Calendar of events
January 12-February 1, 2009
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Monday, January 12
Arts
8 p.m. Music concert. Students of Music 210, “Composition Workshop.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Lectures
2:30 p.m. Physics astroparticle seminar. “The SNO+ Experiment at SNOLAB.” Alex Wright, Queen’s University, Toronto. 407 Jadwin.
Tuesday, January 13
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
1 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “When Does Marcus Theory Fail? Testing the Linear Response Approximation via Ultrafast Photo-Induced Electron Transfer Between Atoms in Liquids.” Arthur Bragg, University of California-Los Angeles. 324 Frick.
Wednesday, January 14
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Sergey Khachatryan, violin, and Lusine Khachatryan, piano. Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Japanese Temple Geometry.” Tony Rothman. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
Thursday, January 15
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
8 p.m. Chapel music/religious life concert. “Jazz Vespers.” Jazz Vespers Ensemble, Anthony D.J. Branker, director; and Chapel Choir, Penna Rose, director. Chapel.
Friday, January 16
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
11 a.m. Chemistry lecture. “A Genetic Map of the S. Cerevisiae Phosphorylation Network.” Dorothea Fiedler, University of California-San Francisco. 324 Frick.
Saturday, January 17
Arts
[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre ballet. “Giselle.” State Ballet Theatre of Russia. Matthews Theatre.
8 p.m. Music concert. “Laptops and Performance: Works-in-Progress.” Princeton Laptop Orchestra. Dan Trueman, director. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Lectures
9:30 a.m. Princeton plasma physics Science-on-Saturday lecture. “Is God a Mathematician?” Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
Sunday, January 18
Arts
[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
3 p.m. Music faculty recital. “We’ll to the Woods No More: A Journey Through the English Countryside.” David Kellett, tenor, and William Tracy, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Monday, January 19
Notices
1 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Tuesday, January 20
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Cellular Metabolism.” Joshua Rabinowitz. 324 Frick.
Notices
11 a.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Democratic Politics/ community and regional affairs panel discussion and inauguration viewing. “The Swearing-in of the 44th President of the United States.” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. Reception follows.
Noon. Frist Campus Center presidential inauguration viewing. East and West TV Lounges, Frist.
[G] Noon. Princetonians of Color Network presidential inauguration viewing, brown-bag lunch and discussion. Multipurpose Room A, Frist.
Wednesday, January 21
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Old and New Problems in the Physics of Plants.” Alain Goriely, University of Arizona. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
Thursday, January 22
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
1 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Covalency Trends in Actinides.” Stosh Kozimor, Los Alamos National Laboratory. 324 Frick.
Friday, January 23
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “In Nebbia.” Cirque Eloize. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Bach-Collegium Stuttgart concert. Mark Laycock, conductor. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Saturday, January 24
Arts
[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “In Nebbia.” Cirque Eloize. Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
9:30 a.m. Princeton plasma physics Science-on-Saturday lecture. “Polysaccharides: From Waste Products to Smart Materials.” Caroline Schauer, Drexel University. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
Sunday, January 25
Arts
[F] 2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 3 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “In Nebbia.” Cirque Eloize. Matthews Theatre.
Sports
9 a.m. Men’s and women’s fencing duals. Jadwin Gym.
11 a.m. Men’s and women’s swimming vs. Dartmouth. DeNunzio Pool.
[F] 5 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Concordia. Jadwin Gym.
Monday, January 26
Arts
7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre readings. Joyce Carol Oates: “Wild Nights” and “Grandpa Clemens and Angelfish 1906.” Berlind Rehearsal Room.
Sports
[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Robert Morris. Baker Rink.
Tuesday, January 27
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Wednesday, January 28
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Sports
11 a.m. Women’s tennis vs. Temple. Jadwin Gym.
4 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. Rutgers. Jadwin Gym.
5:30 p.m. Women’s squash vs. Penn. Jadwin Gym.
7:30 p.m. Men’s squash vs. Penn. Jadwin Gym.
Thursday, January 29
Arts
[F] 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Danai Gurira: “Eclipsed.” Berlind Rehearsal Room.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Friday, January 30
Arts
[F] 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Danai Gurira: “Eclipsed.” Berlind Rehearsal Room.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. “Theatre of Illusion.” The Spencers. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
Sports
[F] 7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Dartmouth. Jadwin Gym.
7:30 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Yale. Baker Rink.
Saturday, January 31
Arts
[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Danai Gurira: “Eclipsed.” Berlind Rehearsal Room.
Lectures
9:30 p.m. Princeton plasma physics Science-on-Saturday lecture. “Micro-plasmas.” José Lopez, St. Peter’s College. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
Sports
[F] 6 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Harvard. Jadwin Gym.
7 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Yale. Baker Rink.
Sunday, February 1
Arts
[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 2:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Danai Gurira: “Eclipsed.” Berlind Rehearsal Room.
[F] 3 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Christian Tetzlaff, violin, and Leif Ove Andsnes, piano. Matthews Theatre.
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.
• “Félix Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist.” Through Feb. 22.
• “More Than One: Photographs in Sequence.” Through Feb. 22.
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.” Through May 10. Tours at
3 p.m. Jan. 18, March 1 and April 26.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Beauty and Bravado in Japanese Woodblock Prints: Highlights From the Gillett
G. Griffin Collection.” Jan. 18-June 7. Reception and tour at 4 p.m. Jan. 25.
Murray-Dodge
Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• “What Is Peace?” 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.
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.