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 FEBRUARY GREAT DATES
Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival
From the Steppes: The Arts & Culture of Mongolia
February 2-13
The Body & What It Carries: Four New Dance Works
February 17-19 and 24-26, 8 pm,
Roble Dance Studio, $5-15
Date Night at Stanford Basketball
2 for 1 tickets for upper reserved seats
February 17, 7:30 pm, Maples Pavilion, Limited Availability
Stanford Jazz Orchestra with Charles McPherson
February 23, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium,
$5-10, Free for Stanford Students
Einstein's Universe, the Scientist, the Man, the Musician
This lecture, interspersed with classical music, explores
Einstein's legacy and the role music played in his life.
February 23, 7 pm, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Free, Reservations required
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Dual Exhibitions: Urban Life and Documentary Photography
In a New York Minute
Photographs by Helen Levitt
Paths through the Global City
Photographs by
Leo Rubinfien
Both exhibits open February 2, Cantor Arts Center, Free,
Public tours offered Thursdays at 12:15, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm
Artist's Lecture by Leo Rubinfien
"Where I've Been Going and Why."
Thursday, Feb. 3, 6 pm, Cantor Arts Center, Free
The Camera Never Lies: Really? Hal Buell, head of the Associated Press Photo Service for 25 years, uses startling historic and contemporary examples to trace the history of picture manipulation from the beginning of photography to today's magazine and newspaper front pages. Monday, Feb. 21, 7:30 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, Free
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 THEATER
 TABOOS, a play by Carl Djerassi
When Harriet met Sally, it was love at first sight - but then the complications began. What makes a parent? Love, genetics, giving birth? This question lies at the center of Carl Djerassi's newest play. Thursday and Friday, Feb. 10-11, 8 pm, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2 pm (followed by panel discussion) & 8 pm, Cubberley Auditorium, $20-25, Free for Stanford students.
Stegner Shorts on Stage
The fiction and poetry of Stanford's Stegner Fellows, transformed through riveting staged readings.
Saturday, Feb. 26, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $10-20
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ETHICS & VALUES
Tanner Lectures in Human Values  "The Challenge of Sustainability", with Elinor Ostrom, Recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics
February 16 and 17, 5:30 pm, Gunn-SIEPR Building, 366 Galvez Street, Rm. 130, Free
Ethics & War Series - 2/10: Asymetrical Wars: The Three Hardest Questions, 5:30 pm, Annenberg Auditorium, 435 Lasuen Mall, Free
- 2/22: The Moral Wounds of War: The War Within, 4 pm, Oak Lounge, Tresidder Memorial Union, Free
- 2/24: Is War Too Deep in Human Nature to Eradicate, 7 pm, Annenberg Auditorium, Free
Ethics @ Noon SeriesEach week Stanford faculty tackle questions of ethics that arise in private and public life. Feel free to bring your lunch. Bldg. 110, Rm. 112, 12 noon, Free - 2/4: New Race Politics on Broadway?
- 2/11: Can Corporations be Held Directly Responsible for Human Rights Violations?
- 2/18: How can you put a number on health?
- 2/25: 'Everybody Has People, Everybody': Racial Passing and African American Family Life in Jim Crow America
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AUTHORS & BOOKS
Jazz Book Club: Tonight at Noon by Sue Mingus Wednesday, Feb. 2, 6:30 pm, Stanford Coffee House, Free
Martin Rossman, M.D., author of The Worry Solution
Thursday, Feb. 3, 6 pm, Stanford Bookstore, Free
 How I Write: A Conversation with Nancy Packer
Thursday, Feb. 3, 7:30 pm, Pigott Hall (Bldg 260), Rm 113, Free
Michael Asimow, editor of Lawyers in Your Living Room! Law on Television
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 12:45 pm, Stanford Law School, Robert Crown Law Library, 2nd Floor Reference Lounge, Free
Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 7:30 pm, Bldg 320, Rm 105, Free
 Barbara Almond, M.D., author of The Monster Within
Thursday, Feb. 17, 6 pm, Stanford Bookstore, Free
Jazz Book Club
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 6:30 pm, Stanford Coffee House
 Bob Dylan & the Poetry of the Blues, An Evening with Writer Michael Gray
Thursday, Feb. 24, 7 pm, Bldg 260, Rm 113, Free
Shirley Geok-Lin Lim: Poetics and Life Writing
Monday, Feb. 28, 5:15 pm, The Terrace Room, 4th Floor, Margaret Jacks Hall, Free
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MUSIC
Mingus Dynasty
A septet of NY's finest jazzers in a fresh take on the music of Charles Mingus.
