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Monday, October 13

Arts

8 p.m. Composers’ Ensemble film screening and performance. “GATHER/SHED/LIFT.” Janus with Jason Treuting. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “Translator, Trader: Francoise Sagan’s Mad Ache.” Douglas Hofstadter, Indiana University. 213 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences. “Coding and Computation by Neural Ensembles in the Primate Retina.” Liam Paninski, Columbia University. 302 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Davis International Center/music book discussion. “Challenges: A Memoir of My Life in Opera.” Rebecca Matlock, author. 102 Woolworth.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “Multi-Parameter Carnot-Carathéadory Balls.” Brian Street, University of Toronto. 110 Fine.

4 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. Andrei Caldaru, University of Wisconsin. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “The Party Faithful? Why Obama Started Hanging Out With Rick Warren and Republicans Stopped Going to Church.” Amy Sullivan, Time magazine. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. German/Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Factory of Gestures: Body Language in Film.” Oksana Bulgakova, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. 205 Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Tang Center lecture. First of three on “Icons, Rituals and Paths to Salvation.” “Bloody Mayhem.” John Rosenfield, Harvard University. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Women and gender/English lecture. “Nannie Burroughs, Religious Politics and the Advent of Civil Rights.” Barbara Savage, University of Pennsylvania. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Madison program lecture. “The U.N. and American Interests.” John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Tuesday, October 14

Arts

5:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/Council of the Humanities reading. “A Mercy.” Toni Morrison. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. Tickets required; see story on page 8.

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

8 p.m. Music voice recital. Mary Steffel. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Latin American studies lecture. “An Online Database: References and Allusions in the Fiction of Machado de Assis.” Marta de Senna, Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa, Brazil. 216 Burr.

Noon. Population research lecture. “A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Class and Race Differences in Perceptions of Social Mobility and Academic Engagement.” Angel Harris. 300 Wallace.

3 p.m. Chemistry symposium. “Functionalization of Unsaturated Organic Molecules Through Metal Catalysis: Alkenes, Arenes and Fullerenes.” Kenichiro Itami, Nagoya University. “Total Synthesis as a Vehicle for Penetrating Biomechanistic Puzzles: Challenges in Natural Products Chemistry.” Robert Williams, Colorado State University. 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology/Institute for Advanced Study lecture. “Sculpture and Urbanism in Grand Ducal Florence.” Michael Cole, University of Pennsylvania. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Florin Ambro, Johns Hopkins University. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. “The Horned Moses Revisited.” Herbert Broderick, City University of New York-Lehman College. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/University Center for Human Values lecture. “Prospicience (the Art and Science of Looking Ahead) and Geoengineering: What If We Can Dial Our Future?” Robert Socolow. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Russian and Eurasian studies/Davis Center for Historical Studies/Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Stalinist Elections as a Soviet Political Ritual: Kiev, 1946-1953.” Serhy Yekelchyk, University of Victoria, Canada. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century.” Steve Coll, The New Yorker. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

7:30 p.m. Alumni association lecture. “Drugs, Drugs, Drugs.” Barry Jacobs. 219 Burr.

Sports

7 p.m. Field hockey vs. Maryland. 1952 Stadium.

Wednesday, October 15

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. Christopher Creaghan, organist, New York. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/creative writing/Clark Reading Series. Brigit Pegeen Kelly and Marie Howe, poets. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

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

Lectures

Noon. Geosciences lecture. “Dynamics of Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillations.” Adam Sobel, Columbia University. 155 Guyot.

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Cyber Security for Non-Technical Users.” Anthony Scaturro. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Biochemical Elements of Stem Cell Differentiation.” Gary Siuzdak, Scripps Center for Mass Spectrometry. 3 Thomas.

Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Princeton Center for Complex Materials lecture. “Photolithographic Patterning of Organic Semiconductors.” George Malliaras, Cornell University. 222 Bowen.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Stability and Instability in Complex Chemical Reaction Networks: The Big Picture.” Martin Feinberg, Ohio State University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. English/comparative literature/theater and dance lecture. “Utopia and Failure in Modernist Performance: The Craig/Stanislavsky ‘Hamlet’ and the Brecht/Berlau ‘Antigonemodell 1948.’” Olga Taxidou, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. 105 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. “Unitary Representations of Simple Lie Groups.” David Vogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/law and public affairs/Woodrow Wilson School/Cyril Black International Book Forum. “Terror and Consent: The Wars for the 21st Century.” Philip Bobbitt, Columbia University; Aaron Friedberg; Anne-Marie Slaughter; and Kim Lane Scheppele. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “Einstein Was No Cole Porter.” Douglas Hofstadter, Indiana University. 216 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Tang Center lecture. Second of three on “Icons, Rituals and Paths to Salvation.” “Japan and China.” John Rosenfield, Harvard University. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Gender and Policy Network lecture. “Equality for Women: Where Do We Stand?” Mayra Buvinic, World Bank. 16 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton-Harvard China and the World program lecture. “Imposing States: How External Intervention Made the Sovereign State.” Chong Ja Ian. 1 Robertson.

Notices

4 to 5:30 p.m. University League Nursery School open house. 171 Broadmead.

