The Week Ender: Happenings Nov. 7-9
The Week Ender appears every Thursday in Yale News and offers highlights of the many activities taking place at the university Friday-Sunday.
F R I D A Y
Come to Food Day 2014: Discussion with Curt Ellis and learn about Ellis’ experiences producing the documentary “King Corn” and the founding of FoodCorps — an effort to connect kids to “real, healthy food.” Free. St. Anthony Hall, 483 College St. 1:45 p.m.
Attend the men’s ice hockey season opener as Yale hosts Clarkson at Ingalls Rink, 73 Sachem St. 7 p.m.
F R I D A Y & S A T U R D A Y
See the play Riverbank: A Noh Play for Northerly Americans. The story of a son’s annual birdwatching excursion with his mother, who is developing Alzheimer’s, “Riverbank” explores “the elusive limits of memory and identity,” according to the organizers. Free, but register in advance. Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel St. Friday, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m.
S A T U R D A Y
Join a docent-led tour of the exhibition Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901, examining the production and reception of sculpture in Britain and its empire during the reign of Queen Victoria. Free. Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. 1 p.m.
Cheer for the Yale women’s ice hockey team as they play Boston University. Ingalls Rink, 73 Sachem St. 3 p.m.
Enjoy the sounds of Yale Voxtet, with guest music director Nicholas McGegan, in a performance of the music of Morley, Campion, Tomkins, Lawes, Lanier, Humfrey, Purcell, Locke, and Pepys – from the time of Charles I and from the Restoration theater. Free. Divinity Performance Space, 409 Prospect St. 7:30 p.m.
S U N D A Y
See a screening of The Storm that Swept Mexico, a two-part documentary about the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) and its legacy over the following years — ending with the 1968 massacre at the Tlatelco housing project in Mexico City. Free. Yale University Art Gallery,1111 Chapel St. 2:30 p.m.
Enjoy the film Cat Ballou, a 1965 comedy western starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Free. Whitney Humanities Center auditorium, 53 Wall St. 7 p.m.
Listen to Great Organ Music at Yale featuring Lynne Davis playing the music of Demessieux, Parker, Roger-Ducasse, Vierne, and Widor. Free. Woolsey Hall, 500 College St. 7:30 p.m.
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