March 18, 2019
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Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan, author of best-selling books, has made a career exploring what humans put in their bodies, and now he is pushing past food to ask whether psychedelics have value beyond their countercultural history. His Q&A appearance in Purdue’s Ideas Festival will consider the safety and efficacy of psychedelics as some scientists are looking at them for relieving depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction. Don't Miss It!
MARCH 18
The exhibition "Apollo 11 in the Archives: Selections from the Neil A. Armstrong Papers" will open, celebrating 50 years since the first moon landing and 150 years of Purdue. March 18-Aug. 16. By Archives and Special Collections library. Items representing international students at Purdue over the decades. Blog. Semester hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Summer hours TBA. Library is on fourth floor, STEW (enter from HSSE Library). The library also has online exhibitions.
John Norberg and “Ever True” book cover
MARCH 19
“Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University,” a book preview talk by author John Norberg, will whet appetites for this forthcoming volume of the same name. 6:30 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. Website | Free but registration required
MARCH 20
“What If Psychedelics Can Heal?” is the talk that Michael Pollan, a best-selling author on such substances and food, will bring. This is an event in the "Health, Longevity and Quality of Life" theme of the Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue's yearlong Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign. Q&A session at 6 p.m. in STEW, Fowler Hall, led Rhonda Phillips, interim dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, the lead sponsor. Book signing at 7:15 p.m. News release
“Sin Salida” tango and contemporary dance
MARCH 23
"Sin Salida" (“No Exit”), presented by Union Tanguera and Kate Weare Dance Company, will meld tango with contemporary dance. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Tickets $22-$30. Pre-show meetup at 7 p.m. in PMU, 1869 Tap Room. Post-show meetup in 1869 Tap Room. Event
A PEEK AHEAD
MARCH 25
The exhibition opening of "Return to Entry" will reveal how several artists responded to the documents and artifacts in the Neil A. Armstrong Papers and other items related to space flight, 50 years after first moon landing. March 25-May 11. STEW, Robert L. Ringel Gallery. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday (except holidays). Reception and talk at 5:30 p.m. April 4. News release | Exhibition
MARCH 27
Katharine Hayhoe, a renowned climate scientist, will present “Science in a Fact-Free World: What IF Society Trusted Scientists.” Hayhoe was listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, among other public recognitions. 7:30-9 p.m. STEW, Fowler Hall. This event is a part of Purdue’s Ideas Festival, the centerpiece of Purdue’s Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign, addressing the IF theme “Toward a Sustainable Economy & Planet.” Article | Seat reservations recommended
MARCH 28
"Monty Python's Spamalot," the Broadway musical comedy that spoofs a parody, is clip-clopping its way to Purdue. Organizer: Purdue Convocations. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: $28-$60. Event
A trio of ensembles -- Purdue Jazz Band, Purdue Tower of Power Band, and Guitar & Saxophone Ensemble – will share the stage for a snappy evening. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Purdue Bands & Orchestras events
MARCH 29
Homegrown sounds to savor will come vocally and instrumentally as the American Music Repertory Ensemble, Lab Jazz Band I and II, and Concert Jazz Band perform. 8 p.m. STEW, Loeb Playhouse. Purdue Bands & Orchestras events
SPORTS IN SEASON
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Men's swimming and diving | Free admission | Information for attending
Women's swimming and diving | Free admission | Information for attending
Men's basketball | Tickets
Women's basketball | Tickets
Wrestling | Free admission | Information for attending
Track and field (indoor and outdoor) | Free admission | Information for attending
Women's tennis | Free admission | Information for attending
Men's tennis | Free admission | Information for attending
Baseball | Tickets | Home season March 12-May 18
Softball | Tickets | Home season March 22-April 28
These and other events, plus other timely information, are listed in the Purdue Today calendars under "Events" under the Campus News pulldown at www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday.
