Campus Picks: Feb. 4, 2010

Art: Mini Masters Exhibition

Kick off the spring semester with some great art! Head on over to the Peter B. Lewis Gallery for "Mini Masters," a special exhibition that highlights the creativity of children who participated in the Frances Lange Public Schools program. You'll also get to check out some of the innovative tools and props used in the Princeton University Art Museum's Touchable Tours for the Blind and Partially Sighted. Whether you're an art fanatic, a dabbler, or just plain curious, don't miss this opportunity to connect with one of New Jersey's richest cultural resources.

Peter B. Lewis Gallery

Princeton University Art Museum

Through Sunday

Film: Zombieland

If you thought "Adventureland" could have used more rotting flesh and decapitation, you weren't alone. Director Ruben Fleischer starts with that movie's basic recipe and blends in some zombie horror, coming up with "Zombieland" as the result. Jesse Eisenberg's dull performance as a lovelorn nebbish doesn't help him shake his reputation as a poor man's Michael Cera, but the film is redeemed by three factors: Fleischer's knack for gory horror-comedy, Woody Harrelson's performance as a Twinkie-obsessed zombie-killing machine and the funniest surprise celebrity cameo in recent memory.

Princeton Garden Theater

Thursday through Saturday, 11:30p.m.

Theater: Other People's Houses (and the Stuff Inside)

"Other People's Houses (and the Stuff Inside)," a senior thesis production written and directed by Shawn Fennell '10, tells the story of a recently widowed older man who moves with his bedwetting teenage son to a suburban housing development in Iowa. As the two attempt to settle into their new home, they run into quite a few problems, including romantic rejection and social humiliation, all while their household objects chime in to comment on the action. Come see what writer/director Fennell describes as a "melancholy comedy."

Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio

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Lewis Center for the Arts at 185 Nassau Street

Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.

Party: Caribbean Fundraiser Party for Haiti

For the 21 and over crowd, come enjoy free merengue and salsa lessons, raffles, contests and Latin music at the Caribbean Fundraiser Party for Haiti, brought to you by the Princeton Salsa Club, the Graduate College House Committee and the D-Bar. Donations of $1-$5 are suggested with all proceeds going to Partner's in Health, a Boston-based NGO that has been providing modern medical care to Haiti for more than 20 years. Don't miss this Caribbean-themed chance to show off your best dance moves in support of this deserving cause!

D-Bar, Basement of Graduate College

Friday, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Music: Certificate Program in Music Performance Recital with Tiffany Lu‘10

It's the end of your first week of classes for the spring semester. What better way to melt away that newfound stress than with classical music? This Friday, come see the certificate Program in Musical Performance recital with Tiffany Lu '10, featuring magnificent violin pieces from Beethoven, Brahms and Ravel. Mark your calendars, because the music is free and your enjoyment is guaranteed.

Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall

Friday, 8 p.m.

Film: The Eye

Princeton's Hong Kong Students Association, UFO-Plus and International Consortium come together to present critically acclaimed 2002 horror film "The Eye". The movie tells the story of a blind girl who received a cornea transplant to restore her vision. Upon discovering a newfound ability to see people in the afterlife, however, she embarks on a journey to explore the eye's mysterious past. Directed by the Pang Brothers, "The Eye" takes the audience through a wild, dizzying ride that is sure to stimulate all five senses. Dim sum will also be served at the event.

Campus Club

Friday, 8 p.m.

Campus picks compiled by Joseph Dexter, Bruce Easop, Kiran Gollakota, Lisa Han, Alexis Kleinman, Raj Ranade, Tara Thean and Sean Wu.