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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. Submissions for future calendars may be made online using our calendar submission form.

Yom Kippur services

Orthodox: Whig Hall. Oct. 8, 5:45 p.m.; Oct. 9, 8:45 a.m., 4:30 p.m and 6:10 p.m.

Conservative: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. Oct. 8, 6:15 p.m.; Oct. 9, 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.

Reform: Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St. Oct. 8, 7 p.m.; Oct. 9, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Monday, October 6

Arts

7:30 p.m. Physics staged reading and discussion. Michael Frayn: “Copenhagen.” Marlo Hunter, director. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Combining Words and Pictures.” Tamara Berg, State University of New York-Stony Brook. 302 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering lecture. “Nano-Scale or Wafer-Scale? At What Dimension Will We Solve the Power Problem in Computation?” Steve Koester, IBM. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “A Hyperbolic Free-Boundary Problem for 3-D Compressible Euler Flow in Physical Vacuum.” Steve Shkoller, University of California-Davis. 110 Fine.

4 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. “Local Gromov-Witten Invariants of Spin Curves.” Junho Lee, University of Central Florida. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. South Asian studies/Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “Isvara in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.” Edwin Bryant, Rutgers University. 216 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Left Behind ... in the Culture Wars of 2008: Evangelicals, Culture and the Politics of Moose Hunters, Community Organizers and Family Values.” Burns Strider, former adviser to U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton. 16 Robertson.

7:30 p.m. Career services/Imagine Speaker Series. “The Unimagined Career Journey.” Brett Goodman, NBC Universal Sports. 2 Robertson. Reception follows.

Tuesday, October 7

Arts

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/visual arts lecture. Thomas Lawson, painter, writer, editor and arts educator. Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Reception follows.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. “Herringbone.” Roger Rees, director. Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Latin American studies lecture. “Schooling Outside Santiago: Assessing Explanations for Educational Development in 19th-Century Chile.” Hillel David Soifer. 216 Burr.

Noon. Population research lecture. “Evolutionary Approaches to Understanding Human Fecundity.” Peter Ellison, Harvard University. 300 Wallace.

4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Photoinduced Electron Transfer Processes of Self-Assembled Inorganic Nanomaterials.” David Watson, State University of New York-Buffalo. 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Yuri Tschinkel, New York University. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/University Center for Human Values lecture. “Global Warming: What Do We Know and What Should We Do?” Richard Somerville, University of California-San Diego. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton-Harvard China and the World program/Liechtenstein Institute lecture. “What Is New About the New Diplomacy?” William Maley, Australian National University. 16 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Survey Research Center/Center for the Study of Democratic Politics panel discussion. “The 2008 Presidential Election: Can the State Polls Be Trusted?” Christopher Achen; Andrew Gelman, Columbia University; and Larry Hugick, Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

7:30 p.m. Alumni association lecture. “Seeing Is Believing.” Barry Jacobs. 219 Burr.

7:30 p.m. Public Lectures Series/Stafford Little lecture. First of two. “What Is Intelligence? Paradoxes Resolved.” James Flynn, University of Otago, New Zealand. McCosh 10.

Wednesday, October 8

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. Gary Davison and Julie Keim, St. Francis Episcopal Church, Potomac, Md. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/visual arts lecture. Peggy Ahwesh, filmmaker, arts advocate and arts educator. Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Reception follows.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. “Herringbone.” Roger Rees, director. Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Princeton Center for Complex Materials lecture. “Thin Film Photovoltaics: The Pathway to Grid Parity.” Dave Eaglesham, First Solar Inc. 222 Bowen.

2 p.m. Electrical engineering lecture. “Electronic Structure of Hybrid Interfaces in Organic Electronics.” William Salaneck, Linköping University, Sweden. J401 Engineering Quadrangle.

2 p.m. Mathematics statistical mechanics seminar. “On Models of Random Permutations and Their Relation to Bose-Einstein Condensation.” Daniel Ueltschi, Warwick University, United Kingdom. 343 Jadwin.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “The Global Energy Challenge: Opportunities for Chemical Engineering Research and Education.” Robert Armstrong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “New Strategies for the Synthesis of Unusual Peptides and Alkaloids.” Steven Castle, Brigham Young University. 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Center for Information Technology Policy lecture. “Every Day, Americans Play 200 Million Hours of Video Games. What If We Could Harness Their Energy?” Luis von Ahn, Carnegie Mellon University. 105 Computer Science. Reception follows.

4:30 p.m. University Center for Human Values seminar. “The Ethical Implications of Recent Research on Race and IQ.” James Flynn, University of Otago, New Zealand; Deborah Prentice; Peter Singer. 101 McCormick.

Notices

[F] 5 to 9 p.m. Keller Center dinner and discussion series. “Entrepreneurship in the U.S.-India Corridor.” Multipurpose Room B, Frist. To register: commons.princeton.edu/ciee/2008/10/entrepreneurship_in_the_usindia_corridor.html.

