Friday

Feburary 12

PERFORMANCES

Handel's Julius Caesar: Presented by the Yale College Opera and Steven Holochwost, executive director. Directed by Mitch Beasley, produced by Evan Bialostozky, musical direction by Jeff Domoto. All proceeds to benefit Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project. 7:30 p.m. Center Church Parish House, 311 Temple St. $2. Call 436-0471 for reservations.

Hrishikesh Hirway Plays Guitar, Sings Songs: 8 p.m. The Taz, New London, Conn. Call 773-9256 for directions.

Minus 1: Written by Sunil Kuruvilla, directed by Rebecca Taichman, performed by Peter Novak. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Doors open for dinner and drinks at 7 and 9:45 p.m. Yale Cabaret. Call 432-1566 for reservations.

Oleanna: Written by David Mamet, directed by Andrew Eggert, produced by Tom Williams. Featuring Heidi Altman and Thomas Woodrow. 8 and 10 p.m. Nick Chapel, Trumbull College. $2. Call Tom at 436-1322 for reservations.

Yale Concert Band: Featuring flute soloist Ransom Wilson, professor, Yale School of Music. With works by Hailstork, Duffy, and Waxman. 8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Free. Call 432-4111 for information.

EVENTS

Brazilian Carnaval: Costume ball featuring a Brazilian band, dances, and prizes. Sponsored by the Spanish and Portuguese departments, Timothy Dwight College, and WYBC. 9 p.m. to
1 a.m. Timothy Dwight dining hall. Open to the general public.

Davenport Valentine's Dance: Featuring the Sextones. 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Davenport dining hall. $3.

FILM

Love Jones: Presented by the Black Student Alliance at Yale. 11 p.m. Silliflicks, Silliman College, basement of Entryway N.

Puddle Cruiser: Presented by the Yale Film Society in association with Broken Lizard. A comedy production with special performances by Broken Lizard and the Exit Players. 7:30 and 10 p.m. Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St. Free for YSF members, $5 non-mem-bers, $3 with Yale ID.

LECTURES

"On the Road to Democracy: The Awakening Giant of Africa": Presented by the Yale African Students Association and the Shehu Shagari World Institute. Lecture given by Dr. Hassan Adamu, the ambassador of Nigeria. 4 p.m. Luce 202. Call 432-3410 for information.

"Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings: The Facts and Their Significance": Presented by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. With Professor Annette Gordon-Reed of New York University Law School. 4 p.m. Luce Auditorium. Call Robert P. Forbes at 432-3339 for information.

AUDITIONS

Losing It: A senior film project written and directed by Andrew Cohen. Actors and crew needed. Sign-up sheet in Trumbull common room. 1 to 7 p.m. LC 204. Call Andrew at 787-6150 for information.

Our Town: Written by Thornton Wilder, directed by Paul Koch, produced by Larry Guth. Sign up for a time on the theater studies door, 254 York St.

Snap Peas: A women only endeavor. Sign up for a time on the theater studies door, 254 York St.

Saturday

Feburary 13

PERFORMANCES

Handel's Julius Caesar: Presented by the Yale College Opera and Steven Holochwost, executive director. Directed by Mitch Beasley, produced by Evan Bialostozky, musical direction by Jeff Domoto. All proceeds to benefit Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project. 7:30 p.m. Center Church Parish House, 311 Temple St. $2. Call 436-0471 for reservations.

Minus 1: Written by Sunil Kuruvilla, directed by Rebecca Taichman, performed by Peter Novak. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Doors open for dinner and drinks at 7 and 9:45 p.m. Yale Cabaret. Call 432-1566 for reservations.

Oleanna: Written by David Mamet, directed by Andrew Eggert, produced by Tom Williams. Featuring Heidi Altman and Thomas Woodrow. 8 and 10 p.m. Nick Chapel, Trumbull College. $2. Call Tom at 436-1322 for reservations.

