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friday, february 23

PERFORMANCES

Cowboy Mouth: By Sam Shepard and Patti Smith. Produced by Colette Robert. Directed by Ryan Iverson. 8 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Nick Chapel, Trumbull College. For reservations, call 436-1386 or e-mail colette.robert@yale.edu.

Philharmonia Orchestra: Lawrence Leighton Smith, music director, and violinist Lisa Shihoten, the 2000 Woolsey Hall Competition winner, in an all-Bartók program featuring "Violin Concerto No. 2" and "Concerto for Orchestra." A pre-concert conversation with Smith will take place at 7 p.m. in Sprague Memorial Hall. 8 p.m. Free.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle: Written by Bertolt Brecht. Directed by Jay Scheib. Produced by Mollie Garner Goldstein. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theater. $10, $5 for students. For reservations, call 432-1212.

The Velveteen Rabbit: Presented by Yale Children's Theater. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. 248 Park St. $3, $2 for children. For more information, call 788-8590.

The Way of the World: Yale celebrates its Tercentennial with a 300-year-old comedy written by William Congreve and directed by Stan Wojewodski, Jr. 8 p.m. University Theater. $20 to $36, discounted tickets available for students. For more information, call 432-1234.

Woyzeck: Written by Gerog Buchner. Translated by George Mueller. Adapted and directed by Jackson Gay. 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret. $9, $6 for students. For more information, call 432-1560.

Yale Glee Club's 140th Anniversary Reunion Concert: The Yale Glee Club, directed by David H. Connell, will sing along with choruses of Glee Club alumni. 8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Free for students with Yale ID. For more information, call 432-3136.

EVENTS

Mexican Cuisine Sampler and Reception: Featuring Mexican morsels from various regions. Sponsored by Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Yale College. 7 p.m. La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown St. Followed at 10 p.m. by a dance performance.

FILMS

Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai: Directed by Rakesh Roshan. Starring Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel. Refreshments served. Proceeds benefit the education of underprivileged children in India. 7:30 p.m. LC 101. $5 suggested donation. For more information, see www.yale.edu/asha.

The Cider House Rules: Sponsored by the Reproductive Rights Action League of Yale. Discussion to follow. 7 p.m. Branford Common Room. Free.

saturday, february 24

PERFORMANCES

Baroque Fest: Orchestra New England, conducted by James Sinclair, performs works by Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel. Featuring organ soloist Kenneth Cowan. 8 p.m. Battell Chapel. $15 to $29. For more information, call 934-8863.

Cowboy Mouth: 8 p.m. Nick Chapel, Trumbull College. For reservations call 436-1386 or e-mail colette.robert@yale.edu.

Something Extra: Twenty-fourth birthday jam featuring Cornell's Last Call. 7:30 p.m. First and Summerfield United Methodist Church, College and Elm Streets. $5 in advance, $6 at the door.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theater. $10, $5 for students. For reservations, call 432-1212.

The Velveteen Rabbit: 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. 248 Park St. $3, $2 for children; 1 p.m. performance free. For more information, call 788-8590.

The Way of the World: 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. University Theater. $20 to $36, discounted tickets available to students. For more information, call 432-1234.

Woyzeck: 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret. $9, $6 for students. Memberships available. For more information, call 432-1560.

EVENT

The Humpty Dance: The '90s version of the Safety Dance, sponsored by Silliman College. Silliman common room. 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

FILM

Jane Eyre (1944): Directed by Robert Stevenson. Starring Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor. 2 p.m. British Art Center.

sunday, february 25

PERFORMANCES

Cowboy Mouth: 2 p.m. Nick Chapel, Trumbull College. $2. For reservations, call 436-1386 or e-mail colette.robert@yale.edu.

The Velveteen Rabbit: Presented by the Yale Children's Theater. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. 248 Park St. $3, $2 for children. For more information, call 788-8590.

Vocal Recital: The Yale College Opera Company will perform a concert of duets and arias by Handel, Mozart, Bellini, and others. 8 p.m. Sudler Hall, WLH. Free.

FILM

The Vow: Directed by Henry Szaro. In Yiddish with English subtitles. Part of the 2001 Yiddish Film Festival. 2 p.m. Slifka Center.

monday, february 26

FILMS

Dying to be Thin: Screening of the PBS Documentary followed by a discussion with a specialist from the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. 8 p.m. WLH 120. Free.

Well Founded Fear: A film about the American Immigration System and what happens to those who seek politcal asylum here. The filmmakers, Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson, will speak and answer questions. Part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. 7 p.m. Yale Law School, Room 127.

tuesday, february 27

LECTURES

Art in Context: Christopher Brooks, reader in victorian culture in the School of English at Exeter University, will give the talk "Representing Albert: Mr. Punch, the Prince Consort, and the Cartoonist, 1841-61." 12:30 p.m. British Art Center. Free.

Careers in Policy: Richard Russell, SY `88, Deputy Chief of Staff, Committee on Science, House of Representatives, and Tad Wilson, Director of Marketing, Bill of Rights Institute, will discuss how to find jobs in public policy. 7 p.m. Undergraduate Career Center, 55 Whitney Ave., Room 369. For more information contact james.kubat@yale.edu.

FILMS

Borders: Stories from the Israeli border. Part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. 7 p.m. Yale Law School, Room 127.

Daring to Resist: A film about those who resisted the Nazis in Europe during World War II. Part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. 8 p.m. Yale Law School, Room 127.

wednesday, february 28

PERFORMANCE

Yale Jazz Ensemble: Directed by David Brandenburg. 8 p.m. Sprague Memorial Hall. Free.

thursday, march 1

EVENTS

Evening Talk on Body Image: Part of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. 7 p.m. LC 102. Free.

Master's Tea: Emme, the world's leading plus-size model, author, and host of E! Entertainment's "Fashion Emergency" will speak as part of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. 4 p.m. Calhoun College. Free.

FILMS

La Boda: A Mexican-American migrant laborer on the day before her wedding. Part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. 7:45 p.m. Yale Law School, Room 127.

Nasci Mujer Negra (I Was Born a Black Woman): About Brazil's first female legislator. Part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. 7 p.m. Yale Law School, Room 127.

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