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Calendar of events

February 13-19, 2006

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Monday, February 13

Arts

7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values film. Ingmar Bergman: “Shame.” Jonathan Kirschner, speaker. Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

Lectures

1:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “Torelli Map and Infinite Grassmannians.” Valery Alexeev, University of Georgia. 401 Fine.

2 p.m. Mathematics seminar. “Classical Invariant Theory Meets Statistics.” Amnon Neeman, Australian National University. 314 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Anisotropic Nanocrystals: A New Frontier in Nanocrystal Chemistry.” Rongchao Jin, James Franck Institute, Chicago. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Impacts of and Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Response to Global Warming.” Richard Tol, Hamburg University, Germany. 220 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Committee on Palestine/Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. “The New Palestinian Political Landscape: Challenges and Responsibilities.” Rafi Dajani, American Task Force on Palestine; and Kamal Abdulfattah, Birzeit University, discussant. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture series on “America’s Founding and Future.” “The Doha Declaration: The World Affirms the Natural Family and Marriage.” William Saunders, Family Research Council, Washington, D.C. 104 Computer Science.

Notices

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

Tuesday, February 14

Arts

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark student reading of fiction, poetry and translation. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

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

Lectures

Noon. Population research lecture. “Dignifying Discontent: Informal Workers’ Organizations and the State of India.” Rina Agarwala. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “The Informal Sector in Brazil.” José Scheinkman. 216 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. “Environmental Effects on Migration in Nepal.” Douglas Massey. 10 Guyot.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. “Dark Energy: Accelerating Toward the Vacuum.” Robert Caldwell, Dartmouth College. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “Complete Moduli of Branchvarieties.” Valery Alexeev, University of Georgia. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “Nonsmooth, Nonconvex Optimization: Theory, Algorithms and Applications.” Michael Overton, New York University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

5 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Shanghai Reflections.” Mario Gandelsonas. N106, School of Architecture.

5 p.m. Secretary-General’s Global Colloquium of University Presidents lecture. “Innovative Ways for Financing Global Public Goods.” Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Notices

[FG] 5:30 p.m. Prospect Valentine’s dinner. Prospect House.

Wednesday, February 15

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Daniel Kirk-Foster, St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Bronx, N.Y. Chapel.

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

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Julio Bocca’s “Boccatango.” Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Health services/International Center bridging cultures lunch discussion. “Some Pointers on Chinese Medicine and Health Care.” Denise Liu, diplomate in acupuncture and Chinese herbology. 243 Frist.

Noon. Information technology seminar. “AP501: A (More Productive) Day in the Academic Life.” Christopher Mackie. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Deformation of Ductile Polycrystals: Modeling and Validation.” Alberto Cuitiño, Rutgers University. 222 Bowen.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Structure-Function Studies of Proteins That Determine DNA Replication Fidelity.” Thomas Kunkel, National Institutes of Health. 3 Thomas Lab.

3 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “Spectra of Positive and Negative Energies in the Linearized NLS Problem.” Vitali Vougalter, University of Toronto. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “Computational Sequence Optimization and Designability of Enzyme Active Sites.” Raj Chakrabarti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m., A214 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “The Returns to Pencil Use Revisited.” Alexandra Spitz, Centre for European Economic Research. 200 Fisher.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Jansen lecture. “The Originality of the ‘Copy’: Mimesis and Subversion in ‘Koreans in Perspective.’” Ronald Toby, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/DeCamp lecture. “Can We Measure Quality of Life: Is the Quality Adjusted Life Year (ALY) an Acceptable Metric?” Jeff Richardson, Monash University, Australia; and Uwe Reinhardt, respondent. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Music colloquium. “Vienna in 1809, Beethoven and Napoleon.” Leon Plantinga, Yale University. Graduate Seminar Room, Woolworth.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. “Small Gaps Between Primes.” Dan Goldston, San Jose State University. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Acts of Courage: Vaclav Havel’s Life in the Theater.” Carol Rocamora, New York University. 245 East Pyne.

