friday, november 30, 2007

Conference: The Republic of Letters: Between Renaissance and Enlightenment
Ongoing every day from November 30, 2007 through December 1, 2007.  9:30 AM.
Stanford Humanities Center
Free, open to the public. No registration required.
Mobile Blood Drive
Friday, November 30, 2007.  11:00 AM.
White Plaza (in front of Tresidder Student Union)
Open to Public
Ecological and evolutionary consequences of changing climates and changing atmospheres: studies with flies, lizards, mountaineers, and Triassic vertebrates
Friday, November 30, 2007.  12:00 PM.
Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey Boatworks Lecture Hall, Pacific Grove

Ethics at Noon Lecture: Monica McDermott on Unstable Hierarchies: Race, Class and Immigration to the Southeastern US
Friday, November 30, 2007.  12:00 PM.
Main Quad: Bldg 110, First Floor Seminar Room (note this a change from our previously announced location)
free, open to all
Human Rights and Political Reform in Contemporary China: Views From a Swedish Diplomat and Scholar
Friday, November 30, 2007.  12:00 PM.
Okimoto Conference Room. C307 Encina Hall, 3rd Floor
Lunch will be provided. RSVP appreciated by 5 p.m. Thursday, November 29, but walk-ins welcome.
Graham Spinardi (University of Edinburgh): "Performance and Performativity: Why Testing Isn't the Only Issue with Missile Defense"
Friday, November 30, 2007.  12:00 PM.
Encina Hall, 2nd floor, Room E-207, 616 Serra St., Stanford University
Free. Please RSVP to <sts.events@gmail.com>. Light refreshments will be provided.
NOON CONCERT: Harpsichord Studio Recital
Friday, November 30, 2007.  12:15 PM.
Campbell Recital Hall
Free
TECH BRIEFING: Stanford Answers: http://answers.stanford.edu
Friday, November 30, 2007.  2:00 PM.
Turing Auditorium (Polya Hall, Room 111) [Map]
No fees, no fuss. Intended for power users, Expert Partners, and those with IT responsibilities, but open to everyone - faculty, staff, and students - and no registration required. Your opportunity to get updates from and ask questions of IT Services.
Mobile Blood Drive
Friday, November 30, 2007.  3:00 PM.
Lagunita Hall, Santa Teresa Rd
Open to Public
Mobile Blood Drive
Friday, November 30, 2007.  3:00 PM.
Branner/Toyon Halls, Escondido Rd
Open to Public
Three Poems Program: Poet Kay Ryan
Friday, November 30, 2007.  04:30 PM.
Florence Moore Main Lounge

From Korea to Cairo: Mamluks on the Silk Road
Friday, November 30, 2007.  7:30 PM.
Stanford University, Building 200, History Corner, Room 203
Free and open to the public
Alarm Will Sound
Friday, November 30, 2007.  8:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
$36/$32 (Adult) / $18/$16 (Stanford Student). Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under and discounts are available for students and groups.
Symphonic Chorus & The Peninsula Symphony Orchestra
Ongoing from November 30, 2007 through December 2, 2007. See details for exact dates and times.
Memorial Church
$20/$10
Gaieties 2007: Herbert Hoover and the Order of the Bearclaw
Friday, November 30, 2007.  8:00 PM.
Memorial Auditorium, Stanford, CA
Cost is free. Will require a $5 fully refundable deposit to secure your ticket(s). Sign-up at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rwb2BX8VC5ytsRTsxN8CLw_3d_3d

ongoing

Call for volunteers! - Village Rental Co-op (VRC)
Ongoing every day from September 19, 2007 through December 31, 2007.  6:00 AM.
We are located in the basement of Abrams, a mid-rise building in Escondido Village: http://campus-map.stanford.edu/index.cfm?ID=10-063

Labyrinth in Memorial Church
Ongoing every week from September 29, 2006 through October 24, 2008.  8:00 AM.
Stanford Memorial Church

Surviving! Magazine Exhibition
Ongoing every day from November 12, 2007 through December 31, 2007.  8:00 AM.
Lane Medical Library
Free, Open to the Public
Migration: An Art Installation by Melanie Lacy Kusters
Ongoing every weekday (M-F) from October 4, 2007 through December 20, 2007.  9:00 AM.
Serra House, 589 Capistrano Way, Stanford, CA 94305.
Free and open to all
The Vico Collaborations
Ongoing every day from September 24, 2007 through December 2, 2007.  10:00 AM.
Peterson Exhibition Gallery, Green Library Bing Wing
free
A New 19th Century: The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled
Ongoing every day from November 8, 2006 through December 31, 2011.  11:00 AM.
Cantor Arts Center, just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita Drive
Open Wed-Sun 11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free Closed Monday and Tuesday
Mutual Admiration: Eugène Carrière and his Circle
Ongoing every day from August 8, 2007 through December 2, 2007.  11:00 AM.
Cantor Arts Center, just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita Drive
Open Wed-Sun 11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free
Anxious Objects: Willie Cole's Favorite Brands
Ongoing every day from October 3, 2007 through January 6, 2008.  11:00 AM.
Cantor Arts Center, just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita Drive
Open Wed-Sun 11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free
Dreaming of a Speech Without Words: The Paintings and Early Objects of H.C. Westermann
Ongoing every day from November 21, 2007 through March 2, 2008.  11:00 AM.
Cantor Arts Center, just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita Drive
Open Wed-Sun 11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free
Friday Tour: Memorial Church
Ongoing every week from October 12, 2007 through January 2, 2010.  2:00 PM.
Memorial Church
Tours do not require a reservation. Call 723-3469 for large groups. Meet in the Main Quad at the front of Memorial Church. No tour on Friday before Easter due to services.
Far Away
Ongoing every day from November 29, 2007 through December 1, 2007.  8:00 PM.
Roble Studio Theater, Roble Gym 375 Santa Teresa Street
$15 general admission, $10 Stanford faculty and staff, $10 senior citizens, $5 students. All seating is general admission. Tickets are available at the door the night of the performance or online at http://drama.stanford.edu starting Tuesday, September 25
Gaieties 2007: Herbert Hoover and the Order of the Bearclaw
Ongoing every day from November 28, 2007 through November 30, 2007.  8:00 PM.
Memorial Auditorium
Students $10 ($5 tickets Wednesday) Faculty/Staff/Alums $15 General Admission $20
Outdoor Art Collection on the Stanford Campus
Ongoing every day from December 12, 2006 through December 31, 2007.
Nearly 100 sculptures are located throughout the Stanford campus, with the Rodin Sculpture Garden at Lomita Drive and Roth Way (at the Cantor Arts Center) and the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden on the oppostite side of campus at Santa Teresa Street.
Free