Campus Picks: Oct. 7, 2010

Film: Inception

After striking cinematic gold with "The Dark Knight" in 2008, director Christopher Nolan is at it again with "Inception," one of the most mind-boggling blockbusters in recent memory. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who infiltrates people's dreams to steal their secrets, the movie features breathtaking visuals, an engrossing plot and enough action sequences to keep you entertained even if you're confused. Watch it for the first time to see what all the fuss is about, or see it again to answer your lingering questions.

Princeton Garden Theatre

Thursday through Saturday, 11:30 p.m.

Performance: Gods in these Ghettos

In honor of LGBT Awareness Week and Latino Heritage Month, Princeton will be bringing Emanuel Xavier to campus to perform "Gods in these Ghettos." His performance is a thought-provoking piece that addresses political, sexual and religious themes. A celebrated icon in the gay community, Xavier has published many books and recorded a collaborative spoken word and music album.

Class of 1970 Theatre at Whitman College

Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Theater: The Complete World of Sports (abridged)

From the people who turned "Hamlet the Danish King" into "Omelet the Cheese Danish," Reduced Shakespeare Company's "The Complete World of Sports (abridged)" promises to be another dazzling spectacle of abridgement and hilarity. This championship comedy is both a marathon and a sprint, taking the audience through the vast history of sports at breakneck speed. You have to go fast when you trace the origin of sports all the way back to cavemen playing "Neanderthal in the Middle!"

McCarter Theatre

Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

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Dance: Princeton Garba

Garba is a traditional Indian music and dance showcase that culminates the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri. Here at Princeton, the Garba will include music, dancing, snacks, dance lessons and a raffle prize, thanks to the support of the Princeton Hindu Satsangam and the Hindu Life Program, in conjunction with the South Asian Students Association, Naacho and the Program in South Asian Studies.

Chancellor Green Rotunda

Saturday, 8 p.m.

Fashion: Fashionable Developments Fashion Show and Live Concert

Forbes Blackbox Theater will host a fashion show and live concert featuring Princeton students modeling clothes from two social enterprises. One label, the Tanzania Mitindo House, supports an AIDS orphanage. The other, Of Rags, is a fair-trade company that contributes 40 percent of its profits to the Of Rags Foundation, which supports local development projects in Ghana. The band Keeping Riley will provide live music in a jazz-fusion style.

Forbes Blackbox Theater

Sunday, 4 p.m.

Television: Modern Family

Looking for a new procrastination tool? Get hooked on "Modern Family," thanks to a marathon of the show's first season sponsored by the Frist Center Stage Programming Board - the promise of free food is just icing on the cake. The critically acclaimed "Modern Family" examines what it means to be a family in today's world. Following the families of two siblings and their father's new marriage to a younger woman, the show centers on complicated family dynamics ranging from the comedic to the dramatic, with remarried parents, adoption and misguided attempts at parenting.

Frist Campus Center West TV Lounge

Saturday, 9 p.m.

Campus Picks compiled by Bruce Easop, Merrill Fabry, Lisa Fierstein, Benjamin Neumann and Molly O'Neill.