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $21-42
Stanford Jazz Workshop CoHo Jams
Mondays, Feb. 7, 14, and 21, 7:30 pm, Stanford Coffee House, Free
Stanford Brass Ensemble Wednesday, Feb. 9, 8 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, Free Rodney Gehrke, organ Wednesday, Feb. 9, 8 pm, Memorial Church, $5-10 Jim Nadel in conversation with Charles McPherson Thursday, Feb. 10, 6:30 pm, Cantor Arts Center, Free
Stanford Mixed Company: A Capella Tribute to the Spirit of Valentines Day Friday, Feb. 11, 8 pm, Toyon Hall, Free Claude Willan, tenor Friday, February 11, 8 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, Free 
Brentano String Quartet Beethoven, Renaissance works, and more from Princeton University's acclaimed resident quartet. Sunday, Feb. 13, 2:30 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $22-50 In & Around G: An Exploration of BWV 1019 Wednesday, Feb. 16, 8 pm, Memorial Church, $5-10
Nicholas Isherwood, bass: The Electric Voice Wednesday, Feb. 16, 8 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, $14-28 Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra Friday, Feb. 18, 8 pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $5-10 Los Angeles Children's Chorus Chamber Singers & Stanford Chamber Chorale Sunday, Feb. 20, 1:30 pm, Memorial Church, Free Melanie Goldstein, cello Tuesday, Feb. 22, 8 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, Free Chamber Music Showcase Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23, 12:15 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, Free Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Symphonic Chorus Friday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26, 8 pm, Memorial Church, $5-10
DIY Art: Musical Sculpture with Trimpin Join Trimpin for a two-hour workshop and create a symphony using found objects. Saturday, Feb. 26, 11 am-1 pm & 1:30-3:30 pm, San Jose Museum of Art, $20/pair
David Okerlund, baritone, with Laura Dahl, pianist Sunday, Feb. 27, 2:30 pm, Campbell Recital Hall, $5-10 Wet Ink: Premiere Saxophone Quartet Sunday, Feb. 27, 8 pm, CCRMA Stage, The Knoll, Free Masterclass with David Okerlund, baritone This masterclass for Stanford vocal students is free and open to the public. Monday, Feb. 28, 4:15 pm, Campbell Recital Hall Elaine Thornburgh, harpsichord: The Heart of Bach's Counterpoint Monday, Feb. 28, 8 pm, Memorial Church Chapel, $5-10
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BUSINESS & LAW
The Future of Journalism and Internet Access Tuesday, Feb. 1, 12:50 pm, Stanford Law School, Room 280B, Free  Avoiding the Slippery Slope: Leadership Lessons from Inside the Oil Spill
Thursday, Feb. 3, 5:30 pm, Bishop Auditorium, The Graduate School of Business, Free, Please RSVP Beyond Bias, Beyond Courts: New Approaches to Racial Justice Saturday, Feb. 5, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm,
Stanford Law School, Please register on-line  Happiness Matters: How to Create a Culture for Business to Thrive
Breakfast Briefing with Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 7:30 am breakfast, 8 am session, Stanford Faculty Club, $60 Mobile Development Meets Design Thinking with Professor Joshua Cohen Thursday, Feb. 10, 6 pm, Rm 180, Stanford Law School, Free, Registration required  Making Programming Masculine
A Gendered History of the Computer Professions Monday, Feb. 28, 12 noon, Encina Hall, 2nd Floor East Conference Room, Free Entrepreneurship Week  E-Week is an engaging collection of events focused on all things entrepreneurial within the Stanford community. Most events are free, and members of the public may attend.
