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PERFORMANCES

Acappellamerica Benefit Concert: Featuring the Duke's Men of Yale, the New Blue, the Elm City Girls' Choir, the Trinity Boys' Choir and the Amity Local Vocals and Charmonizers. 7 p.m. Trinity Church on the Green. $10 adults, $7 students. All proceeds go to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund.

Jook Songs: Asian American Writing and Performance Art Workshop Fall 2001 Show, "Bring It Home." 8 p.m. Off-Broadway Theater. $2. For more information and reservations, contact liana.chang@yale.edu.

Kingdom of Earth: Written by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mark Rucker. A Yale Repertory Theatre preview presentation. 8 p.m. New Theater, Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Hall, 1156 Chapel St. Tickets $20 to $38. For more information and reservations, call 432-1234.

The Narcissus Collection: Written by Meiyin Wang, directed by Jeffrey Little. 7 and 10 p.m. Whitney Humanities Center. For more information and reservations, contact daniel.guando@yale.edu.

Oleanna: Written by David Mamet, directed by Colette Robert. 7 and 10 p.m. Nick Chapel. For more information and reservations, contact megan.dean@yale.edu.

Suite 13's Extrava-CUM-ganza!: Sketch comedy that gets on your face. 8 p.m. SSS 114. Free.

Turn It Up!: Live rock show. 9:30 p.m. Morse Dining Hall. Free with Yale ID.

24-Hour Theater: Written, directed, and performed by School of Drama students over the course of 24 hours. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Doors open at 7 and 10 p.m. Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St. $10, $8 for students. For more information, call 432-1566.

The Western Canon Series: "Pt. 1: Corruption." The hour-long lecture-performance will be followed by an optional roundtable discussion. 8 p.m. Calhoun Cabaret. For more information, contact john.bazzle@yale.edu.

EVENT

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Special Collections Fair: Featuring an array of artifacts, maps, costumes, and recorded media covering more than 5,000 years of human endeavor. 12 to 4 p.m. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Free.

AUDITION

Company: Written by Stephen Sondheim. 3 to 6 p.m., 8 to 11 p.m. Saybrook College Athenaeum Room, Rm. 1059. Sign up on Theater Studies Door, 254 York St.

saturday, october 27

PERFORMANCES

AMFM and Aspera: 21+ show. 9 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tune Inn, 29 Center St. $6. For more information, call 772-4310.

Jook Songs: Asian American Writing and Performance Art Workshop Fall 2001 Show, "Bring It Home." 8 p.m. Off-Broadway Theater. $2. For more information and reservations, contact liana.chang@yale.edu.

Kingdom of Earth: Written by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mark Rucker. A Yale Repertory Theatre preview presentation. 8 p.m. New Theater, Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Hall, 1156 Chapel St. Tickets $20 to $38. For more information and reservations, call 432-1234.

The Narcissus Collection: Written by Meiyin Wang, directed by Jeffrey Little. 8 p.m. Whitney Humanities Center. For more information and reservations, contact daniel.guando@yale.edu.

Oleanna: Written by David Mamet, dir-ected by Colette Robert. 8 p.m. Nick Chap-el. For more information and reservations, contact megan.dean@yale.edu.

Suite 13's Extrava-CUM-ganza!: Sketch comedy that gets on your face. 8 p.m. SSS 114. Free.

24-Hour Theater: Written, directed, and performed by School of Drama students over the course of 24 hours. 8:30 and 11 p.m. Doors open at 7 and 10 p.m. Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St. $10, $8 for students. For more information, call 432-1566.

The Western Canon Series: "Pt. 1: Corruption." The hour-long lecture-performance will be followed by a roundtable discussion. 8 p.m. Calhoun Cabaret. For more information, contact john.bazzle@yale.edu.

EVENTS

Aqua Boogie: Presented by Black Insurgents. Hip-hop, soul, R&B, reggae provided by DJ 4sight. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Afro-American Cultural House, 211 Park St. $5 before 11 p.m., $7 after. Proceeds benefit BRRG's "Proyecto Cuba/Project Cuba." For more information, contact robin.hayes@yale.edu.

Blackout: Platinum Plus Productions. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Davenport Dining Hall.

FILM

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Presented by the Yale Film Society. 11:59 p.m. Ezra Stiles Dining Hall. $5. $2 for members. $10 for semester membership. For more information, visit www.yale.edu/yfs.

sunday, october 28

PERFORMANCES

A Festival of Music in the Reformation Tradition: Bethesda Bach Ensemble; William Speed, conductor. 4 p.m. Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave.

Tarmak: Live down-tempo drum and bass. 10 p.m. BAR, 254 Crown St. Free. For more information, call 495-8924.

monday, october 29

PERFORMANCES

Kingdom of Earth: Written by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mark Rucker. A Yale Repertory Theatre preview presentation. 7 p.m. New Theater, Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Hall, 1156 Chapel St. Pay What You Can Night. Minimum $1, suggested minimum $10. For more information and reservations, call 432-1234.

The Three Sisters: Written by Anton Chekhov, directed by Jackson Gay. A Yale School of Drama production. 7 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St. For more information and reservations, call 432-1522.

LECTURES

"Architecture and Revolution: From Project Argus to Panther Weekend, 1966-70": Robert A.M. Stern, Dean of the School of Architecture. Part of the William C. DeVane Lecture Series, "Ideals Without Ideologies: Yale's Contribution to Modern Architecture." 7:30 p.m. YUAG. Free.

"Iran's Dilemma: The Islamic Republic and the Current Crisis in the Middle East": H.I.M. Reza Pahlavi, heir to the throne of Iran. Presented by Pierson College and The Council on Middle Eastern Studies. 6 p.m. Sudler Hall.

tuesday, october 30

PERFORMANCE

The Three Sisters: Written by Anton Chekhov, directed by Jackson Gay. A Yale School of Drama production. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St. For more information and reservations, call 432-1522.

wednesday, october 31

PERFORMANCES

The Three Sisters: Written by Anton Chekhov, directed by Jackson Gay. A Yale School of Drama production. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St. For more information and reservations, call 432-1522.

Yale Symphony Orchestra's Annual Halloween Concert: Midnight. Wools-ey Hall. $7. Tickets not sold at the door.

LECTURES

"British Jazz Dance: The Latest Craze": A lecture and performance by Perry Louis and Christianne Hencke of Jazzotech. 5:15 p.m. BAC. For more information, call 432-2800.

"Pensive Text and Thinking Statues: Balzac with Rodin": Part of the Object Lessons lecture series. Naomi Schor. 3:45 p.m. YUAG. Free.

thursday, november 1

PERFORMANCE

The Three Sisters: Written by Anton Chekhov, directed by Jackson Gay. A Yale School of Drama production. 8 p.m. Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St. For more information and reservations, call 432-1522.

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