Calendar of events
September 24 – 30, 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.
Monday, September 24
Lectures
4 p.m. Mathematics applied and computational mathematics lecture. “My Experiences With Mathematics Outside Academia.” Janos Csirik, D.E. Shaw & Co. investment firm. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Geosciences seminar. “High-Precision Geochronology and the EARTHTIME Initiative.” Sam Bowring, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 220 Guyot.
Tuesday, September 25
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
Noon. Latin American studies lecture. “Sin: Cultural Formation as History in Late Colonial Mexico.” Herman Bennett, Rutgers University. 216 Burr.
Noon. Population research lecture. “Opting Out? Cohort Differences in Professional Women’s Employment From 1960 to 2005.” Christine Percheski. 300 Wallace.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Synthetically Tuned Luminophoric Materials: 3-D Displays, Solar Energy Conversion and Beyond.” Stefan Bernhard. 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Lawrence Ein, University of Illinois-Chicago. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Music lecture. “Making Opera: A Conversation With Andrea Breth.” Andrea Breth, director. 102 Woolworth.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Asymptotic Optimality in Sequential Quickest Change-Point Detection: Theory and Applications.” Alexander Tartakovsky, University of Southern California. E219, Engineering Quadrangle.
Notices
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Greening Dining Group farmers market. Firestone Plaza.
Wednesday, September 26
Arts
4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Clark Reading Series. Mark Doty and John Kinsella, poets. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7:30 p.m. German film screening. Andrea Breth: “Emilia Galotti.” Theater, Mathey-Rockefeller.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
8 a.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Prince-ton AIDS Initiative lecture. “AIDS and Governance in Africa: A Political Science Research Agenda.” Per Strand, University of Cape Town. 216 Burr.
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “The Turing Machine in the Voting Booth.” Andrew Appel. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Redox-Regulation of Protein Activity.” Ursula Jakob, University of Michigan. 3 Thomas.
12:15 p.m. Center for Health and Wellbeing/development studies lecture. “Income, Aging, Health and Wellbeing Around the World: Evidence From the Gallup World Poll.” Angus Deaton. 300 Wallace.
2 p.m. Mathematics statistical mechanics seminar. “Nonequilibrium Stationary States (NESS): An Overview.” Joel Lebowitz, Rutgers University. 343 Jadwin.
2:30 p.m. Theater and dance lecture. “How to Direct a Classic.” Andrea Breth, director. Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Frontal Polymerization for Making New Materials and Studying Nonlinear Dynamics.” John Pojman, University of Southern Mississippi. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “Trade and Equality.” Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect. 219 Burr.
4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “Understanding Technology Adoption Decision From the Prospect Theory Perspective.” Elaine Liu. 200 Fisher.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics laboratory lecture. “Cascading Failure, the Risk of Large Blackouts, Criticality, and Self-Organization.” Ian Dobson, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Center for Innovation in Engineering Education lecture. “Inventing a Better Future.” Frank Moss, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Convocation Room, Friend.
4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Born to Believe: God, Science, and the Origin of Ordinary and Extraordinary Beliefs.” Andrew Newberg, University of Pennsylvania. 101 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. International economics lecture. “Global Rebalancing With Gravity: How Big Is the Burden of Adjustment?” Samuel Kortum, University of Chicago. 103 Bendheim Center, 26 Prospect Ave.
4:30 p.m. Whitman College dedication lecture. “Tradition and Modernity: The Making of Whitman College.” Demetri Porphyrios, architect. McCosh 50.
Notices
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Center for Theoretical Physics symposium. “Frontiers in Quantum Computation.” A10 Jadwin. To register: www.pctp.princeton.edu/pctp/.
Sports
7:30 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Sacred Heart. Princeton Stadium.
Thursday, September 27
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Richard Greenberg: “The Violet Hour.” Sophie Gandler, director. Theater, Murray-Dodge.