6 p.m. International Center bridging cultures dinner discussion. “The Elders Speak: Conducting Fieldwork in Africa.” Private Dining Room, Rockefeller College (charge for dinner).

6 p.m. School of Architecture/Kassler lecture. “Systems as Pattern.” Denise Brown, Scott Brown and Associates, Philadelphia. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Sports

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. New York University. Dillon Gym.

Thursday, February 16

Arts

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

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Julio Bocca’s “Boccatango.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Performance. “The Vagina Monologues.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[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

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. “Global Vegetation Phenology From Remote Sensing: Seasonal Dynamics and Interannual Variability From MODIS.” Mark Friedl, Boston University. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Ergodic Theory and Lattice Points.” Amos Nevo, Institute for Advanced Study. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “Between Fact and Fiction: Literary Representation of the Clone, 1960-1980.” Christina Brandt, Max-Planck Institute, Berlin. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics/Mason lecture series on “The Quest for Freedom.” “The Emancipation Proclamation and the Commander-in-Chief Power: Lessons From the Lincoln Administration for the War on Terror.” Michael Paulsen, University of Minnesota. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Testing Einstein in Space: A Marriage of Physics and Engineering.” Francis Everitt, Stanford University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Terrorists, Tycoons, Tyrants and Theocrats: American Policy Challenges in the Middle East.” Daniel Kurtzer. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

7:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Jansen lecture. “The Birth of the Hairy Barbarian.” Ronald Toby, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. 202 Jones.

Friday, February 17

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Dionysos in Ancient Art.” Elizabeth Kessler. Art Museum.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “Long Walk to Freedom: Music of South Africa.” Ladysmith Black Mambazo; with Vusi Mahlasela. 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.

Lectures

10 a.m. History/Council of the Humanities lecture. "The Black Hole of Empire." Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University. 211 Dickinson.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. Natasa Sesum, Columbia University. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “Priests, Parades and Patriots: The Irish in 19th-Century New Jersey.” Dermot Quinn, Seton Hall University. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

Notices

1 to 5 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Art Museum/Institute for International and Regional Studies colloquium. “The ‘World of Art’ and Russian Culture.” 101 McCormick.

Sports

9 a.m. Men’s squash/CSA Team Tournament. Jadwin Gym.

6 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. Syracuse University. Jadwin Gym.

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. George Mason University. Dillon Gym.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Baker Rink.

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

Saturday, February 18

Arts

10 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. “Can You SEE in the Dark?” Barbara Willis, docent. Art Museum.

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

[F] 6:30 p.m. Gospelfest 2006. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[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.

Notices

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art graduate student symposium. “Traversing Media and Remodeling Motifs in East Asian Art.” 101 McCormick.

2 p.m. Fields Center book launch. “Black in Two Worlds” by the late Carl Fields. Fields Center.

Sports

8:45 a.m. Women’s lacrosse Spring Tournament. 1952 Stadium.

9 a.m. Men’s squash/CSA Team Tournament. Jadwin Gym.

11 a.m. Men’s and women’s indoor track/Princeton Invitational. Jadwin Gym.

1 and 7:30 p.m. Women’s water polo/Princeton Invitational. Denunzio Pool.

4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Rutgers University. Dillon Gym.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Union College. Baker Rink.

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

Sunday, February 19

Arts

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

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Dionysos in Ancient Art.” Elizabeth Kessler. Art Museum.

[F] 3 p.m. Richardson Chamber Players concert. “Appalachian Spring.” Music by Copland, Antheil, Arthur Farwell and Charles Griffes. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

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

Sports

9 a.m. Men’s squash/CSA Team Tournament. Jadwin Gym.

11 a.m. Women’s tennis vs. Temple University. Jadwin Gym.

12:15 p.m. Women’s water polo/Princeton Invitational. Denunzio Pool.

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. April 2.

School of Engineering

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

“The Astrophotography of Robert Vanderbei.” Through March 11.

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. Through Feb. 24.

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.