Friday

September 10

PERFORMANCES

Gargantua Soul, Intensify, Splice: All ages show. Doors open 8 p.m. Toad's Place. $4 over 21, $8 under 21.

Hamlet: By William Shakespeare. Directed by Marty Black Eagle-Carl. 8 p.m. Eli Whitney Barn, 916 Whitney Ave. $15. Call 248-5924 for information.

Hughie: By Eugene O'Neill. A work in progress performed by Jacob Grigolia Rosenbaum and Jeremy Strong. 8 p.m. Nick Chapel. Free.

EVENT

'80s Party: Featuring Tommy Tutone, Catholic Girls, and Solen. Doors open 8 p.m. Tune Inn Cafe, 29 Center St. $8. Call 772-4310 for information.

LECTURE

"How Psychics Work": By James Randi. Sponsored by the Yale College Skeptics Society and the Yale College Humanists and Secularists. 7 p.m. Davies Auditorium. Free. E-mail lukas.halim@yale.edu for information.

Saturday

September 11

PERFORMANCES

A Piece of My Mind: A comic production by Kevin Livingston. 7:30 p.m. The Little Theater, One Lincoln St. $12. Call 624-9666 for information.

Hamlet: By William Shakespeare. Directed by Marty Black Eagle-Carl. 8 p.m. Eli Whitney Barn, 916 Whitney Ave. $15. Call 248-5924 for information.

Hughie: By Eugene O'Neill. A work in progress performed by Jacob Grigolia Rosenbaum and Jeremy Strong. 7 and 9 p.m. Nick Chapel. Free.

Summer of '99 Punk Festival: All-ages show featuring U.S. Bombs, Swinging Utters, Molotov Cocktail, Teen Idols, Lower East Side Stitches, and Ducky Boys. Doors open 6 p.m. Tune Inn Cafe, 29 Center St. $10. Call 772-4310 for information.

EVENTS

Afro-American Cultural Center Welcome Brunch: An opportunity for freshmen to learn about group activities and meet faculty and staff. Noon to 3 p.m. Afro-American Cultural Center. Free. Call 432-4131 for information.

International Student Welcome Dinner: For international students and their families, coordinated by Yale Religious Ministries. Informal dress. 6 p.m. McDougal Center. Free. Call Andrew at 432-8754 for information.

British Art Center Tour: Tour will include a general survey of British painting. 11 a.m. British Art Center. Free.

AUDITION

Rhythmic Blue: Try out for Yale's hip-hop and contemporary dance group. 10 a.m. Payne Whitney Gym, fifth floor. Call Nina at 436-0486 or Jill at 436-0921 for information, or regarding conflicts with Rosh Hashana.

Sunday

September 12

PERFORMANCE

Hootenanny: Inaugural performance by Tangled Up in Blue, Yale's only folk music group. Audition sign-ups following the show. 9 p.m. Saybrook dining hall. Free.

EVENTS

Benefit Open House: A benefit raising funds for Caring Cuisine, AIDS Project, New Haven's daily meals delivery program. Open house will include performances by local folk artists and demonstrations of the latest fall fashions. 5:30 p.m. Dava Boutique, 2100 Dixwell Ave. $10. Call Dava at 230-0039 for information.

Peabody Museum Open House: Tours for students, along with an opportunity to learn about volunteer options at the museum. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Peabody Museum, Great Hall of Dinosaurs. Call 432-3731 for information.

MEETING

Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE): Informational meeting for a program pairing Yale women mentors with Troup Middle School eighth graders. 7 p.m. Dwight Hall Education Room. Call Elana at 436-1021 for information.

Monday

September 13

MEETINGS

Green Corps: Introductory meeting of Yale's environmentalist group. 5 p.m. Jonathan Edwards courtyard.

Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE): Informational meeting for a program pairing Yale women mentors with Troup Middle School eighth graders. 7 p.m. Dwight Hall Education Room. Call Elana at 436-1021 for information.

Yale Hunger and Homelessness Project: Learn more about YHHAP. 9 p.m. Dwight Hall Common Room.

LECTURE

"Undersea Exploration": By Robert Ballard, president of the Institute for Exploration, and discoverer of the sunken R.M.S. Titanic. 8 p.m. Davenport common room. Free.

DEADLINE

UOFC: The deadline for applications to serve on the Undergraduate Organizations Funding Committee (UOFC) is today at 4 p.m. Submit complete application to SSS 102.

Tuesday

September 14

PERFORMANCE

"Benny Meets the Duke": The Flipside Jazz Orchestra plays the music of Duke Ellington, plus Ellington songs recorded by Benny Goodman, including Ellington's arrangement of the "Nutcracker Suite." Directed by Thomas C. Duffy. 8 p.m. Sprague Hall, Morse Recital Hall. $6 with Yale ID. Call 432-4158 for information.

MEETINGS

Estudiantes Unidos: Volunteer to tutor elementary school students in Spanish. All levels of Spanish proficiency welcome. 8 p.m. Berkeley common room. Call Christine at 436-0545 for information.

Yale Sororities: Learn more about Yale's six sororities. 7:15 to 8 p.m. LC 101. Call Liz at 436-1645 for information.

Wednesday

September 15

EVENT

"Anthems for Doomed Youth: Poetry and Prose of the First World War": A reading given by Brennan Brown, Patrick McCaughey, and Barbara Somerville. 5:15 p.m. British Art Center. Free.

Thursday

September 16

PERFORMANCES

Capoeira on the Green: Brazilian music and dance demonstration. Part of the Free Lunchtime Fun program. Noon to 1 p.m. New Haven Green. Held in Chapel Square Mall in case of rain. Free.

The Imaginary Invalid: By Molière. Directed by Mark Rucker. From a new translation by James Magruder. 8 p.m.Yale Repertory Theater. Call 432-1234 for ticket prices and information.

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