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Monday, April 20

Arts

8 p.m. Music faculty recital. Sunghae Anna Lim, violin, and Bernard Rose, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “On Translating S. Yizhar.” Yaacob Dweck. 213 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “KDD CUP 2008: Predicting Cancer From Mammography Data.” Claudia Perlich, IBM. 302 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Multi-Electron Transformations at Low Coordinate Iron Centers.” Jonas Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 324 Frick.

[G] 4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “The Climatic Impact of Changes in the Atlantic’s Meridional Overturning Circulation.” Jerry McManus, Columbia University. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “From Boltzmann Equation to the Incompressible Navier-Stokes-Fourier System With Long-Range Interactions.” Diogo Arsenio, Courant Institute. 110 Fine.

4:30 p.m. American studies/art and archaeology/Lewis Center for the Arts lecture. “A Journey Through the Rock and Roll World From 1970 Till Present.” Bob Gruen, photographer. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/history panel discussion. “A Tribute to John Hope Franklin.” 101 Friend.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Writing Naturally: Xie Lingyun’s (385-433) Landscape Works.” Wendy Swartz, Columbia University. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. “Haiti, or the Problem of the Political in Francophone Studies.” Nick Nesbitt, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “New BSDE Results and Techniques for Utility Indifference Valuation.” Martin Schweizer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Financial Meltdown of 2008 and the Regulatory Responses.” Benjamin Haskin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. Mathematics/Princeton University Press lecture. “Proof of the Free Will Theorem.” Fifth of six. John Conway. A02 McDonnell.

Tuesday, April 21

Arts

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre dance performance. Nederlands Dans Theater II. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “An Explicit Approach to the Control of Lyapunov Exponents.” Ilya Goldsheid, Queen Mary, University of London. 401 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/visual arts lecture. Rebecca Quaytman, painter. Room 219, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Madison program/Mason lecture. “The Constitutional Significance of the Forgotten Presidents.” Michael Gerhardt, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “Automorphisms Mapping a Point Into a Subvariety.” Bjorn Poonen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Least Squares Estimation and Variable Selection Under Minimax Concave Penalty.” Cun-Hui Zhang, Rutgers University. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination panel discussion. “President Obama’s New Strategy: What’s New, Will It Work?” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

5 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/University Center for Human Values video lecture. “The Ethics of Carbon Trading.” Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

5 p.m. Princeton Slow Food/Princeton Environmental Institute lecture. "Striving for Sustainability." Lisa Schwartz, Rainbeau Ridge Organic Farm. 202 Jones.

7:30 p.m. Alumni association lecture. “Religion and the Law.” Christopher Eisgruber. 219 Burr.

Notices

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Greening Princeton farmers market. Firestone Plaza.

Wednesday, April 22

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Joshua Stafford, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/creative writing/Clark Reading Series. Senior thesis readings in fiction, poetry and translation. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

7 p.m. University Concerts master class. Ivan Moravec, pianist. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Geosciences lecture. “The Climate Dynamics of Titan.” Jonathan Mitchell, Institute for Advanced Study. 220 Guyot.

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Archives and Manuscripts: Library Finding Aids.” Daniel Santamaria. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “The Tiny RNAs of C. Elegans.” Gary Ruvkun, Harvard University. 3 Thomas.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Synthetic Metabolism for Fuels and Chemicals: A Fusion of Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.” James Liao, University of California-Los Angeles. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:15 p.m. Princeton Plasma Physics colloquium. “Oil and the American Way of Life: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Robert Kaufmann, Boston University. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Ancient world/Judaic studies lecture. “Rewriting History From Inscriptions: New Perspectives on Hadrian and the Bar Kochba Revolt.” Werner Eck, Alte Geschichte University, Germany. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Center for Information Technology Policy lecture. “Don’t Swallow the Snake Oil: Oscar Wilde, Method Acting and Vulnerability Assessments.” Roger Johnston, Argonne National Laboratory. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies program lecture. “Diplomacy in Couplets: Poetry and Japan’s Missions to Tang China.” Wiebke Denecke, Barnard College. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. “Material Texts: Pauses and Pitches in Early Modern Texts.” Roger Chartier, University of Pennsylvania. 103 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. Transregional Institute/Princeton Environmental Institute/Near Eastern studies lecture. “Is ‘Peak Oil’ a Geological or a Politico-Economic Phenomenon?” Robert Mabro, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. 100 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Jean Michel Bismut, Université Paris-Sud. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Urban School Reform: Thinking and Looking Outside the Box.” Hugh Price. 16 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Prince-ton-Harvard China and the world lecture. “China’s Power and Its Impact on the Global Economic Crisis.” David Lampton, Johns Hopkins University. 2 Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “dxb.lab Work.” Khalid Al Najjar, dxb.lab Architecture, Dubai. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

