Film: The New Babylon
Part of the “Cinema and Socialism” Soviet film series sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, “The New Babylon” is a black-and-white silent film from 1929 directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, which follows the tragic fate of two lovers separated by the Paris Commune of 1870. With an experimental, avant-garde style, Kozintsev and Trauberg push the boundaries of Soviet silent cinema and simultaneously explore the human condition amid turmoil.
100 Jones Hall
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Performance: Ramayana: Divine Loophole
The University Art Museum welcomes Sanjay Patel, the acclaimed author of the graphic novel “Ramayana: Divine Loophole,” for a question-and-answer session with Princeton’s Vineet Chander of the Office of Religious Life. Patel’s work has been lauded for its accurate and vivid retelling of the ancient Indian epic with a distinctive modern touch. The event will be followed by an Indian-themed tea party. Be there for the mythology and the samosas!
101 McCormick Hall
Thursday, 7–8 p.m.
Film: Dinner for Schmucks
Ever wonder what it would be like to get a group of the most idiotic people you can find into a room together? Well, according to “Dinner for Schmucks,” it would be pretty ridiculous, not to mention downright hilarious. Starring Steve Carell as the most bumbling idiot of the bunch and Paul Rudd as his handler, “Dinner for Schmucks” is centered on a corporate competition over who can bring the biggest imbecile to a dinner party. If you’re craving some high-quality lowbrow humor this weekend, look no further.
Princeton Garden Theatre
Thursday through Saturday, 11:30 p.m.
Film: The Other Guys
Hilarious mismatched duo Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell team up in “The Other Guys,” a parody of the partner-cop movie archetype. Ferrell plays the dull paper-pushing desk jockey, Wahlberg the tough guy unable to move beyond a devastating past mistake. This unlikely pair stumbles upon one of New York City’s biggest crime conspiracies, and though each is a failure on his own, together the unlikely duo sets out to get to the bottom of the mystery. Samuel Jackson and Dwayne Johnson both turn out short but sidesplitting performances as the most badass cops New York City has ever seen. Overall, “The Other Guys” breathes much needed life into the played-out cop-parody genre.
Princeton Garden Theatre
Thursday through Saturday, 11:45 p.m.
Shopping: Princeton Public Library Used Book Sale
Get ready for the Princeton Public Library’s largest-ever used book sale, featuring titles ranging from children’s literature to adult reading and even specialty collections. Donations to the sale include art and cookbooks from the estate of Susan Merians, former board member of the University Art Museum, and volumes on furniture, literature and history from the collection of Nancy McMorris, a specialist in furniture valuation at Sotheby Parke Bernet. Admission is $10.
Princeton Public Library Community Room
Friday, 10 a.m. – noon (preview sale), noon – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 1–5:30 p.m. (half-price day).
Music: Glee Club Princeton-Harvard Concert
Get pumped before the Princeton-Harvard football game on Saturday with the annual Princeton-Harvard Glee Club concert, a tradition that has been around for roughly a century! Our 136-year-old glee club will take on Harvard’s 152-year-old choir for an exciting night of intense competition and great music.
Richardson Auditorium
Friday, 8–10:30 p.m.
Music: Princeton University Orchestra
This Sunday, Michael Pratt will direct the opening performance of the Princeton University Orchestra, known for its intensely performed, fresh interpretations by talented student performers. They will play Benjamin Britten’s vivid Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes;” Samuel Barber’s violin concerto with Sunghae Anna Lim, who teaches violin at Princeton and has performed extensively around the world, as the violin soloist; and Aaron Copland’s complete “Appalachian Spring” ballet.
Richardson Auditorium
Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.
Campus Picks compiled by Bruce Easop, Merrill Fabry, Lisa Fierstein, Benjamin Neumann and Molly O’Neill.
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