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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, February 2

Arts

7 p.m. McCarter Theatre reading. “In Their Own Voices.” Writers and composers read works in progress. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre dance performance. “Three.” Batsheva Dance Company; Ohad Naharin, director. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “Translations of the Mind: Speechwriters as Translators.” John Weeren. 216 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “The Future of High-Performance Computing.” Thom Dunning, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. 121 Lewis Library.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Origins and the Earliest Evolution of Mammals.” Zhu-Xi Luo, Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 220 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Madison program/Mason lecture. “The Life of Abraham Lincoln: New Findings, Fresh Perspectives.” Michael Burlingame, Connecticut College. 219 Burr.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Faculty Room, Nassau.

Tuesday, February 3

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research lecture. “The Rhetoric and Reality of Opting Out — Toward a Better Understanding of Professional Women’s Decisions to Head Home.” Pamela Stone, City University of New York-Hunter College. 300 Wallace.

3 p.m. Physics lecture. “Astroparticle Physics Seminar: Ballooning in Search of Neutrinos: ANITA and the Cosmic Ultra High-Energy Neutrino Flux.” Kimberly Palladino, Ohio State University. 407 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Russian and Eurasian studies/Davis Center for Historical Studies/Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Architecture of High Stalinism.” Vladimir Paperny, designer and author. 219 Burr.

Wednesday, February 4

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Ahreum Han, Yale University. Chapel.

[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.

Lectures

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Fusion, Politics and the Press.” Charles Seife, New York University.
Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Yoshida Shoin, Inoue Tetsujiro and Naito Konan: Rediscovering Modern Japan’s Attitude Toward America, Germany and China Through Interpersonal Relations.” De-min Tao, Kansai University, Japan. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Latin American studies film screening and discussion. “Luz Silenciosa.” Carlos Reygadas, director. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/
science and global security lecture. “Arms Control Challenges for the Incoming Administration.” Chris Chyba.
16 Robertson.

Thursday, February 5

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.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Disease and Invasion: A Case Study in California Grasslands.” Elizabeth Borer, Oregon State University. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Center for Information Technology Policy lecture. “Selling the Law: The Business of Public Access to Court Records.” Stephen Schultze amd Shubham Mukherjee, Harvard University. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “Bringing NQR Echoes Into Focus.” Karen Sauer, George Mason University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton Project on National Security/U.S. Army ROTC lecture. “Global Trends and National Security.” Mike Mullen, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. McCosh 10.

8 p.m. Public Lectures Series/Stafford Little lecture. “The New Liberalism.” George Packer, The New Yorker. McCosh 50.

Friday, February 6

Arts

4:30 p.m. Irish studies reading. Dan Gunn, American University of Paris. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Danai Gurira: “Eclipsed.” Berlind Rehearsal Room.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Pink Floyd Experience. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “Othello.” Jackie Bello, 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.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Power, Gender and Obsession: The Worldwide Political Thought of Philip Francis.” Linda Colley. 211 Dickinson.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Architectures, Abstractions and Algorithms for Large Teams of Robots.” Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania. 222 Bowen.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Samurai Gangsta: Hip-Hop, Japan and the New Politics of Change.” Ian Condry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 302 Frist.

Sports

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

7 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Colgate. Baker Rink.

Saturday, February 7

Arts

[F] 2 and 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Danai Gurira: “Eclipsed.” Berlind Rehearsal Room.

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra Pops! concert with Barbara Cook. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “Othello.” Jackie Bello, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

9:30 p.m. Princeton plasma physics/
Science-on-Saturday lecture. “Left-Right Asymmetry in the Universe.” Dilip Kondepudi, Wake Forest University. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

Sports

10 a.m. Women’s water polo vs. Mercyhurst. DeNunzio Pool.

Noon. Women’s squash vs. Dartmouth. Jadwin Gym.

2 p.m Men’s squash vs. Dartmouth. Jadwin Gym.

4 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Cornell. Baker Rink.

5:30 p.m. Wrestling vs. Brown. Dillon Gym.

[F] 6 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Columbia. Jadwin Gym.

6:30 p.m. Women’s water polo vs. Villanova. DeNunzio Pool.

7:30 p.m. Wrestling vs. Harvard. Dillon Gym.

Sunday, February 8

Arts

[F] 2 and 7:30 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.

Sports

Noon Women’s squash vs. Harvard. Jadwin Gym.

3 p.m. Men’s squash vs. Harvard. Jadwin Gym.

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.

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. March 1 and April 26.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Beauty and Bravado in Japanese Woodblock Prints: Highlights From the Gillett G. Griffin Collection.” Through June 7.

Lewis Center for the Arts

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Visual Arts Exhibition: Work From the Fall Semester.” Feb. 3-19. Video screening at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 3, Stewart Film Theater. Opening reception at 6 p.m. Feb. 3.

Murray-Dodge

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

Women and Gender

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Drawings, Prints, Mixed Media.” Phyllis Wright, artist. Through March 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., 1:00 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.