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Calendar of events

February 6-12, 2006

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Monday, February 6

Arts

7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values film. Luis Buñuel: “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.” Josiah Ober, speaker. Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

Lectures

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Islamic seminar. “Grandfathers Rediscovered: Sufism in Contemporary Kabylia.” Judith Scheele, University of Oxford. 102 Jones.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Playgrounds.” Luis Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón, Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos, Madrid. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. 101 McCormick.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Matthew Stewart, author of “The Courtier and the Heretic.” University Store.

Tuesday, February 7

Arts

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. King’s Singers. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research seminar. “Discrimination in Low Wage Labor Markets.” Devah Pager. 300 Wallace.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Charge Transport in Molecular Monolayers, Multilayers and Thin Films.” Cherie Kagan, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. “The Triple Nucleus and Supermassive Black Hole of M31.” Ralf Bender, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik, Germany. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Grigory Mikhalkin, University of Toronto. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “Detecting Changes in the Rate of a Poisson Process.” George Moustakides, University of Thessaly, Greece. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/graduate career services lecture. “Business and Finance at the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’: New Approaches in Pro-Poor Development.” Katharine McKee, U.S. Agency for International Development. 16 Robertson.

7:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton Justice Project lecture. “Intellectuals and the Institution: What’s In the Service of the Nation?” Anne-Marie Slaughter; Cornel West; and Mark Bruzonsky, journalist and commentator. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

Wednesday, February 8

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Reilly Lewis, Washington, D.C. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading series. Gary Shteyngart, fiction writer, and Quincy Troupe, poet, reading their work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

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

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Indigo Girls. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Ecology and evolutionary biology colloquium on the biology of populations. “Why Does Sexual Reproduction Exist?” Matthew Meselson, Harvard University. 3 Thomas Lab.

Noon. Information technology seminar. “Beyond Course Management: Blackboard as a Learning Tool.” Dennis Hood. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Slow Light, Plasmons and Photonic Crystals in Nonlinear Optics: Their Figures of Merit.” Jacob Khurgin, Johns Hopkins University. 222 Bowen.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “Single Molecule Studies of DNA Replication and Polymer Physics.” Charles Schroeder, Harvard University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m., A214 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. “The Second Intifada and the Global War on Terror.” Lisa Hajjar, University of California-Santa Barbara. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “The New Alliance: The Moral Imperative Meets Realpolitik.” Robert Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement. 16 Robertson.

6:30 p.m. Hellenic studies/School of Architecture lecture. “Conceptualizing Context: Beijing-Athens, From Factory 798 to the New Acropolis Museum.” Bernard Tschumi, Columbia University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Thursday, February 9

Arts

Noon. Chapel music/Graduate College organ concert. Reilly Lewis, Washington, D.C. Procter (charge for lunch).

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

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance/Irish studies senior thesis production. “Waiting for Godot.” With John Doherty, Ben Mains, Jed Peterson and Paulo Quiros. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime Freshman One-Act Festival. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

Lectures

2:30 p.m. Survey Research Center/industrial relations lecture. “Respondent Driven Sampling: A Method for Drawing a Representative Sample of Rare and Hard-to-Reach Populations.” Douglas Heckathorn, Cornell University. 300 Wallace.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/East Asian studies lecture. “Strategic Thinking in East Asia: Overview of 2005.” Walter Anderson, Johns Hopkins University; David Denoon, New York University; and Thomas Christensen, Gilbert Rozman and Kazuhiko Togo. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. “The Underground Railroad of Self-Determination: Beyond Victimization.” Robert Woodson Sr., National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise; and Carol Swain, moderator. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Gauge Theories, Strings and Cosmology.” Igor Klebanov. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art lecture. “Architectonics of Tang Imperial Tombs, 618-907: Constructing a Dynasty.” Tonia Eckfeld, University of Melbourne. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Achieving Equality in Education and Eliminating Illiteracy in Kenya: Government and NGOs’ Collaborative Efforts.” George Godia, Kenya Ministry of Education, and Elias Noor, UNICEF. 16 Robertson.

5 p.m. Friends of the Library lecture. “Hand Bookbindings: Plain and Simple to Grand and Glorious.” Scott Husby. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

5:30 p.m. Center for Innovation in Engineering lecture. “Building a Pre-IPO Company in the Face of Recession, War and Google.” Steve Papa, Endeca. Auditorium, Friend.

Notices

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Thomas Kaufmann, author of “Painterly Enlightenment.” University Store.

Friday, February 10

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. McCoy Tyner Trio; with Luciana Souza Quartet. Matthews Theatre.

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

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance/Irish studies senior thesis production. “Waiting for Godot.” With John Doherty, Ben Mains, Jed Peterson and Paulo Quiros. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime Freshman One-Act Festival. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Science and global security seminar on biodefense. “Preventing Bio-Violence: The Need for International Legal Action.” Barry Kellman, DePaul University. Multipurpose Room A, Frist.

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Hybrid Numerical Simulation of Nonequilibrium Gas and Plasma Dynamics.” Iain Boyd, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

3 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. Christina Sormani, City University of New York. 314 Fine.

3:30 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Advanced Statistical Properties of Dispersing Billiards.” Nikolai Chernov, University of Alabama-Birmingham. 322 Fine.

4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. “Knowing the Answer.” Jonathan Schaffer, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Limit Laws and Recurrence for the Infinite Horizon Planar Lorentz Process.” Domokos Szász, Technical University, Budapest. 322 Fine.

Notices

10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Women in Science and Engineering conference. Convocation Room, Friend. For more information, visit www.princeton.edu/~gwise/wise.

Sports

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

7 p.m. Women’s hockey vs. Harvard University. Baker Rink.

Saturday, February 11

Arts

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

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance/Irish studies senior thesis production. “Waiting for Godot.” With John Doherty, Ben Mains, Jed Peterson and Paulo Quiros. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime Freshman One-Act Festival. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 8 p.m. University concerts. Wesleyan University Gamelan. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

11 a.m. Memorial service for Curtis Lasell, former principal University organist. Chapel.

Sports

4 p.m. Women’s hockey vs. Dartmouth College. Baker Rink.

7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Dartmouth College. Jadwin Gym.

Sunday, February 12

Arts

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

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance/Irish studies senior thesis production. “Waiting for Godot.” With John Doherty, Ben Mains, Jed Peterson and Paulo Quiros. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

4 p.m. Middle East Society/International Center/Near Eastern studies lecture. “Can the Iraqis Save Themselves — and Us?” Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer. 101 Friend.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Otis Moss, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Cleveland. 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.

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.

Visual Arts Program

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

Exhibit of student art work from the fall semester. Feb. 7 through Feb. 24. Video screenings, Feb. 7, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Opening reception, Feb 7, 6 to 8 p.m.

Women and Gender Studies

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

“The Sensitive Observer.” Art by Frances Heinrich. Through March 3.

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.