wednesday, november 18, 2009

"What is Science?". A WIS seminar by Professor Helen Quinn
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  12:00 PM.
Panofsky Auditorium, SLAC National Accelerator Lab, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park
This is free public lecture, open to the whole community. Parking at SLAC is free, tell the main gate guard you are attending a WIS seminar and ask the guard to point out the Panofsky Auditorium to you.
EESS Fall 09-10 Seminar Series: Leif Thomas - Eddies in the Upper Ocean: Gentle Maelstroms of the Sea
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  12:15 PM.
Y2E2 111
Free and open to the public
Mustra de Cortometrajes de Luis Deltell (Screening of Short Films by Luis Deltell)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  2:30 PM.
Building 260, Pigott Hall, Room 216
Free and Open to the Public
The Energy Seminar
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  4:15 PM.
Building 420 (Jordan Hall), downstairs in Room 40
free and open to the public
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture - Global Innovation Tournament Showcase
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  4:30 PM.
Skilling Auditorium
Free & open to the public
How Happy are the Germans Twenty Years After the Fall of the Wall?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  5:00 PM.
Levinthal Hall, the Stanford Humanities Center
FREE and OPEN to PUBLIC
Ben Fry - David H. Liu Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  6:00 PM.
Herrin T175

"The Importance of Understanding the Past: Greece, China, Mesopotamia"
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  6:00 PM.
Stanford University Main Quad, Building 320, Room 105
FREE and open to the public.
Szindbad (Sindbad)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  7:00 PM.
Language Corner, Building 260 (Pigott Hall), Room 113
Free and open to the public.
Greg Epstein, "Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe"
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  7:00 PM.
Cubberley Auditorium, School of Education
Free. Doors open at 6:30.
CONTRASTS QUARTET
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.  8:00 PM.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
$40/$46 (Adult); $10 (Stanford student)
Gaieties 2009: Apocalypse Cal
Ongoing every day from November 18, 2009 through November 20, 2009.  8:00 PM.
Memorial Auditorium
Tickets $10 ($8 Wednesday, students); $15 (faculty, staff, alums); $20 (general public) Tickets go on sale 11/11 www.apocalypsecal.com or in White Plaza

ongoing

2009 Employee Incentive Program
Ongoing every day from January 26, 2009 through December 20, 2009.  9:00 AM.
Online
FREE
Stanford PUBLISHING ON THE WEB Workshop
Ongoing every day from November 15, 2009 through November 18, 2009.  9:00 AM.
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
Tuition info t/k. STAP funds accepted.
Stanford Art Spaces
Ongoing every weekday (M-F) from October 2, 2009 through December 4, 2009.  9:00 AM.
Paul G. Allen Building (CIS) 420 Via Palou and Building 420 -Psychology
Free
Rodin! The Complete Stanford Collection
Ongoing every day from February 18, 2009 through February 22, 2012.  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
Contemporary Glass
Ongoing every day from July 8, 2008 through July 4, 2010.  11:00 AM.
See details for exact dates and times. Cantor Arts Center, just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita
Open Wed-Sun 11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free.
Call for Volunteers: Survey Assistant/Researcher, Cantor Arts Center
Ongoing every day from May 18, 2009 through November 22, 2009.  11:00 AM.
Cantor Arts Center is located just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita Drive
Volunteers must be adults (college age or over). Stanford affiliation NOT required. Admission is free to the Cantor Arts Center, open Wed-Sun 11am-5pm, with extended hours on Thursdays until 8pm
From Their Studios
Ongoing every day from September 16, 2009 through January 3, 2010.  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
Frank Lobdell Figure Drawings
Ongoing every day from November 11, 2009 through February 21, 2010.  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 MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS and Thanksgiving Day; December 23, 24, 25.
Longing for Sea-Change
Ongoing every day from October 7, 2009 through June 26, 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.
Wednesday Tour: Auguste Rodin Sculpture
Ongoing every week from October 17, 2007 through January 5, 2011.  02:00 PM.
Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, off Palm Drive at Museum Way
Tours every Wednesday at 2 pm, Saturday at 11:30 am and Sunday at 3 pm Tours do not require a reservation. Call 723-3469 for large groups. Groups meet in the main museum lobby.
Rosary Prayer Group
Ongoing every day from November 7, 2009 through June 19, 2010.  10:00 PM.
Sanctuary, Third Floor Old Union

Recent Arrivals: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Archives
Ongoing every day from September 21, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
Peterson Gallery, Green Library Bing Wing
First-time visitors without Stanford I.D. must register at the south entrance portal to Green Library?s East Wing to gain access to the library. Admission is free.
David Bassett Exhibit
Ongoing every day from October 2, 2009 through December 22, 2009.
Lane Medical Library
Free to Public. Exhibit open for viewing during library hours. Library Fall 2009 Hours (August 27 - December 11) Mon - Thu: 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. Fri: 8:00 A.M - 8:00 P.M. Sat: 10:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. Sun: 12:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. Exceptions