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GCEP Research Symposium 2008: Energy Research -- Five Years and Beyond
Ongoing from October 1, 2008 through October 3, 2008. See details for exact dates and times.
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University
The symposium is free and open to the Stanford community, and outside researchers and energy professionals. This event is full and registration is now closed.
Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art
Ongoing every day from June 4, 2008 through October 5, 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
Master Class Featuring Robert Wilson
Wednesday, October 1, 2008.  3:30 PM.
Drama Department Pigott Theater (Memorial Auditorium) Stanford University
Free and open to the public. No reservations are required.
Presidential Lecture by Robert Wilson
Wednesday, October 1, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Kresge Auditorium 555 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford University
Free and open to the public. No reservations are required.
Robert Sapolsky: Faith, Science, and the Mind
Thursday, October 2, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Clark Center auditorium
Free and open to the public.
Library Open House
Thursday, October 2, 2008.  2:00 PM.
Green Library, East Wing
The event is open to all students, faculty and staff, and admission is free.
Stranger, Neighbor, Friend: What is Citizenship in the 21st Century? Series Inaugural Lecture by Danielle Allen
Thursday, October 2, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to All
19th annual Red Barn Festival
Sunday, October 5, 2008.  10:30 AM.
Red Barn Equestrian Center
$20 advance ($25 door). Students: $10 advance, ($15 door).
Branford Marsalis and members of the Philarmonia Brasileira
Sunday, October 5, 2008.  2:30 PM.
Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
Tickets: $40/$48/$56; Premium: $76 (adult), $20/$24/$48; Premium $38 (Stanford student)
Presidential Politics: Race, Class, Faith & Gender in the 2008 Election
Ongoing every week from October 6, 2008 through October 27, 2008.  7:00 PM.
William R. Hewlett (SEQ) Teaching Center, Room 200
Free and open to the public. Course registration is required for only undergraduate and graduate students.
Reading with Professor Philip Zimbardo
Thursday, October 9, 2008.  06:15 PM.
Stanford Bookstore - Textbook Level
Free & open to the public.
Stanford Reunion Homecoming
Ongoing every day from October 9, 2008 through October 12, 2008.
Check in at Ford Center

Celebration of Stanford's 2008 Beijing Olympians
Friday, October 10, 2008.  4:30 PM.
Arrillaga Plaza (between Avery Aquatic Center and Arrillaga Family Sports Center)

Word for Word Performing Arts Company
Friday, October 10, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Pigott Theater, Stanford University
Tickets: $20 (adult); $10 (Stanford student)
Roundtable at Stanford University
Saturday, October 11, 2008.  9:15 AM.
Maples Pavilion
$10 general public. Free for faculty, staff, students, and Reunion Homecoming participants. Stanford Ticket Office: 725-2787
The Future of Human Health: Seven Very Short Talks
Saturday, October 11, 2008.  2:30 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Seating is limited and a free ticket is required. Contact the Stanford Ticket Office at 650-725-2787.
Asian Cine-merica: A look back at 26 years of Asian American Film
Saturday, October 11, 2008.  7:00 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium
Free of charge
Jonathan King Lecture: Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, Editor of Bellevue Literary Review
Tuesday, October 14, 2008.  5:00 PM.
Clark Center Auditorium
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.
A Conversation with Naomi Klein: Disaster Capitalism and the Rise of Democratic Reconstruction
Thursday, October 16, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to All
Daniel Pearl Memorial Concert "Harmony for Humanity"
Thursday, October 16, 2008.  8:00 PM.
Stanford Memorial Church
Free and open to all
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hitchcock's Vertigo
Friday, October 17, 2008.  11:00 AM.
Levinthal Hall Stanford Humanities Center 424 Santa Teresa Street Stanford University
Free and open to the public
Oktoberfest 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008.  4:00 PM.
Bechtel International Center
Free
11th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
Ongoing every day from October 19, 2008 through October 26, 2008.
Locations: San Francisco, Palo Alto, Stanford, and East Palo Alto
For tickets and more information: www.unaff.org
Beckman Translational Research Symposium
Monday, October 20, 2008.  11:45 AM.
Munzer Hall Auditorium
Admission is Free
Housing and the Economic Crisis: A conversation with Steven Preston, US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Tuesday, October 21, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Bishop Auditorium, Graduate School of Business, South Building

Stanford Pioneers in Science with Sidney Drell
Tuesday, October 21, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education
FREE; no registration required Open to the public
The Other Bagpipes: Exotic and Lesser-Known Piping Traditions of the World
Wednesday, October 22, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Center
FREE; no registration required Open to the public (Seating Limited)
IT Open House
Thursday, October 23, 2008.  10:00 AM.
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Event is open to the Stanford Community.
An Evening with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Thursday, October 23, 2008.  7:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to All
Bio-X "Imitating Life" Symposium
Friday, October 24, 2008.  8:00 AM.
Clark Center Auditorium

"The Art and Science of Change" with Ann Carlson
Friday, October 24, 2008.  12:00 PM.
Cantor Arts Center Auditorium
Open to the Public
The Race Card
Friday, October 24, 2008.  1:30 PM.
Room 290, Stanford Law School
This event is free and open to the public.
Reading with Professor Allison Amend
Wednesday, October 29, 2008.  06:00 PM.
Stanford Bookstore - Main level - Foreign Language Section - behind the medical department
Free & open to the public.