Music: Princeton University Orchestra October 2015 Concerts
It’s that time of year for your autumnal dose of orchestral ear candy. Join Princeton University Orchestra this weekend for their annual October Concerts, this time featuring a percussion quartet and orchestra piece by David Lang, a clarinet concerto by Copland featuring 2015 Concerto Competition winner Paul Chang ’16 as well as Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 in C Major. Lang’s piece, “man made,” will feature resident artists So Percussion, a Brooklyn-based four-piece percussion group described by the New York Times as “brilliant.” This concert is ticketed and open to the public.
Richardson Auditorium
Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
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Comedy: Fuzzy Dice presents “Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company”
Do you like “Saturday Night Live”? What about “Parks and Rec”? (These are rhetorical questions; if your answer is not “yes,” we recommend that you remedy this immediately.) If so, join Fuzzy Dice this Friday as they host Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company, from the improv and sketch comedy group founded by Amy Poehler. Quoting Fuzzy Dice quoting The Onion, “Catch the next generation of comedy superstars before they all sell out to [lousy] sitcoms and VH1 list shows.” Don’t miss out on the chance to see the future makers of funnies.
McCosh 50
Friday, 10 p.m.
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Event: Princeton Caribbean Connection presents “Flavors of the Caribbean”
Curry chicken. Patties. Jerk chicken. Hold up, think about this again — curry chicken. You know that this is better than whatever else you were planning to (read: forced to by the University) eat on Friday night. Join Princeton Caribbean Connection in the Fields Center for their annual food tasting of some hot, hot island cuisine. If their fabulous event last spring, “Taste of Carnival,” was any indication, this is where you’ll want to be on Friday evening. Vegetarian options will also be available.
Fields Center
Friday, 6:30 p.m.
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Books: Joyce Carol Oates, “The Lost Landscape: A Writer’s Coming of Age”
Real talk: we all come to Princeton to see “the famous people.” Even now, you can still hear appalled freshmen crying, “Wait, you mean Toni Morrison doesn’t teach here anymore?” Well, here’s your chance to meet creative writing professor Joyce Carol Oates, winner of the National Book Award, the National Humanities Medal and five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Oates will be discussing her latest book, “The Lost Landscape: A Writer’s Coming of Age,” a memoir on her upbringing in rural New York and the life leading up to her illustrious career.
Labyrinth Books
Tuesday, 6 p.m.
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For four decades, the Princeton Ballroom Dance Club has served as both a social and competitive organization that brings together beginners and experienced dancers alike. The Daily Princetonian attended a dance session and spoke to club members to learn more about why they have taken to the dance floor with their partners.
Club sports struggle to make ends meet with limited budget
Suthi Navaratnam-TomaykoIn conversations with club sport captains, Club Sport Executive Council members, and Campus Rec officials, The Daily Princetonian found that sport clubs draw from a fixed and limited operating budget, creating financial difficulties for these clubs.
In conversations with club sport captains, Club Sport Executive Council members, and Campus Rec officials, The Daily Princetonian found that sport clubs draw from a fixed and limited operating budget, creating financial difficulties for these clubs.
Bubble over football field allows practices to be held in all weather, increasing stadium usage
Andrew BosworthEach winter, a “bubble” is erected over Powers Field inside Princeton Stadium following the final football game of the season. The white dome allows varsity, intramural, and club sports alike to practice and compete indoors throughout the cold winter months.
Each winter, a “bubble” is erected over Powers Field inside Princeton Stadium following the final football game of the season. The white dome allows varsity, intramural, and club sports alike to practice and compete indoors throughout the cold winter months.
