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PERFORMANCES

Captain's Cove: A Yale Children's Theater production written and directed by Carolyn Wright. 7 and 9 p.m. 248 Park St. $2 for children, $3 for students and adults. For more infor-mation, e-mail carolyn.wright@yale.edu or call 436-0467.

Living Out Loud: Created by Mike Hall, Brian Hetsko, Kate Pifko, Lou Vargas, and Sabrina McGuigan. 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 and reservations, call 432-1566.

Master of Music Recital: Yiming Gao, violin. 8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Rhythmic Blue: Yale's hip-hop and contemporary dance group presents "Hot Like Fire." 9:30 p.m. Branford Dining Hall. $4 in advance, $5 at the door.

The Sphincter Troupe: Improv comedy. Midnight. Calhoun Cabaret. Free.

Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight: A Comedy in Three Beds. 8 and 10 p.m. Nick Chapel. $2. For more information, e-mail kevika.amar@yale.edu.

The Undiscovered Country: An original musical by Jennifer Stock. 8 p.m. Off-Broadway Theater. For more information, e-mail sara.kang@yale.edu.

EVENTS

Christmas Dinner for International Students: Sponsored by International Students, U.S.A. 6 p.m. McDougal Center, HGS. Free. For more information, call Andrew Cunningham at 630-6501 or 466-6633.

Christmas Tree Sale: A selection of spruce and fir trees from Yale's forest in Union, Conn. Presented by the Yale Chapter of the Society of American Foresters and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. 5 to 8 p.m. Marsh Hall 360 Prospect St. To reserve a tree, call 436-4378.

Opening Reception for Stained Glass Window: Reception for the stained glass window designed by Penny Herscovitch and recently installed in the Saybrook Common room. 1 to 2 p.m., 4 to 5 p.m. Saybrook Common Room. For more information, e-mail penny.herscovitch@yale.edu.

LECTURES

"Globalizing the Central Asian Environment: International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the State": Erika Weinthal, Tel Aviv University. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Seminar room, ISPS.

saturday, december 8

PERFORMANCES

Captain's Cove: A Yale Children's Theater production written and directed by Carolyn Wright. 1, 3, and 7 p.m. 248 Park St. $2 for children, $3 for students and adults. Free for 1 p.m. show. For more information, e-mail carolyn.wright@yale.edu or call Carolyn at 436-0467.

Living Out Loud: Created by Mike Hall, Brian Hetsko, Kate Pifko, Lou Vargas, and Sabrina McGuigan. 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 and reservations, call 432-1566.

Living Water's Christmas Jam: 8 p.m. St. Thomas More Chapel. Free.

The Sphincter Troupe: Improv comedy. Midnight. Calhoun Cabaret. Free.

Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight: A Comedy in Three Beds. 2 p.m. and midnight. Nick Chapel. $2. For more information, e-mail kevika.amar@yale.edu.

The Undiscovered Country: An original musical by Jennifer Stock. 2 and 8 p.m. Off-Broadway Theater. For more information, e-mail sara.kang@yale.edu.

University Glee Club Holiday Concert: The all-male chorus performs its 77th annual holiday concert with special guests The Con Artists. Includes Biebl's "Ava Maria," works by Randall Thompson, and traditional Christmas carols. 8 p.m. Battell Chapel. $10. Tickets available at the door.

"When Wires Touch Water": Works by the Advanced Photography class. Opening reception. 8 to 10 p.m. Maya's Room, Silliman College.

The Yale Slavic Chorus: A winter concert with refreshments and merriment. 9 p.m. Branford Common Room. $5.

The Yale Undergraduate Chamber Music Organization: Three quartets playing Haydn, Beethoven, and Shostakovich. 8 p.m. Sudler Hall. Free.

EVENTS

Christmas Tree Sale: A selection of spruce and fir trees from Yale's forest in Union, Conn. Presented by the Yale Chapter of the Society of American Foresters and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Marsh Hall, 360 Prospect St. To reserve a tree, call 436-4378.

Story Hour: Features a reading of Diane DeGroat's book, Jingle Bells, Homework Smells. Cookies, cocoa, and juice provided. Recommended for children ages four to eight. 11 a.m. Yale Bookstore.

sunday, december 9

PERFORMANCES

Berkeley College Orchestra's Winter Concert 2001: Featuring Rossini's overture to Semiramide, Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, and Schumann's Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish." 8 p.m. Battell Chapel. Free.

Captain's Cove: A Yale Children's Theater production written and directed by Carolyn Wright. 1 and 3 p.m. 248 Park St. $2 for children, $3 for students and adults. For more infor-mation, e-mail carolyn.wright@yale.edu or call 436-0467.

Chamber Music Celebration: Concert artists from the School of Music perform works by Brahms, Schubert, and Shostakovich. 4 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Master of Music Recital: Yeong-Su Kim, oboe. 8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

monday, december 10

PERFORMANCES

Guitar Chamber Music: Performed by the Yale Guitars, Benjamin Verdery, director. 8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Free. For more information, call 432-4158.

"Klezidential Address": The Yale Klezmer Band's winter concert.

8 p.m. Slifka Center Chapel. For

more information, e-mail daniela.cohen@yale.edu or call 436-1169.

EVENT

Lessons and Carols with the Berkeley and Battell Chapel Choirs: Music by Mendelssohn, Gibbons, Manz, Willcocks, Gardner, and Warlok. 8 p.m. Battell Chapel. Free.

LECTURE

"The Promise of the Recent Past: 1978-98": Robert A.M. Stern, Dean of the School of Architecture. The last in the William C. DeVane Lecture Series, "Ideals Without Ideologies: Yale's Contribution to Modern Architecture." 7:30 p.m. YUAG Lecture Hall. Free.

AUDITION

The Eumenides: The Yale Dramat Freshman Show. Sign up for audition times on the Dramat door.

tuesday, december 11

PERFORMANCES

"Three-Two-One": Presented by the Chamber Music Society at Yale. Early chamber works by Mendelssohn, Reger, and Dohnanyi performed by Peter Frankl, piano, Syoko Aki and Erick Friedman, violin, Jesse Levine, viola, and Ole Akahoshi, cello. 8 p.m. Battell Chapel. $13, $6 for students. For more information, call 432-4158.

Piano Recital: Mei Rui, student of Claude Frank in the School of Music. Works by Bach, Liszt, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff. 8:30 p.m. Jonathan Edwards Dining Hall. Free.

AUDITION

The Eumenides: The Yale Dramat Freshman Show. Sign up for audition times on the Dramat door.

wednesday, december 12

PERFORMANCES

Lunchtime Chamber Music: Yale School of Music students perform short chamber works. 12:30 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Free. For more information, call 432-4158.

Yale Brass Showcase: Small brass groups from the School of Music's Brass Department and the Yale Brass Ensemble. 8 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Free. 432-4158.

friday, december 14

PERFORMANCE

Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale: Lawrence Leighton Smith, Music Director. Works by Ravel, Mussorgsky, and Stravinsky. 8 p.m. Woolsey Hall. Free. Preconcert conversation at 7 p.m. in Leigh Hall, 435 College St. For more information, call 432-4158.

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