[F] 8 p.m. University Concerts. The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “MS Word: Tips from the Pros.” Multipurpose Room C, Frist.
2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Sard’s Lemma and the Quotient Aubry Set.” Alfonso Sorrentino. 401 Fine.
4:30 p.m. German lecture. “A Discussion With Andrea Breth.” Andrea Breth, director. 205 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Biological Large Scale Integration.” Stephen Quake, Stanford University. A10 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. School of Engineering and Applied Science lecture. “Re-imagining the Internet.” Robert Kahn, Corporation for National Research Initiatives, and Larry Peterson. Auditorium, Friend.
4:30 p.m. /@rts lecture. “The ‘High Reality Quotient’ and Other Adventures in Imaging.” Clifford Ross, photographer. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7:30 p.m. German lecture and film screening. “The Invisible Theater: The Secret Postwar History of Nazi Cinema.” Timothy Nunan. Screening of “Die Feuerzangenbowle,” directed by Helmut Weiss. 205 East Pyne.
Notices
1 to 4 p.m. Center for Theoretical Physics seminar. “Semiconductor Approaches to Qubits.” 475 Jadwin.
Sports
7:30 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Monmouth. Princeton Stadium.
Friday, September 28
Arts
4:30 p.m. Irish studies reading. Anne Enright, and Colm Toibin, novelists. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Richard Greenberg: “The Violet Hour.” Sophie Gandler, director. Theater, Murray-Dodge.
Notices
1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Buddhist Studies Workshop/Tang Center/University Library symposium. “Dunhuang Manuscripts and Paintings: An International Symposium Honoring James and Lucy Lo.” 101 McCormick. To register: tang.princeton.edu/dh/dunhuang-home.html.
3 p.m. Memorial service for Bohdan Paczynski, Lyman Spitzer Jr. Professor of Astrophysics. Chapel.
Saturday, September 29
Arts
[F] 2 and 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Richard Greenberg: “The Violet Hour.” Sophie Gandler, director. Theater, Murray-Dodge.
[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Ballet Folklórico de Mexico. Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
11 a.m. Alumni Association pre-football lecture. “Economic Inequality and American Democracy.” Larry Bartels. 101 McCormick.
5 p.m. Art museum lecture. Fazal Sheikh, photographer, discussing his work. McCosh 50.
Sports
Noon. Field hockey vs. Cornell. 1952 Stadium.
[F] 3:30 p.m. Football vs. Columbia. Prince-ton Stadium.
7 p.m. Women’s volleyball vs. Penn. Dillon Gym.
Sunday, September 30
Arts
[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lydia Diamond: “Stick Fly.” Shirley Jo Finney, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert. Dan Zhu, violin. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Notices
4 p.m. Davis International Center celebration. “Gandhi Jayanti 2007: A Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s Life and Commemoration of His 138th Birth Anniversary.” Convocation Room, Friend.
11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.
Sports
1 p.m. Field hockey vs. Richmond. 1952 Stadium.
2 p.m. Women’s volleyball vs. Juniata. Dillon Gym.
6 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Fairleigh Dickinson. Princeton Stadium.
Weekly
Alcoholics Anonymous
12:15 p.m. Mondays. East Room, Murray-Dodge.
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.
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.
• “Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh.” Sept. 29 through Jan. 6.
• “Sorcerers of the Fifth Heaven: Nahua Art and Ritual of Ancient Southern Mexico.” Through Sept. 28.
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.” Through Feb. 10. Tours of exhibit at 3 p.m. Oct. 21, Dec. 9 and Feb. 10.
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.
Visual Arts Program
Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
• Exhibit of student work. Sept. 25 through Oct. 12. Opening reception, Sept. 25, 6 to 8 p.m.
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 Nov. 4.
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
Weekday tours leave from Undergraduate Admission Reception Area, Clio. Saturday and Sunday tours leave from Frist Campus Center Welcome Desk. Tours Monday-Saturday at 11:15 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.
