Check out Weekend Excursion for a fun activity in the area.

Links Yale Bulletin and Calendar Movie Times Add an event to the calendar.

friday, january 26

PERFORMANCES

The Coronation of Poppea: Yale Opera presents Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece. Directed by Ned Canty. Singers of the Yale Opera program at the Yale School of Music, Doris Yarick Cross, artistic director. 8 p.m. Morse Recital Hall. Tickets $10, $5 for students. For information and tickets, call 432-4158.

Astrid Hadad Y Los Tarzanes: Mexican cabaret artist Astrid Hadad and her band will perform as part of the Yale Rep's Special Events Series. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. Tickets $24, $18 for Yale Rep subscribers, $15 for students. For more information, call 432-1234.

Taps 'R Us: Tap dancing, presented by TAPS. 9 p.m. Morse College Dining Hall. Tickets $3 with reservations, $4 at the door. For reservations, call Kim at 436-0464.

Meet Curtains: A play by Louis Cancelmi with a cast from the ExperiMental Theater in New York. 8 p.m. Ezra Stiles Little Theatre. $2. For reservations, e-mail meetcurtains@hotmail.com.

saturday, january 27

PERFORMANCES

The Coronation of Poppea: Yale Opera presents Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece. 8 p.m. Morse Recital Hall. Tickets $10, $5 for students. For information and tickets, call 432-4158.

Astrid Hadad Y Los Tarzanes: Mexican cabaret artist Astrid Hadad will perform with her band. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre. Tickets $24, $18 for Yale Rep subscribers, $15 for students. For more information, call 432-1234.

The Fifth Humor: Comedy show. Midnight. Off-Broadway Theater. $2.

Taps 'R Us: Tap dance performance. 9 p.m. Morse College Dining Hall. Tickets $3 with reservatons, $4 at the door. For reservations, call Kim at 436-0464.

Meet Curtains: A play by Louis Cancelmi. 8 p.m. Ezra Stiles Little Theatre. $2. For reservations e-mail meetcurtains@hotmail.com.

EVENTS

A Winter Garden: Yale College Council presents the 2001 Winter Ball. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Commons. Tickets $12/person, $20/couple in advance; $15/person, $25/couple at the door.

Master's Tea: Pierson College and The Polish Society present acclaimed film director Agnieszka Holland. 4:30 p.m. Pierson College Master's House. Free.

LECTURE

"Tetro Entusiasmo: Pier Paolo Pasoliui's Last Years": The Italian Department presents Francesca Cadel, City University of New York, speaking in English. A wine and cheese reception will follow the lecture. 4:30 p.m. Foreign Language Building, Romance Lounge. Free.

FILM

Europa, Europa: Pierson College and The Polish Society present a screening of the movie with opening and closing remarks by director Agnieszka Holland. 6:30 p.m. LC 101. $10, $5 for students.

Rebecca (1940): Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (130 minutes). Starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, and Judith Anderson. 2 p.m. The Yale Center for British Art. Free. For more information, call 432-2800.

sunday, january 28

PERFORMANCES

The Fifth Humor: Comedy show. Midnight. Off-Broadway Theater. $2.

Saints and Sinners: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments presents a performance of Baroque and Twentieth Century sacred and secular music. 3 p.m. 15 Hillhouse Ave., Second Floor. For more information and ticket reservations call 432-5180.

monday, january 29

LECTURE

"Muslim Literacy and Slave Resistance in the Antebellum United States": New York University Professor Sylviane Diouf, author of Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas, will speak following a reception at 5 p.m. in the Luce Hall Common Room. 6 p.m. Luce Hall Auditorium. Free.

tuesday, january 30

PERFORMANCE

Takacs String Quartet: The Chamber Music Society at Yale presents one of the world's leading string quartets, which will perform Mozart's Quartet in D, K. 575; Bartok's Quartet No. 4; and Beethoven's Quartet in A minor, Op. 132. 8 p.m. Morse Recital Hall. Tickets $23 to $28, $13 for students. For more information, call 432-4158.

LECTURES

Gallery Talk: Richard S. Field, independent scholar and former curator of prints, drawings, and photographs will speak on "Gauguin's Whispered Words, 1892: Occultism, Sexuality, and Feminism." 2 p.m. Yale University Art Gallery. Free. For more information, call 432-0600.

"A New Age of Discovery": Peabody Museum Curator Micheal J. Donoghue will speak about how Earth's biological diversity is revealed by the discovery of new and outrageous species. 1 p.m. The Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Ave. Free with Museum admission. For more information, call 432-5050.

AUDITION

Puppets, Shadows, and Tiramisu: Written and directed by Amanda Martinez. Produced by Rob McGinnis. Sign-ups on Theater Studies Door.

wednesday, january 31

PERFORMANCE

Songs and Dances: Yale School of Music Faculty Artist Series presents Benjamin Verdery, guitar; Syoko Aki, violin; and Richard Lalli, baritone. Works by Schubert, Bartok, Verdery, Joni Mitchell, Lalli, Asia, and Marshall. 8 p.m. Morse Recital Hall. Free. For more information, call 432-4158.

LECTURE

"Balancing Career and Family": Five professionals from a variety of industries host a panel discussion about the challenges of balancing career and family. Reception with light refreshments will immediately follow the talk. Sponsored by The Women's Center Undergraduate Career Services. 4 to 6 p.m. Slifka Center Chapel. Free. For more information contact Melanie Elliott at 432-0804.

AUDITION

Puppets, Shadows, and Tiramisu: Written and directed by Amanda Martinez. Produced by Rob McGinnis. Sign-ups on Theater Studies Door.

thursday, february 1

PERFORMANCE

New Music New Haven: The Yale School of Music's new music series, directed by Joseph Schwantner, features works by Yale composers. 8 p.m. Morse Recital Hall. Free. For more information, call 432-4158.

LECTURES

Gallery Talk: Richard S. Field will speak on "Gauguin's Whispered Words, 1892: Occultism, Sexuality, and Feminism." Noon. Yale University Art Gallery. Free. For more information, call 432-0600.

Art at Four: John Matthews, Professor of Classics and History, will give the talk, "From Caligula to Constantine: Tyranny and Transformation in Roman Portraiture." 4 p.m. Yale University Art Gallery. Free. For more information, call 432-0600.

Back to Features...