tuesday, october 16, 2007

Peter Cole "The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, 950- 1492"
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  12:00 PM.
Building 460- Terrace Room
Free and open to the public
MAPSS - Brian Wandell - The human visual pathways: Maps, plasticity, and reading
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  12:00 PM.
Building 200, Room 305 - History Corner
MAPSS talks are open to the public. Members of the Stanford community can get free pizza by RSVPing at http://www.stanford.edu/group/mapss/colloquium/rsvp_signup_wandell.html
Schools for Zealots? Islamic Education and Democracy in Indonesia - and Implications for the Muslim World
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  4:15 PM.
Philippines Conference Room Encina Hall 616 Serra St., 3rd floor Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305
Free and open to the public.
“Having What It Takes: Essays on Civil Courage”
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  4:15 PM.
CISAC Central Conference Room Encina Hall Stanford University
Free and open to the public
Choices People Make in Wartime: The War in Bosnia and its Aftermath
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  4:15 PM.
CISAC Conference Room Encina Hall Central, 2nd floor 616 Serra St. Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305
RSVP appreciated by 5 p.m. on Monday, October 15, but drop-ins welcome.
"Understanding Galaxy Formation: What are we Missing?"
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  4:15 PM.
Hewlett Teaching Center, Rm. 201
Free
Alejandro Toledo in conversation with Larry Diamond: Can Democracy Reach the Poor?
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  5:00 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education (485 Lasuen Mall)
Free. Open to the public.
Poetry Reading with Kenneth Fields, Maureen Draper, and others
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  05:30 PM.
Stanford Bookstore Cafe
Free and open to the public. Parking is free after 4pm
Evening Labyrinth in Stanford Memorial Church
Tuesday, October 16, 2007.  5:30 PM.
Stanford Memorial Church
Free and open to all.

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

Stanford Art Spaces - " 3 Artists"
Ongoing every weekday (M-F) from September 21, 2007 through November 29, 2007.  9:00 AM.
Center for Integrated Systems, Bldg. 420 (Psychology), Bldg. 550, Rm. 556 Q
Free
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
Tuesday Comedy Night in 750 Pub
Ongoing every week from October 2, 2007 through June 3, 2008.  9:00 PM.
The 750 Pub in the Graduate Community Center: 750 Escondido Rd, Palo Alto 94305

A New 19th Century: The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled
Ongoing every day from November 8, 2006 through December 31, 2011.
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
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