Calendar

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus: Special performance of one of the world's most discussion-provoking troupes. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret. $6 students, $9 non-students. For reservations call 432-1566.

Classical Concert: Rudolf Meister, piano, and Michael Flaksman, cello, of the Musikhochschule Mannheim perform selections from Beethoven, Weill, and Franck. 4 p.m. Ezra Stiles Master's House. Free.

Down in the Valley: A 40-minute folk-opera by Kurt Weill, based on traditional American songs. 5:15 p.m. Sudler Hall. Free.

Exit Players and SOBs: Improv comedy meets a cappella. 8:30 p.m. Stiles Dining Hall. $4 students, $5 non-students.

Fifth Humour: Improv comedy show. Midnight. Calhoun Cabaret. $3.

Just Add Water: Improv comedy show. 10 p.m. TD Dining Hall. $3 students, $5 non-students.

Magevet Parents' Weekend Jam: Yale's only a cappella group dedicated to Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli music. 8:30 p.m. Slifka Center Chapel. Free.

Mood Indigo: An evening of dance and live music sponsored by the Alliance for Dance at Yale. 9 p.m. Morse College Dining Hall. Free. For more information, times, or reservations contact sidra.bell@yale.edu.

North Indian Classical Music Concert: Featuring visiting artists Sugato Nag, sitar, and Devasish Sarkar, tabla. 8 p.m. LC 102. $5 students, $10 non-students.

Rice Boy: The Yale Rep's second show of the season weaves together a series of cross-cultural tales as seen from the perspective of a young boy. Written by Sunil Kuruvilla. Directed by Liz Diamond. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $26. For tickets call 432-1234.

The Skriker: The tale of a wicked, shape-shifting fairy in contemporary London. Written by Caryl Churchill. 8 p.m. New Theater, 1156 Chapel St. $12-15, student discounts available. For tickets visit the Yale Rep box office or call 432-1234.

Speed the Plow: By David Mamet. 7 and 10 p.m. Nick Chapel. For reservations call Elizabeth at 436-1972 or e-mail elizabeth.newman@yale.edu.

saturday, october 21

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus: Special performance of one of the world's oddest and most discussion-provoking troupes. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret. $6 students, $9 non-students. For reservations call 432-1566.

The Blue Elm Trio: The YUAG celebrates Yale's tercentennial by hosting the Blue Elm Trio, featuring Wendy Sharp, violin; Marka Gustavsson, viola; and Michelle Djokic, cello; with Richard Lalli, baritone. Selections from Mozart, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Cole Porter. 5 p.m. YUAG. Free.

Fifth Humour: Improv comedy show. Midnight. Calhoun Cabaret.

Out of the Blue Parents' Weekend Concert: Contemporary a cappella. 9 p.m. Pierson Dining Hall. $3 students, $5 non-students.

Rice Boy: The Yale Rep's second show of the season weaves together a series of cross-cultural tales as seen from the perspective of a young boy. Written by Sunil Kuruvilla. Directed by Liz Diamond. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. $26. For tickets call 432-1234.

Shades Parents' Weekend Jam: A cappella concert, with special guest Steppin' Out. 9 and 11 p.m. Davenport Dining Hall. $4 students, $5 nonstudents in advance, $5 flat rate at door.

The Skriker: The tale of a wicked, shape-shifting fairy in contemporary London. Written by Caryl Churchill. 8 p.m. New Theater, 1156 Chapel St. $12-15, with student discounts available. For tickets call visit the Yale Rep box office or call 432-1234.

Speed the Plow: By David Mamet. 7 and 10 p.m. Nick Chapel. For reservations call Elizabeth at 436-1972 or e-mail elizabeth.newman@yale.edu.

Stir of Echoes: An original play chronicling the history of black students at Yale, combining song, soliloquy, and slides. 5 p.m. 211 Park St. Free. For more information call 432-4131 or email naima.baker@yale.edu.

Threepenny Opera: Songs and duets from the 1954 musical by Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Beinecke Library, 2nd floor. Free.

Parents' Weekend Gala Concert: Joint performance of the Yale Jazz Ensemble, Glee Club, Concert Band, and Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Free.

EVENTS

British Art Center Tercentennial Open House: BAC open house featuring special tours of the exhibitions, a scavenger hunt, and a jazz concert with The Good Timers Band. BAC. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free.

City-Wide Open Studios: Artists' studios open for viewing. 12 to 5 p.m. Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall and A&A Building. Free.

Peabody Museum Tercentennial Open House: Featuring tours of the museum's most popular exhibits and behind-the-scenes tours of exhibits that are usually closed to the public. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Peabody Museum. Free. For more information call 432-3776.

Taste of New Haven: Eighteen popular New Haven restaurants visit the Yale campus to offer food samples. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wall Street. Free.

LECTURE

"New Haven and Yale: The Prophetic Landscape": Professor Vincent Scully gives a seminar about the history and present status of Yale-New Haven relations, with slide illustrations and commentary. 10 a.m. LC 102. Free.

FILM

"Zulu" (1964): Part of the BAC's fall film series, "The Imperial Eye." Directed by Cy Endfield. 2 p.m. BAC Lecture Hall. Free.

sunday, october 22

Down in the Valley: A 40-minute folk-opera by Kurt Weill, based on traditional American songs. 5:15 p.m. Sudler Hall. Free.

EVENTS

"Foreign Bodies": Symposium in which artists and Yale physicians share their perspectives on the nature of creativity in medicine and art. 1 to 5 p.m. Jane Ellen Hope Aud., 315 Cedar Streets. Free.

Rally Against Police Brutality: March and rally against police brutality and the prison industrial complex. 1:30 p.m. meeting time, 2 p.m. march begins. New Haven Green, corner of Chapel and College St. Free.

monday, october 23

The Skriker: The tale of a wicked, shape-shifting fairy in contemporary London. Written by Caryl Churchill. 8 p.m. New Theater, 1156 Chapel St. $12-15, with student discounts available. For tickets visit the Yale Rep box office or call 432-1234.

EVENT

Master's Tea: Silliman College hosts Ricardo Esquivia, Director of Justapaz, the Mennonite Office for Justice, Peace, and Nonviolence. 4 to 5 p.m. Silliman College. Free.

tuesday, october 24

The Skriker: The tale of a wicked, shape-shifting fairy in contemporary London. Written by Caryl Churchill. 8 p.m. New Theater, 1156 Chapel St. $12-15. For tickets visit the Yale Rep box office or call 432-1234.

wednesday, october 25

The Skriker: The tale of a wicked, shape-shifting fairy in contemporary London. Written by Caryl Churchill. 8 p.m. New Theater, 1156 Chapel St. $12-15, with student discounts available. For tickets visit the Yale Rep box office or call 432-1234.

ViolaFest 1: The Brahms Quintets: Featuring Jesse Levie, viola; Erica Friedman, violin; and students of the Yale School of Music. 8 p.m. Morse Recital Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall. Free.

thursday, october 26

Out of Phoenix Bridge (1997): A groundbreaking film from China's first independent female documentarian, Li Hong. 7 p.m. Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave. Free.

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