday, January 1

11 a.m. Chapel Service of Lessons and Carols. Trinity Episcopal Church Choirs, Tom Whittemore, conductor. Chapel.

January 2–8

Wednesday, January 4

Noon. Information technology seminar. “20 Years of Academic Computing: What Have We Learned?” Michael Mahoney. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Friday, January 6

[F] 8 p.m. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Sunday, January 8

11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.

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.

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.

“Between Image and Concept: Recent Acquisitions in African American Art.” Through Feb. 26.

“Chantal Akerman: ‘25ème ècran (25th Screen)’” Through Feb. 26.

“The Legacy of Homer: Four Centuries of Art From the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris.” Through Jan. 15.

Engineering Quadrangle

E-Quad Cafe. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Digital photography by Fanny Chouinard. Through Dec. 31.

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.

Milberg Gallery:

“Wonderful Stories for Pictures: Hans Christian Andersen and His Illustrators.” Through March 26.

Main Gallery:

“The Lure of the Library: The Friends at 75.” Through April 16. Tours of exhibit at 4 p.m. on Feb. 12 and April 2.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Olden St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“1945: A World United and Divided.” Through Jan. 31.

Visual Arts Program

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

Exhibit of student sculpture and ceramics. Dec. 13 through Jan. 10. Opening reception, Dec. 13, 6 to 8 p.m.

Women and Gender Studies

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

“Clouds and Spirits.” Art by Ruane Miller. Through Dec. 22.

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 (for Matthews and Berlind Theatre events), 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.theatreintime.org.

Tiger Sportsline

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