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

PERFORMANCES

"Evening of Durang": Christopher Durang's For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls, directed by Kate Bredeson, and Naomi in the Living Room, directed by Kelly Flynn. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St. $10, $8 for students. For reservations, call 432-1566.

The Fifth Humour: Yale's Oldest Sketch Comedy Group's Big Show. Midnight. Off-Broadway Theater. $3. For more information, contact adam.wells@yale.edu.

Just Add Water: 9 p.m. Silliman Common Room.Free.

Mostly Sondheim: 8 p.m. Shubert Theater, 247 College St. Tickets range from $21 to $44. For more information, call 562-5666.

Shades with Steppin' Out: Parents' Weekend Jam. 9 and 11 p.m. Davenport Dining Hall. $4 for students, $5 for adults.

The Taming of the Shrew: An experimental production of the Yale Dramat. 8 p.m. Yale School of Drama New Theater,1156 Chapel St. For reservations, call 432-1212 or e-mail dramat@yale.edu.

"Three Places in New Haven": Yale Concert Band Fall Concert. First concert in 2001-2002 series. Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director. 8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Free, no ticket required.

The Whiffenpoofs and Whim `n Rhythm: Parents' Weekend Show. 9:30 p.m. Battell Chapel. $20 for general seating, $12 for student general seating. For more information, contact camille.mcdonald@yale.edu.

EVENT

Archaeological Frauds, Myths and Mysteries: The Cardiff Giant: Noon. The Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Ave. Free for Yale students and their families.

AUDITION

Secret Admirer: A short, comedic, playful student film, written and produced by Jonathan Smith, JE '04. To set up an audition, call 436-0715 or e-mail jonathan.a.smith@yale.edu.

saturday, october 13

PERFORMANCES

"Evening of Durang": Christopher Durang's For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls, directed by Kate Bredeson, and Naomi in the Living Room, directed by Kelly Flynn. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St. $10, $8 for students. For reservations, call 432-1566.

EX!T Players and The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus: "Yale Tercentennial: How Far We've Come..." 8:30 p.m. Morse Dining Hall. $4 for students, $8 for parents.

The Fifth Humour: Yale's Oldest Sketch Comedy Group's Big Show. Midnight. Off-Broadway Theater. $3. For more information, contact adam.wells@yale.edu.

Mixed Company and The Duke's Men: Parents' Weekend Jam. 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Berkeley Dining Hall. $5 with Yale ID, $7 without.

Mostly Sondheim: 2 and 8 p.m. Shubert Theater, 247 College St. Tickets range from $21 to $44. For more information, call 562-5666.

Out of the Blue: Parents' Weekend Jam. 10 p.m. Sudler Hall. $3 in advance, $5 at the door, $8 for parents.

The New Blue and The Baker's Dozen: Parents' Weekend Concert. 9 p.m. Silliman Dining Hall. $5 in advance, $7 at the door.

Parents' Day Concert: The Yale Concert Band, the Yale Symphony Orchestra, the Yale Jazz Ensemble, and the Yale Glee Club. 8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Free.

Proof of the Pudding and The Alley Cats: Parents' Weekend Concert. 8:30 p.m. Branford Dining Hall. Tickets available in Commons.

The Purple Crayon: Parents'/Legal Guardians' Weekend Extravaganza! 8 and 10 p.m. Branford Common Room. $3 for students, $6 for parents.

The Slavic Chorus and Tangled Up in Blue: Parents' Weekend Concert. 8:30 p.m. Davenport Dining Hall. $8, $4 for students. For more information, call 776-4970.

The Spizzwinks(?) and Something Extra: Parents' Weekend Concert. 8 and 10 p.m. Dwight Hall Chapel. For more information, contact vikram.swamy@yale.edu.

The Taming of the Shrew: An experimental production of the Yale Dramat. 2 and 8 p.m. Yale School of Drama New Theater,1156 Chapel St. For reservations, call 432-1212 or e-mail dramat@yale.edu.

The Viola Question: Parents' Weekend Show. 8 and 10 p.m. Ezra Stiles Little Theater. $3 for students, $5 for parents.

sunday, october 14

PERFORMANCES

Bill the Bard: A Family Funday Performance by the Flock Theatre featuring some of Shakespeare's characters. 2 to 3 p.m. British Art Center Auditorium. For more information, call 432-2800.

Mostly Sondheim: 2 p.m. Shubert Theater, 247 College St. Tickets range from $21 to $44. For more information, call 562-5666.

monday, october 15

PERFORMANCE

Melissa Etheridge "Live and Alone": 8 p.m. The Palace Theatre. Tickets available at The Palace Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.melissaetheridge.com. Charge by phone at 800-477-6849.

EVENT

"Civil Rights After September 11: a Conversation with ACLU President Nadine Strossen": A Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal Lecture. 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. Levinson Auditorium, Yale Law School.

tuesday, october 16

PERFORMANCE

Melissa Etheridge: "Live and Alone": 8 p.m. The Palace Theatre. Tickets available at The Palace Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.melissaetheridge.com. Charge by phone at 800-477-6849.

wednesday, october 17

PERFORMANCES

Horowitz Piano Series at Yale: Emmanuel Ax, piano. 8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, corner of Wall and Orange Streets. $20, $15 general admission within sections, $10 for students. For more information, call 432-4158.

Lunchtime Chamber Music: Performance by young artists in the Yale School of Music's chamber music program. 12:30 p.m. British Art Center Auditorium. Free.

Melissa Etheridge "Live and Alone": 8 p.m. The Palace Theatre. Tickets available at The Palace Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.melissaetheridge.com. Charge by phone at 800-477-6849.

thursday, october 18

PERFORMANCE

A Murder of Crows: A Saybrook College Sudler Fund Production. 8 p.m. Whitney Humanities Center. $2. For reservations, call 436-1875 or e-mail julia.meinwald@yale.edu.

EVENT

A Public Piano Master Class with Emmanuel Ax: Presented by the Yale School of Music. 10:30 a.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, corner of Wall and Orange Streets. $3, free for students with Yale ID. For more information, call 432-4158.

FILM

Life As A House: The Yale Medical School Film Society presents a sneak preview of the film, starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Hayden Christensen. 7 p.m. York Square Cinema. Free passes for YMSFS members are available on Fri. and Sat., Oct. 12 and 13 from 7 to 10 p.m. in Harkness Auditorium.

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