Lecture on "Brickbats and Love: Lady Gregory's Encounter with America on the Abbey Theater Tour of 1911-12" by Irish Historian Judith Hill

Irish historian and biographer Judith Hill will present a lecture entitled, "Brickbats and Love: Lady Gregory's Encounter with America on the Abbey Theatre Tour of 1911-12" on Friday, November 9 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lewis Center for the Arts' James M. Stewart '32 Theater, 185 Nassau Street. The lecture is part of a series presented by Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies. The event is free and open to the public.

Fall Show - Der Bourgeois Bigwig

The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater in collaboration with the Department of Music will present a lavish world premiere of Der Bourgeois Bigwig on November 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 8:00 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Der Bourgeois Bigwig is a new adaptation by James Magruder of the Molière comedy Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme written to complement Richard Strauss' well-known orchestral suite and incidental music from 1912. This outrageous comedy is directed by Tim Vasen, Director of the Program in Theater, with the Department of Music's Michael Pratt conducting the Princeton University Orchestra. The project is made possible in part through the university's Arts Initiative program. Tickets are $10 students and seniors, and $15 general admission and may be ordered by calling University Ticketing at 609.258.9220 or the McCarter Box Office at 609.258.2787.

Glazed and Confused - Painting and Ceramics Class Exhibit

The Program in Visual Arts presents Glazed and Confused, the Fall 2012 Painting and Ceramics Class Exhibit, a group show featuring work by students in VIS 203 - Introductory Painting, VIS 471 - Painting Without Canvas and VIS 331 - Ceramic Sculpture. The exhibition will be on view November 13 - 21 with an opening reception on Tuesday, November 13 at 4:00 PM in the Lucas Gallery. Gallery open weekdays 10 AM - 4:30 PM. This event is free and open to the public.

A Reading with Hodder Fellows James Arthur & Melinda Moustakis

Poet James Arthur and fiction writer Melinda Moustakis, two of the four writers selected as the Lewis Center for the Arts' 2012-13 Hodder Fellows, will read on Tuesday, November 13 at 5:00 p.m. in the Whitman College Class of 1970 Theater. This event is co-sponsored by Whitman College and the Program in Creative Writing.

Reading by Denis Johnson and Tom Sleigh

On Wednesday, November 14, two writers whose work spans the breadth of poetry, fiction, journalism and playwriting will read from their works as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series of the Program in Creative Writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts. Princeton student Maia ten Brink will also read from her poetry. The reading, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre at the McCarter Theatre Center, is free and open to the public.

"Gender and Casting: What it Means to be a Casting Director" with Julie Tucker

Emmy Award-winning casting director Julie Tucker will present a talk on "Gender and Casting: What it Means to be a Casting Director" on Thursday, November 15, at 4:30 p.m. in the Katzenbach Room at 185 Nassau Street. Presented by Princeton's Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Tucker will discuss her experiences casting for such hit television shows as Nurse Jackie, The Big C, Rescue Me, Damages, and Law and Order: SVU.

Open Studios

The Program in Visual Arts will open the studios of junior and senior certificate students on Tuesday, November 20 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Lewis Center for the Arts at 185 Nassau Street. Students will be on hand to show and discuss their current work. The studio visit is free and open to the public.

The Lewis Center for the Arts encompasses Princeton University's academic programs in creative writing, dance, theater, and visual arts, as well as the interdisciplinary Princeton Atelier. The Center represents a major initiative of President Shirley M. Tilghman to fully embrace the arts as an essential part of the educational experience for all who study and teach at Princeton. Over 100 diverse public performances, exhibitions, readings, and lectures are offered each year, most of them free. For more information about the Lewis Center for the Arts visit princeton.edu/arts.