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Lech Walesa, former president of Poland, will
deliver the inaugural lecture of the Millennium
Lecture Series at 3:30 pm on October 8 in
McCosh 50, Helm Auditorium.
Winner of the 1983 Nobel peace
Prize, Walesa spearheaded the Solidarity movement
that brought Communist rule to an end in Poland in
the 1980s, and in 1990 he became his country's
first democratically elected president. Retired
from politics, he now heads the Lech Walesa
Institute, whose aim is "to advance the ideals of
democracy and free market reform throughout Eastern
Europe and the rest of the world."
Walesa's lecture is the first in
a series to be presented as part of the Princeton
Millennium Project of the Class of 2000. In
addition to talks by Doris Kearns Goodwin and Toni
Morrrison, the project will include essay contests
for Princeton undergraduates and area high school
students, offering cash prizes; an archival
project, "A Week in the Life of Princeton, 2000";
and a Millennium Day.
Grimes discusses macroeconomic policy of Japan
William Grimes, assistant professor in
international relations at Boston University, will
speak on "Power, Pathology, and the Making of
Failed Policies: Macroeconomic Policy in Japan,
1985-1999" at 4:30 pm on October 6 in 1
Robertson.
Author of the forthcoming book
"From the Plaza to the Bubble: Japan's Response to
International Economic Policy Coordination,
1985-97," Grimes has been an advanced research
fellow at the Program on US-Japan Relations at
Harvard.
A former Fulbright scholar at
the University of Tokyo's Institute of Fiscal and
Monetary Policy, he was assistant to the director
of the US-Japan Relations Program at Princeton,
where he earned an 1990 MPA at the Woodrow Wilson
School and a 1995 PhD in politics.
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Poets Sophie Cabot Black (above) and Mark Strand
will give an Althea Ward Clark W'21 Creative
Writing Program poetry reading at 4:30 pm on
October 6 in the Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau
St.
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Dance at McCarter
Franklin Gamero (l) and Iliana Lopez will dance George Balanchine's "Rubies" when the Miami City Ballet appears at 8:00 pm on October 6 and 7 in McCarter Theatre. (Photo by Steven Caras)
Black female MP talks of women, leadership
Diane Abbott, first black woman in the British
Parliament, will speak on "Women and Leadership" at
7:00 pm on October 7 in the Third World
Center.
First elected to the House of
Commons in 1987, Abbott represents a working class,
multiethnic district in London. As a member of
Parliament, she has had a role in deliberating NATO
and UN action in the Balkans and Africa and
criticizing the Maastricht Treaty, and she has
served as a member of the Treasury Committee of the
International Monetary Fund.
Daughter of Jamaican immigrants,
Abbott is an honors graduate of Cambridge
University. A former journalist, she was a founding
member of the Black Media Workers Organisation in
the UK.
Her talk is sponsored by the
Women's Center, Third World Center and African
American Studies Program.
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Flutist James Galway, with pianist Philip Moll, will appear at 8:00 pm on October 8 at McCarter Theatre. (Photo by Dorothy Low)
Chamber Players recreate Schubertiade
The Richardson Chamber Players present a program
entitled "An Evening at Schubert's" at 8:00 pm on
October 8 in Richardson Auditorium. It
includes lieder and chamber music largely
composed between 1814 and 1817, which were
performed by Schubert's personal friends at private
evenings known as Schubertiade.
Performers include tenor
David Kellett, pianist Jennifer Tao, violinist Anna
Lim, flutist Judith Pearce, cellist Chris Finckel,
guitarist Laura Oltman, and horn player Daniel
Gravois. All the performers except Finckel teach
their respective instruments at the University, in
addition to performing professionally.
Bhawmik sings Hindustani classical music
Mitali Bhawmik, Hindustani classical vocalist,
will perform at 8:00 pm on October 8 in
Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, accompanied by Samir
Chaterjee on tabla and Ramesh Mishra on
sarengi. She specializes in khayals,
thumris and bhajans.
Born in Nogaon, Assam,
Bhawmik regularly appears at the Hindu Milan Mandir
Annual Music Conference. Her concert is sponsored
by the South Asian Students Association and the
International Center.
Friends present mezzo-soprano
The Friends of Music present a recital by
mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Shammash, with pianist
Israel Gursky, at 3:00 pm on October 10 in
Taplin Auditorium. Her program includes selections
from Haydn's Arianna a Naxos, songs by
Richard Hundley, and song cycles by Ravel and
Manuel de Falla.
Winner of the 1999
Joy-in-Singing Competition in New York City,
Shammash recently appeared at the Wolf Trap Opera
and at the Manhattan School. Her professional
credits include seasons with the Opera Theatre of
Saint Louis, Boston Lyric Opera, Sarasota Opera and
others. A BA graduate of Brown University with a
degree in Italian studies, she began her musical
career with 14 years as a violinist and
violist.
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Music from Zimbabwe performed by five musicians touring as "Soul of Mbira" will be featured at 10:30 am and 8:00 pm on October 9 in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. Both events are presented by University Concerts in conjunction with the World Music Institute of New York.
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"Qawwali: Sufi Music of Pakistan" with Mehr Ali/Sher Ali and Ensemble will be presented at 3:00 pm on October 10 in McCarter Theatre. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian)
Policy prohibits use of roofs
University policy prohibits the use of roofs on campus for personal or social purposes because of the hazards of falls as well as the possibility of damage to roofs. With prior approval some roofs may be used for research and teaching; for permission call either Maintenance at 258-6607 or Environmental Health and Safety at 258-5294 (e-mail cantrell@princeton.edu).