SPECIAL EVENTS
Wednesday, October 12
-- "Diavolo," 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium. For tickets, call (814) 863-0255.
-- "Benefactors," comic drama, 8 p.m., Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, through Oct. 29.
MUSIC
Wednesday, October 5
-- The Penn State Philharmonic and Chamber orchestras, Gerardo Edelstein, director, 8 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are available at the door.
Thursday, October 6
-- Bach's Lunch concert, clarinet choir, 12:10 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel.
Friday, October 7
-- O.A.R., 8 p.m., The Bryce Jordan Center. For tickets, call (814) 865-5555.
-- Mike Brignola, baritone saxophonist, guest artist, third annual Jazz Dimensions, includes Outer Dimensions, Inner Dimensions, Centre Dimensions and Penn State School of Music jazz program, 9 p.m., Alumni Ballroom, HUB-Robeson Center.
Monday, October 10
-- Centre Dimensions, 8 p.m., Esber Recital Hall.
Tuesday, October 11
-- Percussion Studio Recital, Dan Armstrong, director, 8 p.m., Esber Recital Hall.
Wednesday, October 12
-- Duo Concertant: James Lyon, violin, and Timothy Shafer, piano, 8 p.m., Esber Recital Hall.
Thursday, October 13
-- Bach's Lunch, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble: Velvet Brown, director, 12:10 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel.
Saturday, October 15
-- Alexandria Harmonizers, 8 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium. For tickets, call (814) 863-0255.
Monday, October 17
-- Tuba/Euphonium Recital, 8 p.m., Velvet Brown, director, 8 p.m., Esber Recital Hall.
FILMS
Wednesday, October 5
-- "Changing Climates: The Impact," 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike.
Thursday, October 6
-- "The Last Best Chance," 7 p.m., 102 Chambers.
Wednesday, October 12
-- "Riches from the Earth," 12:15 p.m., 105 Deike.
SEMINARS
Monday, October 3
-- Andrew Vachss on "Telling the Truth: What It Costs, and What It's Worth," 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Nittany Lion Inn. For tickets, call (814) 865-7590.
-- Michael Broncono on "Translation as Translocation: The Translator as Intercultural Mediator: Translating Flannery O'Connor, Willa Cather, and Charlotte Lennox into Spanish," 12:40 p.m., 102 Kern.
-- Paul L. Feldman on "PPAR Pan Agonists: The Next Generation of PPAR Ligands," 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry.
-- Morgan Spurlock, 8 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium.
Tuesday, October 4
-- Eduardo Fradkin on "The Role of Charge Order in the Mechanism of High Temperature Superconductivity," 3:30 p.m., 339 Davey Laboratory.
Wednesday, October 5
-- Gordon De Jong on "Demographic Trends and Public Policy in Pennsylvania," noon to 1 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory.
-- Andrew Taton on a subject to be announced, 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry.
-- Samia Suliman on "Electrical Studies on the Vertical U-Shaped Trench MOS Structures," 3:35 p.m., 114 Earth-Engineering Sciences.
Thursday, October 6
-- James Kasting on "Habitable Zones Around Stars and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life," 4 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory.
-- James J. Duderstadt on "Enhancing the Nation's Investment in Science and Engineering: A Case Statement," 6 p.m., 114 Earth-Engineering Sciences.
Friday, October 7
-- James Marx on "Scaling and Skeletal Muscle Shortening Velocity," 11 a.m. to noon, 127 Noll Laboratory.
-- Sports journalists panel, 3:30 p.m., Rooms E and F, The Bryce Jordan Center.
-- Patrick Kennelly on "Terrain Representation and Non-Photorealistic Rendering: Tuning in to the Other NPR," 4 to 5 p.m., 112 Walker.
Saturday, October 8
-- J. Randall Woolridge on "Investor Psychology and the Value of Investment Advice," 9 or 10 a.m., The Nittany Lion Inn.
Monday, October 10
-- Viktor Neborak on "The Poet Viktor Neboraak and the New Ukrainian Avant-Garde," 12:40 p.m., 102 Kern.
-- Tyler McQuade on "Microreactors, Encapsulated Catalysts and Mechanisms: New Tools and Techniques for Polymer and Small Molecule Synthesis," 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry.
Wednesday, October 12
-- "Riding the Bus with my Sister," luncheon discussion, noon to 1 p.m., 106 HUB-Robeson Center.
-- Aman Haque on "Nanotubes as Sensory and Structural Materials," 3:35 p.m., 114 Earth-Engineering Sciences.
Monday, October 17
-- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh on "Policing Integrity in Key Institutions: Some Thoughts on World Com, The World Bank and CBS News," 11:30 a.m., ballroom, The Nittany Lion Inn.
-- Wang Ning on "Global Englishes and Global Chineses: New Framework of Comparative Literature," 12:40 p.m., 102 Kern.
-- Chris Schafmeister on "Bis-amino Acids, a New Technology for Synthesizing Macromolecules with Designed Shapes," 2:30 p.m., 102 Chemistry.
EXHIBITS
Hintz Family Alumni Center
-- "Celebrating the Sesquicentennial, The Year in Review," Robb Hall, through Dec. 31.
HUB-Robeson Center
-- Painting and sculpture by Joanne Landis and Jim Bright, Robeson Gallery, through Dec. 4.
-- "Gathering Patterns: Art as a Way of Knowing," Maryellen Murphy, HUB Gallery, Oct. 25 through Dec. 11.
-- "What's Your Number?" Clifford Lamoree and Genevieve Dorang, through Oct. 16.
-- "150 Year Scrapbook PSU," near HUB Auditorium, through Dec. 11.
-- Paula Rudnick, wearable art, near HUB Auditorium, through Dec. 11.
-- "Cycle," and "Revealing Pockets," Laura Keegan, Art Alley, through Dec. 4.
-- Benjamin Fehl, abstract paintings, Art Alley, through Dec. 4.
North Halls
-- Catherine O'Connell, abstract paintings, Oct. 17 through Dec. 7.
Palmer Museum of Art
-- "Fantastic Tales: The Photography of Nan Goldin," through Dec. 4.
Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
-- Greg Grieco, landscape images, Oct. 19 through Dec. 11.
Pattee and Paterno Libraries
-- "Diversity and Our University, We Are All Penn State," 109 Pattee Library, through Oct. 31.
-- "Kenneth Burke and His Circles," 104 Paterno Library, through Sept. 30.
-- "Cases of Character: Selections of Photographic Case Art," 201A Pattee Library, through Dec. 30.
-- "Robert Joyce Collection: Portraits in Activism," through Oct. 31.
Ritenour
-- "Journey to Iraq," Robin Hoecker, Oct. 21 through Dec. 11.
West Halls
-- "Journey to Iraq," Robin Hoecker, through Dec. 13.
Zoller Gallery
-- "Ruminating A Mythology Now," Mihail Tomescu, through Oct. 13.
For a full listing of University Park activities, including sporting events, go to the Web at http://events.psu.edu/ and for a detailed listing of upcoming Conference and Institutes' conferences, visit the Web at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/conferences.html