Thursday, October 9

Arts

7 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Yuriy Kara: “Zavtra Byla Voina (Tomorrow Was the War).” Russian with English subtitles. 100 Jones.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. “Herringbone.” Roger Rees, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company play. William Shakespeare: “Richard III.” Class of 1980 Theater, Whitman.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Predicting Functionally Important Residues in Proteins Using Evolutionary Conservation and 3-D Structures.” Tony Capra. 402 Computer Science.

12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/Council of the Humanities lecture. “The Hot Seat: Making Sense of Global Warming, From the North Pole to the White House.” Andrew Revkin, The New York Times. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

4:30 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “A Life Among the Moderns: Marius de Zayas’ Times in New York City.” Antonio Saborit, National Institute of Anthropology, Mexico. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “Observation of a New Class of Topological States of Quantum Matter.” Zahid Hasan. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. South Asian studies/Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “Photography and the Transformation of Culture.” Christopher Pinney, University College London. 216 Burr.

7:30 p.m. Public Lectures Series/Stafford Little lecture. Last of two. “Black IQ: Environmental Factors.” James Flynn, University of Otago, New Zealand. McCosh 10.

Friday, October 10

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art museum gallery talk. “Authenticating Self: Basquiat’s ‘Notary.’” Jessica Maxwell. Art museum.

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/visual arts lecture. Joe Scanlan, sculptor, art critic and arts educator. Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Reception follows.

[F] 8 p.m. Latin American studies concert. The Choro Ensemble. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis play. “Amezidi.” Translated and directed by Christopher Simpson. Matthews Acting Studio,
185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. “Herringbone.” Roger Rees, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company play. William Shakespeare: “Richard III.” Class of 1980 Theater, Whitman.

[F] 9 p.m. Chapel music/religious life film screening. “Phantom of the Opera.” Silent film with music by Michael Britt, organist. Chapel.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis International Center lecture. “Altertumswissenschaft in Motion: British Adaptations of German Scholarship in the 19th Century.” James Turner, University of Notre Dame. 211 Dickinson.

Noon. Psychology lecture. “Psychological Distance.” Yaacov Trope, New York University. 0S6 Green.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Biosecurity, Biotechnology and Global Health Seminar.” Robert Hunt Sprinkle, University of Maryland. 280 Icahn.

2:45 p.m. Association of Black Women in Higher Education discussion. “Presidential Perspectives on Leadership.” President Tilghman and Julianne Malveaux, Bennett College for Women. Robertson Hall.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Optimization in Engineering Design.” Robert Vanderbei. 222 Bowen.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute lecture. “The Amazing World of Bats and the Crisis Facing Northeastern Bats.” Merlin Tuttle, Bat Conservation International. McCosh 50.

Notices

All day. Freshman Parents Weekend. For more information: www.princeton.edu/pr/event/fpw.

Saturday, October 11

Arts

[F] 10 a.m. Art museum workshop. “Art for Families: Let the Games Begin.” Art museum.

[F] 2 and 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company play. William Shakespeare: “Richard III.” Class of 1980 Theater, Whitman.

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. “Herringbone.” Roger Rees, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis play. “Amezidi.” Translated and directed by Christopher Simpson. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. University Concert Jazz Ensemble concert. “Swing: Standard Time.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

All day. Freshman Parents Weekend. For more information: www.princeton.edu/pr/event/fpw.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Civil and environmental engineering symposium. “Symposium on Félix Candela: His Influence for Today and the Future.” Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. For more information: www.cee.princeton.edu/candelasymposium/index.html.

Notices

4 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Brown. Roberts Stadium.

7 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Brown. Roberts Stadium.

Sunday, October 12

Arts

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. “Herringbone.” Roger Rees, director. Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Art museum gallery talk. “Authenticating Self: Basquiat’s ‘Notary.’” Jessica Maxwell. Art museum.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lanford Wilson: “Talley’s Folley.” Marshall Mason, director. Matthews Theatre.

Notices

All day. Freshman Parents Weekend. For more information: www.princeton.edu/pr/event/fpw.

11 a.m. Chapel service. Deborah Blanks. 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.
• “Body Memory.” Oct. 11-Jan. 4.
• “Félix Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist.” Oct. 11-Jan 4.
• “Frank Gehry: On Line.” Through Jan. 4.
• “Jasper Johns: Light Bulb.” Through Jan. 4.
• “Strangers in a Strange Land: Chinese Art From the Imperial Palaces.” Through Dec. 14.

Cotsen Children’s Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
• “Leo Politi’s Los Angeles: A Celebration of the Centenary of His Birth.” Through Jan. 23.

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:
• “The Greek Book From Papyrus to Printing.” Through Dec. 7.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Sketching Their Characters: 150 Years of Political Cartoons from Andrew Jackson to George H.W. Bush.” Through Jan. 4.

Lewis Center for the Arts

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Visual arts student exhibition. Through Oct. 12.

Murray-Dodge

Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• “What Is Family? Princeton Views.” Through Dec. 1.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.
• “John Foster Dulles: From Diploma to Diplomat.” Through Jan. 30.

Women and Gender

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Renewal.” Joan Needham, painter. Through Nov. 3.

Et cetera

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Employment Opportunities

jobs.princeton.edu.

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.