February 23 - March 2 Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar
Wednesdays, 4:30 pm, NVIDIA Auditorium, Free- 2/2: Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Chancellor, UCSF
- 2/9: Jack Dorsey, CEO and Co-Founder, Square
- 2/16: Mark Forchette, President and CEO, Optimedica
- 2/23: Bill Gross, Founder, Idealab and CEO, eSolar
The Energy Seminar
Mondays, 4:15 pm, NVIDIA Auditiorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center, Free- 2/7: Our Energy Future: Lessons from the Heartland
- 2/14: Canada's Oil Sands; Warts and All
- 2/23: Bill Gross, eSolar
- 2/28: The Cookstove Initiative
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 FILM
Waiting for Heaven, Cenneti BeklerkenPart of the Turkish Film SeriesWednesday, Feb. 2, 7 pm, Bechtel International Center, Assembly Room, Free
Autumn Spring, Babí létoPart of the Czech Film SeriesFriday, February 4, 7 pm, Bldg 260 (Pigott Hall), Rm 113, Free The Way I Spent the End of the WorldPart of the Romanian Film SeriesFriday, Feb. 11, 7 pm, Bldg 260 (Pigott Hall), Rm 113, Free Vanished Empire, Ischeznuvshaia ImperiiaPart of the Russian Film SeriesWednesday, Feb. 16, 7 pm, Slavianskii Dom, 650 Mayfield Avenue, Free Two Girls, Iki Genc KizPart of the Turkish Film SeriesWednesday, Feb. 16, 7 pm, Bechtel International Center, Assembly Room My Twentieth Century, Az én XX. századom Part of the Hungarian Film SeriesFriday, Feb. 18, 7 pm, Bldg 260, (Pigott Hall), Rm 113, Free
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SPORTS
Men's Basketball
2/3 v. Arizona, 6 pm
2/5 v. Arizona State, 3 pm
$10 tickets for kids 14 and under; Postgame team autograph session; Trading card sets for first 500 fans; For full details, please click here. 2/17 v. UCLA, 7:30 pm
Date Night! 2 for 1 ticket price for upper reserved seats; Limited availability. 2/19 v. USC, 7:30 pm
Women's Basketball 2/10 v. Washington State, 7 pm
Support breast cancer awareness by wearing pink to the game and get a reserved ticket for $10.
2/12 v. Washington, 2 pm Girls in Sports Day! Postgame team autograph session. 2/24 v. Oregon State, 7 pm 2/26 v. Oregon, 7:30 pm Trading Card Giveaway.
Baseball
2/22 v. Cal, 5:30 pm
Opening Day at the Sunken Diamond!
Softball
Stanford Nike Invitational
2/25 v. Memphis, 1:30 pm
2/25 v. North Dakota State, 3:45 pm
2/26 v. Colorado State, 3:45 pm
2/27 v. UC Davis, 1:30 pm
Men's Volleyball
2/2 v. Pacific, 7 pm
2/11 v. UC San Diego, 7 pm
2/12 v. UC Irvine, 7 pm
2/25 v. UCLA, 7 pm
2/26 v. UC Santa Barbara, 5 pm
Women's Gymnastics
2/5 v. San Jose State, 4 pm
2/27 v. Arizona State, 2 pm
Men's Gymnastics
2/19 Stanford Open Elite Session, 7 pm
Women's Tennis
2/5 v. UCLA, 12 noon
2/10 v. SMU, 1:30 pm
2/25 v. Oregon, 1:30 pm
2/26 v. Washington State, 11 am
Men's Tennis
2/3 v. Texas Tech, 1:30 pm
2/8 v. Utah, 1:30 pm
2/11 v. BYU, 1:30 pm
2/15 v. Fresno State, 1:30 pm
Men's Diving
2/4 v. Cal State Bakersfield, 2 pm
2/5 v. USC, 1 pm
Synchronized Swimming2/12 v. Arizona, 2 pm 2/13 v. Arizona, 10 am Wrestling2/4 v. California Baptist, 6 pm
2/11 v. Cal Poly, 6:30 pm
2/13 v. Arizona State, 2 pm
Women's Lacrosse
2/6 Stanford Playday, all day
2/13 v. Notre Dame, 11 am
2/16 v. Fresno State, 7 pm
2/20 v. Syracuse, 1 pm
2/27 v. Harvard, 12 pm
Women's Golf
2/19-20 Peg Barnard Invitational, All Day
Women's Water Polo
2/5 v. Arizona State, 8:30 am
2/5 v. Cal, 4 pm
2/6 v. San Jose State, 8 am
Team Cardinal Kid's Club
Membership is $25 and includes a Team Cardinal T-shirt, membership card and free admission to most Stanford sporting events.
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ART EVENTS
Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light
Art Focus Lecture Series
Wednesdays, Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 4:15 pm, The Cantor Arts Center, $90, Please register in advance.
Sue Mingus in Conversation with Clay Carson Tuesday, Feb. 1, 7:30 pm, Pigott Theater, Free  Artist's Salon: Documentary Filmmaker Kristine Samuelson
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 4:15 pm,
The Clayman Institute - Serra House 589 Capistrano Way, Free
Displacing a Hollywood Myth: The Real Vodoun
Art Focus Lecture
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 4:15 pm, $30, Please register in advance.
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ART
 Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from 16th-Century Italy
Some of the first examples of color printing created by the Italian masters of this Renaissance technology.
Cantor Arts Center, Free
 Extreme Makeover: The Cantor Center's Contemporary Collection
The newly revitalized Freidenrich Family Gallery showcases objects acquired in the last decade including works by Robert Arneson, Elmer Bischoff, Joan Brown, John Cederquist, Manuel Neri, Sean Scully, and James Weeks.