Sports

5 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Lehigh. Roberts Stadium.

7:30 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Rutgers. Roberts Stadium.

Thursday, October 16

Arts

7 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Aleksandr Rogozhkin: “Kukushka (The Cuckoo).” Russian with English subtitles. 100 Jones.

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

[F] 8 p.m. Art museum concert. Festival Strings Lucerne. Mark Laycock, conductor. Chapel.

[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.

Lectures

Noon. Center for African American Studies/English/Princeton Environmental Institute lecture. “Science: Facts and Frictions.” Philip Campbell, Nature Magazine, and Charis Thompson, University of California-Berkeley. 10 East Pyne.

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Visualizing Data (With Excel).” Alexis Furuichi. Multipurpose Room A, Frist.

12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Heterogeneity Shifts Niches Out of Neutral: A Spatial Scaling Model of Ecological Community Structure and Diversity.” Mark Ritchie, Syracuse University. 10 Guyot.

12:30 p.m. Geosciences/geophysical fluid dynamics laboratory/atmospheric and oceanic sciences lecture. “Simple Models for the Mean Tropical Precipitation and Surface Wind Fields, Given the Sea Surface Temperature.” Adam Sobel, Columbia University. 309 GFDL, Forrestal.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “An Integrative Framework to Uncover Metazoan Transcriptional Networks.” Hilary Coller. 402 Computer Science.

12:30 p.m. Mathematics graduate seminar. Sam Ruth. 314 Fine.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. “The Maximum Number of Colorings of Graphs of Given Order and Size.” Oleg Pikhurko, Carnegie Mellon University. 224 Fine.

4 p.m. Philosophy lecture. “A Defense of Logicism.” Edward Zalta, Stanford University. 201 Marx.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Center for Theoretical Science/physics lecture. “The Large Hadron Collider: A New Era in High-Energy Physics.” Matthew Strassler, Rutgers University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Tang Center lecture. Last of three on “Icons, Rituals and Paths to Salvation.” “The Very End of Law.” John Rosenfield, Harvard University. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/history panel discussion. “The Wire: Policy and Politics in America’s Urban Crisis.” Michael Nutter, mayor of Philadelphia, and David Simon, producer of “The Wire” television series. Julian Zelizer, moderator. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

7 p.m. Translation and intercultural communication reading. “An Evening of Pushkin.” Douglas Hofstadter, Indiana University. Chancellor Green.

8 p.m. Madison program lecture. “The Declaration of Independence and American Democracy.” Charles Kesler, Claremont McKenna College. 219 Burr.

Friday, October 17

Arts

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

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra concert. Michael Pratt, conductor. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Performing Garveyite Culture in Cuba, 1919-1930.” Frank Guridy, University of Texas. 211 Dickinson.

[G] Noon. Judaic studies seminar. “Avodah Ivrit (Hebrew Labor): A 21st-Century Perspective.” Eran Kaplan. 203 Scheide Caldwell House.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Laser-Pumped X-Ray Free Electron Laser.” Phillip Sprangle, Naval Research Laboratory. 222 Bowen.

4 p.m. Philosophy lecture. “The Dynamics of Non-Being.” Brad Skow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “Ireland and Cultural Memory.” Oona Frawley, Trinity College Dublin. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

Notices

8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Policy Research Institute for the Region conference. “Summit for Children’s Health in New Jersey.” Robertson Hall. To register: www.princeton.edu/prior/events.

9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/East Asian studies conference. “Vietnam and East Asia in a Globalized Context.” First of two days. 219 Burr Hall. To register, e-mail bwitzler@princeton.edu.

Sports

7 p.m. Sprint football vs. Navy. Princeton Stadium.

7 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Bluewater Hawks exhibition game. Baker Rink.

Saturday, October 18

Arts

[F] 10 a.m. Art museum workshop. “Art for Families: Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Art museum.

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lanford Wilson: “Talley’s Folly.” Marshall Mason, director. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 7:30 and 10 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Christine Ebersole, singer. 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 Orchestra concert. Michael Pratt, conductor. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.

Lectures

10 a.m. Alumni association lecture. “The Election in 2008 in Historical Context.” Julian Zelizer. 101 Icahn.

Notices

8:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/East Asian studies conference. “Vietnam and East Asia in a Globalized Context.” Last of two days. 219 Burr Hall. To register, e-mail <bwitzler@princeton.edu>.

10 a.m. Community and regional affairs/human resources/athletics Community and Staff Day. Princeton Stadium.

10 a.m. Memorial service for Michael S. Mahoney, professor of history. Chapel.

Sports

Noon. Field hockey vs. Brown. 1952 Stadium.

[F] 1 p.m. Football vs. Brown. Princeton Stadium.

Sunday, October 19

Arts

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Lanford Wilson: “Talley’s Folly.” Marshall Mason, director. Matthews Theatre.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Melissa Harris-Lacewell. Chapel.

Sports

2 p.m. Field hockey vs. Villanova. 1952 Stadium.

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.” Through Jan. 4.
• “Félix Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist.” Through 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.
• “Seeing Is Believing.” Exhibition of student drawings. Oct. 14-31. Opening reception at 6 p.m. Oct. 14.

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.