Calendar of events
September 16–23, 2007
[F] Admission charged, [G] Not open to general
public.
All other events are open to members of the University community
and the general public free of charge. Any speaker not otherwise identified is a
member of the faculty, staff or student body of Princeton University. The
calendar is posted at
www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/. Submissions for future
calendars may be made electronically at the same location or by entering
information in the University-wide Web-based events calendar at calendar.princeton.edu.
Yom Kippur services
Orthodox: Senate Chamber, Whig. Sept. 21, 6:40 p.m.; and Sept. 22, 8 a.m., 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Conservative: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. Sept. 21, 6:45 p.m.; and Sept. 22, 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Reform: Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St. Sept. 21, 7 p.m.; and Sept. 22, 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 16
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theater.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Alison Boden. Chapel.
[G] 3 p.m. Opening Exercises. Chapel.
Sports
11 a.m. Men’s water polo vs. MIT. DeNunzio Pool.
Monday, September 17
Lectures
Noon. Near Eastern studies lecture. “Periodization in Middle East History.” Bernard Lewis. 202 Jones.
4 p.m. Davis Center/Middle East Society lecture. “Enlightenment, Imperialism, and Utopia: A Politically Incorrect Look at Israel/Palestine.” Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, author. 101 Friend.
4:30 p.m. American studies/Madison Program Constitution Day lecture: “Who’s Afraid of Senator Byrd? The Constitution and the Uses of American History.” Stanley Katz. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Tuesday, September 18
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theater.
Lectures
4:30 p.m. Algebraic geometry seminar. James McKernan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 322 Fine.
Wednesday, September 19
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Eric Plutz. Chapel.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theater.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Blackboard: All the Tools, All the Time.” Dennis Hood. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “A Global View of Genomic Regulatory Logic in the Specification of an Embryonic Cell Lineage.” Eric Davidson, California Institute of Technology. 3 Thomas Lab.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “De Nova Design of Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Therapeutic Applications.” Joel Schneider, University of Delaware. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “Mismatching in Job Monotony: Accounting for the Bias in Compensating Wage Differentials Estimates.” Climent Quintana-Domeque. 103 Bendheim Center, 26 Prospect Ave.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “What About Fusion Reactors?” John Sheffield, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. James McKernan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.
5 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Mathey College lecture. “Preparing for the Worst.” Frances Townsend, assistant to President Bush for homeland security and counterterrorism. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Thursday, September 20
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theater.
Lectures
2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics lecture. “Subpolar Ocean Climate: Views From Above and Below.” P.B. Rhines, University of Washington. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. “Can Pakistan Become a Democracy?” Ayesha Siddiqa, independent security analyst. 16 Robertson.
8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series/Vanuxem lecture. “How To Do Precisely the Right Thing at All Possible Times.” Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University. McCosh 50.
Friday, September 21
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theater.
Lectures
3 p.m. Center for the Study of Books and Media/history panel discussion. “The Publishing Game Today.” Anthony Grafton, moderator. 106 McCormick.
4 p.m. Philosophy lecture. “Where Rational Choice and Evolution Part Ways.” Samir Okasha, Bristol University. 2 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “Louis MacNeice and Modern Irish Poetry.” Anthony Bradley, University of Vermont. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Notices
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies conference. “Problems of Inequality in the Developing World.” 219 Burr.
Saturday, September 22
Arts
[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theater.
Sports
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Women’s golf/Princeton Invitational. Springdale Golf Course.
1 p.m. Field hockey vs. Columbia. 1952 Stadium.
Sunday, September 23
Arts
[F] 2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theater.
8 p.m. Center for the Creative and Performing Arts concert. Michael Friedman: “Gone Missing: The Concert Version.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St. Tickets required. See story on page 8.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Alison Boden. Chapel.
Sports
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Women’s golf/Princeton Invitational. Springdale Golf Course. Noon. Men’s water polo vs. Johns Hopkins. DeNunzio Pool.
1 p.m. Field hockey vs. Colgate University. 1952 Stadium.
1 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. St. Joseph’s University. Princeton Stadium.
4 p.m. Men’s water polo vs. George Washington. DeNunzio Pool.
Exhibits
Art and Archaeology
First floor lounge, McCormick Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “Global Views: 19th-Century Travel Photographs.” Through Sept. 28.
Frist Campus Center
200 level. Monday-Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Thursday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 a.m.; Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 a.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
• “Arnold Guyot Bicentennial Exhibit.” Through Oct. 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.
Main Gallery:
• “To the Mountains of the Moon: Mapping African Exploration,
1541-1880.” Through Oct. 21.
Milberg Gallery:
• “El Taller de Gráfica Popular/The Workshop for Popular
Art.” Sept. 21 through Feb. 10. Tours of exhibit at 3 p.m. Oct. 21, Dec. 9 and
Feb. 10.
Women and Gender
Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
• “Limitless Potential.” Chinese calligraphy by Seow-Chu See. Through Oct. 31.
• “Print, Paper and Collage.” Betsy Miraglia, freelance artist. Through Sept. 30.
Et cetera
Art Museum
Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.
Athletic Ticket Office
Tickets and information: 258-3538.
Employment Opportunities
Frist Campus Center
Welcome Desk: 258-1766. www.princeton.edu/frist.
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: 258-3060.
Prospect Association
Reservations: 258-3686. www.princeton.edu/prospecthouse.
Richardson Auditorium
Event information: 258-5000. www.princeton.edu/richaud.
Tiger Sportsline
Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.
