Calendar of events
November 12-18, 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, November 12
Arts
6:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Abram Room: “Bed and Sofa.” 100 Jones.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Rodgers and Hammerstein: “The Sound of Music.” The Salzburg Marionette Theatre, directed by Richard Hamberg. Matthews Theatre.
8 p.m. Music concert. Musica Alta. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Lectures
Noon. Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Formation of Iraqi Identity.” Hugh Kennedy, University of London. 202 Jones Hall.
1:30 p.m. Mathematics symplectic geometry seminar. “Canonical Deformations and Mirror Symmetry via Real Affine Geometry.” First of three. Bernd Siebert, University of Freiburg, Germany. 314 Fine.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Coherent and Convex Risk Measures: Representation Results and Dynamic Consistency Conditions.” Patrick Cheridito. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Seismic Imaging of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman and Parkfield Earthquakes.” Peter Shearer, University of California-San Diego. 220 Guyot.
4:30 p.m. Anthropology lecture. “Repatriating Capitalism: Money, Lies and Uncoined Values in Post-Soviet Siberia.” Serguei Oushakine. 219 Burr.
4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. “Competing Faces in Early Christian Art and the Monopoly on Christ’s Likeness.” Herbert Kessler, Johns Hopkins University. 101 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “The Impact of Faith in Public Service.” Frank Wolf, U.S. representative from Virginia. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “After the Surge: Whither Iraq ... and the U.S.?” Joost Hiltermann, International Crisis Group. 16 Robertson.
6:30 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Building, Presence and Being.” Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Stanford University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
Notices
[G] 4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
Tuesday, November 13
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. “From Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road.” RAIN: The Beatles Experience. Matthews Theatre.
7:30 p.m. Visual arts film screening and lecture. Ernie Gehr, filmmaker. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Lectures
11 a.m. French and Italian lecture. “Petrarquisme et Anti-Petrarquisme.” French language lecture. Jean-Claude Carron, University of California-Los Angeles. 100 Jones.
Noon. Population research lecture. “Understanding the Sources of Racial and Gender Disparities in Early Childhood Aggression.” Emily Moiduddin. 300 Wallace.
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Gendered Transculturation in ‘Six Feet Under.’” Frances Aparicio, University of Illinois-Chicago. 216 Burr.
2 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. “Langland, Lordship, Invention.” Emily Steiner, University of Pennsylvania. 219 Burr.
4:30 p.m. Center for Innovation in Engineering Education workshop. “Corporate Entrepreneurship.” Walter Skowronski, Boeing Capital Corp. Convocation Room, Friend.
4:30 p.m. Judaic studies/Kwartler lecture. “‘If It Were Not Written in Scripture, It Could Not Have Been Said’: Rabbinic Daring in Interpretation.” Moshe Halbertal, Hebrew University. 10 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Sai-Kee Yeung, Purdue University. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/Near Eastern studies lecture. “Iraqi Oil Politics: Past and Present.” Issam Al-Chalabi, energy consultant and former Iraqi minister of oil. 10 Guyot.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Liechtenstein Institute/Near Eastern studies panel discussion. “Forgotten, Not Frozen: A Roundtable on Violent Conflict in Chechnya and the North Caucasus.” Valeriy Dzutsev, University of Maryland; Jason Lyall; Michael Reynolds; and Fatima Tilsova, Harvard University. 16 Robertson.
6 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/Center for African American Studies lecture. Majora Carter, Sustainable South Bronx. 302 Frist.
8 p.m. Public Lectures Series/Edge lecture. “Mediocrity and Its Causes: A Surgeon’s Notes on Medical Performance.” Atul Gawande, surgeon and writer. McCosh 10.
Wednesday, November 14
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. Mary Mozelle, National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. Chapel.
4:30 p.m. /@rts lecture. David Bithell, composer and performer. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Clark Reading Series Turkish poetry symposium. Lale Muldur, Seyhan Erozcelik and Guven Turan, poets. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. The 5 Browns. Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “TiVo for the Internet: RSS Feeds for Research and Leisure.” Steven Adams. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
12:15 p.m. Development studies/Center for Health and Wellbeing lecture. “Sex Differences in Obesity Rates in Poor Countries: Evidence from South Africa.” Anne Case. 300 Wallace.
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Computational Approaches to Gene Regulation.” Sridhar Hannenhalli, University of Pennsylvania. 402 Computer Science.
1:30 p.m. Mathematics symplectic geometry seminar. “Canonical Deformations and Mirror Symmetry via Real Affine Geometry.” Second of three. Bernd Siebert, University of Freiburg, Germany. 801 Fine.
2:50 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation seminar. Ayako Yasuda, University of Pennsylvania. 103 Bendheim Center, 26 Prospect Ave. Registration required for outside attendees; e-mail neukirch@princeton.edu.
3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. Sergei Gukov, Institute for Advanced Study. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. "Water at Interfaces: Insight From Ab-Initio Simulations." Giulia Galli, University of California-Davis. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:30 p.m. Buddhist studies workshop/East Asian studies lecture. “The Social Life of Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Dunhuang (Gansu, China), 9th-10th Centuries.” Hao Chunwen, Capital Normal University, Beijing. Room 137, 1879.
4:30 p.m. International economics lecture. “A Framework for Identifying the Sources of Local-Currency Price Stability With an Empirical Application.” Penny Goldberg. 103 Bendheim Center for Finance, 26 Prospect Ave.
