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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.

Monday, December 8

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. “Messiah Sing.” Penna Rose, conductor. Chapel.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Sarah Outhwaite and Jon Feyer: “Flammentangel Kabarett.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

Noon. Near Eastern studies lecture. “Islam and Muslims in the Post-Soviet Spaces.” Thomas Simons Jr., Harvard University. 202 Jones.

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “To Turn a Phrase: Ludic Translation in Roman Poetry.” Joshua Katz. 213 Burr.

1 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Non-Canonical Assembly-Line Biosynthesis: The Story of Coronatine Biogenesis.” Eric Strieter, Harvard University. 324 Frick.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Simple Models for Complex Systems: Attempts to Understand the Dynamics of Neural Activity.” Carlos Brody. 302 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Computational Astrophysics and the Dynamics of Accretion Disks.” James Stone. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Evolutionary Algorithms for Molecular Design Applications.” Thomas Bäck, Leiden University, the Netherlands. 324 Frick.

[G] 4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Systems Biology Approach to Understanding Subsurface Microbial Processes.” Derek Lovley, University of Massachusetts. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. Kai Behrend, University of British Columbia. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton University Press/Ullman lecture. “Understanding the Global System.” First of three. Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

6 p.m. Madison Program/law and public affairs lecture. “The Religious Exemptions Debate.” Douglas Laycock, University of Michigan. 1 Robertson.

6:30 p.m. Gauss seminar in criticism. Second of three on “Likely Stories: Realism in Real Life and Literature.” “Untold Stories in ‘Mrs. Dalloway.’” Rachel Bowlby, University College, London. 127 East Pyne.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. 101 Friend.

Tuesday, December 9

Arts

8 p.m. Composers’ Ensemble concert. NOW Ensemble. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Contemporary European politics and society/Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “Europe as Empire.” Jan Zielonka, University of Oxford. 230 Dickinson.

Noon. Population research lecture. “The Remarkable Plasticity of Longevity.” James Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany. 300 Wallace.

4:30 p.m. Buddhist studies workshop. “On Why There Is a History of Buddhist Philosophy in India.” Parimal Patil, Harvard University. Room 137, 1879.

4:30 p.m. Latin American studies Spanish-language lecture. “La Intemperie Postautónoma.” Raúl Antelo, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. David Smyth, Harvard University. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies/history/Council of the Humanities lecture. “The Shaping of a Clerical Elite: Latin Europe in Comparative Perspective.” Robert Moore, Newcastle University, United Kingdom. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Russian and Eurasian studies/Davis Center for Historical Studies/Council of the Humanities lecture. “The Great Tunesmith’s Greatest Hit: A National Anthem for the Centuries.” Laurel Fay, author and independent scholar. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton University Press/Ullman lecture. “Ethics and Global Policy.” Second of three. Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Wednesday, December 10

Arts

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/creative writing/Clark Reading Series. Readings by students in the Program for Creative Writing. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

7 and 9 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/Princeton Atelier performance. “Pieces of Strange.” Theater, Frist.

7:30 p.m. Chapel Music/religious life concert. “Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols.” Chapel Choir and a cappella groups. Chapel.

8 p.m. Music student jazz concert. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Computational Intractability: A Barrier for Computers, Man and Science.” Sanjeev Arora. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Genome Regulation in Space and Time.” Howard Chang, Stanford University. 3 Thomas.

Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Princeton Center for Complex Materials lecture. “Discovery of Novel Hydrogen Storage Materials: An Atomic Scale Computational Approach.” Chris Wolverton, Northwestern University. 222 Bowen.

1:45 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “ITER: Design Evolution Toward Burning Plasma Experiments.” David Campbell, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Mesoscopic Simulations of Transmembrane Protein Interactions.” Berend Smit, University of California-Berkeley. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Exploring the ‘Healing Boom’ in Japan: How Was ‘Iyashi (Healing)’ Commercialized and Institutionalized?” Takeshi Matsui. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. History/Davis Center for Historical Studies/law and public affairs lecture. “Three Hundred Years of Mass Killing in the Borderlands of Russia, Ukraine and Poland, 1648-1948.” Norman Naimark, Stanford University. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Kai Behrend, University of British Columbia. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Transregional Institute lecture. “The Perils and Promise of Higher Education in the Middle East.” John Waterbury, American University of Beirut. 100 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton University Press/Ullman lecture. “U.S. Foreign Policy, Past and Future.” Last of three. Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University. 16 Robertson.

5:30 p.m. Firestone Library/Archaeological Institute of America lecture. “What the Anglo-Saxons Ate.” Pamela Crabtree, New York University. 106 McCormick.

6:30 p.m. Gauss seminar in criticism. Last of three on “Likely Stories: Realism in Real Life and Literature.” “Derrida’s Dying Oedipus.” Rachel Bowlby, University College, London. 127 East Pyne.

7:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/graduate career services lecture. “Whither the Middle East?” Dennis Ross, former U.S. envoy to the Middle East. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Notices

3 p.m. Frist Campus Center/Fields Center/Dining Services celebration. “Winterval.” Frist.

Sports

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Rutgers. Jadwin Gym.

Thursday, December 11

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Music concert. Sinfonia. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Word 2007 and EndNote for Academic Users.” Audrey Betsy Welber and Jon Edwards. Multipurpose Room A, Frist.

