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September Calendar of Events September 1 Orientation Concert Join members of the Tufts music department for performances by various ensembles and information on courses and music lessons. Find out what we have to offer you as a new member of the Tufts community. Aidekman Arts Center, Alumnae Lounge, 1-2:15 p.m. Shabbat Services Conservative and Reform. Granoff Family Hillel Center, 6-7 p.m. Celebration on the Hill and Candle-lighting Ceremony This traditional ceremony marks the beginning of the Tufts careers for the Class of 2010. Tisch Library Patio, 9-10 p.m. Jumbo Idol Members of the Class of 2010 compete karaoke-style for the title of “Jumbo Idol.” We may not have Simon Cowell, but we will have great music and our own “celebrity” judges. Aidekman Arts Center, Cohen Auditorium, 11 p.m.-1 a.m. September 2 September 3 Theater Pen, Paint and Pretzels presents “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by Steve Martin; directed by David Jenkins, A07. In 1904, a year before Albert Einstein published his theory of relativity and three years before Pablo Picasso painted his masterpiece “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” these two great minds converge one night in a bar in Paris. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, 7-10 p.m. Theater Torn Ticket II presents “Zombie Prom,” with music by Dana P. Rowe and based on a story by John Dempsey and Hugh Murphy; directed by Josh Altman, A09, with musical direction by Todd Rizley, A09. This rock ’n’ roll off-Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the rules are set by a zany, tyrannical principal. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, 7-10 p.m. Roman Catholic Mass Goddard Chapel, 10-11 p.m. September 4 Concert Tufts’ a cappella groups, the Amalgamates, Jackson Jills, Beelzebubs, Essence, sQ! and Shir Appeal, perform songs for every taste, combining the traditional and contemporary. Goddard Chapel, performances at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Theater Torn Ticket II presents “Zombie Prom,” with music by Dana P. Rowe and based on a story by John Dempsey and Hugh Murphy; directed by Josh Altman, A09, with musical direction by Todd Rizley, A09. This rock ’n’ roll off-Broadway musical is set in the atomic 1950s at Enrico Fermi High, where the rules are set by a zany, tyrannical principal. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, 8-9:15 p.m. Theater Pen, Paint and Pretzels presents “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by Steve Martin; directed by David Jenkins, A07. In 1904, a year before Albert Einstein published his theory of relativity and three years before Pablo Picasso painted his masterpiece “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” these two great minds converge one night in a bar in Paris. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater, 10-11:15 p.m. September 5 Tisch Library Fall hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 a.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 a.m., through December 21. HNRCA Seminar “Tomatoes, Carotenoids and Cancer,” John W. Erdman Jr., professor of nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Steven K. Clinton, associate professor of medicine, Ohio State University. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, auditorium, noon-1:30 p.m. Boston campus. September 6 Graduate Student Reception For new and returning graduate students in Arts, Sciences and Engineering. Aidekman Arts Center, Remis Sculpture Court, 4-6 p.m. September 8 September 9 Women’s Cross Country Tufts at Connecticut College Invitational, 11 a.m. Men’s Cross Country Tufts at Connecticut College Invitational, noon. Men’s Soccer Colby at Tufts, 1 p.m. Field Hockey Colby at Tufts, 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer Colby at Tufts, 3:30 p.m. September 12 September 13 Computer Science Colloquium “Squeezing Java Swing Components into a Cell Phone,” Bill Barnert, SavaJe Technologies. Halligan Hall, Room 111, 3-4 p.m. Men’s Soccer Tufts at MIT, 4 p.m. Field Hockey Wellesley at Tufts, 4 p.m. September 14 September 15 September 16 Men’s Soccer Tufts at Middlebury, 1:30 p.m. Field Hockey Tufts at Middlebury, 1:30 p.m. Gallery Tour View the fall exhibitions with a Tufts gallery guide. Aidekman Arts Center, 2:30 p.m. Men’s Cross Country Tufts at UMass-Dartmouth Invitational, TBA. Women’s Cross Country Tufts at UMass-Dartmouth Invitational, TBA. September 18 September 19 Men’s Soccer Wesleyan at Tufts, 6 p.m. Field Hockey Tufts at Babson, 7 p.m. September 20 September 23 Women’s Soccer Tufts at Amherst, 11 a.m. Field Hockey Tufts at Amherst, 11 a.m. Women’s Cross Country Tufts at Harrier Classic, Franklin Park, Boston, 11 a.m. Football Hamilton at Tufts, Ellis Oval, noon. Men’s Cross Country Jumbo Invitational, 1 p.m. Grafton campus. September 24 September 25 Field Hockey Bentley at Tufts, 7 p.m. September 26 Men’s Soccer Salve Regina at Tufts, 4 p.m. Women’s Soccer Babson at Tufts, 4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar “Laboratory Astrochemistry: The High Resolution Spectra of Radicals,” Prof. Stewart Novick, Wesleyan University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. Charles Francis Adams Lecture Sarah Chayes, author of the new book The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan after the Taliban. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5-6:30 p.m. September 27 Neuroscience Seminar “Why You May or May Not Feel Pain,” Dr. Clifford Woolf, Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital. Arnold 106, noon, Boston campus. For more information, contact Nick Mulherin at nick.mulherin@tufts.edu. Chaplaincy Reflections “New Beginnings,” the Rev. David M. O’Leary, university chaplain. Goddard Chapel, noon-1 p.m. Russell Lecture “A Career in Medicine vs. a Ministry of Healing,” the Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, M76, Bethel AME Church, Roxbury, and co-chair of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur and chairwoman of the national Million Voices for Darfur campaign. Goddard Chapel, 6 p.m. Memorial Service For Helen Morris Cartwright, professor emerita, who was a member of the Tufts philosophy department for three decades. She died on May 14 in Massachusetts General Hospital. Professor Cartwright played a central role in developing the Tufts philosophy faculty and curriculum. She was the first woman to be awarded tenure in the department, and her research in metaphysics and ancient Greek philosophy established her nationwide reputation among her colleagues. Paige Hall, Crane Room, 6 p.m. September 28 Chaplain’s Table on Religion, War and Peace “Overview of Series,” the Rev. David M. O’Leary, university chaplain. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. September 29 September 30 Author’s Talk Homecoming Weekend authors talk by Rocky Carzo, athletics director emeritus, editor of Jumbo Footprints: A History of Tufts Athletics, 1852-1999 (Tufts University Press, 2005). Book signing sponsored by Tufts bookstore and reception follow talk. Tisch Library, Austin Conference Room, 10 a.m. An exhibition on Carzo’s work and tenure at Tufts is on display in the Tisch Library lobby through October 2. Men’s Cross Country Tufts at Keene State Invitational, 11 a.m. Women’s Soccer Bates at Tufts, 11 a.m. Field Hockey Bates at Tufts, noon. Tisch Turns Ten A celebration of the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Tisch Library. A special film, “Tisch Turns Ten: A Decade of Distinction,” has been produced covering the construction of the library and significant events over the past 10 years. The 30-minute film will be shown in the library’s Austin Room at noon and 2:30 p.m., followed by tours of the library. Homecoming Football Bates at Tufts, Ellis Oval, 1 p.m. Men’s Soccer Bates at Tufts, 1:30 p.m. Gallery Tour View the fall exhibitions with a Tufts gallery guide. Aidekman Arts Center, 2:30 p.m. Editor’s note : The deadline for Calendar submissions for the October issue of the Tufts Journal is Monday, September 25. Submissions may be e-mailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu or you may send Calendar announcements to Barbara Lewis, Office of Publications, 200 Boston Ave., Medford campus. |
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