4:30 p.m. Madison program/Woodrow Wilson School/history lecture. “The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression.” Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg News. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Isaac Held. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Renaissance studies lecture. “Tradition Not Rebirth: Malvasia’s Anti-Vasarian History of Art.” Elizabeth Cropper, National Gallery of Art. 10 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. University Center for Human Values/Moffett/DeCamp seminar. “Do Chimpanzees Follow Norms?” Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University. 2 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The U.S. and Pakistan: Building Trust When It Matters.” Frederick Barton, Center for Strategic and International Studies. 16 Robertson.
6:30 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Urban Stories.” Christine Boyer. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
Sports
[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Iona. Jadwin Gym.
Thursday, November 15
Arts
7 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Nouri Bouzid: “Man of Ashes.” Arabic with English subtitles. 100 Jones.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “The Winter’s Tale.” Tracy Bersley, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. University Concerts performance. Roger Chase, viola, with Michiko Otaki, piano. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
Noon. Information technology lecture. “Introduction to Word 2007.” Jon Edwards. Multipurpose Room C, Frist.
12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology/Moffett Lecture. “Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Environmental Change: Past, Present, Future.” Raymond Huey, University of Washington. 10 Guyot.
12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Space Debris and Anti-Satellite Weapons.” David Wright, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Second floor, 221 Nassau St.
3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Wrapping Light Around a Hair.” First of two. Eric Mazur, Harvard University. 222 Bowen.
4:30 p.m. Anthropology lecture. “Migration, Assimilation and the Cultural Construction of Identity: Navajo Perspectives.” Louise Lamphere, University of New Mexico. 219 Burr.
4:30 p.m. Center for Innovation in Engineering Education/Field lecture. “Xerox Innovation.” Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox Corp. Convocation Room, Friend.
4:30 p.m. Classics lecture. “The Philosopher and His Debt: Apuleius’ ‘Florida’ 18.” Richard Fletcher, Ohio State University. 161 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “Forces of Nature.” Joshua Shaevitz. A10 Jadwin.
Friday, November 16
Arts
12:30 p.m. Art museum gallery talk. “The Three-Ring Circus of Francisco Toledo: Sorcery, Surrealism and Sensuality.” Sharon Lorenzo, Latin American art historian. Art museum.
4:30 p.m. Irish studies reading. Colum McCann and Joseph O’Connor, novelists. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/Center for African American Studies film screening. Spike Lee: “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” (Parts III and IV). Discussion follows. 10 East Pyne.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “The Winter’s Tale.” Tracy Bersley, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. University Concerts performance. Roger Chase, viola, with Michiko Otaki, piano. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
Noon. Judaic studies seminar. “Making Talmudic Dynamics Explicit: Amoraic Halakha and Philosophy of Language.” Ariel Furstenberg, Institute for Advanced Study. 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
1:30 p.m. Mathematics symplectic geometry seminar. “Canonical Deformations and Mirror Symmetry via Real Affine Geometry.” Last of three. Bernd Siebert, University of Freiburg, Germany. 314 Fine.
3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. Michael Eichmair, Stanford University. 314 Fine.
3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Subcellular Surgery and Nanosurgery.” Last of two. Eric Mazur, Harvard University. 222 Bowen.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Synthetic Methodologies Discovered en Route to Natural Products.” Tohru Fukuyama, University of Tokyo. 324 Frick.
5 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Beyond the Blue.” Wolf Prix, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU design firm, Vienna. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
Sports
[F] 7 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Cornell. Baker Rink.
Saturday, November 17
Arts
[F] 10 a.m. to noon. Art museum children’s program. “Tarascon Diligence: A Stagecoach With a Story.” Art museum. Call 258-3788 for more information.
[F] 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre ballet performance. Graham Lustig: “The Nutcracker.” American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “The Winter’s Tale.” Tracy Bersley, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. University Wind Ensemble concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Notices
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Association of Prince-ton Graduate Alumni/Graduate School/Graduate Student Government symposium. “Princeton Research Symposium.” Friend Center. To register: www.princeton.edu/~prs/.
Sports
[F] 4 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Colgate. Baker Rink.
Sunday, November 18
Arts
[F] 1 and 4:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre ballet performance. Graham Lustig: “The Nutcracker.” American Repertory Ballet, and Princeton Ballet School. Matthews Theatre.
3 p.m. Art museum gallery talk. “The Three-Ring Circus of Francisco Toledo: Sorcery, Surrealism and Sensuality.” Sharon Lorenzo, Latin American art historian. Art museum.
[F] 3 p.m. University Chamber Choir concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Yvonne Delk, Center for African American Theological Studies. 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.
“Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh.” Through Jan. 6.
“El Maestro Francisco Toledo: Art From Oaxaca, 1959-2006.” Through Jan. 6.
“Ansel Adams, ‘Moonrise’: Print the Legend.” Through Jan. 13.
“Inhabited Landscapes: Selected Works From the DuBois Schanck Morris Collection.” Through Jan. 20.
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: “Numismatics in the Renaissance.” Through July 20. Tours of exhibit at 3 p.m. Nov. 18, March 16 and June 1.
Milberg Gallery: “El Taller de Gráfica Popular/The Workshop for Popular Art.” Through Feb. 10. Tours of exhibit at 3 p.m. Dec. 9 and Feb. 10.
Visual Arts Program
Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
Exhibition of student work. Through Nov. 21.
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.
University Ticketing
Ticket information: 258-9220. www.princeton.edu/utickets.