8 p.m. Council on Science and Technology/Center for Theoretical Science/Evnin lecture. “Of Neurons, Decisions and Value: Probing the Unconscious Math of the Brain.” William Newsome, Stanford University. A02 McDonnell.

Sports

3 and 5 p.m. Softball vs. Lehigh. 1895 Field.

Thursday, April 23

Arts

7 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Jack Janssen: “Fairuz: We Loved Each Other So Much.” In Arabic with English subtitles. 100 Jones.

7 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Georgi Daneliya: “Mimino.” 10 East Pyne.

[F] 8 p.m. DiSiac Dance Company performance. “Possession.” Theater, Frist.

8 p.m. Princeton Georgian Choirs concert. Common Room, Mathey.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “The Origin of the Fittest: Investigating the Link Between Adaptation and Evolutionary Change.” Alex Badyaev, University of Arizona. 10 Guyot.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Decoding Cancer Metastasis: Novel Insights From Functional Genomics.” Yibin Kang. 402 Computer Science.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Local Entropy and Projections of Dynamically Defined Fractals.” Michael Hochman. 401 Fine.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. Maria Chudnovsky, Columbia University. 224 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Rats and Dogs: Science and Urbanism, The Lab of Mexico City: 1880-1940.” Mauricio Tenorio Trillo, University of Chicago. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute/religion, diplomacy and international relations lecture. “New Beginnings: The Role of American Muslims in Obama’s Public Policy.” Ingrid Mattson, Islamic Society of North America. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Madison program lecture. “Lincoln at the Turning Point: From Peoria to the Presidency.” Lewis Lehr-man, author. 138 Lewis Library.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics seminar. “Annulus Open Book Decompositions and the Self Linking Number.” Keiko Kawamuro, Institute for Advanced Study. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies/Judaic studies/Drucker lecture. “The Jewish Fascination With Islam.” Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College; and Ismar Schorsch, Jewish Theological Seminary. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “Imaging the Earth’s Interior Based Upon Recent Advances in Theoretical and Comp-utational Seismology.” Jeroen Tromp. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/graduate career services lecture. “From High School Dropout to the Governor’s Office.” Ruth Ann Minner, former Delaware governor. 1 Robertson.

Notices

8 p.m. English/Center for African American Studies/Center for the Study of Religion conference. “Love as the Practice of Freedom? Romance Fiction and American Culture.” First of two days. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. For more information: <www.princeton.edu/prcw>.

Friday, April 24

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art museum gallery talk. “‘Memorable Encounters’: An Exhibition in Honor of Yoshiaki Shimizu.” Xiaojin Wu. Art museum.

[F] 6:30 and 9 p.m. DiSiac Dance Company performance. “Possession.” Theater, Frist.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. John Scofield and Piety Street Band; and Chris Potter’s Underground. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 7-10:30 p.m. Outdoor Action special event. “Banff Mountain Film Festival.” McCosh 10. More information at www.princeton.edu/~oa/special/index.shtml.

[F] 8 and 10:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis production. Sam Zetumer: “Good Winks Here.” Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Tarell Alvin McCraney: “The Brother/Sister Plays Part 1: ‘In the Red and Brown Water.’” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra/Mindlin concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

Noon. Near Eastern studies lecture. “Shiraz in the Age of Hafez.” John Limbert, U.S. Naval Academy. 202 Jones.

