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Calendar of events

January 9 – February 5, 2006

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Four-week issue

This issue of the Princeton Weekly Bulletin covers four weeks, Jan. 9-Feb. 5. The next issue, the first of the spring term, covers the week of Feb. 6. The copy deadline is Friday, Jan. 27.

January 9–15

Monday, January 9

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “High-Density, Label-Free Biosensors for Informative Disease Diagnostics: Integrated Technologies for Personalized Medicine.” Ryan Bailey, California Institute of Technology. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

8 p.m. Music/performance student recital. Olivia Moy, violin; with Jennifer Chu, piano. Music by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Brahms and Josef Suk. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Tuesday, January 10

8 p.m. Friends of Music symposium. “An Evening With Willie Tee.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Wednesday, January 11

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Nanoscale Plasmonics and Microfluidics for Ultrasensitive Biosensor Development.” Amanda Haes, Naval Research lab, Washington, D.C. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

Thursday, January 12

[F] Noon. Athletics/Princeton Varsity Club luncheon with coaches. Joe Scott, Richard Barron, Guy Gadowsky and Michael New. Class of 1956 Lounge, Princeton Stadium.

[G] Noon and 3 p.m. Information technology/Firestone Library/Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Safe Academic Laptopping, On Campus and Around the World.” Staff Conference Room, Firestone Library.

6 p.m. Music concert. “Students in Music 215: Projects in Jazz Performance.” Taplin Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Euripides: “Hippolytos.” Directed by Zachary Woolfe. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Friday, January 13

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s hockey vs. Colgate University. Baker Rink.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/University Opera Theater performance. Gilbert and Sullivan: “Patience or Bunthorne’s Bride.” Richard Tang Yuk, conductor, and David Kellett, director. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Euripides: “Hippolytos.” Directed by Zachary Woolfe. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Saturday, January 14

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s hockey vs. Cornell University. Baker Rink.

8 p.m. Music/University Opera Theater performance. Gilbert and Sullivan: “Patience or Bunthorne’s Bride.” Richard Tang Yuk, conductor, and David Kellett, director. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Euripides: “Hippolytos.” Directed by Zachary Woolfe. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Sunday, January 15

11 a.m. Chapel Martin Luther King Jr. Service of Recommitment. Darrell Armstrong, Shiloh Baptist Church, Trenton. Chapel.

3 p.m. Music/Friends of Music/Sacks performance. Seth Baer, bassoon. Music by Andre Previn, Saint-Saëns, Steinmetz, Hindemith and Weber. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Euripides: “Hippolytos.” Directed by Zachary Woolfe. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

January 16–22

Monday, January 16

1 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. Music concert. “Students in Music 210: Composition Workshop.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Tuesday, January 17

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Metal Oxide and Chalcogenide Nanostructures.” Hongkun Park, Harvard University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Wednesday, January 18

Noon. Information technology seminar. “Sex, Lies and Video Games: The Truth About Females and Computing.” Maria Klawe. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “Exploring the Early Evolution of Animals.” David Bottjer, University of Southern California. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Wendt lecture. “Whatever It Is, It’s Bad, So Stop It: International Norms and the Politics of ‘Compensated Dating’ in Japan.” David Leheny, University of Wisconsin. 202 Jones.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Thursday, January 19

5:30 p.m. Sigma Xi lecture. “Lessons From the Lab: An African-American Woman’s Journey From Manure to DNA.” Alison Williams. 10 Guyot.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University concerts. Gleb Ivanov, piano. Music by Haydn, Chopin, Barber, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Liszt. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Friday, January 20

4 p.m. Composers Ensemble at Princeton concert. “Quattro Mani.” Susan Grace and Alice Rybak, piano. Music by Paul Lansky, Jed Distler, William Bland, Stephen Jaffe, George Crumb and John Novacek. McAlpin Rehearsal Room, Woolworth.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Wendt lecture. “The Paradoxical Rise of the Individual in Contemporary China.” Yunxiang Yan, University of California-Los Angeles. 202 Jones.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Cirque Éloize. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Saturday, January 21

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Cirque Éloize. Matthews Theatre.

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

Sunday, January 22

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

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 3 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Cirque Éloize. Matthews Theatre.

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

8 p.m. Music workshop performance of freshman seminar. Princeton Laptop Orchestra. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

January 23–29

Tuesday, January 24

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Wednesday, January 25

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “Petaflops, Seriously.” David Keyes, Columbia University. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Thursday, January 26

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Synthetic and Mechanistic Investigations of Palladium-Catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalization.” Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Friday, January 27

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

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

Saturday, January 28

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Bowfire. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Sunday, January 29

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

[F] 2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

January 30–February 5

Tuesday, January 31

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre opera performance. Mozart Festival Opera. “The Magic Flute.” Matthews Theatre.

Wednesday, February 1

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “Increasing Destructiveness of Tropical Cyclones Over the Past 30 Years.” Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Thursday, February 2

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Friday, February 3

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s hockey vs. St. Lawrence University. Baker Rink.

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

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

Saturday, February 4

[F] 11 a.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Ralph’s World. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s hockey vs. Clarkson University. Baker Rink.

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

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra Pops. “The Broadway Concert.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Sunday, February 5

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

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Eugene O’Neill: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Berlind Theatre.

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 Café. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Group show of paintings. Through Jan. 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. Through Jan. 10.

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.