12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “House Hunting by Honey Bees: A Study of Effective Group Decision Making.” Thomas Seeley, Cornell University. 10 Guyot.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Dynamic Models of Gene Regulation, Signal Transduction and the Immune Response.” Reka Albert, Pennsylvania State University. 402 Computer Science.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. “Packing Cycles With Modularity.” Paul Wollan, University of Hamburg. 224 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Chemistry/Wyeth lecture. “A New Class of Chiral Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis. Inspired by Total Synthesis, Identified Through Theory.” Amir Hoveyda, Boston College. 120 Frick.

4:30 p.m. History lecture. “Lynching and State Formation in the 20th-Century South.” Jane Dailey, University of Chicago. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. Yair Minsky, Yale University. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Gender and Policy Network lecture. “Taking Women Seriously to Make Sense of the Iraq War.” Cynthia Enloe, Clark University. 16 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/community and regional affairs lecture. “Russia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Bill Bradley, former U.S. senator. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. Reception follows.

Friday, December 12

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Jacky Terrasson and Trio. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Music concert. Brentano String Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Between France and Algeria: TB and TB Control, c. 1890-1940.” Clifford Rosenberg, City University of New York-City College. 211 Dickinson.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security seminar. Edward Tenner, independent scholar. 280 Icahn.

Sports

[F] 7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Monmouth. Jadwin Gym.

Saturday, December 13

Arts

[F] 10 a.m. Art museum/Art for Families event. “Herakles and Dionysos: It’s Party Time!” Jane Ashcom and Hope VanCleaf. Art museum.

Noon to 5 p.m. Art museum film screening. Short films by Charles and Ray Eames. 101 McCormick.

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre cabaret performance. “Opposite You.” Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley. Berlind Theatre.

Notices

[F] 6 p.m. Friends of the Princeton University Library dinner. “An Evening With Tavis Smiley.” Tavis Smiley, broadcaster. Atrium, Icahn. Friends membership required; see story on page 8.

Sports

1 p.m. Wrestling vs. Merchant Marine Academy. Dillon Gym.

2:30 p.m. Wrestling vs. Delaware State. Dillon Gym.

4 p.m. Wrestling vs. Binghamton. Dillon Gym.

Sunday, December 14

Arts

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

1:30 p.m. Art museum concert. “Making Music With the Renaissance Habsburgs.” Engelchor Consort. Art museum.

[F] 4 p.m. Princeton Girlchoir Concert. “A Ceremony of Carols.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Alison Boden. Chapel.

Sports

[F] 4 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Sacred Heart. Jadwin Gym.

Wednesday, December 17

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Tokamaks and Quasi-Axisymmetric Shaping.” Allen Boozer, Columbia University. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

Thursday, December 18

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

Friday, December 19

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

Saturday, December 20

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 3 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra annual holiday concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.

Sunday, December 21

11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 4 p.m. American Boychoir concert. “Winter Wonderland.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Tuesday, December 23

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

Wednesday, December 24

[F] Noon and 4 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

8 p.m. Chapel service. Alison Boden. Chapel.

Thursday, December 25

11 a.m. Chapel service. Deborah Blanks. Chapel.

Saturday, December 27

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

Sunday, December 28

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.

Monday, December 29

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Minnesota. Baker Rink.

Tuesday, December 30

11 a.m. Chapel festival of lessons and carols. Trinity Episcopal Church Choirs. Chapel.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Nebraska-Omaha. Baker Rink.

Saturday, January 3

[F] Noon. Men’s basketball vs. University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 4 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Dartmouth. Baker Rink.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Harvard. Baker Rink.

Tuesday, January 6

[F] 7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Rider. Jadwin Gym.

Wednesday, January 7

Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Princeton Center for Complex Materials lecture. “Fiber-Based Energy Conversion Devices.” Max Shtein, University of Michigan. 222 Bowen.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Macromolecular Approaches in the Tailoring of Multivalent Interactions.” Kristi Kiick, University of Delaware. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. "Instability and Fusion." Steve Cowley, Culham Science Centre, United Kingdom. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Lehigh. Jadwin Gym.

Friday, January 9

Noon. Psychology lecture. “How We Reason.” Phillip Johnson-Laird. 0S6 Green.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Union. Baker Rink.

[F] 7 and 10 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts senior thesis production. “The Beat is Sweet: Memory of a Broken Dream.” Lauren Whitehead, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

Saturday, January 10

[F] 4 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Rensselaer. Baker Rink.

[F] 6 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Penn. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 7 and 10 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts senior thesis production. “The Beat is Sweet: Memory of a Broken Dream.” Lauren Whitehead, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

Sunday, January 11

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 3 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts senior thesis production. “The Beat is Sweet: Memory of a Broken Dream.” Lauren Whitehead, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

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.

Office of Religious Life

Worship and meditation activities. <web.princeton.edu/sites/chapel/religioushome.html>.

Prospect House

Noon. Mondays and Thursdays. “Communal Table” informal lunch and discussion for faculty and staff. Tap Room.

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.
• “More Than One: Photographs in Sequence.” Through Feb. 22.
• “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:
• “Egypt Unveiled: The Mission of Napoleon’s Savants.” Dec. 21 to May 10.
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.
• Works of students in ceramics, sculpture and digital classes. Through Dec. 12.

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

Women and Gender Studies lounge, Dickinson. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Diagramming My Life.” Madeline Tollins-Schlitt, painter. Through Jan. 6.

Woodrow Wilson School

Bernstein Gallery, Robertson. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Imagined Landscapes.” Ernestine Ruben, photographer. Dec. 15 to Feb. 13.

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.