Cantor Arts Center, Free
Vodoun/Vodounon: Portraits of Initiates
25 compelling diptychs providing a sensitive portrayal of Vodoun practitioners and their sacred shrines.
On view through March 20, 2011, Cantor Arts Center, Free
Pressed at the Seams - An Exhibition of Art by Lisa Solomon The Clayman Institute, Free
For information on tours and additional art exhibits, please visit The Cantor Arts Center.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
Mind-Body Health for Stress Management and Ergonomic Issues 6 week class beginning Tuesday, Feb. 1, 5:15 pm, $150 Parenting with a Chronic Illness This two-part workshop is a reprise of the popular workshop on managing parenting when you struggle with your own chronic illness. Thursdays, Feb. 3 and 10, 7 pm,
Stanford Health Library at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
3921 Fabian Way, Room G106, Free Seven Steps to Financial Health for Women 2 session workshop beginning Thursday, Feb. 3, 12 noon, $50 Back Relief: Top to Bottom 3 session class beginning Thursday, Feb. 3, 12 noon, $100 Introduction to CARES Compassion, Awareness and Relationship Skills to Ease Stress Friday, Feb. 4, 12 noon, $25 
Animals are Tension Tamers Too Monday, Feb. 7, 12 noon, $25 Webinar: Preventing Diabetes Wednesday, Feb. 9, 12 noon, $25 Transforming Stress, Transforming Lives The HeartMath Solution Workshop Thursday, Feb. 10, 1:30 pm, $295 How to Take Care of Yourself Without Feeling Guilty 3 week workshop beginning Tuesday, Feb. 15, 12 noon, $60 CARES: Compassion, Awareness and Relationship Skills to Ease Stress 6 week class beginning Tuesday, Feb. 15, 5:45 pm, $255 
Webinar: Nutrition and Cancer February 16 and 17, 12 noon, $40 Registration required for all classes.
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RELIGION &
SPIRITUAL LIFE
Stanford Chabad Shabbat Experience
Ongoing every Friday, 7:30 pm
The Rohr Chabad House at Stanford, 1289 College Avenue, Palo Alto
University Public Worship
Ecumenical Christian worship featuring choir and organ music with speakers and preachers from diverse religious traditions. Sundays, 10 am, Memorial ChurchCompline
A reflective 30-minute service of hymns and chant sung in the tranquil candlelit ambiance of Memorial Church. All religious and non-religious backgrounds welcome.
Sundays, Feb. 6, 13 & 27, 9 - 9:30 pm, Memorial Church.
LabyrinthEnter the labyrinth and discover that walking in circles can actually put direction in your life!
Fridays, 8 am - 1 pm, Memorial Church, Free
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LECTURES
 Melancholy in the Midst of Abundance
How America Invented the Humanities Tuesday, Feb. 1, 4 pm, Stanford Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall, Free Religion, State and Multiculturalism in Israel Wednesday, Feb. 2, 12 pm, Encina Hall, 2nd floor, Free, RSVP Required The Safed Myth: Life and Fantasy in 16th Century Galilee Legends Wednesday, Feb. 2, 8 pm, Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center, Free  The Future of Nursing
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1:30 pm, Arrillaga Alumni Center, Free India's Oldest Writings New Perspectives on the Asokan Inscriptions Thursday, Feb. 3, 7:30 pm, Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center, Free Shortchanged: Why Women Have Less Wealth and What Can Be Done About It Friday, Feb. 4, 12 noon, Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center, Free  Hearing What's Not Said and Missing What Is
Language and Race in a Hyper-Racial America Monday, Feb. 7, 12 noon, CERAS Bldg. Room 100B, Free, Please RSVP
Ethnic Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century A Functioning Model from Europe Wednesday, Feb. 16, 12 noon, Encina Hall 616 Serra St., 2nd floor, Free Turkey's Transformation Foreign Policy, Political Economy and Implications for U.S.-Turkish Relations Thursday, Feb. 17, 12 noon, Encina Hall Central, CISAC Conference Room, Free, RSVP Required When are Miracles Okay? Buddhist Rules Against Displays of Supernatural Powers Thursday, Feb. 17, 5:15 pm, Encina Hall West, Room 208, Free Japanese Perspectives on Third Party Reproduction Tuesday, Feb. 22, 4:15 pm, Philippines Conference Room, Encina Hall, Free Medieval Matters: Miracle Cures Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7 pm, Geology Corner (Bldg 320), Rm 105, Free  What Do You Mean I'm Not Equal Yet?! Women in the 21st Century
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