Noon. Psychology lecture. “Thinking Is for Doing: Laboratory and Daily-Life Investigations of Mind Wandering, Executive Control and Human Error.” Michael Kane, University of North Carolina-Greensboro. 0S6 Green.

2 p.m. American studies lecture. “Law and Early American Capitalism.” Christine Desan, Harvard University. McCosh 40.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Advanced Compression-Ignition Engines: Understanding the In-Cylinder Processes.” John Dec, Sandia National Laboratories. 222 Bowen.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. “Iran: Confronting the Ghosts of History.” John Limbert, U.S. Naval Academy. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies/comparative literature lecture. “The Crisis of Modernity and the Efflorescence of Memory in Ahmet Hamdi Tanpnar and Orhan Pamuk.” Azade Seyhan, Bryn Mawr College. 100 Jones.

Notices

8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. English/Center for African American Studies/Center for the Study of Religion conference. “Love as the Practice of Freedom? Romance Fiction and American Culture.” Last of two days. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. For more information: <www.princeton.edu/prcw>.

Sports

Noon and 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Cornell. Clarke Field.

12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Softball vs. Cornell. 1895 Field.

Saturday, April 25

Arts

[F] 10 a.m. Art museum Art For Families event. “On the Move — Native Americans on Horseback.” Art museum.

[F] 6:30 and 9 p.m. DiSiac Dance Company performance. “Possession.” Theater, Frist.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Sweet Honey in the Rock. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 and 10:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis production. Sam Zetumer: “Good Winks Here.” Rehearsal Room, Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance performance. TAKE Dance Company. Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Tarell Alvin McCraney: “The Brother/Sister Plays Part 1: ‘In the Red and Brown Water.’” Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Physics music recital. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra/Mindlin concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

[F] 9 a.m. Princeton Army ROTC charity 5K race. “Run for the Warriors.” FitzRandolph Field.

Noon to 5 p.m. Communiversity celebration. See story on page 8.

Sports

[F] Noon. Men’s lacrosse vs. Dartmouth. 1952 Stadium.

3 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Brown. 1952 Stadium.

Sunday, April 26

Arts

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Tarell Alvin McCraney: “The Brother/Sister Plays Part 1: ‘In the Red and Brown Water.’” Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Art museum gallery talk. “‘Memorable Encounters’: An Exhibition in Honor of Yoshiaki Shimizu.” Xiaojin Wu. Art museum.

3 p.m. Musica Alta recital. McAlpin Rehearsal Hall, Woolworth.

[F] 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert. “Composers’ Final Bow.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

7:15 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz: “The Seven Days (Shiva).” In Hebrew with English subtitles. 10 East Pyne.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Don Randel, Mellon Foundation. 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.

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.
• “‘Angels Guiding a Soul to Heaven’ and Other Drawings by John Flaxman (1755-1826).” Through June 21.
• “Dürer’s Things.” Through June 21.
• “Memorable Encounters From Ho¯nen to de Kooning: In Honor of Yoshiaki Shimizu.” Through Aug. 2.
• “Myth and Modernity: Ernst Barlach’s Images of ‘The Nibelungen’ and ‘Faust.’” Through June 7.
• “Outside In: Chinese x American x Contemporary Art.” Through June 7.
• “What Is a Thing?” Through June 28.

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. Tour at 3 p.m. 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.
• Senior thesis exhibition. Tyler Crosby, painter. April 22-25. Opening reception, April 21, 6 p.m.

Murray-Dodge

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

Office of International Programs

Wilcox Hall Commons, Wilson College. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “International Eye.” Student photo exhibition. Through April 30.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday until 8 p.m.
• “‘The Best Old Place of All’: Treasures From the Princeton University Archives.” Saturday viewing of University charter: May 30, 9 a.m. to noon; Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

School of Engineering and Applied Science

EQuad Café. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Photo exhibition from Beijing Olympics air-quality study.

Women and Gender

Lounge, 113 Dickinson. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
• “Mosaic Art.” Rhonda Heisler. Through April 30.

Woodrow Wilson School

Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “Guns In America.” Kyle Cassidy, photographer. Through May 1.

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 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1 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.