featured events for february 2009


Very Close to Far Away - 1st Year MFA Exhibition
Ongoing every day from January 13, 2009 through February 22, 2009.  10:00 AM.
Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery
Free and open to the public
James McPherson "Lincoln, Slavery, and the West" part of Lincoln in the West Conference Feb 5 & 6
Thursday, February 5, 2009.  7:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University
Free and open to the public. Seating is limited; registration is recommended. http://west.stanford.edu or email suepp@stanford.edu
Stanford Darwin Darwin Day Symposium 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009.  1:00 PM.
Geology corner auditorium, Main Quad Building 320, Room 105 http://campus-map.stanford.edu/index.cfm?ID=01-320
free and open to public (auditorium holds over 200)
SLAC Colloquium Series: Anatomy of a Revolution--How Galileo Democratized the Sky
Monday, February 9, 2009.  4:15 PM.
Panofsky Auditorium, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Free and open to the public.
Stanford Pioneers In Science: Daphne Koller
Wednesday, February 11, 2009.  7:30 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education
FREE; Open to the public
PACS Seminar Series: Patty Stonesifer
Wednesday, February 11, 2009.  7:30 PM.
Stanford Humanities Center
free and open to the public; please rsvp online: http://pacscenter.stanford.edu/node/407
Stanford Symphony Orchestra : Multiple artists including Mohsen Namjoo
Ongoing from February 13, 2009 through February 27, 2009. See details for exact dates and times.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Purchase Online tickets at: http://music.stanford.edu/Events/calendar.html Also, you have the option to select concerts that you are interested in from this site - and if you don't want to buy the tickets online, you can call the Stanford Ticket Off
Rubik's Cube Competition
Saturday, February 14, 2009.  10:00 AM.
Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building
This event is free to attend and open to the public. Anyone who can solve a cube may register and compete. Registration in the competition is free with a Stanford ID. Registration for those without a Stanford affiliation is $3, plus $2 per event.
Stanford Dance Marathon
Saturday, February 14, 2009.  1:00 PM.
Arrillaga Alumni Center
$10 donation to our beneficiaries asked for visitors.
Family Day
Saturday, February 14, 2009.  2:30 PM.
Arrillaga Alumni Center
Free and open to public. We welcome everyone!
A Moment of Truth for Nuclear Energy
Wednesday, February 18, 2009.  4:00 PM.
McCaw Hall, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Free and open to the public
Entrepreneurship Week Kickoff Festivities and ETL Lecture: Stanford President John Hennessy on Entrepreneurial Leadership
Wednesday, February 18, 2009.  4:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free, open to the public
Production of Two Gentleman of Verona
Ongoing from February 18, 2009 through February 22, 2009. See details for exact dates and times.
Eliot Programming Center
Admission is free, but seats may reserved online through our website.
China in the 21st Century: China's Strategic Role in Crises of International Concern
Ongoing from February 19, 2009 through February 20, 2009. See details for exact dates and times.
Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall

The Ethics of Food & the Environment Series/Joel Salatin, Owner Polyface, Inc (a family owned, organic farm)
Thursday, February 19, 2009.  7:00 PM.
Cummings Art Bldg, Annenberg Auditorium
Free and open to all
Aurora Forum | Tibet: Where Continents and Cultures Collide
Thursday, February 19, 2009.  7:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to All
Kronos Quartet
Friday, February 20, 2009.  8:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Tickets: Adults--$42/46; Stanford Students--$21/23
Aurora Forum | Parker Palmer and the Courage to Teach
Saturday, February 21, 2009.  1:30 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Free and Open to All
Continuing Studies Spring Registration
Ongoing every day from February 24, 2009 through March 31, 2009.  8:30 AM.
482 Galvez Street

Panel Discussion: Shakespeare and the Academy
Wednesday, February 25, 2009.  4:00 PM.
Pigott Theater, Memorial Hall
Free and open to the public
Self-Government in Our Times: Wesson Lecture I
Ongoing every day from February 25, 2009 through February 26, 2009.  5:30 PM.
Building 370, Room 370
Free and open to the public
The Clara Sumpf Yiddish Lecture Series- Culture, History and Catastrophe: Emanuel Ringelblum in the Warsaw Ghetto (in English)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009.  8:00 PM.
Koret Pavilion at the Ziff Center Hillel at Stanford, 565 Mayfield Avenue
Free and open to the community
Michael Uslan: The Journey to Bring Batman to the Silver Screen
Thursday, February 26, 2009.  7:00 PM.
Kresge Auditorium
Tickets are FREE for Stanford ID holders, and will be distributed February 24-26 (Tuesday-Thursday) in White Plaza, 12:00-1:00 pm Non-Stanford ID holders can purchase tickets at http://egroups2.stanford.edu/
Parents' Weekend 2009
Ongoing every day from February 27, 2009 through February 28, 2009.
Arrillaga Alumni Center
Registration required.
Stanford Spoken Word Collective Show
Saturday, February 28, 2009.  8:00 PM.
Hillel House Kopa Cafe
Tickets are $5. Donations are accepted.