Out of the Blue `Outtakes': With special guests Tufts Beelzebubs. 10:30 p.m. Sprague Memorial Hall.
$4 students, $7 non-students.

EVENTS

Artful Tales: A new program for five-
to eight-year-olds featuring stories and activities related to works of art. Yale undergraduates will work in conjunction with museum educators to entertain children with music, plays, storytelling, and artmaking. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Yale University Art Gallery.

Youth Mentors Forum 1999:
A conference designed to strengthen Yale students' skill as mentors, to encourage critical reflection upon experiences in the community, and to increase cultural awareness. Presentation given by Shelley Geballe, president and co-director of Connect-icut Voices for Children. 1 to 5 p.m. Dwight Hall. Call Matt Nash at 432-2428 or e-mail matthew.nash@yale.edu for reservations.

LECTURE

Abba Eban, Former Israeli Prime Minister: Lecture by one of the founding fathers of the state of Israel. Part of the Yale Accords Model Middle Eastern Peace Conference. 4:30 p.m. Law School Auditorium.

AUDITIONS

Losing It: A senior film project written and directed by Andrew Cohen. Actors and crew needed. Sign-up sheet in Trumbull common room. 1 to 7 p.m.
LC 204. Call Andrew at 787-6150 for information.

Our Town: Written by Thornton Wilder, produced by Larry Guth, directed by Paul Koch. Sign up for a time on the theater studies door, 254 York Street.

Sunday

Feburary 14

Musica Dolce e Stravagante: Baroque music from Italy. 3 p.m. 15 Hillhouse Ave. $20 general admission, $15 for students and seniors. Call 432-0825 for reservations and information.

Rock Show at the Women's Center: Special Valentine's Day music from the Trumbull City Heartbreakers, the Pinups, and Hrishikesh Hirway.
9:30 p.m. The Women's Center. Free. Call 776-1146 for information.

Yale School of Music Faculty Artist Series: An afternoon of sonatas and chamber music. Including Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 10 and Brahms' Piano Quartet in C Minor. 3 p.m. Morse Recital Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall. Free. Call 432-4158 for information.

EVENT

Valentine's Day Bagel Brunch: Come to the Kosher Kitchen for bagels, cream cheese, and lox. 11 a.m. Slifka Center. Free transfer with Yale ID and meal plan, $5 for off-campus students.

Monday

Feburary 15

EVENT

Yale Debate Association's Adams Cup: The first round of Yale's intramural debate tournament. Sign up teams of two in your dining hall to compete for your college or e-mail btw@pantheon.yale.edu.

Tuesday

Feburary 16

PERFORMANCE

Live Business Presentation: An Excel Communications recruiting opportunity. 7:30 p.m. Holiday Inn, 30 Whalley Ave. Call Chris Austermann at 798-7192 or Brian Fain at 452-8472 for information.

EVENT

The Hip-Hop Forum: Presented by the Black Student Alliance at Yale.
With Carl Ford, owner of Nexxus Productions. 7 p.m. African-American Cultural Center, 211 Park St.

MEETING

Yale Student Environmental Coalition Meeting: Organizational meeting. 7 p.m. Silliman Entryway
D basement.

Wednesday

Feburary 17

Jews and Blacks in Conversation: A discussion with New York State Supreme Court justices. Sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. 8 p.m. Slifka Center.

LECTURE

"Semantic Combinatorial Oper-ations: Linguistic Description, Real-Time Processing, and Cortical Loc-alization Considerations": Linguistics forum hosted by Maria M. Piñango, Brandeis University and Boston Univer-sity School of Medicine. 4 p.m. HGS 217A. Call Dianne Jonas at 432-2452.

Thursday

Feburary 18

Just Call Me Eli!: An original musical by Sam Carner and Isaac Meyers.
9 p.m. Morse College dining hall. $3.

EVENT

Does God Exist?: A debate between students of the Campus Crusade for Christ and the Yale Society of Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics.
8 p.m. Davies Auditorium. Call Chris Mooney at 436-1725 for information.

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